Malay Names · Girl
Begum name meaning
“noblewoman, lady of rank”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- B
- Origin
- Persian · Turkish
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
2
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Begum
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Begum is a girl's name from a Persian and Turkic title for a noblewoman.
What does Begum mean?
About the name Begum
Begum is an honorific for a high-ranking woman, especially in South Asia, and is also used as a given name. The word came through Classical Persian bēgum from East Turkic begüm, combining beg (a noble title) with the suffix -um. Its male counterpart is bey.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Persian, Turkish |
| Syllables | Be-gum |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with B |
Sources
- Wiktionary: begum · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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