"Beryl"...


I've seen in several places that "Beryl" is a trending baby name this year... brings to mind Lord Marchmain spitting this name out in disgust, as "entirely unsuitable for a daughter in law". Beryl inspires perhaps the best of Lawrence Olivier's lines in this screenplay as Lord Marchmain details her vulgarity.

Oh poor baby girls! It might seem like a good idea now (??), but don't name your kid Beryl, ok?

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I know a Beryl, a woman in her eighties, British born. It's not such a bad name.

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