What do you think of Beth?

[kayr11]

What do you think of Beth as a girl's name? I quite like it but am not normally keen on names that are too girlie and am not sure if it is a bit too 'pretty'? Other names we are considering are Megan, Lola or Alexandra (shortened to Alex) What do you think?

Beautiful name. DD's middle name is Elizabeth.

I like it a lot as a nn for Elizabeth. It would also work as nn for Bethany.

And in the Percy Jackson books, the main female character is Annabeth, and that's growing on me.

I absolutely love the name Beth! Personally I'd go for Elizabeth and nickname Beth. :)

All the best people are called Beth

^ Ditto :)

Gorgeous. My all time favourite girl's name. If we ever have a DD is will be used!!!

Lovely, strong as well as pretty. Don't like Lola, too 'showgirl.'

Very nice. Also like Megan and Alexandra/Alex.

I love Beth, but wanted a full first name, and didn't like any full versions of Beth, so I gave Beth as a middle name, and still love it today 14 years later.

I personally like Bethany, with Beth as nn.

I really like Beth- nearly called dd2 that!

I like Beth, I think it works as a stand alone name too imo.

Sorry, don't like it. But only because all the Beths I know are twee, girly and a bit drippy.

But I'm clearly in the minority so go for it!

Love it, love Megan too. Just make sure no one in your family says "Beff"--that would drive me mad.

My friend has been Beth from birth (full name Elizabeth). She is fierce and scary with a marshmallowy interior. It is a good name :)
And so is Lola! Lola is a fabulous name. :o

Really like it

Love it :)

i like beth, don't see it as girly at all - i think it's quite strong and old fashioned but in a solid, good way.

don't really like it sorry

but do really like Elizabeth and Alexandra

letsblowthistacostand has a VERY good point. i would NOT use Beth in a region where people use ff instead of th..

i am scottish and nobody here drops their th so it's fine.

[totally unrelated aside, i have noticed here ater living in london that people with a genuine speach impediment who can't say th up here tend to say sh instead rather than ff so three becomes shree rather than free.. but only people with an actual impediment do this, it's not common]

my dh has a ff instead of th problem, beth was his fave name for DD- I managed to get him off it for this reason! ( went for FIONA instead) but still really love Beth. Maybe I will get DH to let me get braces on him before next one! ( im a dentist btw- and his prob is tooth related!)

Beth is gorgeous as a nn for Elizabeth...

Not keen on Lola at all and Alex is not pretty enough IMO

Think it's a bit drippy. It's my least favourite nn for Elizabeth, which is a great name

Beth is absolutely gorgeous, love love love it! And love Bethan for full version.