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How do you pronounce Beatrice and where are you from?

188 replies

Crunchymum · 25/05/2019 21:37

Ball park on location of course

"Beer-triss" - South East

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PissOffPeppa · 26/05/2019 19:20

Beer-triss. Non rhotic

I know the r thing annoys those with rhotic accents but I’m not sure how else to spell it phonetically. It’s not exactly bih-triss but it’s not bee-a-triss either. It just sounds exactly like beer in my accent. I don’t pronounce beer like “bee-ah”.

Starrynights86 · 26/05/2019 19:17

Bee-a-triss.

lavtriesagain · 26/05/2019 19:12

Be-a-triss. But the a is said quite quickly. I’m from East of England

BendydickCuminsnatch · 26/05/2019 19:11

3 syllables, no R

Bee-ah-triss.

South east

VerbenaGirl · 26/05/2019 19:09

Beer-triss- edge of East Anglia, heading towards Essex, but from Suffolk.

RaffertyFair · 26/05/2019 19:06

We say Bea-ah-triss for our Bea (as in pea).

Never heard it pronounced Beer-triss.

The thing is Snipples that many people pronounce "beer" as bee-a, so for them bee-ah-triss and beer-triss would be pretty much the same when spoken.

Snipples · 26/05/2019 18:54

We say Bea-ah-triss for our Bea (as in pea).

Never heard it pronounced Beer-triss. I'm from NI.

peigi · 26/05/2019 18:28

"bee trist". Fife

Greenandcabbagelooking · 26/05/2019 18:10

Beer-triss

MikeUniformMike · 26/05/2019 18:08

Bee-uh-Triss

Whoops75 · 26/05/2019 17:33

Bee a tris

Ireland ( south)

SmellMySmellbow · 26/05/2019 17:32

Bee - uh - triss. 3 syllables, stress on Bee. South-East born.

CitadelsofScience · 26/05/2019 17:31

Bee ah triss, south east and it's a family name.

kaytee87 · 26/05/2019 17:30

@SoupDragon I understand the accent difference but surely you know there's not meant to be an R sound there? I'm genuinely not trying to be goady. I just never understand why people type an R in on these threads.

SoupDragon · 26/05/2019 17:28

Beer-trice SE England

I'm wondering if many of those pronouncing it beer-triss are using the same invisible "r" as is often found in their bath?

Or maybe, like a large proportion of the population of the UK, they have a non-rhotic accent. 🙄

RedSheep73 · 26/05/2019 17:22

Beer-triss. How else?

Hertfordshire.

CalamityJess · 26/05/2019 17:22

Bea to rhyme with pea

CalamityJess · 26/05/2019 17:21

Beer-triss

Midlands

TatianaLarina · 26/05/2019 17:16

I say Beer triss, it’s one of my names.

Or Indomitable Bea for anyone who read Hideous Kinky.

PeachandBee · 26/05/2019 16:47

I have a Beatrice, pn Bee-ah-triss. Nickname Bea to rhyme with Pea, or Bebe. We are Milton Keynes but I'm originally west country.

redwoodmazza · 26/05/2019 16:21

Bee-a-triss
I'm originally from the Midlands.

Enko · 26/05/2019 16:05

Bee Ah Triss

SE and I know 3 not one of them are called Beer Triss so I find it interesting so many form SE have said that is how they say it.

Fulltimemummy85 · 26/05/2019 15:56

Bea eer trisss Yorkshire

Pinkvoid · 26/05/2019 05:43

Same as you, I’m from Yorkshire.

mathanxiety · 26/05/2019 05:37

BEE-uh-triss.

Originally from Dublin.

NN Bay-a, or Bee.

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