Our family has both. It took someone who married in forever to get Bo's name spelled right. My cousin finally explained to her, "It's the redneck spelling, not the yuppie New Orleans spelling!" (Cousin's son is the Beau in the family).
Mal: Well, you were right about this being a bad idea. Zoe: Thanks for sayin', sir.
'Serenity'
Cable Drama: Still Waiting for the Cable Guy to Show Up with the Thread Name...
To be determined... (but it's definitely [NAFDA])
Daisy Jane - Jun 18, 2010 7:09:03 am PDT #5528 of 12003
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
amych - Jun 18, 2010 7:34:26 am PDT #5529 of 12003
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I've also known a few Bo-spelled Bos who were originally Boaz.
Beverly - Jun 18, 2010 1:04:52 pm PDT #5530 of 12003
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I've known at least one Boe and one Bow, short for Bowman. The Boe was a family last name used as a middle, and a generation after that as a first name.
Strix - Jun 18, 2010 3:30:46 pm PDT #5531 of 12003
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
We had a Bo/Beau. I have no idea what the "real" spelling was. I always thought it was Beau, but my part of the fam were readers; I saw it both ways.
He wrote me from prison sometime (GTA, heroin smuggling) but he always signed it "Your cousin." I dunno if HE knew!
Theresa - Jun 18, 2010 10:33:03 pm PDT #5532 of 12003
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"
I've known of a couple Beauregards that went by Bo instead of Beau. I had a cat that I named Beau but everyone spelled it Bo. Then again I am related to a Jonnie. That's the given name, not Jon, not John, not Jonathan.
I was thinking it was probably Bo because of Boyd and Bowman. And the probability is high that Johnny's name on his birth certificate says Johnny. His dad is probably John, so they named him Johnny. That seems like it would make sense to the Crowders.
Zenkitty - Jun 19, 2010 6:49:55 am PDT #5533 of 12003
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I believe it. Heck, I know a man named Junior.
askye - Jun 19, 2010 7:51:13 am PDT #5534 of 12003
Thrive to spite them
I knew someone who's name is Bobby. That's what it is on his birth certificate.
§ ita § - Jun 19, 2010 9:12:09 am PDT #5535 of 12003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
You know someone named ita. That ain't a full name. At least my sister got the meaningful end of half a name.
askye - Jun 19, 2010 9:43:40 am PDT #5536 of 12003
Thrive to spite them
This guy's brother was called Rob, but his first name was Robin.
Their mom did not like Robert but she liked the nicknames.
DavidS - Jun 19, 2010 3:27:07 pm PDT #5537 of 12003
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
At least my sister got the meaningful end of half a name.
Why would they name your sister Senor?