Comments for the name Bette

"Cousin Bette" was a novel written by Honoré de Balzac. In most recent times this name was borne by American actress Bette Davis.

I've heard this name pronounced like the word "beat".

Bette Midler is an actress/singer who popularized the song "Wind Beneath my Wings."

Bette Midler is actually named after Bette Davis, although they pronounce it differently - Midler with one syllable, Davis with two.

Bette is the title of the 2nd book in The Women of Ivy Manor series by Lyn Cote.

I think this is a great nickname for Elizabeth. Since there are so many people named Elizabeth, I think it'd be a good way for someone named Elizabeth to make their name more unique from the others. "Liz," "Beth," and "Betty" are used all the time, so I think it'd be nice to hear something different from that.

This is the name of model Bette Franke, but she pronounces it BET-uh.

Can also be pronounced BET-ee.

I really love this name especially with this spelling, though I never think of it as a variant of Elizabeth.

It's too plain and minimalist for my taste. It's not atrocious, but dreadfully boring it is.

Actress Bette Davis was a famous bearer (her real name was Ruth Elizabeth Davis).

Bette I bet you can't win!

I agree with slight night shiver; it's not an ugly name, but it's not very exciting.

Bette Porter was a main character on the Showtime series, The L Word.