naming our son

Boy Names
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Hi we are very stuck with naming our son.

We love the name Beau but we are multicultural family and live in several countries so I am worried how the name may be perceived outside of the Uk for example. We also really like the more common Benjamin and Jack. However Jack seems very overly popular so think that is off the list. Our other kids are Angelica and Isabel. Both names work in any country. I am not too fussed whether the names of our kids go together, it is more important that we love their names.

My dilemma is… shall we call him Beau as first name and take a risk with family and friends overseas (plus taking a risk if we move to a non english speaking country) ?

Name him Benjamin Beau and call him Benny and/or Beau …

Name him Benjamin Beau and just call him Benjamin and Benny ?

name him Beau-Benjamin and call him either??

Any other suggestions? what would you do?

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I think [name_u]Beau[/name_u] as a nickname for [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] isn’t too much of a stretch. I would go for [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] NN [name_m]Benny[/name_m]/[name_u]Beau[/name_u]. [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_u]Beau[/name_u] isn’t bad either.

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Agree with pp. that [name_u]Beau[/name_u] is a viable nickname for [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]. I’d go with [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] nn. [name_u]Beau[/name_u] or [name_m]Benny[/name_m].

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Would it be better to name him [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] [name_u]Beau[/name_u] or [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] “something else?” if we are going to call him both [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] and [name_u]Beau[/name_u]??