BEATRICE  

Gender: F
Origin of Beatrice: Latin
Meaning of Beatrice: "she who brings happiness"

Beatrice's Popularity in 2009: #860

Beatrice is back. Stored in the attic for almost a century, the lovely Beatrice with its 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.

Nicknames & Variations for Beatrice:
Bea, Beah, Beat, Beata, Beatie, Beatris, Beatriss, Bee, Bice, Trix, Trixi, Trixie, Trixy

Beatrice's International Variations:
Beatrix (Dutch) Béatrice (French) Beatrisa (German) Beatha (Irish) Beatrice (Italian) Beate (Norwegian) Beitris (Scottish Gaelic) Beatriz (Spanish) Betrys (Welsh)

People who like Beatrice also like:

Adelaide, Charlotte, Beatrix, Cecily, Harriet, Imogen, Violet, August, Edward, Jude, Julian, Oscar, Phineas, Sebastian, Barnaby

Beatrice is being discussed in our message boards:

• Romy and ...? We got our g/b twins!
• quirky middle names
• Frilly, Silly?
• Duggar Game - With "A" names
• About Violet?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Beatrice:

• Shakespeare Names: Beyond Romeo and Juliet
• POPULAR BRITISH NAMES: The Fastest-Rising Names in the UK
• ITALIAN GIRL NAMES: Le tante sorelle di Isabella
• ROYAL NAMES: Beyond Elizabeth & William
• MARDI GRAS NAMES: Baby names from the bayou