Bethen?? Will everyone assume it's just short for Bethany?

[NeverlandOfFun]

I love Bethen for a girl. Always have but not so keen on Bethany. I'm not pregnant yet but we are ttc dc2 so I know we are a bit premature with the name chosing but just interested to know!

[TheUnmentioned]

I have only ever heard of Bethan and love it.

[DancingThroughLife]

Personally, I would assume you've misspelled Bethan. Which is a form of Bethany.

But at least you've got plenty of time to think about it

[mylifewithstrangers]

Bethan is lovely, does tend to get pronounced wrongly in England as Beth-Un. It should be more like BeTH-Ann

[seeker]

I would think you didn't know how to spell Bethan.

[MrsDmitriTippensKrushnic]

I have a cousin called Bethan, and a cousin called Bethany (opposite sides of the family!) They both seem fine to me

[FlorenceAndTheMachine]

I see Bethan and Bethany as different names.

Haven't ever seen Bethen before

[NeverlandOfFun]

Sorry I actually meant Bethan! Not quite sure why I have written E twice! Ignore me, I am not even pregnant yet and I already have baby brain!

[DancingThroughLife]

Florence, I see them as names in their own right too, in a Kate/Katie sort of way.

[DancingThroughLife]

x-post.

In that case, I wouldn't assume it was short for Bethany. Bethan is a name in its own right.

[FlorenceAndTheMachine]

I did google and found that there are various people called Bethen . And a small place in Germany

[FlorenceAndTheMachine]

Why did my bold for the letter "a" not work?

[heavenstobetsy]

I have a Bethan - we are in Essex and she does occassionally get called Bethany but I just correct people, it's not a big deal. It doesn't happen very often

[NeverlandOfFun]

Lol a small place in Germany! Thanks for taking the time to google it though! I prefer it with the A!

[Deciduousblonde]

I used to know a Bethan and a Bethany..both of them were shortened to Beth anyway, but it was never assumed that Bethan was short for Bethany.

As others have said, it's a name in it's own right. I think it's rather lovely :)

[maxmissie]

My dd is called Bethan and only on a couple of occasions have people called her Bethany. Bethan is a name in it's own right and not a shortening of Bethany.

My dh's family is welsh so half the family pronounce it the proper way 'Beth-ann' and the other half, including me say 'Beth-un'! Either way I think it's a lovely name and you should go for it, it's a bit different but not too unusual!

[NeverlandOfFun]

I love it too! Thank you!

[HelenaRose]

My SIL is just called 'Beth', not Bethan or even Bethany. :)

[tebbles]

No I see it as a name in its own right.

[FelicityParpworth]

I like it. I only know it as a name in its own right rather than a shortening of Bethany.

[JingleHell]

I know a bethan - she is welsh and I always assumed it was a welsh name. isn't bethany one of those made-up names?

[OracleInaCoracle]

my bf's dw is called bethan, never assumed it was short for bethany. its loverly

[LittleYellowTeapot]

Bethan is lovely - and has a totally different feel to Bethany IMO.

I really like Bethel too. I only know of one Bethel, and she's as fun and quirky as her name suggests

[ShoppingDays]

Bethan is a lovely name :)

I don't think of it as a shortening of Bethany.

[dreamingofsun]

lovely name, was on our shortlist if we'd had a girl. its a welsh name. not rediculously obscure but not too popular. only idiots would assume that, though as people have said its bethan isn't it

[ShoppingDays]

"isn't bethany one of those made-up names?"

Bethany is a Hebrew name which may mean "house of figs". It is also a Biblical place name.