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Name Boux

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Somethingneedstochange · 20/04/2023 14:45

So a relative through marriage neice, daughter has named her child Boux. 😳😳😳Yes I know they can call they're child what they want. But there are going to be a lot pronouncing it Box.

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Sharingcyan · 23/04/2023 20:53

Does little Boux have an (slightly) older brother? I think I know them in real life.

I know another child (girl) called Boux and she’s pronounced ‘Boo’.

HuggingtheHRT · 22/04/2023 09:05

That kid better grace himself for a lifetime of being called 'Borx'

user1492757084 · 22/04/2023 07:49

How does the family pronounce Boux?
Bough of a tree
Bow and arrow
Boo hoo said the owl
Boooks - books with a long vowell accent.
Box and dice
Boux rhymes with soaks

Geneticsbunny · 20/04/2023 18:00

MyFaceIsAnAONB · 20/04/2023 16:07

Presumably your ‘bow’ can be as in ‘to tie’ or ‘to take a’. So you say them both the same??

Boux=madness

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Sorry forgot about "to take a bow". I say beau the same as to tie a bow.

Nounoufgs · 20/04/2023 17:41

Seas164 · 20/04/2023 14:54

Noux

😅

goldenfoliage · 20/04/2023 17:37

Somethingneedstochange · 20/04/2023 14:45

So a relative through marriage neice, daughter has named her child Boux. 😳😳😳Yes I know they can call they're child what they want. But there are going to be a lot pronouncing it Box.

Relative through marriage niece, and someone's daughter's child - beginning of every urban legend LOL

TheVanguardSix · 20/04/2023 17:20

So, who’s Boux’s Bae… or Baex, even?

CaptainMyCaptain · 20/04/2023 17:18

Somethingneedstochange78 · 20/04/2023 16:46

I haven't name changed though so not sure why that's happened.

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Somethingneedstochange78 · 20/04/2023 17:01

ClemmyTine · 20/04/2023 16:51

Op, does the mother of little Beaux have a name that begins with 'L'??

I have only heard of one baby with this name. I quite like it.

I know another couple that named their baby boy Rogue.

No

ClemmyTine · 20/04/2023 16:51

Op, does the mother of little Beaux have a name that begins with 'L'??

I have only heard of one baby with this name. I quite like it.

I know another couple that named their baby boy Rogue.

Somethingneedstochange78 · 20/04/2023 16:46

ItsNotWhatItsNot · 20/04/2023 16:41

OP, your name change mean none of your replies are highlighted as being the OP, to anyone who doesn’t want to sit and read every reply, it looks like you haven’t replied on the thread.

I haven't name changed though so not sure why that's happened.

ItsNotWhatItsNot · 20/04/2023 16:41

OP, your name change mean none of your replies are highlighted as being the OP, to anyone who doesn’t want to sit and read every reply, it looks like you haven’t replied on the thread.

SmurfHaribos · 20/04/2023 16:37

Boo-cs would be how I would pronounce it.

NurseCranesRolodex · 20/04/2023 16:26

Poo
Box
Book

Foundryside · 20/04/2023 16:25

Is it pronounced like Boo?

LucyWeb1 · 20/04/2023 16:19

Geneticsbunny · 20/04/2023 15:56

In my accent bow and beau sound the same... But different from boo which is how I would say boux

Same here

Somethingneedstochange78 · 20/04/2023 16:16

toastofthetown · 20/04/2023 15:34

Whether people like the name or not, I think that offering up the names of family members up for criticism on a public forum is pretty nasty.

They aren't my family. As I said she is a relative through marriage. The mother is her neice's daughter. So they are my cousin's cousin's. But not related to me.

caringcarer · 20/04/2023 16:16

Or pronounced booze Grin

MyFaceIsAnAONB · 20/04/2023 16:07

Geneticsbunny · 20/04/2023 15:56

In my accent bow and beau sound the same... But different from boo which is how I would say boux

Presumably your ‘bow’ can be as in ‘to tie’ or ‘to take a’. So you say them both the same??

Boux=madness

Geneticsbunny · 20/04/2023 15:56

In my accent bow and beau sound the same... But different from boo which is how I would say boux

Howtohideasausage · 20/04/2023 15:52

I know a Roux. Seems like anything goes.

Ontopofthesunset · 20/04/2023 15:47

But why would it be pronounced Beau or Bow? It is a French spelling, so presumably would be pronounced like a choux bun or a roux sauce- Boo rather than Shoo of course. Even in English 'ou' isn't usually 'oh - usually 'ow' (south, hound) but sometimes 'aw' (bought, fought). And I definitely think some people would say Box. Not all people are good at reading, or understanding different phonic rules, particularly those derived from different languages.

NashvilleQueen · 20/04/2023 15:40

Seas164 · 20/04/2023 14:54

Noux

😊😊

SirChenjins · 20/04/2023 15:38

CharlotteSometimes1 · 20/04/2023 15:31

Pronounced Bow presumably, like Beau?

The oux doesn’t give you that ow/eau sound though - it gives an oo sound. So who knows - it could be anything!

Meandfour · 20/04/2023 15:36

Somethingneedstochange · 20/04/2023 14:45

So a relative through marriage neice, daughter has named her child Boux. 😳😳😳Yes I know they can call they're child what they want. But there are going to be a lot pronouncing it Box.

Nobody with half a brain would think “box”

Itll either be pronounced Bow or Beau I would’ve thought.

Each to their own. Hope your relation isn’t on Mn, quite a nasty thing to start a thread about.