Beatrice

[ bee-uh-tris, bee-tris bee-a-tris Italian be-ah-tree-che ]

noun

1. (in Dante's Vita Nuova and Divine 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 SE Nebraska.
3. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one who brings joy.”

Example Sentences

My grandmother, Beatrice, never saw a Super Bowl or a Super Bowl ad.

From Time

The first Shakespearean phrase I underlined during this period was “skirmish of wit,” about the raillery between Beatrice and Benedick, which inspired a lifelong expectation that romance must include snark.

From Washington Post

Now Daisy feels lost and isolated, patronized by her husband and dismissed by her artsy, rebellious teenage daughter, Beatrice.

From Washington Post

It has now been revealed that Princess Beatrice will not be among those who will ultimately voyage with Virgin Galactic.

From The Daily Beast

“A Kennedy, I heard,” Beatrice Cigarini told The Daily Beast as she walked her dog around the perimeter of the castle.

From The Daily Beast

William and Harry, and Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice—plus Elvis!

From The Daily Beast

Princess Beatrice is widely thought to be on the point of announcing her betrothal to her boyfriend of six years, Dave Clark.

From The Daily Beast

As Beatrice Ask, the social minister said: “Social exclusion is a very serious cause of many problems.”

From The Daily Beast

The sight of Beatrice Stanmore caused his heart to beat wildly, and made him feel that a new influence had entered the room.

From Project Gutenberg

Even yet he had not made up his mind about his visitor, except that he agreed with Beatrice Stanmore.

From Project Gutenberg

Almost instinctively Dick turned down the drive which led to the cottage where Beatrice Stanmore lived.

From Project Gutenberg

He hurried along the drive which led to the lodge near which Beatrice Stanmore lived.

From Project Gutenberg

I have called her many names, but I am quite certain that none of them sounded anything like Beatrice.

From Project Gutenberg