Beatrice

== English == === Alternative forms === Beats === Etymology === Either 1) from the Latin Beatrix, name of early Christian saints, from beatrix (“she who makes happy”), or 2) from beata, influenced by viatrix (“female wayfarer, traveller”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiː(ə)tɹɪs/, /biˈætrɪs/ (Philippines) IPA(key): /beɐˈtɹɪs/ === Proper noun === Beatrice A female given name from Latin. :Scene II: I, with your two helps, will so practise on Benedick that, in despite of his quick wit and his queasy stomach, he shall fall in love with Beatrice. A city, the county seat of Gage County, Nebraska, United States. ==== Usage notes ==== Used in the Middle Ages and once again popular around 1900. ==== Translations ==== == German == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Beatrice a female given name, Italian and English variant of Beatrix == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /be.aˈtri.t͡ʃe/ Rhymes: -itʃe Hyphenation: Be‧a‧trì‧ce === Proper noun === Beatrice f a female given name, equivalent to English Beatrice === Anagrams === berciate == Latin == === Proper noun === Beātrīce ablative singular of Beātrīx == Romanian == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Beatrice f a female given name from Beatrice == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Beatrice c (genitive Beatrices) a female given name of Latin origin, used since the 19th century