Beauchamp

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈbiːt͡ʃəm/
• Rhymes: -iːtʃəm
• Homophones: Beacham, Beachem, Beachum, Beecham, Beechem, Beechum

Proper noun

Beauchamp (countable and uncountable, plural Beauchamps)

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. (countable) An English habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin

   Synonyms: Beacham, Beachem, Beachum; Beecham, Beechem, Beechum

Derived terms (affixes)

• 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