Beatriz
Beatriz is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese female first name. It corresponds to the Latin name Beatrix and the English and Italian name Beatrice. The name in Latin means 'brings joy' and in other languages also means 'she who brings others happiness'. It became relatively popular in Japan as Beatorisu with the Japanese-Brazilian immigration to Japan in recent years.
Given name
Royalty / Nobility
- Infanta Beatriz of Spain, Infanta of Spain, daughter of King Alfonso XIII and Victoria Eugenie of Battenburg
- Beatriz of Portugal, Queen of Castile and León
- Beatriz of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu, Duchess of Viseu
- Beatriz of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy, Duchess Consort of Savoy, Infanta of Portugal
- Beatriz, Countess of Arundel, Portuguese Noblewoman
- Beatriz de Suabia, Queen of Castile and León
- Beatriz de Bobadilla, 15th Century Spanish Noblewoman and Courtier
- Beatriz de Bobadilla y Ossorio, 16th Century Spanish Mistress of the Canary Islands
- Beatriz de Castro Osorio, 3rd Countess of Lemos, wife of Dinis of Braganza, Count of Lemos
- Beatriz Clara Coya Princess of the Inca Empire
- Beatriz Pereira de Alvim, Portuguese noblewoman
- Beatriz de la Cueva, Spanish colonial governor
- Beatriz of Swabia, Holy Roman Empress
Athletes
- Beatriz Araujo, Argentine former professional tennis player
- Bea Beltrán, Spanish footballer
- Beatriz Bezerra, Brazilian competitive swimmer
- Beatriz Camuñas, Mexican swimmer
- Beatriz Capotosto, Argentine athlete who specialised in the sprint hurdles
- Beatriz Carneiro, Brazilian Paralympic swimmer
- Beatriz Gomes, Portuguese sprint canoer
- Beatriz Gómez Cortés, Spanish swimmer
- Beatriz Cruz, retired track and field athlete
- Beatriz Zaneratto João, known as Bia Zaneratto, Brazilian professional footballer
- Ana Beatriz, Brazilian racing driver
- Beatriz Briones, Mexican sprint kayaker
- Beatriz Manchón, Spanish sprint canoer
- Beatriz Escribano, Spanish handball player
- Gigi Fernández, former tennis player
- Beatriz Martins, Portuguese trampoline gymnast
- Beatriz Martín, Spanish judoka
- Beatriz Recari, Spanish professional golfer
- Beatriz Souza, Brazilian judoka
- Beatriz Vaz e Silva, commonly known as Bia Vaz, Brazilian soccer coach and former player
- Beatríz Vílchez, Cuban female volleyball player
- Beatriz Pérez, Spanish field hockey midfielder
- Beatriz Lucero Lhuillier, Philippine athlete who won Olympic medals in gymnastics and taekwondo
- Beatriz Sánchez, Spanish basketball player
- Beatriz Mesquita, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor
- Beatriz Corrales, Spanish badminton player
- Beatriz Neila, Spanish motorcycle racer
- Beatriz Pellón, Spanish professional tennis and field hockey player
- Beatriz Mendoza, Paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category T12 sprint events
- Beatriz Flamenco, hurdler from El Salvador
- Beatriz Flamini, Spanish extreme athlete and mountaineer
- Beatriz Parra Salas, known as Bea Parra, Spanish footballer
- Beatriz Ferrer-Salat, Spanish equestrian
- Beatriz Haddad Maia, Brazilian professional tennis player
- Beatriz Hatz, American Paralympic athlete who competes in long jump and sprinting events
- Beatriz Prades Insa, known as Bea Prades, Spanish footballer
- Beatriz Travalon, breaststroke swimmer from Brazil
- Beatriz Monteiro, Portuguese Para-badminton player
- Beatriz Padrón, Costa Rican swimmer
- Beatriz Ortiz, Spanish female water polo player
- Beatriz Santiago, Spanish long-distance runner
- Beatriz Ros, Spanish long-distance runner
- Beatriz Dávila, Argentine wheelchair basketball player
- Beatriz Dizotti, Brazilian swimmer
- Beatriz Castillo, Cuban sprinter
- Beatriz Francisco, Brazilian group rhythmic gymnast
- Beatriz Ferreira, Brazilian professional boxer
- Beatriz Feres, Brazilian synchronized swimmer, model and actress
- Beatriz Linhares, Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
- Beatriz Futuro, Brazilian rugby sevens player
- Beatriz Pascual, Spanish race walker
- Beatriz Pirón, Dominican weightlifter
- Bea de Leon, Filipino basketball player
- Beatriz Fernández, Spanish handball player
- Beatriz Martínez, Spanish sport shooter
- Beatriz García, Spanish international football midfielder
- Beatriz Vieira, Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
Ballet Dancers
- Beatriz Consuelo, Brazilian-Swiss ballerina and dance instructor
- Beatriz Stix-Brunell, American ballet dancer
Chess Players
- Beatriz Marinello, Chilean-born American chess player
- Beatriz Alfonso Nogue, Spanish chess player
Academics
- Beatriz Amendola, Uruguayan-American radiation oncologist
- Beatriz Amélia Alves de Sousa Oliveira Basto da Silva, Portuguese Academic
- Beatriz Barbuy, Brazilian astrophysicist
- Beatriz Barba, Mexican academic, anthropologist, and archaeologist
- Beatriz Susana Cougnet de Roederer, pioneer of Argentine physics, specializing in the field of cosmic radiation and high-speed physics
- Beatriz Galindo, Spanish physician and educator
- Beatriz Jaguaribe, Brazilian communications professor and editor
- María Beatriz Nofal, Argentine economist
- Beatriz García Vasallo, Spanish Academic
- Beatriz Nascimento, Afro-Brazilian academic and activist
- Beatriz Luna, developmental neuroscientist
- Paul B. Preciado, Spanish Philosopher
- Beatriz Cortez, Los Angeles–based artist and scholar from El Salvador
- Beatriz Noheda, professor at the University of Groningen and the director of the Groningen Cognitive Systems and Materials Center
- Beatriz Santos Arrascaeta, Uruguayan writer, educator, singer and activist of African descent
- Beatriz Rico, professor of developmental neurobiology at King's College London
- Beatriz Roldán Cuenya, Spanish physicist working in surface science and catalysis
- Beatriz Ghirelli Argentinian engineer, pioneer of standardisation practices
- Beatriz Francisca de Assis Brandão, Neoclassical or Arcadian Brazilian poet, translator, musician, educator and early feminist
- Beatriz Maggi, Cuban essayist, professor, and literary critic
- Beatriz Miranda Galarza, Ecuadorian researcher
- Beatriz Colomina, Historian
Religious Figures
- Beatriz of Silva, Christian saint
- Dona Beatriz, Congolese prophet known as Kimpa Vita
- Beatriz Ferrari, Uruguayan church official
Activists
- Beatriz Ramírez Abella, Uruguayan activist
- Carolina Beatriz Ângelo, Portuguese feminist and suffragist
- Beatriz Pinheiro, Portuguese writer concerned with improving the rights of women
- Beatriz Peniche Barrera, writer, teacher and Mexican feminist
- Paula Beatriz, Brazilian activist and educator
Artists
- Dulce Beatriz, Cuban-born artist
- Beatriz Milhazes, Brazilian artist
- Beatriz Pacheco Pereira, Portuguese writer, teacher, sculptor, columnist, critic and specialist in Portuguese cinema
- Beatriz Mejia-Krumbein, Colombian artist
- Beatriz Santiago Muñoz, artist based in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Beatriz Zamora, Mexican artist
- Beatriz Helena Ramos, artist, entrepreneur, film director, producer and illustrator
- Beatriz Caso, Mexican sculptor
- Beatriz de la Fuente, Mexican Art Historian
- Beatriz González, Colombian painter, sculptor, critic, curator and art historian
Authors / Poets / Journalists
- Beatriz Bracher, Brazilian author
- Beatriz Doumerc, Argentine author of children's literature
- Beatriz Williams, American author
- Beatriz Hernanz, Spanish poet and critic
- Beatriz Bernal, Spanish author
- Beatriz Cienfuegos, Spanish editor and journalist
- Beatriz Copello, Australian writer, poet, playwright and psychologist
- Beatriz Sarlo, Argentine literary and cultural critic
- Beatriz Guido, Argentine novelist and screenwriter
- Beatriz Villacañas, poet, essayist and literary critic
Musicians
- Beatriz Parra Durango, Ecuadorian classical soprano
- Beatriz de Dia, the most famous of the trobairitz
- Beatritz de Romans, a Trobairitz
- Beatriz Balzi, Argentinean pianist, professor and musicologist
- Beatriz Bilbao, Venezuelan composer
- Beatriz Pichi Malen, stage name of Norma Beatriz Berretta, Argentine singer of Mapuche origin
- Beatriz Renta, Argentine composer, musicologist, and pedagogue
- Beatriz Luengo, Spanish musician
- Beatriz Adriana, Mexican singer of ranchera
- Beatriz da Conceição, Portuguese fado singer
- Beatriz Lockhart, Uruguayan pianist, music educator and composer
- Beatriz Ferreyra, Argentine composer
Politicians and Public Servants
- Beatriz Rojkés de Alperovich, Argentine politician
- Beatriz Argimón, Uruguayan politician
- Beatriz Artolazabal, Spanish politician
- Beatriz Allende, Chilean Socialist politician and revolutionary
- Beatriz Corredor, Spanish lawyer and politician
- Beatriz Merino, the only female prime minister of Peru
- Beatriz Hevia, Chilean politician
- Beatriz Carrillo, Spanish politician and lawyer
- Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller, Former First lady of Mexico
- Beatriz Valle, Honduran politician
- Beatriz Porée, Jersey politician
- Beatriz Cervantes Mandujano, Mexican politician
- Beatriz Paredes Rangel, Mexican politician
- Beatriz Rosselló, Former First Lady of Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican politician
- Beatriz Sánchez, Chilean journalist and politician
- Beatriz Ofelia de León, First female President of the Supreme Court of Guatemala
- Beatriz Jiménez Linuesa, Spanish politician
- Beatriz Buchili, Mozambican lawyer
- Beatriz Zavala, Mexican politician
- Beatriz Magaloni, Mexican political scientist
- Beatriz Fanjul, Spanish politician
Models
- Ana Beatriz Barros,, Brazilian model
Architects
- Beatriz del Cueto, Cuban-Born Puerto Rican Architect
- Beatriz Ramo, Spanish Architect and Urbanist
- Beatriz Peschard, Mexican architect