Baz
See also: baz, baź, and båz
English
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms
- Bazza
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -æz
Proper noun
Baz
- (Britain, Ireland, Australia) A diminutive of the male given name Barry.
- 2003, Peter Robinson, Aftermath: An Inspector Banks Mystery, unnumbered page,
- There was me and Baz – Barry Stevens, my DS – in one car.
- 2003, Peter Robinson, Aftermath: An Inspector Banks Mystery, unnumbered page,
- (Britain, Ireland, Australia) A diminutive of the male given name Basil.
- 2005, Reginald Hill, Who Guards a Prince, page 169:
- That's what Baz—Basil Younger——said when I put it to him.
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Etymology 2
Two main origins:
- Borrowed from Persian باز (bâz, “falcon”).
- Borrowed from Spanish Baz.
Proper noun
Baz (plural Bazes)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Baz is the 38850th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 568 individuals. Baz is most common among White (42.25%), Hispanic/Latino (32.22%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (17.78%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Baz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 118.
Spanish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “is it related to Báez?”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈbaθ/ [ˈbaθ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈbas/ [ˈbas]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -aθ
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: Baz
Proper noun
Baz m or f by sense
- a surname