name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈbɪɡɪn/
rhymes with -ɪɡɪn
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name
Meaning 1
A place in England:
A small village and civil parish by Hulland, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2648).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 2
A place in England:
A village in Hartington Nether Quarter parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK1559).
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Meaning 3
A place in England:
A hamlet north of Tilbury, Thurrock borough, Essex (OS grid ref TQ6577).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 4
A place in England:
A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, previously in Selby district (OS grid ref SE5434).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
A child's cap; (figuratively) childhood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Meaning 6
An official's hood or coif.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning 7
A coffee pot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for holding the ground coffee, through which boiling water is poured.
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Meaning 8
A drinking vessel for ale or beer; possibly a tankard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 9
a child's tight-fitting cap; often ties under the chin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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