http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/27/name-of-the-day-beatrix/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:32:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/27/name-of-the-day-beatrix/#comment-28756 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:02:53 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2905#comment-28756 [...] With girls answering to Cadence and Harmony, perhaps literary terms were the logical next frontier.  Actor Forest Whitaker has a daughter called Sonnet, fitting right in with his other word-named children: Ocean, True, and Autumn.  Flickr co-founders Caterina Fake and Stewart Butterfield have a daughter called Sonnet Beatrice. [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/27/name-of-the-day-beatrix/#comment-28635 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:30:28 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2905#comment-28635 [...] and McGregor.  Love the Beatrix Potter vibe, the nickname options, the ends-in-r [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/27/name-of-the-day-beatrix/#comment-28532 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:03:30 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2905#comment-28532 [...] and style.  Sweet nicknames range from Rosie to Romy to Roz.  If you’re disappointed that Beatrice is back, Rosamund might be one to consider. Advertisement GA_googleAddAttr("AdOpt", "1"); [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/27/name-of-the-day-beatrix/#comment-28310 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:02:52 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2905#comment-28310 [...] Nameberry put Irene on their Headed for Harvard list, along with other brainy appellations like Beatrice and [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/27/name-of-the-day-beatrix/#comment-28209 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:56:04 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2905#comment-28209 [...] Geraldine and Billie Beatrice … it seems like Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart are stylish baby namers with an affection for [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/27/name-of-the-day-beatrix/#comment-27092 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:03:43 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2905#comment-27092 [...] Beatrice – She’s the ultimate proof that smart, brainy names can make a quiet comeback.  Boosted by a British princess as well as characters like Mo Willems’ Trixie of Knuffle Bunny fame, Beatrice once seemed frumpy, but today feels like the kind of name that you’re suddenly hearing everywhere.  She occupies a space formerly owned by Charlotte, and slowly being vacated by Eleanor – the go-to name for parents seeking something enduring, but not as common as Katherine. [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/27/name-of-the-day-beatrix/#comment-26854 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:31:06 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2905#comment-26854 I LOVE Beatrix. Here’s the question though, is it against the rules to use it with a B last name?

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/27/name-of-the-day-beatrix/#comment-24828 Sat, 01 Oct 2011 07:03:11 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2905#comment-24828 [...] Beatrix, the blessed traveler. Talk about quirky, old-fashioned, and British! I adored this name, and we even started telling people it was going to be our girl name. My wife liked it well enough, but she hated the thought of the nickname Trixie, which to her is all stripper/porn star. It just made me think of The Honeymooners, but then I’m weird. [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/27/name-of-the-day-beatrix/#comment-23255 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:14:23 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2905#comment-23255 [...] from Elisabeth at You Can’t Call It “It”‘s latest Ohdeedoh list – Beatrix, nicknamed [...]

]]> http://appellationmountain.net/2009/07/27/name-of-the-day-beatrix/#comment-20822 Fri, 13 May 2011 11:31:45 +0000 http://appellationmountain.net/?p=2905#comment-20822 [...] Or Madison could mean son of Maude – or, more broadly, Maude’s descendant.  While it wasn’t as common as taking a name from your father, if your mother’s family was especially powerful, if your father was foreign, or perhaps if your father passed away before you were born, you could take a surname based on your mother’s name.  Marriott is based on Mary or Marie; Beaton relates to Beatrice. [...]

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