Where does “Beauregard” come from?
Beauregard (French) comes from French regard, from Middle French regard, from Old French regard, from Old French reguarder, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Beauregard (French): a placename
Definitions
- a placename
Ancestry of “Beauregard”, step by step
Beauregard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French regard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | regard | look, glance; sight, gaze, eyes; manhole |
| 2 | Middle French | regard | — |
| 3 | Old French | regard | look; observance; watching |
| 4 | Old French | reguarder | to look at; to watch |
| 5 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 6 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via French beau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | beau | handsome, fine, attractive; nice; fair |
| 2 | Middle French | beau | beautiful; handsome; attractive |
| 3 | Old French | beau | Alternative form of biau; fair |
| 4 | Latin | bellus | beautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,... |
| 5 | Latin | villus | hair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair |
| 6 | Latin | vellus | The wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂welh₁- | to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool |