The first name Béatrice

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About the first name Béatrice

Meaning

The name Béatrice is traditionally interpreted as “she who brings happiness” or “blessed”.

Historical origin

The name Béatrice comes from Latin Beatrix, an ancient Christian name associated with beatus “happy, blessed”.

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Devotion to saints strongly contributed to the spread of Béatrice; religious calendars long influenced naming choices in Quebec.

Pronunciation:béa-trizbeatʁ.is

Frequency of the first name Béatrice by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Béatrice by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name BéatriceLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Béatrice in baptisms by year.2001501005001805184618871928196920101805–1809 5 baptisms1810–1814 5 baptisms1815–1819 10 baptisms1835–1839 5 baptisms1840–1844 10 baptisms1845–1849 5 baptisms1850–1854 15 baptisms1860–1864 5 baptisms1865–1869 5 baptisms1870–1874 10 baptisms1875–1879 5 baptisms1880–1884 20 baptisms1885–1889 55 baptisms1890–1894 90 baptisms1895–1899 75 baptisms1900–1904 120 baptisms1905–1909 85 baptisms1910–1914 85 baptisms1915–1919 110 baptisms1920–1924 75 baptisms1925–1929 80 baptisms1930–1934 50 baptisms1935–1939 20 baptisms1940–1944 25 baptisms1945–1949 25 baptisms1955–1959 15 baptisms1960–1964 5 baptisms1985–1989 5 baptisms1990–1994 5 baptisms1995–1999 5 baptisms2000–2004 15 baptisms2005–2009 5 baptisms2010–2014 5 baptisms

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