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Help with naming worry please

58 replies

shoopastry · 14/02/2013 11:27

DD arrived last month and we decided to call her Beatrice, however our surname is four letters and begins with 'B' and ends with 'all' and I'm starting to have second thoughts about this combination.

We have not registered her yet so we have time to change our minds and would really like some constructive advice. How does it sound to you? Would her name result in teasing? I would really appreciate honest opinions as I'm lying awake worrying about this! What would you do?

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CityMa · 14/02/2013 11:49

If you think it will bother you forever I would change it, but Fwiw I think it's fine. If you did want to change it, does she have a middle name you could swipe it with? I was called one name for the first 6 weeks, then Mum changed her mind and called me something else- one of my proposed middle names.

Gwennan · 14/02/2013 11:46

I remember you posting about this when you were pregnant (I believe, fairly early on). You've had ages to think about this, you finally made a choice (and picked a gorgeous name!), and I think you should just stick with it. Beatrice B@11 sounds fine. Basketball isn't big here like it is in the States so I don't think she'll be teased (e.g. Bea B@11). You can always give her a middle name to fall back on.

MadBusLady · 14/02/2013 11:45

Tricky. I think it does make the surname stand out a bit more, there's no getting away from it. People would remember her name (not a bad thing!) But Beatrice is absolutely lovely. Is she Bea, Beattie or Trixie? I would be a bit concerned about Bea Yoursurname, that does sound slightly comical. Beattie I think could sound rather nice.

A few other names that seem similar to me, in case any of them appeal. I think some of them do make the surname fade into the background a bit more:

Cecelia
Josephine
Juliet
Alice
Madeleine
Rosalind
Imogen

Bit of a wildcard suggestion but could she take your other/maiden surname?! Or have it double-barrelled with your current name?

BabyRoger · 14/02/2013 11:34

I think it sounds lovely. Not sure if I am missing something but I cannot think why she would be teased about her name.

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MyHeadWasInTheSandNowNot · 14/02/2013 11:33

Having said that, if you love it, does it really matter??

MyHeadWasInTheSandNowNot · 14/02/2013 11:33

Your surname is likely to cause her some teasing no matter what her first name is - isn't it! :)

I think the alliteration & the ...ice don't help though - they sort of draw attention to it somehow in a way that something like Katie or Jane don't. I think you'd be better off with a first name that 'stops' rather than slides to an end :)

Frikadellen · 14/02/2013 11:31

I like it very much I think it has a lovely ring to it.. Dont worry imo.

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