Entry № 0169 · Latin origin

Bellatrix Bellatrix — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ BEL-ah-triks /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Latin
Meaning
"Female warrior"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Latin)

A name that means "female warrior".

Bellatrix comes from the Latin bellatrix, meaning "female warrior" — the feminine of bellator. The name is also that of the third-brightest star in the constellation Orion (the Amazon Star).

Bellatrix is rising as a girls' name despite its association with the Harry Potter villain Bellatrix Lestrange — parents drawn to the star and the warrior meaning.

Female warrior. The Amazon Star in Orion.

Where Bellatrix stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Bellatrix · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Bellatrixs before her.

Real people
Bellatrix
Rare; few well-known bearers.
In fiction
Bellatrix Lestrange
Character in Harry Potter.
1997 onward

Names connected to Bellatrix.

The number behind Bellatrix.

6

The Nurturer

Bellatrix reduces to six — the number of warrior grace.

Why families chose this name.

"Star in Orion. Female warrior in Latin. Our daughter's namesake."
Sarah · Mother of one · Boulder