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Beatrice?

53 replies

igglepiggle599 · 09/02/2025 11:58

I'm not a fan of unusual names and I don't particularly need my children's names to be unique or 'special'. I do, however, feel strongly about them not having names that could be ridiculed or that they would be likely to dislike.

I love the classic name Beatrice, but I've read a few comments online by people who feel that it's 'frumpy' and they also have concerns that it can be read as 'beat rice' (a bit far-fetched in my opinion! When would anyone use the phrase 'beat rice'?). Ultimately the name would be for the child and not for me, so any honest thoughts would be welcome!

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AubernFable · 09/02/2025 12:12

Beatrice is lovely!

Overtheatlantic · 09/02/2025 12:03

It’s a beautiful classic name with Italian, royal and literary references.

MistyF · 09/02/2025 12:01

Love it! I think it's impossible to avoid any names with uncomfortable ideas - there's lot of way some names might be 'bad' and in majority of cases, worry at the start of pregnancy doesn't even matter when child goes to school