Bessie

It's pretty but unfortunately it makes me think of cows.

Too dated and it sounds country.

Sounds like imbecile.

Not good, reminds me of cows.

It doesn’t remind me of cows, where did y’all get that from? I think it’s really nice!

Don't like it as a first or nickname. Very country bumpkin.

I imagine a 'Bessie' to be full of life. I hope to name my future daughter Elizabeth with the nick-name Bessie. Will suit a baby/toddler/young girl. Eventually she can 'grow into' the name Elizabeth.

I actually like this as a full name! It was very popular in the late 1800's- early 1900's :) this name doesn't remind me of a cow at all! Besides, how many cows do you people know? Bessie is a very sweet, pretty name, much better than bess.

I think Bessie would be totally adorable and original on a little girl. (:

I like this name, but I always think of cows whenever I hear it.

EW EW EW!

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This is like the ugliest name ever! Anyone who likes this is OUT of their mind! It is a truly hideous, horrendous, UGLY name!

My great-grandmother's name is Bessie. I think it's a good name, on account of her, but I wouldn't give anyone the name Bessie as a first name. Maybe a middle name, but not a first name.

Most of the nicknames for Elizabeth are overused, and Bessie sounds fresher now than it used to. As long as you can forget the cow, it's a nice name, and Bessie Smith makes a fine namesake.

Bessie is no way a cow or dogs name!
My 2 year old daughter's name is Elisabeth and we call her Bessie, I love it, it is cute and suits her so well. It's a name that has been around for ages and she can grow into it and shorten it to Bess later if she wants to.

In all the books and films I've seen the family cow is called Daisy, never Bessy. Bessy is a beautiful name on it's own or as a nickname for Elizabeth. WAY better than Lizzie / Lizzy which is overused.

This is a warm, soft name and makes me think of kind-hearted old women. Not at all a cow's name, in my opinion.

Yeah, when I hear this name, I immediately think, "COW." Please, for the sake of your child's sanity and self-confidence, don't name her Bessie.

Bessie is a better name for a dog than a person.

I'm sorry, but I'd feel terrible for anyone with the name Bessie because in books, Bessie is ALWAYS the name of the family cow. ALWAYS the cow.