Beatrice

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Too old woman for you? Do you see beat-rice before anything else?

What do you guys think?

Comments

[addienfaemne.livejournal.com]

Hate it.

[raptorgirl.livejournal.com]

It's old-fashioned, but like "Violet," I think it's coming back to some degree. It's a pretty name, but it reminds me too much of "cockatrice," and that is bad.

[muliebrity.livejournal.com]

I love the name, actually. I also like Beatrix.

[chelsayy09x.livejournal.com]

I only started to see "beat-rice" when someone pointed it out to me. Ever since, I've jumped off the Beatrice wagon a little, but moved on to Beatrix, which I think has more charm anyway.
Love Beatrix :)

[zante.livejournal.com]

I never saw beat rice before you pointed it out heh.

I prefer Beatrix though :)

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

me too, love Beatrix. :)

[lavandersparkle.livejournal.com]

Hate. It.
Too old-ladyish.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

hahahaha that's a killer

[mrsduryee.livejournal.com]

I just think of Romona's sister. But it is old ladyish.

[juniorfan29.livejournal.com]

OMG, Beezus! I used to love those books, and didn't even think of that until you pointed it out.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_x_blackroses_x/]

I like it. Not too old-ladyish at all. And I don't see "Beat rice."
But I like Beatrix a million times more, it's one of my all-time faves.

[mystickiwi.livejournal.com]

I like it because of Dante....

[mystickiwi.livejournal.com]

also, i dont say it "bee-trice" i say "bee-UH-trice" which I think changes how pretty it sounds

[queen-mab.livejournal.com]

I chose it as the name of a character in a book I'm writing because she happens to be plain and a little on the heavy side. That's the image the name evokes for me.

[crzydimond.livejournal.com]

I've never thought of beat-rice.
It seems to be an older sounding name, but I actually think i like it. The nickname Bee would be cute, while Beatrice is a mature sounding name for an adult.

[bobinwales.livejournal.com]

I love Beatrice. I think of Beatrix Potter, even though it's spelt completly differently! I too prefer Beatrix, but Istill love Beatrice!

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I don't like Beatrice. But I don't see Beat-rice ;)
Beatrix is our Queen's name so I really can't see anyone naming their kid that.

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

I've always liked both Beatrice and Beatrix. Beatrice is my mother-in-law's name, actually.

[jordle.livejournal.com]

I hate it. It definitely sounds old lady to me.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Beatrice sounds a little too snotty-stuck-up-old-spinster, but I totally love Beatrix (yes, after Kill Bill, guilty pleasure hehe). It sounds a lot more modern, although it's the latin original version, so it's actually a lot more ancient ;) and true to the roots!

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

I went through a phase where I wanted to name my daughter Beatrix Kiddo.

(Thankfully I was eleven years old at the time.)

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

seriously? Kiddo? :P as in "what's up, kiddo?"

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

That was Uma Thurman's character's name. :P
I was obsessed with Uma then, so I figured it was a pretty sane choice.

Boy, was I wrong.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know it was her character's name, but I was wondering how could someone consider a slang expression to be a name (other than the movie writers, I mean :P) hehe

[eleanorgrace.livejournal.com]

I have an Italian friend named Beatrice, but I think (Italian speakers correct me if I'm wrong) that it's pronounced bay-uh-TREE-chay or -tsee-ay (or something to that effect--I'm having a hard time making it phoenetic). She goes by Bea pronounced BAY-uh, which I think is cute.

I don't dislike the name, though the English pronunciation now sounds kind of plain to me. Haha.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Bay-uh-TREE-chay is correct ;)

[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

I love Beatrice. I babysit for a little girl named Grace and her best friend is called Beatrice, they are both six.

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

Beatrice is one of my favorites. It always makes me think of Much Ado About Nothing.

[fireyirishangel.livejournal.com]

I like Beatrice, and don't read beat-rice at all.

[so-there.livejournal.com]

like it. I see bea-trice (as one should)

but I can't use it because an older woman once told me she wished someone would use the name Beatrice (her name) and I told her that her generation's names are coming back in style. but I wouldn't want it to look like I named my kid after her! (no offense to her, but she isn't family or anything, so...)