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[Opinions] Bay as a nickname
Does anyone know of a name (any gender) that could use Bay as a nickname?
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I've seen it on my own and heard it as a nickname for Bailey and that would work on either gender.Barclay
Baylor
Baya
Bayla
Baylin
Bayani
Bayard
Baker
Banks
Basil
Bates
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Speaking as someone of Filipino descent, it would be unlikely that a man named Bayani would get "Bay" as a nickname. At least among Filipinos anyway. He'd most likely get Ani, Bani or Yani as nicknames.(Source: https://angkangpilipino.wordpress.com/2010/09/03/traditional-filipino-nicknames/ https://tv5.fandom.com/wiki/Bayani_Agbayani)He could possibly get something like "Baba" or "Nini" as reduplications of any syllables (but usually the first syllable) is common for Filipino nicknames. "Yaya" would definitely not be used because "Yaya" means "nanny" and "governess" in Tagalog. (Source: http://askthepinoy.blogspot.com/2011/02/why-are-filipino-nicknames-repetitive.html?m=1 )

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I LOVE Bay ! I actually really like it as a stand alone name :) I also like Baya
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Adebayo (I actually know someone by this name, but she goes by Adi)I agree with mirfak, bay/bae could be a nick for anything. It just sounds affectionate.
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Bayley
Baylynn
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I like it as a nickname for a girl. I think it would make a good middle name which could then be used instead of the first name.I think it also works for someone whose name starts with B. Any name that starts with B. I also like it as a nickname for these names:Elizabeth
Isabella / Isabelle
Gabriella / Gabrielle
Mabel
Barbara
Beatrice
Briana
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Bay could be a nickname for anybody you might address as "babe" with synthetic or ironic affection.
Because of "bae," I doubt Bay would make a good everyday all-purpose nickname.Names with emphasized BAY sound in them, for which "Bay" might arise most naturally as a familiar form:
Bailey
Baylor
Beowulf
Beatrice -ix -iz
Beyoncé
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