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Bacon (name)

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Bacon
Pronunciation/ˈbkən/
Language(s)English
Origin
Region of originNormandy
England
Other names
Variant form(s)Bachun, Bacun
(early sources)

Bacon is an English surname originally from Normandy and England.

Etymology

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Its etymology is uncertain, with Charnock [d] favoring a derivation from a diminutive of Germanic bach ("little stream, creek")[1][2] and others from an eponymous seigniory in Normandy or from a corruption of Beacon.[1] It is sometimes folk etymologized from bacon.[3]

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Other people with the name "Bacon"

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b Charnock (1868).
  2. ^ Cognate with Old Norse bekkr which gave its name to Bec Abbey in Normandy.
  3. ^ "Bacon". SurnameDB. Name Origin Research. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

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