Message: "Becca" - Behind the Name

Becca

by Sofia

11/5/2007, 4:08 AM

I'm liking the nn Becca more and more lately, but am not a big fan of Rebecca (I'd have to use the spelling Rebeka). Are there any other names that you can think of and that Becca could be a nn for?

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- Miranda (Randee15) +1

11/5/2007, 1:59 PM

I like nickname names only if they can stand etymologically on their own. Becca is not one of those names, so I can't give the thumbs up on it.

And what happens if your daughter simply doesn't like the name Becca, what if she prefers Reba, Rebby, or even Rebecca in full? I don't think you can really nickname backwards (i.e., "My name's Becca, but call me Rebecca"), it's counter-intuitive and most people wouldn't get it at all.

Besides, full names look much better and more professional on résumés, court documents, etc. in my opinion.

As for a full name, Rebecca is probably your best option, I'm sorry to say. But one name that hasn't been suggested yet (I checked! ;-)) is Kelebek, a Turkish name meaning "butterfly".

EDIT: + accents

This message was edited 11/5/2007, 2:00 PM

- Sofia

11/6/2007, 4:35 AM

I like Kelebek!

- xPrincess27x

11/5/2007, 9:23 AM

Rebeccanne? :S

Or just use Becca.

- Array (WeloveyouJesseLacey) +4

11/5/2007, 6:18 AM

Benedicta or some form of it seems like the most likely candidate to me. I could see Berenice working, too.

Otherwise, I really think Becca on its own would be perfectly fine. It's a respectable name in itself, and I think it would stand alone easily if you dislike all the full name options.

Array

- Hola123

11/5/2007, 1:43 PM

I agree with Becca being fine on it's own.

- Sofia +2

11/5/2007, 7:26 AM

I'd have to spell Becca as Beka (which I find ugly) and it seems king of bare to me, like it's missing a part. I like Benedicta suggestion though.

- Array (WeloveyouJesseLacey) +1

11/5/2007, 8:24 AM

Why would you have to spell it as Beka?

Array

- Sofia

11/6/2007, 4:29 AM

Because where I live that is the only spelling that would be correctly pronounced.

- Mar (X-Mar) +2

11/5/2007, 6:05 AM

that's a difficult one...
Maybe:
Bakarne
Benedicta
Bianca (although I really don't liek that)
Blanca (ditto)
Boudicca
Wibeke
Vibeke
Beatrix or maybe Beatrixa ...
Bellatrix or Bellatrixa
Beracha
Ljubica or maybe Lubica
Abegail
Benigna
Bogdana
Brigitta

I think Benedicta would be the most suitable one or Boudicca, and maybe Lubica as well

- Sofia +1

11/5/2007, 7:24 AM

The ones I like and could actually use are Benedicta and maybe Beatrice (but we pronounce it with a 'ch', like the Italians, so maybe not after all).

Not clear on how you get Becca out of Ljubica pr.'lyu-beetzah'.

- Mar (X-Mar)

11/5/2007, 3:25 PM

By mispronouncing it...

Or by making it a stretch just like with Beatrice (that doesn't have a K sound either, just the C).

- Soul (guest)

11/5/2007, 5:20 AM

How about Boudicca or Boadicea? It's a bit of a stretch, but it could work.

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