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How do you pronounce Beatrix?

45 replies

whatwouldyadoooo · 16/01/2024 16:36

Is it like Beer-trix or Bee-trix? Or something totally different?!

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LapinR0se · 16/01/2024 16:38

I say Bee-tricks (I’m Irish)

however I live in Geneva and the French would say Bay-ah-treex

catelynjane · 16/01/2024 16:40

Bee-a-tricks.

MaloneMeadow · 16/01/2024 16:40

Beah - trix

MailMe1 · 16/01/2024 16:40

I read that as you asking how to pronounce Brexit 😂

Noshferatu · 16/01/2024 16:42

Beer tricks

IBegYourBiggestPardon · 16/01/2024 16:45

Beah- trix

gluggle · 16/01/2024 16:47

Bee-trix

whatwouldyadoooo · 16/01/2024 16:49

So like Leah with a B and then tricks?

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MaloneMeadow · 16/01/2024 16:52

Yes, like Leah. A bit less emphasis on the ‘uh’ sound though

ImCamembertTheBigCheese · 16/01/2024 16:52

Bee-ah-triss

Gowlett · 16/01/2024 16:53

Bee-ah-tricks.

AnnoyedByAlfieBear · 16/01/2024 16:54

Beer-trix

I have a Beatrice and she's been called Bee-triss before instead of Beer-triss.

LilyLemonade · 16/01/2024 16:54

Beer-tricks

SoOutingWhoCares · 16/01/2024 16:54

BEE-uh-tricks

muddyford · 16/01/2024 16:56

Beer-trix.

LittleBeetrix · 16/01/2024 17:12

My dd’s name.

I say Bay-a-tricks, her dad goes heavy/low on the BAY-a as he’s Dutch with an accent. It’s a more common name in Netherlands but we have met one here.

I called her little-bee when small.

ThreeRingCircus · 16/01/2024 17:31

Bee a tricks

Whattodo2024 · 16/01/2024 17:40

Beer - tricks

MadeOfAllWork · 16/01/2024 17:44

Beah tricks.

People writing beer tricks, do you say drawer and draw the same? I do but others pronounce the r. So to me beah, bee uh and beer all sound the same.

Quitelikeacatslife · 16/01/2024 17:44

Beer triss

mathanxiety · 16/01/2024 17:45

Bee-uh-trix

Heather37231 · 16/01/2024 17:45

Be-a-tricks but the middle “a” is very unstressed and almost inaudible, almost sounds like beetroot with tricks instead of oot.

Beer-trix isn’t a good way to write a suggested pronounciation because a good proportion of readers of this thread will be rhotic speakers ie we pronounce the “r” at the end of a word. So we are just thinking “why would anyone insert an “r” that is not there?

AfterTheSummer · 16/01/2024 17:45

Beer-tricks (non-rhotic accent)

penjil · 16/01/2024 17:56

BEE-uh-trix

Moier · 16/01/2024 18:06

No X or ck's.
Beer triss