Beat

Swiss German form of BEATUS.

BEATUS   male   Late Roman
Masculine form of BEATA. According to legend, Saint Beatus was ordained a priest by Saint Peter and evangelized in Switzerland. Another saint by this name was an 8th-century Asturian theologian.
BEATA   female   Polish, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Late Roman
Derived from Latin beatus meaning "blessed". This was the name of a few minor saints.
EQUIVALENTS
LATE ROMAN: Beatus
FEMININE FORMS
CZECH: Beáta
DANISH: Beata
GERMAN: Beata, Beate
HUNGARIAN: Beáta
LATE ROMAN: Beata
NORWEGIAN: Beata
POLISH: Beata
SLOVAK: Beáta
SWEDISH: Beata