# Betsy

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{{About|the given name|the English football coach and former player|Kevin Betsy|other uses}}

'''Betsy''' is an English feminine given name, often a nickname for [Elizabeth](/source/Elizabeth_(given_name)). 

==People==
*[Betsy](/source/Betsy_(Welsh_singer)), stage name of Welsh singer Elizabeth Humfrey
*[Betsy](/source/Betsy_(Russian_singer)) (born 2013), Russian singer and blogger
*[Betsy Abbas](/source/Betsy_Abbas) (born 1930s), South African-Egyptian tennis player
*[Betsy Aidem](/source/Betsy_Aidem) (born 1957), American actress
*[Betsy Alison](/source/Betsy_Alison) (born 1960), American sailor
*[Betsy Ancker-Johnson](/source/Betsy_Ancker-Johnson) (1927–2020), American plasma physicist
*[Betsy Arakawa](/source/Betsy_Arakawa) (1959–2025), American musician
*[Betsy Atkins](/source/Betsy_Atkins) (born 1953), American business executive and entrepreneur
*[Betsy Baker](/source/Betsy_Baker) (born 1955), American actress
*[Betsy Bakker-Nort](/source/Betsy_Bakker-Nort) (1874–1946), Dutch lawyer and politician
*[Betsy Balcombe](/source/Betsy_Balcombe) (1802−1871), English friend of Napoleon I at Saint Helena
*[Betsy Bang](/source/Betsy_Bang) (c. 1912–2003), biologist, illustrator and translator
*[Betsy Barr](/source/Betsy_Barr) (born 1981), American soccer player
*[Betsy Beard](/source/Betsy_Beard) (born 1961), American coxswain
*[Betsy Becker](/source/Betsy_Becker), American researcher
*[Betsy Beers](/source/Betsy_Beers) (born 1957), American television and film producer
*[Betsy Beutler](/source/Betsy_Beutler) (born 1988), American actress
*[Betsy Blackwell](/source/Betsy_Blackwell) (c. 1905–1985), American journalist
*[Betsy Blair](/source/Betsy_Blair) (1923–2009), American actress
*[Betsy Bloomingdale](/source/Betsy_Bloomingdale) (1922–2016), American socialite
*[Betsy Dewar Boyce](/source/Betsy_Dewar_Boyce) (1913–2007), Canadian historian
*[Betsy Boze](/source/Betsy_Boze), American academic and education administrator
*[Betsy Brandt](/source/Betsy_Brandt) (born 1973), American actress
*[Betsy Brantley](/source/Betsy_Brantley) (born 1955), American actress
*[Betsy Brown](/source/Betsy_Brown) (born 1963), American poet
*[Betsy Bryan](/source/Betsy_Bryan) (born 1949), American Egyptologist
*[Betsy Butler](/source/Betsy_Butler) (born 1963), American politician
*[Betsy Byars](/source/Betsy_Byars) (1928–2020), American author
*[Betsy B. Carr](/source/Betsy_B._Carr) (born 1946), American politician
*Betsy or [Betty Careless](/source/Betty_Careless) ({{circa|1704}}{{snd}}1739), English courtesan
*[Betsy Clifford](/source/Betsy_Clifford) (born 1953), Canadian alpine skier
*[Betsy Close](/source/Betsy_Close) (born 1950), American politician
*[Betsy Coffia](/source/Betsy_Coffia) (born 1977), American politician
*[Betsy Z. Cohen](/source/Betsy_Z._Cohen) (born 1941), American business executive
*[Betsy Colquitt](/source/Betsy_Colquitt) (1927–2009), American writer
*[Betsy Cook](/source/Betsy_Cook), American-born singer, songwriter and musician
*[Betsy Mix Cowles](/source/Betsy_Mix_Cowles) (1810–1876), American abolitionist
*[Betsy Cullen](/source/Betsy_Cullen) (born 1938), American professional golfer
*[Betsy Curtis](/source/Betsy_Curtis) (1917–2002), American writer
*[Betsy Damon](/source/Betsy_Damon) (born 1940), American artist
*[Betsy Devine](/source/Betsy_Devine) (born 1946), American journalist
*[Betsy DeVos](/source/Betsy_DeVos) (born 1958), American businesswoman and politician
*[Betsy DiSalvo](/source/Betsy_DiSalvo) (born 1969), American professor
*[Betsy Drake](/source/Betsy_Drake) (1923–2015), American actress, writer and psychotherapist
*[Betsy Drambour](/source/Betsy_Drambour) (born 1965), American soccer player and golfer
*[Betsy Driver](/source/Betsy_Driver), mayor of Flemington and intersex activist
*[Betsy Dunn](/source/Betsy_Dunn), American politician and member of the Vermont House of Representatives
*[Betsy Eby](/source/Betsy_Eby) (born 1967), American painter
*[Betsy Ettorre](/source/Betsy_Ettorre) (born 1948), Anglo-American feminist sociologist
*[Betsy Robertson Eyre](/source/Betsy_Robertson_Eyre) (1911–1983), New Zealand teacher, community worker and local politician
*[Betsy Fagin](/source/Betsy_Fagin) (born 1972), American poet
*[Betsy Fogle](/source/Betsy_Fogle), American politician
*[Betsy Foxman](/source/Betsy_Foxman), American epidemiologist
*[Betsy Freese](/source/Betsy_Freese), American editor, blogger, and radio personality
*[Betsy von Furstenberg](/source/Betsy_von_Furstenberg) (1931–2015), German-American actress
*[Betsy Gay](/source/Betsy_Gay) (1929–2025), American yodeler and actress
*[Betsy Gotbaum](/source/Betsy_Gotbaum) (born 1938), New York City Public Advocate
*[Betsy Gray](/source/Betsy_Gray) (1780–1798), Irish folkloric figure
*[Betsy Brannon Green](/source/Betsy_Brannon_Green) (born 1958), American novelist
*[Betsy Greer](/source/Betsy_Greer), American writer
*[Betsy Grunch](/source/Betsy_Grunch), American neurosurgeon
*[Betsy Hager](/source/Betsy_Hager) (1750–1843), farmer and blacksmith during the American Revolution
*[Betsy Haines](/source/Betsy_Haines) (born 1960), American skier
*[Betsy Hands](/source/Betsy_Hands), American politician
*[Betsy Hannig](/source/Betsy_Hannig) (born 1963), American politician
*[Betsy Harris](/source/Betsy_Harris) (born 1972), American basketball coach
*[Betsy Harrison Gagne](/source/Betsy_Harrison_Gagne) (1947–2020), American botanist
*[Betsy Hart](/source/Betsy_Hart) (born c. 1963), American journalist
*[Betsy Hassett](/source/Betsy_Hassett) (born 1990), New Zealand football player
*[Betsy Haynes](/source/Betsy_Haynes), American author
*[Betsy Heard](/source/Betsy_Heard) (1759–1810s), Euro-African slave trader and merchant
*[Betsy Heimann](/source/Betsy_Heimann), American costume designer
*[Betsy Hill](/source/Betsy_Hill), American rugby union player
*[Betsy Ann Hisle](/source/Betsy_Ann_Hisle) (1917–1978), American child actress
*[Betsy Hodges](/source/Betsy_Hodges) (born 1969), mayor of Minneapolis
*[Betsy Holden](/source/Betsy_Holden) (born 1955), American businesswoman
*[Betsy Holland](/source/Betsy_Holland) (born 1976), American politician
*[Betsy Hoza](/source/Betsy_Hoza), American clinical psychologist
*[Betsy Humphreys](/source/Betsy_Humphreys) (born 1947), American medical librarian
*[Betsy Rivers Jackes](/source/Betsy_Rivers_Jackes) (born 1935), Australian botanist and author
*[Betsy James](/source/Betsy_James), American youth fiction writer and illustrator
*[Betsy Jochum](/source/Betsy_Jochum) (1921–2025), American baseball pitcher
*[Betsy Johnson](/source/Betsy_Johnson) (born 1951), American politician
*[Betsy Jolas](/source/Betsy_Jolas) (born 1926), French composer
*[Betsy Jones-Moreland](/source/Betsy_Jones-Moreland) (1930–2006), American actress
*[Betsy Joslyn](/source/Betsy_Joslyn) (born 1954), American actress and singer
*[Betsy Kaufman](/source/Betsy_Kaufman), American visual artist
*[Betsy King](/source/Betsy_King) (born 1955), American golfer
*[Lizzie Lloyd King](/source/Lizzie_Lloyd_King) (1847–?), also known as Betsy King, alleged murderer of Charles Goodrich
*[Betsy Leondar-Wright](/source/Betsy_Leondar-Wright) (born 1956), economic justice activist, sociologist, and author
*[Betsy Levy Paluck](/source/Betsy_Levy_Paluck), American psychology professor
*[Betsy Lewin](/source/Betsy_Lewin) (born 1937), American illustrator
*[Betsy Lobb](/source/Betsy_Lobb) (1868–1956), British businesswoman
*[Betsy Love Allen](/source/Betsy_Love_Allen), Chickasaw merchant and planter
*[Betsy Markey](/source/Betsy_Markey) (born 1956), American politician
*[Betsy Martin](/source/Betsy_Martin) (born 1970), American journalist
*[Betsy McCaughey](/source/Betsy_McCaughey) (born 1948), American politician
*[Betsy McLaughlin](/source/Betsy_McLaughlin) (born 1960), American businesswoman
*[Betsy Flagg Melcher](/source/Betsy_Flagg_Melcher) (1900–1991), American miniature portraitist
*[Betsy Mitchell](/source/Betsy_Mitchell) (born 1966), American swimmer
*[Betsy Nagelsen](/source/Betsy_Nagelsen) (born 1956), American former professional tennis player
*[Betsy Norden](/source/Betsy_Norden) (born 1945), American soprano
*[Betsy Palmer](/source/Betsy_Palmer) (1926–2015), American actress
*[Betsy Pecanins](/source/Betsy_Pecanins) (1954–2016), American-born Mexican singer, songwriter and record producer
*[Betsy Perk](/source/Betsy_Perk) (1833–1906), Dutch author
*[Betsy Plank](/source/Betsy_Plank) (1924–2010), American public relations executive
*[Betsy Price](/source/Betsy_Price) (born 1949), American mayor
*[Betsy Prioleau](/source/Betsy_Prioleau), American author
*[Betsy Randle](/source/Betsy_Randle) (born 1955), American actress
*[Betsy Rawls](/source/Betsy_Rawls) (1928–2023), American golfer
*[Betsy Reed](/source/Betsy_Reed) (born 1968), American journalist and editor
*[Betsy Repelius](/source/Betsy_Repelius) (1848–1921), Dutch painter and watercolorist who specialized in simple, one-figure, genre scenes
*[Betsy Graves Reyneau](/source/Betsy_Graves_Reyneau) (1888–1964), American portrait painter
*[Betsy Rosenberg](/source/Betsy_Rosenberg), American Radio host
*[Betsy King Ross](/source/Betsy_King_Ross) (1922–1989), American actress, anthropologist and author
*[Betsy Ross](/source/Betsy_Ross) (1752–1836), American patriot credited with sewing the first American flag
*[Betsy Rue](/source/Betsy_Rue) (born 1979), American actress
*[Betsy Russell](/source/Betsy_Russell) (born 1963), American actress
*[Betsy Ruth](/source/Betsy_Ruth) (born 1985), American wrestler, ring name Mary Kate
*[Betsy Rutherford](/source/Betsy_Rutherford) (1944–1991), American singer
*[Betsy Saina](/source/Betsy_Saina) (born 1988), Kenyan athlete
*[Betsy Schneider](/source/Betsy_Schneider), American photographer
*[Betsy Shaw](/source/Betsy_Shaw) (born 1965), American snowboarder
*[Betsy Sheridan](/source/Betsy_Sheridan) (1756–1837), Anglo Irish diarist
*[Betsy Sholl](/source/Betsy_Sholl), American poet
*[Betsy Snite](/source/Betsy_Snite) (1938–1984), American alpine ski racer
*[Betsy Sodaro](/source/Betsy_Sodaro) (born 1984), American actress and comedian
*[Betsy Stanko](/source/Betsy_Stanko) (born 1950), American criminologist
*[Betsy Stark](/source/Betsy_Stark), American television journalist
*[Betsy Stovall](/source/Betsy_Stovall), American mathematician
*[Betsy Struthers](/source/Betsy_Struthers) (born 1951), Canadian poet and novelist
*[Betsy Struxness](/source/Betsy_Struxness), American actress, singer, and dancer
*[Betsy Sullivan](/source/Betsy_Sullivan) (born 1956), Jamaican diver
*[Betsy Thom](/source/Betsy_Thom), British sociologist
*[Betsy Thomas](/source/Betsy_Thomas), American screenwriter
*[Betsy Thornton](/source/Betsy_Thornton), American novelist
*[Betsy Thunder](/source/Betsy_Thunder), Native American medicine woman
*[Betsy Túrnez](/source/Betsy_T%C3%BArnez) (born 1974), Spanish actress
*[Betsy Wade](/source/Betsy_Wade) (1929–2020), American journalist and columnist
*[Betsy Warland](/source/Betsy_Warland), American feminist writer
*[Betsy Warrior](/source/Betsy_Warrior) (born 1940), American feminist and author
*[Betsy Weatherhead](/source/Betsy_Weatherhead), American climatologist
*Betsy Weiss, lead singer of [Bitch (band)](/source/Bitch_(band))
*[Betsy Wergin](/source/Betsy_Wergin) (born 1952), American politician
*[Betsy West](/source/Betsy_West), American producer, filmmaker and video journalist
*[Betsy Westendorp-Osieck](/source/Betsy_Westendorp-Osieck) (1880–1968), Dutch painter
*[Betsy Whyte](/source/Betsy_Whyte), Scottish traveler, traditional-bearer, folksinger and storyteller
*[Betsy Wieseman](/source/Betsy_Wieseman) (born 1958), American art historian and curator
*[Betsy Wolfe](/source/Betsy_Wolfe) (born 1982), American actress and singer
*[Betsy Wolfston](/source/Betsy_Wolfston), American artist
*[Betsy Wollheim](/source/Betsy_Wollheim) (born 1951), American science fiction editor
*[Betsy Woodruff Swan](/source/Betsy_Woodruff_Swan) (born 1989), American journalist
*[Betsy Wyeth](/source/Betsy_Wyeth) (1921–2020), American author and collector
*[Betsy Yanik](/source/Betsy_Yanik), American mathematics educator
*[Betsy Youngman](/source/Betsy_Youngman) (born 1959), American skier

==Dogs==
*[Betsy (dog)](/source/Betsy_(dog)), an Austrian Border Collie credited with high intelligence

==Fictional characters==
*Betsy, main character in the Betsy series of children's books by [Carolyn Haywood](/source/Carolyn_Haywood)
*[Betsy Bobbin](/source/Betsy_Bobbin), in the Oz books
*[Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock](/source/Betsy_Braddock), Marvel Comics superheroine also known as Psylocke and Captain Britain
*Betsy Ray, protagonist of the [Betsy-Tacy](/source/Betsy-Tacy) series of novels by Maud Hart Lovelace
*[Betsy Chernak Taylor](/source/Betsy_Chernak_Taylor), on the canceled American soap opera ''Love is a Many Splendored Thing''
*Betsy, an infected monkey in the film ''[Outbreak](/source/Outbreak_(1995_film))''
*Elizabeth Ann, main character of the novel ''[Understood Betsy](/source/Understood_Betsy)'' by Dorothy Canfield Fisher

==See also==
*[Betsey (disambiguation)](/source/Betsey_(disambiguation))

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Category:Feminine hypocorisms
Category:English-language feminine given names
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