Begüm

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Name: beg�m

Gender: Feminine

Location: Asia

Language: Turkish

Thematic: Popular Culture

Meaning: Princess, queen, woman of high rank.

Comments: Begum is originally a Turkish and Persian word. It was a Turkic title given to female family members of a Beg or high official. In south Asia it was an honorific address and title given to women of royalty or the aristocracy as well as to other women of high rank. Today it is also sometimes used as a given name for a girl.