Beatrice (; ) is a female given name. The English variant is derived from the French '' Béatrice'', which came from the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

Beatrix Beatrix is a Latin feminine given name, most likely derived from ''Viatrix'', a feminine form of the Late Latin name ''Viator'' which meant "voyager, traveller" and later influenced in spelling by association with the Latin word ''beatus'' or "bles ...

'', which means "blessed one". ''Beatrice'' is also the

Italian language Italian (''italiano'' or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. Together with Sardinian, Italian is the least divergent language from Latin. Spoken by about ...

version of Beatrix. The

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

and

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

form is ''Beatriz''. The popularity of Beatrice spread because of

Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian: '' ...

's poetry about the Florentine woman

Beatrice Portinari Beatrice "Bice" di Folco Portinari (; 1265 – 8 or 19 June 1290) was an Italian woman who has been commonly identified as the principal inspiration for Dante Alighieri's '' Vita Nuova'', and is also identified with the Beatrice who acts as ...

. Dante presents Beatrice as being worthy of speaking for God, making her a holy individual. The name is rising in popularity in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

. It is also gaining popularity in the United States, where it ranked as the 691st most popular name for baby girls born in 2012. In 2009, it was the 45th most common baby name for girls born in Romania.

Name variants

Alternate versions of the name include * Beata (Polish,

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

) * Beate (German,

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

) * Betha (

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

) * Beatrica ( Croatian, Slovakian) * Beatriçe ( Albanian) * Béatrice ( French) * Beatrice (

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

) * Beatričė ( Lithuanian) * Beatrijs (Dutch) * Beatrika ( Slovene) * Βεατρίκη (Veatriki) (

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

) * Beatris (English) * Beatrisa ( Latvian) * Beatrise ( Latvian) * Beatričė ( Lithuanian) * Beatriss (English) * Beatriu ( Catalan) *

(Latin) * Béatrix (French) * Beatriz ( Galician,

) * Beatrycze (Polish) * Beitris (

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well ...

) * Betrys ( Welsh) Short forms include * Bea (

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

, German, Galician,

, Catalan) * Béa (French) * Beah (English) * Beasie (English) * Beat (English, Polish) * Beatie (English) * Beato (English) * Bee (English) * Betty (Spanish) * Bia (

) * Bice (Italian) * Trix (Dutch, English) * Trixi (English, German) * Trixie (English) * Trixy (English) * Tris (English)

Beatrice

Artists and entertainers

Actresses

* Beatrice Alda (born 1961), American actress and filmmaker *

Bea Arthur Beatrice Arthur (born Bernice Frankel; May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress and comedian. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, Arthur began her career on stage in 1947, attracting critical acclaim before achieving ...

(1922–2009), American actress and comedian * Mademoiselle Beatrice, stage name of Marie Beatrice Binda (1839–1878), Italian-born actress in England * Beatrice Colen (1948–1999), American actress * Bebe Neuwirth (born 1958), American actress *

Beatrice Roberts Alice Beatrice Roberts (March 7, 1905 – July 24, 1970) was an American film actress. Early years Roberts was born on March 7, 1905, in New York City. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Colin M. Roberts, and she attended Winthrop High ...

(1905–1970), American actress * Beatrice Rosen (born 1984), French-American actress *

Beatrice Winde Beatrice Winde (born Beatrice Lucille Williams; January 5, 1924 – January 3, 2004) was an American actress. Her work as a character actor, and a singer, in theatrical, television, and film roles, spanned several decades. Life and career W ...

(1924–2004), American actress

Other

* Beatrice Gjertsen Bessesen (1886–1935), American operatic soprano *

Beatritz de Dia The Comtessa de Dia (Countess of Die), possibly named Beatritz or Isoarda (fl. c. 1175 or c. 1212), was a trobairitz (female troubadour). She is only known as the ''comtessa de Dia'' in contemporary documents, but was most likely the daughter of ...

(), Provençal poet and musician * Beatrice Hastings, pen-name of English writer, poet and literary critic Emily Alice Haigh (1879–1943), lover of Modigliani * Beatrice Partridge (1866 - 1963), English-born New Zealand painter * Béatrice Poulot (born 1968), French singer from Réunion * Beatrice Redpath (1886-1937), Canadian poet, short story writer *

Beatrice (singer) Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Putnici" written by Edin Dervišhalidović. The song was performed by Dino and Béatrice. Dino is the artistic name of songwriter Edin Dervišhalidović. The ...

, singer in the

Eurovision Song Contest 1999 The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 May 1999 at the International Convention Centre in Jerusalem, Israel. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Israe ...

* Beatrice Laus (born 2000), Filipino-British singer-songwriter and guitarist

Athletes

* Beatrice Câșlaru (born 1975), Romanian former swimmer * Beatrice Faumuina (born 1974), New Zealand world champion discus thrower *

Beatrice Jepchumba Beatrice Jepchumba (born 25 November 1983, in Nandi Hills) is a Kenyan runner. Competition record Personal bests *1500 metres - 4:04.08 min (2006) *3000 metres - 8:35.07 min (2001) *3000 metres steeplechase - 10:11.5 min (2005) *5000 metres ...

(born 1983), Kenyan long-distance runner * Beatrice Lanza (born 1982), Italian triathlete * Béatrice Mouthon (born 1966), French triathlete * Beatrice Utondu (born 1969), Nigerian former sprinter

Politicians and public servants

* Beatrice Aitchison (1908–1997), Director of Transportation Research in the Bureau of Transportation of the

United States Postal Service The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the U ...

* Beatrice Anna Lewis (suffragette) (1889 - 1976), British suffragette, member of the militant

Women's Social and Political Union The Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) was a women-only political movement and leading militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom from 1903 to 1918. Known from 1906 as the suffragettes, its membership an ...

. * Béatrice Bellamy (born 1966), French politician * Beatrice Hall (1921–2018), American politician *

Beatrice Lorenzin Beatrice Lorenzin (born 14 October 1971) is an Italian politician belonging to the Democratic Party, former leader of Popular Alternative, and former Minister of Health from 28 April 2013 to 1 June 2018, in the governments of Enrico Letta, Ma ...

(born 1971) Italian politician *

Beatrice Serota, Baroness Serota Beatrice Serota, Baroness Serota, DBE (''née'' Katz; 15 October 1919 – 21 October 2002) was a British Government minister and a Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords. Early life Beatrice Katz was brought up in the East End of London, the ...

(1919–2002), British Government minister and a Deputy Speaker of the

House of Lords The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by appointment, heredity or official function. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminste ...

* Beatrice Trew (1897-1976), Canadian socialist politician * Beatrice Wishart (born 1955), British politician * Beatrice Wright (1910–2003), American-born British politician

Religious figures

* Beatrix or Beatrice (), Christian martyr; see Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix * Saint Beatrice d'Este (1191–1226), Italian Roman Catholic saint * Beatrice of Silva (1424–1492), Portuguese nun and saint * Blessed Beatrice of Nazareth (1200-1268), Flemish nun * Blessed Beatrice of Ornacieux (ca. 1240–1306/1309), French nun and religious leader

Scientists, engineers and academics

* Beatrice M. Hinkle (1874–1953), American pioneering feminist, psychoanalyst and writer * Beatrice Krauss (1903–1998), American botanist * Beatrice Rivière, French applied mathematician * Beatrice Shilling (1909–1990), British aeronautical engineer and motorcyclist *

Beatrice Tinsley Beatrice Muriel Hill Tinsley (27 January 1941 – 23 March 1981) was a British-born New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist and professor of astronomy at Yale University, whose research made fundamental contributions to the astronomical understa ...

(1941–1981), New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist * Beatrice Webb (1858–1943), English sociologist, economist, socialist, labour historian and social reformer * Beatrice Casartelli (2004–), Fashion star, Sigma Kappa Sister for Life, Can't do 18.02 PS1 by herself

Aristocrats

Beatrice of Albon Béatrice, Countess of Albon and Dauphine of Viennois (1161–1228) was ruling countess and dauphine in 1162–1228, in succession upon the death of her father Guigues V. She married Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy in 1183 and had three children: * ...

(1161–1228), French Countess of Albon and Dauphine of Viennois * Beatrice of England (1242–1275), daughter of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence *

Beatrice of Naples Beatrice of Naples (16 November 1457 – 23 September 1508), also known as Beatrice of Aragon ( hu, Aragóniai Beatrix; it, Beatrice d'Aragona), was twice Queen of Hungary and of Bohemia by marriage to Matthias Corvinus and Vladislaus II. S ...

(fl. 1476–1500), queen of Hungary, also known as Beatrix of Aragon * Beatrice of Portugal (disambiguation) * Beatrice of Savoy (disambiguation) * Princess Beatrice (disambiguation) *

Beatrice Plummer, Baroness Plummer Beatrice Plummer, Baroness Plummer (14 April 1903 - 13 June 1972) was a British peeress. Family She was the daughter of Meyer Lapsker and in 1923 married Sir Leslie Plummer. She and her husband both held titles in their own right. Career B ...

(1903–1972), British life peer *

Beatrice Cenci Beatrice Cenci (; 6 February 157711 September 1599) was a Roman noblewoman who murdered her father, Count Francesco Cenci. She was beheaded in 1599 after a lurid murder trial in Rome that gave rise to an enduring legend about her. Life Beatri ...

(1577–1599), Italian noblewoman who, with other members of her family, murdered her rapist father * Beatrice Borromeo (1985), Italian noblewoman and journalist who is currently married to

Pierre Casiraghi Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi (born 5 September 1987) is the younger son and youngest of three children of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi. He is the maternal-line grandson of Rainier III, Prince o ...

Miscellaneous

(1265–1290), great love and muse of poet Dante Alighieri *

Beatrice Beeby Beatrice Eleanor Beeby (; 1903 – 20 December 1991) was a New Zealand educator. She was key figure in the establishment of the nursery playcentre movement in New Zealand, which developed into the present-day Playcentre organisation. Early ye ...

(1904–1991), New Zealand educator * Beatrice Warde (1900–1969), American expert on typography * Beatrice McCartney,

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...

's daughter with Heather Mills

Fictional characters

* Beatrice (inspired by

), the guide through Paradise in

Dante Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian people, Italian Italian poetry, poet, writer and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', origin ...

's '' Divina Commedia'' * Beatrice, in

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

's ''

Much Ado About Nothing ''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' ( W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. 1387 The play ...

'' * Beatrice Baudelaire, in ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' * Beatrice Carbone, one of the cast of characters in ''A View from the Bridge'', a play by Arthur Miller * Bia Gunderson, a young female Spix's Macaw character in the 2014 animatied movie'' Rio 2''. * Beatrice Hotchkiss, in the '' Nancy Drew: Treasure in the Royal Tower'' and '' Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull'' * Beatrice "Tris" Prior, the main character in the '' Divergent'' series of books and movies * Beatrice Rappaccini, title character of

Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion. He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, from a family long associated with that t ...

's short story "

Rappaccini's Daughter "Rappaccini's Daughter" is a Gothic short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne first published in the December 1844 issue of ''The United States Magazine and Democratic Review'' in New York, and later in the 1846 collection '' Mosses from an Old Manse'' ...

" * Beatrice Rumfoord, in Kurt Vonnegut's novel ''The Sirens of Titan'' * Beatrice Severn, in

Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquir ...

's novel '' Our Man in Havana'' * Beatrice, the Dream Demon in the Sony PlayStation roleplaying game '' Wild Arms 3'' * Beatrice, the Endless and Golden Witch in ''

Umineko no Naku Koro ni is a Japanese dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion. Its first episode debuted at Comiket 72 for Windows on August 17, 2007. The story focuses on a group of eighteen people on a secluded island for a period of two d ...

'' * Beatrice, in the manga ''

Gunslinger Girl ''Gunslinger Girl'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series by Yu Aida. It began serialization on May 21, 2002 in ''Dengeki Daioh'' and ended on September 27, 2012. The chapters were also published in 15 ''tankōbon'' volumes by A ...

'' * Beatrice (''Re:Zero''), a character in the light novel series ''Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World'' * Beatrice Grimaldi, a princess in the television series ''

Gossip Girl ''Gossip Girl'' is an American teen drama television series based on the novel series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series, developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, ran on The CW network for six sea ...

'' * Beatrice, a bluebird in the 2014 animated television miniseries '' Over the Garden Wall'' * Beatrice ''The Bear'' Leep, from

Carl Hiaasen Carl Hiaasen (; born March 12, 1953) is an American journalist and novelist. He began his career as a newspaper reporter and by the late 1970s had begun writing novels in his spare time, both for adults and for young-adult readers. Two of his no ...

's 2002 novel '' Hoot and played by

Brie Larson Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers (born October 1, 1989), known professionally as Brie Larson, is an American actress. Known for her supporting roles in comedies as a teenager, she has since expanded to leading roles in independent films and blockb ...

in its 2006 film adaptation'' * Beatrice Scarlet, heroine of "Scarlet Widow' and "The Coven' novels by Graham Masterton * Beezus "Beezus" Quimby, character in the Ramona Series by

Beverly Cleary Beverly Atlee Cleary (née Bunn; April 12, 1916March 25, 2021) was an American writer of children's and young adult fiction. One of America's most successful authors, 91 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide since her first b ...

* Beatrice "Bea" Santello, a major character in the 2017 adventure game '' Night in the Woods'' * Beatrice "Aunt Bee" Taylor - a major character from the 1960s American sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. * Beatrice "Trixie" Espinoza - secondary character in the TV/streaming series " Lucifer (TV series)"

References

External links

Beatrice at Behindthename.com

Beatrice at Ancestry.com
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