Beaulieu

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/ˈbjuːli/

proper noun

A village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3802).

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

proper nounBeaulieu (countable and uncountable, plural Beaulieus)

plural Beaulieus · alternative Beauley · alternative Beauly · alternative Buley

  1. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU3802).
  2. A number of places in France:
    1. countableuncountableA commune in Ardèche department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
    2. countableuncountableA former commune in Calvados department, Normandy, now in Souleuvre en Bocage commune.
    3. countableuncountableA commune in Cantal department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
    4. countableuncountableA commune in Côte-d'Or department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
    5. countableuncountableA commune in Haute-Loire department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
    6. countableuncountableA commune in Hérault department, Occitania.
    7. countableuncountableA commune in Indre department, Centre-Val de Loire.
    8. countableuncountableA commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
    9. countableuncountableA commune in Nièvre department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, created in 2016.
    10. countableuncountableA commune in Orne department, Normandy.
    11. countableuncountableA commune in Puy-de-Dôme department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
  3. A place in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Chatham County, Georgia.
    2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Beaulieu Township and Chief Township, Mahnomen County, Minnesota.
    3. countableuncountableA township in Mahnomen County, Minnesota.
  4. countableuncountableA surname from French.

Origin

  1. FrenchBeaulieu
  2. Old Frenchbeau“beautiful”
  3. EnglishBeaulieu

From Old French beau (“beautiful”) + lieu (“place”), French Beaulieu.

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Translations

French Beaulieu
  • Beaulieusurname

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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