Bessie is a feminine given name, often a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Elizabeth, Beatrice, or Bessandra, and has been so used since the 16th century. Bessie is sometimes a name in its own right.
Bessie may refer to:
People:
Bessie Abott (1878-1919), American operatic sopranoBessie Barriscale (1884–1965), stage name of American silent-film and stage actress Elizabeth Barry ScaleElizabeth Blount (c. 1498 or c. 1500 or c. 1502–1539/1540), mistress of Henry VIII of England and mother of his son, Henry Fitzroy, 1st Duke of Richmond and SomersetElizabeth Bessie Braddock (1899-1970), British politician, Member of Parliament (1945-1970)Elizabeth Bessie Coleman (1892-1926), first African-American female aviatorAnnie Elizabeth Delany (1891–1995), American dentist and civil rights pioneerBessie Blount Griffin (1914-2009), American physical therapist, inventor, and forensic scientistBessie Head (1937-1986), Botswana writerBessilyn Johnson (1871-1943), wife of Chicago millionaire Albert JohnsonBessie Love, stage name of American film actress Juanita Horton (1898-1986)Bessie Boehm Moore (1902–1995), American educatorBessie Moore (1854-1877), better known as Diamond Bessie, murdered prostituteBessie Rayner Parkes (1829-1925), English feminist, women's rights activist, poet, essayist and journalistBessie Smith (1894-1937), American blues singerBessie Stringfield (1911–1993), pioneer African-American motorcycle riderBessie Potter Vonnoh (1872–1955), American sculptorFictional characters:
Bessie Higgenbottom, titular character of the Nickelodeon TV channel cartoon The Mighty B!Elizabeth Bessie Potter, on the TV series Dawson's CreekA car used on the science fiction television series Doctor WhoBessie, an asphalt-paver character in the movie Cars