I was thinking about [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]… and then realised that she probably would be called [name_f]Trixie[/name_f] a lot. [name_f]Trixie[/name_f] i can never take seriously after reading a supernatural genre story where a spurned office worker uses a magic ring to turn his male workmate into the office worker’s fantasy blonde woman and bestows the name [name_f]Trixie[/name_f] on the new woman.
Have you considered [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]? It’s a very similar alternative.
If you still want [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], there’s other nicknames you could stress for her, and get people to call her that. [name_f]Bee[/name_f] or [name_f]Bea[/name_f] are cute.
[name_f]Trixie[/name_f] does make me think of magic for some reason (I think maybe [name_f]Bellatrix[/name_f], from HP makes me think of it). I actually like [name_f]Trixie[/name_f] more than [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]. You could also try and pursue [name_f]Bea[/name_f] as her nickname, instead
I like the kick that the x gives [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] so I prefer it over the more elegant [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], but they are both great names! [name_f]Bea[/name_f] is a much more common nn these days for [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]. I like [name_f]Trixie[/name_f] although it’s somewhat old-fashioned. Some more positive associations-- Nurse [name_f]Trixie[/name_f] [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] from Call the Midwife and [name_f]Trixie[/name_f] [name_m]Belden[/name_m] novels of the 1950s. [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] [name_f]May[/name_f] [name_u]Alcott[/name_u] has a character named [name_f]Trix[/name_f] in her novel, An Old-Fashioned Girl (main character is [name_f]Polly[/name_f] and her city friend, [name_f]Fanny[/name_f], has a friend name [name_f]Trix[/name_f]).
I personally love [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] and [name_f]Trixie[/name_f]; [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] is one of my all time favourite names. I think they’re cool, fiesty, energetic, glamourous, and full of personality and fun, but that’s a lot t do with an awesome character on a show I love who’s called [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] nn [name_f]Trixie[/name_f]. But seeing as a lot of people seem to dislike [name_f]Trixie[/name_f], and love [name_f]Bea[/name_f]/[name_f]Bee[/name_f], I think [name_f]Bea[/name_f]/[name_f]Bee[/name_f] would be a lot more likely, and for some time you could insist on using [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] in full or a another nickname you prefer. Or as pp’s have suggested [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] or [name_f]Beatriz[/name_f] could work.
Lots of berries have suggested [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] for me, but really I love the [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] spelling - I too am not at all a fan of [name_f]Trixie[/name_f]. I would use [name_f]Bea[/name_f] and [name_f]Bibi[/name_f] as nicknames for a [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], but they work perfectly for [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] too. In the Divergent films and books the main character is a [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] who goes by [name_u]Tris[/name_u], which I think is a bit more modern and less girly.
What’s wrong with girly? Isn’t it anti-feminist to treat femininity as weakness?
There is no problem whatsoever with girly! I may have expressed myself the wrong way, so I apologize. For me, feminity is not a weakness, I never said or implied that. Feminity isn’t something you can label and put into a box as it exists, is experienced and perceived in so many different ways.
What I meant to say was that there are several nickname alternatives for [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] that aren’t [name_f]Trixie[/name_f] - the name you said you didn’t like. The nicknames, although for the same name have different styles that may or may not ressonate with you depending on your personal taste. In general, [name_f]Bea[/name_f] and [name_f]Bibi[/name_f] are considered more delicate and cutesy, while the modern [name_u]Tris[/name_u] that I suggested doesn’t feel so delicate and cutesy, but rather androgynous and strong (in a good way). In that case, go with whichever name or nickname suits your fancy… or none.
It’s my fault, i got confused. my apologies.
No problem! 