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English
Etymology
Shortened from surname type given names such as Beauregard or Beaumont, or from the French word beau.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Beau
- A male given name used since mid-twentieth century.
1936 June 30, Margaret Mitchell, chapter XXXV, in Gone with the Wind, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC; republished New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, 1944, →OCLC:'Mees Melly, I hear she call her boy "Beauregard". You tell her I, René, approve and say that except for "Jesus" there is no bettaire name.' And though he smiled, his eyes glowed proudly at the name of Louisiana's dashing hero. 'Well, there's "Robert Edward Lee" ', observed Tommy. 'And while I'm not trying to lessen Old Beau's reputation, my first son is going to be named "Bob Lee Wellburn".'
Coordinate terms
- Belle (female given name)
See also
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Beau.
Proper noun
Beau
- a male given name from English
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French beau.
Pronunciation
Noun
Beau m (strong, genitive Beaus, plural Beaus)
- (dated or literary) a beau (handsome, usually dandyish man)
Declension