Baz
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
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Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Baz
- (British, 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.
- (British, Ireland, Australia) A diminutive of the male given name Basil.
- 2005, Reginald Hill, Who Guards a Prince[1], page 169:
- That's what Baz—Basil Younger——said when I put it to him.
Etymology 2 edit
Two main origins:
Proper noun edit
Baz (plural Bazes)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Baz”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 118.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “is it related to Báez?”)
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈbaθ/ [ˈbaθ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈbas/ [ˈbas]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -aθ
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: Baz
Proper noun edit
Baz m or f by sense
- a surname