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To be honest, I'd use either of them in a heartbeat, but Beatrix has been my #1 name for quite a while now. I prefer it to Beatrice mainly because it seems more versatile; a girl named Beatrice might resent having an "old-fashioned" name for a few years, but Beatrix seems like a name that a lot of different personalites could pull off. There are also a ton of nn options. I'd probably call my daughter Bea (bay-ah), but she could also go with something like Bee, Trixie, etc. if they suited her better. Compared to Beatrice, Beatrix has so much more strength and energy as well without losing any elegance. I'm just utterly enamoured of it.

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My favorite Beatrix combo is Beatrix Lily Constance. Others I've toyed with for a while are Beatrix Gwendolyn or Beatrix Maria Victoria. Beatrix Lyra and Beatrix Winter also popped into my head about three seconds ago, and I love them.

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To be fair to Beatrice: Beatrice Sophia Adelaide, Beatrice Margaret, Beatrice Elaine, Beatrice Amarantha, Beatrice Eve Ceridwen.