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[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

I know I made a post similar to this a few days back, but I was wondering about which name you PREFERRED.

Beatrix
Beatrice

Personally, I am undecided.

Beatrix is beautiful because it is less common, and we all know Beatrix Potter. I don't like it though because it could be shortened to 'Trixie'.

Beatrice is lovely, but slightly more common, and to me has a more old-dumpy-lady feel to it.

Comments

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

Beatrix, but I'm not a fan of either.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

May I ask, Why Beatrix?

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

It sounds younger and hipper than Beatrice, which makes me think of Aunt Bea from The Andy Griffith Show. I love that show and I love the character, but she's old old old to me, and so is the name.


I don't love the nn Trixie, but I don't hate it. :)

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

I know two Beatrices who go by Trixie. I personally like Beatrice better. Beatrix just looks/sounds harsh to me, and slightly masculine. Both names are uncommon so I wouldn't consider that a big factor.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's why I dislike Beatrice.
I used to LOVE LOVE LOVE it, but now I'm not so sure.

I'm glad to hear others' opinions. Thanks.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

That's true; I can't see Beatrix as masculine, but I see it less feminine than Beatrice.

[ghost-dance.livejournal.com]

I prefer Beatrix. It has more of "kick", I guess.

[lacuna.livejournal.com]

I think Beatrice is lovely - softer and prettier than Beatrix, which actually has more 'old lady' associations for me.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what I thought!

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

It is soft and lovely, that's a pro.
GOSH, this is so incredibly hard!

[rubytitania.livejournal.com]

I think I prefer Beatrix although neither are really my style. I guess it's because I agree Beatrice sounds more old fashioned. The Bride in Kill Bill is called Beatrix!

[blush.livejournal.com]

I find Beatrix completely atrocious.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

I like Beatrix more.

It has that uncommon sassy, spunk to it. It has a letter X - I'm a real sucker for a letter X. I wonder if the coming movie Miss Potter will have any effect on this name. People are loving the old-fashioned stuff lately...

Beatrice looks like beat-rice which was how I pronounced it as a kid (some book I read) and while not common, just seems boring. I picture a boring bland person being named beat-rice.

[satunian.livejournal.com]

Who's Beatrix Potter?

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

Makes me think of Beatrix Kiddo, which could be good or bad depending on your opinion of Tarantino.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

Beatrix Potter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrix_Potter)

[hautemamma.livejournal.com]

I like them both, but I'd also be afraid of nicknames like "Bea" or "Trixie", which are both pretty lame. Hmmmm.

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

Beatrix sounds so much edgier Beatrice is a little more boring, I think

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

YES!
I started liking it mainly because of that reason.

PS- Nice icon. :)

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Aww, why?

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Aahaha.
Oh, man, I hope it doesn't become popular.

Whenever I like a name, it's MINE.
I'm very selfish that way.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

I think it's good.
I love the movies, because she's strong and isn't wimpy and delicate, you know?

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Trixie's simply awful.
I think of a dog, or a cat.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking now.
And Beatrice seems only fitting for an old woman, while Beatrix works for both.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Now it's starting to look like that for me. :/
Ahaha.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

No, no, it wasn't you.
I just keep hearing it, so then it gets embedded in my brain.

How was Lenore ruined for you (don't worry- I've never liked this name anyway)?

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Aww, ouch.
That would really do it in for me.

[ciara-belle.livejournal.com]

I like Beatrice because that's the spelling I'm more familiar with from Shakespeare and Dante. I love how it's pronounced in Italian, but I don't think a kid could really get away with that pronunciation in the US.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

How's it pronounced?

[ciara-belle.livejournal.com]

(NB: I am really bad at writing things phonetically, but I'll try and give you the gist)

Beh-ah-tree-che

(first syllable should be almost like bay but with a little more 'e' sound)

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Sounds really pretty, but yeah, I agree with you: it would be SUPER hard to pull off in Canada, America, etc.

[mao-kitsune.livejournal.com]

I like Beatrice, because I associate with Shakespeare's play "Much Ado About Nothing". And that girl had personality. And I'm just not a fan of the "x" sound. Trixie sounds like a ditz or a stripper and Beatrix reminds me of Bellatrix Lestrange from Harry Potter.

or go for the Spanish spelling...

[i-am-dsh.livejournal.com]

Beatriz.
My college roommate from Puerto Rico liked that name.

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

Trixie does sound like that, so if I were to ever have a child, she would not have that nickname. Just like my mum made sure I was never called 'Tammy'.

Re: or go for the Spanish spelling...

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

That reminds me of rice, because it's the French word for it.

Though, it is nice.

[mspixiegirl.livejournal.com]

aw my nickname is Bea lol

[omgzits--tam.livejournal.com]

I actually like Bea. I think it's really nice.

[scottish-diva.livejournal.com]

Beatrice if i had to choose.. i like the nickname Bea ["bee"] alot.

[krosp.livejournal.com]

I like Beatrix because of Beatrix Potter.... but I think the name Beatrice sounds nicer... I don't like that "icks" sound at the end of Beatrix.

[teh-penguinz.livejournal.com]

Isn't Lenore a fabric softener?

[beatrice-divina.livejournal.com]

I was named after the character Beatrice in Dante's Divine Comedy, who was Dante's guide through Paradise). She was also a real person named Beatrice Portinari, who lived from 1266-1290. As a sort of mythic figure, she appeared in a lot of Pre-Raphelite paintings.
I go by Bea, and I've always liked my name. Oddly enough, I have never met another Beatrice face to face, and I'm 34.