Beaumont

proper nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈbəʊ.mɒnt//
United States//ˈboʊ.mɑnt//

A city in Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.

proper noun

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A city in Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.
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A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain: A commune in Ardèche department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
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A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain: A commune in Corrèze department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
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A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain: A commune of Gers department, Occitania, France.
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A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain: A commune in Haute-Loire department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
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A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain: A commune in Meurthe-et-Moselle department, Grand Est.
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A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain: A commune in Puy-de-Dôme department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
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A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain: A commune in Haute-Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
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A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain: A settlement in Beaumont Saint-Cyr commune, Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
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A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain: A commune in Yonne department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Plus many more settlements in France with affixes.
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An English placename for any of various places, derived from the French placename or surname. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States.
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An English placename for any of various places, derived from the French placename or surname. A city in Riverside County, California, United States.
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An English placename for any of various places, derived from the French placename or surname. A city in Alberta, Canada; a suburb of Edmonton.
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An English placename for any of various places, derived from the French placename or surname. A village and civil parish in Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in City of Carlisle district (OS grid ref NY3459).
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An English placename for any of various places, derived from the French placename or surname. A village in Beaumont-cum-Moze parish, Tendring district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TM1725).
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An English placename for any of various places, derived from the French placename or surname. A settlement in south-central Otago, New Zealand.
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A surname from Anglo-Norman. A French toponymic surname derived therefrom.
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A surname from Anglo-Norman. An English toponymic surname inherited from French ancestors so named.

Etymology

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

Beats · A diminutive of the female given names Beatrice or Beatrix.beau · A male escort.Beau · A male given name used since mid-twentieth century.

Beaumont · A city in Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.

beautiful · Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.beautifully · In a beautiful manner.beauty · The quality of being (especially visually) attractive,…

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