Betsey - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Betsey \b(e)-tsey, bet-sey\ is a variant of Betsy (English), Betty (Dutch, English) and Elizabeth (Hebrew), and the meaning of Betsey is "God's promise; God is my oath".

The baby name Betsey sounds like Betsie and Bets. Other similar baby names are Bessy, Bette, Hatsey and Tessey.

Betsey is a somewhat common first name for women (#2999 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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