Boy name help- short list. Beau perhaps?

soontobemomof6 · July 2017

Andrew

Abel

Beau

Ezra

Oliver

Noble

My fave so far is Beau, it's just the one that comes to mind most when I look at my two year old daughter and imagine if she were a boy! Could Beau be short for anything besides Bowen and Beauregard?

Bringmemylongswordho · July 2017

Boaz. There's also Bodhi, but that's very "white people trying to look cultured and failing"

I like Beauregard best though for Beau. May I ask your daughters name? In a vacuum I prefer Ezra best of your list, but depending on your daughters name I might vote for something different.

queenbone · July 2017

I'd use Beauregard if trying to get to the NN Beau. I'm really liking Noble recently, and I'm not typically big on virtue names.

the only one I'd cross off is Abel.

soontobemomof6 · July 2017

I don't really want to "out" myself on here by sharing my other kids' names since I haven't even shared my pregnancy at all yet, but oh well. If you know me, hush please lol.

siblings are Asher, Eli, Liv, and Chloe.
@Bringmemylongswordho

queenbone · July 2017

Ladybug7456 said:

I don't really want to "out" myself on here by sharing my other kids' names since I haven't even shared my pregnancy at all yet, but oh well. If you know me, hush please lol.

siblings are Asher, Eli, Liv, and Chloe.
@Bringmemylongswordho

Would you consider using the mn Quentin? It means 5th born. My husband I used to joke about getting to Quentin. Beauregard Quentin sounds fantastic.

soontobemomof6 · July 2017

I did actually consider the similar name, Quin/Quinn for this reason!! @queenbone

mb0112 · July 2017

What about Quincy, which also means fifth born?

FelicitousJinx · July 2017

Beaumont could be used, too, but I agree with the others that Beauregard is a great way to get to Beau.

coastalmomma2 · July 2017

I had a boss named Robert nicknamed Beau. It suited him and no one gave it a second thought.

FakeFinn · July 2017

I second Beauregard Quintin!

ml005 · July 2017

Oliver!

ladybugsamom · July 2017

I love Andrew! It's my youngest DS's name

virginiaunicorn11 · July 2017

Beauregard is quite a name! We had Beau on our shortlist and weren't worried about a long version, but maybe your style is different.

soontobemomof6 · July 2017

I think Beauregard is too much for me too; as much as I'd like a longer name to fall back on, I think Beau on its own will work best for me. Either Beau Oliver or Beau Daniel! I'll think on it a few weeks and then post a poll for mn. Thanks y'all!

MamaWren919 · July 2017

Beauregard is too much to me. I think Beau is fine as a given name. I like it better than the longer possibilities. Also love Ezra and Oliver.

Sophia1913 · July 2017

I love Ezra! There's my cousins son is named Ezra and there's an Ezra in my son's class. They call him Ezzie. I think it's adorable!

ambybambi · July 2017

I love Noble!

LoveMoose85 · July 2017

My brother is just Beau and he always got so many compliments growing up on his name. I think it's great and would name my son that in a heartbeat if I was having a boy and it wasn't my brothers name

holli0801 · July 2017

I don't love beau for a name nn. Just nms.... like Ezra and Oliver so much more

neverblushed · July 2017

I want to love Beau, and if it existed in a vacuum, I'd be fine with it. But two things would make it a "no" if I were looking for a boy name"

1. Meaning -- It is an old-fashioned word for "boyfriend." To me, it's the male equivalent of naming a girl Sweetie or Honey. An less well-known meaning is a fop or dandy -- basically a guy who's really into his appearance. True, people don't always know the dictionary definition, but the meaning would make me uncomfortable.

2. Spelling -- People will constantly wonder if it's Beau or Bo.

You can't go wrong with Ezra. It's miles better than Beau, IMO!

Boy name help- short list. Beau perhaps?

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