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Beatrice, it just sounds more girly to me

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.:Marie:.

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My Future Children:
Cassius Leo
Scarlett Beatrice Phoebe
Raphael Aeson

I prefer Beatrice. They're both very nice, I just like Beatrice better.

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-- Sarah

I love them both... Can't choose!

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:)

I don't mind Beatrix but I love Beatrice. I don't care for the -trix in Beatrix as it reminds me of Trix cereal. :b And I loathe the nn Trixie, so it wouldn't be an option. lol

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~Heather~

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"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" - Ernest Gaines

I like them both but prefer Beatrice, it has a softer feel to it goes best with a lot of my other favorite names and is a family name for me

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Paula

This message was edited 6/18/2006, 7:58 AM

I really, really love and adore both, but I guess I prefer Beatrice a little bit because it looks and sounds tad nicer than Beatrix. But as I said, I think they're both gorgeous.

I looove Beatrix, the x makes it seem funky and cute. And I think of Bellatrix, from Harry potter, who is evil but has an awesome name!

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However, I also adore Beatrice. It seems more usable in today's world. Both names have the possibility of the nickname Bea, which I also love!

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Both these names are very high on my list. I'd probablt only use Beatrice, but I think I actually like Beatrix better, so who knows! Not like I'm having kids any time soon, so that could change!

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Julia Keelan

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"I don't mean to be rude-" he began in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable.
"-yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often."
~ From Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling. Vernon Dursley to Albus Dumbledore.

This message was edited 6/18/2006, 6:09 AM

Beatrix. I love both, but for some reason this just sounds much nicer to me than Beatrice. I'd happily use either though.

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Hannah
I sold all my evil motives,
no icicles stuck in my hide.
I'm through with riddles, I know we're little,
just help me feel warm inside.
-Girl on the Wing, The Shins

Both are lovely, although I prefer Beatrice.

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'You're just jealous because I'm a genuine freak and you have to wear a mask!'
The Penguin (Danny DeVito), Batman Returns

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I like Beatrix better - it's a little more snappy, spunky, and all that. Beatrice sounds a little more oldladyish. And the first time I saw it, I thought it was said with a long I, and I thought it was ugly. Then I learned how to really say it, and it really was a lot nicer, but that first thought stayed with me. Or something like that. It's growing on me though.

Beatrice, Beatrix is harder to say.

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~~* BEX *~~

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Coach of 'Bane United'
Hopeful contender for Fantasy Football 2006

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My Man Zlatan!

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Beatrix, Beatrice sounds outdated to me. I like Beatriz too.

These should give you a good start:

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http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=549398&board=baby
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=551346&board=baby
http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=526543&board=baby

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What are the convulsions of a city in comparison with the insurrections of the soul?
Man is a depth still greater than the people.

Beatrix.

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I love both, but Beatrix has a certain snap to it that Beatrice lacks.

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Beatrice also sounds frillier to me, and I sometimes want to pronounce it like "beet rice" (for which I blame an amusing anecdote I overheard about a French class at my school).

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:-)

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"How you turned my world, you precious thing.
You starve and near exhaust me.
Everything I've done, I've done for you.
I move the stars for no one."
"Within You"

For spelling I suppose Beatrice.

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But I'm not fond of the name at all. It sounds like "beast" to me and very old-fashioned.