Beal in my family tree
English: 1. Norman nickname for a handsome man, from Old French bel
fair, lovely.
2. habitation name from places so called in Northumberland and West
Yorkshire. The former of these (Behil in early records) comes from Old
English beo + hyll bee + hill; the latter (Begale in
Domesday Book) is from Old English beag ring (or a derived personal
name *Beaga) + halh nook, recess.
Variants: Beale, Bealle, Beel.
Patronymics (from 1): Beals, Bealls, Beales, Bealles, Beels, Bealson, Bealeson.
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