Bo or Beau?

jencastorri

After months and months of trying to find a boy name for our team green baby, DH threw out the idea of Bo. MN would be Alexander. Beau is ranked more popular than Bo, so which one is the better choice?

Bo Alexander

Beau Alexander

lvisser

Beau

SpruceGrouse

Bo looks better to me and I like it with Alexander.

lifesaboutmusic

Beau

rikkiandjulie

Beau.

and I prefer Beaumont, but thats just me. 

StrawberryAlarmClock

lvisser:

Beau

d'accord

Ruby_Soho

Neither. To me you're either giving your kid the name "Handsome" or "Cleetus". Either way, I wouldn't do it. If you *really* have to use one, then Beau. Hopefully most people will be to ignorant to realise

kmv68

Ruby_Soho:

Neither. To me you're either giving your kid the name "Handsome" or "Cleetus". Either way, I wouldn't do it. If you *really* have to use one, then Beau. Hopefully most people will be to ignorant to realise

I completely agree with this.....Sorry!

jencastorri

kmv68:

Ruby_Soho:

Neither. To me you're either giving your kid the name "Handsome" or "Cleetus". Either way, I wouldn't do it. If you *really* have to use one, then Beau. Hopefully most people will be to ignorant to realise

I completely agree with this.....Sorry!

Im missing where its wrong to give your child a name that means handsome. And Atleast Bo is a name of some sort...not to call out anyone's MN choice.

WifeofaMarine

I don't like either, but if I had to pick between the two, I'd pick Beau. 

MrsJuicy2B

I like Beau. Bo seems like a dog's name to me.

jencastorri

I did have a cocker spaniel named Bo when I was about 3. haha. But it doesnt remind me of that so its no big deal to me.

CourtneyRDH

WifeofaMarine:

I don't like either, but if I hate to pick between the two, I'd pick Beau. 

I agree. 

Ella85

CourtneyRDH:

WifeofaMarine:

I don't like either, but if I hate to pick between the two, I'd pick Beau. 

I agree. 

Ditto

austenreader85

I love Beau.  And being from the south as well, I think it's a very nice and classical name.  Bo seems like a nickname.

CluckyEV

collegecouple:

I love Beau.  And being from the south as well, I think it's a very nice and classical name.  Bo seems like a nickname.

This is exactly what I was thinking.

ctygrlstl

Yeah, gotta go with Beau. It will probably get misspelled a bit more, but Bo seems a little... hick-ish. (And of course, there's Little Bo Peep, lol). Beau vs. Bo is kinda like the difference between soft southern charm, and southern inbreed who can't spell.

(And good lord folks, if you can't say something nice/mildly supportive, zip it already. Baby naming is hard enough without people telling you they hate your favorite name. All the "well if I MUST pick one" is just rude. No one's forcing you to comment)

bananers

I like Beau. Bo just reminds me of B.O. (which my friends and I sometimes just call Bo... as in, "it smells like Bo in this subway").

speckledfrog

collegecouple:

I love Beau.  And being from the south as well, I think it's a very nice and classical name.  Bo seems like a nickname.

Agreed

KFACE08

Beau

kerrymass

Definitely Beau.  

Bo seems like how you would spell it for a dog.  

 

AlphabetFish

Beau is what I prefer; it's often a short form of Beauregard, which means something like "easy on the eyes" in French ("beau" by itself meaning the masculine form of "beautiful").

Ruby_Soho

jencastorri:

kmv68:

Ruby_Soho:

Neither. To me you're either giving your kid the name "Handsome" or "Cleetus". Either way, I wouldn't do it. If you *really* have to use one, then Beau. Hopefully most people will be to ignorant to realise

I completely agree with this.....Sorry!

Im missing where its wrong to give your child a name that means handsome. And Atleast Bo is a name of some sort...not to call out anyone's MN choice.

You're missing it because no one said it was wrong, I said that I wouldn't do it. And it's not the fact it means handsome, it's that it *is* the word handsome. In French.

Also, you're a total b!tch. This board is about potential names for babies. It's a chance to get commentary on a name before you give it to a child so that you can make an informed decision. Once you've named your child there's no need for commentary. I certainly didn't ask for your opinion about my child's name.

RaeJ004

Ruby_Soho:

jencastorri:

kmv68:

Ruby_Soho:

Neither. To me you're either giving your kid the name "Handsome" or "Cleetus". Either way, I wouldn't do it. If you *really* have to use one, then Beau. Hopefully most people will be to ignorant to realise

I completely agree with this.....Sorry!

Im missing where its wrong to give your child a name that means handsome. And Atleast Bo is a name of some sort...not to call out anyone's MN choice.

You're missing it because no one said it was wrong, I said that I wouldn't do it. And it's not the fact it means handsome, it's that it *is* the word handsome. In French.

Also, you're a total b!tch. This board is about potential names for babies. It's a chance to get commentary on a name before you give it to a child so that you can make an informed decision. Once you've named your child there's no need for commentary. I certainly didn't ask for your opinion about my child's name.

I'm pretty sure she was just pointing out the the OPer that maybe you shouldn't take naming advice from someone that gave their son the same middle name as Austin Powers....  That's all.

zaramarie81

I definitely prefer Beau.

Bo looks like a nn to me, not a finished name.

iLikeSloths

WifeofaMarine:

I don't like either, but if I had to pick between the two, I'd pick Beau. 

I agree with this.

Ruby_Soho

RaeJ004:

Ruby_Soho:

jencastorri:

kmv68:

Ruby_Soho:

Neither. To me you're either giving your kid the name "Handsome" or "Cleetus". Either way, I wouldn't do it. If you *really* have to use one, then Beau. Hopefully most people will be to ignorant to realise

I completely agree with this.....Sorry!

Im missing where its wrong to give your child a name that means handsome. And Atleast Bo is a name of some sort...not to call out anyone's MN choice.

You're missing it because no one said it was wrong, I said that I wouldn't do it. And it's not the fact it means handsome, it's that it *is* the word handsome. In French.

Also, you're a total b!tch. This board is about potential names for babies. It's a chance to get commentary on a name before you give it to a child so that you can make an informed decision. Once you've named your child there's no need for commentary. I certainly didn't ask for your opinion about my child's name.

I'm pretty sure she was just pointing out the the OPer that maybe you shouldn't take naming advice from someone that gave their son the same middle name as Austin Powers....  That's all.

She is the OP, dipsh!t. Pay attention. And there's no need for you to join the b!tch brigade either.

lvisser

Uhhh, Ruby - did you forget that you are on a message board?  You named your kid that, get used to it.  I have been on these boards for YEARS, my kids names get ridiculed - but who cares?  Let it go!

nikkirenee81

Beau.

shopgirl_07

Love Beau!

o_so_in_love

ctygrlstl:

Yeah, gotta go with Beau. It will probably get misspelled a bit more, but Bo seems a little... hick-ish. (And of course, there's Little Bo Peep, lol). Beau vs. Bo is kinda like the difference between soft southern charm, and southern inbreed who can't spell.

(And good lord folks, if you can't say something nice/mildly supportive, zip it already. Baby naming is hard enough without people telling you they hate your favorite name. All the "well if I MUST pick one" is just rude. No one's forcing you to comment)

jencastorri

RaeJ004:

Ruby_Soho:

jencastorri:

kmv68:

Ruby_Soho:

Neither. To me you're either giving your kid the name "Handsome" or "Cleetus". Either way, I wouldn't do it. If you *really* have to use one, then Beau. Hopefully most people will be to ignorant to realise

I completely agree with this.....Sorry!

Im missing where its wrong to give your child a name that means handsome. And Atleast Bo is a name of some sort...not to call out anyone's MN choice.

You're missing it because no one said it was wrong, I said that I wouldn't do it. And it's not the fact it means handsome, it's that it *is* the word handsome. In French.

Also, you're a total b!tch. This board is about potential names for babies. It's a chance to get commentary on a name before you give it to a child so that you can make an informed decision. Once you've named your child there's no need for commentary. I certainly didn't ask for your opinion about my child's name.

I'm pretty sure she was just pointing out the the OPer that maybe you shouldn't take naming advice from someone that gave their son the same middle name as Austin Powers....  That's all.

 

Amen....

brookelynpaisley

Beau. Bo looks like a NN.

brookelynpaisley

jencastorri:

RaeJ004:

Ruby_Soho:

jencastorri:

kmv68:

Ruby_Soho:

Neither. To me you're either giving your kid the name "Handsome" or "Cleetus". Either way, I wouldn't do it. If you *really* have to use one, then Beau. Hopefully most people will be to ignorant to realise

I completely agree with this.....Sorry!

Im missing where its wrong to give your child a name that means handsome. And Atleast Bo is a name of some sort...not to call out anyone's MN choice.

You're missing it because no one said it was wrong, I said that I wouldn't do it. And it's not the fact it means handsome, it's that it *is* the word handsome. In French.

Also, you're a total b!tch. This board is about potential names for babies. It's a chance to get commentary on a name before you give it to a child so that you can make an informed decision. Once you've named your child there's no need for commentary. I certainly didn't ask for your opinion about my child's name.

I'm pretty sure she was just pointing out the the OPer that maybe you shouldn't take naming advice from someone that gave their son the same middle name as Austin Powers....  That's all.

 

Amen....

You'd think that someone who gave their kid a MN as "bad azz" as Danger would have thicker skin.

jennymac77642

I like Beau over Bo.