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[ 3 syll. bea-tri-ce, be-atr-ice ] The girl name Beatrice is pronounced as BIYahTRahS or BIYTRahS †. Beatrice is largely used in the English 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. In addition, Beatrice is an English and Italian form of the name Beatrix (English, French, German, and Italian).
Beitiris (Scottish), Beitris (Scottish and Spanish), Betrice (Welsh), Betrys (Welsh), Bettrice (Welsh), Bettrys (Welsh), and Béatrice (French) are forms of Beatrice. Other forms of Beatrice include the short forms Bea (English, German, and Spanish), Beat, Bee (English), and Bice (Italian), the pet forms Beah, Beata (German, Latin, Polish, and Spanish), Beatie (English), Beattie (English), Beatty (English), Bebe (English and Spanish), Tris (English), Triss (English), and Trissie (English), and the variant spelling Beatris (English). See also the related form, Leatrice (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 2008, its usage was only 0.016% and its ranking #833, but it 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. Baby names that sound like Beatrice include Béatrice (French), Beatriks (Russian), Beatris (English), Beatrise (Latvian), Beatriss, Beatriz (Portuguese and Spanish), Beatrycze (Polish), Bedriska (Czech), Beitiris (Scottish), Beatrica (English), Beatrisa (Russian and Spanish), Beatrix (English, French, German, and Italian), Beitris (Scottish and Spanish), Betrice (Welsh), Betrys (Welsh), Bettrice (Welsh), and Bettrys (Welsh). Details of famous persons named Beatrice:
† Pronunciation for Beatrice: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
