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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname
ABEGG.
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From Universal
Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology, by Joseph Thomas,
1915, and, Surname Book and Racial History, by Susa Young Gates,
1918.
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ABEGG. Thomas
has: German name composed of the elements
ab "off" and egg/eck(e)
"corner, promontory," hence "lives near the corner of a
mountain." This was the name of a German jurist, born at
Erlangen in 1796. He became professor of law at Breslau in 1826, and
published many legal works. He died at Berlin, May 29, 1868.
Gates has: Celtic,
Begg, little; Bigg, Teutonic, tall, big.
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Dictionary Index |
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C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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