Beau
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Shortened from surname type given names such as Beauregard or Beaumont, or from the French word beau.
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Proper nounEdit
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 termsEdit
- Belle (female given name)
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CebuanoEdit
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Proper nounEdit
Beau
- a male given name from English
GermanEdit
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NounEdit
Beau m (strong, genitive Beaus, plural Beaus)