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What does Bessie mean?
Bessie 
▼ as a girls' name has its root in Hebrew, and the meaning of Bessie is "house; God is my oath". Bessie is a version of Bess: diminutive of Elizabeth. Bessie is also a variation of Beth (Hebrew). Bessie is also used as a variation of Betty (Dutch, English, Hebrew). See also Betsy
STARTS WITH Be-
ASSOCIATED WITH oath
Variations
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA BESS, BETH, BETTY, ELIZABETH Belle▼, Bethie, Betsan, Betsey, Betsie, Betsy▼, Bette▼, Betti, Bettie▼, Bettine, Bettye▼, Elsie▼, Elspie, Lissi, Lissie, Lyssi, Lyssie
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Bessie Maisyn (B.M.), ..
How popular is Bessie?
Bessie is a very prominent first name for females (#221 out of 4276, Top 5%) and a slightly less prominent surname for all people (#136783 out of 150436, Top 91%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Bessie reached its top position of #13 in the U.S. in the 1880s, but is not ranked currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Belle (#859 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Bess, Beth, Betsey, Betsy, Bette, Betti, Bettie, Betty (#1128), Bettye, Elizabeth (#13), Elsie (#280) and Lissie are the prominent related forms of Bessie. Other forms, like Bettine, are uncommon. These forms of Bessie reached the top of their popularity 88 years ago (MEDIAN #674) and are now much less common (#1591, ▼86%).
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Basia, Beatie, Becke, Beckee, Becki, Beckie, Beige, Beki, Bekki, Bekkie, Bennie▼, Berdie, Bernie, Berrie, Bertie▼, Bevie, Cassie▼, Chessie, Cissie, Essie▼, Gussie▼, Hepsie, Issie, Jesse▼, Jessi▼, Jessia, Jessie▼, Jessye, Kassie▼, Kelsie▼, Kessie, Kissie, Lassie, Leslie▼, Missie, Nelsie, Nessia, Nessie, Sessile, Sissie, Tassie, Tessi, Tessia, Tessie▼ and Weslie. These names tend to be less frequently used than Bessie.
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