Bailey.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A surname. An English surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as an occupation] for a steward or official.
A surname. An English topographic surname from someone who lived by a bailey (the outer wall of a castle).
A surname. An Irish surname originating as an occupation, an anglicization of Báille (“bailie”).
A unisex given name A male given name transferred from the surname.
A unisex given name A female given name transferred from the surname.
A placename A sea area, to the north of Rockall, centred on the former Bill Bailey Bank (now Rockall Basin), located in the Atlantic.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Park County, Colorado.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Sherburne County, Minnesota.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.
A placename A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Missouri; named for early settler John Martin Bailey.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A town in Nash County, North Carolina.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Grady County, Oklahoma.
A placename A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Fannin County, Texas.
Where this word comes from
(English topographic surname): See bailey (“outer castle wall”)
An apple cultivar from New York
Where this word comes from
(English topographic surname): See bailey (“outer castle wall”)
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.