Beech: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Beech – Meaning: the beech tree; from Old English bōc, a root shared with the word "book" (early writing tablets were made of beech wood) – Origin: Old English – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: BEECH


Beech is an Old English unisex name meaning “the beech tree; from Old English bōc, a root shared with the word "book" (early writing tablets were made of beech wood)”. It appears in 4 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Beech

Meaning: The beech tree; from Old English bōc, a root shared with the word "book" (early writing tablets were made of beech wood).

Origin: Old English.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Beech

Phonetic: BEECH   IPA: /biːtʃ/

Popularity of Beech

Beech doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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