Other names on my long list include nickname-names such as [name_f]Nancy[/name_f], [name_f]Effie[/name_f] and [name_u]Indie[/name_u], as well as longer choices such as [name_f]Isadora[/name_f] and [name_f]Delilah[/name_f]. Could [name_f]Bea[/name_f] fit in with these? I quite like the full name [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] nn [name_f]Bea[/name_f] but I’m not loving it.
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Thanks!
I love [name_f]Bea[/name_f] as a stand alone name - so classic and beautiful!
Absolutely!
I think it definitely can. There are some nice longer versions too, such as [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], or [name_f]Bianca[/name_f].
Are you pronouncing it [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-a or [name_f]Bee[/name_f]? I think it’s very cute on its own. People will probably assume her first name is [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] but it’s no big deal.
It can definitely stand on its own. I pronounce it [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-ah.
If you’re pronouncing it as bee, then I think people will assume that it is a nickname. But if you’re pronouncing it as be-a then I think it can definitely work on it’s own
I would pronounce it as bee. Does this change things? [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-a sounds the same as beer for me.
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I pronounce it Bee-ah
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This is interesting to me because I would pronounce it as bee, and bee-ah sounds exactly like beer… Out of interest, how would you pronounce beer? Are they the same? [name_m]Just[/name_m] curious!
I think it’s pretty either way. I was just curious because I’ve seen people say they pronounce it differently. I think [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-a sounds more like a full name than [name_f]Bee[/name_f] but I don’t think it’s a problem. [name_f]Bea[/name_f] pronounced “[name_f]Bee[/name_f]” is still super cute.
I say beer exactly like it’s spelled. The R is very pronounced. Like beard without the d. I’m American though. I see why it would sound the same as [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-a in the UK. I didn’t even consider that. 
I think it can!
I think it can work on its own regardless of pronunciation, but it’s more natural if it’s “[name_f]Bee[/name_f]-ah.” The “[name_f]Bee[/name_f]” pronunciation sounds more nicknamey and is very difficult to paid with middle names in my experience.
No, I think they’re completely different. I pronounce the r. I’m terrible at explaining pronunciations, but I would say that beer sounds like be-her.
I would spell the bee pronounciation exactly like it is pronounced: [name_f]Bee[/name_f]. But in that case, I don’t think it works as a full name, because [name_f]Bee[/name_f] sounds just like the letter B. It’s to short for me, personally.
Love it as a full name! [name_m]Just[/name_m] a personal preference, for the bee pronunciation, I do prefer it spelt [name_f]Bee[/name_f]. But I really like the [name_f]Bea[/name_f] spelling for the bee-uh and bay-uh pronunciations!
I think it works! I pronounce it ‘bee’
Bea totally works!