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I named my daughter Beatrice after my late mother, knowing that it would be likely to get (somewhat) popular because of Prince Andrew's daughter. I thought that the family link outweighed other considerations ... and she'll have an answer if anyone ever imagines that she was named after the princess!

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At one time when I was at school, our class of 30 contained 6 girls with names close to mine though not identical. Nobody died, and nobody was inconvenienced at all, even for a moment.