See the results of this poll: Piper Beau vs Piper Beaux?
Respondents: 44 (This poll is closed)
- Piper Beau : 34 (77%)
- Piper Beaux: 10 (23%)
Beaux is the plural of [name_u]Beau[/name_u], so it’s a little odd to me to use for a name!
Agree that [name_u]Beau[/name_u] is better, but it’s masculine meaning “handsome” so also a bit odd to use as a middle name for a girl. [name_f]Belle[/name_f] is the feminine - does that appeal to you at all?
Or how about:
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] Vie (life)
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Soleil[/name_f] (sun)
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Bijou[/name_f] (jewel)
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Fleur[/name_f] (flower)
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Joie[/name_f] (joy)
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Journee[/name_f] (day)
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Lune[/name_f] (moon)
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_u]Roche[/name_u] (rock)
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Ines[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Estee[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_u]Alix[/name_u]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Roxane[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
My thought exactly.
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_u]Beau[/name_u], though I do much prefer [name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Belle[/name_f] since [name_u]Beau[/name_u] reads quite masculine to me
Any chance of [name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_u]Bo[/name_u]? Or a different [name_m]French[/name_m] middle? Beaux, as lavenders mentioned, is plural, and [name_u]Beau[/name_u] is inherently masculine. In [name_m]French[/name_m], you wouldn’t use it to refer to a woman or even a feminine noun. English doesn’t have a direct equivalent because we don’t have gendered nouns, but [name_u]Beau[/name_u] would be something like “[name_m]Butch[/name_m]” or “Swarthy” or “Handsome”- used pretty much exclusively to refer to men. Some other [name_m]French[/name_m] ideas:
[name_f]Lune[/name_f]
Geneve
[name_f]Jolie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maelys[/name_f]
[name_f]Perle[/name_f]
[name_f]Reine[/name_f]
[name_u]Vrai[/name_u]
[name_f]Thais[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f] (pron. ca-ME in [name_m]French[/name_m])
[name_f]Manon[/name_f]
Any chance of [name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_u]Bo[/name_u]? Or a different [name_m]French[/name_m] middle? Beaux, as lavenders mentioned, is plural, and [name_u]Beau[/name_u] is inherently masculine. In [name_m]French[/name_m], you wouldn’t use it to refer to a woman or even a feminine noun. English doesn’t have a direct equivalent because we don’t have gendered nouns, but [name_u]Beau[/name_u] would be something like “[name_m]Butch[/name_m]” or “Swarthy” or “Handsome”- used pretty much exclusively to refer to men. Some other [name_m]French[/name_m] ideas:
[name_f]Lune[/name_f]
Geneve
[name_f]Jolie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maelys[/name_f]
[name_f]Perle[/name_f]
[name_f]Reine[/name_f]
[name_u]Vrai[/name_u]
[name_f]Thais[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f] (pron. ca-ME in [name_m]French[/name_m])
[name_f]Manon[/name_f]
Please go with [name_u]Beau[/name_u]…Beaux is really, really unfortunate and pretentious-seeming. Plus, as someone with virtually no knowledge of [name_m]French[/name_m], I want to pronounce it to rhyme with “hoax” even though I know that’s not correct.
I’m [name_m]French[/name_m], so obviously Beaux (plural form of [name_u]Beau[/name_u]) is really odd to me, just like using [name_u]Beau[/name_u] for a girl. It’s such a common word, we use it very often. If people decide to choose a name from a different culture, I think they should respect this culture, especially when the name is actually a common word. Using [name_u]Beau[/name_u] for a girl/woman (or a feminine noun - because all nouns are gendered in [name_m]French[/name_m]-) is definitely wrong in my language. Sorry.
I would use [name_u]Bo[/name_u] (unisex) or [name_m]Bow[/name_m].
Some [name_m]French[/name_m] ideas
[name_m]French[/name_m] word names:
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Lune[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Boheme[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Lys[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Ciel[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] Louve
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Cerise[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Etoile[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] Automne
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Avril[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Violette[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Capucine[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Neige[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_m]Eb[/name_m]ène
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Brune[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Prune[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] Myrtille
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] Brume
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] Hiver
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_m]Ad[/name_m]èle
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] Ambre
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] Céleste
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] Ombre
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] Nuit
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] Astrée
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] Rousse
Other:
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_u]Bo[/name_u]-[name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Jeanne[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Anais[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] Maelyne
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Maelys[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] Lisabeau
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] Mahault
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Maelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Odile[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Belle[/name_f].
If you want something [name_m]French[/name_m], don’t use the masculine version for a girl…
I think it is important to understand that English is an unusually “unisex” European language. Our words are not gendered the way they are in Romance languages so using masculine names on women is more appropriate. But in a Romance language, like [name_m]French[/name_m], it actually just looks like a mistake (like you didn’t know it was masculine and made a grammatical error). (Yes, the [name_m]French[/name_m] use names like [name_u]Jean[/name_u]-[name_f]Marie[/name_f] or [name_u]Claude[/name_u]-[name_f]Jeanne[/name_f] but that is a religious thing, which exists within a specific cultural context.)
[name_u]Beau[/name_u] is especially masculine, not only as a word, but also in its use. It’s the equivalent of naming your daughter [name_m]Boyd[/name_m] or [name_m]Guy[/name_m] - not only is it used as a masculine name, it also has masculine connotations in its sound/use.
I really recommend finding a [name_m]French[/name_m] feminine name you like, or (as others have suggested), going with an Anglicised version like [name_u]Bo[/name_u] or [name_m]Bow[/name_m].
What about [name_f]Boheme[/name_f]? [name_u]Beau[/name_u] is super weird for a girl for the reason esita mentioned. And, absolutely no offense intended, but if you’re naming a girl [name_u]Beau[/name_u] or Beaux, it makes it pretty obvious that you don’t know much about [name_m]French[/name_m].
Thanks for all of the responses and suggestions!
I speak [name_m]French[/name_m] on a daily basis with friends and in school, so [name_u]Beau[/name_u] definitely does not appeal to me for a girl. [name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Belle[/name_f] would be much more interesting. Beaux seems very pretentious, and it is just plural, which wouldn’t make any sense.
I would prefer [name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_f]Belle[/name_f] because [name_u]Beau[/name_u] is masculine. Other [name_m]French[/name_m]-sounding names:
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Anette[/name_f]
[name_u]Dominique[/name_u]
[name_f]Victoire[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurore[/name_f]
[name_f]Apolline[/name_f]
[name_f]Manon[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Yvette[/name_f]
I really like [name_u]Piper[/name_u] [name_u]Dominique[/name_u] as an option.