"Bette" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1981, William Wharton, Dad, Knopf, page 293",
          "text": "\"Jack, couldn't you call me Bette again? You know how much I hate Bess. I don't know what's happened; you've been calling me Bette since we came to California and now, suddenly, you're calling me Bess.\"\nThere's a long silence. Dad's still up on his knees; I'm driving along Sepulveda Boulevard toward Olympic.\n\"Well, Bette, I married you as Bess and I've always liked that name. It's a name you don't hear very often; it's a strong name like you. Every time I call you Bette I'm afraid somebody else might answer.\"",
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        "A variant of Betty, a diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth."
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          "diminutive",
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          "given name",
          "given name"
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          "Elizabeth",
          "Elizabeth"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɛt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɛti/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛt"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛti"
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  "word": "Bette"
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        "A variant of Betty, a diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth."
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      "ipa": "/bɛt/"
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