Betty

See also: betty and Bettý

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛti/

Proper noun

Betty

1. A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.
   • 1866 Elizabeth Gaskell: Wives and Daughters: Chapter 10:

     People in the last century weren't afraid of homely names; now we are all so smart and fine: no more "Lady Bettys" now.

   • 1991 Peter Hedges, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Simon & Schuster (1999), →ISBN, page 60:

     But Mrs. Betty Carver respects tradition, and this, I'm afraid, is ours. - - - She smells like expensive soap and her teeth are shiny-white. She does not in any way look like her name. It's not her fault that she was born in a time when people believed in names like Wanda, Dottie and Betty. She's more of a Vanessa or Paulina.

Usage notes

• A popular given name in the early 20th century, often in the form Betty Lou.

Translations

female name

• Catalan: Bet
• Latvian: Betija f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Maori: Peti
• Norman: Betté f (Jersey)

Anagrams

• TBYTE, tbyte

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English Betty.

Proper noun

Betty

1. a female given name from English

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Danish

Proper noun

Betty c

1. a female given name from English borrowed from English Betty.

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English Betty.

Proper noun

Betty

1. a female given name from English