Bess Forename
68,927th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 8,387 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea
Bess Forename Definition:
BESSIE. The usual English diminutives of Elizabeth; cf. Beth, Betsy, Betty. Much used in unconventional English: to hug brown Bess formerly meant ‘to be an infantryman’; nowadays, it would mean exactly what you expect it to mean. Apotheosized in Good Queen Bess, who wasn’t—as Piers Compton convincingly shows.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 6,800 | 1:53,314 | 2,928 |
| Canada | 100% | 274 | 1:120,925 | 5,686 |
| Papua New Guinea | 90% | 260 | 1:31,355 | 3,138 |
| Uganda | 99% | 193 | 1:212,212 | 7,155 |
| Philippines | 95% | 142 | 1:746,546 | 22,180 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 96 | 1:1,849,629 | 37,988 |
| England | 100% | 92 | 1:604,380 | 12,019 |
| China | - | 91 | 1:15,011,602 | 60,018 |
| Australia | - | 61 | 1:223,895 | 5,282 |
| Russia | 72% | 59 | 1:2,444,639 | 15,357 |
| Denmark | - | 27 | 1:209,241 | 4,567 |
| Hong Kong | - | 26 | 1:298,182 | 3,645 |
| Sweden | 68% | 22 | 1:448,087 | 11,903 |
| Malaysia | 77% | 20 | 1:1,522,497 | 47,664 |
| South Africa | 71% | 19 | 1:2,870,139 | 74,981 |
| Germany | 85% | 17 | 1:5,686,934 | 22,131 |
| Zambia | - | 16 | 1:990,925 | 15,612 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 15 | 1:1,126,806 | 18,347 |
| Indonesia | - | 12 | 1:21,496,972 | 534,363 |
| India | 50% | 12 | 1:101,239,831 | 1,357,349 |
| Norway | 100% | 11 | 1:466,575 | 8,612 |
| Scotland | 100% | 6 | 1:891,728 | 9,103 |
| Senegal | 83% | 6 | 1:2,430,226 | 14,702 |
| Thailand | 100% | 6 | 1:11,677,636 | 152,954 |
| Singapore | 100% | 6 | 1:1,047,842 | 15,242 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 6 | 1:3,961,614 | 68,952 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 6 | 1:3,845,989 | 64,391 |
| Benin | - | 5 | 1:2,115,169 | 40,564 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 5 | 1:3,084,763 | 72,050 |
| Algeria | - | 4 | 1:9,544,180 | 14,095 |
| Belgium | 100% | 4 | 1:2,872,510 | 22,632 |
| France | 100% | 4 | 1:16,617,585 | 41,065 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Mexico | 100% | 4 | 1:31,036,107 | 61,748 |
| DR Congo | 50% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Switzerland | 75% | 3 | 1:2,737,832 | 21,065 |
| Macau | - | 2 | 1:304,104 | 1,640 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Argentina | 100% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Austria | - | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Liberia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| Wales | 100% | 2 | 1:1,547,154 | 12,610 |
| Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Israel | 67% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Transnistria | - | 1 | 1:475,638 | 2,115 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Brazil | - | 1 | 1:214,236,154 | 864,335 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Finland | 100% | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Peru | 100% | 1 | 1:31,791,454 | 110,866 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Italy | 80% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
Bess (15,374) may also be a surname.
Bess Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
BESSIE. The usual English diminutives of Elizabeth; cf. Beth, Betsy, Betty. Much used in unconventional English: to hug brown Bess formerly meant ‘to be an infantryman’; nowadays, it would mean exactly what you expect it to mean. Apotheosized in Good Queen Bess, who wasn’t—as Piers Compton convincingly shows.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Bess Forename Popularity
Bess Demographics
Bess Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 84 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Besse | 89 | 8,651 | / |
| Biess | 89 | 7 | / |
| Besst | 89 | 6 | / |
| Betss | 89 | 4 | / |
| Beass | 89 | 3 | / |
| Bhess | 89 | 3 | / |
| Beiss | 89 | 2 | / |
| Beyss | 89 | 2 | / |
| Beess | 89 | 2 | / |
| Hbess | 89 | 1 | / |
| Beuss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bes | 86 | 1,587 | / |
| Beisse | 80 | 3 | / |
| Beasse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bessze | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bethss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beysse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Besshe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Best | 75 | 20,984 | / |
| Bies | 75 | 7,055 | / |
| Wess | 75 | 1,169 | / |
| Bese | 75 | 933 | / |
| Bets | 75 | 855 | / |
| Besh | 75 | 535 | / |
| Beas | 75 | 519 | / |
| Besr | 75 | 442 | / |
| Vess | 75 | 158 | / |
| Bhes | 75 | 140 | / |
| Besë | 75 | 135 | / |
| Bees | 75 | 106 | / |
| Biss | 75 | 101 | / |
| Beis | 75 | 79 | / |
| Beds | 75 | 62 | / |
| Beys | 75 | 27 | / |
| Beus | 75 | 17 | / |
| Bexs | 75 | 5 | / |
| Behs | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bejs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Byss | 75 | 2 | / |
| Besd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Besp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Besz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Be's | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bges | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hbeisse | 73 | 2 | / |
| Be | 67 | 66,749 | / |
| Beshe | 67 | 5,344 | / |
| Weiss | 67 | 4,232 | / |
| Bhesh | 67 | 745 | / |
| Wesse | 67 | 355 | / |
| Bisse | 67 | 337 | / |
| Beesh | 67 | 311 | / |
| Betts | 67 | 279 | / |
| Betse | 67 | 206 | / |
| Vesse | 67 | 73 | / |
| Bheds | 67 | 64 | / |
| Beise | 67 | 63 | / |
| Beast | 67 | 40 | / |
| Beats | 67 | 37 | / |
| Beyse | 67 | 27 | / |
| Biesh | 67 | 25 | / |
| Beths | 67 | 23 | / |
| Beish | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bestt | 67 | 17 | / |
| Beest | 67 | 15 | / |
| Beets | 67 | 14 | / |
| Beese | 67 | 14 | / |
| Betst | 67 | 13 | / |
| Beads | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bhese | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bedse | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bhies | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bhesr | 67 | 8 | / |
| Behsh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bhest | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bease | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wiess | 67 | 7 | / |
| Viess | 67 | 6 | / |
| Besch | 67 | 6 | / |
| Beash | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hbest | 67 | 6 | / |
| Veiss | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wessh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Besht | 67 | 5 | / |
| Besce | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baiss | 67 | 4 | / |
| Behst | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beyts | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bgesh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Betsh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uesse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hwess | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vhess | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beist | 67 | 2 | / |
| Behts | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhets | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhiss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Besdp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bioss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wedss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beesr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bidss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhees | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beids | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beits | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bedds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Byoss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bishs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bjsjs | 67 | 1 | / |
| H'Beysse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veuss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vessh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uessh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weshs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beizs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pbwes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beesj | 67 | 1 | / |
Bess Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bess in the Russian language | ||
| Бесс | bess | - |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bess