Bessie

English Etymology en :af Bess -ie<id:diminutive> + 1 Pronunciation en /ˈbɛsi/ en ɛsi 2 Proper noun en female Elizabeth also used as a formal female given name. en 1872 Julia Kavanagh Bessie 255 Bessie - I beg your pardon, but I do so like the name 'Bessie'; and the best is, that you always say these pretty things as if you meant them. en 1907 Grace Livingston Hill The Girl from Montana 139 BiblioBazaar,LLC 2007 1426485530 "Dear Bessie - " Elizabeth had never asked her not to call her that, although she fairly detested the name. But still it had been her mother's name, and was likely dear to her grandmother. It seemed disloyalty to her mother to suggest that she be called "Elizabeth". en cryptozoology A lake monster supposed to exist in Lake Erie in the United States. en town co/Washita County s/Oklahoma c/USA. Related terms en Bessy Further reading Bessie Bessie (lake monster) Bessie, Oklahoma en calculator words Tagalog Etymology tl :bor en:Bessie + 1 Pronunciation Besi Be.ssie Proper noun besi tl female English