Babe

A male given name or nickname

Proper noun

  1. A male given name or nickname
    • Ruth was called “Babe” because of his youth (and baby face) when he signed with the Boston Red Sox in 1914 at age nineteen. He was also called “Bambino”—Italian for baby. - 2006, David C. King, Have Fun with American Heroes, Jossey-Bass, page 77

Origin

Use of the common noun babe as a (nick)name.