Bec may refer to:

People

Ancient times

Ailill Flann Bec Ailill Flann Bec, son of Fiachu Muillethan, was an Irish dynast belonging to the Deirgtine, the proto-historical ancestors of the historical Eóganachta dynasties of Munster. He was the father of Luigthech, also known as Lugaid, and thus the g ...

, medieval Irish dynast * Anselm of Bec, another name for St Anselm of Canterbury * Bernard du Bec (died 1149), Benedictine monk and abbot *

Colmán Bec Colmán or Colman is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Medieval Irish people * Colmán Bec (died ''c''. 585), Irish dynast * Colmán mac Cobthaig (died ''c''. 622), Irish king * Colmán mac Lénéni (died ''c'' ...

(died c. 587), an Irish king *

Dúnchad Bec Dúnchad Bec was king of Kintyre (in Dál Riata) in the early 8th century. Dúnchad Bec is too late to have been included in the Senchus Fer n-Alban, which includes kings to the first half of the 7th century. He is also unknown to later genealogi ...

, 8th century king of Kintyre, Scotland) *

Óengus mac Colmáin Óengus mac Colmáin Bec (died 621) was an Irish king. He was the King of Uisnech in Mide from 618 to 621. He belonged to the southern Uí Néill. According to the genealogies, he was a son of Colmán Bec (died 587), son of Diarmait mac Cerbaill ...

(died 621), Bec, an Irish king *

Theobald of Bec Theobald of Bec ( c. 1090 – 18 April 1161) was a Norman archbishop of Canterbury from 1139 to 1161. His exact birth date is unknown. Some time in the late 11th or early 12th century Theobald became a monk at the Abbey of Bec, r ...

(died 1161), Archbishop of Canterbury

Modern times

Bec Goddard Rebecca Goddard (born 1978) is a former Australian rules football coach who most recently served as the head coach of the Hawthorn Football Club (AFL Women's), Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). Goddard also previous ...

(born 1978), former Australian rules football coach *

Bec Hewitt Rebecca June Hewitt ( Cartwright; born 23 July 1983) is an Australian actress, television presenter and singer. From 1998 to 2005, Hewitt played Hayley Smith Lawson on the soap opera ''Home and Away''. As Bec Cartwright, Hewitt released an ep ...

(born 1983), Australian actress and singer *

Bec Rawlings Bec Rawlings (born 11 February 1989) is an Australian mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer, who currently competes in the flyweight division. Background Rawlings was raised in Tasmania, and frequently played sports such as basketball, ...

(born 1998), mixed martial artist * Bec Summerton, Australian film producer *

Pierre Bec Pierre Bec (; , ; 11 December 1921 – 30 June 2014) was a French Occitan-language poet and linguist. Born in Paris, he spent his childhood in Comminges, where he learnt Occitan. He was deported to Germany between 1943 and 1945. After returning, h ...

(1921–2014), Occitan poet and linguist

Places and buildings

Bec (placename element) Bec can be sometimes a place-name element meaning pino'cape' (from the bird's beak, bec) Bec is more commonly a place-name element in Normandy, deriving from Norse ''bekkr'', 'stream' (cf. German ''Bach'', English ''-beck''), which is found in ma ...

, a place-name element common in Normandy and also found in England *

Bec Abbey Bec Abbey, formally the Abbey of Our Lady of Bec (), is a Benedictine monastic foundation in the Eure ''département'', in the Bec valley midway between the cities of Rouen and Bernay. It is located in Le Bec Hellouin, Normandy, France, and was ...

, a medieval monastery in Normandy, France *

Bec School Bec School (often referred to as Bec Grammar School) was a boys' grammar school in Tooting, South London, England. History It was established in Tooting Bec in 1926. The school closed when it was amalgamated with the adjacent Hillcroft Schoo ...

, a school in London *

Le Bec-Hellouin Le Bec-Hellouin () is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Eure in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy Regions of France, region in northern France. It is best known for Bec Abbey and has recently ...

, a town in Normandy, France

Other uses

*Bec or

Beag In Irish mythology, Bec (modern Irish ''Beag'', meaning "small") was one of the Tuatha Dé Danann. She was known for having a magic well, that would grant wisdom with one drink and foretelling for a second. The well was guarded by her three daught ...

, a creature in Irish mythology *BEc, the

Bachelor of Economics A Bachelor of Economics (BEc or BEcon)Bureau of Labor StatisticsHow to Become an Economist/ref> is an academic degree, awarded to students who have completed specialised undergraduate studies in economics. Variants include the "Bachelor of Econo ...

* ''Bec'' (novel), by Darren Shan; also Bec MacConn, protagonist of the novel

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