Beaufort.
A place in France:
Meaning & usage
A place in France: A commune in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania.
A place in France: A commune in Hérault department, Occitania.
A place in France: A commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
A place in France: A former commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
A place in France: A commune in Nord department, Hauts-de-France.
A place in France: A commune in Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
A town and commune in Echternach canton, eastern Luxembourg.
An English habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin.
An English habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin. Francis Beaufort, British admiral and hydrographer.
A dukedom in the English peerage.
A town in Sabah, Malaysia, named after Leicester Paul Beaufort.
A place in the United States: A town, the county seat of Carteret County, North Carolina.
A place in the United States: A city, the county seat of Beaufort County, South Carolina.
A village in County Kerry, Ireland (Irish grid ref V 8792).
A suburban village and community in Blaenau Gwent borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1711).
A place in Australia: A locality (previously official) in Barcaldine Region, Queensland.
A place in Australia: A locality in Wakefield council area, South Australia.
A place in Australia: A town in the Shire of Pyrenees, central western Victoria, Australia.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French Beaufort, from beau (“beautiful”) + fort (“fort”).
A type of French cheese originally from Beaufort-sur-Doron.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French Beaufort, from beau (“beautiful”) + fort (“fort”).
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