The following list identifies city and town names in the USA and Canada that incorporate some variation of “beautiful” or “pretty” in their names. This can be in English, French, Spanish, or other languages. Some examples from French or Spanish are listed below.

Beau, Beaux, and Bel all mean beautiful in French (masculine)

Belle(s) means beautiful in French (feminine)

Hermosa/o means beautiful in Spanish (feminine/masculine)

Linda means pretty in Spanish (feminine)

The most populous of these listed communities is the Seattle suburb of Bellevue, Washington with an estimated 2024 population of 151,505 per the World Population Review. As always, any additions, suggestions, or corrections to this list are most welcome. Peace!

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Beaucanton, Quebec

Beauclair, Wisconsin

Beaufort, Georgia

Beaufort, Missouri

Beaufort, New Jersey

Beaufort, North Carolina

Beaufort, Pennsylvania

Beaufort, South Carolina

Beaufort, Virginia

Beauharnois, Quebec

Beaulac-Garthby, Quebec

Beaumont, Alberta

Beaumont, California

Beaumont, Newfoundland & Labrador

Beaumont, Texas

Beauport, Quebec

Beaupre’, Quebec

Beau Ridge, Virginia

Belle, Missouri

Belle, West Virginia

Belleair, Florida

Belleair Beach, Florida

Belle-Baie, New Brunswick

Belle Center, Ohio

Belle Chasse, Louisiana

Bellfeuille, Quebec

Bellefontaine, Ohio

Bellefonte, Kentucky

Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

Belle Fourche, South Dakota

Belle Glade, Florida

Belle Haven, Virginia

Belle Isle, Florida

Bellemeade, Kentucky

Belle Meade, Tennessee

Belle Plain, Iowa

Belle Plain, Kansas

Belle Plain, Minnesota

Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan

Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania

Belleview, Arkansas

Belleview, Florida

Belleville, Illinois

Belleville, Kansas

Belleville, Michigan

Belleville, New Jersey

Belleville, Ontario

Belleville, Pennsylvania

Belleville, Quebec

Belleville, Wisconsin

Bellevue, Idaho

Bellevue, Iowa

Bellevue, Kentucky

Bellevue, Nebraska

Bellevue, North Carolina

Bellevue, Ohio

Bellevue, Pennsylvania

Bellevue, Texas

Bellevue, Washington

Bellevue, Wisconsin

Bellewood, Kentucky

Belpre, Kansas

Belpre, Ohio

Hermosa, South Dakota

Hermosa, Wyoming

Hermosa Beach, California

Linda, California

Linda, Missouri

Loma Linda, California

Pretty Lake, Indiana

Pretty Prairie, Kansas

Rio Linda, California

St-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Quebec

Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec

St-Etienne-de-Beauharnois, Quebec

St-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage, Quebec

Val-Belair, Quebec

Yorba Linda, California

SOURCES:

• Personal knowledge
• http://www.google.com
• perplexity.ai
• en.wikipedia.org
• worldpopulationreview.com

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