Girls name, what do you think???

[emmared1980]

Hi, I'm on my forth pregnancy and am trying to decide on a girls name. What does everyone think of the name Beau for a girl? This is the only name that me and DH can agree on and I'm just wondering what other peoples opinions are. Thanks.

Well me and my sister have been through our family tree and lets just say it's a big NO on my side of the family.. We are both Welsh, my mums family have got Irish links. Thats about as exiting as it gets!

ooh, there are loads of lovely celtic names aren't there? i was after scottish names for my 2 as they are born and bred scots even if me and dh aren't.

Oh FF2 My parents aruged rotten over my name. They said i Was born near Christmas therefore I Had to be Nat.... or Nat..... SO, I ended up with Las dos..

My dd was born on Xmas eve...

I had some lovely suggestions:

"How about Holly?"

"Oh what about Eve?"

"You know, Mary is lovely"

no, ff, me neither but thought i was being thick too!

I'm with you an Nat (Natalia is lovely)

But Las Dos,.....what is your name?????

I always like the idea of giving a child a name that no one else is their class is likely to have
I think Beau is lovely. We have ours choosen for our bumpy but im not telling hehe
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Belle is the fem. form, Beau is the masculine form. If you like the name then surely go with the spelling Bo, as in Bo Dderek. Beau is just asking for a lifetime of trouble, not only having an 'unusual' name, but also the wrong gender.

i know a girl Beau...its fine IMO. Also like Bo apelling, but as an after name, like for example Daisy Bo.

Yeah sorry, lovely name but i would only ever assciate it with a boy.

if you spell it Bo not beau its a girls name of chinese origin meaning 'precious'

I prefer it for a girl TBH. The spelling seems girly to me - personally I'd never name a boy that (although Bo seems more boyish!! )

Not my cup of tea but it's your baby, go with your own feelings!

i like it

i prefer it for a boy cos it means handsome but it's fine for a girl too

I don't associate it with a boy either, but then I had never heard of it until a friend named her baby girl beau & it really suits her

Oh no! When I think of Bo it always reminds me of BO (as in body odour!).

Not a good name to saddle your child with!

Beau is pretty would be like calling a girl 'handsome'.

Thanks for all the replies, seems like a mixture some like it, some don't. It does make me happier knowing that I'm not completely mad thinking of this name for a girl.

Most people seemed to think it was a boy's name though. How unfortunate.

Mabel is a nice name for a girl I think.

I know an Isabeau (girl), and Bo is for a girl or boy.

But Beau for a girl .....I have to admit, I'd say it was a boy's nmae

I disagree with most of you - I've heard of several girls called Beau, as well as others called Bo. I also think it's cool. And I also think OP should go for it!