Payge as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Payge

What is the meaning of the name Payge ?

The baby name Payge is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /peɪdʒ/ (PAYJ).

Payge is English in Origin.

The name Payge is a modern respelling of Paige, an English given name and surname derived from the medieval occupational term “page,” meaning a young attendant or apprentice knight. The word entered Middle English via Old French page and Italian paggio, ultimately linked to Medieval Latin pagius and to Greek pais/paidion, “child.” As a given name, it carries connotations of service, training, and loyalty.

Usage followed the broader English pattern of surnames adopted as first names. Paige was historically unisex but surged in popularity for girls in North America and elsewhere from the late 20th century; Payge arose in the same period as a phonetic, stylistic variant. It remains rare compared with Paige but fits contemporary Y-insertion spellings. Common variants include Paige and Page, with less common forms Paije and Payge. The core meaning centers on an attendant or helper learning a craft.