Turkish and Bosnian: from Turkish beg ‘bey’, a title of
respect. Compare Baig.Slovenian: nickname
from beg ‘escape’, ‘getaway’, probably denoting a refugee.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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