Beatrice may refer to: *

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

Places

In the United States

Beatrice, Alabama Beatrice is a town in Monroe County, Alabama, Monroe County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in 1901. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census the population was 204, down from 301 in 2010 and 412 in 2000. Geography Beatrice is loc ...

, a town *

Beatrice, Humboldt County, California Beatrice (formerly Salmon Creek) is a locality Locality may refer to: * Locality, a historical named location or place in Canada * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) ...

, a locality * Beatrice, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Beatrice, Indiana, an unincorporated community *

Beatrice, Nebraska Beatrice () is a city in and the county seat of Gage County, Nebraska, Gage County, Nebraska, United States. Its population was 12,261 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Nebraska, 15th most populous cit ...

, a city *

Beatrice, West Virginia Beatrice is an unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.Th ...

, an unincorporated community

Elsewhere

Beatrice, Queensland Beatrice is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Beatrice had a population of 126 people. History The locality presumably takes its name from the Beatrice River which fl ...

, a locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia * Beatrice, Zimbabwe, a village

Arts and entertainment

* ''Beatrice'' (1919 film), an Italian historical film * ''Beatrice'' (1987 film), a French-Italian historical drama * ''Beatrice'' (radio programme), Sveriges Radio's 1989 Christmas calendar *

Beatrice (band) Beatrice (or simply Ricse, sometimes referred to as ''Nagy Feró és a Beatrice'' or ''Nagyferó és a Beatrice'') is a Hungary, Hungarian rock music, rock band. It was founded in 1969 as a women's band, and played mostly cover songs. In 1971, N ...

, a Hungarian rock band * "Beatrice", a song from Sam Rivers' time with Blue Note, on the 1964 album ''Fuchsia Swing Song'' *

Beatrice (singer) Bosnia and Herzegovina was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "" written by Edin Dervišhalidović, and performed by Dervišhalidović himself and Béatrice Poulot as Dino and Béatrice. The Bosnian-Herzegovinian par ...

, Béatrice Poulot (born 1968), French singer *

Luca Beatrice Luca Beatrice (4 April 1961 – 21 January 2025) was an Italian art critic. He died of a heart attack on 21 January 2025, at the age of 63. Books * ''Nuova Scena'' (con Cristiana Perrella), Milan, G. Mondadori, 1995 ISBN 88-374-1401-3. * ''Al c ...

(1961–2025), Italian art critic

Literature

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 ...

, principal inspiration for

Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri (; most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri; – September 14, 1321), widely known mononymously as Dante, was an Italian Italian poetry, poet, writer, and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called ...

's ''

Vita Nuova ''La Vita Nuova'' (; modern Italian language, Italian for "The New Life") or ''Vita Nova'' (Latin and medieval Italian title ) is a text by Dante Alighieri published in 1294. It is an expression of the Medieval literature, medieval genre of cour ...

'', and the Beatrice in his ''

Divine Comedy The ''Divine Comedy'' (, ) is an Italian narrative poetry, narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun and completed around 1321, shortly before the author's death. It is widely considered the pre-eminent work in Italian literature and one of ...

'' * '' Beatrice'', 1890 novel by

H. Rider Haggard Sir Henry Rider Haggard (; 22 June 1856 – 14 May 1925) was an English writer of adventure fiction romances set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a pioneer of the lost world literary genre. He was also involved in land reform t ...

* ''

Beatrice the Sixteenth ''Beatrice the Sixteenth: Being the Personal Narrative of Mary Hatherley, M.B., Explorer and Geographer'' is a 1909 feminist utopian novel by Irene Clyde, the name and identity used by English lawyer, writer, and activist Thomas Baty. The nove ...

'', 1909 novel by

Thomas Baty Thomas Baty (8 February 1869 – 9 February 1954), who also used the name Irene Clyde, was an English gender non-conforming international lawyer, writer, and activist. A prominent legal scholar and authority on international law, Baty served fo ...

(as Irene Clyde)

Other uses

Beatrice Foods Beatrice Foods Company was a major American food conglomerate founded in 1894. One of the best-known food processing companies in the U.S., Beatrice owned many well-known brands such as Tropicana, Krispy Kreme, Jolly Rancher, Orville Reden ...

, a former major American food processing company **

Beatrice Foods Canada Beatrice Foods Canada Ltd. is a dairy unit of Lactalis Canada based in Toronto. The Canadian unit of Beatrice Foods was founded in 1969 and separated from its American parent firm, Beatrice Foods in 1978. The Beatrice trademark in Canada is owned ...

Beatrice (psychedelic) Beatrice, also known as 4-methyl-2,5-dimethoxy-''N''-methylamphetamine or as ''N''-methyl-DOM, MDOM, or MDO-D, is a lesser-known psychoactive drug of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and DOx families. It is a substituted methamphetamine and a ho ...

, a drug *, several ships * MSC ''Beatrice'', a container ship *

Beatrice oil field The Beatrice Oil Field is a small oilfield consisting of 3 platforms located 24 km off the north east coast of Scotland. It began operations in 1980 with the field finally being decommissioned in 2017. Work is ongoing to begin removing al ...

in the Scottish sector of the North Sea *

Beatrice Wind Farm The Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm now known as Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) project, is an offshore wind farm close to the Beatrice oil field in the Moray Firth, part of the North Sea 13 km off the north east coast of Scotland. Hi ...