How Do you Pronounce Beatrice?

General Name Discussion
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What is the proper pronunciation of [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]? Is it Beet-triss or Bee-a-triss?

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I pronounce it with three syllables, as bee-uh-tris :honeybee:

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I have heard it pronounced both ways. I think it depends on accent or dialect or family preference.

There are also different pronunciations in different languages (notably Italian, beh-ah-TREE-cheh).

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BEE-uh-tris in [name_f]English[/name_f]
beh-ah-TREES- in Spanish

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As someone in the American [name_m]South[/name_m], I would say BEE-uh-triss.

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I think both are legitimate :person_shrugging: just depends where you are and what you like best.

I say it kind of like Beer-triss (I guess closer to Beet-triss)

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I pronounce it with three syllables but neither way would be exactly wrong…

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bee-a-tris / bee-uh-tris

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I think both are correct. It just depends on which feels right to you, in this case.

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I think there are a lot of ways to say that name.
I pronounce it “Bee - a - tris.”

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bee-a-trice for me!

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beh-ah-TREE-cheh because I am Italian

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I say all three syllables, but when I’m talking at normal speed, it sounds more like two.

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I pronounce it Bee-triss

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This one!

Wow, these are both so much prettier! (I personally don’t care for Beatrice in English)

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I say BEE-uh-triss. I do have a friend who says BEE-triss with just two syllables, too.

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I say BEE-uh-triss.

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BEE-ə-tris. I’ve never heard BEET-ris.

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I do say it with 3 syllables like Bee-uh-Tris but the a is very soft and almost gets lost so it sounds almost like Bee-Tris. I think I heard bay-uh-tree-see once and really liked that

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I say bee-a-triss

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