Bethy

B3E1T1H4Y4

proper noun

A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth.

    “I'll settle Bethy's troubles, and then I'll tell you mine. They are not very wearing, so they'll keep,” and Jo stitched away, with a wise nod which set her mother's heart at rest about her for the present at least.

    1868–1869, Louisa M[ay] Alcott, Little Women: […], (please specify |part=1 or 2), Boston, Mass.: Roberts Brothers, →OCLC

Origin

From Beth + -y.

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APA

Bethy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bethy

MLA

“Bethy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bethy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bethy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bethy.

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