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

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

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

Beatrice and Louise and I were nose to nose to nose, under the lacy edges of Camilla’s handkerchiefs.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck