Given name & surname

Bacon

“one who is outspoken”

Bacon is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “one who is outspoken.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One American interpretation is “one who is outspoken.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is American.

How it developed

From Proto-Germanic *bēganą (“to fight”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Bacon’s family of names

Bacon has a related form in Bacun. Bacon has a related form in Bakon. Bacon has a related form in Bakun.

Walk Bacon’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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“one who is affectionate”

No U.S. birth series

9% boys · 91% girls

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Cloreen

“filled with happiness”

No U.S. birth series

17% boys · 83% girls

American

Nato

“one who is gentle”

No U.S. birth series

37% boys · 63% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Bacon’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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