Bette is a given name, sometimes short for
Elizabeth and
Bettina, and may refer to:
People
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Bette Davis
Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress with a career spanning more than 50 years and 100 acting credits. She was noted for playing unsympathetic, sardonic characters, and was famous for her p ...
(1908–1989), American actress
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Bette Franke, Dutch fashion model
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Bette Nesmith Graham (1924–1980), inventor of liquid paper
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Bette Korber, American computational biologist
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Bette Midler
Bette Midler (;''Inside the Actors Studio'', 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian and author. Throughout her career, which spans over five decades, Midler has received numerous accolades, including four Golden Gl ...
(born 1945), American singer and actress
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Bette Otto-Bliesner, American earth scientist
Fictional characters
* Bette Abney, main character in the young adult fiction novels ''
Tiny Pretty Things'' and ''
Shiny Broken Pieces''
* Bette Fischer, title character of
Honoré de Balzac
Honoré de Balzac ( , more commonly , ; born Honoré Balzac;Jean-Louis Dega, La vie prodigieuse de Bernard-François Balssa, père d'Honoré de Balzac : Aux sources historiques de La Comédie humaine, Rodez, Subervie, 1998, 665 p. 20 May 179 ...
's 1846 novel ''
La Cousine Bette'' and its film adaptations
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Bette Kane
Mary Elizabeth Kane, better known as Bette Kane, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in the 1960s as "Betty Kane", the Bat-Girl. Her name was later modified to "Bette Kane", an ...
, a DC Comics superhero
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Bette Porter, in the television series ''The L-Word'' and its sequel ''The L-Word: Generation Q''
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Bette Tattler, in ''American Horror Story: Freak Show''
See also
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Betti (given name)
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Betty, given name
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Bettye, given name
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English-language feminine given names