Name:
Beatrice
Gender:
Girl
Origin:
English, Italian, Latin
Meaning:
Beatrice is an Italian form of Beatrix. Beatrix originates in Latin language and means "voyager". Beatrix was the name of several saints in Christianity and it was also a popular given name within royalty. A famous bearer was Beatrix Potter, an English author and creator of Peter Rabbit. Beatrice was popularized by Beatrice Portinari, the muse of the Italian poet and author of Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri.
Pronunciation:
BEE-É™-tris/BEE-tris
The Five Elements:
Water
Also Spelled Like...:
Beatrisa
Beatriss
Beatrisse
Beatriz
Beatrize
Beitris
Betrys
Bettrys
Bice
Famous Beatrice:
Beatrice Arthur : actress
Beatrice Bland : artist
Beatrice Colin : writer
Beatrice Dalle : actress
Beatrice Hastings : writer
Beatrice Lillie : actress
Beatrice Murphy : published author
Beatrice Straight : actress