Given name & surname

Bailes

“bailiff, officer in a court of law”

Bailes is a surname from Old French.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Bailes goes back to Old French bailis, meaning “bailiff, officer in a court of law.”

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Where it comes from

Bailes comes from Old French.

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How it developed

From Old French bailis.

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Bailes’s family of names

In English usage, Bailes as a surname has a related form in Bayles. In English usage, Bailes as a surname has a related form in BAYLIS. In English usage, Bailes as a surname has a related form in BAYLIS.

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Nicknames & forms 3

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surnames

Beavis

“an archer”

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