Meanings
plural Beaulieus · alternative Beauley · alternative Beauly · alternative Buley
- countableuncountableA village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3802).
- A number of places in France:
- countableuncountableA commune in Ardèche department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- countableuncountableA former commune in Calvados department, Normandy, now in Souleuvre en Bocage commune.
- countableuncountableA commune in Cantal department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- countableuncountableA commune in Côte-d'Or department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
- countableuncountableA commune in Haute-Loire department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- countableuncountableA commune in Indre department, Centre-Val de Loire.
- countableuncountableA commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- countableuncountableA commune in Nièvre department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, created in 2016.
- countableuncountableA commune in Puy-de-Dôme department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- A place in the United States:
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Chatham County, Georgia.
- countableuncountableA census-designated place in Beaulieu Township and Chief Township, Mahnomen County, Minnesota.
- countableuncountableA township in Mahnomen County, Minnesota.
- countableuncountableA surname from French.
Origin
- FrenchBeaulieu
- Old Frenchbeau“beautiful”
- EnglishBeaulieu
From Old French beau (“beautiful”) + lieu (“place”), French Beaulieu.
More words from Old French, French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French Beaulieu
- Beaulieusurname
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
Beaulieu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beaulieu
“Beaulieu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beaulieu. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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