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Beatrice ♀ (Italian) and French form of Beatrix, which was quite popular in England during the Middle Ages, and strongly revived in the 19th century. It is most famous as the name of Dante's beloved, and is borne by the elder (b. 1988) of the Duke of York's daughters.

Short forms: English: Bea, Bee.
Pet forms: English: Beat(t)ie.

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Beatrice ♀ (Italian) form of Beatrix, famous as the name of Dante's beloved.

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Beatrice,
1. see Dante;

2. heroine of Shakespeare's Much Ado about Nothing.

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