What does Beau mean?

Beau means "handsome, sweetheart"

How do we pronounce Beau?

Beau \bea(u), be-au\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Beau is sometimes used as a short names for girl name. Its pronunciation is Bow 1.

1 Pronunciation for Beau: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)"

What is the origin of Beau?

Beau is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is French. The nickname was borne by the celebrated British dandies Beau Nash (born Richard Nash, 1674-1762) and Beau Brummell (born George Bryan Brummell, 1778-1840), in reference to their obsession with highly fashionable and dandyish clothes, as well as fine social etiquette. The French word 'beau' (handsome, sweetheart, admirer) originally meant 'handsome' or 'beautiful', but in the 19th century, it also acquired the meaning 'sweetheart' or 'admirer'. As a given name, it was first used in the 20th century, given a boost in popularity by two characters so named in literature, from the hero Michael "Beau" Geste of the P. C. Wren novel Beau Geste (1924), which has been adapted for the screen several times, and more importantly, the infant Beau Wilkes in the Margaret Mitchell novel Gone with the Wind (1936) and its highly popular subsequent film (1939). The baby name has in recent times been made known by the US actor Beau Bridges (1941-), whose parents gave him the nickname from the character in the Margaret Mitchell novel. The name Belle name popularity is sometimes taken as the feminine form. In addition, Beau is a short form of the name nicknames for Beauregard (English). Beau has 14 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Variants used in English include Beal name, Beale meaning, short names for Beaudan, what does the name Beauden mean, Beaudin name variations, what does the name Beaudine mean, Beaudyn meaning, Beaugard meaning of name, Beaux name variations, and short names for Beele. The short forms Bo name and Boe meaning and origin are other English variants. A variant of Beau in other languages is name Bellino origin (Italian). See also the related form, nicknames for Bejay. Beau is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity rose from the 1960s up to the 1980s. At the peak of its usage in 1980, 0.065% of baby boys were given the name Beau. It ranked at #203 then. The baby name has since experienced a loss in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.037% and its ranking #375, however it was nonetheless the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2010, Beau was thrice as popular as the subsequent ranked name, name Bo origin. Beau has mostly been a baby boy name in the past century.

A famous person named Beau is Actor Beau Bridges, born Lloyd Vernet Bridges III, 9 December 1941, Los Angeles, California.

List of baby names that sound like Beau:

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The baby name Beau fun facts:

The name Beau in reverse order is "Uaeb".

The numerological value of the name Beau is number 2 and 11, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating+ higher spiritual plane, intuitive, illumination, idealist, a dreamer.

How popular is Beau?

Beau is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.09%
20130.07%
20120.06%
20110.04%
20100.04%
20090.04%
20080.04%
20070.03%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames