Bing

Where Bing comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Bing.

  • 1 syllable
Bing through the years
  1. 1924
    First appearance
    #3,505 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1938
    Peak, #1,689
    17 babies named Bing, the most in any year.
  3. 1939
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #3,113.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
  • A diminutive of the male given names Bingley and Bingham (see also Bing Crosby).
Namesakes

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