Bessy

name

name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth; today more often spelled Bessie.

    "Looke where he ſtands and glars, wanſt thou eyes, at tral madam come ore the broome Beſſy to mee."

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"Looke where he ſtands and glars, wanſt thou eyes, at tral madam come ore the broome Beſſy to mee."

Etymology

From Bess + -y.

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