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HelpRe: Beau... on a girl?
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The fact that it's a word in English meaning boyfriend, murders any appeal it might have had. (for boys, even, imo)
setting that aside ...
There's a precedent ... Bo Derek. Who was born Mary Catherine. Bo was a stage name according to wikipedia.
But I think Beau is perceived (I perceive it anyway) as short for Beauregard, on a guy. Or else as a GWTW name. Soap-opera-ish, surnamey-style like Raleigh or Dallas. Or Fitzroy, haha. Stage-namey and tongue-in-cheek, even. Like Bo Diddley.
On a gal, to me it'd be about like a gal named Jacque (like for Jacqueline; that was used circa 1950 - possibly pronounced Jackie) or Kai. Its genderbending doesn't seem horribly ugly as some do, to me - but it doesn't seem to pull off any kind of mainstream fashionable style in my view. It's just kind of blah. Like her sister is probably named Bristol.
- mirfak
setting that aside ...
There's a precedent ... Bo Derek. Who was born Mary Catherine. Bo was a stage name according to wikipedia.
But I think Beau is perceived (I perceive it anyway) as short for Beauregard, on a guy. Or else as a GWTW name. Soap-opera-ish, surnamey-style like Raleigh or Dallas. Or Fitzroy, haha. Stage-namey and tongue-in-cheek, even. Like Bo Diddley.
On a gal, to me it'd be about like a gal named Jacque (like for Jacqueline; that was used circa 1950 - possibly pronounced Jackie) or Kai. Its genderbending doesn't seem horribly ugly as some do, to me - but it doesn't seem to pull off any kind of mainstream fashionable style in my view. It's just kind of blah. Like her sister is probably named Bristol.
- mirfak
This message was edited 4/21/2024, 12:06 AM
