Beau - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Beau \

, also used as girl's name Beau, is pronounced boh. It is of French origin, and its meaning is "handsome; admirer; sweetheart". Short form of Beauregard, and of modern coinage. Use as a given name is probably due to the hero of P.C. Wren's novel "Beau Geste" (1924) or to the character of Beau Wilks in Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind" (1936). Nowadays, the name is likely to be heard as the less formal Bo. English dandy Beau Brummell; actor Beau Bridges; sports celebrity Bo Jackson.

Beau has 6 variant forms: Beal, Beale, Beaudan, Beaudine, Bo and Boe.

Baby names that sound like Beau are Bay, Bayou, Bealle and Bow.

Beau is a somewhat common first name for men (#712 out of 1220) and also a somewhat common last name for both men and women (#88026 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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