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

Eugenie, 35, her sister Princess Beatrice, 37, and their mother Sarah Ferguson are also repeatedly mentioned in the emails and documents.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

"Affordable electricity for consumers comes from accelerating on the cheapest technologies, not by subsidising the priciest ones to make them slightly less expensive," Beatrice Petrovich, senior energy analyst at Ember, told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

The eight-episode series opens with a flashback to Sherlock’s childhood, revealing the loss of his sister Beatrice.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Act One kicked off last fall, when pianist and conductor Beatrice Venezi was announced as the next musical director of Teatro La Fenice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Yet if I had been Beatrice, and had a brother, and the brother married, surely one would have said something, expressed an opinion, written two words?

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier