Paget as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Paget

What is the meaning of the name Paget ?

The baby name Paget is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced PAY-jət — IPA: /ˈpeɪdʒət/ (also heard as /ˈpeɪdʒɪt/).

Paget is English in Origin.

Paget (pronounced PAJ-it) stems from Anglo-Norman French, built on the diminutive suffix -et added to Page, the medieval term for a young attendant. Page entered English from Old French page, via Italian paggio and ultimately Greek pais/paidion “child.” The sense behind Paget is therefore “little page,” “young servant,” or more broadly “youthful attendant.”

As a hereditary surname, Paget is recorded in England by the 13th century and gained prominence through the Tudor statesman William Paget, 1st Baron Paget. It later transitioned into a rare unisex given name in the 19th–20th centuries, aligning with the British and American fashion for surnames as first names. Bearers include the actress Paget Brewster and Anglican missionary Paget Wilkes. Variants and related forms include Padgett, Pagett, Pagget, Pagit, and the given names Page and Paige.

⚙ Paget barely registers. Across 4 countries, we found just 4 recorded uses of it.