Baylee

Baylee is an Americanized respelling of Bailey. Bailey is the transferred use of an English surname, derived from either an occupational name or a location. From an occupational perspective, Bailey comes from the Middle English word “baill” which indicated a steward or an administrative official (i.e., a bailiff or an officer of the court). The place name origin comes from the Middle English word “bail(l)y” which indicated one who lived by a fortified town or near the walls of a castle. The other location-based origin comes from the town of Bailey in Lancashire, which gets its name from the Old English words “bēg” (berry) and “lēah” (wood, clearing). The surnames in the forms of Baylly and Baylegh have both been around since medieval times. It’s not clear when the name was adopted as a personal name. The given name Bailey is popular for boys in England and Australia, but the reverse is true in America where the name is primarily used for girls. Baylee is a modified spelling invented in the United States and is considered exclusively female.