The story
- Old French · derived frombeau chef“beautiful headland”
- English todayBeachy Head
From Old French beau chef (“beautiful headland”), recorded as Beauchef in 1279, later anglicised as Beachy Head.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beachy Head
Today it means: A high, prominent headland and cliff in Eastbourne borough, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TV5895). Full definition →
Old French beau chef