Betty
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Betty is a common diminutive for the name "Elizabeth", meaning My God is plentiful, frequently used as an independent name since the 18th century. Famous bearer: US actress Betty Grable.
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[edit] Terms
- Slang for a cigarette, some alcohol, or some illegal drugs.
- Slang for a pretty woman. e.g., "Check out that Betty."
- Japanese Mitsubishi G4M aircraft (Allied reporting name)
- Related to being deceived or deceiving someone (e.g., "He stole my cheese, betty")
[edit] Actresses
- Betty Grable - American actress, singer, dancer, and pin-up girl whose sensational bathing-suit photo became the number one pinup of the World War II era.
- Betty Driver - British singer and actress.
- Betty White - American television actress best known for her roles in the sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls.
- Betty Buckley - American theater, film, and television actress.
[edit] Fictional characters
- Betty Boop, a Paramount Pictures cartoon character.
- Betty Rubble, Flintstones character
- Betty Cooper, a character of Archie Comics.
- Betty Crocker, a brand name.
- Betty Kane, now known as Bette Kane.
- Betty Spaghetty
- Atomic Betty, Cartoon Network-Teletoon's first child superhero.
- Betty, formerly known as Master Pain, the main villain from Kung Pow
[edit] In Music
- Betty, used in the name of at least four albums.
- Black Betty was the name of a song redone several times.
- Betty, a pop rock alternative band from New York City fronted by Elizabeth Ziff, Alyson Palmer, and Amy Ziff.
- Pray For The Soul Of Betty, the name of a hard rock band from New York City.
- Betty is a long-running British musical from 1915.
Betty is the greatest women alive!
[edit] Other
- Betty (porn star) - movie actress dealing mostly with Bukkake and Urolagnia and Urophagia.
[edit] Resources
- Baby names list An extensive resource of baby names and their meanings.
