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Viatrix, from the Latin verb viare (to travel), means travelling woman. The name Beatrix was derived from the Latin verb beare, to bless, make happy. Beata means blessed woman (when the adjective in the feminine form is used as a noun). Beatrix means a lady who brings blessings, or who makes others happy. Beatrix is the female form of Beator (a man who brings blessings): in the same way that you have actor and actrix (actress) (from the Latin verb agere, to do), you have beator and beatrix. The French form is Beatrice and the Spanish form is Beatriz (note: actor and actriz in Spanish). Here is a poem: http://www.abbeyclock.com/beatriz.html
I write this message in response to this previous message:
It means "voyager":
BEATRIX f English, German
Pronounced: BEE-a-triks
From Viatrix, a feminine form of the Late Latin name Viator which meant "voyager, traveller". The spelling of the name was altered by association with Latin beatus "blessed". This was the name of a 4th-century saint who was strangled to death after her brothers were beheaded.
Here are names that mean "blessed"/"lucky"/"happy"/"joy":
Beata
Benedicta / Bettina (2)
Edina
Edmunda - See Edmund for meaning
Edrica - See Edric for meaning
Fortunata - See Fortunato for meaning
Gwenda
Wendy
Felicity / Felicia
Zelda
Gay / Gaye - In the 1800s, "gay" meant "happy" (still does, actually) and didn't have the association of "homosexual"
Mehetabel
Chara
Letitia / Lettice
Abigail
Aliza
Farah
Joy
Happy
Rowena
Hope this helps!
Miranda
I write this message in response to this previous message:
It means "voyager":
BEATRIX f English, German
Pronounced: BEE-a-triks
From Viatrix, a feminine form of the Late Latin name Viator which meant "voyager, traveller". The spelling of the name was altered by association with Latin beatus "blessed". This was the name of a 4th-century saint who was strangled to death after her brothers were beheaded.
Here are names that mean "blessed"/"lucky"/"happy"/"joy":
Beata
Benedicta / Bettina (2)
Edina
Edmunda - See Edmund for meaning
Edrica - See Edric for meaning
Fortunata - See Fortunato for meaning
Gwenda
Wendy
Felicity / Felicia
Zelda
Gay / Gaye - In the 1800s, "gay" meant "happy" (still does, actually) and didn't have the association of "homosexual"
Mehetabel
Chara
Letitia / Lettice
Abigail
Aliza
Farah
Joy
Happy
Rowena
Hope this helps!
Miranda
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Meanings are difficult, aren't they? Look at Dante - there we have good old Beatrice guiding him through the various levels of Paradise, so she's acting as a viatrix; but she can only do that because she's already beatrix herself!
And, in spite of the popularity of Travis at present, my guess is that the overwhelming majority of parents down the centuries have had the idea of happy blessings in mind when naming their daughters Beatrice, not the idea of Life's Journey. So, what can we say about the meaning? What is the meaning of "nice"? We all know, until we consult a good etymological dictionary! Same with "silly". And nobody would claim that a silly idea is a divinely-inspired one on the basis of the word's history.
I'm the mother and the daughter of a Beatrice - my mother got it from her 19th-century relatives, who had copied Queen Victoria - who used it for her youngest daughter, I think. One of her large family, anyway! And I'd be amazed if the idea of travel ever crossed the royal mind, any more than the idea of blessings crossed mine! The meaning it has for me is: my mother, my daughter. Having said that, they are both wonderful people who love travelling ...
To take it a step further - what does Marilyn mean today? Plump, plain elderly ladies? Miss Monroe? Mary + Lyn? All three ... ? Not to mention Elvis and Errol. There's much more to meaning than etymology!
And, in spite of the popularity of Travis at present, my guess is that the overwhelming majority of parents down the centuries have had the idea of happy blessings in mind when naming their daughters Beatrice, not the idea of Life's Journey. So, what can we say about the meaning? What is the meaning of "nice"? We all know, until we consult a good etymological dictionary! Same with "silly". And nobody would claim that a silly idea is a divinely-inspired one on the basis of the word's history.
I'm the mother and the daughter of a Beatrice - my mother got it from her 19th-century relatives, who had copied Queen Victoria - who used it for her youngest daughter, I think. One of her large family, anyway! And I'd be amazed if the idea of travel ever crossed the royal mind, any more than the idea of blessings crossed mine! The meaning it has for me is: my mother, my daughter. Having said that, they are both wonderful people who love travelling ...
To take it a step further - what does Marilyn mean today? Plump, plain elderly ladies? Miss Monroe? Mary + Lyn? All three ... ? Not to mention Elvis and Errol. There's much more to meaning than etymology!
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Um, how'd you get an ancient post of mine?
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search for it in the archives (the link to the archives is at the top of the page).
I searched for voyager and voila!
http://www.behindthename.com/messages/36003.html
search for it in the archives (the link to the archives is at the top of the page).
I searched for voyager and voila!
http://www.behindthename.com/messages/36003.html
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