Bette - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Bette \b(et)-te\ is a variant of Betty (Dutch, English) and Elizabeth (Hebrew), and the meaning of Bette is "God's promise; God is my oath".

The baby name Bette sounds like Beate, Bettie, Betti, Betta, Bett and Bettye. Other similar baby names are Berte, Bente, Betts, Brette, Hette, Yette, Jette and Mette.

Bette is a very common first name for women (#607 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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