Begum
The matronym that fills English registers.
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The seat of Begum
Seat vacantChief
No chief yet. The seat awaits its first claimant — be the first to stake your name to Begum.
Current mission
No mission proclaimed. The chief, once seated, sets the clan’s public focus — a campaign, a contest, a piece of restoration, a year of remembrance.
The pledge surface for chiefdoms and missions is being built. Until it ships, register your name through the submit form.
Stake your name →What does the Begum name mean?
Persian — married Muslim woman of rank — used in British Bangladeshi communities as a matronymic surname on official documents.
The history of Begum
Begum appears in English telephone directories almost entirely through Sylheti migration to Tower Hamlets, Birmingham and Oldham — a polite title that became a hereditary English surname in one generation.