Bette

Diminutive of Elizabeth

"pledged to God"

Bette Origin and Meaning

The name Bette is a girl's name of Hebrew origin.

Pronounced a la Bette (Betty) Davis or Bette (Bet) Midler, a twentieth-century relic. Though if the equally vintage Betty comes back, Bette may be close behind.

Bette Rank in US Top 1000

# 991 in the US

Popularity of the name Bette

• 1969 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Bette

• Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis American actress
• Bette Midler American singer/actress
• Elizabeth "Bette" Cooper Miss America 1937
• Bette Jean Greene American children's novelist
• Bette Franke Dutch model
• (Bette) Joy Philbin American TV personality; wife of Regis Philbin
• Bette Claire Nesmith Graham American inventor of White,Out; mother of musician Michael Nesmith of The Monkees
• Bette Joan Henritze American actress
• Bette Bao Lord Chinese,American activist
• Bette Ford (born Harriet Elizabeth Dingeldein) American actress, model and bullfighter
• Bette Gordon American film director
• Bette Bright (born Anne Martin) English rock singer of band Deaf School
• Bette Bourne stage name of Peter Bourne, English drag queen and actor
• Bette McLaurin American R&B singer
• Bette Grayson American actress; wife of playwright Clifford Odets

The name Bette in Pop Culture

• Lisbeth "Bette" Fischer main character in"Cousin Bette," novel by Honoré de Balzac and later film
• Bette Porter Jennifer Beals's character in TV's "The L Word"
• Bette Kane aka Bat Girl and Flamebird, character in DC comics
• Bette Tattler conjoined twin character on TV's "American Horror Story: Freak Show"; twin of sister Dot
• Bette San Souci aka Plastique character on TV's "The Flash"
• Bette Katzenkazrahi character on American soap "Sunset Beach"
• Bette Tremont character in novel/film "Dad"
• Bette Noir character in comic book series "Iredeemable"
• "Bette Davis Eyes " 1974 song by Kim Carnes