Names related to Beau: Bo

Beau

Pronunciation: BOH (key)

Origin of the name Beau:

A borrowing from the French, Beau is derived from beau (pretty, a dandy, handsome). Var: Bo.

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"Beau" was actually first given as a nickname to Bryan Brummel, but is now a name & nickname for many because it means STrong, Nobel & Handsome- can't go wrong with that!

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Gen. Pierre G. T. Beauregard was a prominent general in the Confederate Army. The given name Beauregard (often shortened to Beau) initially came into popular use to honor him.
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In "Gone with the Wind," Ashley and Melanie Wilkes name their son Beau, after Gen. Beauregard

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