Beau

See also: beau and beau-

English

Etymology

Shortened from surname type given names such as Beauregard or Beaumont, or from the French word beau.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bəʊ/
• Rhymes: -əʊ

Proper noun

Beau

1. 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 terms

• Belle (female given name)

See also

• Bo

Anagrams

• Aube, aube

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Beau.

Proper noun

Beau

1. a male given name from English

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French beau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boː/

• Audio:

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Noun

Beau m (strong, genitive Beaus, plural Beaus)

1. (dated or literary) a beau (handsome, usually dandyish man)

Declension

Declension of Beau [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Beau	die	Beaus
genitive	eines	des	Beaus	der	Beaus
dative	einem	dem	Beau	den	Beaus
accusative	einen	den	Beau	die	Beaus