‘Is this a joke?’ people ask as mom shares baby name that matches Hogwarts
A mom-to-be shared the unique baby name she was considering for her daughter, but everyone said the same thing.
Everyone said the nickname reminded them of an iconic character from the Harry Potter series.
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In a after The pregnant woman told Mumsnet about her choice.
However, people were quick to point out that strangers would draw comparisons if they met her daughter.
The poster said she was considering naming her daughter Bellatrix.
“I think it could be a beautiful name,” the expectant mother explained.
She said she liked the idea of ’naming [the child] to the star”, referring to the constellation Bellatrix.
The Mumsnet user added that the Latin translation of the name is ‘woman warrior’.
She explained that she would probably call her daughter “Belle” for short.
Although the poster made no reference to Harry Potter, other Mumsnet users were quick to draw comparisons to a villain from the series.
“Belle is beautiful but sorry, Bellatrix just reminds me of the character from Harry Potter so I personally think that makes the name dated,” one person wrote.
“Is this a joke?” asked another confused reader.
“I would just think of the character Harry Potter,” agreed a third Mumsnet user.
“Well, it’s a cool name, but not after Harry Potter,” said another reader.
“Have Professor Gilderoy Lockhart perform a general memory spell, then you can use the name without it being associated with Harry Potter,” someone joked.
“Bellatrix is too closely associated with Harry Potter for my taste – and is a really bad character!” said another Mumsnet user.
The poster responded that she now knew the name was related to the magical series.
Are Unique Baby Names Worth It?
Fabulous’ deputy editor-in-chief talks about the problems she had with her name as a child.
As a child, I wanted nothing more than a personalized keychain with my name on it.
But it wasn’t. The closest I could get were Rosie, Joseph (not so nice for such a little girl) and Joanne.
Josie is short for Josephine, a French first name, and I’ve been in my twenties without ever meeting anyone with the same first name.
When I try to introduce myself to people I get called all sorts of random names like Tracey and Stacey and it can be quite annoying.
Although I’ve met a few Josies in the past year (there are a few around my age), it’s still a much rarer name than most of my friends’ names.
Overall I don’t mind it, at least it’s not crude or spelled weird.
And that means I can get away with ‘doing a Cheryl’ and just calling myself Josie.
I’m getting married this year and some friends are shocked that I’m changing my last name. It’s not considered cool or feminist these days. I explain to them that I’m not that attached to Griffiths because I always just say ‘Hi, I’m Josie’ when I call a friend.
I like being unique and I will definitely try to achieve this when naming my own children.
You have to watch out for the crude names, so after nine years as a lifestyle journalist I will definitely avoid them.
“Okay, I just started Harry Potter, but I actually want an old name, so I was thinking Viola, like Shakespeare, or Minerva,” she said.
“Oh god, I’m just naming Harry Potter characters right now.”
Maggie Smith’s character in the series was named Minerva McGonagall, while Helena Bonham Carter played the villain Bellatrix Lestrange.
“I would find a site with a character list, because it sounds like you could find some inspiration there. Minerva is definitely a good character this time,” one reader suggested.
“I really like Minerva and I don’t mind Bellatrix either, but I wouldn’t use it because of Harry Potter. Bellatrix Lestrange was a real b***h!”, said another commenter.
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