Beaufort
French · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Beaufort
The given name 'Beaufort' means "beautiful fortress" in Old French, derived from the elements *beau* ("beautiful") and *fort* ("strong, fortress").
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Etymology
The given name 'Beaufort' means "beautiful fortress" in Old French, derived from the elements *beau* ("beautiful") and *fort* ("strong, fortress"). It is primarily used in English and French cultures, notably as a surname of the powerful Beaufort family in medieval England, a legitimized branch of the House of Lancaster during the Wars of the Roses.
Beaufort currently ranks #5,676 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1918.
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