MeaganS Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 So I am having baby girl #4 in a few months. We had our first's name picked out long before she was born. Our second and third weren't decided until after they were born, although we had narrowed down to 2 or 3 names. I have c-sections, so I was pretty drugged out after the babies were born and I still remember not being able to recall what my own babies names were because I was so fuzzy. It makes you feel like a horrible mother when the nurse asks you what you named your baby and you honestly can't remember. So that, combined with the fact that I want to be mentally all there when the decision is made, means I want to decide sooner than later. So here are our choices: Beatrice w/ a nickname of Trixie (dh and our other children's favorite) Margaret w/ a nickname of Maggie Alice Those are in the current order that dh likes them. We use nicknames as an option for our children, but not exclusively. My Eleanor/Ellie prefers Eleanor and we call her that probably 80% of the time. My other girls go by their full first names. Our other girls are: Lydia Eleanor Adelaide Honestly, I kind of want to choose Beatrice which despite being very old, it is not common at all. I think it is ranked in the 600s right now or something. I'm concerned that it might be too out there. So my other question is: Is Beatrice too out there? Would you think it was totally weird to name a kid that? I'd probably call her Beatrice over Trixie, but don't mind the nickname. It makes me think of Knuffle Bunny. :) ETA: We'd use the pronunciation Bee-uh-triss for Beatrice and Mar-gret for Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 They're all lovely names, but I voted Beatrice. I was a die hard Trixie Belden fan when I was younger, so that may have swayed me a bit - love the nickname Trixie! Margaret and Alice are equally as nice, so you really can't go wrong! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 One of my daughters is a Margaret. Per family tradition, she is called Peggy. I love the name because it gives her a nickname that everyone pronounces correctly and that is quite unusual (she has never met another Peggy her age). She also has a lovely "grown-up" name she can use when she chooses. Plus, Margaret has the advantage that if you lined your girls up in the right order, it spells LAME. :lol: No - Beatrice is a lovely name and definitely not too far out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelenNotOfTroy Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Beatrice is beautiful, I would totally use it if I were you. Alice is another favorite, but I probably wouldn't use it since you have an Adelaide. All your girls have great names. Margaret is nice, but kind of boring with your others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hkpiano Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I voted for Margaret (Maggie) because it's my personal preference, but I also think Beatrice/Trixie is super cute. It does make me think of Knuffle Bunny and also Beazus/Aunt Bea from the Ramona books/movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 So I am having baby girl #4 in a few months. We had our first's name picked out long before she was born. Our second and third weren't decided until after they were born, although we had narrowed down to 2 or 3 names. I have c-sections, so I was pretty drugged out after the babies were born and I still remember not being able to recall what my own babies names were because I was so fuzzy. It makes you feel like a horrible mother when the nurse asks you what you named your baby and you honestly can't remember. So that, combined with the fact that I want to be mentally all there when the decision is made, means I want to decide sooner than later. So here are our choices: Beatrice w/ a nickname of Trixie (dh and our other children's favorite) Margaret w/ a nickname of Maggie Alice Those are in the current order that dh likes them. We use nicknames as an option for our children, but not exclusively. My Eleanor/Ellie prefers Eleanor and we call her that probably 80% of the time. My other girls go by their full first names. Our other girls are: Lydia Eleanor Adelaide Honestly, I kind of want to choose Beatrice which despite being very old, it is not common at all. I think it is ranked in the 600s right now or something. I'm concerned that it might be too out there. So my other question is: Is Beatrice too out there? Would you think it was totally weird to name a kid that? I'd probably call her Beatrice over Trixie, but don't mind the nickname. It makes me think of Knuffle Bunny. :) ETA: We'd use the pronunciation Bee-uh-triss for Beatrice and Mar-gret for Margaret I like Margaret. I can live with "Maggie"--I think "Meg" would be better--but "Margaret" all by itself is pretty. :-) Not fond of Trixie, NOT fond of Beatrice. At.All. I put it up there with Hazel (which, BTW, was my maternal grandmother's name) and Lucille as Names I Would Not Ever Be Likely To Impose On A Child. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 I like Margaret. I can live with "Maggie"--I think "Meg" would be better--but "Margaret" all by itself is pretty. :-) Not fond of Trixie, NOT fond of Beatrice. At.All. I put it up there with Hazel (which, BTW, was my maternal grandmother's name) and Lucille as Names I Would Not Ever Be Likely To Impose On A Child. Haha, I wonder that is generational. As I'm Meagan, we'd probably avoid the Meg nickname. I actually like Hazel (not a huge fan of Lucille, but no strong emotions towards it). Do they seem old-lady to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto10blessings Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I love baby name polls! I love Beatruce but not a fan at all of Trixie. Alice is my favorite out of all 3 but I think Margaret goes best with your other girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibiche Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Beatrice is actually quite popular among my acquaintances, so I definitely don't think it is "out there." Most of them use Béa as a nickname, but some are Bee. I only know one Trixie. I think it is a cute nickname. Name your child what you love! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I chose Beatrice as it seemed to flow better with your other names. Not sure about Trixie; just don't go with Triss or people will think you named her after a book character. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 I chose Beatrice as it seemed to flow better with your other names. Not sure about Trixie; just don't go with Triss or people will think you named her after a book character. :laugh: Oh, I know! When I realized that was her name in Divergent, it was almost a deal breaker. Interestingly, Beatrice actually went down in popularity last year, so I don't think the books effected it much. We would be avoiding Triss. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Out of the options given, I like Beatrice the best, though I'm not a huge fan (reminds me too much of the princess (queen until a few years ago), whose name is Beatrix). Beatrice looks like it would go best with your other kids' names. Also, I do NOT like Trixie. I'd go with Bee if you you need a nickname. ETA: and, I'd expect an uptick in the use of that name due to Divergent's Tris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xixstar Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 If you love Beatrice, use it. My last child I loved Minerva but worried it was too different and we used it as her middle name -- I still wish we had used it as her first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer&Mom Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Alice comes from the same name as Adelaide, so that would be a deal breaker for me. Beatrice is lovely. I know one in middle school, it doesn't seem out there or old lady to me. Margaret is classic and will always be a good choice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Oh, I know! When I realized that was her name in Divergent, it was almost a deal breaker. Interestingly, Beatrice actually went down in popularity last year, so I don't think the books effected it much. We would be avoiding Triss. :) But the movie came out March 21st, 2014, and I don't know when most people come up with baby names, but it's still possible popularity will go up for 2015. And then, if people see others naming their kids that, they may be more likely to decide it's not too far out there, and name their kids... it's still quite possible for it to have quite an uptick over the next few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I know of a baby named Beatrice. She's about one year old, and she's the dd of a long time WTM boardie, (the said boardie doesn't use her kids names online, so I'll respect that and not name her). I have an aunt Beatrice. I'd love to see that name experience a resurgence. I also really like Alice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristi26 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I like Beatrice and don't think it's strange at all! You all love it, so you should go ahead and use it. :) Sent from my VS985 4G using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I really like the name Margaret (which means "pearl"), and also like the nickname Maggie. I dislike the nickname Marge. "Trixie" is strongly off-putting to me. I would unconsciously assume the girl was silly and/or affected. As when poor girls around the country were saddled with "Buffy", "Muffy" and other names of that fad's era. Beatrice, however, is lovely and regal. (as is Margaret). Don't use a nickname if you choose Beatrice! (although within the family, I could get along with "Bea") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Trixie makes me think of a circus pony (sorry). I wouldn't go with an A name because of your third dd. I love Margaret/Maggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Mama Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I love Beatrice, and wanted to use it for Faith, but Sheep Daddy was vehemently opposed to the nickname Trixie. He said it sounded like a stripper. I then wanted to use Trixie for one of our dogs, but he said he was not calling a stripper name out the window when he needed her to come in. We ended up naming her Lulu, but I still secretly call her Trixie! We have a Beatrice at church and she is lovely. She goes by Bea and it suits her. Margaret would be my second choice on your list, with Meg for a nickname. I am not fond of Alice. Alicia, yes, but Alice, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbotoast Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I voted for Margaret. I like Margaret "Maggie" and Alice equally. I don't really care for Beatrice but it's fine. I don't like Trixie. I would prefer "Bea". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCF612 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I like Alice best by far. I've never been a fan of Margaret and even less so of Maggie. I neither like nor dislike Beatrice. Trixie sounds a bit ditzy to me but I imagine, like some names, once you know someone with the name it changes your perception of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolatechip Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I like Alice the best! I'm not really a fan of Beatrice, but I like Margaret too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamiof5 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Voted for Beatrice. I feel it flows wonderful with your other girls' names. Not sure about the nickname though? I'm just not too big on nicknames Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyGF Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I was in a Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands fan club in high school, so I voted Beatrice. It always makes me think of her. Emily 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I like Alice best of the three (Alice Joy was on my list of potential girl name choices for a second daughter), but I don't think I'd use it since you have an Adelaide already. I like both Beatrice and Margaret, although I don't love Trixie; both are very pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleowl Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 So, I'll start off by saying that I love all three names, in a vacuum. Alice would have been on my short list for DD#2, except that there's a young Alice in our social circle already and I didn't want to repeat names. DS may well have been Beatrix* had he been a girl. And Margaret was a contender for DD#2's middle name, though we decided on something different because it flowed better. That said, I think Beatrice is the clear best option of the three for you. Alice is a form of Adelaide, so I think you should avoid that one. Meagan is a form of Margaret, and while naming your daughter after yourself is certainly fine (it happens with men and their sons plenty!), I think having a Meagan and a Maggie in the same household is just asking for confusion. I think Divergent will be a flash in the pan thing, not super long-lasting. Also, if I recall correctly, the character went almost exclusively by Tris, so unless you chose that as a nickname, I don't see people jumping to that connection. Beatrice is a beautiful name. Trixie is a cute nickname. Go with that. :thumbup1: * Beatrice was out of consideration for us because I'd taught one. She was a great kid, but I didn't want to use names of former students. Plus I liked that Beatrix was a bit more unusual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivey Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 All three names are beautiful, but I voted for Margaret because I'm not a fan of Trixie and I think Alice is a little too close to Adelaide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Beatrice isn't out there at all. There is a Trixie in ds7's DDC whose mother gets a few "stripper name" comments, but so does Ember's mom. The ex-stripper in my extended family has a very conservative first name and used a pseudonym when she was stripping. :P ds7 was born on the cusp of the Madysyn-Mykynzi-McHaileigh trend and the Baby Agnes trend, which might have something to do with why I always react, "Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! A baby naming thread! I LOVE baby naming threads!", so thank you for asking. ;) Margaret was the name of my favourite doll when I was a little girl so I'm glad to see that one coming back and Alice has always been around, just not overused and usually coming from really cool parents. I like all of your choices, but I voted for Beatrice because I think YOU love it best and needed to be reassured that it is a great name and perfectly appropriate for her generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Alice. My husband has a cousin who named her now 5 year old Beatrice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MistyMountain Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I voted for Margaret because I like the nickname Maggie better then Trixie. I think Beatrice and Margaret are both lovely though. I like Alice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ailaena Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Beatrice. I think it fits really well with your other names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alicia64 Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 If you love yesteryear names, I vote for Amelia, Rose, Mabel, Pearl, Georgia, Charlotte. Alley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freesia Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I voted Alice, but I like Beatrice with the nn Trixie. I really don't like Margaret even a little bit, but I love Maggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 If you love yesteryear names, I vote for Amelia, Rose, Mabel, Pearl, Georgia, Charlotte. Alley Amelia is a favorite and would be our number 1 probably except that it is really, really popular right now so we are avoiding it. Charlotte and Rose are both middle names to some of my girls. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleowl Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Are you looking for additional ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 Are you looking for additional ideas? Eh, feel free to throw them out if you like. I promise nothing, but I do enjoy a good baby naming discussion. I certainly won't be offended, although we'll probably end up choosing one of the three I listed. ☺ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I like Margaret. But, I also like Beatrice and I don't think it is too out there. If you like it then you should use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truscifi Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I like Margaret, but Beatrice is a fine name as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medawyn Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I love all three! Margaret called Meg and Beatrice called Bice are on my short list for this baby if it's a girl, assuming I can get DH on board. That being said, I vote Beatrice called Trixie for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Of the options, Beatrice is my favorite. I might be slightly prejudiced since my youngest is a Beatrice. She loves her name and frequently gets complimented on it. She usually gets called Bea or B.G. (beegee) after her first two initials. I have found myself calling her Beatrice more often as she gets older because I think her full name is pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeachyDoodle Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I can't vote (I need at least one post on the boards, hee hee), but I don't dislike any of them. I actually think Beatrice is a nice name. Although I will admit that in my head I always pronounce it "Bee-a-TREE-chee" because of this crazy English teacher I had in high school. (Apparently that's the Italian pronunciation? Or at least she thought it was.) You have to say it in a really drawn-out, high voice too. :) The nickname Trixie is really cute. I tend towards old-fashioned and somewhat unusual anyway -- or at least I thought I did. DD is Charlotte, but hey, it wasn't that popular 10 years ago! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I confess, I kind of hate them all :o But Alice is the least poor, and if you like Trixie just name the kiddo that? Funny enough, I love Bea as a name on its own, but not Beatrice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 When we were naming our dd, we first chose Beatrix (we love Beatrix Potter) but ended up going with Beatrice because I didn't want her called Trixie. It reminded me of Ed Norton's wife on The Honeymooners. Silly reason. No regrets choosing Beatrice though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I think Beatrice is a lovely name! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I voted before I read your post. I voted for Alice because that's a name we've considered for family reasons. But I like Beatrice, although I like Beatrix better and if you plan to call her Trixie think it's a great choice, too. We know a little Beatrix and she's a doll (her nn is Bea). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Beatrice is my favorite of the three Personally, I am not a fan of Trixie and have to admit I really like Triss as a nickname for Beatrice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Team Beatrice! I think it would sound nice with your other names too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparrowsNest Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Absolutely love Beatrice! Do it! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amy g. Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 I have a strong preference for Beatrice. It goes great with your other names as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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