Globally, Beal (Beal 
, بيل 
, ビール 
, among others...) is quite a rare principally boy's, but very infrequently female forename. The forename Beal is characteristic of Sudan, where it is a rare male name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Iraq. More frequently, Beal is the last name as well as the forename.
Beal is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
Beal is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Belle , the fictional character and protagonist/heroine of Disney's 1991 animated feature "Beauty and the Beast"; Bill Sykes , the antagonist from Disney's Oliver & Company; Bill Weasley , character in Harry Potter; Belle Moffat , the fictional character from Louisa May Alcott's Little Women and Bill Potts , the character in Doctor Who, and in many other works.
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foster ellenborough lascelles beal naturalist, b. in South Groton (now Ayer), Mass., US (b. 1840) |
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| latham osborne beal New Zealand engineer, NZ (b. 1831) |
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| latham osborn beal New Zealand land surveyor (1858-1929), AU (b. 1858) |
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| reynolds beal American artist (1867-1951), US (b. 1867) |
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| gifford reynolds beal American artist (1879-1956), US (b. 1879) |
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| merrill d. beal (b. 1898) |
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willis earl beal Singer/Songwriter/Producer, US (b. 1983) |
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brea beal American basketball player |
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| arch beal American politician, US (b. 1955) |
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| graham william john beal (b. 1947) |
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| teron beal American musician, US (b. 1974) |
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| dickey beal college basketball player (1981–1984) Kentucky |
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| graham w. j. beal Director of the Detroit Institute of Arts |
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| mitchell beal American volleyball player, US (b. 1992) |
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