Beatriz (, ) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese female first name. It corresponds to the Latin name

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 ...

and the English and Italian name Beatrice. The name in Latin means 'brings joy' and in other languages also means 'she who brings others happiness'.

Given name

Infanta Beatriz of Spain Infanta Beatriz of Spain, Princess of Civitella-Cesi (''Beatriz Isabel Federica Alfonsa Eugénie Cristina Maria Teresia Bienvenida Ladislàa de Borbón y Battenberg''; 22 June 1909 – 22 November 2002) was a daughter of King Alfonso XIII of Spai ...

(1909–2002), daughter of Spain's King Alfonso XIII and Victoria Eugenie of Battenburg *

Beatriz de Suabia Elisabeth of Swabia (renamed Beatrice; March/May 1205 – 5 November 1235), was a member of the House of Hohenstaufen who became Queen of Castile and Leon by marriage to Ferdinand III. Born in Nürnberg, Elisabeth was the fourth daughter of Phili ...

(1203–1235), Queen of Castile and Queen of Leon *

Beatriz de Dia The Comtessa de Dia (Countess of Die, Drôme, 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 th ...

(born c. 1140), the most famous of the trobairitz, female troubadours *

Beatriz Allende Beatriz Patricia Ximena Allende Bussi (, , ; 8 September 1942 – 11 October 1977) was a Chilean Socialist politician, revolutionary and surgeon. She was the daughter of former president of Chile Salvador Allende and his wife, Hortensia Bussi. ...

(1943–1977), Chilean Socialist politician and revolutionary *

Beatriz Pereira Alvim Beatriz Pereira de Alvim (1380–1414) was a Portuguese noblewoman, the only child of Nuno Álvares Pereira and his wife Leonor de Alvim. On 8 November 1401, she married Afonso, Count of Barcelos, illegitimate son of king John I of Portugal. S ...

(1380–1415), first Duchess of Braganza * Beatriz da Conceição (1939–2015), fadista *

Beatriz Batarda Beatriz da Silveira Moreno Batarda (born 1 April 1974) is a British-born Portuguese actress named as one of European films 'Shooting Stars' by European Film Promotion in 1998. She studied design at IADE Institute in Lisbon and trained in acting ...

(born 1974), Portuguese actress *

Beatriz Carvajal Beatriz Pla Navarro (born 24 December 1949) better known as Beatriz Carvajal is a Spanish theatre, television and film actress. Career She wanted to be an actress since she was a child and she took part in some theatre plays (''La zapatera p ...

(born 1949), Spanish actress *

Beatriz Colomina Beatriz Colomina (born 1952) is an architecture historian, theorist and curator. She is the founding director of the Program in Media and Modernity at Princeton University, the Howard Crosby Butler Professor of the History of Architecture and Direct ...

, architecture historian *

Beatriz Corredor Beatriz Corredor Sierra (b. Madrid, 1 July 1968) is a Spanish lawyer and politician serving as Member of the Congress of Deputies and chair of the Committee on Justice since 2019. Outside of her parliamentary duties, she chairs the Pablo Iglesias ...

(born 1968), Spanish lawyer and politician * Beatriz Costa (1907–1996), Portuguese actress *

Beatriz Cruz Beatriz Cruz Nazario (born June 15, 1980) is a Puerto Rican female track and field athlete, who competes in the sprints events. She represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where she was eliminated in the first round of t ...

(born 1980), retired track and field athlete *

Beatriz Parra Durango Beatriz Parra Durango (born 1940) is an Ecuadorian classical soprano. Early life and education Parra Durango was born in Guayaquil. Her mother was journalist Dora Durango Lopez. Her first studies took place at the Conservatory Antonio Neumane in ...

(born 1940), Ecuadorian classical soprano *

Beatriz Enríquez de Arana Beatriz Enríquez de Arana (1465–1521?) was the mistress of Christopher Columbus and mother of Ferdinand Columbus, Columbus's natural son, whom he later officially recognized. Biography Beatriz was born in the small village of Santa Maria of ...

(1467–1521), the mistress of Christopher Columbus * Beatriz Fajardo de Mendoza y de Guzmán (1619–1678), Baroness of

Polop Polop de la Marina (), or briefly Polop, is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Marina Baixa, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , ...

and Benidorm *

Gigi Fernández Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández (born February 22, 1964) is a Puerto Rican former professional tennis player. Fernández won 17 major doubles titles and two Olympic gold medals representing the United States, and reached the world No. 1 ranking in d ...

(born 1964), former tennis player *

Beatriz Fernández Beatriz Fernández Ibáñez (born 19 March 1985) is a former Spanish handball player who was member of the Spanish national team. Fernández played on the Spanish team at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship The 2008 EHF Europe ...

(born 1985), Spanish handball player *

Beatriz Galindo Beatriz Galindo, sometimes spelled Beatrix and also known as La Latina ( – 23 November 1535), was a Spanish Latinist and educator. She was a writer, humanist and a teacher of Isabella I of Castile, Queen Isabella of Castile and her children. ...

(c. 1465–1534), Spanish physician and educator *

Beatriz Gomes Beatriz Gomes (born 31 December 1979) is a Portuguese sprint canoer and marathon canoeist who has competed since the late first decade of the 21st century. She won a bronze medal in the K-4 200 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Ch ...

(born 1979), Portuguese sprint canoer *

Beatriz Guido Beatriz Guido (13 December 1924 – 4 March 1988) was an Argentine novelist and screenwriter. Biography Guido was born in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, the daughter of architect Ángel Guido (renowned as the creator of the National Flag Memoria ...

(1924–1988), Argentine novelist and screenwriter *

Beatriz Jaguaribe Beatriz Jaguaribe is a professor of comparative communications in the School of Communications at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. Jaguaribe has written on race and visual culture in contem ...

, Brazilian communications professor and editor *

Beatriz Lucero Lhuillier Beatriz Lucero-Lhuillier, born Beatriz Lucero and more popularly known as Bea Lucero, is a Filipino former athlete and Olympian. She won a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics in taekwondo, a demonstration sports at the Games. Lucero graduated from ...

, Philippine athlete who won Olympic medals in gymnastics and taekwondo *

Beatriz Luengo Beatriz Luengo González (born 23 December 1982) is a Spanish singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and entrepreneur based in Miami. She gained international recognition by portraying Lola Fernández in the Antena 3 series ''One Step Forward'' (S ...

(born 1982), Spanish actress, singer and dancer *

Beatriz Manchón Beatriz Manchón Portillo (born May 29, 1976 in Sevilla) is a Spanish sprint canoer who has competed since the mid-1990s. She won fifteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds (K-2 200 m: 1999, 200 ...

(born 1976), Spanish sprint canoer *

Beatriz Marinello Beatriz Mansilla Marinello (also known as Beatriz MacArthur; born May 14, 1964) is a Chilean-American chess player and chess official. She was a vice president of FIDE from 2010 to 2018. Marinello was previously president of the United States Chess ...

(born 1964), Chilean-born American chess player *

Beatriz Merino Martha Beatriz Merino Lucero (born November 15, 1947) is a Peruvian lawyer, academic and politician who served as the first female Prime Minister of Peru, in 2003. She previously served as Senator and Congresswoman from 1990 until 2000. Following ...

(born 1947), the only female prime minister of Peru *

Beatriz Michelena Beatriz Michelena (February 22, 1890 – October 10, 1942) was a Venezuelan American actress and singer during the silent film era, known at the time for her operatic soprano voice and appearances in musical theatre. She was one of the few Lat ...

(1890–1942), American silent film actress *

Beatriz Milhazes Beatriz Milhazes (born 1960) is a Brazilian artist. She is known for her work juxtaposing Brazilian cultural imagery and references to western Modernist painting. Beatriz Milhazes is a Brazilian-born collage artist and painter known for her larg ...

(born 1960), Brazilian artist *

Beatriz Azurduy Palacios Beatriz Azurduy-Palacios (b 1952 in Bolivia - July 20, 2003 in Havana, Cuba) was a Bolivian motion picture director. She was married and worked with Jorge Sanjinés for over 28 years. Biography Among the works she contributed to, either as produ ...

(1952–2003), Bolivian movie director *

Beatriz Paredes Rangel Beatriz Elena Paredes Rangel (born 18 August 1953) is a Mexican politician who served as president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). She was the first woman to serve as Governor of Tlaxcala and the second woman to serve as a state ...

(born 1953), Mexican politician *

Beatriz Pascual Beatriz Pascual Rodríguez (born 9 May 1982 in Viladecans, Barcelona) is a Spanish race walker. She holds the women's national record for Spain in the 5000 m track walk (20:53.97). She was also Spain's national champion in the 20 km walk event ...

(born 1982), Spanish race walker * Beatriz Canedo Patiño, Bolivian fashion designer *

Beatriz Peschard Beatriz Peschard Mijares is a Mexican architect. She founded the architecture firm Bernardi Peschard Arquitectura in 2000, focusing mostly on residential and corporate projects. Her designs, such as the AA315 House in Mexico City, use motifs from ...

, Mexican architect *

Beatriz Sarlo Beatriz Sarlo (born 1942) is an Argentine literary and cultural critic. She was also founding editor of the cultural journal ''Punto de Vista'' ("Point of View"). She became an Order of Cultural Merit laureate in 2009. Biography Beatriz Sarlo w ...

(born 1942), Argentine literary and cultural critic *

Beatriz Saw Maria Beatriz Imperial Saw-Tan (born November 17, 1985), is a Filipino actress with Taiwanese descent. She won the second season of ''Pinoy Big Brother''. On June 30, 2007 (day 126) after garnering about 1.5 million votes, or 30.29% of ...

(born 1985), one of the season 2 ''Pinoy Big Brother'' housemates *

Beatriz Segall Beatriz de Toledo Segall (25 July 1926 – 5 September 2018) was a Brazilian actress. One of her most notable works is the role of Odete Roitman on the telenovela ''Vale Tudo'' (1988).Beatriz Segura Beatriz "Bea" Segura i Folch (born 22 March 1975) is a Spanish actress. Filmography References External links * Bea Seguraat the Internet Movie Database IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database ...

(born 1975), Spanish actress *

Beatriz Sheridan Elizabeth Ann Sheridan Scarbrough, better known as Beatriz Sheridan (25 June 1934 – 30 April 2006) was a Mexican actress and director. A pioneer of the Mexican telenovelas and prominent figure of the Mexican theater of the 20th century, sh ...

(1934–2006), Mexican actress and director *

Ana Martín Ana Beatriz Martínez Solórzano (born 14 May 1945), known professionally as Ana Martín, is a Mexican actress and model. She is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She won the Miss Mexico Organization, Miss Me ...

(born 1947), Mexican actress born Beatriz Solorzano *

Beatriz Stix-Brunell Beatriz Eugenia Stix-Brunell (born 1993) is an American ballet dancer. Her career started with Morphoses when she was 14. She joined the Royal Ballet in 2010, was promoted to first soloist in 2016, and retired in 2021. Early life Stix-Brunell ...

(born 1993), American ballet dancer *

Beatriz Villacañas Beatriz Villacañas (born 1964 in Toledo, Spain) is a poet, essayist and literary critic. Biography Beatriz Villacañas was born in Toledo (Spain). She obtained her PhD in English Philology at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, where she is pr ...

(born 1964), poet, essayist and literary critic *

Dona Beatriz Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita, Kimpa Mvita, Tsimpa Vita or Tchimpa Vita (1684 – 2 July 1706), was a Kongo Empire prophet and leader of her own Christian movement, Antonianism; this movement taught that Jesus and other early Christian figures we ...

(1684–1706), Congolese prophet known as Kimpa Vita *

Beatriz Zavala María Beatriz Zavala Peniche (born October 23, 1957, in Mérida, Yucatán) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the National Action Party who has served in the lower and upper house of the Mexican Congress. In 2006 Felipe Calderón designat ...

(born 1957), Mexican politician

Fictional characters

Beatriz DaCosta Fire (Beatriz da Costa) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Michelle Hurd played Fire in the 1997 pilot film ''Justice League of America''. Natalie Morales went by the name "Green Fury" in an episode of ...

, a DC Comics superhero with the alternate identities Green Fury and Green Flame * Beatriz Aurora Pinzón Solano, the title character of the Colombian telenovela ''

Yo soy Betty, la fea ''Yo soy Betty, la fea'' (English: I am Betty, the Ugly one), often referred to simply as ''Betty, la fea'', is a Colombian telenovela written by Fernando Gaitán which was broadcast from 25 October 1999 to 8 May 2001 by RCN. More than a dozen ...

'' * Beatriz Garcia, aka Penny Century, a fictional character in the comic book series ''Love and Rockets'', by

Los Bros Hernandez The Hernandez brothers, also known as Los Bros Hernandez, are the three American cartoonist brothers Mario Hernandez (comics), Mario (b. 1953), Gilbert Hernandez, Gilbert (b. 1957), and Jaime Hernandez (b. 1959). The three were born ...

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