Beaumont

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UK/ˈbəʊ.mɒnt/US/ˈboʊ.mɑnt/

proper noun

A city in Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.

OriginMiddle English [Term?] ← Anglo-Norman [Term?] →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.
  2. A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain:
    1. A commune in Ardèche department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
    2. A commune in Corrèze department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
    3. A commune of Gers department, Occitania, France.
    4. A commune in Haute-Loire department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
    5. A commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est.
    6. A commune in Puy-de-Dôme department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
    7. A commune in Haute-Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
    8. A settlement in Beaumont Saint-Cyr commune, Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
    9. A commune in Yonne department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

      Plus many more settlements in France with affixes.

  3. An English placename for any of various places, derived from the French placename or surname.
    1. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States.
    2. A city in Riverside County, California, United States.
    3. A city in Alberta, Canada; a suburb of Edmonton.
    4. A village and civil parish in Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in City of Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY3459).
    5. A village in Beaumont-cum-Moze parish, Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM1725).
    6. A locality in the Shoalhaven council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
    7. A settlement in south-central Otago, New Zealand.
  4. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
    1. A French toponymic surname derived therefrom.
    2. An English toponymic surname inherited from French ancestors so named.
  5. A male given name transferred from the surname.

    It’s a boy for Jordan Peele and Chelsea Peretti, who welcomed their son, Beaumont Gino Peele, on Saturday, July 1, PEOPLE confirms.

    2017 July 17, Jen Juneau, “Jordan Peele and Chelsea Peretti Welcome Son Beaumont”, in People, archived from the original on 26 Mar 2019

Origin

  1. Anglo-Norman[Term?]
  2. Middle English[Term?]
  3. EnglishBeaumont

Inherited from Middle English [Term?], borrowed from Anglo-Norman [Term?], from beau (“beautiful”) + mont (“mountain”). Cognate with French Beaumont. Doublet of Belmont.

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Translations

French Beaumont, Beaumont
  • Beaumontplacename
  • Beaumontsurname
Hindi बोमों
  • बोमों (bomõ)placename
Korean 보몽
  • 보몽 (bomong)placename

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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