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* Japanese director [[Takeshi Kitano]]'s stage name Beat Kitano is completely unrelated to the above; instead, it derives from "The Two Beats", a comedy duo Kitano had formed in the 1960s, when [[Beat music]] was popular. |
* Japanese director [[Takeshi Kitano]]'s stage name Beat Kitano is completely unrelated to the above; instead, it derives from "The Two Beats", a comedy duo Kitano had formed in the 1960s, when [[Beat music]] was popular. |
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Revision as of 01:35, 18 August 2009
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Beat (pronounced "BEH-awe-t", not like the usual "beat") is a German male given name derived from the Latin beatus ("blessed") used as a name in Christianity. The Spanish/Italian version is Beato.
The name is common in the German-speaking territories of Switzerland but, unlike the female version Beate, obscure in the other German-speaking countries. The name owes its popularity in Switzerland to the semi-legendary Saint Beatus of Beatenberg or Thun, who is considered the national apostle of the Swiss.
- Beat Gähwiler, Swiss decathlete
- Beat Raaflaub, Swiss conductor
- Beat Streuli, Swiss artist/photographer
- Beat Wipf, Swiss artist
- Beat Zberg, Swiss pro-cyclist
- Japanese director Takeshi Kitano's stage name Beat Kitano is completely unrelated to the above; instead, it derives from "The Two Beats", a comedy duo Kitano had formed in the 1960s, when Beat music was popular.