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Which name? HELP?

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mummysparkles95 · 03/07/2021 07:35

Due my first girl anytime and shes nameless, i have some names on my shortlist, but i cant choose, they are:

Amelia-Bea
Sofia-Bea
Gracie-Bea
Mila-Bea

Any other name suggestions welcome And the Bea is a must after my late nana, also middle name will be Coline after my late dad Colin who past away not long ago when i was 7 months pregnant :(

Thanks xxx

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Chachachawoo · 04/07/2021 18:45

I would go for Beatrix Colette

EssentialHummus · 04/07/2021 16:21

Everything chips said.

ILoveShula · 04/07/2021 16:16

Honey-Bea?

Almondcroissant25 · 04/07/2021 16:02

Drop the hyphen, double-barrelled first names are so tacky. Bea as the first of two middle names is just beautiful though.

PurpleFlower1983 · 04/07/2021 06:24

Just use Beatrice and call her Bea-bea or Bebe.

whattodo2019 · 03/07/2021 22:53

I like Mila.
I really dislike hyphenated names they sound so tacky.
Love Bea but would probably chose Beatrix
I respect that you want to use a feminine version of Colin but not sure about Colin's.
Colina or Colette would be nicer.

ArchbishopOfBanterbury · 03/07/2021 22:04

I like Amelia and Sofia, but I really like Beatrice/Beatrix.

Beatrice Colette Sofia?

FayeFayeFayeFayeFaye · 03/07/2021 20:29

Sorry OP but I don’t think when she’s an adult she’s going to want -Bea as a name, it’s too twee and cutesy. Use it as a middle name.

Classica · 03/07/2021 15:31

Sorry for your loss, OP Flowers. A tough time to lose a loved one.

I think the hyphen might be a problem for her. If I heard Amelia-Bea, I'd assume she was Amelia B, surname beginning B. And Daisy Bea sounds like a cute bee cartoon character. But would be way too cutsie for your daughter when she's 40. Have you considered just having your granny's name as your baby's first name? Bea short for Beatrice/Beatrix is lovely and simple.

KirstenBlest · 03/07/2021 14:50

Just seen the Collette suggestion. Lovely. Spell it Colette.

Beatrice Colette is smashing.

KirstenBlest · 03/07/2021 14:49

Amelia-Bea
Sofia-Bea
Gracie-Bea
Mila-Bea

All are very popular names with a hyphen added. Pick a different first name and no hyphen. Beatrice would be lovely.

I'd spell Coline as Coleen because Coline looks and sounds like Choline, which is a nutrient.

Kanaloa · 03/07/2021 14:14

Sofia Bea Coline & Mila Bea Coline are my favourites. I would go without the hyphen, I think it takes away from the loveliness of the names.

grey12 · 03/07/2021 14:07

I agree with @AnyaMoondial Both posts

Congratulations Thanks btw I ended up deciding on names for my daughters a day after they were born Grin had a shortlist but couldn't decide

walkoflifewoohoo · 03/07/2021 13:21

Just Bea is fine.

Whatshouldicallme · 03/07/2021 12:06

I absolutely love Beatrice nn Bea and would use it myself if my husband would let me!!

I agree with others though, it doesn't work at all as a hyphen. I'd either use it as a first or a middle eg Sofia Bea Surname.

hawkehurstgang · 03/07/2021 12:04

Just seen Beatrice Collette suggestion, that's lovely 😍

hawkehurstgang · 03/07/2021 12:01

DEFINITELY lose the hyphen. Bea is gorgeous as a nickname for Beatrice, can't she just be Beatrice? Lovely, classy name. Your first names are all a bit overdone to be honest, and sound quite sickly and a bit naff paired with 'Bea', although if you lose the hyphen and change Bea to Beatrice they'd be much classier. I'd choose Daisy Beatrice from your suggested first names, but much prefer Beatrice Daisy. Or Matilda Beatrice, nickname Tilly Bea?

Scarletbutnotohara · 03/07/2021 11:40

My daughter has a friend in her class named Honey-Bea. Not my style but whatever floats your boat! Grin
How about Daisy-Beatrice, known as Daisy-Bea.
I would personally drop the hyphen and just have 2 middle names, Bea and Coline. Or go for Beatrice / Bea as a full first name.

RuthW · 03/07/2021 10:36

The best from you list is Sofia but please drop the hyphen.

If you like Bea why not use Beatrice or Beatrix as a first name. Both are lovely.

chipsandgin · 03/07/2021 10:36

I’d agree with pps - just call her Bea (which could be short for Elizabeth, Phoebe, Beatrix/Beatrice), it’s a lovely name or nickname.

The something-Bea hyphenated name isn’t great & IMO the double barrel first name trend kind of came and went in the early 2000’s with all the Gracie-May, Lily-May girls that were born around then. If they are anything to go by she’d be likely to drop the Bea & stick with the first name at some point anyway (all the something-May girls I know have done by now..).

I agree that Beatrice Collette (but called Bea) is lovely too. Also sorry for your loss Flowers

Jabba2020 · 03/07/2021 10:30

Beatrix Coline is lovely.
Amelia-Bea is the best from your list.

cariadlet · 03/07/2021 10:24

I agree with pp who suggested Beatrice Colette. Lovely combination.

TatianaBis · 03/07/2021 10:20

I agree with the B/Bee problem.

Beatrice nn Bea is such a lovely name and more interesting than the overused Sofia, Grace, Amelia etc that I would use it for her first name.

Also be aware that Coline means hill in French, so Colette or Coleen would be better.

Beatrice Colette is a fantastic name.

Chickoletta · 03/07/2021 08:51

I agree. Like the names but hate the hyphen. Was your gran actually a Beatrice? If so, I’d go with this, such a beautiful name.

Gloschick · 03/07/2021 08:48

I agree, drop the hyphen.

How about Daisy Bea Colette?