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ok so we have a first name and a last name :) lol
we want a middle name that means something to us, and we want it to represent our Nan's who have passed
'Betty' and 'Barbara ' for the life of us we cant work out how to combine these names to make a middle name
we have started saying mayb just using 'bei' or bea'
so it would be just like a letter for the middle name
is this silly? can anyone think of any other suggestions ?
I like it :D
I think that is lovely, a bit like homer Jay Simpson:D
lol well yeah thats true didnt even think of that :):
we just really want to having our Nan's names in it somehow and this is the only way we can think of getting them both in there.
I think it is lovely idea! FWIW my DH's family has named people after someone by just using the first letter of the name.
its awesome i like Bea just looks a bit better :)
My DD1's middle name is 'Kaye'. My mum is Kim and DH's mums name is Keryn,
we couldn't combine these either so we just stuck with the K, 'Kaye'.
I think 'Bea' is lovely :D.
I like it :)
Nina's middle name is Mae, and we got that from MIL's middle name which is Valmae. So kinda the same thing, in a way.
I like Bea too.
I think Bea is cool! Use it... :)
... i agree with JwithJ, " Bea " does look better :D:
Also i can't see how Bei has anything to do with the name Barbara there other than the ' B' !!
How about the first 3 letters of Betty (Bet) and the last 3 letters of Barbara (ara) ... put them together and you get BETARA ... it think that sounds pretty :dance:
I like it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:
I prefer Bea to Bei (Betara is also ok) - and don't think is silly idea at all - is a middle name and is nice for it to have a meaning.
My DD middle name is Jay because we wanted CJ as initial and couldn't come up with a J that we liked, so DH said why not Jay like Homer Simpson - and I thought why not.
I tried to find out if Betara might actually be a name ... and i'm not 100% sure but from my very few findings it is a name (i think arabic) and is a male name whereas Betari is female ... anyway like i said i might be wrong !! ... I still think Betara might be nice & more so cause it has an equal share of both Betty & Barbara as combined names ;)
Though you might prefer a short name like Bea !!!
Our DD has two middle names as we also wanted both our mums names. No rule to say you can only have one name!
i love the idea of using Bea, its gorgeous, and has such a wonderful meaning to you.. I think i might even steal the idea of using a letter name as a middle name!
All the best!
so true ... i'm a big fan of two middle names, ... my DD has two middle names and so do i :D:
I like Bea. I think it's sweet & it is nice to have a special meaning. Can I ask what her first name will be? That might help you decide.
I like Bea too
i quite like Bea.. i think its nice and also has meanign behind it. good thinking!
I like Bea.
My son, due in May, is going to have the names of both my grandfather and DF grandfather (both from our Mum's sides). So his middle names are going to be Peter John, but we plan on just using "PJ"
I like Bea, and I think it'll sound lovely :)
Oh thanks guys
yeah we really like the name Bea as well
but then we added betara to the mix and thats very nice as well
so very confusing
But the main thing is we wanted a middle name that would have something to do with our Nan's that passed and if we couldnt work out how to do it we were not going to have a middle name at all, as we didnt just want to pick anything u know.
Oh so much to decide isnt there :)
Bea is a lovely name and a great way to pay homage I think.
My middle name is Kay, when I'm asked my full name I often have to say "Kay K - A - Y" so they don't think i'm just giving my initial, but that's no hassle and it sometimes gives people a giggle when they ask "what does the K stand for" and I say "Kay" and they say "yeah what does it stand for" and then it becomes like an Abbot and Costello film!
Bea is definately a nice name will do well as a middle name.
My middle name is Kaye as well and like the PP always have to spell it out when people ask lol
Not sure about Betara, but Beata is definitely a name.
Another combination could be Babette
Is Betty short for Elizabeth?
You woudl always use both names as middle names i.e. Baby Barbara Betty/Elizabeth Surname
I love it !!!
Also a fan of Bea. I don't really like Betara, but that's just personal preference! :)
I like 'Bea', because it sounds just like the initial 'B', but also is a real name. Just having the initial 'B' might cause her trouble - people asking what it stands for etc.
Lovely idea to commemmorate both Nans' names.
i like Bea.
My mums name is Keryn and MIL is Marg and I had a dream that Bella's middle name was Meryn (combined the 2 names) and so it was ...
every time we tell ppl they look funny when we say the name - but when we explain it they love it!