Betsy

Betsy

Betsy is an English name for females, used as a nickname for Elizabeth. It is also a surname. Famous uses or users of Betsy include:

*Betsy McCaughey
*Betsy Tacy
*Betsy Boze
*Betsy Clifford
*Betsy McLaughlin
*Betsy Joslyn
*Betsy Holden
*Hurricane Betsy
*Kevin Betsy
*Betsy Palmer
*Betsy Bobbin
*Betsy Rawls
*Betsy Jolas
*Betsy Devine
*Betsy King
*Betsy Blair
*Betsy Ross
*The Betsy
*Betsy or Old Betsy, Guns owned by Davy Crockett
*The eponym of a series of chidren's books by Carolyn Haywood, commencing ""B" is for Betsy"


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  • Betsy — Betsy, so v.w. Elisabeth …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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  • Betsy — [bet′sē] n. a feminine name: see ELIZABETH1 …   English World dictionary

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