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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Beatrice

Beatrice is gone, having taken a leave from which she has decided not to return.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

BBC News has approached Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and representatives for Princess Beatrice and Ghislaine Maxwell's legal team for comment.

From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026

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

Beatrice Gomberg has built up a following of more than 180,000 followers on TikTok, where she posts under the handle antiplasticlady.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

Ella's stomach flip-flopped because she wanted Beatrice to like her, and she didn't know why Beatrice seemed upset.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton