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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 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

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

“They had the exact same language, they had the same talking points,” said Beatrice Gomberg, who worked with Kaitlyn Hennessy in their digital sleuthing efforts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Beatrice popped her eyes and waggled her whiskers as she’d done from the top of Mrs. Cranston’s ball gown.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck