"Bey" meaning in English

See Bey in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Beys [plural]
Etymology: * As a north German and Dutch surname, variant of Beye, Baye, vowel variants of the Danish surname Boye. * Also as a German surname, Germanized from Lower Sorbian baj (“storyteller”), from Proto-Slavic *bajь, related to *bajati (“to tell”). Compare Bay. * As a French surname, from several placenames in France, from a regional variant of bief (“mill-race”). * As an Islamic surname (generally Algeria), from Turkish bey (see Beg). See also Pasha, Agha. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|nl|-}} Dutch, {{der|en|da|-}} Danish, {{der|en|dsb|baj|t=storyteller}} Lower Sorbian baj (“storyteller”), {{der|en|sla-pro|*bajь}} Proto-Slavic *bajь, {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|tr|bey}} Turkish bey Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Beys}} Bey (plural Beys)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Bey-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12
  2. Beyoncé.
    Sense id: en-Bey-en-name-4S-NVOkx

Inflected forms

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