A sunbeam is:

• a ray of sunlight.
• the name of a school in Benaras.
• the name of a bread. It is less popular now in 2004, but it once was a very popular brand of white bread in the United States.
• Sunbeam (car) - a make of car manufactured by the Rootes group
• Sunbeam (motorcycle)
• Sunbeam Products - American appliance/consumer products manufacturer founded in 1897