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What does Betsy mean?
Betsy 
▼ as a girls' name is of English and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Betsy is "God is my oath". Pet form of Elizabeth; a blend of Betty and Bessie (see Bess). Made famous by Betsy Ross, who supposedly made the first American flag.
Variations
VARIANTS Bets, Betsey, Betsie, Betts
RELATIONS VIA BESS, BESSIE, BETTY, ELIZABETH Bell▼, Bella▲, Belle▼, Bess▼, Bessie▼, Bessy, Bet, Beta, Beth▼, Bethan, Bethie, Bethy, Bethzy▼, Betina, Betsan, Bett, Betta, Bette▼, Betti, Bettie▼, Betty▼, Bettye▼, Biffy, Bit, Bizzy, Buffy▼, Elsy, Helsa, Leasa, Leesa, Leisa▼, Lissy, Tetty, Veta
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Besy, ..
(male) Betly, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Betsy Dominique (B.D.), ..
How popular is Betsy?
Betsy is a very popular first name for women (#430 out of 4276, Top 10%) but a unique surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Betsy reached its apex rank of #257 in the U.S. during 1950-1959, but is not in the Top 1000 at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Betsy ranked in the Top 2000 are Elizabeth (#13 A YEAR AGO), Bella (#48), Belle (#859), Betty (#1128), Bell, Bettie, Leisa, Leesa, Leasa, Buffy, Bettye, Bette, Betti, Betsey, Bethzy, Bethan, Beth, Bessie, Bess and Veta. Usage of these forms of Betsy was widespread among parents 9 decades ago (ADOPTION OF 4.2%) and has become much less since (ADOPTION 0.8%, ▼81%), with forms such as Leisa becoming somewhat dated. Bella is the most contemporarily stylish baby name here.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Becky▼, Benny, Bently, Berny, Berry, Berty, Betha, Betia, Bevvy, Bretny (see Brittany), Hatsy, Hepsy, Jessy, Kelsy, Kessy, Lesy, Nelsy, Nessy, Patsy▼, Sessy and Tessy. These names tend to be less commonly used than Betsy.
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