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The name Betty
| Sun, 04-01-2007 - 5:07pm |
I'm due August 3rd and my husband and I have chosen Betty for our baby's name. She'll be named after my paternal grandmother, whom I am VERY close to.
Issue is, we've gotten some pretty bad feedback on the name when even mentioning it casually.
I personally think it's classic, cute, easy to say and spell, and honors a woman very important to me.
Thoughts on the name?
Issue is, we've gotten some pretty bad feedback on the name when even mentioning it casually.
I personally think it's classic, cute, easy to say and spell, and honors a woman very important to me.
Thoughts on the name?

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just Betty? howabout traditional Elizabeth nn Betty,
or more distintive for Betty:
Bethany,
Beatrice,
Betzairah (Bet-zigh-rah) (known a 20s girl with this name, is gorgeous name, and so is she, and sweet!-her nn is Betzy)
Bonita,
Betina,
Lilibeth,
Lylabeth,
Annabeth,
Quinnabeth,
Alberta,
Roberta,
Robin,
Tabitha,
hth&gl2u!!!
If you love it, go for it!!! Many people may dislike it, however many people dislike a lot of names. Just think what a boring (and confussing) place it would be if everyone liked the same names!!!! If you give her the name Betty and she does not like it when she gets older, she can go by her middle name. My husband is Roy Dean. He hates the Roy, goes by Dean. That being said, do you have a middle name picked?
Again, I say go for it!! If it means alot to you, you will regret using it :( I am sure a little girl named Betty would be absolutely adorable! I see a little girl with big beautiful eyes and curly brown hair, pretty cute!!!
Best wishes!!!
Leslie :)
You know, I kind of like it.
I'm w/everyone else that it's much better as a nn for Elisabeth, but at least it's still a refreshing name reguardless. It's very nice to honor your grandmother too. Betty, like I said before, is just refreshing. It's simple, classic, & very underused these days. Nice pick.
Hope this helps!
So it would be Betty Claire.
Quick note of warning: Betty Claire sounds exactly like Bette/bet Eclair (as in the name Bette with the pastry as the mn, or like a phrase imploring you to bet an eclair). ;)
I only mention it because someone once suggested it as a mn when we were naming our dd, Devanie, and I cracked up because it sounded like Devan Eclair. LOL It's not quite as bad with some other "ee" ending sound fns, but you have to be especially careful with the mn Claire when the portion prior to the "ee" sounds like a stand-alone name or actual word ... or BOTH, in this case (Bette/bet). Makes for a bit of a humorous combo.
Elizabeth Claire
Beatrix/Beatrice Claire
Betty Clara
Betty Clarice
Not quite the same effect, see what I mean?
Just something to be aware of. ;)
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