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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

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    Nicknames or Pet Names, Love Names

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