# Begay

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'''Begay''' is a surname, derived from the [Navajo](/source/Navajo_language) word {{spell-nv|'''biyeʼ'''}} {{IPA|nv|pìjèʔ|}} meaning "his/her son".<ref>William Bright, ''Native American Placenames of the United States'' (University of Oklahoma Press, 2007), {{ISBN|978-0-8061-3598-4}}, p. 61, [https://books.google.com/books?id=5XfxzCm1qa4C&pg=PA61 excerpt available] at [Google Books](/source/Google_Books)</ref>

Begay may also refer to:

* [Apie Begay](/source/Apie_Begay), Navajo painter
* [Arthur C. Begay](/source/Arthur_C._Begay) (1932–2010), Navajo painter
* [Carlyle Begay](/source/Carlyle_Begay), Arizona State Senator
* [D.Y. Begay](/source/D.Y._Begay) (born 1953), Navajo textile artist
* [Edward T. Begay](/source/Edward_T._Begay) (1935–2022), politician
* [Fred Begay](/source/Fred_Begay) (1932–2013), nuclear physicist
* [Harrison Begay](/source/Harrison_Begay) (1914 or 1917–2012), artist
* [Jerry C. Begay](/source/Jerry_C._Begay) (1924–2008), soldier 
* [Keats Begay](/source/Keats_Begay) (1923–1987), Navajo painter
* [Notah Begay III](/source/Notah_Begay_III) (born 1972), professional golfer
* [Shonto Begay](/source/Shonto_Begay) (born 1954), Navajo artist
* [Joyce Begay-Foss](/source/Joyce_Begay-Foss), Navajo weaver

==See also==
* [Begaye](/source/Begaye)
* [Begay v. United States](/source/Begay_v._United_States)
* [Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge](/source/Notah_Begay_III_Foundation_Challenge)

==References==
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Category:Surnames of Native American origin

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