Beatrix

Beatrix
Pronunciation/ˈbiːətrɪks/ BEE-ə-triks (UK English[1][2] and North American English)[3]
/ˈbiːtrɪks/ BEE-triks (North American English)[1][4]
/ˈbeɪətrɪks/ BAY-ə-triks (English approximation in other languages)[5][6][7]
GenderFemale
Other names
Related namesBea, Beata, Beate, Beatrice, Béatrice, Beatriz, Trix, Trixie

Beatrix is a Latin feminine given name, most likely derived from Viatrix, a feminine form of the Late Latin name Viator which meant "voyager, traveller" and later influenced in spelling by association with the Latin word beatus or "blessed".[8] It is pronounced /ˈbiːətrɪks/ BEE-ə-triks in British English[1][2] and the same[3] or /ˈbiːtrɪks/ BEE-triks in North American English.[9][4] Another North American English pronunciation however approximates that of most other languages: /ˈbeɪətrɪks/ BAY-ə-triks, as shown by US dictionary entries for the former queen of the Netherlands.[5][6][7]

Common forms of this name include Beatrice in English and Italian,[10] Béatrice in French, Beatriz in Spanish and Portuguese,[11] Beate in German, and Beata in Polish and Swedish. Common short forms are Bea and Trixie. See Beatrice for other derivatives.

People

Saints

  • Saint Beatrix (died c. 303), Christian martyr, in older sources named Viatrix ("the traveler").
  • Saint Beatrix d'Este (1226?–1262), Italian Benedictine nun
  • Blessed Beatrix or Beatrix of Nazareth (1200–1268), Flemish Cistercian nun, mystic and author
  • Beatrix d'Ornacieux (c. 1240 – c. 1306/9), French Carthusian nun
  • Beatrix da Silva (1424–1492), Portuguese Franciscan nun

Royalty and nobility

Others

Fictional characters

  • Beatrix Amerhauser, in the manga series Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
  • Trixie Belden, title character in a series of 'girl detective' mysteries
  • Beatrix Cenci, protagonist of an opera based on the Italian noblewoman Beatrice Cenci (1577–1599)
  • Beatrix "Trixie" Franklin, nurse and midwife from Call the Midwife
  • Beatrix Kiddo, the protagonist of the Kill Bill films
  • Beatrix MacMillan, a Doctor Who companion
  • Béatrix de Rochefide, the protagonist of Balzac's novel Béatrix
  • Beatrix Vespasian-Orus, in the Ninjago animated television series
  • General Beatrix, a character in the video game Final Fantasy IX
  • Beatrix, mother of the Knight of the Swan in the medieval tale of the same name
  • Beatrix, one of the main characters in the Netflix series Fate: The Winx Saga
  • Beatrix, a playable character in the video game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang

See also

  • Beat (name)
  • Beatrice (given name)
  • Beatus (disambiguation)
  • All pages with titles beginning with Beatrix
  • All pages with titles containing Beatrix

References

  1. ^ a b c Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  2. ^ a b http://howjsay.com/pronunciation-of-beatrix-potter# Archived 2017-10-07 at the Wayback Machine Howjsay.com
  3. ^ a b Longman Pronunciation Dictionary
  4. ^ a b Oxford Online Dictionaries
  5. ^ a b American Heritage Dictionary
  6. ^ a b Merriam-Webster Dictionary
  7. ^ a b Random House Dictionary
  8. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Beatrix". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  9. ^ Collins Dictionary
  10. ^ "Beatrice | Origin and meaning of the name beatrice by Online Etymology Dictionary".
  11. ^ Behindthename.com
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