Haig

//heɪɡ// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Old Norse.
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of Hayk. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, British general.

Etymology

Etymology 1

* Scottish and Irish surname of Norman origin, ultimately from Old Norse hagi (“enclosure”). Doublet of Haw. * Also as a Scottish and Irish surname, shortened and Anglicized from Mac Thaoig, Mac Thaidhg, see McCaig.

Etymology 2

From Armenian Հայկ (Hayk).

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