1: English (of Norman origin): variant of Beale from Old French bel(e) ‘fair lovely’ (see Beau) either a nickname for a handsome man or a metronymic from this [...]
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Genealogy bulletin - v. 24, no. 10 (June 1975)
What is the origin of the name Beal?
1: English (of Norman origin): variant of Beale from Old French bel(e) ‘fair lovely’ (see Beau) either a nickname for a handsome man or a metronymic from this [...]