Nickname Bea...whats the full name for a girl?

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Love the name Bea but husband is not keen on Beatrice (its a personal bad association with someone he disliked)...are there any other options?

Its ok if they are not so obvious. I met a Balen which I liked but not sure works not being spanish.

please suggest other names

Beatrix?

Brigit and all it's variations and Elizabeth

Phoebe

Sorry - but I think the vast majority of people would assume Beatrice. She would have a lifetime of explaining/contradicting ahead of her.

It is also a name in it's own right

Belinda

Annabel.....Belle.....Bea

name in its own right? really.

how do you pronounce Brigit

I have a friend bea. Full name Beatrice.

How about Beata? I think it means 'blessed'

Yeah I know a Bea who's just Bea. I also know a Phoebe who's known as Bea

I have a friend called Bee. It's short for Abigail.

I know a Bea and her full name is Beatrix.

Beyoncé!!

Ruby?

My sister is known as bea and her name is Bethany.

Beth - we very nearly used this for dd2 and I would have had bea as a nn. One of my closest friends is Beth (short for Elizabeth) but often signs herself B and I often call her Bea. I love it!

Fwiw I wouldn't assume that Bea was Beatrice, but Beatrice is very uncommon where I am and perhaps that is why. don't get me wrong, it's a fine name, just don't come across it much!

Oops posted too soon, meant to say you could have Bethany or Elizabeth too!

My neice phoebe sometimes gets Be. I also know a Bee ( full name).

I agree everyone will assume it's short for Beatrice.

might depend if you want to pronounce it Bee or Be-a

I know an Eloise who's called Bea......

Brigit is pronounced Bridge-it

I know a Bryony called Bea
I think any name beginning with B could get away with the nickname / shortening Bea
Just like many boys with names that start with J, i.e.. Jamie, Jason, James get called Jay

I know a Bethany who is called 'Bee', but it could as easily be 'Bea'.

Behati?

It's the Afrikaans form of Beatrice