Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Beauvis m. Old French biau, bel, Middle French beau 'beautiful, fair; handsome, comely' + Old French viz, vit 'sight, visage'.

France
Middle French
1570 Beufves RegPCC-1 p. 551
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Beauvis". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Beauvis.