Paige (name)

Paige

Pronunciation	/peɪdʒ/ PAYJ
Gender	Unisex
Origin
Word/name	Old French
Meaning	Military Captain

Paige is a given name for males and females. It is of Latin origin (Byzantine "Págius" young boy helper/mate of young nobles, from "padius" young boy, derived from Greek "Paidion" child)and its meaning is "young helper" or "young child.” A page in medieval households was usually a young boy whose service was the first step in his training as a knight. Use may possibly indicate an ancestor who was a page.

In modern times Paige has become a given name, generally given to girls living in North America since the middle of the 20th century, but also occasionally to boys.

People with the given name

• Paige Ackerson-Kiely (born 1975), modern American poet
• Paige Omartian (née Armstrong) (born 1990), American Christian singer-songwriter
• Paige (wrestler), professional wrestler, real name Saraya-Jade Bevis
• Paige Braddock, cartoonist of Jane's World
• Paige Bradley, American born artist and sculptor
• Jennifer Paige Chambers, musical theatre performer
• Paige Chua (born 1981), Singaporean model and television actress
• Paige Conners (born 2000). Israeli-American pairs figure skater who competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics, representing Israel.
• Paige Davis (born 1969), American actress
• Paige Dunham (born 1962), American ventriloquist and stand-up comedian
• Donald Paige Frary (1893-1919), noted American professor and author
• Paige Gordon (born 1973), retired female diver from Canada
• Paige Haley (born 1966), musician and producer
• Paige Hareb (born 1990), professional surfer from New Zealand
• Paige Hemmis (born 1972), American television personality, host of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
• Paige Hurd (born 1992), American actress
• Paige Kelton, weekday television news anchor at WTEV/WAWS in Jacksonville, Florida
• Heather Paige Kent (born 1969), Jewish-American actress noted for her television roles
• Paige Kreegel (born 1958), American politician
• Paige Lawrence (born 1990), Canadian pair skater
• Paige Lewis, American singer-songwriter
• Paige Mackenzie (born 1983), American professional golfer
• L. Paige Marvel (born 1949), judge of the United States Tax Court
• Paige Mayo (born 1986), American professional wrestling personality
• Victoria Paige Meyerink (born 1960), award-winning producer and former child actor
• Paige Miles (born 1985), American singer and American Idol contestant
• Judith Paige Mitchell (1932–2010), television writer, executive producer and novelist
• Paige McBride (born 1980), American Surreal Abstract Artist and Poet
• Paige Moss (born 1973), American actress
• Paige O'Hara (born 1956), the voice of Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast
• Paige Palmer (died 2009), American fitness expert
• Michelle Paige Paterson (born 1961), the First Lady of New York state
• Paige Patterson (born 1942), president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas
• Paige Peterson (born 1955), American painter and illustrator
• Paige Railey (born 1987), American sailor, races in the Laser Radial division
• Paige Rense (born 1929), editor emeritus of Architectural Digest, editor-in-chief from 1975 to 2010
• Paige Segal (born 1987), American actress
• Paige Shand-Haami, film and television actress
• Paige St. John, American journalist for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune
• Paige Summers (born 1976), American adult model
• Paige Turco (born 1965), American actress
• Suzanne Paige Yoculan, head coach of the women's gymnastics program at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia
• Paige VanZant (born 1994), professional mixed martial arts fighter
• Paige Young, Playboy's Playmate of the Month in November 1964
• Paige Zemina (born 1968), former American college and international swimmer, Olympic bronze medalist

Fictional characters

• Paige, the Subterra protagonist in Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge
• Paige Clark, character in the sitcom Ellen
• Paige Chan, a young 12-year-old girl in the animated TV series Girls vs. Aliens
• Paige Dineen, character in Scorpion
• Paige Fox, character in the FoxTrot comic
• Paige Guthrie, member of Marvel Comics team the X-Men
• Paige Jennings, character in the TV series The Americans
• Paige Matheson, lead character in the primetime serial Knots Landing; played by Nicollette Sheridan
• Paige Matthews, lead character on the American television series Charmed; played by Rose McGowan
• Paige McCullers, character in Pretty Little Liars
• Paige Michalchuk, character on the Canadian television series Degrassi: The Next Generation
• Paige Morgan, the main character in The Prince and Me films
• Paige Smith, fictional character in the Australian television series Neighbours
• Paige Winterbourne, character in the Women of the Otherworld series

People with the surname

• Alonzo C. Paige (1797–1868), New York politician and judge
• Bruce Paige (born 1948), newsreader in Brisbane, Australia
• Calvin Paige (1848–1930), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
• Caroline Paige (born 1961), the first officer in the Royal Air Force to have a sex change
• Chantelle Paige (born 1988), American singer-songwriter and an actress
• Constantin Le Paige (1852–1929), Belgian mathematician
• David R. Paige (1844–1901), U.S. Representative from Ohio
• Don Paige (born 1956), retired middle distance runner from the United States
• Elaine Paige OBE (born 1948), English singer and actress
• Gilbert Paige (c.1582-1647), Mayor of Barnstaple
• Glenn D. Paige (born 1929), American political scientist
• Haley Paige (1981–2007), Mexican-born American pornographic actress
• Janis Paige (born 1922), American film, musical theatre and television actress
• Jason Paige (born 1969), American singer, writer and producer, and stage, film, and television actor
• Jean Paige (1895–1990), American film actress of the silent era
• Jennifer Paige (born 1973), American singer-songwriter
• Kathleen Paige, the Program Director, Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense
• Kevin Paige (born 1966), recording artist on Chrysalis
• Kymberly Paige (born 1961), American model and actress
• Mabel Paige (1880–1954), American film actress
• Mabeth Hurd Paige (1869–1961), Minnesota politician
• Marcus Paige, American college basketball player
• Mitchell Paige (1918–2003), recipient of the Medal of Honor from World War II
• Pat Paige (1882–1939), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Peter Paige (born 1969), American actor, director, and screenwriter
• Richard G. L. Paige (1946-1904), one of the first African-Americans delegates to be elected in Virginia
• Robert Paige (1911–1987), actor, TV newscaster and political correspondent
• Robin Paige, pen name of Susan Wittig Albert (born 1940), American mystery writer
• Rod Paige (born 1933), 7th United States Secretary of Education from 2001 to 2005
• Satchel Paige (1906–1982), American baseball player
• Seneca Paige (1788–1856), American-born businessman and political figure in Canada East
• Stephone Paige (born 1961), former professional American football player
• Tarah Paige (born 1982), American gymnast, dancer and actress
• Tony Paige (born 1962), former professional American football player
• Tony Paige (boxing) (born 1953), American radio talk show host and boxing color analyst
• Woody Paige (born 1946), American sports columnist
• Yasmin Paige (born 1991), English actress