Beaufort

//ˈboʊfəɹt// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A place in France:; A commune in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania.
  2. 2
    A place in France:; A commune in Hérault department, Occitania.
  3. 3
    A place in France:; A commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
  4. 4
    A place in France:; A former commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
  5. 5
    A place in France:; A commune in Nord department, Hauts-de-France.
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  1. 6
    A place in France:; A commune in Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
  2. 7
    A town and commune in Echternach canton, eastern Luxembourg.
  3. 8
    An English habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin.
  4. 9
    An English habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin.; Francis Beaufort, British admiral and hydrographer.
  5. 10
    A dukedom in the English peerage.
  6. 11
    A town in Sabah, Malaysia, named after Leicester Paul Beaufort.
  7. 12
    A town, the county seat of Carteret County, North Carolina, United States.
  8. 13
    A city, the county seat of Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States.
  9. 14
    A village in County Kerry, Ireland (Irish grid ref V 8792).
  10. 15
    A suburban village and community in Blaenau Gwent borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1711).
  11. 16
    A place in Australia:; A locality (previously official) in Barcaldine Region, Queensland.
  12. 17
    A place in Australia:; A locality in Wakefield council area, South Australia.
  13. 18
    A place in Australia:; A town in the Shire of Pyrenees, central western Victoria, Australia.
Noun
  1. 1
    A type of French cheese originally from Beaufort-sur-Doron. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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