How would you pronounce Bea?

I’ve heard people use Bea as a full name and or ounce it “Bee”. But I’ve also heard some pronounce it “Bee-uh” if it’s a nickname for Beatrice. Then others say “Bay-uh”. I’m torn between using Bea as a full name or a nickname for Beatrice, but I’m worried it would be a lifetime of mispronunciations.

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Bea is so cute, definitely 🐝 for me. I like Beatrix too as a longer name (trixie could be another cute nn)

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I love Bea and would do it as a full name, where are you based? I think in UK most people would know it's pronounced Bee

I had a friend name Beatrice but spelled, Beatriz . She goes by “Bee”.

My youngest is named Beatrix and my family and I sometimes call her Bea (bee🐝). But my intended and usual nickname for her is actually Trixi cause my oldest is named Stormi. But anyways, it’s safe to say I love the name!

My best friend is called Beatrix and she goes almost exclusively by Bea now and everyone including her has always read it as ‘bee’ to the point where she constantly gets given bee themed gifts lol

i voted Bee-uh but only because we speak french and would be pronounced as such

Yes Italian speaker here and BAY-UH would be the nickname for Beatrice which is pronounced Bay-uh-tree-chay in Italian - love BAY-UH

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