Beauchamp

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UK, US/ˈbiːt͡ʃəm/

proper noun

The name of several places in Northern France

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BeachamBeachemBeachumBeechamBeechemBeechum
OriginMiddle English Bea(u)cham(p) ← Old French Beauchamp →
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Meanings

proper nounBeauchamp (countable and uncountable, plural Beauchamps)

plural Beauchamps

  1. countableuncountableThe name of several places in Northern France
  2. countableuncountableA locality in the Shire of Gannawarra and the Rural City of Swan Hill, northern Victoria, Australia
  3. countableAn English habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin

    Synonyms: Beacham, Beachem, Beachum, Beecham, Beechem, Beechum

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn English habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin

Similar
BeachamBeachemBeachumBeechamBeechemBeechum

Origin

  1. Old FrenchBeauchamp
  2. Middle EnglishBea(u)cham(p)
  3. EnglishBeauchamp

From Middle English Bea(u)cham(p), from Old French Beauchamp, from beau (“fine, beautiful”) + champ (“field”). Compare Goodfield.

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BeachamBeachemBeachumBeechamBeechemBeechum
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APA

Beauchamp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beauchamp

MLA

“Beauchamp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beauchamp. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beauchamp,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beauchamp.

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