Beatriz
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Beatriz.
Proper noun
Beatriz
- 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[1]:
- 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/
- (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)
- 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
- a female given name, equivalent to English Beatrice