Bekki written in runes
Bekki written in Viking Age runes (Group A)

Description

Group A runes were most common in Viking Age Denmark

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Bekki

Old Norse Bekki (m.)

The Old Norse postulated male name Bekki is possibly an Anglo-Scandinavian formation originally from Old Norse bekkr ‘brook’. However, it could also be related to Frisian Becke or Continental Germanic Becco. Another possible derivation is from Old English becca ‘mattock’.

Bekki is believed to be the first element in the place-name Bigby, Lincolnshire.

Old Norse Name

Bekki

Anglicised Name

Bekki

Gender

Male

Ascribed Culture

Collection

Viking Names

Keywords

male_name, personal-name

Further information

This object is related to Bigby, Lincolnshire.
Find out about Bigby, Lincolnshire.

References

Gillian Fellows Jensen, Scandinavian Personal Names in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. Copenhagen: Akademisk Forlag (1968), p. 51.

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