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Beaufort

name · noun · 19 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈbəʊfət/
  • UK: /ˈbəʊfɔː(ɹ)/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈboʊfəɹt/
  • US: /ˈbjuːfəɹt/ city and county in South Carolina
  • CMU ARPABET: B OW1 F ER0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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Meaning 1

A place in France:

A commune in Haute-Garonne department, Occitania.

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Meaning 2

A place in France:

A commune in Hérault department, Occitania.

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Meaning 3

A place in France:

A commune in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

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Meaning 4

A place in France:

A former commune in Jura department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

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Meaning 5

A place in France:

A commune in Nord department, Hauts-de-France.

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A place in France:

A commune in Savoie department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

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A town and commune in Echternach canton, eastern Luxembourg.

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Meaning 8

An English habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin.

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Meaning 9

An English habitational surname from Old French of Norman origin.

Francis Beaufort, British admiral and hydrographer.

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Meaning 10

A dukedom in the English peerage.

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Meaning 11

A town in Sabah, Malaysia, named after Leicester Paul Beaufort.

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Meaning 12

A place in the United States:

A town, the county seat of Carteret County, North Carolina.

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Meaning 13

A place in the United States:

A city, the county seat of Beaufort County, South Carolina.

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A village in County Kerry, Ireland (Irish grid ref V 8792).

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Meaning 15

A suburban village and community in Blaenau Gwent borough, Wales (OS grid ref SO1711).

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Meaning 16

A place in Australia:

A locality (previously official) in Barcaldine Region, Queensland.

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Meaning 17

A place in Australia:

A locality in Wakefield council area, South Australia.

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Meaning 18

A place in Australia:

A town in the Shire of Pyrenees, central western Victoria, Australia.

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Meaning 19

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

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Greek: μποφόρ (bofór) — Francis Beaufort
  • Marathi: बोफोर (bophor) — Francis Beaufort
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