Beauchamp

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Beauchamp, from beau (“handsome, fine, attractive”) + champ (“field”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈbiːt͡ʃəm/
• Homophones: Beecham, Beacham, Beachem, Beechem

Proper noun

Beauchamp (countable and uncountable, plural Beauchamps)

1. The name of several places in Northern France
2. (countable) An English habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin

   Synonyms: Beacham, Beecham, Beachem, Beechem

Derived terms

• Beacham
• Beachem
• Beecham
• Beechem

See also

• Compton Beauchamp
• Drayton Beauchamp
• Hatch Beauchamp
• Kibworth Beauchamp
• Shelsley Beauchamp

French

Etymology

From beau (“handsome, fine, attractive”) +‎ champ (“field”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo.ʃɑ̃/

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Proper noun

Beauchamp ?

1. a habitational surname, Beauchamp, from locations
2. the name of several places in France

Descendants

• → English: Beauchamp
  • English: Beacham, Beecham, Beachem, Beechem