Bey

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Bey 1
Revisions 2a. listed usages are verified
Type Surname (from location & from given name)
Usage French, German, Frisian
Other Forms FormsBeyo, Boy, Boye

Meaning & History

North German and Frisian: from the Old Frisian personal name Beyo or Boy/Boye (see Boye).
French: habitational name from any of the places so named, in Ain, Meurthe-et-Moselle, or Saône-et-Loire.
French (Burgundy): topographic name for someone who lived by a mill stream.
Added 12/30/2015 by lilolaf
Edited 7/24/2017 by HL, Mike C, cutenose and more

Bey 2
2a. listed usages are verified
Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage Indian (Muslim), Assamese, Turkish, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Scripts باي, بيه(Arabic)
Other Forms FormsBeg, Baig, Bayg

Meaning & History

Derived from the Ottoman Turkish title بك (beg) (modern Turkish bey) meaning "ruler, chief, lord, master".
Added 7/24/2017 by HL