Bygott

English

Etymology

Applied by the French to Normans in reference to their swearing Middle English bi God (“by God”); see bigot for more.[1]

Proper noun

Bygott

  1. A surname.

References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “bigot”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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