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I read a rather bland whodunnit once with a character known as Bay though her full name was Rosebay - which is a weed, I think. And I also think it sounds like May with a cold in the head. Or a nn for someone whose nn was Baby. What I don't think spontaneously is anything connected to the sea.

I really like the sound of Bay and the way it looks. I like that it's short and sweet. Until DH pointed out the "bay at the moon" thing, I loved it. I still like it a lot. I'd just never use it now.

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I think Bay is definitely usable. Not sure about the popularity. I don't see colors, however, I picture someone very intelligent, creative and very much a free spirit. Bay trumps Bailey, imo. The whole feeling is different.

This message was edited 1/2/2012, 9:25 PM

I knew a girl nick named Ollie Bay. I always thuoght it was cute and while I don't think I like Bay all on it's own, I would probably like it in a combo or double name of some sort.

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I do think it is too short to be used as a full name. It would make a nice nickname for Bailey, although I don't like either name for a girl - they're both boys to me.

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I think of a Bay tree when I hear the name Bay.

I've only heard of Bay on a boy, a british female property show presenter has a son named Bay Atlas (she also has an Oscar Hercules, as has step children Orion and Hal)

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Anyway

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I do think it's usable, but it does seem more male to me and it's not really my style personally

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I think it has the potentional to catch on

The possibility of Bay as a nn is the one thing that makes me still like Bailey, despite Bailey being very much not my style anymore. I don't like Bay as a standalone, but I do like the water imagery that comes with it. I also think of bay leaves and bay horses (positives) and bay rum aftershave and Old Bay Seasoning mix (both sorta negative).

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I love short, tidy, zippy names, so Bay's length is a plus with me, but I think I'm in the minority. Bay is probably too short, too naturey, and too wordy to ever be popular.

I think it's kind of neat, actually. I could see it on either gender. I think it would be usable, but there would be people who would think it was dumb/funny. I couldn't see it getting more popular, it's just a short little syllable name.

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I actually thought of bay leaves first, then the horse color, then the body of water. So with all of those swirling around in there, I don't know what to think! I'd imagine a girl named Bay would be smart and quirky and outdoorsy.

Oh god. I'm seeing this ridiculous "name" everywhere and I'm sick of it. It's awful.