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Beatrice ( or ;〔http://dictionary.infoplease.com/beatrice〕 ) is a name derived from the French name Béatrice, which came from the Latin ''Beatrix'', which means " she who makes happy". 〔http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Beatrice〕 ''Beatrice'' is the Italian language variant. The French form is ''Béatrice'', and the Spanish and Portuguese form is ''Beatriz''. The popularity of the name spread because of Dante Alighieri's poetry about the Florentine woman Beatrice Portinari. The name is rising in popularity in the United Kingdom. It is also gaining popularity in the United States, where ranked as the 691st most popular name for baby girls born in 2012. ==Name variants== Alternate versions of the name include *Beata (Polish, Swedish) *Beate (German, Norwegian) *Beatha (Irish) *Beatrica (Croatian, Slovakian) *Béatrice (French) *Beatrice (Italian) *Beatričė (Lithuanian) *Beatrijs (Dutch) *Beatrika (Slovene) *Βεατρίκη (Veatriki) (Greek) *Beatris (English) *Beatrisa (German) *Beatrise (Latvian) *Beatriss (English) *Beatriu (Catalan) *Beatrix (Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Latin) *Beatriz (Galician, Portuguese, Spanish) *Beatrycze (Polish) *Beitris (Scottish Gaelic) *Betrys (Welsh) Short forms include *Bea (Dutch, English, German, Galician, Spanish) *Béa (French) *Beah (English) *Beat (English, Polish) *Beatie (English) *Bee (English) *Beja (Slovene) *Bess (English) *Bia (Portuguese) *Bice (Italian) *Trix (Dutch, English) *Trixi (English, German) *Trixie (English) *Trixy (English) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Beatrice (given name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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