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Bellatrix

109 replies

Mums73 · 29/07/2024 11:57

I think it could be a lovely name ( named after the star and the Latin meaning female warrior) and could be called Belle for short )

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shoopshoopdedoo · 29/07/2024 15:19

Beatrix?

Colinthecaterpillarstrikesagain · 29/07/2024 14:05

It sounds like the name of a band.

Pocketfullofdogtreats · 29/07/2024 14:04

I knew an Artemis. What a fabulous name! Viola is lovely. I also like Ariadne and Miranda. But please, not Bellatrix.

Marblessolveeverything · 29/07/2024 13:50

PyongyangKipperbang · 29/07/2024 13:33

I very much doubt that majority of people would know that, hardly a major consideration. Its not like she is suggesting calling a son Durex.

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Eh it's one of the most popular one here and comes up on Google me pretty top reckon the kids would have a good go..

FancyBiscuitsLevel · 29/07/2024 13:48

If you like the Belle shortening but want a longer name - Belinda is under used.

FancyBiscuitsLevel · 29/07/2024 13:45

Minerva is beautiful and being a family name is lovely. She’ll get called Minnie/Min.

Viola is also pretty.

Violet, Miranda, Phoebe, Persephone, Diana and Helena all have a similar “feel” (old, posh, a nod to classical literature/myth and/or a moon of some planet or other).

PyongyangKipperbang · 29/07/2024 13:33

Marblessolveeverything · 29/07/2024 13:29

It's also a brand of contraceptive.....so nope

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I very much doubt that majority of people would know that, hardly a major consideration. Its not like she is suggesting calling a son Durex.

HotCrossBunplease · 29/07/2024 13:33

Maleficent has a nice ring to it.

VeryQuaintIrene · 29/07/2024 13:31

I think it's fab, but definitely a bold choice!

Marblessolveeverything · 29/07/2024 13:29

SonicTheHodgeheg · 29/07/2024 12:06

Minerva is also a Harry Potter name - I would find a site with a list of characters because it sounds like you could fond some inspiration there. At least Minerva is a good person this time

It's also a brand of contraceptive.....so nope

DelphiniumBlue · 29/07/2024 13:29

Calling your child Bellatrix is like calling her Cruella or even Suella!
Don't do it!

PyongyangKipperbang · 29/07/2024 13:28

I think you could get away with Minerva, maybe Minnie for short. But not Bellatrix, sadly.

I like Viola too.

OlympicsFanGirl · 29/07/2024 13:22

People will assume your are a mega HP fan

What about Bellatrice or Beatrice instead?

still a bit frilly for me but less HP

spicysamosahotcupoftea · 29/07/2024 13:20

TheCadoganArms · 29/07/2024 12:07

Get Professor Gilderoy Lockhart to perform a global memory charm and then you can use the name without any Harry Potter association.

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gentlemum · 29/07/2024 13:16

Even if you're not thinking of Harry Potter or naming her after that, that's all anyone else will be able to think of and you/she will have a lifetime of being asked if she's named after Bellatrix in HP. I would say if you like Belle go for that as it's a lovely name. Or Viola you mentioned would be ok.

KreedKafer · 29/07/2024 13:11

and could be called Belle for short

If you like the name Belle, name her that.

Mercurial123 · 29/07/2024 13:04

It's a good name for a cat treat.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 29/07/2024 12:51

MrsSlocombesCat · 29/07/2024 12:42

I can't imagine shouting any of these names up the stairs or outside to get my child's attention. I quite like the name Vera, still relatively uncommon and definitely an old-fashioned name.

Association with a very strong woman, too.

Bellatrix
SossijRoll · 29/07/2024 12:49

She’ll spend her life being asked if her parents are HP fans.

A bit like parents who name their kids after Star Wars or Twilight characters.

Lastminuteisinit · 29/07/2024 12:49

Just to say was reading about the new massive HBO series, filming 2025 then released over ten years… I love a lot of HP names but kids born now could honestly be watching it until teens in the new series let alone books and movies.

Jennyathemall · 29/07/2024 12:49

How about Severus?
Or Voldemort?

Daisymae55 · 29/07/2024 12:47

Another fan of Viola here - lovely name 🥰

Moreteaandchocolate · 29/07/2024 12:47

ab03 · 29/07/2024 12:36

Beatrix is similar but imo prettier and without the negative connotations! I also love Viola, and can see the appeal of Minerva (Minnie is a cute nickname!)

Sounds like Greek and roman mythology and maybe also Shakespearean names might be worth researching for more options

Beatrix was my first thought!

BESTAUNTB · 29/07/2024 12:45

I’ve never read/watched Harry Potter so my first thought was S&M.

Never heard of Minerva but it’s really nice, especially with the family link.

HeySummerWhereAreYou · 29/07/2024 12:45

whichfan · 29/07/2024 12:03

and i reckon you’re called something like… Emma

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Or Hemione.

@Mums73 Just don't. DON'T call your child Bellatrix FFS! Hmm