Bailey vs Ridge

Bailey

name
  • A male given name transferred from the surname. 

  • An English surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as an occupation] for a steward or official. 

  • A sea area, to the north of Rockall, centred on the former Bill Bailey Bank (now Rockall Basin). 

  • An unincorporated community in Park County, Colorado. 

  • An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Missouri; named for early settler John Martin Bailey. 

  • An English topographic surname from someone who lived by a bailey (the outer wall of a castle). 

  • An Irish surname originating as an occupation, an anglicization of Báille (“bailie”). 

  • A ghost town in Grady County, Oklahoma. 

  • A female given name transferred from the surname. 

  • An unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Mississippi. 

  • A minor city in Fannin County, Texas. 

  • An unincorporated community in Sherburne County, Minnesota. 

noun
  • An apple cultivar from New York 

Ridge

name
  • A male given name transferred from the surname. 

  • A toponymic surname from Middle English, named after the natural feature. 

  • A village in Hertsmere district, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. 

How often have the words Bailey and Ridge occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )