Beatrice

I have this name and I used to hate it as the length of it and the “beat rice” bothered me. I always went by Bea. Now, I use Beatrice for people I don’t really know/ teachers and Bea for close friends/ family. It means “bringer of joy”, which is a lovely meaning for your name to have, so if you are considering naming your daughter this, then I would suggest you do consider it further. It is also quite an uncommon name, it’s growing in popularity though, as in my age group, I have never met another Beatrice but I know of younger children with the same name. I sometimes get called “beat rice” for a joke and I HATE it because beating rice is just weird. I do wish I had a different name though if you name your child Beatrice and nickname her something she won’t have this problem. My parents nicknamed me Bea but I was always too scared to tell people that so I ended up with this. You can nickname Beatrice “Bea”, “Beattie”, “Tris” or “Trixie”, although Trixie is more for Beatrix. Personally I prefer Beatrice over Beatrix because the harsh sound at the end of Beatrix isn’t there for Beatrice, however you don’t have that beat rice sound with Beatrix. I know that if I wasn’t named it, I would be in the majority of people who would think the name was cringe and the beat rice sound would bother me. All in all, sure name your kid this, but expect them to be teased a bit and expect them to want to shorten it if you don’t do that already for them.

I think that this name is beautiful; it has long history, and sounds melodic off of the tongue. The "beat rice" bit originally turned me away, but I have not a care about it anymore. I think that anyone who would make fun of that "aspect" is quite immature.

I love this name and all the nicknames that come with it, especially Bee. I find this name super pretty.

I'm sorry, I can't with this name. It just seems so stuffy and old! Feels to me like an old lady with gray hair in rollers that wears a hot pink bathrobe and light pink bunny slippers, and walks with a cane. Disgusting. DO NOT name your child this EVER.
*sorry to all the Beatrices reading this, scroll down in the comments and focus on the positives, m'kay?*

Beatrice is one of the most beautiful, classic girl's names. It does not sound like Beat Rice, to the ears of any educated person (of course, if you don’t speak English, that’s a different matter). The diminutives Bea and Bebe are lovely. Beatrice is timeless. I can imagine a baby Beatrice, a little girl Beatrice, a teenage Beatrice, an adult Beatrice, and a grandma Beatrice. One of my favourite names that I would definitely consider for a future daughter.

It’s a cute vintage name. Way better than Beatrix.

Absolutely gorgeous. Beatrice is a beautiful name. It's very unique and elegant.

Lovely name, but the only thing that bothers me is "beat rice".

I think it's really lovely, but I imagine that it gets butchered often with the various pronunciations.

I don't want to beat the rice.

I don’t really like this name, but it always makes me think of a really feminine ballerina or princess, so it’s started to grow on me.

Beatrice is a real princess name, elegant and classy.

Strange, not very pretty either….

Elegant and vintage name.

No words other than horrible. Please don’t do this to a child!

I absolutely love this name! Tris from Divergent makes it even better. 11/10 on my list.

It's not the best name, especially with the "beat" in front.

Beat rice.

It’s not a cooking instruction and also it isn’t pronounced like “Beat rice”.

Beatrice is a wonderful name, elegant and sophisticated. I can understand if some people don't like it, we can't like all the same names, but I suspect that the people here who write that it's such an "awful name" probably have horrible taste and just prefer tacky and trashy names.

I’m sorry but this is absolutely awful!

Very good! Has class, has grace, has beauty! Beatrice is wonderful, classic name, that fits for different age women! Just a good quality, elegant name!

It’s so beautiful and mature and will fit a grandma and a young child. This has also been used since the late 1800’s and one of my ancestors was named this, I’d love to name a child this.

My ancestor was called Beatrice, I love this name, my friend was almost called Beatrix.

Love this. Very beautiful name.

Whoever has this name, you should know that it is an elegant, beautiful, timeless name!

Nice, sweet name that people won’t get picked on.

I don't understand why so many people don't like Beatrice, it's such a classic, elegant and aristocratic name! I really love the nickname Bea, it's so sweet and cute.

Terrible.

Please don’t do this to a poor child. I would absolutely hate being stuck with this name!

I love Dante's Beatrice. She led him though the darkness to heaven. This is a beautiful name.

Sounds like a cooking instruction: Beat rice.

My name is Beatrice and I pronounce it Bee-uh-tris. I hate it when my friends say Bear-uh-trees. My friend says Be-uh-tree Che because she is Italian.

Eternal. Classy, elegant, royal fits well on a granny and on a baby girl.

Cute name, prefer this over Beatrix.

A heck of a lot better than Beatrix. I didn’t even know Beatrix was a thing back then and I’m thinking what?!

Beautiful and elegant name.

My name is Beatrice and I'm Italian, here in Italy it's a very common name among young women and little girls, it's considered a classic and elegant name like Elizabeth or Victoria in English speaking countries. The most common nickname for Beatrice is Bea but a friend of mine sometimes call me Bibi (pronounced Bee-bee) that I find very cute. I really like my name because I find it sweet and refined but strong at the same time.

I wouldn't give this name if one day I were to become a mother of a daughter because I don't like "la divina commedia" and at school I had always very low grades about it. I think the name is pretty and I also like the nickname Bea. When I think about this name I imagine a very kind and elegant women that likes to help other people.

If my name was Beatrice I would shorten it to Tris because I read the Divergent series and Divergent is my favorite book, so yah.

This is an old name in the United States thought to belong to generations past. I knew a few older women with this name and without exception they went by Bea. Not a name used in the last 40 years or more.

I rate Beatrice 6/10. It was a favourite of mine when I was at elementary. Currently I find it cutesy, overused and boring.

I like this name when said the Italian way. Bea (beh-ah) is a nice nickname.

I like the name Beatrice but I prefer it being pronounced as bee-triss. I also dislike the nickname Bea though I like the nickname Trixie. I also like Beatrix as an alternative.

I love the name Beatrice- it's very royal and royal names run in my family. My name is Charlotte and my sister's name is Elizabeth. If I ever have a daughter I will name her Beatrice. It's royal but I could call her a cute nickname -I would choose Bea.

I always associate this lovely name with Dante Alighieri's muse, Beatrice Portinari. I personally find the Italian pronunciation to be more mellifluous than the English.

Personally I love the name (considering I'm named Beatrice) but I do think that it sounds a bit stuck up. All the nicknames are kind of stuffy and feel weird in your mouth but I do like being called Bea. Beatrice with the English pronunciation of beh-ah-trice is a bit of a mouthful so most of my friends call me beat rice.
I love the name and all but it doesn't suit my personality at all. If you're considering naming your kid Beatrice just remember that as a teen they may grow to hate the name because of how old fashioned it sounds.

One of my daughter's (born 1995) middle names is Beatrice, named for my grandmother. She likes it and because you can't get things with her unusual first name, she gets things with "Beatrice". My grandmother, however, went by Beattie which is ugly.

My name is Beatrice, I was born in 1999. I have never met another Beatrice in my entire life. I know Beatrice only from literature. Beatrice in the divine comedy and Beatrice as the mother in a Series of Unfortunate Events and Much Ado About Nothing etc. I was named after Beatrice, Ramona's older sister in the book series Ramona and Beezus (Beatrice). No one can pronounce it, not even my English teacher. I got teased a lot and called beat-rice, a lot of my close friends still call me that. My family calls me Beabea and my friends just call me Bee. I used to not like it very much and choose to go by my middle name which is much more pedestrian. I like my name a lot now that I'm older, there's a lot of history to it. I really do like my name but if you're planning to name your child Beatrice I highly suggest just naming them Beatrix, the beat-rice thing was quite haunting for me.

I had a beautiful and lovely great aunty called Beatrice. She used to go by 'Beattie'. I always liked her name, and her nickname too. I'm not sure if I liked the name separate from her as a person, or because of what a sweet, kind human being she was.
When Princess Fergie named her daughter Beatrice in the 80's, Aunty Beattie named her latest pet corgi puppy 'Fergie', which I found quite funny.
I would use this name. I think it sounds pretty and wouldn't date.

Beatrice is a beautiful name and it's so vintage. I love it. My great, great granny had that name.

My name is Beatrice Elizabeth. I used to hate it because I thought it sounded posh and old-fashioned (and I still do sometimes) but I've come to love it! I shorten it to Bea usually so it doesn't sound so posh. I tried to shorten it to Tris but my friend Fraser kept calling me "Trace" so I gave up... Don't worry about anyone calling you/your child/whoever the name belongs to posh, I know several other Beatrices and it's never happened to any of us!

This name seems to be one of the most liked names right now. I don't really understand why, I can hardly stand it. It sounds very harsh.

I think the name Beatrice is lovely and we seriously considered calling one of our daughters Beatrice. I've never heard it pronounced Beet-Riss only Beer-triss. I don't understand why it sounding 'posh' is a bad thing. I'd much rather have a posh name like Beatrice than have a chavvy name like Shantelle or Shardonnaie.

I grew up not hating my name... I was named after my father's aunt. When I was older I went to take care of my Auntie Bea after she was disabled (in her late 70s). The more I was around her and got to know her, the prouder I was that I was givin her name. I pronouce my name Bea-trice. I have friends that call me Bea, Beat-rice, BeaBea, and even a child I babysat for a few times called me peaches... I do not believe that I'm stuck up, proud or anything like that, I am just me... my name is Beatrice and I am happy and proud to carry that name...

First of all. I really like the name Beatrice, though I used to hate it because it sounded like a granny name. Then I kinda I realized how mean it was to say such a thing. Though, the more I hear it, the better it sounds. It's a pretty sweet name, if I do say so myself.

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Also, people who think this name disgusting should probably think about what they said because they just offended a few people with that particular name.

This name is going to jump back into popularity all because of the Divergent series. Guaranteed. That is, if it hasn't already.

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I personally never cared for this name, but it's loads better than others out there.

I thought it was a stuffy name until I read Divergent. In that story, the main character, Beatrice, is reserved and selfless. When she breaks out of her shell, she renames herself Tris. I don't know why, but I really love this name now- Beatrice is a beautiful name, and Tris is a daring nickname. If I had the name Beatrice, I would nickname myself Tris. I will be reminded of Tris from Divergent all the time.

I love Beatrice! It's cute but not in a childish way like a lot of popular names today. I can imagine an artist named Beatrice, an actress named Beatrice, a lawyer named Beatrice... It's so versatile and unique. I don't think anyone would forget a Beatrice very quickly. We are considering this name for our daughter =)

This name is very cute, I've grown to like it a lot. It's sweet on a little girl as well as an adult, and adorable on an older woman. I would love to meet a little Beatrice! Only thing is, I don't really like the nickname bea.

The look of this name brings these 2 things to mind:
1. It makes me think of Beast
2. If you pronounce it Be-ah...(and leave the last part out)
you know what I mean :>

I used to really dislike this name (I thought it sounded 'snobby'), but it's definitely grown on me since I studied "Much Ado About Nothing". Shakespeare's Beatrice is an intelligent, quick-witted heroine, and those are positive traits I now associate with this name.

I used to not like it, but it grew on me and now I think it's beautiful. The nickname Bea is really cute also.

I adore this name! I don't think it's posh or stuck up at all. I'm Brazilian and here we use at more as Beatriz, like Spanish, but I prefer to use it as Beatrice. It sounds more refined.

I have to admit, I used to hate this name. When I was little I thought it was an old lady name, and to this day I'm not keen on most names starting with 'B'. However, the more I've said this name, the more it has grown on me. However, it truly does look like "beat rice." I much prefer Beatrix--not only because the rice association falls away, but I love the unconventionality of the 'x' at the end.

The English pronunciation is ugly. I think it's better used in Italy, where Beatrice Portinari was from.

Okay, my last comment gave the impression that 1. Beatrice Portinari is the only bearer of this name and 2. She should only be honored in Italy. Neither is true, and both are ignorant of me.
Also, I don't think that the English pronunciation is all that bad anymore.

Darling origin, and just a nice and mature name.

I like it, but only when the Italian pronunciation (Bay-uh-tree-che) is used. I find the English, especially when said in a hurry, is more than ordinarily unattractive (BEET-riss).

I think this is a really ugly name - it looks like "beat rice", reminds me of beetroot, and of two dowdy old ladies my gran used to know. Beatrix is slightly better, because it can be disguised as Trixi, though that seems better on a pet dog.

It seemed familiar enough to me once, but if you repeat it several times it stops sounding like a name. I admit to liking it partially because of Beatrice Portinari.

Beatrice is a classic name that has stood the test of time.

When I was younger, I found this name sappy and too girly, but nowadays I actually think it's quite a sweet and lovely name. It's a variant of a saint name, so I wouldn't use it, but I wouldn't mind if this name became popular again. It certainly beats many name trends of the moment. Sure, it does rather bring a cute little girl with long, curly, blonde hair and a pink, old-fashioned dress to mind, but I don't think this name is immature or child-like, so it can sound quite sophisticated on a woman.

I'm really quite fond of this name. It sounds very elegant and beautiful, and is old fashioned without being weird. If I ever have a daughter, I'll name her Beatrice. I don't like any of the nicknames very much, though.

Totally horrible. All I can think of when I hear it is beets. Just because a name is old and/or been used by royalty does not make it a beautiful name.

I dislike the name. It reminds me of "beat rice."

Beatrice means "she who blesses" in some translations. The Italian pronunciation is quite lovely: bay'-a-tree-chay. Personally, I don't think the name is stuck up at all - yes, it is quite regal, but it's beautiful and elegant. I like the fact that it has been the name of many princesses - it's historical; and I can't think of any girl who hasn't dreamed of being a princess at some point!

I love the name Beatrice, but I know this girl named Beatice, and she's kind of mean. I know it's not even the same name, but it's really funny when people call her Beetis.

I think Beatrice is an AWFUL name! Even Beatrix is better. I think it comes across as very stuck up. And no offense, but it seems like most parents who name their daughter Beatrice view themselves as very special people and likewise want to pick a name for a "very special little girl". I don't mean to be ignorant, and this could just be a classic case of having a bad impression of a name from a few bad experiences with people who bear the name. Regardless, I don't even like the sound of the name, but that's simply my opinion.

How can you make such an assumption? I love Beatrice, and I'd most likely use Betsy as a nickname.

I like it (it's my name :P), it's not so common and I like Shakespeare's Beatrice in "Much Ado About Nothing". The name "Beatrice" means "the one who make blessed" or "the one who donates happiness".

Beatrice is a cute name for a girl, the nicknames Bea or Trixie aren't that bad either, personally I would use the nickname Bea.

With a lot of the older names coming back into popularity I am surprised this one hasn't been used more. I know of one Beatrice, she is called Bea and her room is done with flowers, honey pots and bees. It is actually really cute.

Beatrice is a very royal name. I would never name my child Beatrice. The kids at school would make fun of her and call her "posh".

There is nothing wrong with calling a kid Beatrice. You are making people with the name Beatrice feel bad and that's not nice. What if someone told you would never name a kid Helena? And how do you know kids would call her Posh?