Western numerology
Number 3 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Name profile
Bethany at a glance
- Gender
- Unisex
- Western numerology
- 3
- Indian numerology
- 8
- Characters
- 7
- Popular
- 140 family views
Number meaning for Bethany
Indian numerology
Number 8 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Bethany mean?
Bethany is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with Indian, Hebrew, Aramaic context. Its meaning is recorded as: house; House of poverty; 'The house of song, the house of affliction'; Worshiper of God
This meaning has been cleaned for a parent-friendly reading.
Similar names
Names like Bethany
Beth
Unisex
Indian
A diminutive of Bethany meaning house of poverty; Diminutive of Elizabeth, meaning my god is bountiful, or god of plenty, frequently used as an independent name Beth was one of Louisa M Alcott's heroines in her 19th century novel Little Women; 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; Elizabeth; house of god; Lively; Queen Elizabeth II
122 family views
Beth
Unisex
Indian
A diminutive of Bethany meaning house of poverty; Diminutive of Elizabeth, meaning my god is bountiful, or god of plenty, frequently used as an independent name Beth was one of Louisa M Alcott's heroines in her 19th century novel Little Women; 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; Elizabeth; house of god; Lively; Queen Elizabeth II
122 family views
Betsy
Girl
Indian
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; God's Witness; Queen Elizabeth II; This diminutive of Elizabeth is frequently used as an independent name
134 family views
Bettina
Girl
Indian
A Spanish or Italian variant of the Hebrew Elizabeth; Consecrated to God; God is my oath; meaning My God is plentiful; Queen Elizabeth II; Variant 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
177 family views
Betty
Girl
Indian
A diminutive of Elizabeth, meaning My God is plentiful, frequently used as an independent name since the 18th century US actress Betty Grable; consecrated to God; 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; Form of Elizabeth; Queen Elizabeth II
143 family views
Brittany
Girl
Indian
From Britain; from England, strong, industrious; Originally the ancient duchy of Bretagne in France Celtic Bretons emigrated from France to become the Bretons of England
169 family views
Brother names
Brothers for Bethany
Beth
Unisex
Indian
A diminutive of Bethany meaning house of poverty; Diminutive of Elizabeth, meaning my god is bountiful, or god of plenty, frequently used as an independent name Beth was one of Louisa M Alcott's heroines in her 19th century novel Little Women; 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; Elizabeth; house of god; Lively; Queen Elizabeth II
122 family views
Sister names
Sisters for Bethany
Beth
Unisex
Indian
A diminutive of Bethany meaning house of poverty; Diminutive of Elizabeth, meaning my god is bountiful, or god of plenty, frequently used as an independent name Beth was one of Louisa M Alcott's heroines in her 19th century novel Little Women; 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; Elizabeth; house of god; Lively; Queen Elizabeth II
122 family views
Betsy
Girl
Indian
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; God's Witness; Queen Elizabeth II; This diminutive of Elizabeth is frequently used as an independent name
134 family views
Bettina
Girl
Indian
A Spanish or Italian variant of the Hebrew Elizabeth; Consecrated to God; God is my oath; meaning My God is plentiful; Queen Elizabeth II; Variant 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
177 family views
Betty
Girl
Indian
A diminutive of Elizabeth, meaning My God is plentiful, frequently used as an independent name since the 18th century US actress Betty Grable; consecrated to God; 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; Form of Elizabeth; Queen Elizabeth II
143 family views
Brittany
Girl
Indian
From Britain; from England, strong, industrious; Originally the ancient duchy of Bretagne in France Celtic Bretons emigrated from France to become the Bretons of England
169 family views
Beata
Girl
Indian
Blessed; divinely blessed; Happy; Many This name has rarely been found in the English speaking world after the 18th century
106 family views
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