Betty or Bettie is a feminine given name. It is commonly a diminutive for the names Bethany and Elizabeth. In Latin America, it is also a common diminutive for the given name Beatriz, the Spanish and Portuguese form of the Latin name Beatrix and the English name Beatrice. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it was more often a diminutive of Bethia.
People Athletes Betty Batt (1916–2003), British tennis player Betty Bays (1931–1992), American baseball player Betty Belton (1916–1989), English cricketer Betty Birch (1923–2016), English cricketer Betty Bonifay, American water skier Betty Boucher (born 1943), American retired professional wrestler Betty Bourquin, Swiss female curler and coach Betty Brey (1931–2015), American swimmer Betty Brosmer (born 1929), American former bodybuilder and physical fitness expert Betty Brussel (born 1924), Canadian swimmer Betty Burfeindt (born 1945), American golfer Betty Burua (born 1986), Papua New Guinean track athlete Betty Callaway (1928–2011), English figure skating coach Betty Carnegy-Arbuthnott (1906–1985), British fencer Betty Carveth (1925–2019), Canadian baseball player Betty Chepkemoi (born 2000), Kenyan long-distance runner Betty Chepkwony (born 1995), Kenyan long-distance runner Betty Constable (1924–2008), American squash player Betty Jane Cornett (1932–2006), infielder and pitcher Betty Couper, British tennis player Betty Cuthbert (1938–2017), Australian sprinter and Olympic champion Betty Degner, American baseball player Betty Dodd (1931–1993), American professional golfer Betty Duguid (1932–2017), Canadian-American curler Betty Forbes (1916–2002), New Zealand high jumper Betty Forsyth (1945–2021), Scottish bowls player Betty Foss (1929–1998), American baseball player Betty Foulk, American sailor Betty Francis (1931–2016), American baseball outfielder Betty Jane Fritz (1924–1994), baseball player Betty Jo Geiger (born 1961), American long-distance runner Betty Glassey, Papua New Guinean international lawn bowler Betty Gowans, Canadian canoeist Betty Gray (1920–2018), Welsh table tennis player Betty Evans Grayson (1925–July 9, 1979), American softball pitcher Betty Grimes (1899–1976), American diver Betty Sue Hagerman, American tennis coach Betty Haig (1905–1987), British racing driver Betty Jo Hawkins (1930–1987), American professional wrestler Betty Heidler (born 1983), German hammer thrower Betty Henry (1922–1944), American table tennis player Betty Herbertson, Australian lawn bowler Betty Heukels (born 1942), Dutch swimmer Betty Hicks (1920–2011), American professional golfer Betty Hilton (1920–2017), British tennis player Betty Holstein, Australian tennis player Betty Jameson (1919–2009), American Hall-of-Fame golfer and one of the founders of the LPGA Betty Jaynes (1945–2014), American basketball coach Betty Jouanny (born 1992), French ice hockey player Betty Judge (1921–2015), Australian athletics coach Betty Ann Kennedy (1930–2016), American bridge player Betty Kernot (1910–1984), Australian golfer Betty Kizza (born 1996), Ugandan netball player Betty Kozai (1928–2021), American curler Betty Kretschmer (born 1928), Chilean sprinter Betty Law (1928–2001), Scottish curler Betty Lempus (born 1991), Kenyan long-distance runner Betty Lennox (born 1976), American basketball player Betty Lindberg (born 1924), American track and field athlete Betty Lise (born 1972), French triple jumper Betty Lock (1921–1986), British athlete Betty Lombard (1920–1984), Irish tennis player Betty Luna (1927–2004), baseball player Betty Maker (1925–2004), New Zealand cricketer Betty McCracken, Canadian curler Betty McDonald (born 1950), Australian cricketer Betty McKenna (1931–1992), American baseball player Betty McKilligan (born 1949), Canadian pairs figure skater Betty McKinnon (1925–1981), Australian sprinter Betty McNamara, New Zealand netball player Betty Moczynski (1926–2017), American baseball player Betty Molteni (born 1962), Italian middle-distance runner Betty Moore (diver) (born 1929), New Zealand diver Betty R. Moore (born 1934), Australian athlete Betty Morgan (born 1942), Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler Betty Morris (born 1948), American bowler Betty Niccoli (born 1943), American professional wrestler Betty Ann Bjerkreim Nilsen (born 1986), Norwegian orienteer Betty Noël (born 1988), French-born Luxembourgish footballer Betty Nuthall (1911–1983), English tennis player Betty Okino (born 1975), American gymnast Betty Olssen, Fijian international lawn bowler Betty Pariso (born 1956), American bodybuilder Betty Petryna (1930–2020), American baseball player Betty Plant (1920–2002), New Zealand netball player Betty Rosenquest Pratt (1925–2016), American tennis player Betty Robinson (1911–1999), American athletics competitor Betty Russell (1924–1985), American baseball player Betty Rusynyk (1924–2013), American baseball player Betty Sain (born 1942), US horse trainer and breeder Betty Shellenberger (1921–2019), American field hockey player Betty Sinclair (1933–2009), New Zealand cricketer Betty Slade (1921–2000), British diver Betty Snowball (1908–1988), English cricketer and sportsperson Betty Stanhope-Cole (1937–2017), Canadian golfer Betty Steffensen (born 1936), New Zealand netball player Betty Stöve (born 1945), Dutch tennis player Betty Ann Grubb Stuart (born 1950), American tennis player Betty Stubbings, English bowls player Betty Sugrue, Irish camogie player Betty Sworowski (born 1961), British race-walker Betty Tancock (1911–2009), Canadian swimmer Betty Taylor (1916–1977), Canadian hurdle racer Betty Thorner (born 1938), New Zealand cricketer Betty Trezza (1925–2007), American baseball player Betty Tucker (1924–2012), American baseball player Betty Uber (1906–1983), English badminton and tennis player Betty Viana-Adkins (born 1971), Venezuelan bodybuilder Betty Wagoner (1930–2006), American baseball player Betty Wanless (1928–1995), baseball player Betty Warfel (1928–1990), baseball player Betty Weir (1924–2020), American alpine skier Betty Whiting (1925–1967), baseball player Betty Wilson (1921–2010), Australian cricketer Betty Yahr (1923–2010), American baseball player
Journalists and media personalities Betty Bayé (born 1946), American journalist, columnist and editor Betty Bowen, American journalist Betty Ann Bowser (1944–2018), American journalist Betty Ann Bruno (1931–2023), American reporter and journalist Bettie Cadou (1936–c. 2002), American journalist Betty Werlein Carter (1910–2000), American publisher, editor and writer Betty Caywood (1946–2020), American sportscaster Betty Elizalde (1940–2018), Argentine journalist and broadcaster Betty Go-Belmonte (1933–1994), Filipina journalist and newspaper publisher Betty Irabor (born 1957), Nigerian columnist, philanthropist, writer, publisher and founder of Genevieve Magazine Betty Kenward (1906–2001), American magazine columnist Betty Kyallo (born 1989), Kenyan news anchor and journalist Betty J. Ligon (1921–2015), American journalist Betty Liu (born 1973), Hong Kong journalist Betty Mendez Livioco (1931–2006), radio host Betty Mandeville (1910 or 1911–2001), American radio director and one of the first female producer Bettie Johnson Mbayo, Liberian journalist Betty Medsger, American journalist Betty Nguyen (born 1974), American news anchor Betty Olive Osborn (1934–2020), Australian journalist Betty Pino (1948–2013), Ecuadorian radio personality Betty A. Prashker (died 2024), American editor Betty Rollin (1936–2023), American journalist and author Betty Wason (1912–2001), American writer and broadcast journalist Betty Willingale (1927–2021), British television producer and script editor
Performing artists and fashion models Betty Aberlin (born 1942), American actress Betty Alberge (1922–1991), British actress Betty Alden (1891–1948), American actress Betty Allen (1927–2009), American singer Betty Amann (1905–1990), German-American actress Betty Amos (1934–2021), American musician Betty Arlen (1909–1966), American actress Betty Arvaniti (born 1939), Greek actress Betty Astell (1912–2005), English actress Betty Astor (1905–c. 1972), German actress Betty Balfour (1902–1977), British actress Betty Banafe (born 1979), Malaysian actress and singer Betty Bartley (1922–2013), American actress Betty Baskcomb (1914–2003), British actress Betty Beath (born 1932), Australian composer Betty Beckers (1925–1982), French actress Betty Humby Beecham (1908–1958), British pianist Betty Bennett (1921–2020), American jazz singer Betty Bird (1901–1998), Austrian actress Betty Blue (1931–2000), American model and actress Betty Blythe (1893–1972), American actress Betty Bobbitt (1939–2020), Australian actress Betty Boije (1822–1854), Finnish-Swedish contralto and composer Betty Bolton (1906–2005), British actress Betty Boniphace, Tanzanian model Betty Boo (born 1970), stage name of English singer and songwriter Alison Moira Clarkson Betty Bouton (1891–1965), American actress Betty Box (1915–1999), British film producer Betty Boyd (1908–1971), American actress Betty Brewer (1924–2006), American actress Betty Brice (1888–1935), American actress Betty Brodel (1920–2024), American actress Betty Bronson (1906–1971), American actress Betty Browne (1900–1959), American screenwriter and stage actress Betty Bryant (1920–2005), Australian actress Betty Bryson (1911–1984), American film actress and dancer Betty Buckley (born 1947), American actress Betty Buehler (1921–2012), American actress Betty Burbridge (1895–1987), American actress Betty Burgess (1917–2003), American actress Betty Burstall (1926–2013), Australian theatre director Betty Callish (1886–after 1941), Dutch-born actress, singer, and violinist Betty Cantor-Jackson (born 1948), American audio engineer and producer Betty Ann Carr (1942–1995), American actress Betty Carter (Lillie Mae Jones) (1929–1998), American jazz singer Betty Chung, Hong Kong singer Betty Ross Clarke (1892–1970), American actress Betty Clooney (1931–1976), American singer Betty Cody (1921–2014), Canadian-born American country music singer Betty Compson (1897–1974), American actress Betty Compton (1906–1944), American actress Betty Corday (1912–1987), American actress and television producer Betty Cordon (1923–2012), American socialite Betty Corwin (1920–2019), American theater archivist Betty Curtis (1936–2006), Italian singer Betty Daussmond (1873–1957), French actress Betty David (c. 1938–2007), Native American fashion designer Betty Ann Davies (1910–1955), British actress Bette Davis (1908–1989) American actress Betty Davis (1944–2022), American singer, songwriter, and model Bettie de Jong (born 1933), Dutch rehearsal director and dancer Betty Deland (1831–1882), Swedish actress Betty Driver (1920–2011), British actress and singer Betty Cole Dukert (1927–2024), American television producer Betty Everett (1939–2001), American soul singer Betty Fabila (born 1929), Mexican opera singer Betty Faire (1897–1981), British actress Betty Faria (born 1941), Brazilian actress Betty Farrington (1898–1989), American actress Betty Felsen (1905–2000), ballet dancer, vaudeville star, and teacher Betty Ferns (born 1946), Indian actress and singer Betty Fibichová (1846–1901), Czech opera singer Betty Field (1913–1973), American actress Betty Fields (1906–1938), British actress Bettie Mae Fikes, American singer Bettie Fisher, Australian Aboriginal musician and theatre administrator Betty Francisco (1900–1950), American actress Betty Kathungu Furet, Kenyan director and film producer Betty G, a stage name of an Ethiopian singer and songwriter Bruktawit Getahun Betty Gabriel (born 1981), American actress Betty Garde (1905–1989), American actress Betty Garrett (1919–2011), American actress, comedian, singer and dancer Betty George (1926–2007), American singer