Name
Beatrice
Meaning
Beatrice is a feminine name of Latin origin meaning “she who makes happy”.
Beatrice derives from the Latin Beatrix, traditionally understood as she who makes happy or brings blessings, reshaped from the older Viatrix, voyager, by association with beatus, blessed. Dante made his Beatrice the guide to Paradise, Shakespeare gave the name his wittiest heroine, and a British princess keeps it royal.
Re-entered the US girls' top 600 amid the vintage revival; long popular in Italy.
Popularity in the United States
Girls
Ranked #508 in 2025 · peak #508 in 2025
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Latin
- Gender
- Feminine
- Pronounced
- /BEE-ah-triss/
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Questions
Beatrice is a feminine name of Latin origin meaning “she who makes happy”. Beatrice derives from the Latin Beatrix, traditionally understood as she who makes happy or brings blessings, reshaped from the older Viatrix, voyager, by association with beatus, blessed.
Beatrice is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Re-entered the US girls' top 600 amid the vintage revival; long popular in Italy.
The name Beatrice comes from Latin. Beatrice derives from the Latin Beatrix, traditionally understood as she who makes happy or brings blessings, reshaped from the older Viatrix, voyager, by association with beatus, blessed. Dante made his Beatrice the guide to Paradise, Shakespeare gave the name his wittiest heroine, and a British princess keeps it royal.
Beatrice is pronounced BEE-ah-triss.
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