Bigott
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Applied by the French to Normans in reference to their swearing Middle English bi God (“by God”); see bigot for more.[1]
Proper noun
[edit]Bigott
- A surname.
- 1811, Thomas Hinderwell, The History and Antiquities of Scarborough, and the Vicinity, page 60:
- Sir Francis Bigott displayed his banners in this vicinity, and having collected a great multitude from Settrington and Pickering Lyth, he sent an imperious mandate to the Bailiffs of Scarborough.
- 2012, George Waas, The Great American Short Story, AuthorHouse, →ISBN:
- Sally was the illegitimate child of Mendrick Simpleton and Barbara “Babs” Bigott, the product of a chance meeting between the two at a Halloween party in 1974.
References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “bigot”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.