Beatrice (; ) is a female given name. The English variant is derived from the
French ''
Béatrice'', which came from the
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
''
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 ...
'', which means "blessed one".
''Beatrice'' is also the
Italian language
Italian (''italiano'' or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. Together with Sardinian, Italian is the least divergent language from Latin. Spoken by about 85 m ...
version of Beatrix. The
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
and
Portuguese
Portuguese may refer to:
* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
form is ''Beatriz''. The popularity of Beatrice spread because of
Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian: '' ...
's poetry about the
Florentine woman
Beatrice Portinari
Beatrice "Bice" di Folco Portinari (; 1265 – 8 or 19 June 1290) was an Italian woman who has been commonly identified as the principal inspiration for Dante Alighieri's ''Vita Nuova'', and is also identified with the Beatrice who acts as h ...
. Dante presents Beatrice as being worthy of speaking for God, making her a holy individual.
The name is rising in popularity in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...
. It is also gaining popularity in the United States, where it ranked as the 691st most popular name for baby girls born in 2012. In 2009, it was the 45th most common baby name for girls born in Romania.
Name variants
Alternate versions of the name include
*
Beata (Polish,
Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
)
*
Beate
Beata or Beate is a female given name that occurs in several cultures and languages, including Italian, German, Polish, and Swedish, and which is derived from the Latin ''beatus'', meaning " blessed".''Behind the Name''"Given Name Beate" Retrie ...
(German,
Norwegian
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to:
*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
* Demographics of Norway
*The Norwegian language, including ...
)
* Betha (
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
)
* Beatrica (
Croatian,
Slovakian)
* Beatriçe (
Albanian
Albanian may refer to:
*Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular:
**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
)
*
Béatrice (
French)
* Beatrice (
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
)
* Beatričė (
Lithuanian)
* Beatrijs (Dutch)
* Beatrika (
Slovene)
* Βεατρίκη (Veatriki) (
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
)
* Beatris (English)
* Beatrisa (
Latvian)
* Beatrise (
Latvian)
* Beatričė (
Lithuanian)
* Beatriss (English)
* Beatriu (
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
)
*
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 ...
(Latin)
* Béatrix (French)
*
Beatriz
Beatriz (, ) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese female first name. It corresponds to the Latin name Beatrix and the English and Italian name Beatrice. The name in Latin means 'brings joy' and in other languages also means 'she who brings oth ...
(
Galician,
Portuguese
Portuguese may refer to:
* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
,
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
)
* Beatrycze (Polish)
* Beitris (
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...
)
* Betrys (
Welsh
Welsh may refer to:
Related to Wales
* Welsh, referring or related to Wales
* Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales
* Welsh people
People
* Welsh (surname)
* Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...
)
Short forms include
*
Bea (
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
,
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
,
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
,
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ger ...
,
Galician,
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
,
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
)
* Béa (French)
* Beah (English)
* Beasie (English)
* Beat (English,
Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent
* Polish chicken
*Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...
)
* Beatie (English)
* Beato (English)
*
Bee (English)
* Betty (Spanish)
* Bia (
Portuguese
Portuguese may refer to:
* anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal
** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
** Portuguese language, a Romance language
*** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language
** Portu ...
)
* Bice (Italian)
* Trix (Dutch, English)
* Trixi (English, German)
*
Trixie (English)
* Trixy (English)
* Tris (English)
Beatrice
Artists and entertainers
Actresses
*
Beatrice Alda
Beatrice Alda is an American actress and filmmaker who appeared in '' The Four Seasons'' and ''Men of Respect''.
Career
Alda played Lisa in the 1981 film, ''The Four Seasons'', directed by her father, and reprised the role in the 1984 televisi ...
(born 1961), American actress and filmmaker
*
Bea Arthur
Beatrice Arthur (born Bernice Frankel; May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress and comedian. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, Arthur began her career on stage in 1947, attracting critical acclaim before achieving ...
(1922–2009), American actress and comedian
*
Mademoiselle Beatrice, stage name of Marie Beatrice Binda (1839–1878), Italian-born actress in England
*
Beatrice Colen
Beatrice Colen (January 10, 1948 – November 18, 1999) was an American television and film actress. Her most famous roles were Marsha Simms on ''Happy Days'' and Etta Candy on ''Wonder Woman''.
Early life
Colen was born to Anne and Bruce D Cole ...
(1948–1999), American actress
*
Bebe Neuwirth
Beatrice "Bebe" Jane Neuwirth ( ; born December 31, 1958) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. On television, she played Dr. Lilith Sternin, Frasier Crane's wife, on both the TV sitcom ''Cheers'' (in a starring role) and its spin-off ''F ...
(born 1958), American actress
*
Beatrice Roberts
Alice Beatrice Roberts (March 7, 1905 – July 24, 1970) was an American film actress.
Early years
Roberts was born on March 7, 1905, in New York City. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Colin M. Roberts, and she attended Winthrop High S ...
(1905–1970), American actress
*
Beatrice Rosen
Beatrice Rosen (born Béatrice Rosenblatt) is a French-American actress. She is internationally known for her role in the film ''2012'' (2009).
Early life and education
Rosen was born in New York City and grew up in Paris where she started acti ...
(born 1984), French-American actress
*
Beatrice Winde
Beatrice Winde (born Beatrice Lucille Williams; January 5, 1924 – January 3, 2004) was an American actress. Her work as a character actor, and a singer, in theatrical, television, and film roles, spanned several decades.
Life and career
W ...
(1924–2004), American actress
Other
*
Beatrice Gjertsen Bessesen (1886–1935), American operatic soprano
*
Beatritz de Dia
The Comtessa de Dia (Countess of 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 the daughter of ...
(), Provençal poet and musician
*
Beatrice Hastings, pen-name of English writer, poet and literary critic Emily Alice Haigh (1879–1943), lover of Modigliani
*
Beatrice Partridge (1866 - 1963), English-born New Zealand painter
*
Béatrice Poulot
Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Putnici" written by Edin Dervišhalidović. The song was performed by Dino and Béatrice. Dino is the artistic name of songwriter Edin Dervišhalidović. The ...
(born 1968), French singer from Réunion
*
Beatrice Redpath
Beatrice Redpath ( Peterson; June 19, 1886 – February 11, 1937) was a Canadian poet and short story writer. As with Victoria Grace Blackburn, Louise Morey Bowman, and Wilson MacDonald, Redpath was considered a poet of Canada's "Restoration Peri ...
(1886-1937), Canadian poet, short story writer
*
Beatrice (singer)
Bosnia and Herzegovina participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Putnici" written by Edin Dervišhalidović. The song was performed by Dino and Béatrice. Dino is the artistic name of songwriter Edin Dervišhalidović. The ...
, singer in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 May 1999 at the International Convention Centre in Jerusalem, Israel. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Isr ...
*
Beatrice Laus (born 2000), Filipino-British singer-songwriter and guitarist
Athletes
*
Beatrice Câșlaru
Beatrice Nicoleta Câșlaru (also Coadă; born 20 August 1975 in Brăila) is a former medley swimmer from Romania, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1996. At her second Olympic appearance ...
(born 1975), Romanian former swimmer
*
Beatrice Faumuina
Beatrice Roini Liua Faumuina (born 23 October 1974 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a former New Zealand discus thrower.
Career
Faumuina was a gold medallist at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics. She has represented New Zealand in four Su ...
(born 1974), New Zealand world champion discus thrower
*
Beatrice Jepchumba
Beatrice Jepchumba (born 25 November 1983, in Nandi Hills) is a Kenyan runner.
Competition record
Personal bests
*1500 metres - 4:04.08 min (2006)
*3000 metres - 8:35.07 min (2001)
*3000 metres steeplechase - 10:11.5 min (2005)
*5000 metres
...
(born 1983), Kenyan long-distance runner
*
Beatrice Lanza (born 1982), Italian triathlete
*
Béatrice Mouthon (born 1966), French triathlete
*
Beatrice Utondu (born 1969), Nigerian former sprinter
Politicians and public servants
*
Beatrice Aitchison (1908–1997), Director of Transportation Research in the Bureau of Transportation of the
United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service (USPS), also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service, is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for providing postal service in the U ...
* Beatrice
Anna Lewis (suffragette)
Anna Lewis (1889–1976) was a British suffragette, member of the militant Women's Social and Political Union. Lewis was imprisoned at least three times, went on hunger strike and was force-fed by the authorities, fighting the cause of women's r ...
(1889 - 1976), British suffragette, member of the militant
Women's Social and Political Union
The Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) was a women-only political movement and leading militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom from 1903 to 1918. Known from 1906 as the suffragettes, its membership and ...
.
*
Béatrice Bellamy (born 1966), French politician
*
Beatrice Hall (1921–2018), American politician
*
Beatrice Lorenzin
Beatrice Lorenzin (born 14 October 1971) is an Italian politician belonging to the Democratic Party, former leader of Popular Alternative, and former Minister of Health from 28 April 2013 to 1 June 2018, in the governments of Enrico Letta, Ma ...
(born 1971) Italian politician
*
Beatrice Serota, Baroness Serota
Beatrice Serota, Baroness Serota, DBE (''née'' Katz; 15 October 1919 – 21 October 2002) was a British Government minister and a Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords.
Early life
Beatrice Katz was brought up in the East End of London, the ...
(1919–2002), British Government minister and a Deputy Speaker of the
House of Lords
The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the Bicameralism, upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by Life peer, appointment, Hereditary peer, heredity or Lords Spiritual, official function. Like the ...
*
Beatrice Trew
Beatrice Janet Trew (December 4, 1897 - June 4, 1976) was a Canadian politician. She received teacher training in Fredericton and moved to a school at Manor, Saskatchewan in 1917. The following year she taught at Lemsford, where she met and mar ...
(1897-1976), Canadian socialist politician
*
Beatrice Wishart (born 1955), British politician
*
Beatrice Wright
Beatrice Frederika Wright, Lady Wright, MBE, formerly Rathbone, née Clough, (17 June 1910 – 17 March 2003), was an American-born British politician.
Early life
Wright was born in New Haven, Connecticut, in the United States on 17 June 19 ...
(1910–2003), American-born British politician
Religious figures
* Beatrix or Beatrice (), Christian martyr; see
Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix
Saints Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix (or ''Beatrice, Viatrix'') were siblings martyred in Rome during the Diocletian persecution (302 or 303).
Legend
The legend about them is that the brothers Simplicius and Faustinus were cruelly tortured on ...
*
Saint Beatrice d'Este (1191–1226), Italian Roman Catholic saint
*
Beatrice of Silva
Beatrice of Silva (Campo Maior, Portugal ca. 1424 – Toledo, Castile, 16 August 1492), born Beatriz de Menezes da Silva, was a Portuguese Nobility, noblewoman who became the foundress of the Christian_monasticism#Roman_Catholicism, monastic Con ...
(1424–1492), Portuguese nun and saint
* Blessed
Beatrice of Nazareth
Blessed Beatrice of Nazareth or in Dutch Beatrijs van Nazareth (c. 1200 – 1268) was a Flemish Cistercian nun. She was the first prose writer using an early Dutch language, a mystic, and the author of the notable Dutch prose dissertation kno ...
(1200-1268), Flemish nun
* Blessed
Beatrice of Ornacieux
Blessed Beatrix d'Ornacieux (Beatrice of Ornacieux) (c. 1240–1306/09) was a Carthusian nun. Her feast day is 13 February.
Beatrice was a Carthusian nun who founded a settlement of the order at Eymieux in the department of Drôme. According to ...
(ca. 1240–1306/1309), French nun and religious leader
Scientists, engineers and academics
*
Beatrice M. Hinkle (1874–1953), American pioneering feminist, psychoanalyst and writer
*
Beatrice Krauss
Beatrice Kapua'Okalani H. Krauss (August 4, 1903 March 5, 1998) was a haole botanist, teacher, and historian from Hawai'i who specialized in the indigenous flora and ethnobotany of the islands.
Early life
Beatrice Hilmer Krauss was born in Hono ...
(1903–1998), American botanist
*
Beatrice Rivière, French applied mathematician
*
Beatrice Shilling
Beatrice Shilling (8 March 1909 – 18 November 1990) was a British aeronautical engineer, motorcycle racer and sports car racer. In 1949, Shilling was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
During the Second World War Shi ...
(1909–1990), British aeronautical engineer and motorcyclist
*
Beatrice Tinsley
Beatrice Muriel Hill Tinsley (27 January 1941 – 23 March 1981) was a British-born New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist and professor of astronomy at Yale University, whose research made fundamental contributions to the astronomical understa ...
(1941–1981), New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist
*
Beatrice Webb
Martha Beatrice Webb, Baroness Passfield, (née Potter; 22 January 1858 – 30 April 1943) was an English sociologist, economist, socialist, labour historian and social reformer. It was Webb who coined the term ''collective bargaining''. She ...
(1858–1943), English sociologist, economist, socialist, labour historian and social reformer
*
Beatrice Casartelli (2004–), Fashion star, Sigma Kappa Sister for Life, Can't do 18.02 PS1 by herself
Aristocrats
*
Beatrice of Albon
Béatrice, Countess of Albon and Dauphine of Viennois (1161–1228) was ruling countess and dauphine in 1162–1228, in succession upon the death of her father Guigues V.
She married Hugh III, Duke of Burgundy in 1183 and had three children:
* ...
(1161–1228), French Countess of Albon and Dauphine of Viennois
*
Beatrice of England
Beatrice of England (25 June 1242 – 24 March 1275) was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the daughter of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence.
Childhood
Born 25 June 1242, Beatrice was the second-eldest daughter of King Henry I ...
(1242–1275), daughter of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence
*
Beatrice of Naples
Beatrice of Naples (16 November 1457 – 23 September 1508), also known as Beatrice of Aragon ( hu, Aragóniai Beatrix; it, Beatrice d'Aragona), was twice Queen of Hungary and of Bohemia by marriage to Matthias Corvinus and Vladislaus II. S ...
(fl. 1476–1500), queen of Hungary, also known as Beatrix of Aragon
*
Beatrice of Portugal (disambiguation)
*
Beatrice of Savoy (disambiguation)
*
Princess Beatrice (disambiguation)
*
Beatrice Plummer, Baroness Plummer
Beatrice Plummer, Baroness Plummer (14 April 1903 - 13 June 1972) was a British peeress.
Family
She was the daughter of Meyer Lapsker and in 1923 married Sir Leslie Plummer. She and her husband both held titles in their own right.
Career
B ...
(1903–1972), British life peer
*
Beatrice Cenci
Beatrice Cenci (; 6 February 157711 September 1599) was a Roman noblewoman who murdered her father, Count Francesco Cenci. She was beheaded in 1599 after a lurid murder trial in Rome that gave rise to an enduring legend about her.
Life
Beatri ...
(1577–1599), Italian noblewoman who, with other members of her family, murdered her rapist father
*
Beatrice Borromeo (1985), Italian noblewoman and journalist who is currently married to
Pierre Casiraghi
Pierre Rainier Stefano Casiraghi (born 5 September 1987) is the younger son and youngest of three children of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and her second husband, Stefano Casiraghi. He is the maternal-line grandson of Rainier III, Prince o ...
.
Miscellaneous
*
Beatrice Portinari
Beatrice "Bice" di Folco Portinari (; 1265 – 8 or 19 June 1290) was an Italian woman who has been commonly identified as the principal inspiration for Dante Alighieri's ''Vita Nuova'', and is also identified with the Beatrice who acts as h ...
(1265–1290), great love and muse of poet Dante Alighieri
*
Beatrice Beeby
Beatrice Eleanor Beeby (; 1903 – 20 December 1991) was a New Zealand educator. She was key figure in the establishment of the nursery playcentre movement in New Zealand, which developed into the present-day Playcentre organisation.
Early ye ...
(1904–1991), New Zealand educator
*
Beatrice Warde (1900–1969), American expert on typography
* Beatrice McCartney,
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...
's daughter with
Heather Mills
Heather Anne Mills (born 12 January 1968) is an English former model, businesswoman and activist.
Mills first came to public attention in 1993 when she was a model and was involved in a traffic collision with a police motorcycle in London. T ...
Fictional characters
* Beatrice (inspired by
Beatrice Portinari
Beatrice "Bice" di Folco Portinari (; 1265 – 8 or 19 June 1290) was an Italian woman who has been commonly identified as the principal inspiration for Dante Alighieri's ''Vita Nuova'', and is also identified with the Beatrice who acts as h ...
), the guide through Paradise in
Dante
Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian: '' ...
's ''
Divina Commedia
The ''Divine Comedy'' ( it, Divina Commedia ) is an Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun 1308 and completed in around 1321, shortly before the author's death. It is widely considered the pre-eminent work in Italian literature and ...
''
*
Beatrice, in
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
's ''
Much Ado About Nothing
''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' ( W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. 1387 The play ...
''
*
Beatrice Baudelaire, in ''A Series of Unfortunate Events''
* Beatrice Carbone, one of the
cast of characters in ''A View from the Bridge'', a play by Arthur Miller
* Bia Gunderson, a young female
Spix's Macaw character in the 2014 animatied movie''
Rio 2
''Rio 2'' is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated musical comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and directed by Carlos Saldanha. It is the sequel to the 2011 computer-animated film ''Rio'' and the second installment of the ''Rio'' franchise. ...
''.
* Beatrice Hotchkiss, in the ''
Nancy Drew: Treasure in the Royal Tower'' and ''
Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull''
* Beatrice "Tris" Prior, the main character in the ''
Divergent'' series of books and movies
* Beatrice Rappaccini, title character of
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion.
He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, from a family long associated with that t ...
's short story "
Rappaccini's Daughter
"Rappaccini's Daughter" is a Gothic short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne first published in the December 1844 issue of ''The United States Magazine and Democratic Review'' in New York, and later in the 1846 collection ''Mosses from an Old Manse'' ...
"
* Beatrice Rumfoord, in Kurt Vonnegut's novel ''The Sirens of Titan''
* Beatrice Severn, in
Graham Greene
Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading English novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquir ...
's novel ''
Our Man in Havana
''Our Man in Havana'' (1958) is a novel set in Cuba by the British author Graham Greene. He makes fun of intelligence services, especially the British MI6, and their willingness to believe reports from their local informants. The book predates ...
''
* Beatrice, the Dream Demon in the Sony PlayStation roleplaying game ''
Wild Arms 3
''Wild Arms 3'', known in Japan as , is a role-playing video game developed by Media.Vision for the PlayStation 2. It is a sequel to ''Wild Arms'' and '' Wild Arms 2''. Sony Computer Entertainment released it in Japan and North America in 2002 ...
''
*
Beatrice, the Endless and Golden Witch in ''
Umineko no Naku Koro ni
is a Japanese dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion. Its first episode debuted at Comiket 72 for Windows on August 17, 2007. The story focuses on a group of eighteen people on a secluded island for a period of two ...
''
*
Beatrice, in the manga ''
Gunslinger Girl
''Gunslinger Girl'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series by Yu Aida. It began serialization on May 21, 2002 in '' Dengeki Daioh'' and ended on September 27, 2012. The chapters were also published in 15 ''tankōbon'' volumes by ...
''
*
Beatrice (''Re:Zero''), a character in the light novel series ''Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World''
* Beatrice Grimaldi, a princess in the television series ''
Gossip Girl
''Gossip Girl'' is an American teen drama television series based on the novel series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series, developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, ran on The CW network for six sea ...
''
*
Beatrice, a bluebird in the 2014 animated television miniseries ''
Over the Garden Wall
''Over the Garden Wall'' is an American animated television miniseries created by Patrick McHale for Cartoon Network. The series centers on two half-brothers who travel across a mysterious forest to find their way home, encountering a variet ...
''
* Beatrice ''The Bear'' Leep, from
Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasen (; born March 12, 1953) is an American journalist and novelist. He began his career as a newspaper reporter and by the late 1970s had begun writing novels in his spare time, both for adults and for young-adult readers. Two of his no ...
's 2002 novel ''
Hoot
Hoot may refer to:
Publications
* ''Hoot'' (novel), a young adult novel by Carl Hiaasen
* ''Hoot'', a 1996 children's novel by Jane Hissey
* ''Hoot'' (comics), a British magazine published from 1985 to 1986
* ''The Brandeis Hoot'', a student n ...
and played by
Brie Larson
Brianne Sidonie Desaulniers (born October 1, 1989), known professionally as Brie Larson, is an American actress. Known for her supporting roles in comedies as a teenager, she has since expanded to leading roles in independent films and blockb ...
in
its 2006 film adaptation''
* Beatrice Scarlet, heroine of "Scarlet Widow' and "The Coven' novels by Graham Masterton
*
Beezus "Beezus" Quimby, character in the
Ramona Series by
Beverly Cleary
Beverly Atlee Cleary (née Bunn; April 12, 1916March 25, 2021) was an American writer of chapter books, children's and young adult fiction. One of America's most successful authors, 91 million copies of her books have been sold worldwide sin ...
* Beatrice "Bea" Santello, a major character in the 2017
adventure game
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''
Night in the Woods
''Night in the Woods'' is a 2017 single-player adventure video game. It was developed by Infinite Fall, a studio founded by game designer Alec Holowka and animator/artist Scott Benson, and Secret Lab, an Australian studio, and published by Fin ...
''
*
Beatrice "Aunt Bee" Taylor - a major character from the 1960s American sitcom The
Andy Griffith Show
''The Andy Griffith Show '' is an American situation comedy television series that aired on CBS from October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968, with a total of 249 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons—159 in black and white and 90 in color.
Th ...
.
* Beatrice "Trixie" Espinoza - secondary character in the TV/streaming series "
Lucifer (TV series)
''Lucifer'' is an American urban fantasy television series developed by Tom Kapinos that premiered on January 25, 2016, and concluded on September 10, 2021. It is based on the DC Comics character created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, and Mike Dri ...
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See also
*
Beatrijs, a 13th-century Dutch poem about a nun with this name
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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 ...
*
Beatriz
Beatriz (, ) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese female first name. It corresponds to the Latin name Beatrix and the English and Italian name Beatrice. The name in Latin means 'brings joy' and in other languages also means 'she who brings oth ...
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References
External links
Beatrice at Behindthename.comBeatrice at Ancestry.com
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