Western numerology
Number 9 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Baby names
Girl name
Bess
"a short form of Bessie; Consecrated to God; Diminutive of Elizabeth, meaning my god is bountiful, or god of plenty, used since the 16th century Sometimes used as an independent name; Diminutive of Elizabeth: From the Hebrew Elisheba, meaning either oath of God, or God is satisfaction Famous bearer: Old Testament Elizabeth was mother of John the Baptist and one of the earliest known bearers of this name; Queen Elizabeth II"
Name profile
Bess at a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Western numerology
- 9
- Indian numerology
- 4
- Characters
- 4
- Popular
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Number meaning for Bess
Indian numerology
Number 4 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Bess mean?
Bess is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with Indian, English, Greek context. Its meaning is recorded as: a short form of Bessie; Consecrated to God; Diminutive of Elizabeth, meaning my god is bountiful, or god of plenty, used since the 16th century Sometimes used as an independent name; Diminutive of Elizabeth: From the Hebrew Elisheba, meaning either oath of God, or God is satisfaction Famous bearer: Old Testament Elizabeth was mother of John the Baptist and one of the earliest known bearers of this name; Queen Elizabeth II
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Brother names
Brothers for Bess
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Citizen; Citizen of a Town; free citizen; Lives in town; Town dweller
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Sister names
Sisters for Bess
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Blessed; divinely blessed; Happy; Many This name has rarely been found in the English speaking world after the 18th century
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Blesses; Feminine form of Beattie: Bringer of joy; happy, bringer of joy; She who Blesses
190 family views
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Bringer of joy, brings joy Famous bearers: Beatrix was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 Twentieth century children's writer and illustrator Beatrix Potter created Peter Rabbit; Brings joy; She who Blesses
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