Paik as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Paik

What is the meaning of the name Paik ?

The baby name Paik is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'Korean': "/pɛk/ (approx. 'baek' or 'beck')", 'English': "/peɪk/ or /paɪk/ (approx. 'payk' or 'pike')"}.

Paik is English, Korean in Origin.

Paik is a compact, multicultural surname-turned-given-name. In Korean, it romanizes the family name Baek (백), commonly written with the hanja 白 meaning “white”; some lineages use 百, “hundred.” Across eastern India (Odia and Assamese), paik/paika historically denoted a foot-soldier or state retainer, from Indo-Aryan roots related to Sanskrit padātika, lending the sense of “warrior” or “infantryman.” In English records, Paik also appears as a variant of the surname Pike, tied to the spear or fish.

As a given name, Paik is rare and largely modern, adopted for its crisp one-syllable profile and cross-cultural cachet; it reads as unisex in English. The name’s best-known bearer is the Korean American artist Nam June Paik, which familiarized the spelling in the West. Variant forms and cognates include Baek, Paek, Baik, and Paika (regional).

⚙ Paik is a rare name. Our records hold just 48 recorded uses, spread over 14 countries.