Beaton

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Beaton

Where it comes from

Several origins:

* Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the town of Béthune in northern France

* Patronymic surname and pet name from a short form of Bartholomew or Beatrice

* Variant of McBeth

proper noun Beatons

countable, uncountable A surname.
countable, uncountable A locality and former settlement (now flooded) in West Kootenay region, British Columbia, Canada.

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"Beaton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/beaton. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Beaton. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/beaton

Chicago

"Beaton." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/beaton.

BibTeX

@misc{beaton_2026,
  title = {Beaton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beaton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}