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Bede

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RTchoke · 05/10/2012 13:48

I love the name Bede (pronounced Bead) but I fear it might be too "out there".

What's the general consensus?

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SneakyBiscuitEater · 05/10/2012 22:24

I chuffing love it. But perhaps you shouldn't take my opinion to heart as I am a Principal Lecturer with a DH who is a sculptor and 3DCs with 'try hard, poncetastic, middle class' names.

WearingGreen · 05/10/2012 21:25

I don't think its out there, but I am from Jarrow and Catholic so my opinion might not count for much. When I was growing up it was a very Catholic old man's name. I would think of Bede's parents as being v. religious. Its along the lines of Aquinas in that respect, or Asumpta

squoosh · 05/10/2012 21:19

Well I like it
I don't think it`s too out there, not like Spike or one of those kerazy names.

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RTchoke · 05/10/2012 21:15

There are actually more positive responses here than I was expecting. Although obviously the name also has it's fair share of haters.

We are not in the NE so I think pronunciation might be an issue.

I just love it. DH more worried about being unconventional.

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PopOozeTheFastest · 05/10/2012 21:09

I've just remembered - my grandfather wrote a book about the Venerable Bede.

May be completely outing myself, but it's been bugging me since my earlier post as to how I'd come to hear the name Bede Grin.

SundaeGirl · 05/10/2012 21:04

Usually I'd think a name like Bede was trying too hard, but actually I love it a lot.

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LonelyCloud · 05/10/2012 20:57

The Venerable Bede (St Bede) springs immediately to mind.

I would consider it a very religious name, and I'd assume you were very religious to name your child that.

If you live in the north east, you should be fine re. spelling and pronunciation, as St Bede lived up here, and there's plenty of references to him around.

FamiliesShareGerms · 05/10/2012 20:52

A lovely name, but best used for a pet rather than a child, IMHO (and I say that as a former postgraduate medievalist!)

marketingfreelancer · 05/10/2012 20:51

Never heard of it before this thread but it sounds like Something which lives in the bathroom and is for washing your arse in.

Bead is a very limiting name IMO

lljkk · 05/10/2012 20:49

Weird.

MelanieWiggles · 05/10/2012 20:48

(ie a woman)

MelanieWiggles · 05/10/2012 20:48

Wow - the only Bede I know is a seventy-year-old ex-nun.

BananaBubbles · 05/10/2012 20:44

It's ghastly.

BoyMeetsWorld · 05/10/2012 19:42

I love it, but I did study Anglo Saxon :p

enjoyingscience · 05/10/2012 17:21

What about Bino? I once knew a Bede, but he went by his middle name instead most of the time (telling, perhaps?)

Badvoc · 05/10/2012 17:13

As in "the venerable"?

BlueChampagne · 05/10/2012 17:11

Oops that should have been try these Abbots of Iona for some fun!

BlueChampagne · 05/10/2012 17:11

I campaigned (unsucessfully) for Caedmon YokoOhNo! Try there [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbot_of_Iona abbots of Iona]] for some fun!

tilder · 05/10/2012 15:32

Am afraid I also think bidet. Plus bedel (sp?) The bard.

RillaBlythe · 05/10/2012 15:06

Oswald is great.

shoppingtrolley · 05/10/2012 15:01

What about Ethelred?

MadBusLady · 05/10/2012 14:48

I love Aidan. Columbanus is another good one, but that might be Bede-like levels of "out there".

wonkylegs · 05/10/2012 14:47

We know a Bede & a Benedict (Ben) but there are a lot of Catholics up here. Both are lovely names. Different but not overtly however if you aren't catholic many may assume you are.

FriskyMarkCavendish · 05/10/2012 14:30

I once went out with a rather gorgeous Aelred! 30 years ago

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