Beth is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

that is usually a shortened form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

) of Elizabeth, Elsbeth (Scottish version of Elizabeth),

Bethany Bethany (,Murphy-O'Connor, 2008, p152/ref> Syriac language, Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܥܢܝܐ ''Bēṯ ʿAnyā''), locally called in Palestinian Arabic, Arabic Al-Eizariya or al-Aizariya (, "Arabic nouns and adjectives#Nisba, laceof Lazarus (name), L ...

or Bethan.

People

* Beth (singer) (born 1981), Spanish singer * Beth Akers (born 1983), American economist * Beth Allen (born 1984), New Zealand actress * Beth Amsel, American folk singer * Beth Anders (born 1951), American field hockey player and coach * Beth Anderson (composer) (born 1950), American composer * Beth Anderson (born 1954), American singer * Beth Bauer (born 1980), American professional golfer * Beth Beglin (born 1957), American field hockey player * Beth Behrs (born 1985), American actress * Beth Barr (born 1971), American swimmer * Beth Bonner (1952–1998), American long-distance runner * BethAnn Bonner (born 1982), American actress * Beth Botsford (born 1981), American swimmer * Beth Broderick (born 1959), American actress * Beth Buchanan (born 1952), Australian actress * Beth Cahill (born 1963), American television actress * Beth Carey (born 1990), Australian volleyball player * Beth Carvalho (1946–2019), Brazilian singer and composer * Beth Chapman (bounty hunter), American bounty hunter and reality star * Beth Chapman (politician), American politician from Alabama * Beth Chatto (1923–2018), British garden designer * Beth Chamberlin (born 1963), American actress * Beth Clayton, American opera singer * Beth Cordingly (born 1977), English actress * Beth Couture (born 1962), American women's basketball coach * Beth Daniel (born 1956), American golfer * Beth Denisch (born 1958), American composer * Beth Ditto (born 1981), American singer-songwriter * Beth Dunkenberger (born 1966), American women's basketball coach * Beth Edmonds (born 1950), American politician * Beth Ehlers (born 1968), American politician * Beth Fowler (born 1940), American actress and singer * Beth Gaines (born 1959), American politician * Beth Grant (born 1949), American actress * Beth Gibbons (born 1965), English singer-songwriter * Beth Goddard (born 1969), British actress * Beth Goobie (born 1959), Canadian poet and writer * Beth Gylys (born 1964), American poet and professor of English and Creative Writing * Beth Hart (born 1972), American singer * Beth Heiden (born 1959), American athlete * Beth Henley (born 1952), American actress * Beth Herr (born 1964), American tennis player * Beth Holloway (born 1961), American speech pathologist * Beth Howland (1939–2015), American actress * Beth Iskiw (born 1979), Canadian curler * Beth Jeans Houghton (born 1990), English singer-songwriter * Beth Johnson (American politician) (1909–1973), member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate * Beth Johnson (mayor), mayor of Delta, British Columbia, Canada * Beth Kaplin, Rwandan conservation scientist, professor, and researcher * Beth Karas (born 1961), American television reporter * Beth Katleman (born 1959), sculptor * Beth Kerttula (born 1956), American politician * Beth Kephart, American author * Beth Kingston (born 1986), English actress * Beth Kobliner (born 1965), American journalist * Beth Krom (born 1958), American politician * Beth Krommes (born 1956), American illustrator * Beth Krush (1918–2009), American illustrator * Beth Lapides, American entertainer * Beth Lear, American politician * Beth Leavel (born 1955), American stage actress * Beth Levin (linguist) (born 1955), American linguist * Beth Levin (musician) (born 1950), American classical pianist * Beth Levine (fashion designer) (1914–2006), American fashion designer * Beth Liebling (born 1967), American musician * Beth Lisick (born 1968), American writer * Beth Littleford (born 1968), American actress * Beth Mead (born 1995), English association footballer * Beth Mitchell (1972–1998), American shag dancer and schoolteacher * Beth Orton (born 1970), English singer-songwriter * Beth Phinney (born 1938), Canadian politician * Beth Phoenix (born 1980), Polish American professional wrestler and former WWE Diva * Beth Stetson, American economist * Beth Wiseman (born 1962), American writer * Beth Wood (born 1954), U.S. state auditor * Beth Zanders (née Baker, 1913–2009), New Zealand artist

Characters

*Beth, a character in the Canadian-produced sitcom '' Learning the Ropes'' *Beth, a character in the Canadian teen drama television series '' Madison'' *Beth, a character in the 2005 American romantic comedy movie '' The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' *Beth, a character in the 2005 romantic comedy-drama movie '' Imagine Me & You'' *Beth, a character played by Jennifer Aniston in the 2009 American romantic comedy-drama movie '' He's Just Not That Into You'' *Beth, in the animated series '' Total Drama'' *Beth, a character in the ''Adventure Time'' episode " Come Along with Me" * Beth Bailey, in TV series ''Spooks'' *Beth Baker, a character played by

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in the 2006 superhero movie '' Lightspeed'' * Beth Brennan, in TV series ''Neighbours'' *Elizabeth (Beth) Buchwald, a character in the 2009 American romantic comedy-drama movie ''

Adam Adam is the name given in Genesis 1–5 to the first human. Adam is the first human-being aware of God, and features as such in various belief systems (including Judaism, Christianity, Gnosticism and Islam). According to Christianity, Adam ...

'' *Elizabeth "Beth" Childs, in the TV series '' Orphan Black'' * Beth Clement, in TV series ''Hollyoaks'' *Beth Dutton, a character in '' Yellowstone'' *Beth Fox, a character in the American sitcom television series '' Coach'' *Beth Green, in TV series ''The Bill'' * Beth Greene, in TV series ''The Walking Dead'' * Beth Gordon, a character from the ''Ghost Whisperer'' * Beth Hunter, in TV series ''Home and Away'' *Beth Jordache, in TV series ''Brookside'' *Elizabeth "Beth" March, in Louisa May Alcott's novel '' Little Women'' *Beverly Elizabeth "Beth" Nicholls in the TV series '' No Angels'' *Elizabeth "Beth" Harmon in the novel and TV miniseries '' The Queen's Gambit'' *Beth Stanley, a character in the 1998 American science-fiction disaster movie '' Deep Impact'' *Beth Ryan, a character in the 1987 movie '' Throw Momma from the Train'' * Beth Smith (née Sanchez), in the Adult Swim cartoon ''

Rick and Morty ''Rick and Morty'' is an American Adult animation, adult animated science fiction Animated sitcom, sitcom created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon for Cartoon Network's nighttime programming block Adult Swim. The series follows the misadvent ...

'' *Beth Tezuka, a character in '' Bravest Warriors'' *Beth Trevino, a character in the 1993 American action film '' Falling Down'' * Beth Williams, character in the TV soap ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...

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