Bettina, also spelled Betina, is a female name predominantly found in the

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and

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languages. This name has various interpreted meanings and origins. In Italian, Bettina originated as a diminutive of the names Elisabetta and

Benedetta Benedetta is a feminine given name of Italian origin, the feminine equivalent of the masculine name Benedetto, a cognate of Benedict. Notable people with the given name include: * Benedetta Barzini (born 1943), Italian actress and model * Benedet ...

. Benedetta is the Italian feminine form of

Benedict Benedict may refer to: People Names *Benedict (given name), including a list of people with the given name *Benedict (surname), including a list of people with the surname Religious figures * Pope Benedict I (died 579) *Pope Benedict II (635– ...

, meaning "Blessed," while Elisabetta is the Italian form of

Elizabeth Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Empress Elisabeth (disambiguation), lists various empresses named ''Elisabeth'' or ''Elizabeth'' * Princess Elizabeth ...

, which itself comes from the Hebrew name Elisheva or Elisheba, meaning "my God is an oath". The name has several variations, including Bettine, and though it is a diminutive itself, it can be shortened to Betty, Bette, Ina, or Tina.

People

Bettina d'Andrea Bettina d'Andrea (Bologna, 1311–Padua, 5 October 1355) was an Italian legal scholar and professor in law and philosophy at the University of Padua. As the daughter of Giovanni d'Andrea, professor in Canon law at the University of Bologna ...

(1311–1335), Italian legal scholar and professor *

Bettina Aptheker Bettina Fay Aptheker (born September 2, 1944) is an American political activist, radical feminist, professor and author. Aptheker was active in civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s and 1970s, and has since worked in developing feminist ...

(born 1944), American political activist, feminist professor and author *

Bettina Arndt Bettina Mary Arndt (born 1 August 1949) is an Australian writer and commentator who specialises in sex and gender issues. Starting as a sex therapist, she established her career in the 1970s publishing and broadcasting as well as writing seve ...

(born 1949), Australian writer, commentator and sex therapist *

Bettina von Arnim Bettina von Arnim (born Elisabeth Catharina Ludovica Magdalena Brentano; 4 April 178520 January 1859) was a German writer and novelist. Bettina (or Bettine) Brentano was a writer, publisher, composer, singer, visual artist, an illustrator, patr ...

(1785–1859), German writer and novelist * Bettina Banoun (born 1972), Norwegian tax lawyer and actor *

Bettina Bäumer Bettina Sharada Bäumer (born 12 April 1940) is an Austrian-born Indian scholar of religion. Bäumer has been described by Vandana Parthasarathy, writing in ''The Hindu'', as a "renowned Indologist, one of the foremost expounders of Kashmir Sa ...

(born 1940), Austrian-born Indian scholar of religion * Bettina Bedwell (1889–1947), American journalist and fashion illustrator *

Bettina Bergo Bettina Bergo is a philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Montreal. Bergo is known for her work on continental philosophy. Books * ''Levinas Between Ethics and Politics''. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999. ISBN 0-7923-5694- ...

, Canadian philosopher * Bettina Bush (born 1973), voice actor and singer, original voice of ''

Rainbow Brite ''Rainbow Brite'' is an American media franchise by Hallmark Cards, introduced in 1984. The animated ''Rainbow Brite'' television series first aired in 1984, the same year Hallmark licensed Rainbow Brite to Mattel for a range of dolls and othe ...

'' * Bettina Lili Czifra (born 2007), Hungarian gymnast *

Bettina Dajka Bettina Dajka (born 2 October 1990 in Miskolc) is a retired Hungarian handballer. Achievements *Nemzeti Bajnokság I: **''Winner'': 2007 **''Silver Medalist'': 2009, 2012 **''Bronze Medalist'': 2008, 2011 *Magyar Kupa: **''Silver Medalist'': ...

(born 1990), Hungarian retired handball player * Bettina Ehrlich (1903–1985), Austrian artist, writer and illustrator of children's books *

Bettina Fábián Bettina Fábián (born 13 December 2004) is a Hungarian swimmer. She represented Hungary at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Early life Fábián was born and raised in Szeged, and moved to Budapest in 2021 to train with the Ferencvárosi Torna Club. Ca ...

(born 2004), Hungarian swimmer *

Bettina Fulco Bettina Mónica Fulco (born 23 October 1968) is a retired tennis player from Argentina. She reached her highest ranking of world, No. 23 on 10 October 1988. She began playing tennis at age ten, at the university club in her hometown of Mar del P ...

(born 1968), Argentine retired tennis player *

Bettina Grossman Bettina Grossman (September 28, 1927 – November 2, 2021) was an American conceptual artist, best known for her longtime residency at the Hotel Chelsea in Manhattan and her eccentric persona. Biography Grossman was born in Brooklyn, to Saul an ...

(1927–2021), American visual artist *

Bettina Hamilton Bettina, also spelled Betina, is a female name predominantly found in the Italian and German languages. This name has various interpreted meanings and origins. In Italian, Bettina originated as a diminutive of the names Elisabetta and Benedett ...

, Australian film producer, producer of 2022 film ''

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'' *

Bettina Hollings Bettina Hollings is a New Zealand television producer and media executive. Biography Hollings was born and raised in Wellington and moved to Auckland to study advertising and communications at the Auckland Institute of Technology (now AUT). Af ...

, New Zealand television producer and media executive *

Bettina Hoy Bettina Hoy (born Bettina Overesch: November 7, 1962) is an Olympic-level equestrian rider who competes for Germany in Eventing competitions. Bettina competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics, and 2004 Summer Oly ...

(born 1962), German competition equestrian rider *

Bettina Kadner Bettina Inés Kadner Schilling (born 1946) is a Spanish aviator. In 1969, at age 22, she became the first woman to pilot a passenger plane in Europe. She also became the first female pilot in command in Spain in 1998, and the second in Europe. Sh ...

(born 1946), Spanish aviator, first woman to pilot a passenger plane in Europe *

Bettina Kupfer Bettina Kupfer (born 19 July 1963) is a German actress and author who has been active since the 1980s. She and her husband, , write screenplays and children's literature. Career Kupfer was born in Stuttgart. After acquiring her ''Abitur'' at the ...

(born 1963), German actress and writer *

Bettina Liano Bettina Liano (born 1966) is an Italian-Australian fashion designer, creator and former owner of the "Bettina Liano" women's clothing and jeans label. Career Liano's career in fashion started by chance in the early 1980s when Melbourne retaile ...

(born 1966), Italian-Australian fashion designer and entrepreneur *

Bettina Linn Mary Bettina Linn (1905 – April 7, 1962) was an American writer and college professor. She wrote three published novels, and was on the faculty at Bryn Mawr College. She worked with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. ...

(1905–1962), American novelist and college professor *

Bettina Meiser Bettina Meiser is a professor at the University of New South Wales, with expertise in the psychosocial aspects of genetics; cancer, hereditary cancer, and the impact of genetic counselling and testing. Career Meiser has a BAppSc, BA (Hons) an ...

, researcher of the psychosocial aspects of genetics and cancer * Bettina Oneto (born 1957), Peruvian actress and comedian *

Betina Popova Betina Vadimovna Popova (, born 2 November 1996) is a Russian retired competitive ice dancer. With partner Sergey Mozgov, she was the 2017 CS Warsaw Cup champion. With former partner Yuri Vlasenko, she was the 2014–15 Grand Prix of Figure Skat ...

(born 1996), Russian ice dancer *

Bettina Rheims Bettina Caroline Germaine Rheims (; born 18 December 1952) is a French photographer. Career Early stages Bettina Rheims was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Her photographic career began in 1978, when she took a series of photos of a group of stripte ...

(born 1952), French photographer *

Bettina Röhl Bettina Röhl (born 21 September 1962) is a German journalist and author. She is best known for her writings about West German student movement, student radicalism of the 1960s and the terrorist kidnappings that it spawned in West Germany during ...

(born 1962), German journalist and author *

Bettina Romero Bettina Inés Romero (born 19 July 1978) is an Argentine lawyer and politician, currently serving as mayor of Salta. She is the first woman to hold the post in the city's history. She is part of a political family in Salta Province; her father i ...

(born 1978), Argentine lawyer and politician *

Bettina Sabatini Bettina Sabatini (born 21 March 1966 in Aalborg, Denmark) is a retired female marathon runner from Italy. She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, where she ended up in 23rd place in the women's marath ...

(born 1966), Italian marathon runner * Bettina Santo Domingo, American filmmaker *

Bettina Schaller Bettina Schaller is a Swiss labour market executive and president of the World Employment Confederation. Early life Born in Basel, Switzerland, Schaller is the daughter of a diplomat who served across South America and Europe throughout her ch ...

, Swiss labour market executive and president of the World Employment Confederation * Betina Temelkova (born 1997), Bulgarian-Israeli judoka *

Bettina Trabert Bettina Trabert (born 4 March 1969) is a German chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 2000). Biography Trabert started playing chess at the age of eight. In 1983, at the age of fourteen, she won second place in the Ge ...

(born 1969), German chess Woman Grandmaster *

Bettina Vollath Bettina Vollath (born 29 October 1962) is an Austrian politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPÖ) who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 until 2022. Political career In parliament, Vollath served on the Committee on Civ ...

(born 1962), Austrian politician * Bettina Werner (born 1965), pioneering artist of the world's first salt crystal paintings *

Bettina Wiegmann Bettina Wiegmann (born 7 October 1971) is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder. Wiegmann scored 51 goals in 154 caps for the Germany national team between 1989 and 2003. In 1997, she was selected '' German Female Footballer o ...

(born 1971), German footballer *

Bettina Wiesmann Bettina Margarethe Wiesmann (born 20 October 1966) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Born in Berlin, she has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Hesse from 2017 to 2021 and again since 2024. Poli ...

(born 1966), German politician *

Bettina Würth Bettina Würth ( /wuːrth/ ''woor-th'' born October 9, 1961) is a German-born Swiss businesswoman, billionaire and chairwoman of the advisory board of Würth Group. She is a granddaughter of company founder Adolf Würth and eldest daughter of R ...

(born 1961), German-born Swiss businesswoman and billionaire

Fictional characters

* Bettina, a recurring character in the TV series '' Six Feet Under'', played by

Kathy Bates Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actress. Kathy Bates filmography, Her work spans over five decades, and List of awards and nominations received by Kathy Bates, her accolades include an Academy Awards, Academy Award, t ...

* Bettina Peterson, in the film ''

Cast Away ''Cast Away'' is a 2000 American survival drama film directed and produced by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, and Nick Searcy. Hanks plays a FedEx troubleshooter who is stranded on a desert island after his plane cras ...

'', the woman to whom Tom Hank's character delivers a package at the end

References

External links

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