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Beau
by abbie
11/27/2009, 6:49 AM
Do you pronounce the name Beau as B-yoo (rhyming with few) or Bo (as in bow tie)?
Also do you prefer it for a male or female?
Thanks.
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- Anneza
11/29/2009, 10:56 PM
Beau for a boy if you must; Isabeau for a girl, which is distinctive and delightful. Bow as in tie for both.
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- Pink Princess
11/27/2009, 11:49 PM
It's "bow" and it's all male, definitely.:)
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- Chrysanthemum (hayleyskye)
11/27/2009, 5:11 PM
As in bow-tie.It's our kitten's name. He's male.
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- tayariswife
11/27/2009, 2:44 PM
I think of little house on the prairie. don't know if that is favorable or un-favorable...
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- Andromache (Hannah Ruth)
11/27/2009, 1:51 PM
It's pronounced "bow"It's French and it's male.I really dislike it.
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- Pie   +1
11/27/2009, 12:19 PM
Bo, as in the French word.
Definitely a boy's name, as it's a masculine word: Belle is the female version. (Though I guess you could use Bo after Bo Derek, if you really wanted to). It reminds me of my granny, who used to use it as a term for boyfriend - 'Have you got a beau yet?'
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- Callie
11/27/2009, 3:20 PM
ditto thisAfter studying French, using Beau as a female name just seems really odd. Plus, using Beau to mean a boyfriend isn't extremely uncommon in English. I wouldn't use it, but I wouldn't think it was that weird if someone else did, especially an older person.
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- ChopSocky (TheDreadedSockMonkey)
11/27/2009, 8:35 AM
The way I say it, it rhymes with bow.I prefer it on a male, though I've never been fond of it. It sounds southern-snooty to me.
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- amyisobel.
11/27/2009, 7:52 AM
i LOVE Beau! prn. bow :)
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- BBH   +2
11/27/2009, 7:17 AM
Rhyming with Bo. I love it and prefer the spelling Beau for a male. For a female, to feminize it, I would spell it Beaux, but it still seems very unfeminine to the ear.
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- Arialblack   +1
11/27/2009, 7:23 AM
How would you pronounce "Beaux"? Actually the only feminine form of Beau I could envision is Belle... of course it doesn't sound the same at all.
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- BBH
11/27/2009, 7:24 AM
Pretty much the same as Beau unless the next word starts with a vowel and you would pronounce the x as a z sound (le liaison). It's actually a plural form of "beautiful" in French (e.g. "beaux arts"), but I thought it might, as a name, give some distinction from the male name. Actually upon reflection it is rather tawdry.I'd still opt for Belle.

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- Arialblack
11/27/2009, 7:15 AM
I pronounce it "bo", as in French.
And I honestly can't see how it could ever be a girl's name. I find it weird enough on a boy, but it has a certain southern feel that I kinda like.
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- Jen (guest)
11/27/2009, 6:57 AM
Beau is pronounced Bo, like bow tie. It's a French word (the male version of belle). So I would say for a boy, I know one baby boy named Beau. Or for a girl, Beauregard, nn Beau maybe.
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