Favourite spelling of the name Beau

[mummarichardson]

Just found out we are having a girl, our favourite name is Beau but I am stuck on the spelling as since Beau has become more popular as I know a few boys called Beau and that spelling feels more like a boys name to me.

I really like Bo but husband hates the fact that when she spells it, she will have to say B O as in 'I have bad BO'. Do get his point to be fair.

Then there is Bow but to me that just looks like an object rather than a name.

Which do you think is best?

How about Bowie? He was pretty androgynous so it kind of works and easily shortens to Bo/Bow.

The steamed bun (bao) is pronounced in a different tone and sounds completely different to native speakers

Iseabeau is a lovely name, but it's pronounced Ishbel. So Bo would be a very weird nickname for it.

No it's not. It's a French medieval name, pronounced 'Isa bo' as in Mirabeau.

In fact Mirabeau is another idea to retain the 'beau' without appearing illiterate.

Boux wouldn't be Bo it would be Boo

And boue is French for mud.

The steamed bun (bao) is pronounced in a different tone and sounds completely different to native speakers

I know that and you know that, but I think those who think Beau is a nice girls name do not know that!

Isabeau with Beau for short?

Bella?

What about Bonnie nicknamed Bo?

The pet "semetary" comment says it all.

Laughing at this comment...I assume you know Pet Sematary is a well known Stephen King book, right?

Isabeau is not just a French name it's a MASSIVELY POSH French name so I vote you use it just to piss off the people who are casting aspersions on your intelligence OP [grin ] and no it's not pronounced Ishbel and no beau doesn't mean BJ!

My dog is named bo so it's a no from me. If I had to choose I'd say beau

I think it was Pippa that someone said meant BJ, not Bo.

Boleyn? Nn Bo

No, someone asked a bit upthread if Beau meant BJ. There are lots of words for a BJ in French naturellement but that's not one of them.

I know two girls called Beau, one with this spelling and one with the Bo spelling. I also know a boy Beau. To me, Bo looks wrong. I'm not a huge fan of the name anyway, but if I had to use it for a girl I'd spell it Beau.

You might as well call her Dave.

Please don't call your daughter Beau. Or Bo (for christsake)!

I had a lovely Aunt Bo, real name Roberta. Mind you, her brother was my Uncle Nobby, short for Norbert, so not sure it’s a good recommendation

Oh, OK, I'd forgotten and am showing my international blow job innocence...

PPs were right that 'beau jean' is slang for blow job, it's just not French slang.

Ok fairs dos Ninon. Where is it used?

And Roberta and Norbert? Wow. Top naming skillz.

Ok fairs dos Ninon. Where is it used?

And Roberta and Norbert? Wow. Top naming skillz.

I've heard it used here - it's only a joke though.

Bo means cow in Irish. When I see the word I just see "cow".

I know a girl called Beaux. There were several raised eyebrows when the parents announced the name. Apparently the X at the end makes it cuter.

What doesn't help matters is that the surname begins with O as well....