Beatrix is a Latin feminine given name, most likely derived from ''Viatrix'', a feminine form of the

Late Latin Late Latin ( la, Latinitas serior) is the scholarly name for the form of Literary Latin of late antiquity.Roberts (1996), p. 537. English dictionary definitions of Late Latin date this period from the , and continuing into the 7th century in t ...

name ''Viator'' which meant "voyager, traveller" and later influenced in spelling by association with the Latin word ''beatus'' or "blessed". It is pronounced in British English and the same or in North American English.Oxford Online Dictionaries
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/ref> Common forms of this name include '' Beatrice'' in English and Italian, '' Béatrice'' in French, '' Beatriz'' in Spanish and Portuguese,Behindthename.com
/ref> '' Beate'' in German, and '' Beata'' in Polish and Swedish. Common short forms are '' Bea'' and '' Trixie''. See

Beatrice (given name) Beatrice (; ) is a female given name. The English variant is derived from the French '' Béatrice'', which came from the Latin ''Beatrix'', which means "blessed one". ''Beatrice'' is also the Italian language version of Beatrix. The Spanish and P ...

for other derivatives.

People

Saints

* Saint Beatrix (died ca. 303), Christian martyr, in older sources named Viatrix ("the traveler"). * Saint Beatrix d'Este (1226?-1262), Italian Benedictine nun, niece of above * Blessed Beatrix or Beatrix of Nazareth (1200–1268), Flemish Cistercian nun, mystic and author *

Beatrix d'Ornacieux Blessed Beatrix d'Ornacieux (Beatrice of Ornacieux) (c. 1240–1306/09) was a Carthusian nun. Her Calendar of saints, feast day is 13 February. Beatrice was a Carthusian nun who founded a settlement of the order at Eymieux in the department of D ...

(c.1240-c.1306/9), French Carthusian nun * Beatrix da Silva (1424–1492), Portuguese Franciscan nun

Nobility

Beatrix de Courtenay Beatrix de Courtenay (died after 1245) was a Titular Countess of Edessa and Countess consort of Henneberg as the wife of Otto von Botenlauben. She was the eldest daughter of Agnes of Milly ( de) and Joscelin III, Count of Edessa, who sold Chastel ...

(died 1245), Countess of Edessa * Beatrix de Vesci, (died c. 1125), Anglo-Norman noble * Beatrix of Andechs-Merania (1210–1271), German noble *

Beatrix of Aragon 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 ...

(1457–1508), Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia *

Beatrix of Baden Beatrix of Baden (22 January 1492 – 4 April 1535) was a margravine (wife of a margrave) of Baden by birth and by marriage and a Countess Palatine of Simmern. She was a daughter of Christoph I, Margrave of Baden and Ottilie of Katzenelnboge ...

(1492–1535), Margravine of Baden * Beatrix of Bar (c.1017 – 1076), marchioness of Tuscany * Beatrix of Bavaria (1344–1359), Queen consort of Sweden * Beatrix of Brandenburg (d. 1314), wife of Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg * Beatrix of Falkenburg (1254–1277), queen consort of the Romans * Beatrix of Franconia (1037–1061), German Abbess and daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Henry III * Beatrix of Luxembourg (1305–1319), Queen consort of Hungary *

Beatrix of Nuremberg Beatrix of Nuremberg (, Nuremberg – 10 June 1414, Perchtoldsdorf) was a daughter of Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg and his wife Elisabeth of Meissen. In 1375 in Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , regist ...

(c.1362 – 1414), Duchess of Austria * Beatrix of Silesia (1290–1322), queen consort of the Romans * Beatrix of Swabia (1198–1212), Holy Roman Empress *

Beatrix of the Netherlands Beatrix (Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, ; born 31 January 1938) is a member of the Dutch royal house who reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until her abdication in 2013. Beatrix is the eldest daughter of Queen Juliana and her husban ...

(born 1938), queen regnant from 1980–2013 * Beatrix, Countess of Schönburg-Glauchau (1930–2021), Countess consort of Schönburg-Glauchau * Queen Beatrix (disambiguation)

Given name

* Beatrix Balogh (b. 1974), Hungarian handball player *

Beatrix Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans Beatrix Frances Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans, Marchioness of Waterford, GBE, DGStJ (25 March 1877 – 5 August 1953), born Lady Beatrix Frances Fitzmaurice, was a member of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy, both by birth and through her two marri ...

(1877–1953), English peer * Béatrix Beck (1914–2008), French writer * Beatrix Borchard (born 1950), German musicologist and author *

Beatrix Boulsevicz Beatrix Boulsevicz (born February 15, 1987 in Budapest) is a butterfly swimmer from Hungary, who won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the European SC Championships 2005. She is trained by Attila Selmeczi. Boulsevicz competed at the 200 ...

(b. 1987), Hungarian swimmer *

Beatrix Campbell Mary Lorimer Beatrix Campbell, OBE (''née'' Barnes; born 3 February 1947) is an English writer and activist who has written for a number of publications since the early 1970s. Her books include ''Wigan Pier Revisited'' (1984), ''Goliath: Brit ...

(b. 1947), British journalist and author *

Béatrix de Choiseul-Stainville Béatrix de Choiseul-Stainville, Duchess of Gramont (18 November 1729 - 17 April 1794) was a French salonnière and bibliophile. She was known for her close relationship to her brother the Duke of Choiseaul and credited with an influential position ...

(1729–1794), French salonnière and bibliophile * Beatrix Christian, Australian playwright and screenwriter *

Béatrix de Cusance Béatrix de Cusance (27 December 1614 – 5 June 1663), Baroness of Belvoir, was the second wife of Charles IV, former reigning Duke of Lorraine. She was a correspondent of Constantijn Huygens. Early life She was the second child and first dau ...

(1614–1663), Duchess of Lorraine * Beatrix Dobie (1887-1945), New Zealand landscape artist * Beatrix D'Souza (b. 1935), Indian politician and social worker *

Béatrix Dussane Béatrice Dussan, called Béatrix Dussane, (9 March 1888 - 3 March 1969) was a French stage actress. Admitted at the Comédie-Française in 1903, she became the 363th Sociétaires of the Comédie-Française, sociétaire in 1922. A street in the 1 ...

(1888–1969), French stage actress *

Beatrix Farrand Beatrix Cadwalader Farrand (née Jones; June 19, 1872 – February 28, 1959) was an American landscape gardener and landscape architect. Her career included commissions to design about 110 gardens for private residences, estates and country ho ...

(1872–1959), American landscape gardener and landscape architect * Beatrix Galindo (c.1465–1534), Spanish physician and educator *

Beatrix Hamburg Beatrix A. Hamburg (October 19, 1923 – April 15, 2018) was an American psychiatrist whose long career in academic medicine advanced the field of child and adolescent psychiatry. Hamburg was the first African-American to attend Vassar College, an ...

(1923–2018), American psychiatrist * Beatrix Havergal (1901–1980), English horticulturist * Beatrix Holéczy (born 1972), Hungarian biathlete * Beatrix von Holte (1250–1327), German abbess * Beatrix Hoyt (1880–1963), American golfing champion * Beatrix Jones Farrand (1872–1959), American landscape architect * Beatrix Kisházi (b. 1946), Hungarian table tennis player * Beatrix Kökény (b. 1969), Hungarian handball player * Béatrix La Palme (1878–1921), Canadian soprano and violinist * Beatrix Lambton, Countess of Durham (1859–1937), British peer *

Beatrix Lehmann Beatrix Alice Lehmann (1 July 1903 – 31 July 1979) was a British actress, theatre director, writer and novelist. Early life and family Lehmann was born in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire. She came from a family of notable achievers: the third o ...

(1903–1979), British actress, theatre director and author *

Beatrix Leslie Beatrix Leslie (c. 1577 – 3 September 1661) was a Scottish midwife executed for witchcraft. In 1661 she was accused of causing the collapse of a coal pit through witchcraft. Little is known about her life before that, although there are report ...

(c.1577-1661), Scottish midwife executed for witchcraft * Beatrix Loughran (1900–1975), American figure skater * Beatrix Lyall (1873–1948), British social reformer and politician * Beatrix Mahlknecht, Italian luger *

Beatrix Waring McCay Beatrix Waring McCay, Lady Reid (8 January 1901 – 14 June 1972) was one of Victoria's earliest women barristers and magistrates. She was the second woman to sign the Victorian Bar and the first female 'Reader' of the Bar (reading with Robert M ...

(1901–1972), Australian barrister * Béatrix Midant-Reynes, French Egyptologist * Beatrix Miller (1923–2014), British editor of ''Queen'' and ''Vogue'' magazines * Beatrix Müllner (b. 1970), Austrian synchronized swimmer * Beatrix Ong (b. 1976), British luxury goods designer *

Beatrix Maud Palmer Beatrix Maud Palmer, Countess of Selborne (11 April 1858 – 27 April 1950) was a British political and women's rights activist. Early life Born in Marylebone as Beatrix Maud Gascoyne-Cecil, she was the eldest child of future Prime Ministe ...

(1858–1950), British political and women's rights activist * Beatrix Pesek, Hungarian ten-pin bowler *

Beatrix Potter Helen Beatrix Potter (, 28 July 186622 December 1943) was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist. She is best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as '' The Tale of Peter Rabbit'', which was ...

(1866–1943), English illustrator, author and conservationist * Beatrix Rechner (born 1951), Swiss high jumper * Beatrix de Rijk (1883–1958), Dutch aviator *

Beatrix de Rijke Beatrix de Rijke (1421 – 1468), was a Dutch foundling in Dordrecht in 1421. Biography According to Mathias Balen in his 1677 ''Description of the city of Dordrecht'', she was a survivor of the St. Elizabeth's flood (1421). Her wicker cradle ...

(1421–1468), Dutch foundling *

Beatrix Ruf Beatrix Ruf (born 1960, Singen, Germany) is a German art curator and art advisor who held the position of director of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam between November 2014 and October 2017. Formerly she was director of the Kunsthalle Zurich. She i ...

(b. 1960), German art curator * Beatrix Schröer (b. 1963), German rower *

Beatrix Schuba Beatrix "Trixi" Schuba (born 15 April 1951) is an Austrian former competitive figure skater who competed in ladies' singles. She is a six-time Austrian national champion (1967–1972), a two-time European champion ( 1971 and 1972), a two-time ...

(b. 1951), Austrian figure skater * Beatrix Sherman (1894–1975), American silhouette artist * Beatrix von Storch (b. 1971), German politician * Beatrix Tóth (b. 1967), Hungarian handball player

Surname

Jean-Guillaume Béatrix Jean-Guillaume Béatrix (born 24 March 1988) is a retired French biathlete who has competed since 2005 till 2018. He was won the silver medal in the relay at the World Championships in 2012 and 2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, c ...

(b. 1988), French biathlete

Fictional characters

* Beatrix, mother of the legendary

Knight of the Swan The story of the Knight of the Swan, or Swan Knight, is a medieval tale about a mysterious rescuer who comes in a swan-drawn boat to defend a damsel, his only condition being that he must never be asked his name. The earliest versions (preserv ...

Beatrix Cenci ''Beatrix Cenci'' is an opera in two acts by Alberto Ginastera to a Spanish libretto by the composer and William Shand, based on the historical family of Beatrice Cenci, the ''Chroniques italiennes'' by Stendhal, and ''The Cenci'' by Percy Shel ...

, protagonist of an opera based on the Italian noblewoman Beatrice Cenci (1577–1599) * Beatrix Kiddo, the protagonist of the ''Kill Bill'' films. * Beatrix MacMillan, Doctor Who companion * Béatrix de Rochefide, the protagonist of Balzac's novel '' Béatrix''. * Beatrix "Trixie" Belden, title character in a series of 'girl detective' mysteries * General Beatrix, a character in the video game ''Final Fantasy IX''. * Beatrix "Trixie" Franklin, nurse and midwife from ''Call the Midwife'' * Beatrix, one of the main character from Netflix Original Series '' Fate: The Winx Saga'' * , a character in ''Moe! Ninja Girls RPG'' and ''Moe! Ninja Girls: Visual Novel''

Other

83 Beatrix Beatrix (minor planet designation: 83 Beatrix) is a fairly large asteroid orbiting in the inner part of the main asteroid belt. It was discovered by Annibale de Gasparis on April 26, 1865. It was his last asteroid discovery. A diameter of at lea ...

, a large asteroid in the inner part of the main asteroid belt *

Beata Beatrix ''Beata Beatrix'' is a painting completed in several versions by Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti. The painting depicts Beatrice Portinari from Dante Alighieri's 1294 poem '' La Vita Nuova'' at the moment of her death. The first vers ...

, 1870 painting of Dante's Beatrice by Dante Gabriel Rossetti *

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 ...

, a Linux operating system in 2004/5 * '' Béatrix'', 1839 novel by French author Honoré de Balzac. *

Beatrix Gold Mine 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 ...

, South African gold mine owned by

Gold Fields Gold Fields Limited (formerly The Gold Fields of South Africa) is one of the world's largest gold mining firms. Headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, the company is listed on both the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and the New York Sto ...

* Sainte-Béatrix, Quebec, a municipality in Canada * Beatrix, a song by Cocteau Twins on their 1984 album

Treasure Treasure (from la, thesaurus from Greek language ''thēsauros'', "treasure store") is a concentration of wealth — often originating from ancient history — that is considered lost and/or forgotten until rediscovered. Some jurisdictions le ...

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