Bettie
[ˈbɛti]Meaning
diminutive of Elizabeth, Bethany and Bethia
Background Story
Bettie is a feminine given name, commonly a diminutive of Elizabeth and Bethany. In Latin America it is also a common diminutive of Beatriz, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Beatrix. In the 17th and 18th centuries it was more often a diminutive of Bethia.
Variations
Betty, Bettie
Related Names
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Diminutive of Elizabeth
Bessie
Diminutive of Elizabeth, from Bess + -ie
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Brinly
No documented meaning; recorded as an English feminine given name
Byrdie
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Adelyn
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Bambie
No documented meaning in the sources checked
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