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Water event held in the winter
A polar bear plunge is an event held during the winter where participants enter a body of water despite the low temperature. In the United States, polar
Polar_bear_plunge
Zoo in San Diego, California, U.S
kangaroos, fennec foxes, South African cheetahs and Cape porcupines. Polar Bear Plunge, which opened in 1996, and was renovated in March 2010, houses over
San_Diego_Zoo
Lake in Thurston County, Washington, United States
trout Warmouth Each year on New Year's Day, Long Lake Park hosts the Polar Bear Plunge where hundreds ring in the new year by jumping into the lake. Since
Long Lake (Thurston County, Washington)
Long_Lake_(Thurston_County,_Washington)
Egor Tropeano. Also, many locations in North America and Europe hold polar bear plunges, commonly to celebrate New Year's Day, although participants are not
Winter_swimming
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up polar bear in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The polar bear is a large Arctic animal. Polar Bear may also refer to: The Polar Bear, a 1998 German
Polar_Bear
Home rule city and seat of Boulder County, Colorado, United States
take part in the annual polar bear plunge. With rescue teams standing by, participants use a variety of techniques to plunge themselves into the freezing
Boulder,_Colorado
City in Idaho, United States
event in the winter months that often gets media attention is the Polar Bear Plunge every year on January 1 at noon, where event participants run into
Coeur_d'Alene,_Idaho
Oldest winter bathing organization in the United States
Coney Island Polar Bear Club is the oldest winter bathing organization in the United States, whose members regularly take polar bear plunges in the winters
Coney_Island_Polar_Bear_Club
Town in Eastern Ontario, Canada
Guinness World Record for the world's largest kilted run. The Perth Polar Bear Plunge, held annually on New Years Day since 1994, raises funds for local
Perth,_Ontario
Reservoir in Missouri, United States
Saturday of February of every year, the Lake of the Ozarks holds a polar bear plunge event as a fundraiser for Special Olympics in Missouri. The event
Lake_of_the_Ozarks
Franchise
The Little Polar Bear (in Dutch: Lars de kleine ijsbeer) is a franchise about a polar bear cub named Lars who first starred in a number of books written
The_Little_Polar_Bear
First day of the year in the Gregorian calendar
Day. A "polar bear plunge" is a common tradition in some countries, where participants gather on beaches and run into the cold water. Polar Bear Clubs in
New_Year's_Day
Making wet by throwing liquid over
Yunnan Province in China, and in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar during the traditional New Year. Baptism Hydrotherapy The Polar Bear Plunge Water Festival
Dousing
People who endured a temperature change of 300 °F (167 °C)
−80 °C. The number 200 refers to the temperature variation in Celsius. Polar bear plunge Line-crossing ceremony "Week 37 300 Club". "South Pole's 300 Club
300_Club
American football player and coach (born 1980)
program-wide mantra of "rowing the boat". Fleck participated in a polar bear plunge held at Goldsworth Pond on the Western Michigan campus. The event
P._J._Fleck
Family of carnivoran mammals
plantigrade paws with five nonretractile claws, and short tails. While the polar bear is mostly carnivorous, and the giant panda is mostly herbivorous, the
Bear
American professional wrestler
women in the program. In January 2009, Greenwald participated in The Polar Bear Plunge, where she voluntarily submerged herself in freezing water to raise
Molly_Holly
Therapeutic body immersion in iced water
about one-tenth the amount ordered in Paris. Epiphany bathing Dousing Polar bear plunge Winter swimming "Photo Replay". The New York Times. July 28, 2011
Ice_bath
City in Monmouth County, New Jersey, US
judging and the Golden Zombie award ceremony. The Sons of Ireland Polar Bear Plunge, featuring a bagpipe processional of bathers to the sand, is held
Asbury_Park,_New_Jersey
American radio personality and philanthropist
and the Special Olympics, the latter featuring the Seaside Heights Polar Bear Plunge. They have also included restauranteur Tim McLoone's Holiday Express
Big_Joe_Henry
City in Cape May County, New Jersey, US
to educate children about the local environment. The city hosts a Polar bear plunge every February, holding the 25th annual event in 2019, featuring many
Sea_Isle_City,_New_Jersey
Lakefront park in Seattle, Washington, United States
is also open during winter months. The park also hosts an annual "Polar Bear Plunge" sponsored by Seattle Parks and Recreation on New Year's Day. Matthews
Matthews_Beach_Park
Residence hall at the University of Notre Dame
Badin Breakdown, a large scale karaoke event on South Quad, and the Polar Bear Plunge. Badin Hall also runs an annual event called "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes"
Badin Hall (University of Notre Dame)
Badin_Hall_(University_of_Notre_Dame)
State park in Maryland, United States
State Archives. October 2001. Retrieved July 23, 2015. "Maryland Polar Bear Plunge". Plunge Maryland. Retrieved October 14, 2024. Wikimedia Commons has media
Sandy_Point_State_Park
Brownies swim New Year's Day Curley Community Center South Boston Open water swimming Polar bear plunge A quick swim into the icy cold Boston Harbor
List of annual events in Boston
List_of_annual_events_in_Boston
Women's American football team
Healthcare for the Homeless, Special Olympics Maryland through the annual Polar Bear Plunge, various breast cancer groups, and the Central Maryland Girl Scouts
Baltimore_Nighthawks
Canadian Masters athlete
athletic. She participated in the English Bay Polar bear plunge for 76 years and was known as "Queen of the Polar Bear Swims." She won numerous medals at the
Ivy_Granstrom
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Town includes a variety of events such as an opening assembly, the Polar Bear Plunge, fundraising auctions, and contests for honorary titles. The festival
Houghton_Lake,_Michigan
Celebration of winter solstice in Antarctica
as "Under the Sea" and "The Endurance." Some sites might engage in Polar bear plunges, or a midwinter run, occasionally naked. In some locations the holiday
Midwinter_Day
Persistent cold-core low-pressure area that circles one of the poles
weather known as a "cold snap". In Australia, the polar vortex, known there as a "polar blast" or "polar plunge", is a cold front that drags air from Antarctica
Polar_vortex
Season of television series
Lesley jumps into Sean's canoe. Sean invites the girls to do the "Polar Bear Plunge" with him; where they have to jump into the icy lake water and be
The Bachelor (American TV series) season 17
The_Bachelor_(American_TV_series)_season_17
City and county seat of Ozaukee County, Wisconsin
maritime heritage. Each year on January 1, the city is the site of a polar bear plunge in which over 100 people jump into Lake Michigan. Fish Day, billed
Port_Washington,_Wisconsin
Season of television series
having a child together. Norm, Cliff, and Frasier participate in a polar bear plunge. 233 13 "Don't Shoot...I'm Only the Psychiatrist" James Burrows Kathy
Cheers_season_10
American businessman (born 1960)
organizations including the Texas 4000, BP's United Way campaign and Polar Bear Plunge for cancer. In January 2011, BP announced Doug's retirement from his
Doug_Suttles
Public park in Washington, United States
are also several community events held throughout the year, and a polar bear plunge, which is held in the winter. During the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Columbia_Park_(Tri-Cities)
"Peppermint and a Polar Bear Plunge" June 7, 2010 (2010-06-07) Buddy and the crew make a peppermint cake for the Coney Island Polar Bear Club and decide
List_of_Cake_Boss_episodes
begins. 1980 – Kinetics Conveyance Race begins. 1983 – January 1: Polar Bear Plunge begins. 1986 Sister city relationship established with Lhasa, Tibet
Timeline_of_Boulder,_Colorado
2023). "President Joe Biden and His Grandkids Take a Thanksgiving Day Polar Bear Plunge — See the Photo". People. Retrieved November 24, 2023. "First Lady
Timeline of the Joe Biden presidency (2023 Q4)
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January 31, 2014. DeJesus, Jaime (November 30, 2020). "New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge canceled". The Brooklyn Home Reporter. Retrieved January 24, 2021
Timeline_of_New_York_City
Winter swimming club in South Boston, United States
The L Street Brownies are a polar bear club based in South Boston, Massachusetts. Organized in 1902, it is one of the oldest such clubs in the United States
L_Street_Brownies
September 24, 2015. DeJesus, Jaime (November 30, 2020). "New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge canceled". The Brooklyn Home Reporter. Retrieved January 24, 2021
Timeline_of_Brooklyn
Large glacial lake in Northwest Territories, Canada
Great Bear Lake (North Slavey: Sahtú; French: Grand lac de l'Ours) in the boreal forest of Canada is the largest lake entirely in Canada (Lake Superior
Great_Bear_Lake
Park in Michigan, United States of America
people take 'Polar Plunge' at Saginaw Township's Haithco Park". Bay City Times. Retrieved 10 July 2014. "Saginaw/Bay City Polar Plunge – 2013". FirstGiving
William H. Haithco Recreation Area
William_H._Haithco_Recreation_Area
City in British Columbia, Canada
"28th Annual RDN Polar Bear Splash | RDN". www.rdn.bc.ca. Retrieved January 3, 2023. "Hundreds take plunge in Parksville's Polar Bear Splash 2023 - Parksville
Parksville,_British_Columbia
Private university in Ada, Ohio, U.S.
the Great Midwest Men's Volleyball Conference. The school mascot is a polar bear named Klondike. The ONU varsity football team defeated Mount Union College
Ohio_Northern_University
American actress (born 2000)
Claw Episode: "Not So Fast and Furious" Bugs Bunny Builders Pepper Polar Bear Voice; episode: "Polar Plunge" TBA Darkwing Duck Duckie Main voice role
Lilimar_Hernandez
Military unit
airstrikes. The weather conditions deteriorated rapidly. The temperature plunged as low as -30 degrees F (-34 C), as heavy snow fell, impeding mobility
Task_Force_Faith
1986 Soviet film
when five geologists plunged into an ice-hole. At once, the head of the amateur initiative enrolled himself into the Polar Bear’s club, stating a membership
The_Holiday_of_Neptun
Northernmost point on Earth
vicinity of the North Pole, and a 2006 expedition reported sighting a polar bear just 1 mi (1.6 km) from the Pole. The ringed seal has also been seen at
North_Pole
United States historic place
sculptures lining the third floor of the building and its iconic polar bear in the Polar Bar, the hotel's bar and cocktail lounge. It is one of the finest
Arctic_Building
2018 video game
shark and pacific viperfish, and animals from the polar regions, such as the Arctic char, polar bear, and emperor penguin, to the game. The expansion pack
Megaquarium
Zoo in Alberta, Canada
mountain goats, grizzly bears, black bears, polar bears, north american porcupine, muskoxen, moose, whooping cranes, black bears, Canada lynx, wood bison
Calgary_Zoo
Arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia
Stuart, S. N. (2009). Species and Climate Change: More than Just the Polar Bear (PDF) (Report). IUCN Species Survival Commission. pp. 36–37. Archived
Koala
Uninhabited island in Nunavut, Canada
season seldom exceed 10 °C (50 °F), and in winter can plunge to as low as −50 °C (−58 °F). With a polar desert ecology, Devon Island receives very little
Devon_Island
Dutch extreme athlete (born 1959)
risks – of the cold water plunge". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 13 May 2024. "You're not a polar bear: The plunge into cold water comes with
Wim_Hof
American naval officer (1888–1957)
was an American naval officer, and pioneering aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator
Richard_E._Byrd
non-competitive swimmers also knew him by his well-earned nickname, "The Human Polar Bear". Brickner attempted to swim the English Channel twice. In his era, this
Gustave_Brickner
Ingestion of food
propulsion, while aerial predators such as sulids, kingfishers and terns plunge dive after their prey. Flamingos, three species of prion, and some ducks
Eating
Sea ice specialist and climate scientist
States Geological Survey (USGS) used Comiso's sea-ice data to monitor polar bear habitat in Alaska's Beaufort Sea, where declining summer sea ice raised
Josefino_Comiso
Wilson 1988, p. 188 Traynor, James (25 April 1988). "McNeill takes the plunge... and still comes up smiling". The Glasgow Herald. p. 9. Retrieved 9 January
History of Celtic F.C. (1887–1994)
History_of_Celtic_F.C._(1887–1994)
Greek mythological figure
Sun, causing the beeswax in his wings to melt. Icarus fell from the sky, plunged into the sea, and drowned. The myth gave rise to the idiom, "fly too close
Icarus
Finnish military unit
upon [them], son of the north!"). The regiment's flag had a picture of a polar bear, and the colours were based on a Finnish state flag. Pohjan Pojat crossed
Pohjan_Pojat
Lifeboat from the RMS Titanic
washed off deck and partially submerged when the Titanic made her final plunge at 2.20 am. Despite being dangerously overloaded by the many people that
Titanic_Collapsible_Boat_A
Marine consumer-resource system
fish, though it occurs in apex predators of marine mammals, such as polar bears and killer whales. As a point of contrast, humans have a mean trophic
Marine_food_web
Former reversing log flume dark ride
surface. The boats floated briskly past scenes of Atlantic puffins, polar bears and living trees, before coming to a stop on the edge of another waterfall
Maelstrom_(ride)
Sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard
competition with fairly strict judging patterns. Such competitions include the Polar Bear Invitational in Winnipeg, the Sting in Victoria, and the Alberta Provincial
Diving_(sport)
Daniel Frutgier - president of the NSW Swiss Club); A photograph of a polar bear sleeping on an iceberg wins the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's
List of The Weekly with Charlie Pickering episodes
List_of_The_Weekly_with_Charlie_Pickering_episodes
Lifeboat from the RMS Titanic
it was washed off deck and upside down when the Titanic made her final plunge at 2:20 a.m. It carried mostly men, including Second Officer Charles Lightoller
Titanic_Collapsible_Boat_B
"like dissolves like" refers to the ability of polar or non polar solvents to dissolve polar or non polar solutes respectively. simplex sigillum veri simplicity
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
City in Alaska, United States
residents continue relying on subsistence food sources. Whale, seal, polar bear, walrus, waterfowl, caribou, and fish are harvested from the coast or
Utqiagvik,_Alaska
American television series (2004–2010)
survival is threatened by a number of mysterious entities, including polar bears, an unseen creature that roams the jungle (the "Smoke Monster"), and
Lost_(TV_series)
Amusement park in Hong Kong
exhibits with different themes, such as a giant panda habitat, rainforest, and polar displays, as well as an aquarium featuring the world's largest aquarium
Ocean_Park_Hong_Kong
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Latin America and the Caribbean
turbulent Urubamba River in its central part and two major mountain chains plunging on both sides of a deep valley covered by vegetation. On either side of
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
Historic_Sanctuary_of_Machu_Picchu
Oceanarium, theme and marine mammal park
children's rides and an interactive water fountain. In 2000, Polar Bear Shores opens with a pair of bears from Beijing Zoo and Reid Park Zoo. In 2003, Pirates
Sea_World_(Australia)
1981 British TV series or programme
Animal behaviour (Gordon Buchanan) Tribes, Predators & Me The Bear Family & Me The Polar Bear Family & Me Others (David Attenborough) Attenborough and the
Bellamy's_Backyard_Safari
Video game franchise
Developer Q&A". CMON Limited. May 9, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2023. Polar_Bear (October 28, 2019). "God of War: The Card Game Now Available". Tabletop
God_of_War_(franchise)
Shipwreck in the North Atlantic Ocean
p. 23. Parisi 1998, p. 8. Timeline for 2000. "Titanic couple take the plunge". BBC News. BBC. 28 July 2001. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017
Wreck_of_the_Titanic
English actor (1917–2000)
Major Armand Guy Hiddingh. Date retrieved 1 May 2023. "Mother and Two Sons Plunge 15 Stories to Death in New York City" (PDF). Niagara Falls Gazette. Associated
David_Tomlinson
1994 TV series or program
alligators, red-bellied turtles, arctic wolves, musk oxen, polar bears and black bears are all featured. The diversity of the North American landscape
Really_Wild_Animals
National airline of Iran
parts and new planes led to a dramatic rise in its average fleet age and plunging safety record. As of March 2017, Iran Air's average fleet age stands at
Iran_Air
Pictures Imageworks in Spider-Man: Homecoming, who based the design on polar bear hair due to its translucent nature as well as its design in Civil War
Features of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Features_of_the_Marvel_Cinematic_Universe
Accompanied by a hunter named Aidan, her cursed older sister, Brietta, and a polar bear named Shiver, the group uncover family secrets and make a plan to defeat
List_of_Barbie_films
Fantastical beast in Chinese tradition
modern-day 1000 catties to be 600 kilograms (1,300 lb), as much as a polar bear. Yamaguchi (2006), pp. 35, 37, 39. Hua, Linfu; Buell, Paul D.; Unschuld
Huoshu
Titanic (15 April 1912), giving orders to crew members before the final plunge of the sinking ship "When a man has a great name, he must expect to die
List of last words (20th century)
List_of_last_words_(20th_century)
Icebreaker of the US Coast Guard
keel was laid on 16 September 1996. Healy joined the icebreakers Polar Star and Polar Sea in their homeport of Seattle, on 10 November 1999. The ship departed
USCGC_Healy
Bird that breeds in the Arctic and subarctic and migrates to the Antarctic
of drawing blood, and is capable of repelling many raptorial birds, polar bears and smaller mammalian predators such as foxes and cats. The nest is usually
Arctic_tern
Olympic-class ocean liner
Star Line's Olympic class of ocean liners and the second White Star ship to bear the name Britannic. She was the younger sister of RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic
HMHS_Britannic
Singaporean Chinese drama
She meets Zhou Zhida (Li Nanxing), who bears an uncanny resemblance to Zhang Feng (though the two are polar opposites in all other areas), and is convinced
The Ultimatum (Singaporean TV series)
The_Ultimatum_(Singaporean_TV_series)
1912 maritime disaster
yourselves," and returned to the bridge just before the ship began its final plunge. It is thought that he may have chosen to go down with his ship and died
Sinking_of_the_Titanic
English television presenter, journalist, author and farmer (born 1960)
actress", and stated that her climate change pleas make him want to "shoot a polar bear in the middle of its face." The Independent Press Standards Organisation
Jeremy_Clarkson
Leader of Russia since 1999
Orange revolutions, saying: "If you have permanent revolutions, you risk plunging the post-Soviet space into endless conflict." Putin allegedly declared
Vladimir_Putin
BBC wildlife documentary television series
superficial treatment of environmental issues. Writing about the plight of polar bears highlighted in "The Great Melt", he commented "it was tempting to ask
Nature's_Great_Events
RMS Titanic crew survivor
nautical mile (1.5 kilometres) away from Titanic when she began her final plunge, and Rowe could hear a rumbling that he likened to a distant thunder as
George_Thomas_Rowe
hypnotic abilities force those spacefarers, who stray too closely, to suddenly plunge into the depths of its lethal sea. Yoth-Tlaggon — The giant slug worshipped
List_of_Great_Old_Ones
Argentine-born British ocean liner stewardess (1887–1971)
machinery fell into the sea like a child's toys. Then she took a fearful plunge, her stern rearing hundreds of feet into the air until with a final roar
Violet_Jessop
Lifeboat from the RMS Titanic
occupants of Lifeboat No. 14 then watched on as Titanic entered its final plunge, with several people on the lifeboat stating later that they had witnessed
Titanic_Lifeboat_No._14
2001 film by Zacharias Kunuk
forth the spirits, and the evil shaman Tungajuaq appears, grunting like a polar bear. Qulitalik confronts the shaman with the powerful spirit of the walrus
Atanarjuat:_The_Fast_Runner
Diane Frolov & Andrew Schneider May 20, 1991 (1991-05-20) 18.6 A satellite plunges out of orbit and crashes into Maggie's boyfriend Rick, killing him instantly
List of Northern Exposure episodes
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Marine animals with a vertebrate column
such as mating, breeding and molting. In contrast, both otters and the polar bear are much less adapted to aquatic living. Their diet varies considerably
Marine_vertebrate
Worldwide glaciation episodes during the Proterozoic eon
this model, Budyko found that if ice sheets advanced far enough out of the polar regions, a feedback loop ensued where the increased reflectiveness (albedo)
Snowball_Earth
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Place Name in Karnataka Bhopal
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Handsome. Famous namesakes: 19th-century British dandy Beau Brummell, AKA George Bryan Brummell;...
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Name of Flower
Surname or Lastname
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English (West Country) : habitational name from any of the forty or so places in southwestern England called Beer(e) or Bear(e). Most of these derive their names from the West Saxon dative case, beara, of Old English bearu ‘grove’, ‘wood’ (the standard Old English dative bearwe being preserved in Barrow). Some may be from Old English bÇ£r ‘swine pasture’.North German and Dutch : from Middle Low German bÄre, Middle Dutch bÄ“re ‘bear’, applied as a nickname for someone thought to resemble the animal in some way, or as a metonymic occupational name for someone who kept a performing bear. Alternatively, it could have been a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a bear, or from a Germanic personal name with this as the first element. See also Baer, Bahr.Respelling of Swiss German Bier.
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English
English : topographic name for someone living by a poplar tree.
Boy/Male
Australian, German
Bear; Courageous
Male
Yiddish
(בֶּער) Yiddish name derived from German baer, BER means "bear." It is often paired with Dov--for example, Ber Dov, Dovber--which also means "bear" in Hebrew and has been borne by many rabbis and Zionists.
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Anglo Saxon
Boar.
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Hindu, Indian
Flower
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Czechoslovakian
From Poland.
Surname or Lastname
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English : from the Middle English nickname Bere meaning ‘bear’ (Old English bera, which is also found as a byname), or possibly from a personal name derived from a short form of the various Germanic compound names with this first element. Compare for example Bernhard. The bear has generally been regarded with a mixture of fear and amusement because of its strength and unpredictable temper on the one hand and its clumsy gait on the other, and in the medieval period it was also thought to typify the sins of sloth and gluttony. All these characteristics are no doubt reflected in the nickname. Throughout the Middle Ages the bear was a familiar figure in popular entertainments such as bear baiting and dancing bears.English : variant spelling of the habitational name Beer.Probably a translation of cognates of 1 in other languages, for example German Baer, and also an Americanized spelling of German Bahr.
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English (Northumbria)
English (Northumbria) : topographic name for someone who lived by the Wear river in northern England. The river name is ancient, occuring in the form Vedra in Ptolemy’s Geographia; it is probably a Celtic word meaning ‘water’.English (Northumbria) : topographic name for someone who lived near a dam or weir, a variant spelling of Ware 1, or a habitational name from a place called Weare, in Devon and Somerset, from Old English wær, wer ‘weir’.
Female
English
Short form of English Beatrix, BEA means "voyager (through life)."Â
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English, Gaelic
Boar; Place Name; Where Birches Grow; One who Sings Ballads; Earth; Land
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German, Teutonic
Courageous; Bear
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British, English
Beard
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Danish, French, German, Latin, Spanish
Pillar
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Beer.
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English
Originally an English pet name BEAU means "handsome," derived from the French word, beau, meaning "beautiful." Later, in the 19th century, it was used as a word meaning "admirer" or "sweetheart." Its use as a forename seems to have been due to Wren's novel Beau Geste (1924) and the character Beau Wilkes in Mitchell's Gone With the Wind (1936).Â
Boy/Male
German, Hebrew
Bear
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