Beckett
Meaning of Beckett
Beckett comes from an English surname with more than one proposed origin. It may derive from a nickname based on Middle English bek, 'beak', for someone with a prominent nose, or from a place name meaning 'bee cottage'. It is pronounced BEK-it and can be shortened to Beck.
The name is closely associated with Samuel Beckett, the Irish playwright and novelist who wrote Waiting for Godot and won the 1969 Nobel Prize in Literature. The spelling Becket is familiar from Saint Thomas Becket, the 12th-century Archbishop of Canterbury.
In the U.S., only 6 boys were named Beckett in 1992, but the name has since become far more common. It rose from 196th in 2023 to 141st in 2025, its highest rank so far, with a record 2,518 boys given the name.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as BEK-it (/ˈbɛkɪt/)
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Notable People Named Beckett
| Beckett was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Group 1 National Stakes at two and later the Joel Stakes after injury, then retired to stud in Ireland and Australia with limited success. |
