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Beau vs. Bo

Our definate boy name but which spelling?

The Top Baby Name is...

Beau

69%

Bo

31%

Poll created: Feb 24, 2008
Total Votes: 39
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Beau looks classier for a first name. Bo looks more like a nick name to me. Really depends what you are looking for.
posted by guest :: 17 years ago | report
I agree. I love Beau as a given name and Bo as a nickname.
posted by guest :: 17 years ago | report
Beau is more masculine.
posted by guest :: 17 years ago | report
I dissagree. Beau makes me think of like Beautiful, or Bea...Bo, I like. But Beau is fine if you like that kind of thing.
posted by guest :: 17 years ago | report
Beau is girly.. why would you think it is more masculine? It is a very old fashioned term for boyfriend.. my beau and I.. My sons would hate having ot spell their name that way especially in High School.. Here’s our Wrestling Star... "beau"... No.. BO.. that looks more manly.. since when did a man ever make spelling more complicated then it had to be?? you could think of going with Body or Brody nn Bo too.. but if you want just Bo I would go withthe Bo. even Boe would be better then Beau.
posted by guest :: 17 years ago | report
I agree Bo or Boe would be the best spelling. Beau seems girly somehow. Not in how it sounds but how it is spelled.

I asked my sons 15, 17 and 19 what they thought.. they all said BO!.. lol
posted by guest :: 17 years ago | report
Beau looks more sophisticated. The name Spelled Bo looks kind of hickish name to me.
posted by guest :: 17 years ago | report
Bo looks more red neck. Besides Beau(spelled like that) means handsome in French. Its classier. Also when you spell it
B O it reminds me of body odor.
posted by guest :: 17 years ago | report
I think the spelling Beau looks to feminine. I would choose Bo first.
posted by guest :: 17 years ago | report
i love the name beau. what will your middle name be
posted by guest :: 17 years ago | report
I don\’t like either spelling and if I have a little girl I would call her bow-daisy. I don\’t think that Beau even looks like its suppose to sound. And Bo is defently a reminder of body odor. I prefer this name to b a girls
posted by Carlene :: 12 years ago | report
I love beau better because it is classy and it is the start of beautiful how cute aswell.
posted by ehhh :: 11 years ago | report
In my opinion Beau looks more like a name than Bo
posted by Emily :: 11 years ago | report
When I hear BO I’ll I think of is Dukes of Hazard so if a had a boy it would be Bo if a girl it would be Beau
posted by guest :: 9 years ago | report
My Daughters name is Beaux and I added the X to be different and more feminine
posted by Sinead :: 8 years ago | report
i love the name bo as it can be a boy or girls name , most boys named bo spell it like beau and most girls spell it bo . they are both wonderful and unike names but i prefer bo
posted by bo :: 8 years ago | report
Beau is short for beauregard which is a classic southern name meaning handsome, etc.
it is far more sophisticated and classy in meaning than a simple "bo". Educated yourselves, its not girly
posted by Timbo :: 7 years ago | report
Beau is the masculine form of beauty in French... so yeah it's masculine
posted by Blhywrd :: 7 years ago | report
It's interesting that people see Beau as feminine. I'm French and in french words are actually assigned masculine or feminine and Beau is masculine. It's used to describe masculine things otherwise you would use the feminine equivelNt "Belle."
posted by Elle Le Blanc :: 7 years ago | report
Bo Jackson, Bo Duke. Don't really care what the French believe is masculine. Bo in just appearance is far more masculine whereas Beau is more elegant.
posted by Jacob :: 7 years ago | report
Beaux
posted by Rae Dunn :: 6 years ago | report
We are naming our third boy Beau as well. And yes, Beau is the proper spelling for a boy. Bo and Beaux are mostly used for girls. Beau IS french for handsome, but to each their own. While doing research on the name itself to make sure it was not really popular right now, i only came across about 15 Bo's and upwards of 100 Beau's. I love the name and think it will fit great with my two other boys.
posted by Dee :: 6 years ago | report
I really like Beau vs Bo. I wouldn't want other kids calling him or her BoBo. Just my opinion.
posted by Guest :: 5 years ago | report
I Originally went with Boe but found myself calling him Boe Boe...idn
posted by Madeleine :: 5 years ago | report
Ill tell you this much my friends........
Im sooooo lucky to be named Beau, the ladies looooove it, so do the guys.
I'm just saying,....Beau is where its at.
posted by Beau le **** :: 5 years ago | report
BO stands for body odor, which I would feel bad putting a kid through.
posted by Shsdtjes :: 5 years ago | report
Beau isn't really Bo in the English language (bc it French lol). When I see it spelled Beau, I think beau- tiful which is its meaning🤷🏻‍♀️ But I am red neck😜.
posted by Cris :: 5 years ago | report
I'm pretty sure don't want my kid to be gay so I'm just gonna stick with the BO
posted by ****you :: 4 years ago | report
I spelled my sons Beaux. Some people don't understand how to pronounce it but I love it.
posted by Haylee :: 4 years ago | report
We just got a puppy and his name was beau but we changed it to Bow, short for bowtie bc of his white bowtie on his chest 💙
posted by Bow :: 4 years ago | report
Beauregard, Bocephus, Bodidly, BOZO,
Bonehead
!!!!!!!
Just checked with someone (family member), and even though I said Beau, his name is Bo.
posted by Richard :: 11 months ago | report

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