Beaufort

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UK/ˈbəʊfət/UK/ˈbəʊfɔː(ɹ)/US/ˈboʊfəɹt/US/ˈbjuːfəɹt/

proper noun

A commune in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania.

Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A place in France:
    1. A commune in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania.
    2. A commune in Hérault department, Occitania.
    3. A former commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
    4. A commune in Nord department, Hauts-de-France.
  2. A town and commune in Echternach canton, eastern Luxembourg.
  3. An English habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin.
    1. Francis Beaufort, British admiral and hydrographer.
  4. A dukedom in the English peerage.
  5. A town in Sabah, Malaysia, named after Leicester Paul Beaufort.
  6. A place in the United States:
  7. A village in County Kerry, Ireland (Irish grid ref V 8792).
  8. A suburban village and community in Blaenau Gwent borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1711).
  9. A place in Australia:
    1. A locality (previously official) in Barcaldine Region, Queensland.
    2. A locality in Wakefield council area, South Australia.
    3. A town in the Shire of Pyrenees, central western Victoria, Australia.
nounBeaufort (countable and uncountable, plural Beauforts)

plural Beauforts

  1. countableuncountableA type of French cheese originally from Beaufort-sur-Doron.

Origin

  1. FrenchBeaufort
  2. EnglishBeaufort

Borrowed from French Beaufort, from beau (“beautiful”) + fort (“fort”).

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Translations

Greek μποφόρ
  • μποφόρ (bofór)Francis Beaufort
Irish Cendl
  • Cendlvillage and community in Blaenau Gwent, Wales
Scottish Gaelic Cendl
  • Cendlvillage and community in Blaenau Gwent, Wales
Welsh Cendl
  • Cendlvillage and community in Blaenau Gwent, Wales
Cite this entry
APA

Beaufort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beaufort

MLA

“Beaufort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beaufort. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beaufort,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beaufort.

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