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Where does “Bailey” come from?

Bailey (English) comes from Old French baile, from Latin baculum, from Proto-Indo-European baḱ- — club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg.

Bailey (English): An apple cultivar from New York

Definitions

  1. An apple cultivar from New York

Ancestry of “Bailey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbailepalisade, enclosure
2Latinbaculumwalking stick, cane, staff; sceptre, rod; a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbaḱ-club, pointed stick, peg; pointed stick, peg

Words derived from “Bailey”

  • Bailee
  • Baylee
  • baileychlore
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