Beatrice

American  

[bee-uh-tris, bee-tris, bee-a-tris, be-ah-tree-che] / ˈbi ə trɪs, ˈbi trɪs, biˈæ trɪs, ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ /

noun

1. (in Dante's Vita Nuova andDivine Comedy ) a symbolic figure developed from the person whom Dante first saw as a child and loved as an ideal of womanhood.

2. a city in southeastern Nebraska.

3. a first name: from a Latin word meaning “one who brings joy.”

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Example Sentences

Or is it simply about “trauma and the mysterious workings of the unconscious,” as New York Times critic Beatrice Loayza says?

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

“I’m not”—she searches for the English word—“clairvoyant? I cannot read his mind. . . . People say to me, ‘Yeah, Beatrice, all those speeches, but do you really think he believes any of it?’

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

While she recognised Nic and Beatrice, she thought her brother Sam was her uncle, and had no recollection of her beloved dog Raj, who died just before Christmas.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Saar’s mother, Beatrice Lillian Parson, taught her how to sew when she was around 10 years old.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Beatrice, her draperies trailing behind her, whispered in my ear.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier