July 29
Why this day? Bea is a short form of Beatrice, 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 Beatrice. It keeps its origin (Italian (Beatrix, reworking of Viatrix with influence from beatus)) and meaning — she who makes happy, she who bestows bliss, and shares its name day, July 29.
On birth records, Bea is rarely written as such: the Beas are Beatrices (71,732 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Beatrice page. Bea is also a short form of Rebecca, Beatrice Maria, Rebecca Maria.
Bea is a short form of Beatrice, which means she who makes happy, she who bestows bliss.
July 29, together with Beatrice: 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 Beatrice.
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