Meaning of the nameBeatrice

Beatrice is the Italian form of the Latin name Beatrix, understood as 'she who brings happiness'; in Portuguese the usual form is Beatriz.

Meaning

“she who brings happiness (from Beatrix)”

Source: Wiktionary: Beatrice · Behind the Name: Beatrix

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People (2022): 2,344
Rank in Brazil: #4,591
Median age: 13 years
2010 Census: 1,320; people

Beatrice in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Beatrice, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (686 people).

2,329 women 0 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Beatrice is most common

States with the highest share of people named Beatrice in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Santa Catarina 0.002%
Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
Paraná 0.002%
São Paulo 0.002%
Pará 0.001%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	651	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	296	0.002%
Paraná	179	0.002%
Santa Catarina	170	0.002%
Minas Gerais	148	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	132	0.001%
Pará	111	0.001%
Amazonas	92	0.002%
Ceará	91	0.001%
Goiás	64	0.001%
Bahia	60	0.000%
Distrito Federal	44	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	36	0.001%
Pernambuco	34	0.000%
Maranhão	32	0.001%
Mato Grosso	32	0.001%
Espírito Santo	28	0.001%
Amapá	27	0.004%
Rio Grande do Norte	26	0.001%
Piauí	19	0.001%
Paraíba	17	0.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Beatrice

Wiktionary gives Beatrice as a name of Latin origin, from beatrix, 'she who brings happiness', and also points to a possible origin in beata, with influence from viatrix, 'traveler'. Behind the Name treats Beatrice as the Italian form of Beatrix, which would probably come from Viatrix and would have been altered by association with beatus, 'blessed, happy'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,344 people named Beatrice, with a median age of 13. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

Wiktionary: Beatrice · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Beatrice · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Beatrix · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Beatrice

What does the name Beatrice mean?

Beatrice means “she who brings happiness (from Beatrix)”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Beatrice in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,344 people with the first name Beatrice, which ranks it number 4,591 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Beatrice a boy's or a girl's name?

Beatrice is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,329 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Beatrice?

Beatrice is a name of Latin and Italian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Beatrice most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.002% of the state's population is named Beatrice (170 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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