Bight: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Bight – Meaning: a bend or curve, especially in a coastline or river – Origin: Old English – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: BYTE


Bight is an Old English unisex name meaning “a bend or curve, especially in a coastline or river”. It appears in our list of 175+ Coastal Baby Names for Sea-Loving Families.

Meaning & Origin of Bight

Meaning: A bend or curve, especially in a coastline or river.

Origin: Old English.

How to Pronounce Bight

Phonetic: BYTE   IPA: /baɪt/

Popularity of Bight

Bight doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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