Comments for BEA:

Bea can also be the short form of Beáta.

-- Narinoc  10/15/2005

Bea Arthur is an actress. She was on "Golden Girls" and "Maude."

-- breakofday  12/9/2005

In Germany it is also used as a nickname for Tabea, Beate, with the pronunciation BE-ah.

-- rainbow_Maya  5/19/2006

Aunt Bea was on the TV show 'Andy Griffith'.

-- Anonymous User  7/25/2006

Can also be short for Beatrice.

-- Anonymous User  7/25/2006

Non-English speakers would say it "BAY-ah", which I think is much prettier.

-- gaelruadh19  1/20/2007

I love this name. It is much prettier than Beatrice or Beatrix, though I do like Bellatrix. It is so cute! I wouldn't name my daughter this though because it can't have any nicknames that are shorter and derived from the name itself.

-- livieluvbug  12/1/2007

In Norway Bea is pronounced as BE-a. A Norwegian film is named "Bare Bea" (Just Bea) - it's about a teenage girl named Bea, who is the last of her little clique to lose her virginity.

-- blessed-bee  1/10/2008

I adore Bea as short for Beatrice, and pronounced BEE-ah.

-- Skittsie13  2/28/2008

I think it's a bit too minimalist. It's better to name a girl Beatrice and call her Bea. I actually prefer the pronunciation ''BEE-ah''. Then it doesn't sound quite so plain.

-- slight night shiver  5/15/2008

I love this name, pronounced as it says. I usually don't like names so short but this is one that always stuck out in my mind. Ever like a name for absolutely no reason? That's what this is to me.

-- not_another_Jessica  11/13/2008

When I look at this name, I want to pronounce it "Bay-uh".

-- willarose93  6/21/2009

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