Bella???

[eloise_herisson]

Tcy:
> Is there any agreement how to pronounce the name Bellatrix?
> 
~Cassie~:
> Well, in the American audio books it is pronounced  bell-LAH-
tricks.  I've 
> also heard the star Bellatrix is pronounced bell-LAY-tricks   among 
my astronomy 
> friends.  


Whereas I, being English (we routinely stress different syllables 
from US English speakers) and harking back to schoolgirl Latin, would 
almost unquestionably evenly stress the three syllables, or put a 
very slight emphasis on the first. Just like the name Bella, only 
with a trix on the end (although of course the derivation is 
different, Bella being the Latin for beautiful and Bellatrix, from 
bellum, war, meaning female warrior). Putting a 'lay' sound in the 
middle and even more, emphasising it, sounds *very* American <g>.

I don't recall offhand how Stephen Fry pronounces it, but I think I 
would have noticed if he pronounced it much differently.

So no, there isn't agreement. ;-) What a boring idea!

~Eloise
wondering if we might find a Black family member named after 
Betelgeuse, also in the constellation Orion, and which is frequently 
pronounced 'Beetle Juice'.