Beatrix
| Beatrix | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation |
/ˈbeɪ.ətrɨks/ BAY-ə-triks /ˈbiːətrɨks/ BEE-ə-triks |
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "Voyager". "Traveller". "Blessed woman". |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Beatrice, Beatriz |
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Beatrix is a Latin name. It is derived from Viatrix, the feminine form of the late Latin name Viator which meant "voyager, traveller". It was also a common name amongst early Christians, though the spelling was altered by association with the Latin beatus, meaning "blessed".[1]
The Spanish and Portuguese form of this name is Beatriz,[2] the Italian form is Beatrice and the French form is Béatrice. See Beatrice (given name) for other derivatives.
People
Queens
- Beatrix of the Netherlands (born 1938), queen regnant from 1980–2013
See Queen Beatrix (disambiguation) for a list of queen consorts
Saints
- One of the group of Roman martyrs and saints Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix
- Blessed Beatrix d'Este (1192–1226), Italian Benedictine nun
- Saint Beatrix d'Este (1226?-1262), Italian Benedictine nun, niece of above
- Blessed Beatrix or Beatrix of Nazareth (1200–1268), Flemish Cistercian nun, mystic and author
- Beatrix d'Ornacieux (c.1240-c.1306/9), French Carthusian nun
- Beatrix da Silva (1424–1492), Portuguese Franciscan nun
Nobility
- Beatrix of Bar (c.1017 – 1076), marchioness of Tuscany
- Beatrix of Franconia (1037–1061), German Abbess and daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Henry III
- Beatrix de Vesci, (d. 1120), Anglo-Norman noble
- Beatrix, Countess of Burgundy (1148–1184), Holy Roman Empress
- Beatrix of Swabia (1198–1212), Holy Roman Empress
- Beatrix of Andechs-Merania (1210–1271), German noble
- Beatrix of Brabant (1225–1288), Countess of Flanders
- Beatrix of Bohemia (1225–1290), wife of Otto III of Brandenburg
- Beatrix of Champagne (1242–1295), Duchess Consort of Burgundy
- Beatrix of Falkenburg (1254–1277), queen consort of the Romans
- Beatrix of Brandenburg (d. 1314), wife of Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg
- Beatrix of Brandenburg (1270–1316), mother of Beatrix of Silesia
- Beatrix of Silesia (1290–1322), queen consort of the Romans
- Beatrix of Luxembourg (1305–1319), Queen consort of Hungary
- Beatrix of Bavaria (1344–1359), Queen consort of Sweden
- Beatrix of Nuremberg (c.1362 – 1414), Duchess of Austria
- Beatrix of Aragon (1457–1508), Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia
- Beatrix of Baden (1492–1535), Margravine of Baden
Given name
- Beatrix Balogh (b. 1974), Hungarian handball player
- Beatrix Beauclerk, Duchess of St Albans (1877–1953), English peer
- Béatrix Beck (1914–2008), French writer
- Beatrix Boulsevicz (b. 1987), Hungarian swimmer
- Beatrix Campbell (b. 1947), British journalist and author
- Beatrix Cenci (1577–1599), Italian noblewoman and protagonist of opera by the same name
- Beatrix Christian, Australian playwright and screenwriter
- Béatrix de Cusance (1614–1663), Duchess of Lorraine
- Beatrix Galindo (c.1465 – 1534), Spanish physician and educator
- Beatrix Hamburg (b. 1923), American psychiatrist
- Beatrix Havergal (1901–1980), English horticulturist
- Beatrix Hoyt (1880–1963), American golfing champion
- Beatrix Jones Farrand (1872–1959), American landscape architect
- Beatrix Kisházi (b. 1946), Hungarian table tennis player
- Beatrix Kökény (b. 1969), Hungarian handball player
- Béatrix La Palme (1878–1921), Canadian soprano and violinist
- Beatrix Lehmann (1903–1979), British actress, theatre director and author
- Beatrix Loughran (1900–1975), American figure skater
- Beatrix Lyall (1873–1948), British social reformer and politician
- Beatrix Mahlknecht, Italian luger
- Beatrix Miller, British editor of Queen and Vogue magazines
- Beatrix Ong, British luxury goods designer
- Beatrix Pesek, Hungarian ten-pin bowler
- Beatrix Potter (1866–1943), English illustrator, author and conservationist
- fr:Beatrix de Rijk (1883–1958), Dutch aviator
- Beatrix Ruf (b. 1960), German art curator
- Beatrix Schröer (b. 1963), German rower
- Beatrix Schuba (b. 1951), Austrian figure skater
- Beatrix Sherman (1894–1975), American silhouette artist
- Beatrix Tóth (b. 1967), Hungarian handball player
- Beatrix Waring McCay (1901–1972), Australian barrister
Surname
- Jean-Guillaume Béatrix (b. 1988), French biathlete
Fictional characters
- Beatrix, mother of the legendary Knight of the Swan
- Beatrix Kiddo, the protagonist of the Kill Bill films.
- Beatrix MacMillan, Doctor Who companion
- Béatrix de Rochefide, the protagonist of Balzac's novel Béatrix.
- Beatrix "Trixie" Belden, title character in a series of 'girl detective' mysteries
- General Beatrix, a character in the video game Final Fantasy IX.
Other
- 83 Beatrix, a large asteroid in the inner part of the main asteroid belt
- Beata Beatrix, 1870 painting of Dante's Beatrice by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
- BeatrIX, a GNU/Linux operating system in 2004/5
- Béatrix, 1839 novel by French author Honoré de Balzac.
- Beatrix Gold Mine, South African gold mine owned by Gold Fields
- Sainte-Béatrix, Quebec, a municipality in Canada
- Beatrix, a song by the Cocteau Twins on their 1984 album Treasure
See also
- Beatrice (disambiguation)
- Bea (given name)
- Beata
- Beatriz
- Queen Beatrix (disambiguation)