Bay
Bay is a baby name of English origin, meaning An inlet of the sea; the laurel.
What Bay means
An inlet of the sea; the laurel.
Bay is short — 3 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Bay comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Bay is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Bay?
You will not find Bay in the top 100 baby names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Bay
Bay spans Ocean and the natural world, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Bay
These share Bay's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Ronan — Little seal.
- Rosemary — Dew of the sea; the herb of remembrance.
- Birch — The bright birch tree.
- Briar — A wild, thorny rose bush.
- Ash — The ash tree.
- Aspen — The quaking aspen tree.
- Cedar — The strong, fragrant cedar tree.
- Cove — A sheltered bay.
- Elm — The tall elm tree.
- Hawthorn — The flowering hawthorn tree.
- Hayden — From the hedged valley.
- Lake — A still body of water.
More English names
- Banks — Dweller by the riverbank.
- Bear — Strong and brave as a bear.
- Bailey — Steward; bailiff.
- Beckett — Dweller by the brook.
- Avery — Ruler of the elves; wise.
- Beckham — Homestead by the stream.
- Aspen — The quaking aspen tree.
- Bertie — Bright and famous.
- Ashton — Town of ash trees.
- Birch — The bright birch tree.