Paige
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A sleek name originally tied to a household servant or page, now used as a modern given name.
Meaning
Paige comes through English from Old French page, meaning a young servant or attendant, and ultimately from Late Latin pagius, connected to a household servant or page. As a given name, it has shed its occupational sense and is now used mainly for its crisp, contemporary sound rather than its original meaning.
Origin
EnglishOld FrenchLate Latinfeminine
Fun fact
Paige became especially popular as a first name in the English-speaking world in the late 20th century, and is often treated as a stylish surname-style name.
Confidence: pattern inferred. Sources: based on general naming-pattern knowledge.