"Bessie" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈbɛsi/
Rhymes: -ɛsi Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Bessie
  1. A diminutive of Elizabeth, also used as a formal female given name. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names
    Sense id: en-Bessie-en-name-JIP8tQOV Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 76 23 1
  2. (cryptozoology) Bessie, a lake monster supposed to exist in Lake Erie in the United States. Categories (topical): Cryptozoology Related terms: Bess, Bessy
    Sense id: en-Bessie-en-name-t7-9oH~d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 0 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 66 0 Topics: biology, cryptozoology, natural-sciences, zoology
  3. A town in Oklahoma. Categories (place): Places in Oklahoma, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Oklahoma, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Bessie-en-name-B16cVhXk

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