Bette

Bette is an English diminutive of Elizabeth, which traces back through Latin and Greek to the Hebrew name Elisheba, meaning my God is an oath or my God is abundance. It gained widespread recognition largely through the American actress Bette Davis, born Ruth Elizabeth Davis, who adopted the spelling to distinguish herself and brought the form into popular use during the twentieth century. Related forms include Beth, Betty, Betsy, and Bess, as well as the fuller name Elizabeth itself.