I am 99% positive that either one of these names is going to be my first name. I love how both are traditional, classic, with excellent meanings and are worn by strong, smart literary heroines. (I’m an English major, so the literature connections are important!) I also mostly like the nicknames for both:
I do have reservations about both, that I would like your input on:
Is [name]Hermione[/name] too frilly? I have an aversion to super frilly ballerina names like [name]Seraphina[/name], [name]Evangeline[/name], etc. and want to avoid a name like that. It is 4 syllables and doesn’t have obvious nicknames, but I’d rather that than be a [name]Penelope[/name] and have people holler “[name]Penny[/name]” at me all the time.
…I like HP, and I’m aware of the connection since I’m of the “[name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name] generation”. I was born before it was. I am aware that it is a huge association, but it is a positive one. [name]Will[/name] it really matter to my employers etc?
I’m 19. Is it ridiculous for a 19 year old to be named [name]Beatrice[/name]? I don’t know of any old ladies with the name, and [name]Princess[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] has done a bit to modernize it, but I do worry that the non-name knowledgable public will see it as stodgy. The study on “attractive vs unattractive” names come to mind…wouldn’t I lose out over an [name]Alessandra[/name]?
Also, which one do you like best? My name is [name]Emily[/name] currently, but I’m not worried about the transition i.e [name]Emmeline[/name] etc is just not on, for me.
To be honest, I can’t take [name]Hermione[/name] seriously at all… and [name]Hermione[/name] is frilly, to me. It isn’t Alessandriana-frilly, but I don’t care for frilly names myself (exemplified by the girl names in my signature, I think) and I think one of the reasons I don’t care for [name]Hermione[/name] is because it’s too fanciful for my tastes.
I don’t think [name]Beatrice[/name] is ridiculous on a 19 year old at all. The only [name]Beatrice[/name] I know is about 16 now, so I think it works just fine I’m not really sure what the general public will assume of a [name]Beatrice[/name] for young-vs-old but the only association I can think of is the [name]Princess[/name].
I don’t know what study you’re talking about for [name]Beatrice[/name] vs [name]Alessandra[/name], so I can’t answer that question.
I prefer [name]Beatrice[/name] by FAR. I also know a woman named [name]Beata[/name] (beh-[name]AH[/name]-ta) and I think that’s really gorgeous; I’ve considered [name]Beatrice[/name] and [name]Beatriz[/name] with the nickname [name]Beata[/name] (and [name]Beata[/name] itself) for my list before. I like [name]Beatrice[/name] quite a lot.
I much prefer [name]Beatrice[/name] over [name]Hermione[/name], although I don’t dislike [name]Hermione[/name]. I don’t think [name]Hermione[/name] is frilly- but maybe that’s because of the HP character. To me it doesn’t flow well when I type it, I keep trying to type Hremine which is wrong in more than one way, but maybe I’m just weird. I must say I do love [name]Hero[/name] as a nn, though! I don’t think [name]Beatrice[/name] is too stuffy. Some people might think so, but I think the general public should be fine with it, especially on a 19 year old. It actually seems perfect for that age. Whichever you choose I don’t think it’s going to make or break you, as you seem to be implying with the interview/study points. I think that would only be true if you have some way crazy name. [name]Both[/name] of these are normal enough that nobody will judge you by it, especially since strangers will assume you didn’t even choose it. Best of luck with your change~
I think [name]Hermione[/name] is a gorgeous, underused name and the HP-connection only makes it more usable, since people will have heard it before. I’m one of very few nameberries who doesn’t care for [name]Beatrice[/name], but [name]Hermione[/name] I like a lot:) It is a strong name, it just happens to be long, and I wouldn’t say that it is frilly. Good luck:)
I like [name]Hermione[/name], but it’s so strongly tied to HP that I just don’t know if it’s usable. I think I prefer [name]Beatrice[/name] for you. If you’re worried about it being too stuffy, have you considered [name]Beatrix[/name] instead? The final “x” spices it up a bit, and you still get a literary connection, albeit a very different one.
As much as I love [name]Hermione[/name], I think it will soon be a really common name. Its still beautiful though.
I prefer [name]Beatrice[/name], but I personally like the [name]Beatrix[/name] spelling. The nickname [name]Bea[/name] is the cutest, and [name]BeeBee[/name] would be adorable too!
I think [name]Beatrice[/name] is gorgeous and the Russian nn for the name is beautiful…[name]Beata[/name]…like [name]Bee[/name]-etta. It’s not so pretty written out, but it does sound pretty.
I’ve never read [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name] so I don’t have any idea if the character is so great that it makes the name more likable, but to me it isn’t a pretty sound.
@taz Hermione in HP is intelligent, strong, resourceful and independent. She is also called a know-it-all early in the books but overall she’s also loyal and courageous. All positive things. I’m not sure about the D.H Lawrence Hermione, though.
I would love to hear more opinions! I’m going into fields that are semi-creative professional, like journalism, blogging, marketing, directing and the like. Not sure if that matters, though.
As far as SOUND: Beatrice is simpler, but I think Hermione is pretty.
IMAGE: Both are fairly traditional, Hermione has more punch in this area I believe.
MEANING: Beatrice means “blessed traveler” and Hermione means “cairn” (which relates to travelers and to Hermes, god of travel and loads of other things), so both essentially mean the same thing, even though Beatrice’s is more obvious!
HISTORY: Already stated. I guess the Shakespearean Beatrice is more favorable than the Shakespearean Hermione, but that Beatrice also gets more lines.
ETA: I also kind of like that there is no international form of Hermione, whereas there is Beatrix, Beatriz etc for Beatrice.
Hmm…so overall Beatrice seems to win, but Hermione is so cool and more unusual and surprising! Which I definitely want in a name. Ugh, how do people decide on just ONE first name?
[name]Ah[/name], boy, it is tough. [name]Lucky[/name] for me I’m a camp councilor so when picking my second name I was narrowed to camp-y stuff. I knew what my name would be from the first time someone mentioned I needing a camper name: Charcoal. It had the cute nn [name]Char[/name] & CharChar, and the unisex [name]Coal[/name]. It’s my favourite colour, it’s distinguished, and it just felt very me. But then when I was looking for my last name (for a pseudonym), that was harder. Eventually I settled on [name]Athene[/name] because my real name is [name]Eros[/name], so I decided to keep the greek mythos thing, I love [name]Athene[/name]- she is by far my favourite god, and I think it flows fairly well: Charcoal [name]Athene[/name].
Have you considered adding a second middle name? [name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Hermione[/name] MIDDLE LAST or [name]Hermione[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] MIDDLE LAST sound alright, neither flow super well, but they don’t seem to clash. Or you could stick one after your current middle name like [name]Beatrice[/name] MIDDLE [name]Hermione[/name] LAST… Whatever floats your boat.
I like both names, but I prefer [name]Hermione[/name]. I think the Beezus association is a bit too much in my mind. I don’t find [name]Hermione[/name] frilly.
