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Beatrice / Aaliyah / Christabel / Tabitha

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RoseByAnyOther2 · 24/02/2018 01:51

We’ve hit a bit of a stalemate on the following names, two I love, two DP loves. Which would you choose and why?

Beatrice / Aaliyah / Christabel / Tabitha

Thank you!

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PutYourSlippersOn · 24/02/2018 13:28

Hate Aaliyah and Christabel. Aaliyah seems made-up and Christabel is just not nice.

Tabitha is a bit old-fashioned and reminds me of a cat.

Beatrice is lovely. I would 100% go for this. Timeless.

flumpybear · 24/02/2018 13:07

Definitely not
Tabitha (because I have one and
Don't want
It
To be
Too popular! Wink)

MikeUniformMike · 24/02/2018 12:47

Not Aaliyah.

MiffedMummy · 24/02/2018 12:16

Tabitha ❤️

greendale17 · 24/02/2018 12:15

Christabel is lovely, but for me I’d spell it ‘Cristabel,’ without the h

^That spelling is a bit chavvy

Charismatictac · 24/02/2018 12:13

Love Christabel and Beatrice.

Tabitha is a bit omg i'm so coool, but it's 'ok'

Aayliah or however it's spelt is bad.

LarkDescending · 24/02/2018 12:11

Christabel is gorgeous - I know a lovely young Christabel nn Christy.

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RoseByAnyOther2 · 24/02/2018 10:40

Thank you everyone!! Beatrice and Christabel are my favourites. Aaliyah and Tabitha are my DP’s favs. Your comments have been fab and really help, fingers crossed a decision by the end of the day :)

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StatelessPrincess · 24/02/2018 09:25

Aaliyah is lovely but almost always mispronounced by English speakers and a bit of an odd choice unless you are Arab or Muslim IMO. I like Tabitha and Beatrice, prefer Beatrix though.

chezmk1988 · 24/02/2018 09:06

Beatrice is my favourite on that list although I prefer beatrix

MammieBear · 24/02/2018 08:05

Christabel - whom her father loves so well!

eurochick · 24/02/2018 08:00

I only really like Beatrice out of those.

Ginandplatonic · 24/02/2018 07:57

Aaliyah is awful, Beatrice always sounds wet to me, I like Christabel (def this spelling) and Tabitha.

rachrach2 · 24/02/2018 07:56

Beatrice is the only one I like.

DisabledUserName · 24/02/2018 07:53

Aaliyah is a lovely name. People who describe children's names as chavvy are not people I would wish to be friends with.

MaryPoppinsStoleMyHandbag · 24/02/2018 07:47

Beatrice or Tabitha - hard to chose between the two but probably the latter as first choice.

Really don’t like the other two choices, especially Christabel.

ElizaDontlittle · 24/02/2018 07:36

I like Beatrix better than Beatrice but both are lovely, and Christabel is really gorgeous. I wouldn't spell it without the h - it's like using Cristopher or Cristine in this country - unless you have southern European roots where that's how they spell that group of names - I think it just looks like you're trying to be "unique"!

I like Aaliyah but consider Tabitha a cat name really, sorry. Congratulations OP Flowers

deptfordgirl · 24/02/2018 07:35

Tabitha is definitely the nicest. Love it.

Elfyn · 24/02/2018 07:29

What a mixed bag!

Definitely Tabitha for me.

Greggers2017 · 24/02/2018 06:58

I hate to say this but Aaliyah is a very chavt name and to me is in the same league as the Armani and Miami's of this world.
The other 3 are strong classy names.
My sister has a Tabitha Clementine

ChocolateCrunch · 24/02/2018 06:39

Tabitha - my favourite girl's name. I also like Christabel, it has a nice sound about it. Beatrice - never liked it and I don't understand why it's so popular tbh. Really don't like Aaliyah, sorry.

IWouldLikeToKnow · 24/02/2018 06:12

I hate to say it but Tabitha sounds a little like a cat's name. I think Aaliyah is gorgeous

AnyaMoondial · 24/02/2018 05:15

Beatrice is my favourite but I like Tabitha too.

Sophronia · 24/02/2018 05:04

Christabel or Tabitha

MummyCuddlesSolveEverything · 24/02/2018 05:04

Tabitha! We would have used Tabitha if we had a girl Smile

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