{{Other uses|Beata (disambiguation)}} {{Redirect|Beade|the place in Galicia, Spain|Beade, Ourense}} {{Infobox name | name = Beata | image = Beata Poźniak by Kris Seklecki.tiff | imagesize = | caption = Beata Poźniak | pronunciation = {{Plainlist| * Bee-tah * Beh-tah}} | gender = Female | meaning = Blessed | origin = | related names = Beatrix, Beatrice, Beatriz | footnotes = | languageorigin = Latin | derivative = From Latin "beatus" | usage = Eastern Europe, Central Europe | alternative spelling = Beate, Beade, Beáta | name day = {{Plainlist| * May 9th (Croatia) * March 8th (Denmark, Lithuania and Poland) * December 2nd (Sweden)}} | masculine = Beat }}
'''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".<ref>''Behind the Name''. [http://www.behindthename.com/name/beata "Given Name Beata"]. Retrieved on 22 January 2016.</ref><ref>''Behind the Name''. [http://www.behindthename.com/name/beate "Given Name Beate"]. Retrieved on 22 January 2016.</ref> 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 * {{anbl|Beata Kollmats}} * 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== * Beat (male given name) * Beatus (male given name)
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