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What do you think of Beau for a girl?

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gypsycurlytots · 19/09/2010 10:15

This was top of my list for DD1 due in November, but worried it's becoming rapidly popular this year. I've heard it's also top of the shortlist for a few mutual friends. Confused

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EdgarAllInPink · 19/09/2010 13:21

No.

Wanderingsheep · 19/09/2010 13:20

Isabeau is from Elizabeth which became Ilsabeth and then Islabeau. Because Beau is masculine it changed to Isabelle in France.

Tippychoocks · 19/09/2010 13:15

I do see Grin

Unless you are 100% gone on the name I would put it on the backburner until you have your baby maybe - praps you'll take one look at her and decide she is an Edith Grin.

kimbles1984 · 19/09/2010 13:13

There is little girl called Beau at my youngest childs nursery, spelt the same way too....im not sure how it is meant to be pronounced Blush

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gypsycurlytots · 19/09/2010 13:08

Yes, a few mutual friends, don't consider myself a snob but the type of people they are is why im slightly put off tbh Blush

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Tippychoocks · 19/09/2010 13:04

OP - are lots of your friends seriously considering this for girls?

skidoodly · 19/09/2010 12:55

There are two versions of the name Boudicca/boadicea, one popularised in the 18th c by a popular poem. Of course you can use it. There was a Boadicea on the street where I grew up.

kat2504 · 19/09/2010 12:54

I'm afraid I agree with the people saying no. Beau is a masculine word. So as a girls name, it is not correct. Wouldn't pick it as a boys name either to be honest.

activate · 19/09/2010 12:48

god you can't call a kid Boadicea

for a start the correct pronunciation is Boo-di-Ka, but many people say Bo-di-see-a

and whilst I think it's a great heroic, resonant name it's just not fair to label a 21st centry kid with it

methinks preganncy hormones are rampant at the mo

activate · 19/09/2010 12:46

it's WRONG

it's masculine

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loopyloops · 19/09/2010 12:41

Also, "Bo" here where I live means "chav".

loopyloops · 19/09/2010 12:40

Please don't call her Beau. It is French masculine. How about Belle or Bella?

Next door have a female cat called Chico, which means boy in Spanish. I can't help but judge them for it and think they must be stupid. Please don't do that to your poor daughter.

ramonaquimby · 19/09/2010 12:37

is a silly name

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gypsycurlytots · 19/09/2010 12:37

How do you pronounce Boadicea?

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SirBoobAlot · 19/09/2010 11:11

Terrible.

Piroska · 19/09/2010 11:08

Bonnie?

CharlieBoo · 19/09/2010 10:58

My friend and I were talking about this as we were watching Loose Women. The blonde lady has a daughter called Beau. She said her daughter wishes she was called something much more mainstream and adds names onto the end of her name. Fwiw I love it, but also spelt Bo.

skidoodly · 19/09/2010 10:48

Boadicea?

Warrior Queen of the Iceni

bo short for boadicea would be quite a name

beau short for beautiful is what my grandfather's cousin was called her whole life (pronounced bew).

DaisyDaresYOU · 19/09/2010 10:48

Horrible.sorry

AttilaTheMeerkat · 19/09/2010 10:44

Do not pick Beau - she will be teased mercilessly and called BoPeep. Give her a name she can live with as an adult as well.

belgo · 19/09/2010 10:42

here

belgo · 19/09/2010 10:41

I think there was a queen Isabeau, I will look it up.

Tippychoocks · 19/09/2010 10:39

Don't call her Bo then. Call her something beginning with B and nickname her Bo, that way she's not saddled with a masculine name or something which may cause teasing.
FWIW I think she would suffer more as an adult explaining Beau than she would from BO teasing.

I've googled it and Beaudine is the nearest long name.

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gypsycurlytots · 19/09/2010 10:37

Isabeau is nice Belgo, do you know what it means? Smile

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