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Beatrice - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Beatrice
 
 

 



[ 3 syll. bea-tri-ce, be-atr-ice ] The girl name Beatrice is pronounced as BIYahTRahS or BIYTRahS KEY. Beatrice is largely used in the Italian language and it is derived from Latin origins. Beatrice is a form of the name Beatrix (English and German).

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 2007, its usage was only 0.014% and its ranking #899, 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), Beatriz (Portuguese and Spanish), Bedriska (Czech), and Beatrix (English and German).

KEY: English 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)"


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