Definitions for Beauvais
boʊˈveɪbeau·vais

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1. Beauvais

   Beauvais (US: boh-VAY, French: [bovɛ] (listen); Picard: Bieuvais) is a city and commune in northern France, and prefecture of the Oise département, in the Hauts-de-France region, 75 kilometres (47 miles) north of Paris. The commune of Beauvais had a population of 56,020 as of 2016, making it the most populous city in the Oise department, and third most-populous in Picardy. Together with its suburbs and satellite towns, the metropolitan area of Beauvais has a population of 128,020. The region around Beauvais is called the Beauvaisis.

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1. Beauvais

   Beauvais is a city approximately 79 kilometres by highway north of central Paris, in the northern French region of Picardy.

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1. Beauvais

   capital of the dep. of Oise, in France, 34 in. SW. of Amiens, an ancient town, noted for its cathedral, its tapestry weaving, and the feat of Jeanne-Hachette and her female following when the town was besieged by Charles the Bold.

2. Beauvais

   a French prelate, born at Cherbourg, Bishop of Senez, celebrated as a pulpit orator (1731-1790).

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1. beauvais

   (Northern France). The ancient Bellovaci, formerly capital of Picardy. When besieged by Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy, with 80,000 men, the women under Jeanne Fourquet or Lainé, also called de la Hachette, from her using that weapon, particularly distinguished themselves, and the duke raised the siege, July 10, 1472. In memory of this, the women of Beauvais walk first in the procession on the anniversary of their deliverance.

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1. BEAUVAIS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Beauvais is ranked #11907 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Beauvais surname appeared 2,629 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Beauvais.
   
   74.4% or 1,957 total occurrences were White.
   17.9% or 473 total occurrences were Black.
   2.8% or 74 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.4% or 64 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1.8% or 49 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.4% or 12 total occurrences were Asian.

How to pronounce Beauvais?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Beauvais in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Beauvais in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Beauvais in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauvais
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Beauvais
3. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Beauvais
4. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html