Love ‘Beau’ for a boy but what if he’s not handsome?

[Lincolnlemons]

I’m pregnant with a baby boy and love the name Beau, feels chic without being pretentious. My only worry is that what if DS doesn’t grow up to be conventionally handsome? Feels like a gamble and possibly an opening for bullies when he’s in school? Am I being ridiculous?

Bodhi? Can shorten to Bo? Quite cool

Beau for a girl is awful, and jolie laide isn't really a compliment.

It’s the most masculine name there is - it’s literally the male form of Belle.

I KNOW. But as I've said multiple times, it looks like the first half of Beautiful. It LOOKS feminine. And when I hear it, I see that feminine-looking spelling. Plus it sounds like Bow, a feminine thing. I really hate it as a name.

Wasn't there a character called Bliss? One of Blake and Alexis's kids that popped up several series in, that no-one had ever mentioned but had been "travelling in Europe" or something for the last 5 years.

She was a wispy blonde as I recall. Even as a teen I remember thinking what if she'd grown up to be built like a brick shithouse with a face like a bag of spanners?

The thought stuck with me and my DC have unremarkable names and turned out just fine. I think there were more Laceys and Chelseas at their school than, say, James and Katie so names parents think are original at birth can be quite common by the time they start school.

Bliss was Jason and Sable Colby's daughter.

‘Chic’…😅