Meaning
Beautiful mountain or hill, in the place-name surname tradition.
The source traces the place and surname formation to French beautiful and mountain elements. This applies to the documented transferred-surname route.
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Beaumont
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Origin
Anglo-Norman and French place-name surname tradition.
The reviewed entry explicitly records a given name transferred from the toponymic surname. The name’s French word elements are distinct from any modern birthplace.
English pronunciation
/ˈboʊ.mɑnt/
Reviewed US English reading. The source separately records a UK reading with different vowels.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | 2025 | Boys | 6 | 3256 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 50 | 2604 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
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Meaning: Beautiful mountain or hill, in the place-name surname tradition.
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The source traces the place and surname formation to French beautiful and mountain elements. This applies to the documented transferred-surname route.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Nickname: Beau
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Nickname option: Beau can be used for Beaumont. Explicit short-form relationship in the reviewed English name entry. Each spelling retains separate statistics and may have additional histories. Popularity counts remain separate. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Beau&oldid=90661540. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names presents a reviewed reverse link from the documented short-form entry, retaining language, rare-use and uncertainty qualifications. No source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin: Anglo-Norman and French place-name surname tradition.
Checked against cited source
The reviewed entry explicitly records a given name transferred from the toponymic surname. The name’s French word elements are distinct from any modern birthplace.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
English pronunciation: /ˈboʊ.mɑnt/
Checked against cited source
Reviewed US English reading. The source separately records a UK reading with different vowels.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
U.S. Social Security Administration
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration