Description:
BEGMIRJAsurname is derived from the Turkish word 'begmi' meaning 'bee' and 'irj' meaning 'ear'. The name may be derived from the practice of some ancestors of the bearer of the name cutting off one of their ears as a sign of their devotion to the Islamic faith. Alternatively, the name may have originated in the Balkans or Anatolia. The name may also be found in other languages, such as Albanian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Greek, Hungarian, Macedonian, Romanian, Serbian, and Slovak.
