Thoughts on Beau?

Boy Names
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We have just started TTC our first baby, so we are v. excited! I have one or two girls names that I adore (& my husband has ok-ed) that we would most definitely use. However, I’m still trying to find “the one” for a future boy.

I have always liked the name [name_u]Beau[/name_u], but lately am just starting to love it, and really consider it as a front runner for a future son, as a first name, whilst previously I had thought of it mainly as a middle.

Wondering what are people’s thoughts on [name_u]Beau[/name_u] - do you like it? What connotations does it have for you? Would you use it yourself as a first name or would you relegate it to a middle name? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you know any Beaus [name_m]IRL[/name_m]?

Thanks!

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I know 1 [name_u]Beau[/name_u] that’s in his early 20’s. I honestly feel like the name is really light and feminine and not very strong at all, so I’m not a fan.

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Handsome name with a fun cowboy-ish feel, I like it a lot.
I wouldn’t use it as a first name since I dislike names that have no nicknames though I could see myself using a longer form to get to [name_u]Bo[/name_u]. I live in Greece so I don’t know any Beaus

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I know one, hes 7yrs old and has really blonde hair and is into snowboarding in winter and skateboarding in summer. Hes a real “boy” boy if you know what i mean and hes a handsome chap so its rough and tumble with a certain charm about it name for me

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I don’t know any. I don’t like it as it makes me think of [name_m]Little[/name_m] [name_u]Bo[/name_u] Peep and [name_u]Beau[/name_u] means “a male lover or sweetheart; [LEFT]a frequent and attentive male escort for a girl or woman; a dandy or fop.” I know the use of it is much less, but that’s what comes to mind. I wouldn’t use it, but if I had to it would be a second middle.[/LEFT]

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I like it better for a girl, but it’s also lovely for a boy

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[name_u]Beau[/name_u] was on my list of names too! My husband doesn’t like it though, so he vetoed it. It seems like it’s a name one may love or hate.

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I know of a little [name_u]Beau[/name_u], but I’ve never been a fan of the name. Not sure why, maybe because the sound is too simple?

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I know a [name_u]Beau[/name_u] in his early 20’s who loves his name. He speaks [name_m]French[/name_m] and so is fully aware of the “lover” connotation, but this doesn’t bother him. It does get misspelled as “[name_u]Bo[/name_u]” fairly regularly by strangers, but this isn’t any worse than my name getting spelled as “[name_f]Ann[/name_f]” in my opinion. I think it’s a very handsome, charming, strong name. I see how some people could think it’s feminine, but to me it’s suave while still being fun.

(Edited to add that his full name is Beau Ch@rles, which is a ridiculously good combo in my opinion.)

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I know a [name_u]Beau[/name_u] [name_m]Maverick[/name_m]. He’s roughly 8 now. He’s a rather scrawny and feeble child (physically) and that’s just the exact image I’ve always gotten from the name [name_u]Beau[/name_u]. It also does remind me of the romantic connotation. It’s never a name that I could or would use, but if someone were to want to chose it, I’d suggest it as a middle name only.

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I like it in the middle spot

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Thanks everyone for your thoughts, interesting to see the different connotations people get! Turns out my husband has changed his mind and doesn’t like it anyway. Haha. ”