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Re: Bo and Beau
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First off, I much prefer Bo. Beau is too much of a word...it means "beautiful" in French. I have an issue with any name that is an everyday word in another language, especially that word. That being said, I kind of like Belle as a middle name haha. I guess Bo is kind of cute. A bit silly and cutesy, but on the right person it would work. I'd prefer it as a nn, although the only full name I can think of right now off the top of my head is Bogart, which I don't like.
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Mirsada's dh wants to name a son Boaz, nn Bo. Would that work better for you, in theory? blaaaarg suggested Robert as a formal name, with Bo instead of Bob as a nn. I used to think of Bo as silly and cutesy until I found out it's a real name in Swedish and danish. Who knew? :-)Thanks for the feedback. It's all helpful.

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Hmm, I'm not sure how I feel about Boaz. I'm hearing the word "ass" when I say it, even though I know it's not pronounced like that. Maybe because my mom sometimes pronounces "ass" as "azz" when she doesn't want to swear :P That's more of a personal issue though than an issue other people would have to worry about it haha. Bo as a nn for Robert seems a bit far-fetched to me.
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It appeared to me in a dream about a year ago and now it seems the most natural thing in the world. *shrug*
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