[Opinions] That was apallingly rude (m)
in reply to a message by Lizzie_Jay (nsi)
Don't try to defend your ignorance by calling other people 'silly'.
-eau is an old-fashioned ending from the mediaeval period, and has nothing to do with 'beau'. This has been discussed repeatedly on the facts board; if you'd bothered to search you would have found that out. Isabeau is 100% feminine and it would be extremely ignorant to use it on a boy just because it bears a superficial resemblance to 'beau'.
-eau is an old-fashioned ending from the mediaeval period, and has nothing to do with 'beau'. This has been discussed repeatedly on the facts board; if you'd bothered to search you would have found that out. Isabeau is 100% feminine and it would be extremely ignorant to use it on a boy just because it bears a superficial resemblance to 'beau'.