Meanings
proper noun
- A female given name from Portuguese or Spanish, equivalent to English Beatrice or Beatrix.
Dr. Beatriz Arias, a senior research scientist at the Center for Applied Linguistics, said Arizona’s law is discriminating against people based on the language they speak – and what language people speak is often an indicator of their race.
2018 June 15, Harmeet Kaur, “FYI: English isn’t the official language of the United States”, in CNN
Origin
- Portuguese and SpanishBeatriz
- EnglishBeatriz
Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Beatriz. Doublet of Beatrice.
More words from Portuguese and Spanish
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APA
Beatriz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beatriz
MLA
“Beatriz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beatriz. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beatriz,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beatriz.
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