Beatrice

Beatrice \bea-tri-ce, be-atr-ice\ is a female's name. It consists of 8 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Beatrice is pronounced as BIYahTRihS or BIYTRihS (English), BehaaTRIYCHeh (Italian) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Beatrice: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)"

What is the origin of Beatrice?

Beatrice is largely used in the English, French, German, and Italian languages. It is derived from Latin origins. In Dante's 14th-century epic poem The Divine Comedy, Beatrice is the name of Dante's guide through paradise; the character was based on Dante's beloved muse in real life, a Florentine girl named Beatrice Portinari (1266-1290). The name was also chosen by Shakespeare for a witty character in his play Much Ado About Nothing (1598-1599). The name was later popularized by association with Princess Beatrice (1857-1944), the youngest daughter of Queen Victoria. Beatrice is an English, French, German, and Italian variant transcription of the name Beatrix meaning and origin (Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish). The name Beatrice is widely used; it has 37 variant transcriptions that are used in both English and other languages.

Variation transcriptions of Beatrice used in English consist of Beate meaning of name, Beatrica name popularity, Beatricia name, Beatriks definition, meaning of Beatrisa, Beatrise pronounciation, Beatriss pronounciation, Beatrissa meaning and origin, name Beatrisse, name Beatrix origin, name Beatriz origin, name Beatrize, Trice meaning and origin, and meaning of Trissy. Other English forms consist of the short forms Bea meaning and origin (also used in German, and Spanish), Beat definition, Bee name, and Trish name popularity, the diminutives Beah meaning and origin, baby name Beatie, name Beattie origin, Beatty definition, Bebe pronounciation (also used in Spanish), Tris meaning of name, Triss pronounciation, short names for Trissie, and name Trixie (also used in Latin), and the variant spelling Beatris definition (also used in Armenian). Foreign variant transcriptions consist of name Beatrijs meaning (Dutch), meaning of Beitiris (Scottish), meaning of Beitris (Scottish), Betrice definition (Welsh), nicknames for Betrys (Welsh), baby name Bettrice (Welsh), Bettrys meaning and origin (Welsh), and what does the name Béatrice mean (French). Specific foreign variants consist of the short form Bice meaning and origin (Italian), and the diminutive Beata name (German, Latin, Polish, and Spanish). See also the related form, Leatrice pronounciation (English). Beatrice is a classic favorite. Currently it is still a somewhat popular baby girl name, but not to the degree it was before. At the peak of its usage in 1910, 0.586% of baby girls were given the name Beatrice. It had a ranking of #36 then. The baby name has fallen from favor since then, and is of irregular use in recent years. In 2010, its usage was only 0.016% and its ranking #834, was nonetheless the most frequently used out of all girl names in its family. The name Beatrice has been mainly given to girls, though it has also been used as a boy name in the last century. There were 94 times as many girls than boys who were named Beatrice in 1910.

The following famous people share the name Beatrice:

• Actress Beatrice 'Bea' Arthur, born May 13, 1922 - April 25, 2009, New York City, New York
• Actress Beatrice Lillie, born May 29, 1894 - January 20, 1989, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Actress Bebe Neuwirth, born Beatrice Neuwirth December 31, 1958, Princeton, New Jersey
• Royalty Princess Beatrice of York, born August 1988, London, England
• Social Reformer Beatrice Webb, born 22 January 1858 - 30 April 1943, Gloucester, England.

List of baby names that sound like Beatrice:

Beatriss meaning and origin, Beatriks name variations (Russian), Beatris meaning (Armenian and English), Beatrise meaning of name (Latvian), nicknames for Beatrisse, what does the name Beatrix mean (Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, and Spanish), name Beatriz origin (English, Portuguese, and Spanish), Beatrize definition, Beatrycze name popularity (Polish), Bedriska definition (Czech), what does the name Beitiris mean (Scottish and Gaelic), Beatrica name (English), Beatricia pronounciation, name Beatrisa (Russian and Spanish), short names for Beatrissa, Beitris name (Scottish and Spanish), Betrice meaning (Welsh), Betrys name (Welsh), Bettrice name variations (Welsh), and baby name Bettrys (Welsh).

The baby name Beatrice fun facts:

The name Beatrice in reverse order is "Ecirtaeb".

The numerological value of the name Beatrice is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Beatrice?

Beatrice is in the top names in USA.