# Beaumont

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbəʊ.mɒnt/ · frequency rank #19,270

## Definitions
1. A city in Hainaut, Wallonia, Belgium.
2. A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain:
3. A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain:
4. A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain:
5. A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain:
6. A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain:
7. A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain:
8. A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain:
9. A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain:
10. A French placename for any of various places in France, with roots meaning beautiful hill/mountain:
11. An English placename for any of various places, derived from the French placename or surname.
12. An English placename for any of various places, derived from the French placename or surname.
13. An English placename for any of various places, derived from the French placename or surname.
14. An English placename for any of various places, derived from the French placename or surname.
15. An English placename for any of various places, derived from the French placename or surname.
16. An English placename for any of various places, derived from the French placename or surname.
17. A surname from Anglo-Norman.
18. A surname from Anglo-Norman.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English [Term?], borrowed from Anglo-Norman [Term?], from beau (“beautiful”) + mont (“mountain”). Cognate with French Beaumont. Doublet of Belmont.

## Easily confused with
- **Belmont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaumont-vs-belmont)
- **Beaufort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaufort-vs-beaumont)

## Common misspellings (11)
`baeumont`, `bbeaumont`, `beamuont`, `beaummont`, `beaumnot`, `beaumonnt`, `beaumontt`, `beaumotn`, `beauomnt`, `beuamont`, `ebaumont`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/beaumont