Beatriz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Beatriz.

Proper noun

Beatriz

1. A female given name from Portuguese or Spanish, equivalent to English Beatrice or Beatrix.
   • 2018 June 15, Harmeet Kaur, “FYI: English isn’t the official language of the United States”, in CNN‎:

     Dr. Beatriz Arias, a senior research scientist at the Center for Applied Linguistics, said Arizona’s law is discriminating against people based on the language they speak – and what language people speak is often an indicator of their race.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese Beatriz, borrowed from Latin Beātrīcem, from viātrīx (“wayfarer”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.aˈtɾis/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.aˈtɾis/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /be.aˈtɾiʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bjɐˈtɾiʃ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -is, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃ
• Hyphenation: Be‧a‧triz

Proper noun

Beatriz f (plural Beatrizes)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Beatrice or Beatrix

Derived terms

• Bia (pet form)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beaˈtɾiθ/ [be.aˈt̪ɾiθ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /beaˈtɾis/ [be.aˈt̪ɾis] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iθ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -is (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: Be‧a‧triz

Proper noun

Beatriz f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Beatrice