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What does Betsey mean?
Betsey 
as a name for girls is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Betsey is "God is my oath". Betsey is an alternate form of Betsy (English, Hebrew): contraction of Elizabeth. Betsey is also a variation of Betty (Dutch, English, Hebrew).
ASSOCIATED WITH oath
Variations
VARIANT Betsie
RELATIONS VIA BETSY, BETTY, ELIZABETH Belle▼, Bess▼, Bessie▼, Bessy, Bet, Beta, Beth▼, Bethan, Bethie, Bethy, Bethzy▼, Betina, Bets, Betsan, Bett, Betta, Bette▼, Betti, Bettie▼, Betts, Bettye▼, Ellsey, Leisel, Tetty
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Betsey Jillian (B.J.), ..
How popular is Betsey?
Betsey is a somewhat prominent first name for females (#2999 out of 4276, Top 70%) and also a somewhat prominent last name for both adults and children (#96480 out of 150436, Top 64%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Betsey was first listed in 1880-1889 and reached its highest rank of #1123 in the U.S. then, but is not in the list currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Elizabeth (#13 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Belle (#859), Betty (#1128), Bess, Bessie, Beth, Bethan, Bethzy, Betsy, Bette, Betti, Bettie and Bettye are the popular varying forms of Betsey. Usage of these forms of Betsey was widespread among parents in the 1930s (USAGE OF 4.19%) and has become significantly reduced since (USAGE 0.54%, DOWN 87.2%), with versions like Bess going out of style.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Bailey, Batel, Bayley, Bebe, Becke, Becker, Beckey, Bee, Beea, Beige, Benny, Bente, Bentley, Bently, Beret, Berget, Berny, Berrty (see Bertha), Berthe, Bertie▼, Betha, Bethaney, Bethea, Bethel, Bethell, Betheny, Bethia, Bianey, Blase, Bonney, Bretny (see Brittany), Brettney, Briley, Briney, Bryley (see Briley), Cassey, Catey, Caysey, Chelsey▼, Darsey, Debbey, Deney, Dorsey, Ettey, Hatsey, Heidey, Hepsey, Jessey, Josey, Katey, Kealey, Keeley▼, Kelbey, Kelcey, Kelley▼, Kellsey, Kelsey▼, Kinsey, Laisey, Lesley▼, Lezley, Lottey, Mercey, Mersey, Nelsey, Pansey, Perley, Perrey, Ramsey, Selbey, Stasey, Tessey, Trasey, Treasey (see Tracy) and Wendey (see Wendy). These names tend to be less commonly used than Betsey.
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