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

Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice were pictured arriving, alongside their husbands, Jack Brooksbank and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

He moved around the world managing hotels for 40 years, marrying Beatrice Miehm-Ryan and having three sons along the way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 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

Beatrice wore a sprig of baby’s breath over one ear.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck