Bygott

B3Y4G2O1T1T1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle English bi God →
Scrabble 12
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbi God“by God”
  2. EnglishBygott

Applied by the French to Normans in reference to their swearing Middle English bi God (“by God”); see bigot for more.

More words from Middle English

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Bygott. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bygott

MLA

“Bygott.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bygott. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bygott,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bygott.

Source: Bygott on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.