To name a child this

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DH is in love with the name Bo for a boy. Thing is I personally do not like the other spelling of Beau but have concerns about Bo - can hear kids teasing calling B.O etc. I do like the name though. Would you go ahead with the Bo spelling or are there any other suggestions please?

I think it's terrible, sorry

Wonder if Bonar Law ever got called Bo by his mates? Didn't seem to hold him back in life anyway.

I really like it. If you like it use it.
People will always have something not so nice to say (even if you call him Peter) you can’t win.

It's growing on me. There's nothing wrong with it and I think it could be quite a cool type of name.

I knew a female Bo. I don’t think it’s a boy’s name.

I know a ‘Boe’ (girl) I think it’s awful

Short for Bojak? It would need to be Beau otherwise it's more of a pet or cartoonish name. Never come across a Bo male or female. I've heard worse names!

TinklyLittleLaugh my first thought was Bo Diddley too!

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Are you a geek? Boromir would be an excellent name IMO.

Our baby is due on May the 4th so I'm currently trying to reach a compromise with DH on a Star Wars name which is not "Kylo Ren" which is his first choice. 😂

Bo Burnham is very funny. I like him. :)

I like Beau but really not keen on Bo...

I'm reminded of the Dukes of Hazard. Just saying...

No one here ever heard of Bo Diddley who basically invented rock and roll?

Called elias- bo was a nickname

Ellas Otha Bates

There was Beau Geste too. He was full of derring-do and ran off and joined the Foreign Legion or something.

Beauregard is cool. (Jim) Bowen is not 🎯.

Wonder if Bonaparte ever got called 'Bo'?

Bonaparte and Josephine were Bo 'n' Jo to their pals.

All those saying Beau is a ridiculous name need to get out more. Beau has been around loads over the last few years. It is also an old fashioned regency name (Beau Nash, Beau Brummell) so the OP doesn't deserve such derision for considering it, regardless of personal taste.

I prefer the original spelling of Beau, OP.

DH really wanted Bo for our DC. It's one of the only names he suggested for all four pregnancies. He was overjoyed when he learned there had been one in my family (Great Great Grandparents were Swedish).
It sounds dreadful with our surname though.

Just don't. It would be utterly ridiculous.

I know a child called Bo: she's a girl. It's a rather odd name to be lumbered with, I think.

Bo Diddley
Bo Duke

There are hundreds of Scandinavians and Americans of Scandinavian descent called Bo.

I used to watch Days of Our Lives, Beau had a long tumultous love with Hope. I loved both names, but DH vetoed Hope. It got ridiculous when both actors left and new actors played the same roles. Oh hum.

I don't know the answer to your dilemma, but i don't feel bad I didn't get the name I originally wanted. Maybe try a different name, if you really don't want it.

Bowie if you’re a fan of David Bowie, then he’s named after a super cool guy and you can legit shorten it to Bo?

I can only think of 3 'Bos'. Bo Jackson (first name Vincent), Bo Burnham (Robert), and BoJack Horseman (cartoon).

I was going to say Bo Duke from Dukes of Hazzard, but Wikipedia tells me his name was Beauregard.