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Comments for the name Bice

Comments for BICE:

Umm, this name wouldn't really be, in a manner of speech, acceptable in anglophone countries.
-- Ouaie  6/15/2007
Pronounced bise? or bees? Either way, not pretty to the anglophone ear!
-- leananshae  12/19/2007
Bice was hardly ever used as a given name. It is not really a short form, but more than anything a nickname for Beatrice. As a nickname it is very dated and typical of old women. The youngest Italian Beatrice are often called Bea (BEH-ah).
-- presentperfect  12/22/2008
There is a well-known chain of Italian restaurants named Bice, named after the founder, Beatrice.
-- Anonymous User  2/3/2009
Dante's lover, who, in his Paradiso, led him to Heaven.
-- Anonymous User  8/14/2009
Bice is the "pet form" of Italian Beatrice, known to mean "Voyager (Through Life)."
-- Francesca  12/1/2010

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