Italian form of BEATRIX. Beatrice Portinari was the woman who was loved by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri. She served as Dante's guide through paradise in his epic poem 'The Divine Comedy' (1321). This was also the name of a character in Shakespeare's play 'Much Ado About Nothing' (1599).
Usage: English, Italian, Swedish
Name day: January 17th: Lithuania July 29th: Lithuania, Poland August 29th: Lithuania December 2nd: Sweden
Famous People: Princess Beatrice of Yorkwiki (Nobleman, 1988, United Kingdom)