Meaning of Bessie | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A diminutive of the female given name Elizabeth, also used as a formal female given name.
2. A lake monster supposed to exist in Lake Erie in the United States.
3. A town in Washita County, Oklahoma, United States.

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Examples

“Bessie - I beg⟳ your pardon, but I do so like⟳ the name⟳ 'Bessie'; and the best is, that you always say⟳ these pretty things as if you meant them.”

“"Dear Bessie - " Elizabeth had never asked her not to call⟳ her that, although she fairly detested the name⟳. But still it had been her mother's name⟳, and was likely dear to her grandmother. It seemed disloyalty to her mother to suggest⟳ that she be called "Elizabeth".”

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