Becht

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginProto-West Germanic *berht →
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Meanings

proper nounBecht (plural Bechts)

plural Bechts

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*berht
  2. EnglishBecht

From the German surname, from a dialectal variant of berht (“bright, shining, famous”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *berht; see bright.

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Becht,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Becht.

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