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BEATRIX
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Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, German, Dutch
Pronounced: BEE-ə-triks (English), BAY-ah-triks (Dutch) [key]
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From Viatrix, a feminine form of the Late Latin name Viator which meant "voyager, traveller". This was the name of a 4th-century saint who was strangled to death during the persecutions of Diocletian. It was a common name amongst early Christians, and the spelling was altered by association with Latin beatus "blessed". In England it became rare after the Middle Ages, but it was revived in the 19th century. A famous bearer was the British author and illustrator Beatrix Potter (1866-1943), the creator of Peter Rabbit. |
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