Last Name BIGOD

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Meaning	Term 'bigod' probably arose from the oath 'by God.' A name given by the French to the Normans, because, as Camden says, "At every other word they would swear 'By God,'" from which they were termed 'Bigodi.' It became the surname of Roger de Montgomery, one of the followers of William the Conqueror, who was called Roger Bigod. The English word 'bigot' has probably the same origin.

Origin	English

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