Beat (name)

Beat (pronounced "Bey-ah-t") is a German male given name, derived from the Latin name Beatus, which means "blessed". 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