Beat (name)
| Beat | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | BEH-awe-t |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Blessed |
| Region of origin | Switzerland |
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Beat (pronounced "BEH-awe-t") is a German male given name, derived from the Latin name Beatus, which means "blessed".[1] The name is common in German-speaking Switzerland because of St Beatus of Lungern, considered a patron saint. The female variant is Beate. The name Beat may refer to:
- Beat Bosch (born 1971), Swiss athlete
- Beat Breu (born 1957), Swiss cyclist
- Beat Fehr (1943–1967), Swiss racing driver
- Beat Feuz (born 1987), Swiss alpine skier
- Beat Forster (born 1983), Swiss ice hockey player
- Beat Furrer (born 1954), Austrian composer
- Beat Gähwiler (born 1965), Swiss athlete
- Beat Gerber (born 1982), Swiss ice hockey player
- Beat Hefti (born 1978), Swiss bobsledder
- Beat Koch (born 1972), Swiss cross country skier
- Beat Kuert (born 1946), Swiss film director
- Beat Mändli (born 1969), Swiss equestrian
- Beat Müller (born 1978), Swiss sport shooter
- Beat Raaflaub (born 1946), Swiss conductor
- Beat Richner (born 1947), Swiss doctor
- Beat Rüedi (1920–2009), Swiss ice hockey player
- Beat Schwerzmann (born 1966), Swiss rower
- Beat Seitz (born 1973), Swiss bobsledder
- Beat Streuli (born 1957), Swiss artist
- Beat Sutter (born 1962), Swiss football player
- Beat Wyss (born 1947), Swiss art historian
- Beat Zberg (born 1971), Swiss cyclist
See also
References
- ↑ Behind the Name. "Given Name Beat". Retrieved on 10 January 2016.
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