How do YOU pronounce Beau?

[Naiad]

"bow" ^^

 

[WonderK]

I pronounce it as bye-you.

 

[MayorAlex]

I say Bo.

 

[pawprints]

i pronounce it as Bow, but i did make his catchphrase "BEAUtiful" because i thought it was funny

 

[morifarty]

I pronounce it as bye-you.

Interesting considering that's exactly how the word "bayou" is pronounced! But, as others have said, to each their own!

 

[Ami Mercury]

I just call him "Steve"

 

[in-a-pickle]

I just call him "Steve"

I second that.

 

[Ropera]

I just call him "Steve"

At least there's no question to how that's pronounced.

 

[Venn]

I always thought it was Be-u but then I guess I found the right way of saying was Bo (that rhymes with so)

 

[mayormolly]

I pronounce is correctly. Beau.

I'm curiously of Chevre pronunciations now since that is even less commonly heard of?

 

[marigoldilocks]

I pronounce is correctly. Beau.

I'm curiously of Chevre pronunciations now since that is even less commonly heard of?

Chevre I pronounce Share-uh. I did take French and I do love goat cheese, but I tend to slur my words when I speak and I'm from the south y'all, so yeah. I do remember though that the ch in French is a shhh sound, verses the English ch sound. And in the cheese there's a grave accent (?) which changes the e sound. The v? That's just winning at scrabble.

 

[zeewinnie]

Beau as in bow (or the French pronunciation). Maybe because I've been studying French for over 5+ years but I wouldn't have considered the other option at all. How interesting.

 

[Fairytale]

Chevre I pronounce Share-uh. I did take French and I do love goat cheese, but I tend to slur my words when I speak and I'm from the south y'all, so yeah. I do remember though that the ch in French is a shhh sound, verses the English ch sound. And in the cheese there's a grave accent (?) which changes the e sound. The v? That's just winning at scrabble.

I'm saying: Chef-re

 

[Dewy]

I pronounce is correctly. Beau.

I'm curiously of Chevre pronunciations now since that is even less commonly heard of?

I pronounce her name as ch?vre, which is sort of like "shay-vruh." But I'm probably saying it wrong since I don't speak French. Oh well...sorry Chevre! :'D
If only they could tell us the correct way to say their names.

 

[Valese]

Bow. As it should be pronounced.

LOL WHAT?! I didn't know people said it like "byoo" that's so funny xD I never would have thought of it like that, but it sounds pretty cool I have to say! Then again, I pronounce Merengue really weirdly so.. lol. I say it like "bow" as in a hair bow.

I pronounce Merengue as "Mer- an- gee" (gee as in glee without the L QQ)

I pronounce it like "Byew" and i'm kinda bothered that people are annoyed how I don't pronounce it the "correct way". Excuse me, that's like saying "You can't speak english? Wow you're stupid!" to a fricken japanese child. It doesn't matter how you say it. And I hope nobody puts that "But when someone pronounces your name wrong, it's really rude" crap up.

It's not about speaking the language at all. I am Turkish, I was born and raised in the Netherlands, and I am currently living in the United States. I had a classmate named Beau when I was like 10 years old (in the Netherlands, we speak Dutch, not French), and no one said her name as "Byoo". So I really doubt you can blame it on the French it is common sense, and Beau is one of the easier to pronounce names. Unlike Chevre, which would require some kind of knowledge of the French pronunciation of words.

I would understand if you were 10 or younger and from the United States where people usually do not speak more than one language (unless they're immigrants), but I'll assume you're not a little girl anymore.


Oh and also not trying to start drama. Just wanted to reply to that.

 

[Mariah]

I can't believe fifty one people pronounce it like "byew".

 

[Farobi]

I pronounced it as it is spelled. Byooo

 

[Saphy]

I'm surprised no one has pointed out how "beau" is also an old fashioned term for "boyfriend" in english. I actually really like the name, but I do wonder what the thought process behind choosing it was, lol.

 

[Pirate]

I say "boo".

 

[Punchyleaf]

In my head I say boo, but IRL I say bow