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Bette - What does it mean?

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bette

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A variant of Betty, a diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.
  • * 1981 , Dad , Knopf, ISBN 0394510976, page 293:
    • "Jack, couldn't you call me Bette' again? You know how much I hate Bess. I don't know what's happened; you've been calling me ' Bette since we came to California and now, suddenly, you're calling me Bess."
    There's a long silence. Dad's still up on his knees; I'm driving along Sepulveda Boulevard toward Olympic.
    "Well, Bette', I married you as Bess and I've always liked that name. It's a name you don't hear very often; it's a strong name like you. Every time I call you ' Bette I'm afraid somebody else might answer."
    English diminutives of female given names

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.