The surname Beatrice and its variants originate in the feminine personal name of Latin root Beatrix. According to A. Bongioanni, this name was already in use before achieving great renown through Dante, and it also spread through the cult of figures such as the Blessed Beatrice d'Este. He also notes that from the abbreviated affectionate form Bice derives the Lombard surname Bicetti, which shows the capacity of the name to generate family variants.

For his part, E. Rossoni indicates that the medieval name Beatrice can be interpreted as an altered form of the Latin Viatrix, whose original meaning was "she who journeys through life". Over time, by association with the term beatus ("happy", "blessed"), the name acquired the sense of "she who brings happiness", which reinforces its positive and auspicious character within the onomastic tradition.

Taken together, both interpretations agree in pointing to an anthroponymic origin of great antiquity, linked both to the Latin tradition and to Christian and literary culture. The transformation of this name into a surname reflects the importance of female figures within lineages, as well as the persistence of names charged with symbolic meaning over time.