Betty
Betty or Bettie is a name, a common diminutive for the names Bethany and Elizabeth. In Latin America, it is also a common diminutive for the given name Beatriz, the Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latin name Beatrix and the English name Beatrice. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it was more often a diminutive of Bethia.
People
Athletes
- Betty Batt, British tennis player
- Betty Bays, American baseball player
- Betty Belton, English cricketer
- Betty Birch, English cricketer
- Betty Bonifay, American water skier
- Betty Boucher, American retired professional wrestler
- Betty Bourquin, Swiss female curler and coach
- Betty Brey, American swimmer
- Betty Brosmer, American former bodybuilder and physical fitness expert
- Betty Brussel, Canadian swimmer
- Betty Burfeindt, American golfer
- Betty Burua, Papua New Guinean track athlete
- Betty Callaway, English figure skating coach
- Betty Carnegy-Arbuthnott, British fencer
- Betty Carveth, Canadian baseball player
- Betty Chepkemoi, Kenyan long-distance runner
- Betty Chepkwony, Kenyan long-distance runner
- Betty Constable, American squash player
- Betty Jane Cornett, infielder and pitcher
- Betty Couper, British tennis player
- Betty Cuthbert, Australian sprinter and Olympic champion
- Betty Degner, American baseball player
- Betty Dodd, American professional golfer
- Betty Duguid, Canadian-American curler
- Betty Forbes, New Zealand high jumper
- Betty Forsyth, Scottish bowls player
- Betty Foss, American baseball player
- Betty Foulk, American sailor
- Betty Francis, American baseball outfielder
- Betty Jane Fritz, baseball player
- Betty Jo Geiger, American long-distance runner
- Betty Glassey, Papua New Guinean international lawn bowler
- Betty Gowans, Canadian canoeist
- Betty Gray, Welsh table tennis player
- Betty Evans Grayson, American softball pitcher
- Betty Grimes, American diver
- Betty Sue Hagerman, American tennis coach
- Betty Haig, British racing driver
- Betty Jo Hawkins, American professional wrestler
- Betty Heidler, German hammer thrower
- Betty Henry, American table tennis player
- Betty Herbertson, Australian lawn bowler
- Betty Heukels, Dutch swimmer
- Betty Hicks, American professional golfer
- Betty Hilton, British tennis player
- Betty Holstein, Australian tennis player
- Betty Jameson, American Hall-of-Fame golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA
- Betty Jaynes, American basketball coach
- Betty Jouanny, French ice hockey player
- Betty Judge, Australian athletics coach
- Betty Ann Kennedy, American bridge player
- Betty Kernot, Australian golfer
- Betty Kizza, Ugandan netball player
- Betty Kozai, American curler
- Betty Kretschmer, Chilean sprinter
- Betty Law, Scottish curler
- Betty Lempus, Kenyan long-distance runner
- Betty Lennox, American basketball player
- Betty Lindberg, American track and field athlete
- Betty Lise, French triple jumper
- Betty Lock, British athlete
- Betty Lombard, Irish tennis player
- Betty Luna, baseball player
- Betty Maker, New Zealand cricketer
- Betty McCracken, Canadian curler
- Betty McDonald, Australian cricketer
- Betty McKenna, American baseball player
- Betty McKilligan, Canadian pairs figure skater
- Betty McKinnon, Australian sprinter
- Betty McNamara, New Zealand netball player
- Betty Moczynski, American baseball player
- Betty Molteni, Italian middle-distance runner
- Betty Moore , New Zealand diver
- Betty R. Moore, Australian athlete
- Betty Morgan, Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler
- Betty Morris, American bowler
- Betty Niccoli, American professional wrestler
- Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen, Norwegian orienteer
- Betty Noël, French-born Luxembourgish footballer
- Betty Nuthall, English tennis player
- Betty Okino, American gymnast
- Betty Olssen, Fijian international lawn bowler
- Betty Pariso, American bodybuilder
- Betty Petryna, American baseball player
- Betty Plant, New Zealand netball player
- Betty Rosenquest Pratt, American tennis player
- Betty Robinson, American athletics competitor
- Betty Russell, American baseball player
- Betty Rusynyk, American baseball player
- Betty Sain, US horse trainer and breeder
- Betty Shellenberger, American field hockey player
- Betty Sinclair, New Zealand cricketer
- Betty Slade, British diver
- Betty Snowball, English cricketer and sportsperson
- Betty Stanhope-Cole, Canadian golfer
- Betty Steffensen, New Zealand netball player
- Betty Stöve, Dutch tennis player
- Betty Ann Grubb Stuart, American tennis player
- Betty Stubbings, English bowls player
- Betty Sugrue, Irish camogie player
- Betty Sworowski, British race-walker
- Betty Tancock, Canadian swimmer
- Betty Taylor, Canadian hurdle racer
- Betty Thorner, New Zealand cricketer
- Betty Trezza, American baseball player
- Betty Tucker, American baseball player
- Betty Uber, English badminton and tennis player
- Betty Viana-Adkins, Venezuelan bodybuilder
- Betty Wagoner, American baseball player
- Betty Wanless, baseball player
- Betty Warfel, baseball player
- Betty Weir, American alpine skier
- Betty Whiting, baseball player
- Betty Wilson, Australian cricketer
- Betty Yahr, American baseball player
Journalists and media personalities
- Betty Bayé, American journalist, columnist and editor
- Betty Bowen, American journalist
- Betty Ann Bowser, American journalist
- Betty Ann Bruno, American reporter and journalist
- Bettie Cadou, American journalist
- Betty Werlein Carter, American publisher, editor and writer
- Betty Caywood, American sportscaster
- Betty Elizalde, Argentine journalist and broadcaster
- Betty Go-Belmonte, Filipina journalist and newspaper publisher
- Betty Irabor, Nigerian columnist, philanthropist, writer, publisher and founder of Genevieve Magazine
- Betty Kenward, American magazine columnist
- Betty Kyallo, Kenyan news anchor and journalist
- Betty J. Ligon, American journalist
- Betty Liu, Hong Kong journalist
- Betty Mendez Livioco, radio host
- Betty Mandeville, American radio director and one of the first female producer
- Bettie Johnson Mbayo, Liberian journalist
- Betty Medsger, American journalist
- Betty Nguyen, American news anchor
- Betty Olive Osborn, Australian journalist
- Betty Pino, Ecuadorian radio personality
- Betty A. Prashker, American editor
- Betty Rollin, American journalist and author
- Betty Wason, American writer and broadcast journalist
- Betty Willingale, British television producer and script editor
Performing artists and fashion models
- Betty Aberlin, American actress
- Betty Alberge, British actress
- Betty Alden, American actress
- Betty Allen, American singer
- Betty Amann, German-American actress
- Betty Amos, American musician
- Betty Arlen, American actress
- Betty Arvaniti, Greek actress
- Betty Astell, English actress
- Betty Astor, German actress
- Betty Balfour, British actress
- Betty Banafe, Malaysian actress and singer
- Betty Bartley, American actress
- Betty Baskcomb, British actress
- Betty Beath, Australian composer
- Betty Beckers, French actress
- Betty Humby Beecham, British pianist
- Betty Bennett, American jazz singer
- Betty Bird, Austrian actress
- Betty Blue, American model and actress
- Betty Blythe, American actress
- Betty Bobbitt, Australian actress
- Betty Boije, Finnish-Swedish contralto and composer
- Betty Bolton, British actress
- Betty Boniphace, Tanzanian model
- Betty Boo, stage name of English singer and songwriter Alison Moira Clarkson
- Betty Bouton, American actress
- Betty Box, British film producer
- Betty Boyd, American actress
- Betty Brewer, American actress
- Betty Brice, American actress
- Betty Brodel, American actress
- Betty Bronson, American actress
- Betty Browne, American screenwriter and stage actress
- Betty Bryant, Australian actress
- Betty Bryson, American film actress and dancer
- Betty Buckley, American actress
- Betty Buehler, American actress
- Betty Burbridge, American actress
- Betty Burgess, American actress
- Betty Burstall, Australian theatre director
- Betty Callish, Dutch-born actress, singer, and violinist
- Betty Cantor-Jackson, American audio engineer and producer
- Betty Ann Carr, American actress
- Betty Carter , American jazz singer
- Betty Chung, Hong Kong singer
- Betty Ross Clarke, American actress
- Betty Clooney, American singer
- Betty Cody, Canadian-born American country music singer
- Betty Compson, American actress
- Betty Compton, American actress
- Betty Corday, American actress and television producer
- Betty Cordon, American socialite
- Betty Corwin, American theater archivist
- Betty Curtis, Italian singer
- Betty Daussmond, French actress
- Betty David, Native American fashion designer
- Betty Ann Davies, British actress
- Bette Davis American actress
- Betty Davis, American singer, songwriter, and model
- Bettie de Jong, Dutch rehearsal director and dancer
- Betty Deland, Swedish actress
- Betty Driver, British actress and singer
- Betty Cole Dukert, American television producer
- Betty Everett, American soul singer
- Betty Fabila, Mexican opera singer
- Betty Faire, British actress
- Betty Faria, Brazilian actress
- Betty Farrington, American actress
- Betty Felsen, ballet dancer, vaudeville star, and teacher
- Betty Ferns, Indian actress and singer
- Betty Fibichová, Czech opera singer
- Betty Field, American actress
- Betty Fields, British actress
- Bettie Mae Fikes, American singer
- Bettie Fisher, Australian Aboriginal musician and theatre administrator
- Betty Francisco, American actress
- Betty Kathungu Furet, Kenyan director and film producer
- Betty G, a stage name of an Ethiopian singer and songwriter Bruktawit Getahun
- Betty Gabriel, American actress
- Betty Garde, American actress
- Betty Garrett, American actress, comedian, singer and dancer
- Betty George, American singer
- Betty Lou Gerson, American actress
- Betty Gilpin, American actress
- Betty Glamann, American jazz musician
- Betty Gofman, Brazilian actress
- Betty Grable, American actress, singer, dancer and pin-up girl
- Betty Ann Grove, American actress
- Betty Haag, American music educator
- Betty Halbreich, American personal shopper, stylist and author
- Betty Hall, early 20th century child film actress
- Betty Harford, American actress
- Betty Harlafti, Greek mezzo-soprano and singer
- Betty Harris, American soul singer
- Betty Harte, American actress
- Betty Helsengreen, Danish actress
- Betty Henderson, Scottish actress
- Betty Hennings, Danish actress
- Betty Lou Holland, American actress
- Betty Howe, American actress
- Betty Huntley-Wright, British actress and vocalist
- Betty Hutton, American actress and singer
- Betty Jackson, English fashion designer
- Betty Jardine, English actress
- Betty Jaynes, American actress
- Betty Jewel, American actress
- Betty Joel, British furniture, textile and interior designer
- Betty Johnson, American pop and cabaret singer
- Betty Hall Jones, American jazz musician
- Betty Jones, American soprano
- Betty Jumel, British actress
- Betty Kaplan, American film director
- Betty Kean, American actress
- Betty Lou Keim, American actress
- Betty Kelly, American singer, member of Martha and the Vandellas
- Betty Jackson King, American composer, pianist and educator
- Betty Knox , part of Wilson, Keppel and Betty, a British music hall and vaudeville act
- Betty Kuuskemaa, Estonian actress
- Betty Lago, Brazilian actress
- Betty Laine, English dance teacher and former professional dancer
- Betty LaVette, American soul singer
- Betty Lawford, English film and stage actress
- Betty Leggett, American socialite
- Betty Liste, American jazz pianist
- Betty Loh Ti, Chinese actress
- Betty Low, Canadian ballet dancer and actress
- Betty Lucas, Australian character actress and theatre director
- Betty Luster, American actress
- Betty Lynn, American actress
- Betty Lynne, British actress
- Betty Mack, American actress
- Betty Madigan, American actress
- Betty Mars, French actress and singer
- Betty Marsden, British actor and comedian
- Betty Maxwell, American beauty pageant titleholder
- Betty May, British model
- Betty May , American actress
- Betty McDowall, Australian actress
- Betty McGlown, American singer
- Betty McQuade, American rock and roll and pop singer
- Betty Meredith-Jones, Welsh dance educator
- Betty Miles, American actress
- Betty Missiego, Spanish singer
- Betty Mitchell, Canadian theatre director
- Betty Monroe, Mexican actress
- Betty Moon, Canadian-American singer
- Betty Morgan, American vocalist and recording artist
- Betty Morrissey, American film actress
- Betty Moschona, Greek actress
- Betty Nakibuuka, Ugandan gospel musician
- Betty Nansen, Danish actress
- Betty Naz, Indian actress and singer
- Betty Noyes, American actress
- Betty Oberacker, American pianist
- Betty Oliphant, American dance educator
- Betty Olivero, Israeli composer and music educator
- Bettie Page, American pin-up and fetish model
- Betty Paul, British actress and screenwriter
- Betty Pei Ti, Taiwanese actress
- Betty Jane Rhodes, American actress
- Betty Robbins, American singer
- Betty Jean Robinson, American Christian music singer-songwriter
- Betty Roché, American blues singer
- Betty Roe, English composer, singer, vocal coach and conductor
- Betty Rothenberg, American television and theatre director
- Betty Rowland, American actress and dancer
- Betty Schade, American actress
- Betty Schuurman, Dutch actress
- Betty Smidth, Danish stage actress and opera soprano
- Betty Ruth Smith, American actress
- Betty Smith, English jazz saxophonist and singer
- Betty Steinberg, American film editor
- Betty Stockfeld, Australian actress
- Betty Taoutel, Lebanese actress
- Betty Loo Taylor, American jazz musician
- Betty Taylor, American actress and performer
- Betty Thatcher, English lyricist
- Betty Thomas, American director and actress
- Betty Thompson, Canadian television personality
- Betty Ting, Taiwanese actress
- Betty Treadville, American singer and actress
- Betty Veizaga, Bolivian folk music musician
- Betty Vio, German opera singer
- Betty Walker, Jewish-American actress and comedian
- Betty Wand, American singer
- B. J. Ward, American actress
- Betty Warren, English actress
- Betty Jane Watson, American actress and singer
- Betty White, American actress, best known for Life with Elizabeth, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls
- Betty Who, Australian-American singer and musician
- Betty Willingale, British television producer
- Betty Willis, American soul singer
- Betty Winkler, American actress
- Betty Rose Wishart, American composer and pianist
- Betty Ann Wong, American author, composer and multi-media musician
- Betty Wragge, American actress
- Betty Wright, American soul and R&B singer and songwriter
- Betty Yokova, Czech-born French-American fashion designer
- Betty Zhou, Chinese actress and singer
- Betty , Armenian child singer