Beatrix
[ˈbiːətrɪks]Meaning
from Latin Viatrix, feminine of Viator, "voyager, traveller"
Background Story
Beatrix is a Latin feminine given name, probably from Viatrix, the feminine form of the Latin Viator, meaning "voyager, traveller"; the spelling was later altered by association with Latin beatus, "blessed, happy". It was common among early Christians, and Viatrix or Beatrix was a 4th-century saint strangled during the persecutions of Diocletian. The name became rare in England after the Middle Ages and was revived in the 19th century, more often in the spelling Beatrice. It is used in Catalan, French, Italian, Latvian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Scottish Gaelic, Spanish, Swedish and Welsh, with short forms Bea and Trixie.
Temperament
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