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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A placename:; A suburban area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9113). countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A placename:; A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in Canterbury-Bankstown, South West Sydney. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A placename:; A city in Stark County, North Dakota, United States. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   A habitational surname from Old English. countable

Etymology

From the name of the River Beal + Old English feld (“field”); the river name possibly derives from Old English bēogol (“winding”).

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