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I personally can't abide the name Beatrice. The second syllable is fine, it's the first syllable that is incredibly ugly. It always reminds me of beets, which is one of the few foods I can't eat without gagging. I was very surprised when the Duke and Duchess of York chose this name for their daughter in 1988. I realize that they didn't have the same freedom in naming as the rest of us do, and that the Queen had to approve any name they chose, but still they could have done better than that.