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in reply to a message by Tergirl3
It's just very nickname-y to me--like Buddy or Skip. It's also another name for "boyfriend". 'That's her beau, isn't he cute?' Very Little-House-on-the-Prairie, but akin to calling your son Guy, which I've always found a little strange. LOL. :b
It's not a horrible name, but I only see it as a nn, for one thing, though I have seen it used as a 'formal' name. I've only met one real Beau, and he was the bratty son of the preacher from the church where I grew up (he'd be in his teens now, I think). He was James Jr., and James Sr. was often called Jimbo growing up so he thought it'd be cute to call his son Bo, but they preferred the Beau spelling. Bo makes me think of B.O. (as in 'body odor') and it's always a somewhat prevalent soap opera name. :b
It's not a horrible name, but I only see it as a nn, for one thing, though I have seen it used as a 'formal' name. I've only met one real Beau, and he was the bratty son of the preacher from the church where I grew up (he'd be in his teens now, I think). He was James Jr., and James Sr. was often called Jimbo growing up so he thought it'd be cute to call his son Bo, but they preferred the Beau spelling. Bo makes me think of B.O. (as in 'body odor') and it's always a somewhat prevalent soap opera name. :b
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