Thoughts on Bo for a girl

[sleepytimebaby]

As the title says quite like the simplicity of the name but not sure everyone will share the love. What do you think?

I think it is cool but would probably use it as a nn.

Beau - YES

BO... stinky

Peep

I think it’s cute but not spelt ‘bo’ as that just makes me think ‘B.O’

Agree Beau is nice though!

Ulrika Jonson.

I like the name Bo but agree that some could make it like BO. Beau would be better

I don't like the way Bo looks or sounds. Too short and unfinished sounding and it's just an ugly sound. Really dislike Beau for a boy as well.

I once heard about a little girl with a cousin Beau. When asked what Beau's new baby sister should be called, she thought for a while and carefully replied

'hair band'

I like it but not spelt that way

Beaux is the best way 😍

You cannot use the masculine word Beau for a girl, and definitely not Beaux - which is both masculine and plural.

Derek!
I actually like it as a nickname but perhaps not as the birth certificate name. I’d give a bit of flexibility to your child re this as she gets older.
Bonny ? Bonnie ? I have an older relative christened this and always liked it.

My daughters best friend is Bo. It suits her massively and she's never had an issue with it at school etc.

Beaux
This means “several handsome men” in French though. I’ve got nothing against names that are words, but this seems a little inappropriate.

I read the thread title as BO so I'm not a fan.

I love it. Bo Derek! I wanted to look like her when I was a girl and at 47, I still want to look like her.

Beau is the masculine for Belle, so definitely stick with Bo.

And for the posters mentioning Ulrika Jonsson as an example, she named her daughter Bo after her FATHER. A man. So not a good example at all. No different to calling your DD Dave or Bob.

Beaux is the best way 😍

it's really not

Beaux

🤮

What about Bodie as the name and Bo as the nickname? Really don't like Bo on its own.

As others have said, Beau is a masculine French adjective and is, therefore, absurd for a girl. It would also set the child up somewhat: what if she is very plain?

Bo is a cute nickname for a child but would not help her to be taken seriously as an adult.

Choose a proper name

Bo Derek was actually called Mary Cathleen Collins

Bo Derek was actually called Mary Cathleen Collins

We know this! But her stage name defined her. As did Tuesday Weld's, for example. It became her name, Bo did.

Bo works well for a girl! As does Belle.

But Beau is the masculine form!

And Beaux is the plural masculine form!

It became her name

But she didn't have to grow up with it.