Updated November 2023
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Tibetan
"great happiness"
A joyful meaning and an appealing international name.
Italian, diminutive of Beatrice
"she who brings happiness"
Though Beatrice has the lovely Italian pronunciation bay-uh-TREE-chay, Bice has the problematic BEE-chay -- a bit too close to a word that would cause playground probs in the US. Italian…
English diminutive of Beatrice, Latin
A rarely seen member of the Beatrice clan, with its own distinctive charm.
Cherokee
"she brought happiness"
Upbeat Native American name with a wonderful meaning.
Modern variant of Letitia
"joy, happiness"
Latisha peaked in popularity in the US in 1979, reaching #221.
Latin
"gladness, happiness"
Laetitia adds a layer of ancient patina to the more prosaic LETITIA.
Spanish
"happiness"
Used exclusively in Latino families.
Afrikaans version of Beate or Beata
"blessed"
Namibian supermodel Behati Prinsloo, who has walked the runway for every designer from Prada to Versace to Vera Wang, has introduced us to this Afrikaans version of Beata and relative of Beatrice.…
Judeo-Italian
If Allegra doesn't pack enough punch for you, Allegrezza surely will.