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Dictionary of
Family Names
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname
NEWBIGGIN, NEWBEGGIN, NEWBEGIN.
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From
A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley,
A. Bardsley, 1901.
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NEWBIGGIN, NEWBEGGIN,
NEWBEGIN. A local name
meaning "of Newbeggin." Two parishes, one in the dioc. of
Carlisle and one in the dioc. of Newcastle, and many little farmsteads, &c.,
go by this name; = new building: cf. Lowland Scotch and North English big,
to build; v. Halliwell. There is also a township called Newbiggin in the
parish of Middleton-in-Teesdale, co. Durham; also a township in the parish of
Shotley, co. Northumberland; also a township in N. Rid. Yorks.
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Reference
Materials
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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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Names Index |
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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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