Bellatrix

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I think it could be a lovely name ( named after the star and the Latin meaning female warrior) and could be called Belle for short )

we will have to agree to disagree

Belle is lovely - but sorry Bellatrix just makes me think of the Harry Potter character and so personally I think that dates the name.

Is this a joke?

No.

Ok so I just realised about Harry Potter but I really want and old name so I was thinking viola ( like Shakespeare) or Minerva ( oh god I’m just naming hp characters at this point ) I am honestly not trying too I had I great grandmother named Minerva and I could call her M for short

I would only think of the Harry Potter character

and i reckon you’re called something like… Emma

I know a little Beatrix and it reminds me of that! But the pronunciation Belle-A-Trix is cumbersome and Bella-Trix isn't correct. So I think I'd pass. Also maybe a bit too Asterix. Bellatrix would be his pretty and pugnacious pal.

Well, it's a cool name, but not after Harry Potter.

Viola is a beautiful name

It's a gorgeous name!

Beatrix is nice. So is Viola.

Minerva is also a Harry Potter name - I would find a site with a list of characters because it sounds like you could fond some inspiration there. At least Minerva is a good person this time

Get Professor Gilderoy Lockhart to perform a global memory charm and then you can use the name without any Harry Potter association.

I do like Minerva. If that's the sort of name you're after what about Athene or Athena? Xanthe? Iris? Hero? In Greece, Ariadne is still popular despite the connotations, and Juno similarly here.

Makes me think of a drag queen

I LOVE Athena I would like Alexandra but my wife is called Alexis

Please don't. My neighbours cat is called Bellatrix

Bellatrix is too strongly associated with Harry Potter imo - and a very evil character! But minerva is a classic name, hood in its own right and not too associated with the books.

there’s something very S&M / Domanstrix about bellatrix

Think of the kid as a teenager in high school or adult (trying to get a job) and see if you still like the name

I think it has a very strong Harry Potter association which you would need to consider.
If you intend on calling your DD Belle, are there other options that would you like equally without having the association. Isabelle, for example?

I really like Minerva.

Minerva is the name of one of my favourite pubs, so that would be a no from me I'm afraid.
And a no for Bellatrix too.
I really like Viola though

I think Minerva is absolutely beautiful and I actually don’t mind Bellatrix but I wouldn’t use it due to HP… Bellatrix Lestrage was a massive bitch!