Message: "Bethan" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Bethan

by Elinor (Elly747)

1/20/2006, 6:28 AM

I'm really loving Bethan at the moment. Wdyt? (It's pronounced simply BETH-an.)

I'd like to use Bethan Andriana for a daughter. The name Andrew holds a lot of meaning for me, but is untouchable, thanks to overuse. I thought Andriana was a nice feminine take on it.

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This message was edited 1/20/2006, 6:29 AM

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- as (guest)

1/21/2006, 6:41 PM

I really like this one! I also love Bethany.

- Julia (guest)

1/20/2006, 3:53 PM

I really dislike it. It looks like Bethany with the Y chopped off. Also, it looks like Beth and Ann smushed together. Bethan Andriana is not so great. There's a lot of repitition: BethAN ANdriANa.

- Miss Natla

1/20/2006, 12:26 PM

I love the name Bethan! It's one of my favourites. Bethan Andriana is a great combo too, though I'm not as keen on Andriana.

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- elmh23 +1

1/20/2006, 10:55 AM

Bethan always seemed incomplete to me. I much perfer Bethany.

Bethan Andriana is nice, though I think I'd perfer Bethan Adrianna or Bethan Andrea.

- starxcrossed

1/22/2006, 10:26 AM

I'm not too keen on the Bethan either, I have trouble pronouncing it with Andriana. (Bethan ends in -an, and Andriana beings with -an so it makes it sound like one long name.)

- kayfiona

1/20/2006, 9:32 AM

I think Bethan is a beautiful name - I know a 5 year old Bethan and she's lovely. Andriana is not my style but it does have a very pretty sound to it. They flow well together!

- LadyBug18

1/20/2006, 9:14 AM

I really like Bethan and Andriana but they seem to run into eachother here, there are too many Ann sounds: BethAN ANdriANa it just seems untidy. Have you ever considered Andrea, Audra, Drusilla, Drew, or maybe a name made up of the letters in Andrew like Rewa (roo-ah)? Or what about:
Bethan Adrienne
Bethan Adriana
Bethan Edwina (Edward & Edwin are close in sound to Andrew)
Bethan Alexandria (Alexander is strong and manly like Andrew)

Just some thoughts! :)

EDIT to add: Or you might just consider Beth Anne which is super pretty! :)

This message was edited 1/20/2006, 9:15 AM

- Elphi

1/20/2006, 6:56 AM

To be honest I first thought male name when I looked at Bethan. (Bevan , Ethan ...)
It is nice though, I like it.
I also like Andriana. It is very nice, I had never seen it before, and quite like ir. It seems to hold some quality I just can't find in Adrienne, Adriana etc.

- crazygal (guest)

1/20/2006, 6:46 AM

Bethan is pretty and I much prefer that to Bethany. Andriana is interesting, I've never heard it before.

- Array (WeloveyouJesseLacey)

1/20/2006, 6:45 AM

Bethan is absolutely beautiful. I think of Bethan Davis, a character in one of my favourite obscure silly television shows. She was the sweetest thing--quiet, with a dead mother and a talent for running--and so I always think of her.

Bethan and Andriana are both really nice names (Andriana is amazing--never seen it before!), but the -an of Bethan and an- of Andriana sort of run together. If Andriana means that much to you, though, that shouldn't be a huge deal--since she'd be called Bethan most all the time, though.

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