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 [ 1 syll. bet(h), be-th ] The girl name Beth is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced BEHTH KEY. Beth's origin is Hebrew, and its use, English. Biblical name: The name was first used as a diminutive of Elizabeth in the 19th century, and it was popularized by one of the central characters Beth March in Louisa M. Alcott's novel Little Women (1868). It came into use as an independent name soon after. Beth is a short form of the Welsh and English Bethan in the English language. Beth is also a form of the English and Hebrew Bithiah in the English language. Beth is also a short form of the English Bethany. Beth is also a short form of the English Elizabeth. Beth is also a short form of the English Bethia and a short form of the name Bethel. Variants of Beth include the English pet form Bessie, the Welsh pet form Bethan, and the English short form Bet. See also the related forms, the English Beth Ann, the English Jobeth, and the English Sarahbeth. Beth is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1964, 0.342% of baby girls were named Beth. It had a ranking of #65 then. The baby name has seen a substantial drop in frequency since then, and is used only on a very light scale today. In 2008, within the family of girl names directly related to Beth, the English Elizabeth was the most popular. Beth has mainly been a girl name in the last century. Baby names that sound like Beth include the Hebrew Bat, the German and Spanish Beate, the English Bet, the English Bett, the English Bit, the Twi Botwe, the French, English, and German Babette, the Hebrew Batya, the Hebrew Batyah, the Czech Beta, the English Bethie, the English Bethy, the name Beti, the English and Italian Betta, the English Bette, the Estonian, German, and Russian Betti, the English Bettie, the English Betty, the English Bettye, and the Czech Béda. A famous person named Beth is Singer Beth Orton, born Elizabeth Caroline Orton December 14, 1970, Norwich, England. KEY: Pronunciation for Beth: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; TH as in "theta (TH.EY.T.AH)"   |
