When Jean Beg was born in 1619, her father, John Beg Jr., was 32 and her mother, Elspet Gilmour, was 29. She had at least 1 son with James Rae.
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Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Khalid, Faisal, Gulam, Humayun, Islam, Anjum, Anwar, Anwer, Azam, Azeez, Azim, Babar.
Muslim (mainly the Indian subcontinent) and Croatian: from the Ottoman Turkish title beg, an older form of bey, denoting a rank of nobility (see Bey ) and widely used as a title of respect for a man (in some parts of Croatia formerly also among Christians). As a Croatian surname it may also be a nickname of the same or different origin (see 2 below). Compare Baig .
Slovenian: probably from beg ‘escape, getaway’, denoting a refugee from the Turks (i.e. the Ottoman Empire) in the 15th and 16th centuries (see Turk , compare Skok ). Alternatively, a nickname from the Ottoman Turkish title beg (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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