Beatrice

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UK/ˈbɪətɹɪs/UK/ˈbiːətɹɪs/UK, uncommon/ˈbiːtɹɪs/US/ˈbiətɹɪs/

proper noun

A female given name from Latin.

OriginLatin Beatrix →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Beats

  1. A female given name from Latin.

    Petrarca had his Laura, and Dante his Beatrice, but Lorenzo has studiously concealed the name of the sovereign of his affections.

    1797, William Roscoe, chapter II, in The Life of Lorenzo di Medici, London
    2 more examples

    I, with your two helps, will so practise on Benedick that, in despite of his quick wit and his queasy stomach, he shall fall in love with Beatrice.

    Scene II

    "Seventeen years old - a senior in high school. Beatrice, her name is." Beatrice! Rebecca was struck dumb with admiration. Beatrice would be a female version of Tristram. Rebecca pictured her in a modest muslin dress from the nineteeth century, although she knew that was unlikely.

    2001, Anne Tyler, Back When We Were Grownups, Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 132
  2. A city, the county seat of Gage County, Nebraska, United States.

Origin

  1. LatinBeatrix
  2. EnglishBeatrice

Either 1) from the Latin Beatrix, name of early Christian saints, from beatrix (“she who makes happy”), or 2) from beata, influenced by viatrix (“female wayfarer, traveller”).

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Translations

Catalan Beatriu
  • Beatriufemale given name
Dutch Beatrijs, Beatrix
  • Beatrijsfemale given name
  • Beatrixfemale given name
Esperanto Beatrica
  • Beatricafemale given name
French Béatrice
  • Béatricefemale given name
German Beatrix
  • Beatrixfemale given name
Greek Βεατρίκη
  • Βεατρίκη (Veatríki)female given name
Italian Beatrice
  • Beatricefemale given name
Latin Beātrīx
  • Beātrīxfemale given name
Latvian Beatrise
  • Beatrisefemale given name
Polish Beata
  • Beatafemale given name
Portuguese Beatriz
  • Beatrizfemale given name
Russian Беатри́са, Беатри́с
  • Беатри́са (Beatrísa)female given name
  • Беатри́с (Beatrís)female given name
Scottish Gaelic Beitris
  • Beitrisfemale given name
Spanish Beatriz
  • Beatrizfemale given name
Swedish Beatrice
  • Beatricefemale given name
Welsh Betrys
  • Betrysfemale given name
Cite this entry
APA

Beatrice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beatrice

MLA

“Beatrice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beatrice. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beatrice,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beatrice.

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