Bess

American  

[bes] / bɛs /

noun

1. a first name, form of Elizabeth.

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Example Sentences

“I’m tired,” whined Bess, trying to climb on Jeb’s back.

From Literature

And Warfield and Price’s rendition of “Bess, You Is My Woman Now” is downright transcendent, the music pouring out of Price in particular in a way that immediately makes sense of the legendary career that then lay before her.

From The Wall Street Journal

Thomas’ late grandfather, John Anthony, was an opera singer who starred in the 1976 Broadway production of “Porgy & Bess.”

From Los Angeles Times

Whole albums have been devoted to “Porgy and Bess” by such artists as Miles Davis, the Modern Jazz Quartet and Ella Fitzgerald with Louis Armstrong.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ninety years ago this autumn, George Gershwin unveiled “Porgy and Bess” on Broadway—and confusion reigned.

From The Wall Street Journal