Bessie

or Bes·sy

[ bes-ee ]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Elizabeth.

Example Sentences

Dozens of blues musicians, some as famous as Bessie Smith, were buried in unmarked graves.

From The Daily Beast

Julien had trouble competing in the flamboyance category with his occasional air show mate, Bessie Coleman.

From The Daily Beast

I needed to understand more about his mother, Bessie Gilmore.

From The Daily Beast

Bessie Smith once sang of wanting a pig foot and a bottle of beer and to be left alone because she was “in my sin.”

From The Daily Beast

Every day in her cozy sitting-room Mrs. Worthington talked with her little girls, Bessie and Louise.

From Project Gutenberg

Bessie quietly took her little sister's hand, lead her aside, and knelt with her in prayer.

From Project Gutenberg

"Surely there can be no harm or danger," thought Bessie; but she remembered the oft-repeated warnings of her parents and aunt.

From Project Gutenberg

I shall tell you some stories about a little girl whose name was Bessie Allen.

From Project Gutenberg

In trying to stop him, Bessie soiled her nice white frock; and the ink streamed over the carpet.

From Project Gutenberg