"Beatrice" meaning in English

See Beatrice in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈbiː(ə)tɹɪs/, /biˈætrɪs/, /beɐˈtɹɪs/ [Philippines] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Beatrice.wav
Etymology: Either 1) from the Latin Beatrix, name of early Christian saints, from beatrix (“she who makes happy”), or 2) from beata, influenced by viatrix (“female wayfarer, traveller”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Beatrix}} Latin Beatrix Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Beatrice
  1. A female given name from Latin. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): Beatriu [feminine] (Catalan), Beatrijs (Dutch), Beatrix (Dutch), Beatrica (Esperanto), Béatrice [feminine] (French), Beatrix [feminine] (German), Βεατρίκη (Veatríki) [feminine] (Greek), Beatrice [feminine] (Italian), Beātrīx [feminine] (Latin), Beatrise [feminine] (Latvian), Beatris [feminine] (Middle French), Beata [feminine] (Polish), Beatriz [feminine] (Portuguese), Беатри́са (Beatrísa) [feminine] (Russian), Беатри́с (Beatrís) [feminine] (Russian), Beitris [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), Beatriz [feminine] (Spanish), Beatrice (Swedish), Betrys [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Beatrice-en-name-gQoJTTk- Disambiguation of 'female given name': 95 5
  2. A city, the county seat of Gage County, Nebraska, United States. Categories (place): Cities in Nebraska, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Nebraska, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Beatrice-en-name-si8Pwa1C Categories (other): County seats of Nebraska, USA, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Middle French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle French translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Beats
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      "word": "Беатри́с"
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    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Beitris"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Beatriz"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Beatrice"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Betrys"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Beatrice"
  ],
  "word": "Beatrice"
}

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