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 [ 2 syll. bea-trix, be-atr-ix ] The girl name Beatrix is pronounced as BIYTRihKS or BIYahTRihKS KEY. Beatrix is an English, French, German, and Italian name of Latin origin. The meaning of the name is traveller, pilgrim, bringer of joy. Derived from the words 'viator' meaning traveller, pilgrim ; 'beatus' meaning blessed ; 'beare' meaning to make happy. The original form of the name appears to have been Viatrix (Latin), a feminine form of 'Viator' of the element 'viator' (traveller, pilgrim). The name was later associated with the Latin element 'beatus' (blessed). The name was borne by a 4th-century saint who was martyred in Rome; thus it was common among early Christians. Beatrix has 22 variant forms that are used in both English and other languages. Variant forms of Beatrix used in English include Beatrica, Beatrice (used in Italian too), Beatris, Bee, and Trixy. The short form Bea (used in German, and Spanish too), and the pet forms Bebe (used in Spanish too), Trixi (used in German too), and Trixie are other English variants. Foreign variant forms of the name include Beate (German and Spanish), Beatisa (Spanish), Beatriks (Russian), Beatrisa (Russian and Spanish), Beatrise (Latvian), Beatriz (Portuguese and Spanish), Beitris (Spanish), Béatrice (French), Blaza (Czech), Blazena (Czech), Ticha (Spanish), and Trisa (Spanish). Another foreign variant is the pet form Beata (German and Spanish). Beatrix is unusual as a baby girl name. It is listed outside of the top 1000. Out of the family of girl names directly linked to Beatrix, Beatrice (English and Italian) was the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Beatrix include Beitris (Spanish), Beatrice (English and Italian), Beatriks (Russian), Beatris (English), Beatrise (Latvian), Beatriz (Portuguese and Spanish), Bedriska (Czech), Béatrice (French), Beatrica (English), and Beatrisa (Russian and Spanish). A famous person named Beatrix is Author Beatrix Potter, born Helen Beatrix Potter 28 July 1866 - 22 December 1943, London, England. KEY: Pronunciation for Beatrix: 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)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; 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)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
