Beau - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Beau \beau\ is pronounced boh. It is of French origin, and its meaning is "handsome; admirer; sweetheart". Short form of Beauregard, and of recent 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 star 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 common male first name and an uncommon surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Beau. Click here to compare Beau with related baby names.