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Name Baig
Type Surname (from nickname)
Scripts بايج(Arabic) بیگ(Persian, Urdu, Shahmukhi) بیګ(Pashto) ਬੇਗ(Gurmukhi) বাইগ(Bengali, Assamese)
Pronounced Pron. BAYJ(Maghrebi Arabic)
Other Forms FormsBey, Bay, Beg, Bag, Beig, Bayg, Beyg, Begum, Begüm, Begam, Begom, Bagum
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Meaning & History

Derived from the Ottoman Turkish title بك (beg) (modern Turkish bey) meaning "ruler, chief, lord, master". It is especially common in Pakistan and the Maghreb.
Added 9/24/2020 by glacier_bear_82