Longer name for Beau

[12.11.10]

We've decided that if baby is a boy his name will be Beau (Bo) Radley but we think it needs a longer form... any suggestions?

 

[Lovn.sunshine]

I don't know that I'll be of much help as I'm not sure there is a "longer" form of the name but I've seen it spelt Beaux (still pronounced Bo)

 

[rwhite]

I've never really heard of any longer versions, only Beau by itself. But one I can think of (at a stretch) is Beauley?

 

[staceylou]

All I can think of is Beaumont. IDK it might not even be a name, but I like it!

 

[isil]

Beau is a short form of Beauregard apparently (google tells me so )

Variant forms include Beaudan, Beauford and Beaudine.

 

[12.11.10]

Thanks what do you all think of Boniface (bon-ee-fas) nn Beau?

 

[MommyMika]

All I can think of is Beaumont. IDK it might not even be a name, but I like it!

I have a friend named Beaumont that goes by Beau!

 

[MommyMika]

All I can think of is Beaumont. IDK it might not even be a name, but I like it!

I have a friend named Beaumont that goes by Beau! I also know somone named Boudie (not sure how it's spelt, but it'd pronounced beau-dee)

 

[sowanted]

To me, Boniface is very Catholic/churchy sounding and is pronounced BON-ih-fiss. So I definitely don't like that as an option.

I like Beau on its own. Beaumont is okay (though to my ears this sounds more like the name of a tree-line parkway than a name for a male human).

Let us know what you come up with!

 

[heyyady]

Beau is short for Beauregard, but Bo is also short for Bowie, Boden and Boyd.

Is the Bo Radly a nod to To Kill A Mocking Bird?