Baby girl shortlist... the final three

[TheCag]

Our baby girl has arrived and we’ve finally narrowed our shortlist to three names:
Penelope
Beatrix
Catherine

Dh loves Penelope but our surname also starts with P and I feel it’s got potential for bullying/teasing issues in the future so I’m hesitant about the name.

Our other dc have slightly less popular/alternative names so Beatrix fits with them. We love Catherine too though and I suppose it’s our ‘safe’ option.

Help me choose!!

All really lovely names. If only due to popularity locally, I'd say Catherine, but assuming you don't live near me, no problem!

Catherine by a mile.

Catherine or Penelope.

Oh and if it’s Paterson, then Penelope goes really well with it.

Love love love Beatrix with Bea as nn

Beatrix or Catherine, not Penelope.

Catherine .Love it!

I have a Beatrice (bea) and get so many lovely comments on her name. Funnily enough Penelope Catherine is on our list for our next baby. We have similar taste! Congratulations!

Catherine or Beatrix. Pobably prefer Catherine as I love Kate for a nn.

Beatrix

Love Trix as a no

How about Beatrix and Penelope as a middle name?

Love Beatrix!!

Beatrix.

Penelope P. would remind me of Penelope Pitstop.

Catherine. Beautiful name, and statistically probably the least popular of all three names.

Love Kate too.

I do often like the sound of alliterative names on other people, but I grew up with one and I really disliked the fact that my alliterative name drew attention towards me. I would have preferred to blend into the crowd, and was relieved when I changed my name on marriage. Also sounds like your surname is 3 syllables which makes a very long combo with Penelope. I do love Penelope, but wouldn't use it in your situation.

I also love both Beatrix and Catherine. For me it would depend on the nns you might use for each. I love Kit and Kitty, and Kate, for Catherine and like all of Beatrix' nns. Not much help here because I could go either way with these 2. Which one makes you glow on the inside when you think about it as your daughter's name? Possibly leaning slightly towards Beatrix.

Catherine is so plain/run of the mill/ordinary. Other 2 are very and much more unusual but also pretty.

All good names but I like Penelope the best, alliterative names make me smile ( I have one and they are happy names).

Penelope by miles. Love it and also love alliterative names

penelope will spend ehr life being called pen or penny. Catherine will be Cat or Kate and Beatrix will be Bea. I'd go for Beatrix, it's classy and simple. Penelope is a frivilous name that ONLY Penelope Cruz has helped, before it was that pitstop character. Penny isn't a good name to have. Sorry if you are reading this and your kid is called Penny.

Penelope! I love it, it's definitely my favourite.

Pandia 😂🙄

@Mountainsoutofmolehills I have to disagree with you saying that the names will be shortened, because that's not actually true.
Any name you give your child doesn't have to be shortened if you don't want it to be,one of my children in particular has a name that I've heard being shortened all the time but we never have and In my opinion people won't do it unless they've heard their parents do it and if they do I'd correct them and say "no we don't shorten it" that normally does the trick.

Op I think Catherine is the nicest on your list 

In order I like Catherine, Penelope and then Beatrix

Beatrix by a mile. Love Bee for short too!