Beaumont
English
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English [Term?], borrowed from Anglo-Norman [Term?], from beau (“beautiful”) + mont (“mountain”). Cognate with French Beaumont. Doublet of Belmont.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Beaumont
- A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain:
- A commune in Ardèche department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- A commune in Corrèze department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- A commune of Gers department, Occitania, France.
- A commune in Haute-Loire department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- A commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est.
- A commune in Puy-de-Dôme department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- A commune in Haute-Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- A settlement in Beaumont Saint-Cyr commune, Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- A commune in Yonne department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
- Plus many more settlements in France with affixes.
- An English placename for any of various places, derived from the French placename or surname.
- A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States.
- A city in Riverside County, California, United States.
- A city in Leduc County, Alberta, Canada.
- A village and civil parish in Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in City of Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY3459). [1]
- A village in Beaumont-cum-Moze parish, Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM1725).
- A settlement in south-central Otago, New Zealand. [2]
- A surname from Anglo-Norman.
- A French toponymic surname derived therefrom.
- An English toponymic surname inherited from French ancestors so named.
Derived terms
- Beau
- Beaumont-Hamel
- Beaumontian
- Beaumont-sur-Oise
- Bo
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French [Term?]. By surface analysis, beau + mont.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bo.mɔ̃/
Proper noun
Beaumont ?