Sorry another name thread. Honest opinions on this name...

[Nbg]

Beau (pronounced Bo)

I've loved this name for ages and to my utter suprise dh does too!

Just one thought though,
our surname also begins with B and has 2 syllables.

Will it sound silly?

Not keen, to be honest, as a given name - among other things you'd be committing him to a lifetime of having to spell it. Which I didn't anticipate when I gave my ds a name which is only known in one corner of Britain.

Might well be nice as the name you call him by, so long as he turns out to be beautiful, which of course he will. Can you think of another name beginning with B you like, then Beau can be the pet name he's known by?

Oh, just on names that mean a particular physical appearance, I knew some people whose son was going to be called Butch - until he arrived, with soft curls and long eyelashes.

Peter used to work with a young man call Bo, he was gorgeous

I have a relative called Beau. It was spelt Bo when he was little and then he decided to change it to Beau when older. His name is William - so I don't know if it is a diminutive of William or coming from somewhere else. I think it is a gorgeous name, but only spelt Beau (because I wouldn't wish on anyone going through school named after smelly armpits)

Thanks for the replies

I prefer people to be honest. If you don't like it you don't like it.

It wouldn't do to all be the same

Nice to hear that there are a few others with the name too.

Great name. Especially with the alliteration in your second name. Very cool.

Umm, TBH I'd worry a bit about school yard teasing...

don't send him on an exchange trip to France though

School yard teasing doesn't bother me tbh because there are so many children now with different names and besides children can take the mickey out of anything really.

Why is that FG?

Or am I being totally thick here

because it means beautiful

Ahhh!

Well he will be beautiful

I'm sure he will be Nbg, I just think it's quite a name to carry, that's all

But obviously my opinion is tainted because of the french meaning

I suppose it's quite a girly meaning.

Only if he goes to France though Nbg. (The same as a French person coming over here and introducing themselves as "Gorgeous" (Not entirely inconceivable!)
Problem being if you are Francophiles then.

Does everyone look at meanings for names then?

I never bother!

I looked at dd's name's meaning, out of curiosity (it's not an unusual name though)
I think it's just nice to know

I looked at dd's name's meaning, out of curiosity (it's not an unusual name though)
I think it's just nice to know

Maybe we should learn by our mistake.

DD's name means gift from Matthew.
BIL is called Matthew

I think that Frenchgirl was suggesting that it's less of the traditional meaning of the name, more the direct translation in this instance.
FWIW I quite like the name

lol Nbg

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76% of people rate this name "good" or above, so your DS would be statistically unlikely to have tea spat all over him every time he introduces himself. Wish same could be said for my DS

I actually thought everyone would hate it!