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Bicego

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Italian

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Etymology

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From the Cimbrian nickname Bítzege, a derivation from Middle High German wizzic, wizzec (clever, wise), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *witīg (wise), the same root of English witty and German witzig.[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Bicego m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Cimbrian [in turn transferred from the nickname]

References

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  1. ^ Giulia Mastrelli Anzilotti, I toponimi e i cognomi cimbri di Noriglio nel roveretano, p. 160

Further reading

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