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What is your opinion or first impression of this name?

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annaboo2 · 25/04/2021 16:24

Tricia. (As the official name, not a nickname for Patricia or Beatrice. Pronunciation is same as Trisha.)

and what would be good middle names for it?

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luckylavender · 29/04/2021 13:30

It's not a real name

YoniAndGuy · 29/04/2021 13:22

Not a name, a nickname for Patricia. Especially spelled like that. Never heard of it beign a given name in its own right.

And no connection to Beatrice at all - never heard of a Beatrice being Tricia for short!!! That just doesn't compute.

Fine to call her Patricia - it's probably one of the ones that is on the cusp of coming back, like Barbara - though I'm not a fan.

TuvoknotSpock · 29/04/2021 13:18

I would be surprised to see it on an under 50 but sure it will be back again in a decade or 2

ladycarlotta · 29/04/2021 12:32

Tricia/Trish puts me really viscerally in mind of long nails painted that pearlescent heather pink that was really popular among middle-aged women in the 90s. Sorry, that's just the way it is. Perhaps Patricia will have its moment soon but at the moment all the Patricias, Barbaras, Sheilas and Wendys are still here and very much themselves - it's too familiar and too associated with a particular 'type'.

Much easier to romanticise the 'vintage' name of a generation when it's all but gone, and you don't actually have first-hand experience of how racist Great Aunt Ivy was, or Grandma Edie's chain smoking.

alexdgr8 · 29/04/2021 02:10

i think Patricia i much better, and is making a comeback.
let the child choose their own nick-name, if they wish for one.

MrsPsmalls · 29/04/2021 02:10

My experience of Tricia is a lovely strong glamourous friend in her 60s. Short for Patricia but it is a name I would consider using and it has positive connotations for me.

GameofPhones · 29/04/2021 02:05

Angry middle aged woman again, in fact my former neighbour.

Maria53 · 29/04/2021 02:01

Horrid

SageRosemary · 29/04/2021 00:23

I love it, but I'm Irish and we have lots of people called Tricia (from Patricia not Beatrice)

Patricia Arquette, Trisha Yearwood, Patricia Neal come to mind

Patricia Rose would be lovely

Cindie943811A · 28/04/2021 23:31

Always reminds me of a sneeze, I’m afraid.

Maggiesfarm · 28/04/2021 17:12

@Theobear88

Goddard
Yes but at least she is 'Patricia'.
Theobear88 · 28/04/2021 16:45

Goddard

RickOShay · 28/04/2021 16:42

My truly awful ex stepmother’s name Grin

Maggiesfarm · 28/04/2021 15:54

Awful. Like Tracy. It's not a real name, it's a diminutive for 'Patricia'.

notalwaysalondoner · 28/04/2021 15:46

@CagneyNYPD

Tricia is married to Mick and they live in a 3 bed semi near Epping. She is a supervisor at the local branch of Santander. Best friends with Sandra and Sue. Tricia is in her mid 50s and enjoys a cheeky glass of Prosecco after her pilates class.
Pretty much this. Tricia has an awful voice and bright pink painted manicured talons. Tricia doesn't do pilates though, she does pole dancing classes.
Synchrony · 28/04/2021 15:43

I like it. It reminds me of a character in Sweet Valley High and I've never known one in real life.

BrutusMcDogface · 28/04/2021 07:23

Why would anyone pronounce it “trick-ee-ah”?! That says more about you, than the person naming their baby Tricia! Good grief.

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annaboo2 · 27/04/2021 20:36

@MiddleParking

I’d assume OP is considering naming her daughter Tricia after her mother or another relative. The insults might be pretty hurtful.
It’s a name I saw elsewhere and quite liked so no offence taken. Although it’s rather lost on me why a name’s age is of any importance. I’d rather my DD have a mum or gran name than be Olivia or Ella P. all through school or some daft name no one can spell or pronounce.
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mathanxiety · 27/04/2021 04:57

I know a lot of Pats, Patsys, Pattis, Trishs, Trishas and Tricias of 54 and up.

It's dated but not dated enough to be cool.

DalPalak · 27/04/2021 04:16

Am I insane? I like it. It sounds retro and cute. I knew a lovely and kind Patricia once -- so maybe Tricia just has positive associations for me.

MercyBodle · 27/04/2021 03:37

I don't mind it.

Beetlewing · 26/04/2021 13:42

I have tried and I can only work it into ok-ness if the baby is named Patricia and you used Patti instead of Tricia. Patti is cool Tricia is not. Sorry

BettysCardigan · 26/04/2021 13:40

It sounds like a sneeze.

MaryMow22 · 26/04/2021 13:39

80's.. brings to mind a girl with a perm

24GinDrinkingOnceTheKidsInBed · 26/04/2021 13:31

I immediately pronounced it ‘trick-ee-ah’

I don’t like it personally, sounds like a side affect of taking some form of medication.

“Antibiotics gave me Tricia!”