August 17
Why this day? Bea is a short form of Beatriz, and shares its name day.
Bea is celebrated in the United States, Italy and Germany on July 29; Spain, Brazil and Argentina on August 17; France on February 13.
Bea is a short form of Beatriz. It keeps its origin (Latin) and meaning — she who makes happy / the blessed one, and shares its name day, August 17.
On birth records, Bea is rarely written as such: the Beas are Beatrizs (122,329 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Beatriz page. Bea is also a short form of Béatrice, Arabella.
Bea is a short form of Beatriz, which means she who makes happy / the blessed one.
August 17, together with Beatriz: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Beatriz.
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