Entry № 888 · Old Germanic origin

Begga Begga — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ BEH-gah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Old Germanic
Meaning
"Carolingian foremother"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Germanic)

A name that means "carolingian foremother".

Begga is from the Old Germanic baga (strife). Saint Begga (c. 615-693) was the Frankish noblewoman, daughter of Pepin of Landen and Itta, sister of Saint Gertrude of Nivelles. Her son was Pepin of Herstal, founder of the Carolingian dynasty — making her the great-great-grandmother of Charlemagne. Founded the monastery of Andenne.

Featured in Carolingian chronicles.

Carolingian foremother. Charlemagne's great-great-grandmother.

The name in its native script.

Begga
Transliteration
Begga
Pronunciation
/ ˈbɛɡ.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Begga stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Begga · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Beggas before her.

Real people
Saint Begga
Carolingian foremother.
c. 615 – 693
In fiction
Begga
Charlemagne's great-great-grandmother.

Names connected to Begga.

The number behind Begga.

6

The Nurturer

Begga reduces to six — the number of Carolingian foremother.

Why families chose this name.

"Carolingian foremother. Five letters. Begga."
Catherine · Mother of one · Andenne