Gender: F
Origin: Latin
Meaning: "she who brings happiness"
Popularity in 2008: #833
Beatrice is back. Stored in the attic for almost a century, this lovely name with a long literary (Shakespeare, Dante) and royal history is being looked at with fresh eyes by parents (such as Paul McCartney) seeking a classic name with character and lots of upbeat nicknames.
International Variations:
Beatrix
(Dutch)
Béatrice
(French)
Beatrisa
(German)
Beatha
(Irish)
Beatrice
(Italian)
Beate
(Norwegian)
Beitris
(Scottish Gaelic)
Beatriz
(Spanish)
Betrys
(Welsh)
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Rank in US Top 1000