  beatrice (; ) 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 bÃ©atrice 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. ==name variants== alternate versions of the name include *beata (polish, swedish) *beate (german, norwegian) *beatha (irish) *beatrica (croatian, slovakian) *bÃ©atrice (french) *beatrice (italian) *beatriÄÄ (lithuanian) *beatrijs (dutch) *beatrika (slovene) *ÎÎµÎ±ÏÏÎ¯ÎºÎ· (veatriki) (greek) *beatris (english) *beatrisa (german) *beatrise (latvian) *beatriss (english) *beatriu (catalan) *beatrix (dutch, english, german, hungarian, latin) *beatriz (galician, portuguese, spanish) *beatrycze (polish) *beitris (scottish gaelic) *betrys (welsh) short forms include *bea (dutch, english, german, galician, spanish) *bÃ©a (french) *beah (english) *beat (english, polish) *beatie (english) *bee (english) *beja (slovene) *bess (english) *bia (portuguese) *bice (italian) *trix (dutch, english) *trixi (english, german) *trixie (english) *trixy (english) ==people with the given name beatrice== ===film, television and the stage=== *beatrice alda, american actress *beatrice arthur, american actress who starred in the golden girls. *beatrice boepple, american actress best known as aman
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