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Betty

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MrsLouisTheroux · 19/12/2013 17:21

I love it and wondered what others thought?

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grocklebox · 13/05/2014 11:25

bowlers Ive just finished the same book! I thought the same at first but I really cam around to Betty.

CitronVert · 13/05/2014 11:18

I must be very old as I can't think of the name Betty without it being preceded by 'hhmmmm' in a derpy Frank Spencer voice.

It is a sweet name though but prefer Betsy.

devoncreamtea · 13/05/2014 11:13

FAB.

Mutteroo · 13/05/2014 00:19

Don't like it, prefer Beth or Betsy but if you love it then go for it!

Trickytreacle · 12/05/2014 23:45

Wondered if you ever chose Betty? I have a dd Betty and I love the name- suits her so much.

MerryBuddha · 21/12/2013 22:36

Love it!!!

If she was mine, Elizabeth would go on the birth certificate. But Betty is a lovely strong name on its own too.

Wishfulmakeupping · 21/12/2013 22:30

Yes if Elizabeth is full name then go for it love Betsy also, think you need to be clear about that being the actual nn though before people shorten it to some else liz,Beth etc

tiamariaxxx · 21/12/2013 22:27

Nar sorry doesnt do anything for me, i know these old names are quite trendy at moment but its not ne of the prettier names IMO

justhayley · 21/12/2013 21:53

I like it, think the Granny chic thing is becoming super popular.
DS has a friend Betty - 19months,
& my friend just had a Betty winter Grace a few weeks ago which I think is a gorgeous name.

sleepingbeautiful · 21/12/2013 20:28

Prefer Betsy but it's ok. I would not give it as a full name though. The one I know is really Beatrice.

squoosh · 21/12/2013 17:27

I love Betty! I think Betty Grable rather than Hotpot Betty from Corrie!

The people who dislike it probably think all girls should be called Harriet.

keiratomm · 21/12/2013 16:10

there is a line in the song Smoke Rings by Laurie Anderson
"Well I had a dream and in it I went to a little town And all the girls in town were named Betty. And they were singing: ..."

OpalTourmaline · 21/12/2013 00:09

I used to see it as an old ladies' name as I have an elderly aunt called Betty, but watching Mad Men made me see it as cool and hip. Most of the girls in my dds' primary school classes have names that were considered old lady names not too long ago. Ruby, Molly, Grace, Lily etc.

youmakemydreams · 20/12/2013 23:55

I love Betty.
My dd has what is already a shortened version of a name which also lends itself nicely to Betty as a nn. She loves it too.

Vonnie7 · 20/12/2013 23:54

When i hear the name Betty i just picture an old woman, sorry!

OpalTourmaline · 20/12/2013 23:53

It says in this article that it is increasing in popularity

www.today.com/moms/top-baby-names-2012-aiden-sophia-get-competition-betty-white-1C7326873

"The women of comedy are also making their mark. ...But the biggest gain of all the funnyladies was Betty, up 54 percent this year. Betty's upward trend has been building for a while, thanks to Betty Draper's character on "Mad Men" and the growing popularity of old-fashioned names -- but it's nice to think that pregnant ladies love their nonagenarian Betty White.

Similar article mentioning it here (Daily Mail)

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2240600/Top-baby-names-threat-trends-inspired-Mad-Men-Fifty-Shades-Grey-Apple-products.html

youaremychocolatecake · 20/12/2013 23:42

I love it but being from south East London, it would annoy me if people didn't pronounce the T in the middle Hmm

DancingLady · 20/12/2013 23:39

Naming a child Betty/Bettie doesn't mean you're naming her 'after' a pinup. I was just pointing out a cool Betty. Another one would be Betty Friedan.

I love the name Maggie, but I don't love Maggie Thatcher.

CheeseStrawWars · 20/12/2013 22:53

I would read up on Bettie Page before naming my kid after her. It's not all cutesy kitsch pin-up... but then I'd have an issue naming my child after a pin-up and lots of people don't, see all the Jordans etc...

serin · 20/12/2013 22:43

Oh it's lovely, very cool.

DancingLady · 20/12/2013 22:32

Love it! Betty (Bettie?) Page, anyone?

nooka · 20/12/2013 22:31

I don't like nns as full names, so I'd not use Betty on it's own, because it sounds cutsie to me but on the gravitas front I have a colleague called Betty who is very cool and stylish and it's changed the way I think of the name completely.

BigChocolateOrange · 20/12/2013 22:23

It was good enough for Rizzo...

lilyaldrin · 20/12/2013 22:19

Very trendy, I know of 3 little ones.

BettyBotter · 20/12/2013 22:17

Funnily enough, I quite like it... Wink

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