Beau
[boʊ]Meaning
French for "beautiful, handsome"
Background Story
In English the name is shortened from surname-type given names such as Beauregard or Beaumont, or taken directly from the French word beau. It has been used as a given name since the middle of the 20th century, and the variant Bo is also recorded. Although beau is a grammatically masculine adjective in French, it is given to girls as well as boys in Britain and the Netherlands, and in America it is more exclusively masculine; it is not commonly used as a name in France itself. In Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone with the Wind it is the name of Ashley and Melanie's son.
Related Names
Baco
Recorded as a given name in Greek Mythology, Portuguese-style, for a boy
Bard
A poet and singer who composed verse for a patron, from Proto-Celtic *bardos, praise-maker.
Beaux
French term for 'handsome'
Bodo
From the Old High German element bot, Old Saxon bod, meaning "command, order"
Bolo
Recorded as a masculine given name in Indonesian; in English, a heavy machete
Bolt
An English word; also recorded as a masculine given name in popular culture
Bram
Short form of Abraham
Brijon
Burk
Variant of Burke, or a German short form of Burkhard or Burkhold
Burt
A name of English origin meaning 'fortress' or 'stronghold'