First names in Hebrew

First name Beau: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בו

Gematria value: 8

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Beau is written בו

Meaning and origin

What does Beau mean?

Meaning: "handsome"
Origin: French

Beau is the French word for "handsome, beautiful". It has been used as a first name in English since the eighteenth century, and it has become popular in America and Australia in recent years.

Gematria

Beau = 8

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. בו has 2 letters:

• בthe letter Bet2
• וthe letter Vav6
• Total8

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet to the letter Vav

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Beau, from ב to ו:

בִּרְכֹת אָבִיךָ גָּבְרוּ עַל־בִּרְכֹת הוֹרַי עַד־תַּאֲוַת גִּבְעֹת עוֹלָם תִּהְיֶיןָ לְרֹאשׁ יוֹסֵף וּלְקׇדְקֹד נְזִיר אֶחָיו׃

“The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of my forebears, to the farthest bounds of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the one set apart among his brothers.”

Genesis 49:26

The book of your first name

Beau, in nine pages

• Beau, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Beau
• Beau, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Beau in three answers

How do you write Beau in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Beau is written בו.

What is the gematria value of Beau?
Written בו, Beau is worth 8: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Vav (6).

What does Beau mean?
Handsome (origin: French). Beau is the French word for "handsome, beautiful". It has been used as a first name in English since the eighteenth century, and it has become popular in America and Australia in recent years.