Name: Bess
Gender: Female
Usage: Bess, of hebrew origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Bess are in general originating from Israel, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Bess across the world, see Elizabeth.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Bess is: Consecrated to god.
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Numerology of the first name Bess: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 9. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: humanitarian, self-sacrificing, idealistic, giving, altruist, devoted, romantic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Compassionate, Idealistic
Ruling planet: Mars
Colors: Red
Gemstones: Bloodstone
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The name Bess is ranked on the 6,956th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 39900 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Bess has four characters. It means that it is relatively short-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Bess for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Bess is both a surname and a feminine given name, usually a shortened form of Elizabeth. Notable people with the name include:
- Elizabeth I (1533-1603), also known as "Good Queen Bess"
- Bess of Hardwick (1527-1608), daughter of John Hardwick of Hardwicke
- Elizabeth Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1759-1824), early woman novelist
- Bess Houdini (1876-1943), Harry Houdini's wife
- Bess Myerson (born 1924), first Jewish Miss America, and politician
- Elizabeth Raleigh (1565-1647), wife of Sir Walter Raleigh
- Bess Truman (1885-1982), wife of President Harry S. Truman
- Brandon Bess (born 1987), West Indies Test cricketer
- Calvin Bess, Bishop of Trinidad and Tobago
- Davone Bess (born 1985), National Football League wide receiver
- Georges Bess (born 1947), French comics artist
- Rufus Bess (born 1956), former National Football League cornerback
Fictional characters:
- Bess, in the opera Porgy and Bess
- Bess Marvin, in the Nancy Drew series
- Bess, an alternate personality of Jessica Buchanan in the American soap opera One Life to Live
English: short form of Elizabeth, in common use in the days of Queen Elizabeth I, who was known as ‘Good Queen Bess’.
Pet forms: Bessie, Bessy.
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