My favourite girls name has been [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] for a few years. I have been thinking about starting a family more lately and was talking names with my mother and best friend.
They both HATE [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f].
Any suggestions for similar feel names?
I will not automatically discount [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], but a few alternatives would be nice.
I tried to suggest other names that are vintage, feminine, and slightly offbeat, which are the qualities I see most in [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]. I also put [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], along with [name_f]Mabel[/name_f] from your signature, into Nymbler and some of these are from there.
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f]
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f] - Another “B-” name.
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f] - Same beginning syllable.
[name_f]Brigitte[/name_f] - Also a “B-” name, less common than [name_f]Bridget[/name_f].
[name_f]Cecile[/name_f] / [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] / [name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaux[/name_f] - The “-x” isn’t pronounced, obviously, but it makes it visually similar.
[name_f]Portia[/name_f]
[name_f]Simona[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
Good luck! 
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] is the most obvious alternative, but here are some other names that have a similar “feel” to [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]:
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Avis[/name_f]
[name_f]Bettina[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]/[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Felice[/name_u]/[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Pamela[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxanne[/name_f]/[name_f]Roxana[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]/[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Thais[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Viveca[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Bellatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
And it is really none of their business. They will love the child and that is what counts.
Sorry for any repeats. I love [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] and I hope you won’t let anyone deter you from using this name. They will most likely come around.
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanora[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Moira[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
It doesn’t matter if they hate the name you choose. It will be your child and you should use [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] if you love it. I prefer [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] to [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], but it’s a decent name.
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Junia[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Beata[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f]
[name_f]Davina[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Anthea[/name_f]
[name_f]Sidony[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
And that is why I didn’t tell my parents that I was naming my daughter [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] until after she was born. They hated it. And now they’re fine with it, and it totally suits her. I’m glad that I chose it.
That said, I understand that sometimes others’ reactions can ruin a name for you. If you want to choose something else, I don’t blame you. [name_m]Just[/name_m] don’t share your new choice with them, since you know that they won’t hold back in making their opinions known.