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bey¹
- /beɪ/ UK
- /bæɪ/ Australia
- /beɪ/ US
Sounds like bay, bae (toe–tow merger) · Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish بك (bey, “gentleman, chief”), from Old Anatolian Turkish بك (beg, “ruler”), from Proto-Turkic *bēg (“lord”). See there for more.
noun beys
- A governor of a province or district in the Turkish (e.g. Ottoman) dominions. She was chaperoned by the widow of a Bey whose son had been at Oxford with him, and this gave him the excuse to exchange a few words with her, and then to be presented to the Princess.
- In various other places, a prince or nobleman.
Bey²
Where it comes from
* 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.
proper noun Beys
- A surname.
- Beyoncé.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ibrahim, salah, murad, bek, thee, heard, clot, pec, mariette, mourad, beylerbey, beglerbey, beglerbeg, beyship, kaymakam, atabeg
Translations
Talk about this word "bey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bey. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bey. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bey "bey." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bey.Cite this
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title = {bey},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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