The baby name Bau is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /baʊ/ (approx. English “bow”),/bau/ (neutral transcription used in some languages).
The baby name Bau is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /baʊ/ (approx. English “bow”),/bau/ (neutral transcription used in some languages).
Bau is Catalan, Sumerian in Origin.
Bau is a theonym-derived given name from Sumerian, recorded in cuneiform for the goddess of Lagash and more commonly read as Baba. She was the spouse of Ningirsu and a major healing and fertility deity of the 3rd to 2nd millennia BCE; rulers such as Ur-Bau/Ur-Baba and Gudea honored her with temples, and her name appears widely in theophoric personal names. In later Mesopotamian tradition she was equated with the Akkadian healing goddess Gula (also Nintinugga/Ninisina).
The literal etymology of Bau is uncertain, so its meaning is taken from her functions: life, healing, protection, and generosity. Principal variants include Baba (standard scholarly reading), Ba'u (transliteration with the glottal), and syncretic forms Gula and Ninisina; related theophoric formations include Ur-Baba ("servant of Baba"). As a modern given name, Bau is rare and typically unisex; note that homonymous Bau in German means "building" and is unrelated.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #210 | 2 | 3,402 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #261 | 3 | 7,056 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #288 | 9 | 6,578 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #347 | 5 | 5,378 |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #354 | 4 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #378 | 4 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #411 | 3 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #438 | 30 | 7,628 |
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #464 | 11 | 7,625 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #469 | 3 | 7,952 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #500 | 6 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #543 | 3 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #550 | 8 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #556 | 5 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #644 | 7 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #688 | 3 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #732 | 8 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #733 | 19 | 12,213 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #872 | 10 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #907 | 24 | 5,610 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #910 | 11 | 15,656 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #924 | 3 | 14,506 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #925 | 28 | 5,697 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #962 | 21 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #973 | 139 | 25,439 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #983 | 12 | 24,821 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #990 | 12 | 16,750 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,011 | 4 | 25,931 |
| MA | 0 | #1,119 | 10 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,137 | 7 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,147 | 6 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,174 | 10 | 17,781 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,248 | 7 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,397 | 75 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,404 | 43 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,583 | 32 | 28,008 |
Bau is popular in 55 countries — most recent births per country:
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