Bellevue

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French Bellevue and belle (nice, fair) + vue (view).

Proper noun

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Bellevue (countable and uncountable, plural Bellevues)

  1. A placename
    1. A place in Australia
      1. A suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
      2. A locality in northern Queensland.
    2. A place in Canada
      1. An urban community of Crowsnest Pass, Alberta.
      2. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta.
      3. A community on Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.
      4. A community of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario.
    3. A village in the French Guiana department.
    4. The official residence of the President of Germany.
    5. A neighbourhood of Kristiansand, Norway.
    6. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
    7. A neighbourhood of Malmö, Sweden.
    8. A municipality of Geneva canton, Switzerland.
    9. A place in the United States
      1. A number of places in the United States Virgin Islands
        1. A settlement in Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
        2. A settlement in Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands.
      2. A former settlement in Merced County, California.
      3. An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
      4. A neighbourhood of Macon, Georgia.
      5. A city in Blaine County, Idaho.
      6. A village in Peoria County, Illinois.
      7. A city in Jackson County, Iowa.
      8. A home rule city in Campbell County, Kentucky.
      9. A number of places in Louisiana
        1. An unincorporated community in Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
        2. An unincorporated community in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.
        3. An unincorporated community in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana.
        4. An unincorporated community in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.
      10. An unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland.
      11. A village in Eaton County, Michigan.
      12. An unincorporated community in Lamar County, Mississippi.
      13. A city in Sarpy County, Nebraska.
      14. A neighbourhood of Schenectady, New York.
      15. A city in Erie County, Huron County and Sandusky County, Ohio.
      16. An unincorporated community in Yamhill County, Oregon.
      17. A borough of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
      18. A neighbourhood of Nashville, Tennessee.
      19. A small city in Clay County, Texas.
      20. A city in King County, Washington.
      21. A neighbourhood of Washington, D.C..
      22. A village in Brown County, Wisconsin.
  2. A surname from French.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Bellevue is the 36788th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 607 individuals. Bellevue is most common among Black/African American (74.63%) and White (20.26%) individuals.

See also

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Further reading

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French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From belle +‎ vue.

Proper noun

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Bellevue ?

  1. a habitational surname
    Coordinate term: Beauregard
  2. A placename
    1. A place in the United States
      1. A number of places in Louisiana
    2. A number of places in France

Descendants

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  • English: Bellevue, Belleview, Bellvue, Bellview