How is the name Beatrice pronounced in French?

Question

My daughter Beatrice is beginning a Jr. High french class and is wondering how her name is pronounced in French. We can't seem to find it in online audio dictionaries. Anyone have first hand knowledge?

Answer 1

Well according to sources I looked up in French it is pronounced  Bee acht riss

...http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia...

Answer 2

Try forvo, there is an audio pronunciation for Beatrice here: http://forvo.com/word/beatrice/

Answer 3

In French her name would be Béatrice, with an acute (or in French, “aigu”) accent on the  first E.

It would be pronounced:

BAY-uh-TREECE

with equal stress on the first and last syllables (maybe a tiny little bit more on the first, actually, although to some degree it is personal preference). As others have alluded, the French R is not like the English R. It is what's referred to as a “uvular fricative,” meaning you roll the R at the back of the throat.

In response to some of the other posters:

The reason mine is different is because, for example, in the US the A in the name Matthew is pronounced very differently than in the UK. Even though the word "bey" is pronounced "bay," it is not a phonetic spelling. Someone might presume "bey" rhymed with "key" or "abbey" if they weren't familiar with the pronunciation of that fairly obscure word. In the US, the A in Matthew is not the same as the "O" sound as in "on," nor is it the same as the "A" in "Pay," which is the sound of the E in the name Béatrice. Not knowing where the asker of the question is from, or who might read this question in the future, I try to use phonetic words that are fairly common to all accents.

Answer 4

beyatreece

the stress is on TREECE

the R is like a french R.

edit: why do i get thumbs down, my pronunciation is exactly the same as Justin's. it's asking for the pronunciation, not for the spelling.

Answer 5

Bi-et-rrrreeeeeees...

with some throat action in r  

Answer 6

BE (With a short E as in Elephant)

A (a pure A as in Matthew)

TRISS.  Get the R from the back of the mouth and the I is as in Bliss.

The emphasis will be in the last syllable.