Bettye

Bettye is an English given name functioning as an elaborated spelling variant of Betty, itself a diminutive of Elizabeth. Elizabeth derives from the Hebrew name Elisheba, meaning my God is an oath or my God is abundance, and was borne by figures in both the Old and New Testaments. The spelling with a final e gained some popularity in the American South during the twentieth century as a way of visually distinguishing the name as a given name in its own right rather than a nickname. Related forms include Elisabeth, Bette, Betsy, and Beth.