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Original poster

Beau-Lilah for a girl

488 replies

w9828971 · 09/10/2025 14:09

Thoughts?

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Arcencielle · 09/10/2025 22:27

It’s got to be a wind up

brunettemic · 09/10/2025 22:27

It’s looks like someone threw some letters up in the air and that’s how they landed.

Cherrytree86 · 09/10/2025 22:26

It’s lovely, OP. It’s totally unique and shell be the only one in her class with that name and that’s really important.

UnctuousUnicorns · 09/10/2025 22:25

In the examples above, Stevie is short for Stephanie, Glenn for Glenda, and Daryl (or Darrell if you're Enid Blyton) isn't necessarily a boy's name, and doesn't even sound particularly masculine imo.

ChimpanzeeThatMonkeyNews · 09/10/2025 22:19

Starbri8 · 09/10/2025 20:53

Hi Op, I'm not a fan of both names together , the flow is peculiar . However I love the name Beau and it is the given name of my youngest girl. People always harp on about it being the masculine spelling in french for a boy . I was well aware of this when i chose it, i studied french in uni but language is fluid and ever changing and I like the sound and the spelling . My feisty Beau who at five yrs old loves martial arts could never be a dainty Belle . She owns her name. Her second name is Alexandra but we don’t use that day to day. Some girls suit masculine names Stevie Nicks , Daryl Hannah , Glen Close to name a few . ❤️

Those women ‘suit’ those masculine names, simply because we don’t know them any other way.

BatchCookBabe · 09/10/2025 22:17

UnctuousUnicorns · 09/10/2025 22:08

Beau Nee Em (showing my age now).

Awwww, 😆 Love them!

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ChimpanzeeThatMonkeyNews · 09/10/2025 22:16

UnctuousUnicorns · 09/10/2025 22:08

Beau Nee Em (showing my age now).

Good friend of Ra-Ra-Rasputin.

FoxesSox · 09/10/2025 22:13

Depends, I have a friend in the traveller community who has a Beau-dahlia - sounds the same sort of thing? Is it a cultural fit? Just Choose a name that you like. All names are subjective.

Movingonup313 · 09/10/2025 22:12

I am not a fan of hyphenated names but I really like this. I think Beau is a lovely name for a girl. It looks and sounds girly and bows are quite girly. I think what you have flows nicely. Clearly im in the minority. (So many names used for both boys and girls so im not put off by the French use of the word)

UnctuousUnicorns · 09/10/2025 22:08

Beau Nee Em (showing my age now).

BatchCookBabe · 09/10/2025 22:03

Iloveburgerswaymorethanishould · 09/10/2025 22:02

My niece is called Beau-Belle. And she bloody suits it so much!!!!

My niece is called Shore-ditch.

Sorry, I'll get me coat. Blush

Iloveburgerswaymorethanishould · 09/10/2025 22:02

My niece is called Beau-Belle. And she bloody suits it so much!!!!

Netmumnet · 09/10/2025 21:57

Sounds like Delilah but Belilah

Figgygal · 09/10/2025 21:57

I won't be as rude as some others but its an absolute no from me too

cuppacat · 09/10/2025 21:55

twattydogshavetwattypeople · 09/10/2025 21:30

A heaul?

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Aww come on MN moderators - bring back the laughing emoji - pleeeeeease!!

ErniesGhostlyGoldTops · 09/10/2025 21:55

Ooofe no. Not even a year old and you hate her already. Bless her!

cuppacat · 09/10/2025 21:54

hahaha loving the responses to the OP who is clearly deranged.

My immediate thought was Beau-Jo which would be so much nicer - though it has a familiar ring to it? ...😜

ZenNudist · 09/10/2025 21:50

Id probably say My my my Beau-lilah

I'd also have to ask Why why why Beau-lila?

Forgive me Beau-lilah I just can't take any more.

BellesAndGraces · 09/10/2025 21:45

Bo-chicka-wow-wow

Louisiannadaisy · 09/10/2025 21:45

Beulah (Scottish name) or beaulah

twattydogshavetwattypeople · 09/10/2025 21:33

SouthernNights59 · 09/10/2025 21:04

I actually quite like, but I live in a country where there are all sorts of unusual names and we are not quite as rigid as people seem to be in the UK.

If you like it OP then it really, really, doesn't matter what other people think.

It will matter when the child is old enough to wonder why the hell did my parents do that to me.

TurquoiseDress · 09/10/2025 21:33

Slebs · 09/10/2025 20:46

Alternatives-3

Beau-Tox
Dermal-Filler
Radio-Frequency
Micro-Needling
Katie-Price

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TurquoiseDress · 09/10/2025 21:31

Err, no way…are you high?

twattydogshavetwattypeople · 09/10/2025 21:30

Bearlionfalcon · 09/10/2025 14:50

There’s a hole in my bucket
Beau-Lilah
Beau-Lilah
There’s a hole in my bucket Beau-Lilah
A hole

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A heaul?

Zanzara · 09/10/2025 21:26

Have you considered Deirdre?