Beat (name)

This article is about the given name. For other names, see Beat (disambiguation).

Beat

Pronunciation	Beh-awe-t
Gender	Male
Other gender
Feminine	Beata, Beate
Origin
Language	Latin
Meaning	Blessed
Other names
Derivative	From Latin "Beatus"
Usage	Switzerland, Germany

Beat (pronounced "Bey-ah-t") is a German male given name, derived from the Latin name Beatus, which means "blessed".^[1] The name is common in German-speaking Switzerland because of St Beatus of Lungern, considered a patron saint. The female variant is Beate. The name Beat may refer to:

• Beat Jans (born 1964), Swiss politician who serves as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2024
• Beat Bosch (born 1971), Swiss athlete
• Beat Breu (born 1957), Swiss cyclist
• Beat Fehr (1943–1967), Swiss racing driver
• Beat Feuz (born 1987), Swiss alpine skier
• Beat Forster (born 1983), Swiss ice hockey player
• Beat Furrer (born 1954), Austrian composer
• Beat Gähwiler (born 1965), Swiss athlete
• Beat Gerber (born 1982), Swiss ice hockey player
• Beat Grögli (born 1970), Swiss Roman Catholic Bishop of Sankt Gallen
• Beat Hefti (born 1978), Swiss bobsledder
• Beat W. Hess (born 1949), Swiss businessman
• Beat Koch (born 1972), Swiss cross country skier
• Beat Mändli (born 1969), Swiss equestrian
• Beat Müller (born 1978), Swiss sport shooter
• Beat Raaflaub (born 1946), Swiss conductor
• Beat Richner (1947–2018), Swiss doctor
• Beat Rüedi (1920–2009), Swiss ice hockey player
• Beat Schwerzmann (born 1966), Swiss rower
• Beat Seitz (born 1973), Swiss bobsledder
• Beat Streuli (born 1957), Swiss artist
• Beat Sutter (born 1962), Swiss football player
• Beat Wyss (born 1947), Swiss art historian
• Beat Zberg (born 1971), Swiss cyclist
• Beat/Doctor Beat, a fictional character in the Gloria Estefan song Dr. Beat

See also

• Beate
• Beatus

References

1. Behind the Name. "Given Name Beat". Retrieved on 10 January 2016.