Bee

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Short form of BEATRIX and other names beginning with B.

BEATRIX   female   German, Hungarian, Dutch, English (Rare), Late Roman
Probably from Viatrix, a feminine form of the Late Latin name Viator which meant "voyager, traveller". It was a common name amongst early Christians, and the spelling was altered by association with Latin beatus "blessed". Viatrix or Beatrix was a 4th-century saint who was strangled to death during the persecutions of Diocletian.

In England the name became rare after the Middle Ages, but it was revived in the 19th century, more commonly in the spelling Beatrice. Famous bearers include the British author and illustrator Beatrix Potter (1866-1943), the creator of Peter Rabbit, and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (1938-).
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Beatrice, Beatrix, Bridget, Bridgette
EQUIVALENTS
CATALAN: Beatriu
CROATIAN: Brigita
DANISH: Berit, Birgit, Birgitta, Birgitte, Birte, Birthe, Brita, Britt, Britta, Gitte
DUTCH: Beatrix, Brigitta
ENGLISH: Bea, Biddy, Trix, Trixie
FAROESE: Birita
FINNISH: Birgitta, Brita, Piritta, Pirjo, Pirkko, Priita, Riitta
FRENCH: Béatrice, Brigitte
GERMAN: Beatrix, Birgit, Brigitta, Brigitte, Gitta
HUNGARIAN: Beatrix, Brigitta
ICELANDIC: Birgitta
IRISH MYTHOLOGY: Bridget, Brighid, Brigid, Brigit
IRISH: Bedelia, Biddy, Bidelia, Breda, Bríd, Bride, Bridget, Bridie, Brighid, Brigid
ITALIAN: Beatrice, Bice, Brigida
LATE ROMAN: Beatrix, Viatrix
LATVIAN: Beatrise, Brigita
MANX: Breeshey
NORWEGIAN: Berit, Birgit, Birgitta, Birgitte, Brit, Brita, Britt, Britta
POLISH: Beatrycze, Brygida
PORTUGUESE: Beatriz, Bia, Brígida
SCOTTISH: Beitris
SLOVENE: Brigita
SPANISH: Beatriz, Brigida
SWEDISH: Beatrice, Berit, Birgit, Birgitta, Brita, Britt, Britta, Gittan
WELSH: Betrys, Ffraid
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Delia
MASCULINE FORMS
LATE ROMAN: Viator