Beatrix

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Beatrix is a female given name .

Origin and meaning of the name

The name "Beatrix" was associated with the Latin word beatus early on ; so one could translate the name as "the one who blesses". In fact, Beatrix has nothing to do with beatus , it is a modification of the name Viatrix. This is the feminine form of viator , "wanderer, pilgrim".

In addition to the Occitan modification Beatrice , Beate is also a possible short form of Beatrix.

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Well-known namesake

Beatrix as a surname

variants

  • Bea, Beate, Beatrice, Beatriz, Beatrijs, Trixi, Trixie, Trix

Individual evidence

  1. "From a fragment of a Damasian inscription found in the Generosa ... that the name Beatrix is ​​a modification of Viatrix." Lexicon of saints and veneration of saints . Herder-Verlag 2003, column 1515
  2. Saint Lexicon