Meaning and background
The story behind Baillie
Baillie belongs to Scottish surname history. An Older Scots baillie was an officer or magistrate, sometimes responsible for administering a district. The name could also arise from a word for the outer court of a castle. Those are documented alternatives, not a single translation for every bearer. It is a particularly useful entry for distinguishing a Scottish family-name history from the much more common English given name Bailey.
- Origin
- Scottish surname from Older Scots baillie, a term for officials or magistrates, or possibly bailli, an outer castle court. Source
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About Baillie
Recorded as a dog’s name
Baillie appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/beɪli/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/beɪli/ · primary stress on syllable 1B EY1 L IY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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