the term bye bye?

Question

Where did the term Bye bye come from. Why and who originally said bye twice ?? Not once but twice. why ?

Answer 1

I'm not sure about why it is repeated, but the term 'bye' comes from 'good bye', which in turn comes from the old sentimental farewell 'God be with you'. I think the word 'bye' is repeated twice because of the term 'by the by' which was similar sounding to 'good-bye' so folks would often mix the two up. Also, mothers often repeat words twice when playing with their children. If a child has only hear 'bye bye' for his/her life instead of just a single 'bye', they may be used to this and did not change.

Answer 2

We started using the second bye when we started using telephones as they would cut out and we wanted to make sure we were heard before outing phone down

Answer 3

bye-bye /interj. ˈbaɪˈbaɪ; n., adv. ˈbaɪˌbaɪ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[interj. bahy-bahy; n., adv. bahy-bahy] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–interjection 1. Informal. good-bye.
–noun 2. Baby Talk. sleep.
—Idiom3. go bye-bye, Baby Talk. a. to leave; depart; go out.
b. to go to sleep; go to bed.



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[Origin: 1700–10; appar. orig. nursery phrase used to lull a child to sleep, later construed as reduplicative form of by2, short for good-bye]

Answer 4

maybe it's a condensation of I'll see you by and by; as later, but we don't know when