Belcourt

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Belcourt.

Proper noun

Belcourt (countable and uncountable, plural Belcourts)

1. A surname from French.
2. A census-designated place in Rolette County, North Dakota, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Belcourt is the 36970^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 604 individuals. Belcourt is most common among White (65.07%) and Indian American/Alaska Native (24.01%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Belcourt”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 129.

French

Etymology

The municipality is named after Franco-Ontarian parliamentarian Napoléon Belcourt (1860 - 1932).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛl.kuʁ/
• Hyphenation: Bel‧court
• Rhymes: -uʁ

Proper noun

Belcourt m

1. a surname
2. A municipality of La Vallée-de-l'Or, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Quebec, Canada.

Derived terms

• Belcourtois, Belcourtoise