Meighan writes:
Hi! We’re expecting a daughter in October; she’s our first child, and maybe all this power is going to my head, but I really like the name Aviatrix.
Yeah, I know, but hear me out. To me, it sounds adventurous and brave, good qualities for a little girl and a grown woman. It has an old-timey feel, but isn’t actually an old name (avoiding being one of the many old-lady named kids in her class.) Also, I just generally like names with Vs and Xs in them (Beatrix and Vivianne are also in the running.) as well as occupation/word names (like Archer and Hazel). We would probably call her Avey or Trixie as a nickname, and her last name sounds like Muh-half-fee.
So, my questions are these:
A: Am I a crazy person? When I told my mom about it, she just said “Thank goodness this kid has [my wife]” with the very clear implication that I am a nutball for liking this one. My wife is…not totally on board, but has said she is persuadable.
B: Any suggestions for a less unusual middle name so that if she hates it utterly she can go by something else? I like Lyra, Zora and Wren, the wife likes Rose and Hazel. She will also have my wife’s maiden name as a second middle name (sounds like Mack-na-me) which is fairly non-negotiable (long story, my wife and I hyphenated, but we’re not giving a 6-syllable last name to a kid, especially one that sounds like Irish-McIrish. So this is the compromise.)
Thanks much for any input you have!
Cheers,
Meighan (as you can see, I’m used to weirdly spelled names, but you pronounce it May-gan)
One of the baby name topics I think about while folding the laundry or stirring the soup is how certain words in a category are used as names and others aren’t: in general we use Scarlet but not Magenta, Violet but not Lilac, Ruby but not Topaz. In the occupational names category, Mason is Top 10 right now; other common examples are Carter, Harper, Cooper, Sawyer, Spencer, Tanner, Taylor. And certainly it’s not shocking to see Sailor, Hunter, Shepherd, Miller, Piper, Archer, and Deacon. So why isn’t Aviatrix already being used as a name?
Part of it is that a big chunk of the currently-popular occupation names aren’t used as words anymore—or not commonly. I only know Cooper is an occupation name because I’ve seen it in the lists. I don’t know anyone who’s a sawyer, but the name Lawyer would be more familiar/confusing.
Part of it is that certain professions became used as surnames, and thus started seeming Name-Like. Perhaps the reason we don’t name children Programmer or Mechanic is that those professions didn’t get turned into surnames, so they don’t seem name-like even though Miller and Mason do.
Aviatrix falls into that group for me: it doesn’t feel like a name. It OUGHT to feel like a name, based on its name-like elements: the popular Ayve sound at the beginning, the same -trix as Beatrix. And I don’t know anyone who’s an aviatrix, so it ought to pass that test as well. But it doesn’t to me. It feels like naming a child Seamstress, or Schoolmistress, or Dominatrix, or Shepherdess: a nice sound, but it doesn’t pass the test of “Would I want to introduce myself with this name?” Another of our favorite tests around here is the Starbucks Test: ordering a coffee (or anything where they ask for a name when you order) using the name under consideration. It’s a good way to get reactions to the name: your own as well as a stranger’s.
I see what you mean about the old-timey feel: the name itself doesn’t feel like an old-fashioned name, but it immediately brings to mind a sepia-tinted image of Amelia Earhart. Though because Amelia Earhart is so well known, and is perhaps the only context in which I’ve heard the word aviatrix, it does have a bit of a doomed/tragic feeling to me.
There’s another vintage element here, which is that aviatrix is an example of a word that was modified for no other reason than that it involved a woman. We wouldn’t call a woman who flies planes an aviatrix anymore: we’d call her a pilot or an aviator. It’s because of something important, which is the realization that two people doing the same thing can have the same title, even if one of them is a girl: we don’t need to call someone a Manageress or a Lady Lawyer or a Doctorette. Maybe this evolved concept of unnecessary feminization is part of what frees up the word aviatrix to be used for its lovely vintage sound, but for me that vintage sound comes with some vintage baggage.
On the other hand, this is the sort of thought process that doesn’t necessarily apply to everyday life. When I hear the name Sawyer, I don’t think of the danger of old-timey work conditions and the importance of OSHA. And the name Mason has certainly had its share of negative associations/history, without those hurting its popularity. I think what might be making the difference here is familiarity: when a name is familiar as a name, we don’t unpack the baggage of its origins every time we hear it: it hits our ears as A Name. But Aviatrix is not familiar as a name, so it hits the ear as A Word, with all the accompanying meanings and associations.
If you’re looking for a less-unusual middle name for her to fall back on, your wife’s suggestion of Rose seems perfect; Hazel would be my second choice from the list, though I might keep looking to find something even more familiar/classic. The other choices are very uncommon and distinctive: Lyra and Zora aren’t in the Top 1000, and Wren in is the 800s. Even Hazel and Rose are fairly uncommon (Hazel is #157 and Rose is #224), but the popularity of Rose as a middle name makes it feel more familiar. I would be more inclined to use Aviatrix as the middle name where its brave and adventurous qualities can be appreciated without having to be a daily issue. Hazel Aviatrix would be a pretty smashing name.
But I don’t think it would be crazy to use it as the first name. The fact that you’re willing for her to use a nickname goes a long way toward making the name workable, and this is an era of unusual names. I do think it would be good, if you’re planning more children, to think ahead of time about what names would work as sibling names.
Let’s see what everyone else thinks!
Name update!
Hello Swistle! I wanted to update you on our fabulous girl, for whom we had considered the name Aviatrix. There was enough negative feedback that I relented and considered other options; this kid does have to live in the world after all, not just my imagination. Luckily, after kicking it around a little more, we settled on Beatrix Dare, which I love without reservation and I think still hits all the notes we wanted. Beatrix means “happy/blessed traveler” and Dare is for a) Dare County, NC, where our family has a home and where we have some wonderful memories, b) namesake of Virginia Dare, first European born in the “New World” and c) just a great verb that keeps the adventurous spirit we wanted for our curious little girl.
We call her Bix for short, which is what finally sold me on Beatrix. It’s not a nickname you hear a lot, but it’s cute and fun and a little unisex, and we love it.
Thanks for all your help; a picture is attached so everyone can see Bix! Cheers, Meigh
My main issue with Aviatrix is that it immediately makes me think “Dominatrix?” which is a very negative association to me. I can also hear middle schoolers sing-songing “Aviatrix the Dominatrix!” over and over.
For a middle name, since you say — “I just generally like names with Vs and Xs … as well as occupation/word names (like Archer and Hazel).” “the wife likes Rose and Hazel.” — I would vote for Hazel since that seems like the one you both agree on. Hth!
This, Exactly!!! The -Atrix ending makes me think Dominatrix.
Also, you say “being one of the many old-lady named kids in her class” … but this is the misperception. You think the names that kids are being given (I assume like Evelyn, Henry, etc” are “old” names. They were old names. Now they are the new fresh names. It will take a few years for society to catch up and realize this, but by the time these kids are in elementary school, these names won’t feel old anymore.
I love Beatrix, I think its a great option for you. Or Aviana, Viola, Genevieve, Vertity, or Bellatrix.
This! Same issue for me.
I’ve always thought Roxanne had a lot of punch; maybe you’d want to add it to your list?
I’d never heard anyone say aviatrix out loud, and my first instinct to pronounce it was incorrect, as I’ve found out using Forvo. I thought Ah-vee’-ah-trix, Forvo says A-vee-a’-trix, with the accent on the 3rd syllable, & both a’s hard. But I think the biggest reason not to use it might be the fact that, as Swistle points out, it wouldn’t be used today to describe a woman pilot, she’d simply be a pilot or an aviator. Somehow I don’t think “vintage baggage” is what you’re hoping for with a name.
I do really like Zora, though.
That’s exactly how I pronounced it as well.
I immediately thought “dominatrix” and had a really bad reaction to the name. It’s the “trix” ending I think.
What about Avatrix? Then it’s not a word, merely a combination of Ava and Beatrix. It has the same number of syllables as Beatrix which makes it easier to pronounce.
I love Rose for a middle name. Avatrix Rose.
Congrats and good luck choosing your name!
I would put Aviatrix in the middle. I have a hard time with Aviatrix with your proposed middles, when I say them together Aviatrix sounds like a title, like Aviatrix Rose. Swistle’s suggestion of Hazel Aviatrix is perfect.
I like it. I so wanted to change my name to Avea when I was in high schhol. Could go with Avia or Trix as NN.
It made me think of Bellatrix Lestrange from Harry Potter which, to me, is a negative association (the woman is a psychopathic murder after all).
That said, I’m still not a big fan of Avatrix. It seems too… made up. It’s not a name I would personally want.
How about Avia?
For me this brings up a weird dark feeling. A combination of doomed Amelia Earhart, the shared sounds with dominatrix and Bellatrix (Harry Potter), and the negative way I feel about modifying profession names so that we understand that a GIRL is performing this task.
I learned recently that a female executor (as in the executor of an estate) is still called an executrix. (I would not want to be named Executrix either).
I would be very unhappy if this were my own name. I have a very common name, and that doesn’t particularly thrill me either, but I would hate to have people hear my name and have them think of sex workers.
I completely agree.
I love every sound within it, but cannot get behind it as a name. I’d go for the snappy spunky sound another route. Ada Beatrix, or Beatrix Hazel, or Xenia or Felicity or Callista or Calixta.
I’m quite fond of Beatrix and Xenia.
Oh, or Verity, that has a strong V, soft I, and lilting rhythm too.
I second Xenia or Callixta. Bellatrix also came to mind and the Harry Potter connection might be too much for you but it was a name long before that and means warrior. Plus she could be called Belle, Bella or Trixie most of the time.
I agree with this – I can’t get behind Aviatrix as a name AT ALL, not even in the middle name position, and I think you’re going to get a lot of very negative reactions if you go with this name.
However, this might be a stretch but how do you feel about naming her Ava Trixie or Avia Trixie? With Trixie as the middle. Somehow breaking it up and letting her go by the much more recognized Ava or even Avia makes this totally fine for me. And then as your special nickname you could just call her Aviatrix at home and that would be simply adorable :)
The more I say Avia Trixie, the more I really like it as a fn/mn combo. I think it has a lot of spunk! It doesn’t have the negative dominatrix connotation either. I also really like Aria Trixie.
Swistle’s points are right on. Most similar familiar names (Beatrix, Bellatrix, etc.) are three syllables too, so I think the unexpected fourth syllable hiding in there trips up the pronounciation and makes it seem difficult. I like Brigid’s suggestions, too, especially Ada Beatrix.
I really like all of your other favorites — Lyra, Zora, Wren, Rose, Hazel — and don’t think you have to worry about popularity with any of them, maybe save Hazel, which seems to be popping up more often. As the mom of three kids ages 4-8, in all our years of school classes, camps, etc., I’ve only met in person one little girl with any of those (she was a Hazel).
I, too, noticed that Hazel is the overlap between your list and your wife’s. Hazel Beatrix perhaps? Or Ava Beatrix? That has some of the spunky sound you like, but consists of two established names. Or if it’s the meaning/association of the word you like, you could use Amelia. Hazel Amelia, Amelia Hazel, Amelia Beatrix, Beatrix Amelia.
*Aviatrix makes me think of “dominatrix” – I see that others have that response as well. For me, that would take it out of the running. (There’s nothing wrong with being a dominatrix, obviously, but it isn’t an idea I’d want to attach to my kid before they could choose.)
*Aviatrix is, to me, a very high-end version of the Cool Baby Name. It’s a nice word. I understand the pull of the swaggery-feminine comic book heroine name. But it just isn’t something I think works on a real human. The thing I always wonder with Cool Baby Names is, what if the kid doesn’t grow up to be cool? I can imagine Aviatrix on a sort of 9-year-old version of Angelina Jolie: very confident, very does-not-care. But what if the kid isn’t confident and carefree? What if they’re sort of awkward and shy?
*I really like Zora, and I really like your wife’s suggestion of Rose. Zora Rose MacIrish? I think that’s a great name – still very unusual and fresh and vintage, but also very wearable, and a name I can imagine working on many different personalities.
Swistle’s response pretty well summed it up for me. Like others, I have an immediate Amelia Earhart doom/adult lifestyle/retro job title association that adds up to it really not being viable as a name. It also brings up for me the feeling I get when celebrities name their kids things like Moxie Crimefighter or Pilot Inspektor — that such a name is a lot to burden a child with for her entire life.
I love the suggestions of Ava Beatrix or Zora — or how about Zelda? Something with the unique verve you’re looking for that might be in the sounds of Aviatrix but is really not present in the WORD/meaning of Aviatrix. (For what it’s worth, I would not use it as a middle name, either.)
Sometimes I am afraid that really liking or loving a name is just not enough. When naming my daughter there were many “out there” names that I personally loved, but had to realize that this is not going to be my name. I have the power to name an individual person whose life experiences will be shaped by the name that I choose. With this great power comes responsibility to make sure that her life isn’t fraught with difficulties because of my need or desire to express myself. So while I am all for choosing a name that is unique and special, this one just seems unrealistic to carry for an entire lifetime. I love all of the other names on you and your wife’s list. Any combination of those would be beautiful.
I think Swistle hit the nail on the head. Your other options of Hazel, Wren, Zora, or another person’s idea of Zelda are better choices for your daughter than Aviatrix. The dominatrix association is one that, once suggested, is impossible to forget, and it doesn’t seem fair to saddle a kid with that from the start. Good luck!
I love all your other name ideas, Beatrix is one of my favorites!
Lyra is a great suggestion, might tuck it away for myself if we are lucky enough to have a girl after 2 boys.
Another thought, I have a friend who named her daughter”Alivia” instead of”Olivia”. Still unique but familiar.
I agree with most of the comments above. Something about the name just makes me feel uncomfortable. I think it is because it sounds so much like “dominatrix” but when said aloud, I realized there is something else strange about it. If someone asks her what her name is and she responds with “Aviatrix,” it is very hard to understand unless said very slowly and confidently. LIke someone else mentioned, you don’t know if you will have this type of child and this name almost REQUIRES the child be this. If said under the breath or somewhat quietly, it almost sounds like “(mumble)(mumble) tricks” which is just awkward for your child and for the person asking. To me, that is a strange situation to put a person in for the rest of her life. No disrespect, but seriously, I would reconsider. I would not even use it for a middle name.
Use it in the middle!
even if it didnt make me think Dominatrix, it really doesnt sound like a name
If you were already leaning towards Trixie as a nickname, I would humbly suggest that Beatrix is a less problematic and adorable-in-every way option. Trixie is also the name of the spunky, devil-may-care midwife on Call the Midwife.
Trixie also makes me think of children’s author Mo Willem’s daughter, who features in his Knuffle Bunny books.
Usually I’m in the “you love it, go for it!” camp of out-there baby names, but I’m sorry, I just didn’t have that reaction to this name. It just has a very strange sound, and I didn’t even realize it was a “female aviator” until Swistle mentioned it. I think she’s totally right though that it reads “word” not “name” and would cause everyone who heard it to scratch their heads. Maybe in the middle spot? But I feel like it would become a cringey, eye-rolling thing. Like she would hate to tell anyone her middle name, ever.
I personally don’t love Beatrix either but I think it’s much, much better to go with an established name that would also give you the “Trixie” nickname. Of your middle name choices, I love Wren and Hazel. Hazel may be about to seriously explode in popularity soon though, due to the popularity of The Fault in Our Stars book and film.
I like every name on your list except Aviatrix. Initially I thought it simply wasn’t my taste until I read Swistle’s comment re: aviator/pilot. That immediately spun it too pin-up and takes away the bold, adventurous qualities I’d want the name to highlight in a little girl. I love the suggestion of Zora Rose. I also love Beatrix Hazel, Vivienne Lyra, and Ava (Avie) Wren.
Best of luck finding a daring, unique name for your little one!
Aviatrix is one of my favorite words. It DOES make me think of the profession, and not just of Amelia Earhart but also my mother and several real and fictional lady flyers of the last century.
I am hung up on the similarity to dominatrix, but it’s not an absolute deal breaker for me.
My first reaction for pronunciation was with a long I – Av-eye-a-trix. Which I think sounds awful. The correct pronunciation would be marginally better, as a name, but I have to agree with the other comments that it just sounds too much like dominatrix to me.
I don’t like Aviatrix as a name at all, but it’s not my kid to name. I would just gently caution that if you end up using it as a middle name, be careful of the initials. While I love Swistle’s “Hazel Aviatrix” suggestion, it would not work for me to have my child’s initials be H.A.M.M.!
I’m a little on the fence about this one. My first impression was a solid “no,” but then I realized that I really like the SOUND of the word/name Aviatrix. I also like that there’s several possible nicknames that sound familiar–Ava, Avie, Trixie–so she’d have other options if she decides to go by something else later on.
However, I really can’t get past the Aviatrix/Dominatrix association. “Aviatrix” also isn’t a word most people hear very much anymore, so many people might not know how to pronounce it or even think it’s just a completely made-up name. I like that it has vintage charm without being a vintage name, but people wouldn’t make that connection without knowing what the name actually means.
I like Swistle’s idea of using Aviatrix as the middle name, especially with Hazel as the first. Or have you considered the name Avery? It sounds a lot like Aviatrix, but more familiar.
I agree that Aviatrix does not have a “name” vibe, and conjures up some negative associations. as stated above.
Love all your other choices though, especially Hazel, Wren and Beatrix. Ada Beatrix is a fantastic suggestion!
Instead of Aviatrix, what about Avalon? Love this name! Avalon Beatrix nn Avie is lovely! I’m really into Antigone (Ann-tigg-on-ee) nn Tiggy at the moment. Thought I’d just suggest that too!
Some “V” and “X” name suggestions:
Alix (French form of Alice)
Xanthe (Zan-Thee)
Alexa nn Lexie
Roxanna nn Roxy or Zanna
Veda
Devin
Nova
Viola nn Vi
Maeve nn Mae
Avril nn Avie
Raven
Haven
Vivica nn Vivi
Yvette
Thought I’d throw in some “Z” names too:
Suzanna nn Zanna or Suzie
Zara
Zadie (Cute!)
Eliza or Elizabeth nn Izzy. Love Izzy!
All the best!!!
What about Avia? Or Trix? I agree that Aviatrix has this cool adventurer kind of feel – but I immediately though “Dominatrix?”.
Avia was my first thought. It immediately calls to mind the word “aviator”, and flying, without hitting you over the head with it. Avia Beatrix would be lovely.
I love the combination of Avia Beatrix or repeated “ay” in Avia Hazel. Another vote for just Avia!
When I first saw the name I did not have any connection to aviation at all, I thought it looked like a business name or company name or a completely made up word.
Aviatrix does remind me of dominatrix. I agree with Swistle’s discussion of the baggage that comes with a profession word that was modified for women. And it just doesn’t sound like a name.
I do love your image of how it “sounds adventurous and brave.” I just think there must be a better way to get this sound. Perhaps Aviatrix could be reserved for the middle name? Or a namesake name like Amelia, or a namesake for another adventurous & brave woman you admire.
I’ll add that my husband is a pilot & pilots are well…kind of special when it comes to their love of aviation & aviation related stuff. If I met a kid named Aviatrix, I would 100% expect at least 1 of her parents to be pilots (I personally know kids of pilots named Curtiss, Cesna & Piper, among others). As I read your post, I kept expecting some mention of you being a pilot. In fact, I went through and read it again, assuming I must have missed it. If you use this name, I imagine people will expect you and your daughter to know about aviation related things. It could be annoying for her to go through life explaining “No neither of my parents are pilots. They just thought the name sounded cool.”
I read the name and it sounded familiar. My initial thought was “Isn’t that something to do with flying?” Because of the similarities to Ava and Beatrix, it does sound name-like to me. I don’t have negative associations with the name, though a quick google turned out searches about how it is derogatory to call a female pilot an aviatrix, rather than an aviator. Not sure I’d want to find out negative associations about my name some day.
“It has an old-timey feel, but isn’t actually an old name (avoiding being one of the many old-lady named kids in her class.)”
I wonder what other names would fit this category?!
My kids do have “old people names”, yet I’ve never thought of them as having “one of many old people names in their class”. There are some other old-people names in their classes, but not overwhelmingly so. And their names don’t bunch together in sound, the way that the other kids in my daughter’s class do. This year there was Camden, Cayden and Colton in her class. Last year there was an Alan, Alec and Alex. So sound-wise, Aviatrix might end up blending in amongst Ava and Avery and Trixie and Beatrice.
I do think the Starbucks test would be great for this one, so you could get a feeling of how it would be to have this as your name.
I also get a random video game / character username vibe from the name, but that just might be me.
Nope. Reads like domanitrix.
But Lyra is a GREAT name!
This post just makes me want to revive the name Lilac!
Also Topaz makes me think of Topaz Mortmain in “I Capture the Castle.”
Agree with the consensus on Aviatrix.
I guess I’m in the vast minority here but I see Aviatrix as workable. Yes, it is a lot of name. Would you be comfortable explaining it every single time? Would you give her a nickname to use most of the time? My sister and her husband discussed Kestrel but ultimately gave it to their daughter as a middle name, with a more traditional first name. I think that is a great solution in this case, but if I met a girl name Aviatrix I would think that is awesome as well.
Ah sorry, I reread and realized you will use a a nickname!
Beatrix Potter is a fabulous namesake for Beatrix, and Trixie Rose is adorable.
How about Avia Beatrix – that way you could call her Aviatrix as her nickname but it will leave a more conventional first and middle name combo if she desires?
Have you considered Viatrix, pronounced VYE-uh-trix or VEE-uh-trix? It is either the predecessor to or derived from Beatrix, depending on which website you read. It’s Latin with that catchy -ix ending, and I think it has much less plane crash/misogyny residue.
Nicknames could be “Vi,” “Trix,” etc. The similarity to Beatrix would probably help others understand and accept it! All that being said, I think I prefer Beatrix or Beatriz for ease of recognition. Good luck!
I really get the spirit of courage and daring and adventure that you’re trying to convey with this name and they are qualities I’d want for a child too. Aviatrix definitely brings these things to mind when I hear it. Unfortunately the -trix ending does also bring to mind Dominatrix as about the only -trix word still in common use (that I know of anyway). I think the Latin root for it would be the feminine version of Domine (lord/master). I guess then an aviatrix would be a feminine Avian maybe??? meaning bird?? or flier?? (I should have looked it up before posting).
I really like the first “ay-vee-ay” part of the name but the -trix on the end seems very harsh compared to the soft beginning, and also a bit difficult to say.
I wonder if something like Avianne, Avienne or Aviana would work, or would you lose the spirit you were trying to get.
Personally I prefer Beatrice to Beatrix. But I think Aviatrice looks a little too much like avarice and a little more made up.
If you really want a name with a courageous meaning, I agree with others about naming her after a famous female explorer/adventurer (although all the ones I can think of have rather boring, common names, eg Amelia). I’m sure with a bit of research you might find something good.
My only other suggestion is the name Blaze or Blaise in honour of someone who is a Trail Blazer.
Good luck.
Not to go off on a tangent, but there is a little girl in my town named Magenta . I’ve run into her family at library programs etc. When I first heard it, I thought “Not my style” but if Blue, Teal, Violet, Indigo, and Scarlet are names, why not Magenta? And it could go to Maggie if she wanted a more common nickname.
As to the proposed name, I read it as Ava-trix at first. Then I mispronounced it in my head several times before I thought of how to pronounce the beginning of aviator and applied it. I think if you did go with this name you would have to have a high tolerance for mispronounciation – if you can’t deal with that, don’t use it.
What about just Viatrix? According to wikapedia it is where the name Beatrix originated from and means traveler. Supposedly the spelling was changed to include the meaning blessed from Latin.
I know a little girl name Avy and its really cute on her! if you plan to use this name as a nick name why not use it as her full name Avy Beatrix is lovely, or Ivy Beatrix! I like names that are a little different but Aviatrix is a little to strange to me amd doesnt sound like a name!
I find Aviatrix to be difficult to pronounce, but not as heinous as some have painted it. Still it is not a name I would want to have myself (or use at Starbucks). Since Beatrix and Vivianne are still in the running, you like old-timey feel, and dig X’s and V’s, I’m going to suggest Vera.
Vera Beatrix Irish Mc-Irish. I think that you could use the nickname Veratrix as a name smoosh that is easily pronounceable.
I know I’m in the minority here, but I like it. I’m positive I could never get my husband to agree to it, but I think it’s great! If you can get your wife on board and you have a good nickname just in case your kid doesn’t like it, I say GO FOR IT. (I LOVED the name Raisele (RAY-zeh-la), but my husband wouldn’t go for it, so it’s our dog’s name. Always a contingency plan. Get a pet name it your favorite name!)
I taught a little girl named Avi and always loved her name. What about the name Avielle?
Yay for a name update! Beatrix Dare is a ridiculously adorable name, and the nickname Bix is just too cute!
You did very well with her name. Beatrix Dare, “Bix” for short, is an amazing name all around, with lots of positive vibes. It’s interesting how sometimes naming can evolve from a name that’s not quite there to one that’s perfect. Congratulations on your creatively named, lovely baby Beatrix!
And thanks for letting us know; it’s always fun to see what name the parents settled on.
I absolutely love the name you picked, and the nn! Congrats on a beautiful girl!
Thank you for the name update! That’s a great name, I think you made a wonderful choice for your little girl. Best wishes to you all.
I love the name!
Congratulations on your lovely little girl!