Popular Names
BEATRICE Name
| Name: | BEATRICE |
| Gender: | Female |
| Origin/Usage: | English, French, Italian, Latin |
| Meaning: | Bringer of joy |
Beatrice Arthur: "The head of the school took one look at me-this tall lady with enormous breasts... and a very deep voice-and cast me in all of these classical parts, Clytemnaestra and lots of Shakespeare. Then it came as a great shock after I graduated that Broadway was not hiring young American Shakespearean actors."