Bessie

A female given name, form of Elizabeth.

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Bessie is a feminine given name, often a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Elizabeth, Beatrice and other names since the 16th century. It is sometimes a name in its own right.
Bessie may refer to:
People:
Bessie Abott (1878-1919), American operatic soprano
Bessie Barriscale (1884–1965), stage name of American silent-film and stage actress Elizabeth Barry Scale
Elizabeth Blount (c. 1498 or c. 1500 or c.  1502–1539/1540), mistress of Henry VIII of England and mother of his son, Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset
Elizabeth Bessie Braddock (1899-1970), British politician, Member of Parliament (1945-1970)
Elizabeth Bessie Coleman (1892-1926), first African-American female aviator
Annie Elizabeth Delany (1891–1995), American dentist and civil rights pioneer
Bessie Blount Griffin (1914-2009), American physical therapist, inventor, and forensic scientist
Bessie Head (1937-1986), Botswana writer
Bessilyn Johnson (1871-1943), wife of Chicago millionaire Albert Johnson
Bessie Love, stage name of American film actress Juanita Horton (1898-1986)
Bessie Boehm Moore (1902–1995), American educator
Bessie Moore (1854-1877), better known as Diamond Bessie, murdered prostitute
Bessie Rayner Parkes (1829-1925), English feminist, women's rights activist, poet, essayist and journalist
Bessie Smith (1894-1937), American blues singer
Bessie Stringfield (1911–1993), pioneer African-American motorcycle rider
Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872–1955), American sculptor
Fictional characters:
Bessie Higgenbottom, titular character of the Nickelodeon TV channel cartoon The Mighty B!
Elizabeth Bessie Potter, on the TV series Dawson's Creek
A car used on the science fiction television series Doctor Who
Bessie, an asphalt-paver character in the movie Cars

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Diminutive of Elizabeth: oath of God, God is satisfaction.

Elizabeth

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Bessie Coleman	1892	American aviator
2	Bessie Smith	1894	American blues singer
3	Bessie Love	1898	American actress
4	Bessie Braddock	1899	British Labour politician
5	Bessie Blount Griffin	1914	American physical therapist
6	Bessie Stringfield	1911	American motorcycle rider
7	Alvah Bessie	1904	American politician
8	Bessie Head	1937	Botswana writer
9	Bessie Griffin	1922	American singer (1922-1989)
10	Bessie Potter		Fictional human
11	Bessie Bardot	1974	Australian businesswoman, writer, model and television presenter
12	Bessie Anderson Stanley	1879	American poet
13	Bessie Cursons	1995	British actress
14	Bessie Pease Gutmann	1876	Artist and Illustrator
15	Bessica Medlar Raiche	1875	American female aviator
16	Bessie Banks	1938	American musician
17	Diamond Bessie	1854	American murder victim
18	Bessie Barriscale	1884	American silent film and stage actress
19	Bessie Bunter
20	Bessie Rischbieth	1874	Australian feminist and social activist
21	Bessie Bellwood	1856	British entertainer
22	Bessie Rayner Parkes	1829	British writer
23	Bessie Potter Vonnoh	1872	American sculptor
24	Bessie Brown	1895	American classic female blues, jazz, and cabaret singer
25	Bessie A. Buchanan	1902	American politician
26	Bessie Abott	1878	Opera singer
27	Elizabeth MacNicol	1869	Scottish painter
28	Bessie Moses	1893	American gynecologist and obstetrician
29	Bessie Schonberg	1906	German dancer, choreographer and teacher
30	Bessie Loo	1902
31	Bessie Thomashefsky	1873	American actress
32	Bessie Clayton	1875	American dancer
33	Bessie Dunlop of Lynn
34	Bessie Lee Mauldin	1920	American musician
35	Bessie Margolin	1909	American lawyer
36	Bessie Beatty	1886	American journalist
37	Bessie Williamson	1910
38	Bessie Eyton	1890	Actress
39	Bessie Bamber	1870	British artist
40	Bessie Bonehill	1855	English vaudeville performer
41	Bessie Marsh Brewer	1884	Canadian printmaker, painter, sculptor and teacher
42	Bessie Davidson	1879	Australian painter
43	Bessie Harvey	1929	American artist
44	Bessie Louise Pierce	1888	Historian
45	Bessie Callender	1889	American artist
46	Bessie Darling	1885	American socialite
47	Bessie Marchant	1862	British writer
48	Bessie Hall	1849	Canadian sailor
49	Bessie Breuer	1893	American journalist, novelist and playwright
50	Bessie Learn	1888	American actress
51	Bessie Morse Bellingrath	1878
52	Bessie Jones	1887	Welsh opera singer
53	Bessie Boehm Moore	1902	American librarian
54	Bessie Abramowitz Hillman	1889	Trade unionist
55	Bessie Toner		American actress
56	Bessie Wheeler	1876	Painter
57	Bessie Skea	1923
58	Irmgard Becker	1919	German costume designer
59	Bessie Nager	1962
60	Bessie Moody-Lawrence	1941	American politician
61	Bessie McCoy	1888	American singer
62	Bessie Bangay	1889	Anglican Bishop's Messenger
63	Bessie Lee Cowie	1860	Temperance campaigner, social reformer, lecturer, writer
64	Bessie Craigmyle	1863	Scottish poet
65	Bessie Ella Hazen	1862
66	Bessie Flower		Aboriginal teacher
67	Bessie Shearlaw	1915	Badminton player
68	Bessie Christie	1904
69	Bessie Tucker