Given name & surname · also Slovak

Begala

Begala is a surname from Slovak, ultimately from Proto-Slavic. It is used in English and Slovak.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Begala comes from Slovak, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.

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How it developed

From Slovak Begala, from Polish Biegała, from Proto-Slavic *běgati.

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Begala’s family of names

In English usage, Begala as a surname has a related form in Biegala. In English usage, Begala as a surname was borrowed from the Polish form Biegała.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Slavic languages

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Sibling ideas

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