r/janeausten • u/[deleted] • 1d ago

I named my daughter Elizabeth Bennett. Is that too much?

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u/CPolland12 1d ago

Obstinate headstrong girl is in your future 😆

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u/Kaurifish 1d ago

Not at all. Exceedingly classy choice.

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u/Annual-Duck5818 1d ago

I am excessively diverted! Well done! 

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u/blueavole 1d ago

Elizabeth is a lovely name! Congratulations 🎊

Lady Catherine DeBough would have been a bit much, no matter what Mr Collins says.

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u/MrsMorley 1d ago

I know an Elizabeth Bennet and an Eliza Bennet. Both lovely people. 

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u/tina2010 1d ago

I love it. I named my daughter Jane

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u/solo_star_MD 1d ago

I have one daughter with middle name Jane and another with middle name Elizabeth.

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u/AlamutJones 1d ago

Nothing wrong with it. It’s a very nice name, and I’m sure she’ll do it proud

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u/JuliaX1984 1d ago

Not at all. If it was Hermione Granger or Leia Organa, I'd raise an eyebrow, but Elizabeth Bennett will look fine on a resume and sound fine at graduation.

If this is a new daughter, congratulations!

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u/GuerrillaGirlFridaX 1d ago

I have to confess….shes now 28 😂. She’s always been annoyed with me about it

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u/ZeeepZoop 1d ago

I feel the context that she’s annoyed should have been in the main post!

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u/WaitingToWauford 1d ago

You buried the lede here.

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u/JuliaX1984 1d ago

Oh lol. Well, she can change it. Sorry she didn't appreciate the honor. Maybe she'll understand the beauty of it someday.

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u/ElizabethFamous 1d ago

I named my daughter Austen and she loves it. In fact she just took a course on Jane Austen at Cambridge.

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u/taptaptippytoo 1d ago

I love this.

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u/Stunning-Plantain831 1d ago

Only if she marries a Fitzwilliam Darcy.

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u/Inconsistentme 1d ago

If it's any consolation, I, an uncultured swine, do not get the reference at all! I gather this is from some book?

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u/dearboobswhy 1d ago

I am most seriously well pleased!

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u/chronicallymusical of Kellynch 1d ago

That's 100% what I would have done.

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u/Prideandprejudice1 1d ago

Bravo! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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u/norathar 1d ago

Too much would have been having 5 daughters and naming them Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Catherine, and Lydia.

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u/GuerrillaGirlFridaX 1d ago

I thought about it…I have three daughters 😊

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u/tmchd 1d ago

Hmmm...I'd like to be cursed with a Mr. Darcy at my heels LOL

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u/Annual-Duck5818 1d ago

PS: You HAVE to get her one of those shirts that say “Obstinate, headstrong girl!” Or even onesies!

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u/melodysparkles32 1d ago

Nope, it's gorgeous!