Bettencourt
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French Bettencourt.
Proper noun
Bettencourt (plural Bettencourts)
- A surname from French [in turn transferred from the place name].
See also
- Bettincourt
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French Béthencourt, from the Germanic personal name Betto (variant of Berto) + cort (“court”).
Proper noun
Bettencourt m or f by sense
- a surname transferred from the place name; variant forms Bentancour, Bentancourt, Betancoor, Betancor, Betancur, Betancurt, Betancurth, Betencur, Bethancourt, Bitencourt, Bittencourt, Béthencourt, Betancourt, Bethancourt, Bitencourt, Bittencourt, DeBettencour
Derived terms
- Bettencourt-Rivière
- Bettencourt-Saint-Ouen
Related terms
- Betancuria
Descendants
- → English: Bettencourt
- → Portuguese: Bettencourt
See also
- Bettincourt
References
- Maurits Gysseling, Toponymisch Woordenboek van België, Nederland, Luxemburg, Noord-Frankrijk en West-Duitsland (vóór 1226), 1960, p. 135
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French Bettencourt.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌbe.tẽˈkuʁ/ [ˌbe.tẽˈkuh]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌbe.tẽˈkuɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌbe.tẽˈkuʁ/ [ˌbe.tẽˈkuχ]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /ˌbe.tẽˈkuɻ/
- Hyphenation: Bet‧ten‧court
Proper noun
Bettencourt m or f by sense
- a surname from French [in turn transferred from the place name]; variant form Bittencourt