Bessy
Diminutive of Elizabeth, Hebrew
"pledged to God"
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Updated Thu Mar 12 2026
Bessy Origin and Meaning
Variation of Bessie
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Bessy Rank in US Top 1000
Famous People Named Bessy
- Bessy Gattowife of actor and comedian Joe Gatto
- Vasileia "Bessy" ArgyrakiGreek pop singer
The name Bessy in Pop Culture
- Bessycow in animated film "Barnyard"
- "Bessy" Belgian comic about a dog named Bessy
- "Bessy Bell and Mary Gray" Scottish folk ballad about two girls who die of the plague
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