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 )

I think it's fab, but definitely a bold choice!

Maleficent has a nice ring to it.

I very much doubt that majority of people would know that, hardly a major consideration. Its not like she is suggesting calling a son Durex.

Minerva is beautiful and being a family name is lovely. She’ll get called Minnie/Min.

Viola is also pretty.

Violet, Miranda, Phoebe, Persephone, Diana and Helena all have a similar “feel” (old, posh, a nod to classical literature/myth and/or a moon of some planet or other).

If you like the Belle shortening but want a longer name - Belinda is under used.

Eh it's one of the most popular one here and comes up on Google me pretty top reckon the kids would have a good go..

I knew an Artemis. What a fabulous name! Viola is lovely. I also like Ariadne and Miranda. But please, not Bellatrix.

It sounds like the name of a band.

Beatrix?

Beatrix is nice. I like it better than Bellatrix.

I love Bellatrix, but sadly it's too associated with HP to use. I love the name Lilith, if you're thinking dark, gothic names. Viola and Minerva are both good too.

I’ve seen god knows how many people get cats and name them Bellatrix post Harry Potter - and the conversation invariable goes ‘…… because I’m a huge HP fan’, so people will just make that assumption with a child and she will no doubt get a ribbing in the playground once they reach the age of watching HP (I think mine were younger primary when they watched).

Haha, no!

Bellatrix is too HP but I think Minerva is fine especially after a relative. What about:
Miranda
Calliope
Thalia
Rosalind
Francesca
Christina
Persephone

@Pocketfullofdogtreats I was also going to say I know a baby Artemis and I think it’s a lovely name. DH veto-ed most of my classical names for DD, and probably rightly so.

OP, there was a thread about posh girls’ names for the OP’s chickens and there were some lovely classical names on there - worth a look.

I think Bellatrix would be a bit cruel as most people (me included) would have only ever heard it in HP.

Minerva would be fine as I don’t think it’s so associated with HP.

Others you may like:

Beatrix (personally I prefer Beatrice)
Octavia (I heard Ottavia the other day which I thought was nice)
Isolde
Penelope
Aurora

Bagatrix?

Bellatrix is ruined for now, sorry . Minerva also HP name but not as obvious ie usually called professor mcgonagall and was a positive character at least . Will get Minnie or Min, which is quite cute when little .

Baggachipz

You nailed it!!

It's not a good name.

It’s too Harry Potter, sorry.

I wanted to call my DD Fenchurch but DH wouldn’t let me. Said it was too well known because of the book. Blooming authors spoiling all of the nice names!

Former Olympian Sir Ben Ainslie has a Bellatrix. Not my style at all though.

Just no!

Very Harry Potter.

But... she killed Sirius Black.

Don't do it OP.

How about Artemis? Or Cassandra? You seem to like classical names.