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Beatrice Lydia - love it, but with our surname?

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GettingObsessive · 28/04/2013 13:17

DH loves Lydia, I love Beatrice, and I prefer the sound of Beatrice Lydia to Lydia Beatrice. But (and its a big but) our surname begins with a T.

Would it really be too cruel to inflict those initials on the baby?

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fussychica · 28/04/2013 16:34

Lovely esp nn Bea - stick with it.

Exhaustipated · 28/04/2013 15:54

I would add in a one syllable extra middle name

eg

Beatrice Lydia Joy T
Beatrice Lydia Jane T
Beatrice Lydia Pearl T
Beatrice Lydia Fern T

etc!

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GettingObsessive · 28/04/2013 14:30

Horry I think that's what's troubling me - we do in my firm too, despite the edict that we shouldn't.

I do like Lydia Beatrice, but I would love a little girl known as Bea. In my head the - as yet sex unknown - baby is my little Honeybee Blush

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HorryIsUpduffed · 28/04/2013 14:22

My parents chose my name because it isn't quite a well-known abbreviation - but middlename firstname maidenname would be.

I went into a career where everyone uses initials all the time.

Lydia Beatrice T- is beautiful.

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GettingObsessive · 28/04/2013 14:20

Yes I wondered about that. The only question is what. We're having enough trouble with two names - and as for boys names... Grin

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LittlePandaBear · 28/04/2013 14:18

You could always add in another middle name if BLT bothers you?

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GettingObsessive · 28/04/2013 14:07

Thanks. I'm sorely tempted to just say sod it - at least the initials don't spell anything terrible mind you I don't like BLTs

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StormyBrid · 28/04/2013 13:26

Probably. But on the other hand, it's character building! And it's not like she'll have to tell everyone her middle name, so hopefully wouldn't be a massive issue. If you like it, go for it.

Thinkingof4 · 28/04/2013 13:22

Lovely choice, I don't think anyone pays too much attention to initials tbh so I would just go for it!
My boys initials are LAL (ok) AIL ( not so good) and HDL (sounds like courier company) Grin but no-one ever notices