What does BEY mean?
Definitions for BEY
beɪbey
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Princeton's WordNet
beynoun
(formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt
"he introduced me to Ahmet Bey"
beynoun
the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire
Wiktionary
beynoun
A governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg.
Etymology: From bey (“gentleman, chief”), from bég (“head of a clan, subordinate chief”)
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A bey is a title used historically in various regions in North Africa, Middle East and Balkans, such as Tunisia and Ottoman Empire, to denote a provincial governor or a high-ranking military official. It is also used as a term of respect. However, today it is most commonly recognized as a Turkish name. The definition could vary depending on cultural and regional differences.
Webster Dictionary
Beynoun
a governor of a province or district in the Turkish dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg; as, the bey of Tunis
Wikidata
Bey
Bey is a title for chieftain, traditionally applied to the leaders of small tribal groups. According to some sources, the word "Bey" is of Turkish language In historical accounts, many Turkish, other Turkic and Persian leaders are titled Bey, Beg, Bek, Bai, Bay, Baj, Baig or Beigh. They are all the same word with the simple meaning of "lord". The regions or provinces where beys ruled or which they administered were called beylik, roughly meaning "emirate" or "principality" in the first case, "province" or "governorate" in the second. Today, the word is still used informally as a social title for men. Unlike "mister" however, it follows the name and is used generally with first names and not with last names.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Bey
bā, n. a Turkish governor of a town or province. [Turk. beg, pronounced bā, a governor.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
bey
A Turkish title, rather vague in its import, and commonly given to superior military officers, ship-captains, and distinguished foreigners. More strictly, it applies to the governor of a small district, who bears a horse-tail as a sign of his rank. Beglerbeg, or more correctly Beilerbegi (“lord of lords”), is the title given to the governor of a province who bears three horse-tails as his badge of honor, and has authority over several begs, agas, etc.
bey
See Beg.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BEY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bey is ranked #6265 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Bey surname appeared 5,453 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Bey.
64% or 3,494 total occurrences were Black.
21.2% or 1,161 total occurrences were White.
5.6% or 310 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
5% or 274 total occurrences were of two or more races.
2.8% or 153 total occurrences were Asian.
1.1% or 61 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
Anagrams for BEY »
bye
'bye
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of BEY in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of BEY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of BEY in a Sentence
I met Queen Bey a few years ago and Queen Bey actually said to me,' It was the Spice Girls that inspired me and made me want to do what I do and made me proud to be a girl and proud to be who I am,' and when someone like Queen Bey, who is so iconic and such a strong woman, says that Queen Bey was inspired by the Spice Girls, I think that that's quite something.
Mansur Ball-Bey never had a gun. Mansur Ball-Bey did not point back toward the officers.
Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce:
This is a tragedy in every aspect of the word. I’m sorry for the pain that the Ball-Bey family is experiencing right now.
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- بك, بيك, البيه, بيهArabic
- bəyAzerbaijani
- бейBashkir
- bejCzech
- BeyGerman
- μπέης, βέηςGreek
- beySpanish
- بگPersian
- beyFinnish
- beyFrench
- beithighIrish
- तुर्किस्तान के Hindi
- bég, bejHungarian
- բեկArmenian
- beyIndonesian
- beyItalian
- בייHebrew
- ベグJapanese
- ბაიGeorgian
- би знатиKazakh
- ಬೇKannada
- 지사Korean
- بهگKurdish
- бегMacedonian
- beyNorwegian
- bejPolish
- Bey, beiPortuguese
- beiRomanian
- бей, бек, байRussian
- бег, begSerbo-Croatian
- bejAlbanian
- beyTurkish
- бәкTatar
- бейUkrainian
- beyUrdu
- beyVietnamese
- yChinese
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