What's Bessie Short for?

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Bessie Is a Feminine Given Name, Often a Diminutive Form (Hypocorism Hypocorism a Hypocorism (/Haɪˈpɒkərɪzəm/ Hy-Pok-Ər-Iz-Əm or /Haɪpəˈkɒrɪzəm/...

What's Bessie Short for?

Bessie is a feminine given name, often a diminutive form (hypocorism

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A hypocorism (/haɪˈpɒkərɪzəm/ hy-POK-ər-iz-əm or /haɪpəˈkɒrɪzəm/ hy-pə-KORR-iz-əm; from Ancient Greek: ὑποκόρισμα (hypokorisma), from ὑποκορίζεσθαι (hypokorizesthai), 'to call by pet names') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person or object.
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) of Elizabeth, Beatrice and other names since the 16th century. It is sometimes a name in its own right.

What does Bessie stand for?

In English Baby Names the meaning of the name Bessie is: meaning my god is bountiful, or god of plenty, used since the 16th century. Sometimes used as an independent name.

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Bessie Origin and Meaning

The name Bessie is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "pledged to God". ... On the popularity lists until 1975, Bessie was a Top 25 name from 1880 to 1906, reaching Number 9 in 1889.

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