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Well, there's my daughter :) who's 20. She was named after my mother, and they both enjoyed being Bea.

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It's never given my daughter a moment of trouble, except that some people make Bea two syllables, which she doesn't like.

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I find Ruby uncomfortably down-market.
I dislike Ellen, but Helen would be good.
June is OK, but I'd prefer Jane or Joan.

I love Beatrice. I think it is definitely usable. I don't remember ever meeting any. I dislike Bea. I prefer Beatrice with no nicknames.

I like the name Beatrice. It is entirely usable to me. I don't personally know any of them. Bea is a lovely nickname.

What are your opinions on Beatrice?
-I think it's ugly.

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Is it usable?
-Yes, but it's still ugly.

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Do you know any Beatrices?
-Yes, a crack-addicted 21 year old who is the daughter of one of my mother's friends.

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WDYT of the nickname Bea?
-I think it's a grandma name, like Aunt Bea from "The Andy Griffith Show." I also think it is ugly.

1: It's nice, but only when care is taken to pronounce the a.
2: Perfectly so.
3: Yes, one. She's 19 and from Italy, and she was named after the character in Dante's Divine Comedy.
4: I quite like it.

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My favourite of your combos is Beatrice June

What are your opinions on Beatrice? Very nice and refreshing but slightly prefer Beatrix
Is it useable? Definitely
Do you know of any Beatrice's? Nope
WDYT of the nickname Bea? Its ok, I prefer Triss or Trissie

1. Personally, I find it to be too stuffy sounding. I prefer Beatrix.

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2. It is useable though, don't get me wrong...

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3. I have never known anyone named Beatrice

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4. The nickname Bea is kind of cute though. ^^

Although I prefer Beatrix, I do love Beatrice.

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I like Bea, but Bess is my favorite nickname for it.

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Of course it's usable!

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I don't know any Beatrices.

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Beatrice Ellen and Beatrice June are nice combos. (Beatrice Eloise and Beatrice Lilac are my own favorites. :) )

I hate it.

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I think it's usable.

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I've never known anyone named Beatrice.

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I don't like Bea.

My grandma is the only Beatrice I know, although I've heard of Queen Beatrix (Netherlands) and Princess Beatrice (England). I'd say it's useable.

Oh, Beatrice is one of my favorite names. I like the nn Bea but not as much as the name Beatrice. It's pretty usable and I like Beactrice June.

It's alright, although for me it's extremely connected to the Shakespearean one. I think it's useable. I don't know any, but I feel like I know OF a few (I seem to recall some mention of an Aunt Beatrice or something somewhere...)
I don't like Bea prn BEE, but I might like it prn BEE-a or BE-a or something.
I like Beatrice Ellen and Beatrice Ruby.

I really love this name (especially because of the character in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing). Unfortunately, I think it is too fixed in a great many peoples' minds as "old" and "weird," which is why I've used it as a middle name in one of my combos (Augusta Beatrice). I do love the nn Bea, too.