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Anonymous wrote:Double down on the old lady names. Claire, Paige, Emily and Holly don’t fit Beatrice at all. Those would be the equivalent of naming your kid Eunice Caitlin.

Beatrice Ethel
Beatrice Myrtle
Beatrice Martha
Beatrice Edna

I have not laughed this hard in well, forever.

My grandmother was Ethel, and Edna was my 2nd grade teacher who just passed away in her 90s.

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Anonymous wrote:Lane or Layne

My sib's middle name is spelled Laine and I've always loved it.

I like Lane, Laine, Tate...or Elizabeth, to be honest, even though some have said avoid three syllables.

What’s your name OP? Your maiden name? Of course, you won’t share with us....but I love the idea of two girls, both bearing names honoring their grandmothers, and aunts. Why not also honor their mom?

OP here. My daughter’s first name is my grandmother’s name, and is also my middle name, so we kind of did that already. But I love the idea

And I think you said you're DD1's middle name is also a family name? Honestly, it would feel a little weird to me to double down with family names for my first child but then to have no family names for my second. Little Bea is going to wonder why she wasn't named for someone.

I'd go with a family name for Beatrice's middle name. I don't care for Dot or Dorothy, but in your shoes I'd do that rather than a random middle name.

OP here. I love Beatrice Rose, too! It's such a sweet name.

OP here, I agree! it's why I'm now leaning toward Beatrice Anne or Beatrice Dot/Dorothy -- other family names we could use include Tess, Rosalyn and Kathryn. I guess I could also always make Beatrice the middle name, or shortened to Bea, but I love it as a first name.

Don't do Beatrice Tess -- to repetitive.

Beatrice Kate (instead of Kathryn) feels both classic and modern to me. And Beatrice Rose (instead of Rosalyn) is very romantic and sweet.

I love one-syllable nature-inspired names for middles. Some that might suit Beatrice:

Wren
Sky
Jade
Vale

Anonymous wrote:Double down on the old lady names. Claire, Paige, Emily and Holly don’t fit Beatrice at all. Those would be the equivalent of naming your kid Eunice Caitlin.

Beatrice Ethel
Beatrice Myrtle
Beatrice Martha
Beatrice Edna

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Anonymous wrote:Beatrice Ainsley

Love it! Beatrice Brinley

WTF

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lane or Layne

My sib's middle name is spelled Laine and I've always loved it.

I like Lane, Laine, Tate...or Elizabeth, to be honest, even though some have said avoid three syllables.

What’s your name OP? Your maiden name? Of course, you won’t share with us....but I love the idea of two girls, both bearing names honoring their grandmothers, and aunts. Why not also honor their mom?

OP here. My daughter’s first name is my grandmother’s name, and is also my middle name, so we kind of did that already. But I love the idea

And I think you said you're DD1's middle name is also a family name? Honestly, it would feel a little weird to me to double down with family names for my first child but then to have no family names for my second. Little Bea is going to wonder why she wasn't named for someone.

I'd go with a family name for Beatrice's middle name. I don't care for Dot or Dorothy, but in your shoes I'd do that rather than a random middle name.

OP here, I agree! it's why I'm now leaning toward Beatrice Anne or Beatrice Dot/Dorothy -- other family names we could use include Tess, Rosalyn and Kathryn. I guess I could also always make Beatrice the middle name, or shortened to Bea, but I love it as a first name.

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Anonymous wrote:Beatrice Ainsley

Love it! Beatrice Brinley

WTF

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lane or Layne

My sib's middle name is spelled Laine and I've always loved it.

I like Lane, Laine, Tate...or Elizabeth, to be honest, even though some have said avoid three syllables.

What’s your name OP? Your maiden name? Of course, you won’t share with us....but I love the idea of two girls, both bearing names honoring their grandmothers, and aunts. Why not also honor their mom?

OP here. My daughter’s first name is my grandmother’s name, and is also my middle name, so we kind of did that already. But I love the idea

And I think you said you're DD1's middle name is also a family name? Honestly, it would feel a little weird to me to double down with family names for my first child but then to have no family names for my second. Little Bea is going to wonder why she wasn't named for someone.

I'd go with a family name for Beatrice's middle name. I don't care for Dot or Dorothy, but in your shoes I'd do that rather than a random middle name.