Paget
Old French · Girl · 2 syllables
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About the name Paget
Paget derives from the Old French "page," meaning a young attendant or servant, with the diminutive suffix "-et" added to create a patronymic or occupational surname.
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Etymology
Paget derives from the Old French "page," meaning a young attendant or servant, with the diminutive suffix "-et" added to create a patronymic or occupational surname. The name has English and French origins, historically used as a surname for families of Norman descent, with notable bearers including the prominent English Paget family of the 16th-19th centuries and the physician James Paget (1814-1899), after whom Paget's disease is named.
Paget currently ranks #7,062 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1953.
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