Name: Beatrice
Gender: Female
Usage: Beatrice, of latin origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Beatrice are in general originating from Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Beatrice across the world, see Beattie, Béatrice.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Beatrice is: Voyager through life, Bringer of joy.
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Numerology of the first name Beatrice: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 9. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: humanitarian, self-sacrificing, idealistic, giving, altruist, devoted, romantic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Compassionate, Idealistic
Ruling planet: Mars
Colors: Red
Gemstones: Bloodstone
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The name Beatrice is ranked on the 1,400th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 334500 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.005% of the population. The name Beatrice has eight characters. It means that it is relatively long-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Beatrice for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Beatrice is 13 February.
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History and Origin
Beatrice (/ˈbiː.ətrɪs/; Italian: [be.aˈtriːtʃe]) is a name derived from the Latin Beatrix, which is a feminine form of the late Latin name Viator, meaning "voyager, traveler". Viatrix was also a common name amongst early Christians, though the spelling was altered by association with the Latin beatus, meaning "blessed". Beatrice is the Italian language variant. The French form is Béatrice and the Spanish and Portuguese form is Beatriz.
The popularity of the name spread because of Dante Alighieri's poetry about the Florentine woman Beatrice Portinari.
The name is rising in popularity in the United Kingdom. It is also gaining popularity in the United States, where ranked as the 691st most popular name for baby girls born in 2012.
Italian and French form of Beatrix, occasionally used in England during the Middle Ages, and strongly revived in the 19th century. It is most famous as the name of Dante's beloved.
Cognates: Scottish Gaelic: Beitiris. Welsh: Betrys (a modern Welsh spelling of the English given name).
Short form: English: Bea.
Pet forms: English: Beat(t)ie. Italian: Bice.
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