Beatriz

Beh-ah-treez
Spanish and Portuguese variation of Beatrice
"she who brings happiness; blessed"

Beatriz Origin and Meaning

The name Beatriz is a girl's name of Spanish, Portuguese origin meaning "she who brings happiness; blessed".

Attractive translation of Beatrice, popular with Hispanic parents. Beatriz is currently a Top 10 girl name in Portugal.

The original Latin form of the name, Beatrix, was in early sources spelled Viatrix, meaning "voyager". They may have been two commonly-confused names, or the spelling could have been deliberately changed to resemble the Latin word beatus, "blessed". Either way, there is room for both meanings in this name's rich history.

# 931 in the US

Beatriz Rank in US Top 1000

Beatriz Popularity

Famous People Named Beatriz

  • (Martha) Beatriz Merino (Lucero)
    first woman prime minister of Peru
  • Beatriz "Bia" Feres
    Brazilian synchronized swimmer and model, twin of Branca Feres
  • Beatriz de Toledo Segall
    Brazilian actress
  • Beatriz Costa
    Portuguese actress
  • Beatriz Luengo
    Spanish singer,actress
  • Beatriz Recari (Eransus)
    Spanish golfer
  • Ana Beatriz Barros
    Brazilian model
  • Beatriz Michelena
    Venezuelan,American actress during the silent film era
  • Beatriz Zaneratto Joao
    Brazilian football player
  • Beatriz "Bia" Vaz e Silva
    Brazilian football player
  • Beatriz Isabel Federica Alfonsa Eugénie Cristina Maria Teresia Bienvenida Ladislàa de Borbón y Battenberg (b. 1909
    d. 2002), Infanta of Spain, Princess Consort of Civitella,Cesi; daughter of Alfonso XIII of Spain and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg; granddaughter of Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom

Beatriz in Pop Culture

  • Beatriz "Bea" Aguilar
    character in "The Shadow of the Wind" and its sequel by Carlos Ruiz Zafon