Meaning 
The name Bess has the following meaning: Pledged to God. A very popular name. Traditional and elegant sounding, this name was popularized greatly by the famous actress Elizabeth Taylor. It is also the name of the mother of John the Baptist.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Bess is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Bess in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Bess and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Bess: Boys - Abner, Aden, Asa, Izayah, Jace, Javen, Mahlon, Orley, Orly, Girls - Avie, Delilah, Leia, Lizeth, Nita, Rachel, Sharonda, Both genders - Edna
Variants 
The name Bess is a variant of Elizabeth. Other popular variants of the name Elizabeth are: Alizabeth, Bess, Bessi, Bessie, Bessy, Bet, Betsey, Betsi, Betsie, Betsy, Bett, Elisabeth, Elisabith, Elise, Elisheba, Elisheva, Eliza, Elizabee, Ellie, Ellsi, Ellspet, Ellyse, Ellyssa, Ellyza, Elsee, Elsy, Elysabeth, Elyza, Elyzza, Leesa (Dutch), Leeza, Liabet, Lilibet, Lilibeth, Lisabet, Lisabeth, Lisanne, Lisbeth, Liz, Lizabeth, Lizanne, Lizbet, Lizbeth, Lizzi, Lizzie, Lizzy, Lysa, Lyssie, Lyza, Lyzanne, Lyzbet, Lyzbeth, Lyzbette, Lyzette
Style 
We think the name Bess should fall under the following style category: Biblical. See other Biblical girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Bess to be: Friendly and beautiful womanIn one word, you might describe Bess as a(n) " beautiful" person. See other "beautiful" names for girls.
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