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What does Betty mean?
Betty 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced BET-ee. It is of Dutch, English and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Betty is "God is my oath". Pet form of Elizabeth. In the 17th century it was also used occasionally as a pet form of Beatrice. First became popular in the 18th century, and now appears most often in combination with other names: Betty Lou, Betty Ann, etc. Liza and Beth are now more likely choices as modern-day short forms. Actresses Betty Grable, Bette Davis; singer Bette Midler; First Lady Betty Ford.
ASSOCIATED WITH oath, 17th century, 18th century, combination (blend), modern, lady (noble)
Variations
VARIANTS Bess▼, Bessie▼, Bessy, Betsey, Betsy▼, Bett, Betta, Bette▼, Betti, Bettie▼, Bettina, Bettine
OTHER FORMS VIA BEATRICE, BETH, BETTE, ELIZABETH, LIZA Babette, Bea, Beah, Beatie, Beattie, Bebe, Bee, Beea, Belita, Bell▼, Bella▲, Belle▼, Bet, Beta, Beth▼, Bethan, Bethie, Bethy, Bethzy▼, Betina, Betsan, Betsie, Bettye▼, Biffy, Bit, Bizzy, Buffy▼, Lotte, Tetty, Veta
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Bety, ..
(male) Betby, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Betty Kinley (B.K.), ..
How popular is Betty?
Betty is a very popular first name for females (#14 out of 4276, Top 1%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#16540 out of 150436, Top 11%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Betty reached its top position of #2 in the U.S. in the 1930s, and is presently at #1128. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Babette, Bea, Beatrice (#573 LAST YEAR), Bebe, Bee, Bell, Bella (#48), Belle (#859), Bess, Bessie, Beth, Bethan, Bethzy, Betsey, Betsy, Bette, Betti, Bettie, Bettina, Bettye, Buffy, Elizabeth (#13), Liza (#1662) and Veta are the prominent variation forms of Betty (#1128). Other variants, like Beta, are seldom used. Adoption of these forms of Betty reached its most widespread during 1930-1939 (MEDIAN #1121) and is now significantly less (#1691, 81% LESS USAGE), with versions like Betty becoming less trendy. Bella is the most contemporarily stylish girl name among these.
Similar Names
Betty▼ is pronounced similarly to Batya, Beata, Bitta and Bitya. Other recommended sound-alike names are Beate, Becky▼, Benny, Bente, Bently, Berny, Berrty (see Bertha), Berry, Bert, Berta▼, Berte, Berti, Berty, Betha, Betia, Bets, Betts, Bevvy, Bretny (see Brittany), Brett, Bretta, Brette, Britty, Bunty, Dotty, Etty, Gerty, Hatty, Hetty, Hitty, Kitty▼, Letty, Lotty, Matty, Natty, Netty and Patty▼. These names tend to be less frequently used than Betty.
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