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Beatriz (Spanish: [be.aˈtɾiθ], Portuguese: [bi.ɐˈtɾiʃ]) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese female first name. It corresponds to the Latin name Beatrix and the English and Italian name Beatrice .
Bea, Beata, Beate, Beatrice, Béatrice, Beatriz, Trix, Trixie Beatrix is a Latin feminine given name, most likely derived from Viatrix , a feminine form of the Late Latin name Viator which meant "voyager, traveller" and later influenced in spelling by association with the Latin word beatus or "blessed". [ 8 ]
The Spanish and Portuguese form is Beatriz. The popularity of Beatrice spread because of Dante Alighieri's poetry about the Florentine woman Beatrice Portinari. Dante presents Beatrice as being worthy of speaking for God, making her a holy individual. [3] The name is rising in popularity in the United Kingdom. It is also gaining popularity in ...
For example, in the name José Ignacio López de Arriortúa, the composite surname López de Arriortúa is a single surname, despite Arriortúa being the original family name. This can lead to confusion because the Spanish López and the Basque Arriortúa are discrete surnames in Spanish and Basque respectively.
Beatrice (Portuguese: Beatriz, pronounced [bi.ɐˈtɾiʃ]; 7–13 February 1373 – c. 1420) was the only surviving legitimate child of King Ferdinand I of Portugal and his wife, Leonor Teles. She became Queen consort of Castile by marriage to King John I of Castile.
Examples of popular Portuguese names are António, João, José, Francisco, Pedro or Manuel (for men) and Maria, Ana, Isabel, Teresa or Joana (for women). In recent decades there has been a popularity rise for ancient historical names such as Gonçalo, Bernardo, Vasco, Afonso, Leonor, Catarina or Beatriz. If one of the parents is not Portuguese ...
Preysler was born in Manila, Philippines, the third of six children to a wealthy family.She attended a private Roman Catholic school. Her father, Carlos Preysler y Pérez de Tagle, was the executive director of Philippine Airlines and one of the board of directors of the Banco Español de Manila (Spanish Bank of Manila), [5] while her mother, María Beatriz Arrastía y Reinares, was the owner ...
The Anusim were Jews who were forced to convert and accept the religion of the country they lived in but continued to secretly maintain their attachment to the religion and the Jewish people. In Europe, the Jews were often forced to accept the Christian religion, and in Asia and North Africa, the Islamic religion (for example, Mashhadi Jews).