Bey

proper nounattested in dialogue

A surname.

proper noun

1
A surname.
2
Beyoncé.

Etymology

* As a north German and Dutch surname, variant of Beye, Baye, vowel variants of the Danish surname Boye. * Also as a German surname, Germanized from Lower Sorbian baj (“storyteller”), from Proto-Slavic *bajь, related to *bajati (“to tell”). Compare Bay. * As a French surname, from several placenames in France, from a regional variant of bief (“mill-race”). * As an Islamic surname (generally Algeria), from Turkish bey (see Beg). See also Pasha, Agha.

Forms

plural: Beys

beware · To use caution, pay attention to (used both with and without…bewitched · Under a spell; subject to an act of witchcraft.bey · In various other places, a prince or nobleman.

Bey · A surname.

beyond · Further away than.bhai · friend, dude, man bi · A biceps muscle.

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