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Name Bitencourt
Type Surname (from given name)
Other Forms FormsBittencourt, Bittencourtt, Bitencourtt, Betencourt, Bettencourtt, Bettencour, Bethancourt, Bettencourt, Bitencourt, Betancur, Betancurt, Betancurth, Betancor, Bethcourt, Betancourt, Bitancurt, Betanco, Betencur
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Meaning & History
BITENCOURT, derives from Bittencourt, Bettencourt and Bethencourt; They are originally place-names in Northern France. The place-name element -court (courtyard, courtyard of a farm, farm) is typical of the French provinces, where the Frankish settlements formed an important part of the local population. It translated the Old Low Franconian word *hof "courtyard", "courtyard of a farm", "farm" (Dutch, Old English Hof, German Hof).