Betina

Betina is a Scandinavian form of Bettina, itself a diminutive of the Italian and German pet form of Elizabeth, which traces back through Latin and Greek to the Hebrew name Elisheba, meaning something along the lines of my God is an oath or my God is abundance. The name gained wider European currency partly through the influence of Bettina von Arnim, the nineteenth-century German writer and romantic figure. Related forms include Bettina, Betty, and the full ancestral name Elizabeth.