Comments for the name Betsy

It means Consecrated to GOD.

This is my grandmother's name. It's not a pet name for Elizabeth in her case. Everyone calls her Betty, though.

This is my name. I used to hate it, but now i like it because it's unique. It is often confused with Betty, Bessy or Becky, though.

I think Betsy is kind of soppy and unrealistic. If you really have to name your daughter this, please make it Elizabeth so she doesn't have to be Betsy when she is 30.

Betsy Ross is the woman popularly believed to have designed the flag of the United States of America.

I really don't like the name Betsy. It makes me think of someone from the start of the 20th century, wearing a little frilly apron and cap serving cream teas!

When I think of Betsy, I think of a cow.

Betsy isn't my favorite name, but I highly prefer Betty.

There is a book "Understood Betsy" (I think that's what it's called).

I used to hate the name but there was a girl in my sixth grade social studies class who convinced me it was a sweet name. It suited her well.

I like this much better than Betty.

Betsy Trotwood was a character in Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield". She was David's great-aunt and wanted David to be named after her if he was a girl.

Her name is actually spelled "Betsey" in the book.

A famous bearer is American children's author Betsy Byars (born August 7, 1928) She is well-known for her 1971 novel 'Summer of the Swans,' for which she won the Newbery Medal. She received the National Book Award for 'The Night Swimmers' in 1980, and the Edgar Award for 'Wanted...Mud Blossom,' the fifth and concluding novel in her popular Blossom family series.

Definitely among the worst nicknames there are for Elizabeth. Even Betty is better. The only nicknames I really like for Elizabeth are Liz and Elsie, the rest of them are quite awful. I hope people don't start naming their kids this again instead of going for Elizabeth.

Really old ladyish and ugly.

I used to think this name was prissy and immature until I went to college and met a girl with it. She is sweet and outgoing, and always has a smile on her face. Now I think of it as a great name, vivacious and cheerful.

This is one of one of my best friends. (We're 13.) At first, this name was hard for me to use because it sounded so "old-lady", but after I got used to it I have come to love the way it sounds. Oh, and she spells it Betsie. Ha, everyone tries to spell and say it Bestie. I love this name, although I probably wouldn't use it on my child. Oh, and I like it better than Betty, when you say Betty too fast in the wrong dialect is sounds like "Bitty". Ew.

This is one of my best friend's names. Well, it's her nickname for Elizabeth, but Betsy is what everyone calls her. She liked it all through elementary school, then she started to hate it around middle school and tried to get teachers to call her Elizabeth, but then in high school she seemed to like it again and didn't insist on being Elizabeth. I've known her since I was about 5, so I never thought of this name as really old-fashioned or anything. I picture most people with this name as nice and sweet, whether they're old ladies or little kids.

I'm very surprised to see all the negative comments about Betsy! I think it's a sweet name and a good nickname for Elizabeth. Refreshing too with so many Liz's out there.

Betsy Stewart Andropolis, a character played by Meg Ryan, on the soap opera, "As The World Turns" in the early 1980's.

It's my mom's name. I think it's cute, even though she HATES it.

Betsy is damn sweet. An alternate spelling is Betsey, which I prefer.

Betsy Morgan is an American stage actress. Her best known roles have been covering Sierra Boggess' Ariel in the Broadway production of "The Little Mermaid", covering various roles in the 2010 production of "A Little Night Music", and Fantine in the 2010 touring production of "Les Miserables".

Betsy Ray is the main character of the Betsy-Tacy book series by Maud Hart Lovelace.

In the famous book, "The Hiding Place" about a true horror story of what happened in the 40's when Germany invaded Holland and took all the Dutch people captive, [By Corneila ten Boom,, from her her POV,] Betsy ten Boom is Corie's sister but she spelled it Betsie.