Beata or Beate is a female given name or Portuguese surname that occurs in several cultures and languages, including Italian, German, Polish, and Swedish, and which is derived from the Latin beatus, meaning “blessed“.[1][2] Variants include Bea, Beade and Beáta. The name may refer to:
- Beata Asimakopoulou (1932–2009), Greek actress
- Beate Bille, (born 1976), Danish actress
- Beata Brookes (1930–2015), British politician
- Beata Bublewicz (born 1975), Polish politician
- Beate Bühler (born 1964), German volleyball player
- Beata Gosiewska (born 1971), Polish politician
- Beata Harju (born 1990), Finnish actress and filmmaker
- Beate Heister (born 1951), German billionaire
- Beata Kaczmarska (born 1970), Polish race walker
- Beata Kitsikis (1907–1986), Greek politician
- Beate Klarsfeld (born 1939), German Nazi hunter
- Beata Kozidrak (born 1960), Polish singer
- Beata Losman (born 1938), Swedish archivist
- Beate Meißner (born 1982), German politician
- Beata Mikołajczyk (born 1985), Polish sprint canoer
- Beate von Miquel (born 1968), German academic
- Beata Obertyńska (1898–1980), Polish writer
- Beata Papp (born 1985), Finnish figure skater
- Beata Pozniak (born 1960), Polish actress
- Beata Rosenhane (1638–1674), Swedish writer
- Beate Sirota (1923–2012), American performing arts presenter
- Beata Sokołowska-Kulesza (born 1974), Polish sprint canoer
- Beata Sabina Straas (died 1773), Swedish actress
- Beata Szydło (born 1963), Polish politician and prime minister
- Beata Tyszkiewicz (born 1938), Polish actress
- Beate Uhse-Rotermund (1919–2001), German pilot and entrepreneur
- Beate Zschäpe (born 1975), German convicted neo-Nazi terrorist
See also
References
- ^ Behind the Name. “Given Name Beata”. Retrieved on 22 January 2016.
- ^ Behind the Name. “Given Name Beate”. Retrieved on 22 January 2016.