English Explanatory Dictionary

Beauchamp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The name of several places in Northern France
  2. A locality in the Shire of Gannawarra and the Rural City of Swan Hill, northern Victoria, Australia
  3. An English habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin

Pronunciation

/ˈbiːt͡ʃəm/

Word forms

Beauchamp Beauchamps

Etymology

From Middle English Bea(u)cham(p), from Old French Beauchamp, from beau (“fine, beautiful”) + champ (“field”). Compare Goodfield.

Synonyms

Beacham Beachem Beachum Beecham Beechem Beechum
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