The Beau Dilemma

[August]

How are we pronouncing this cute lil guys name?

I've always called him "Boo".

Are you team "Bew"? "Bow"? Curious to see how others go about this four letter conundrum.

 

[Doo]

Bow
(Like bone without the N sound, just to clarify lol)

 

[Lavamaize]

Bo (with the "o" sound being stopped quickly). Although, with the differing French and English pronunciations, I do find myself sometimes saying/thinking of it as Bow (with the "o" sound being more drawn out).

 

[oak]

I've always pronounced it Bow. I assumed Beau was short for Beauregard.

 

[nightglow]

Im unfamiliar with his name so I read (past tense) it as be-ew but I think it is bow? So I just try to remember it is bow.
I internally do the same with the name Sean. It's Shawn but internally I always see it as seen.

 

[Bruscoe]

I pronounce his name as “bow” as well. It’s quite a unique male name, and I think it matches his impala/deer species pretty well. I also happen to like the villager a lot, but that’s just me.

Meanwhile, a female dog villager with a similar-looking name, Bea, is pronounced way differently. It’s pronounced “bay” due to the lack of the “U”. With it being a vowel, it does make a big difference with pronunciation, though not everyone sees it as such.

 

[rocketspruggs]

I pronounce it just like, "boh".

 

[Croconaw]

I pronounce it “Bow.”

 

[Beanz]

i pronounce it "beeu"

 

[AccfSally]

I say 'Bow', Beau is the name of my brother's dog and it's pronounce that way.

 

[danmokun]

i pronounce it "beeu"

Don't tell me you also used to pronounce Gyroids as "grr-oids". O-or was that just me...???

 

[Beanz]

bug hunting. i always found it easier to catch bugs than it is to fish.

Don't tell me you also used to pronounce Gyroids as "grr-oids". O-or was that just me...???

no, i used to pronounce gyroids as "g-rodis" LMAOOO until i saw the light that it is actually pronounce "g-igh-roids" ("igh" prounced like "high" without the h)

 

[Xara]

I’ve always pronounced it “bow”!

 

[S.J.]

I've always pronounced it the way it would be pronounced in French, "Bo/Boh" (I suppose "bow" if you mean like a hair bow!).

 

[Corrie]

I pronounce it "bow" like a bow-tie.

 

[Kitsuragi]

bow, same pronunciation as the french word

 

[-Raven-]

Obviously it’s pronounced like BWOOOOWWW like when you’re trying to imitate playing a guitar xD

 

[SkyKnight03]

Alternation between "bee u" and "bew". the later being more common.

 

[VernalLapin]

I’m surprised I pronounce it as Bow, considering the way I pronounce certain things in my head very unusually. For example I always think of another french word, corps as “corpse” even though I know it’s wrong.

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Don't tell me you also used to pronounce Gyroids as "grr-oids". O-or was that just me...???

I called them Guy-roids lmao

 

[Gabby]

Bow over here.