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Beatrice....comments?

39 replies

clarabellarocks · 13/09/2010 15:32

I'm currently mulling this one over. Hadn't really thought of it as it has never been a name I thought wow to but the more I think about it the more I like it.

But I just want people's opinions on it. Does anyone find it a bit old fashioned (as in not very cool), ugly or just not very exciting? Or is it pretty and more unusual to Isabelle (one of my forever favourites but a few things put me off that lately - one being someone calling my daughter Imogen it so perhaps too similar?)

Other potential name is Florence or Iris but shorten my daughter's name so quite like to pick one I can shorten for this one.

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Northernlurker · 13/09/2010 19:23

Doesn't seem to be in it - phew!

Crazycatlady · 13/09/2010 19:24

Didn't think so NL! Love the names of your girls...

Northernlurker · 13/09/2010 19:25

Thanks. I think Miranda in particular is an exceptional name - don't know why it's so uncommon?

silverfrog · 13/09/2010 19:26

dd2 is 3 as well - could have sworn it was top 100 then, and rose to 50 or so

must have been baby brain Grin

traceybath · 13/09/2010 19:26

DD is Beatrice and I love the name.

She is mostly Bea or bumblebee.

IsThatTheTime · 13/09/2010 19:29

Beatrice is a beautiful name, if you're still in any doubt check out "Il Postino" (The Postman), bloody fantastic film. Or read some Dante.

Crazycatlady · 13/09/2010 19:46

I'm not sure either NL - I certainly don't know of any babies/children with the name - I have a couple of friends my age called Miranda but that's it. They are both strong, beautiful women who totally live up to the name!

meadowlarks · 13/09/2010 20:53

I like it, but I prefer Beatrix.

daisystone · 14/09/2010 08:40

I like all the Shakespearean names. Can't go wrong with them.

I knew an Ophelia. Love the name Ophelia but she was very very very posh and gorgeous and could carry it off, whereas I am not sure all girls/women could.

Emo76 · 14/09/2010 09:13

I like Bea . There are quite a few around though.

PosieParker · 14/09/2010 09:14

Love it.

EmmaNicole · 18/10/2010 22:23

Crazycatlady....it was my daughter you met on the beach at St Ives!!...you were talking to my husband. It was the first time we'd met another Beatrice too. Beautiful name!

Greenwing · 18/10/2010 23:03

Florence is more popular and the publicity from David Cameron's new daughter is likely to make it more so. Is in the top 100 for 2009 according to list I found in the newspaper.

Beatrice is more classy, less common and better meaning.

Flossiebelle · 19/10/2010 08:17

I love both Beatrice and Florence - both of these were on my shortlist. I think I prefer the name Beatrix to Beatrice though - just personal preference though, probably read to many Peter rabbit books to my son Grin

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