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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname BAILEY,
BAILLIE, BAILLY, BAILY, BAYLEY, BAYLIE, BAYLY, BAYLIS, BAYLISS, BAYLES,
BAYLESS.
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From A Dictionary
of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley, A. Bardsley, 1901,
and,
An
Etymological Dictionary
of Family and Christian Names,
by William Arthur, M. A., 1857.
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BAILEY, BAILLIE, BAILLY,
BAILY, BAYLEY, BAYLIE, BAYLY, BAYLIS, BAYLISS, BAYLES, BAYLESS.
Bardsley has: An official name meaning "the bailie," i.e.
bailiff. The same forms, or nearly all, may be seen in H.E.D. (v.
Bailie); "now obsolete in England, but retained in a special sense in
Scotland"). O.F. bailli (13th cent.), later form of baillis
(H.E.D.). Hence Baylis, Bayliss, &c.; cf. Jolly and
Jolliffe. Arthur
has: BAILEY.
A name of office; a corruption of Bailiff, which is derived from the
French bailler, to deliver. A municipal officer in Scotland corresponding
to an alderman.
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Reference
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Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Family
Names Index |
| A,
B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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