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!

[gnat99]

Definitely Be-a-triss or Be-uh-triss for me. But I am Irish so never use that pesky 'intrusive r'!!

Beautiful name.

[SirChenjin]

Bee a triss

Gorgeous name - love love love it

[Suziesome1]

Beertriss

[OvO]

Bee-a-triss. Edinburgh.

[Tiggeryoubastard]

Not Scottish but interested in this. If any of my boys had been girls they would have been Beatrice (19 and in 20's now). My family (the very posh side) had one, it was pronounced, if I can convey it properly, 'Bee er triss' with the 'er'in the middle being said very quickly. My ex said 'Bee ah triss'. Not much difference, but I prefer ours. absolutely gorgeous name, and ours was a lovely, much loved great aunt.

[DontKillMyVibe]

Bee-triss here

Am not Scottish though (Irish)

[Olddear]

Bee-triss in s Lanarkshire

[joyfulworld]

Bee-a-triss sounds good.

[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)

[JessieMcJessie]

How do you pronounce it OP?

[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]

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.

[BloodyDogHairs]

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

also from Stirling, hi Jessie

[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?

[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.

[Juliecloud]

Beer triss here (from Edinburgh).

[Tomorrowisanewday]

Bee-triss - I'm in northern scotland x

[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

[lostscot]

Bee triss (Edinburgh)

[SunnyScot89]

beer-tris. I stay in edinburgh.

[dotdotdotmustdash]

Edinburgh here. Bee-triss

[ophiotaurus]

Beertriss here Aberdeenshire.

[Walkingonsunshine00]

Bee-a-trice! I'm scottish

[derxa]

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