I like
Beatrice. I know three girls with the name. One goes by
Bea most of the time and is a very intelligent, beautiful and polite 9 year old. I also know a woman in her late 30s named
Beatrice who always goes by Bimbo. Don't ask me why, I think it's horrible. She's very outgoing, fun and full of energy. The third one I know is a teenager. I don't really think she's that great I remember her always telling me about sexual encounters she had with a boy on a playground when she was 13. She couldn't be any more different from the other two Beatrices I know. She actually made me dislike the name for a while because it made me think of her. But the other two saved it for me.
My favorite pronunciation of
Beatrice is BEE-ah-tris. I quite like
Bea or even
Bee as a nickname.
I never really liked
Beatrix. The -trix part made me think of "tricks" which then made me think of someone who is unfaithful and tricks other people. Also I dislike the nicknames
Trix and
Trixie. It's harsh and not as elegant as
Beatrice. I know four girls/women with the name at the moment. One is way over 80 and one is about 5. The other two are in their early 20s. The Beatrixs in their early 20s sometimes go by
Trixie.
I also know two girls named
Bea, but one pronounces it
BEE and the other BAY-a.
BEE is about 10, BAY-a is in her mid 20s.
I definitely prefer
Beatrice over
Beatrix. Much more elegant and friendly. I sometimes see colors when I hear or see names and
Beatrice is a very dark blue mixed with black and dark purple. Very elegant.
Beatrix is yellow and too bright.
I kind of like
Bellatrix. Even though I would probably not use it.
Beatrice and
Florence would be great for siblings. No, I prefer
Beatrice and
Florence.
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it's actually a bit hard to find good middle names for it :P
edited: I remembered that I know one more
Beatrix who is a teenager. She pronounces it bay-AH-trix. I always thought it was so weird how she emphasized the second syllable.
This message was edited 1/10/2012, 1:43 PM