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ArchivesRe: origin of the surname 'bagge'
in reply to a message by Arianwen
This is an English surname. Reaney and Wilson suggest three possible meanings:
i) from the Old Germanic given name Baco, or Bago, which is also the origin of the surname Bacon
ii) metonymic for a maker of bags
iii) a nickname for a beggar. I'm inclined to ignore this last as it appears to be based only on some old text stating that a burgess carries a purse and a beggar carries a bag.
i) from the Old Germanic given name Baco, or Bago, which is also the origin of the surname Bacon
ii) metonymic for a maker of bags
iii) a nickname for a beggar. I'm inclined to ignore this last as it appears to be based only on some old text stating that a burgess carries a purse and a beggar carries a bag.
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