Bess

Examples

• All

• "Emil thinks so highly of you girls," said Bess, "and this is how you treat him."

  Fiction book (1994)

• You see how fearless Bess is?

  Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)

• # What made good Queen Bess such a great success?

  A Damsel in Distress (1937)

• Hey, Bess, will you watch it?

  Shortcut (2020)

• Be careful, Bess, will you?

  The Only Witness (2003)

• What do you see, Bess?

  Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

• "We could read the words painted on its sides," Aunt Bess said yesterday.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Is Bess home?

  The Comeback Trail (2020)

• Bess sent along a plum cake for the missus.

  MacArthur (1977)

• One famous visitor in August 1574 was Good Queen Bess, who entered Bristol this way on horseback.

  Blog text (27)

Synonyms

E

Eliza

vsBess

56 2.4

A woman's name often short for Elizabeth

is used more as an informal or older short form

B

Bitsy

vsBess

48 8.4

A girl's or woman's name often used as a short form of Elizabeth

is a more usual short form rather than a playful pet

L

Lise

vsBess

46 5.9

A woman's first name short for Elisabeth

is used as a short form for the alternate spelling Elizabeth

Compounds

B

bouncing Bess

• UK

9.9

A plant with pink or white flowers whose leaves make natural soap when crushed

Surface Forms

Etymology