How do you pronounce Beatrice?

Girl Names
1

See the results of this poll: How would you pronounce Beatrice?

Respondents: 62 (This poll is closed)

  • Bee-ah-tris (3 syllables) : 58 (94%)
  • Bee-tris (2 syllables) : 4 (6%)
  • Other: 0 (0%)
2

I pr with three syllables. I think it’s prettier that way, though the Italian pronunciation with four syllables is glorious.

3

I love the nn [name_f]Bea[/name_f]:slight_smile:

4

I say [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-uh-tris, with 3 syllables. And I’d assume that a majority or at least half and half would say it the same way, so I doubt it would be an issue, and it’s not too difficult to fix I would think. I really like [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] and love [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], but my mum says them both with [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-AY at the beginning instead of [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-uh, so that’s something else to look out for apparently ;). But as I said, I don’t think it would be difficult to rectify; the way you say it seems to be the most common way in English speaking countries or at least the UK in my experience.

5

I say [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-uh-trice. I have heard the [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-trice pronunciation sometimes, but I much prefer with three syllables.

6

Same here! [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] with three syllables is stunning and one of my favorite names ever.

7

I actually have never heard anyone irl say anything other than [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-uh-tris, I didn’t realize there were other pronounciations until I got on nameberry. The three syllable way is still my favorite.

8

I pronounce it with 3 syllables.

9

I’ve never heard it with two syllables. I prefer the pronunciation [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-uh-tris.

10

[name_f]Bee[/name_f] uh triss

11

Be-uh-tris me personally.

12

I pronounce it [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], more bee-uh-triss than bee-ah-triss. I can see that if you’re speaking quickly or in certain accents it would sound like bee-triss though, like it was 2 syllables or 2.5 (the middle one short/swallowed a bit).

13

I pronounce [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] with 3 syllables, more bee-uh-triss than bee-ah-triss. I can see that if you’re speaking quickly or in certain accents it would sound like bee-triss though, like it was 2 syllables or 2.5 (the middle one short/swallowed a bit).

14

In Australia, with our lazy way of saying things… it usually comes across as “beer-trice”. So there is a hint of the “uh” sound in the middle, but it really is only said with two syllables.

15

[name_f]Bee[/name_f]-uh-tris; not so much [name_f]Bee[/name_f]-[name_m]AH[/name_m]-tris, but definitely three syllables. I hear the two syllable pronunciation sometimes, but it’s typically just people speaking quickly!

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I say it with 3 syllables, but kind of quickly so the middle syllable is really just barely said, if that makes sense. I think that might be why some people think is is 2 and some think it is 3. If you’re really annunciating, it is clearly 3, but if you say it kind of quickly it can sound like 2.