Gender:
Origin:
Hebrew
69 famous people named Bessie found on Wikipedia.
170035 female, 737 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
10625-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
9-th in year 1889
Used in: English
A female given name, form of Elizabeth.
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
Diminutive of Elizabeth: oath of God, God is satisfaction.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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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 |