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 [ 1 syll. bes(s), be-ss ] The girl name Bess is pronounced BEHS KEY. Bess' language of origin is Hebrew and it is predominantly used in the English language. Bess is a short form of Elizabeth (English). Bess is an uncommon baby name for girls. At the modest height of its usage in 1901, 0.042% of baby girls were given the name Bess. It ranked at #290 then. The baby name has since steeply declined in popularity, and is of only very light use today. In 2008, within the group of girl names directly linked to Bess, Elizabeth (English) was the most frequently used. Baby names that sound like Bess include Babs (English), Beck (English), Becke (English), Beige (English), Bich (Vietnamese), Bok (Korean), Boske (Hungarian), Baako (Akan), Babsi (German), Baka, Basha (Yiddish), Basia (Polish and Hebrew), Basya (Hebrew), Batia (Hebrew), Becca (English), Becka (English), Beckah (English), Beckey (English), Becki (English), and Beckie (English). A famous person named Bess is US First Lady Bess Truman, born Elizabeth Virginia Wallace, 13 February 1885 - 18 October 1982, Independence, Missouri. KEY: Pronunciation for Bess: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
