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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.
Notable people with the name include:
People
Bessie Abott (1878–1919), American operatic soprano
Bessie Barriscale (1884–1965), American actress
Elizabeth Blount (
c. 1498/1502 –
c. 1540), mistress of Henry VIII of England
Bessie Braddock (1899–1970), British politician
Bessie Christie (1904–1983), New Zealand painter
Bessie Coleman (1892–1926), American civil aviator
Annie Elizabeth Delany (1891–1995), American civil rights pioneer
Bessie Alexander Ficklen (1861–1945), American poet and artist
Bessie Blount Griffin (1914–2009), American physical therapist, inventor, and forensic scientist
Bessie Head (1937–1986), South African writer
Bessilyn Johnson (1871–1943), wife of Chicago millionaire Albert Johnson
Bessie Love (1898–1986), American-British actress
Betty Mitchell (theatre director) (1896–1976), Canadian theatre director and educator
Bessie Boehm Moore (1902–1995), American educator
Diamond Bessie (1854–1877), American murder victim
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), American motorcyclist
Bessie Potter Vonnoh (1872–1955), American sculptor
Bessie (South African queen) , South African traditional aristocrat
Fictional characters
Bessie Higgenbottom, a character in the TV animated series
The Mighty B!
Elizabeth Bessie Potter, a character on the TV series
Dawson's Creek
Bessie, a road paving machine in the 2006 animated film
Cars
Bessie Busybody, a character in the TV series
LazyTown
Bessie, a car in the TV series
Doctor Who
See also