Scottish folks - how to pronounce Beatrice?

[SunnyL]

Beatrice is my mother's middle name and is on our shortlist for girls names. I'm dragging my heels as I'm not entirely sure how I should be pronouncing it.

DH is English and is very clear how he would pronounce it. I'm Scottish and we live in Scotland so want to be sure I pronounce it the way it commonly would be.

So is it:
Bee-ah-trice or
Beer-trice?

Help!

[deste]

Bee-a-triss.

[YouMakeMyDreams]

My mum says bee-a-triss I would lean more towards beer-triss but the r wouldn't be as strong or as obvious as if I was saying beer on its own.

[elor11]

Bee- triss

[CormoranStrike]

Bee a triss, like is is spelt; no random r for me.

[Nospringflower]

Beetriss (Edinburgh) - can't believe Scottish folk are saying beer.

[SunnyL]

Honestly that link to how you say it in Italian is totally swinging me towards putting this at the top of the shortlist. Sounds gorgeous!

[weebarra]

Midlothian here. Bee-a-triss. But a very short "a".

[GreatAuntLavinia]

I'm from West Lothian, but lived in London for 25 years ... my family say 'Beetriss'. I've retained my accent (so I'm told) but would now say 'Bee-ah-triss'. No 'r's!

[derxa]

Pronounce it the Italian way
S Lanarkshire here 'Bee a triss'

[Walkingonsunshine00]

Bee-a-trice! I'm scottish

[ophiotaurus]

Beertriss here Aberdeenshire.

[dotdotdotmustdash]

Edinburgh here. Bee-triss

[SunnyScot89]

beer-tris. I stay in edinburgh.

[lostscot]

Bee triss (Edinburgh)

[tabulahrasa]

Be a triss...from the north west originally now live in the east central belt, I have no idea what accent I have though as it's neither of those really, so maybe geography is a bit irrelevant? Lol

[Tomorrowisanewday]

Bee-triss - I'm in northern scotland x

[Juliecloud]

Beer triss here (from Edinburgh).

[museumum]

Dundonian tbh it's not a name I'd use due to the awkwardness of that bit in the middle. However I say it just doesn't sound right or nice. Sorry.

[LinghamStyle]

Ha! Pleased to see I'm not the only person that hasn't added r to it.

How do all you r-adders say the shortened version then? Beer? Be-ah?

[BloodyDogHairs]

Be-a-triss or Beer-a-triss, it all depends how quickly I say it.

also from Stirling, hi Jessie

[JessieMcJessie]

I don't know - if you ever add an "r" to it (beer-trice) then a few posters on here (myself included) would think that was wrong!

But maybe the casting vote goes to your Mum, whose middle name it is? She must have decided a long time ago how to say it.

[SunnyL]

Thats my problem Jessie - I feel like i pronounce it differently every time I try. its like the more I try the less sure I get of how it should be pronounced.

However I'm pleased to hear there isn't a wrong way judging by the comments on here.

[JessieMcJessie]

How do you pronounce it OP?

[JessieMcJessie]

I too am astounded that any Scottish person would add an "r" where there is none. We don't do it with any other words (like the English "draw-ring") or between words with vowels (like the English call "JessicaR Ennis". )

It's Beet-riss or be-a-triss to me; I'd take the lead from the parents as I think both are acceptable alternatives.

(I'm from Stirling)