Beau
English
Etymology
Shortened from surname type given names such as Beauregard or Beaumont, or from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French word beau.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Beau
- A male given name used since mid-twentieth century.
- 1936 Margaret Mitchell: Gone With the Wind: Chapter XXXV:
- '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".'
- 1936 Margaret Mitchell: Gone With the Wind: Chapter XXXV:
Coordinate terms
- Belle (female given name)
See also
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
Proper noun
Beau
- a male given name from English
Categories:
- English terms derived from French
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- Cebuano terms derived from English
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano proper nouns
- Cebuano given names
- Cebuano male given names
- Cebuano male given names from English