Beaufort

See also: beaufort

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Beaufort, from beau (“beautiful”) + fort (“fort”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbəʊfət/, /ˈbəʊfɔː(ɹ)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊfəɹt/, (city and county in South Carolina) /ˈbjuːfəɹt/

Proper noun

Beaufort

1. Any of several places in France
2. An English habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin
3. Francis Beaufort, British admiral and hydrographer
4. A dukedom in the English peerage
5. A town in Sabah, Malaysia.
6. A town, the county seat of Carteret County, North Carolina, United States.
7. A city, the county seat of Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States.
8. A suburban village in Blaenau Gwent county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1711).

Derived terms

• Beaufort cipher
• Beaufort scale
• Beaufort Sea

Translations

Francis Beaufort

• Greek: μποφόρ (el) n (bofór)
• Marathi: बोफोर (bophor)

Noun

Beaufort (countable and uncountable, plural Beauforts)

1. A type of French cheese originally from Beaufort-sur-Doron.

Further reading

• Beaufort on Wikipedia.Wikipedia