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Name: Baby

Origin and Meaning of the Name Baby

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Gender:

Both

Origin:

American English

Meaning:

Baby

Pronunciation:

(BAY bee)   [Guide]

Form of:

Itself (Baby)

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Miscellaneous Info for Baby

Used in:

English speaking countries

Additional info:

Part of the trend of using nouns as names. Often times, when parents cannot or do not make a name choice for their child, "baby" is given as the official name on the birth certificate, only to change later when a name is selected. This is such a common occurance that "Baby" is one of the 1000 most common given names in America.

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US top 1000 names since 1880

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The name meaning of Baby and the name origin of Baby have been reviewed by our name experts.
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