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Begbie

Begbie proper noun: a surname from Old Norse.

Proper noun

Begbie (plural Begbies)

  1. A surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Begbie

pluralBegbies

Origin of Begbie

Habitational surname from a minor place in East Lothian, Scotland, from the Old Norse personal name Baggi + býr (“farmstead”); compare Bagby, which shares the same etymology.

Questions about Begbie

What does Begbie mean?
Begbie means a surname from Old Norse.
What part of speech is Begbie?
Begbie is a proper noun.

Words near Begbie in the dictionary

  1. begays
  2. begaze
  3. begazed
  4. begazes
  5. begazing
  6. Begbie
  7. Begbies
  8. Begbroke
  9. begeck
  10. begecks
  11. begedil

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