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Beat - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Beat

[ 1 syll. bea(t), be-at ] The boy name Beat is pronounced as BIYT KEY. Beat is used predominantly in the German language and its origin is Latin. The name is of the meaning bringer of joy. Derived from the element 'beatus' meaning blessed. Beatus (Latin) is an original form of Beat. The name is common in the German-speaking parts of Switzerland. It owes its popularity to the semi-legendary hermit Saint Beatus of Beatenberg, who is considered the apostle of Switzerland. The name Beate (German and Spanish) is the female version of Beat. The name Beato (Italian and Spanish) is a variant of Beat. Beath (German variant spelling) is another form of Beat.

Beat is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Beat include Bat (English), Bede (English), Beth (English and Hebrew), Booth (English), Botwe (Twi), Bud (English), Budd (English), Badu (Twi), Beath (German), Betto (Italian), Béda (Czech), Bodo (German), Buddy (English), Bahati (Swahili), Beato (Italian and Spanish), Bieito (Galician), and Bodua.

KEY: English pronunciation for Beat: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"


 
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