Bea

[Leeloo1233]

How would you pronounce this name? I guess I'm worried that people will pronounce it like "bee" or is it obvious?

I'd say 'Bee' and assume short for Beatrice

How is it intended to be pronounced?

I thought it was 'bee'? Short for Beatrice? I could be wrong though, it's quite unusual. Unless you are going for the French name, short for Beatrice (there's a missing accent somewhere). That's 'Bay-a' I believe.

@Amz6219

I'd say 'Bee' and assume short for Beatrice

How is it intended to be pronounced?

This, although the only B I know is actually B shirt fit a different name beginning with B.

But it is pronounced 'bee'

Bea

@Wallabyone

Bea

Sorry-I'd say Bee and assume it was short for Beatrice or Beatrix

But it is pronounced 'Bee'

@Amz6219

I'd say 'Bee' and assume short for Beatrice

How is it intended to be pronounced?

Agreed. Everyone will assume its short for Beatrice and it's definitely pronounced Bee.

If you call your child Bea and don't pronounce it Bee you're setting her up for a lifetime of problems.

There's no other pronunciation?

We know a Bea and hers is pronounced BayA

Bee as in Bea, a shortened Beatrix/ice

Well, the pronunciation choices are:

Bee-ah
Bay-ah
Bee

I think, until corrected, everyone will assume it's the last one.

Maybe you should go back to the name book, OP.

It IS pronounced bee

My friends girl is Bea and it's pronounced Bay-ah

Ok, I would have pronounced it Bay-a but I'm French. So confusing with these names eg. Bea and Lea, but Thea is not "thee" right?

I'd pronounce Bea as Beh-a like Lea

No Thea is not pronounced thee but equally, sea isn't say-a either. Joys of the English language. Words borrowed from all over the place, some quite complex rules.

In England people will assume Bea = bee but no reason not to use it if you love it. You'll just have to explain it to people. Those people who are constants in the child's life will remember.

@Leeloo1233

Ok, I would have pronounced it Bay-a but I'm French. So confusing with these names eg. Bea and Lea, but Thea is not "thee" right?

I think because it's short for Beatrice/trix so although spelt Bea, it's the first sound of the name which is Bee.

I'd definitely assume bee but if there was an accent on the é I'd give bay-uh a whirl.

Every Bea I've ever known has pronounced it 'Bee'.

I've never really thought about how Thea is not pronounced 'Thee'...

I know a Léa who is French but I expect the accent helps with the pronunciation of Lay-a rather than Lee-ah.

Would Béa give you the Bay-a pronunciation? Is that even a name? As PP have said, Bea is usually short for Beatrice so pronounced Bee.

I’ve never thought about Thea not rhyming…

It IS pronounced as BEE… I can’t see any other option. I see you want it pronounced as Bay like Beyoncé? Nah it’s not a good idea, sorry. Nice as a NN but not as a full name

I have a Beatrice nn Bea usually pronounced to rhyme with pea, sea and tea, but I have come across a couple of people (at least one of whom was French) who pronounced it Bee-ah (which makes it sound like Beer).

English is unhelpfully not phonetic. There is no consistency at all.

I almost named my daughter Beatrice as I loved the idea of a Baby Bee.

I know a Baya.