Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beatrice

/ˈbiətɹɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: beat-rice
IPA: /ˈbiətɹɪs/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Latin.

name

A city, the county seat of Gage County, Nebraska, United States.

Example Sentences

"I, with your two helps, will so practise on Benedick that, in despite of his quick wit and his queasy stomach, he shall fall in love with Beatrice."
"Petrarca had his Laura, and Dante his Beatrice, but Lorenzo has studiously concealed the name of the sovereign of his affections."
""Seventeen years old - a senior in high school. Beatrice, her name is." Beatrice! Rebecca was struck dumb with admiration. Beatrice would be a female version of Tristram. Rebecca pictured her in a modest muslin dress from the nineteeth century, although she knew that was unlikely."

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”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Beatrix

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbiətɹɪs/
British English: /ˈbɪətɹɪs/

Inflected Forms

Beats (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce beatrice?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbiətɹɪs/.
What does beatrice mean?: A female given name from Latin.
Where does beatrice come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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