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Bess

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Meaning and origin
Bess is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Consecrated to God`.


Where is it used?
The name Bess is mainly used in English.

It is an abbreviated form of
Elizabeth, used in English and in the bible.


See also
In Welsh: Bethan
In Spanish, Portuguese, French and in English: Isabel
In Slovene: Elizabeta
In Scottish: Ealasaid
In Scandinavian and in English: Lis
In Scandinavian: Lisbet
In Scandinavian: Elisabet
In Russian: Elizaveta
In Romanian: Elisabeta
In Polish: Elzbieta
In Manx: Ealisaid
In Italian: Elisabetta
In Irish: Eilís
In Hungarian: Erzsébet
In Greek: Elisavet
In German: Liesel
In German: Liesl
In German: Liesa
In German: Ilse
In German: Liese
In German: Lili
In German: Lisbeth
In German: Elli
In French: Lisette
In English and in Scottish: Elspet
In English and in Scottish: Elspeth
In English, German, French and in the bible: Elisabeth
In English: Liza
In English: Betsy
In English: Bette
In English: Beth
In English: Bessie
In English: Tetty
In English: Lise
In English: Bettie
In English: Lisa
In English: Betty
In English: Elsie
In English: Lizzie
In English: Lizbeth
In English: Elissa
In English: Lizzy
In English: Liz
In English: Libby
In English: Elise
In English: Eliza
In Dutch: Liesbeth
In Dutch: Lijsbeth
In Danish and in German: Else
In Czech and in Slovak: Alzbeta
In the bible: Elisheba
In Other languages: Elsabeth


Extra information:
From Old English.

More `Bess` links
Bess as abbreviation
Actors named Bess
Bess in the encyclopedia




Statistics for Bess

Bess doesn`t appear in 2007`s top-1000 name list.
The last time Bess appeared in the top-1000 was 88 years ago, in 1920. It ranked #806 in that year. . 1890 was a `top year` for the name Bess. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #190. Our records go back to 1880

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See also the US top 1000 names 2007

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