Bettina is a female name predominantly found in the
Italian and
German languages. This name has various interpreted meanings and origins.
In Italian, Bettina originated as a diminutive of the names Elisabetta and
Benedetta Benedetta is a feminine given name of Italian origin, the feminine equivalent of the masculine name Benedetto, a cognate of Benedict. Persons having the name include:
*Benedetta Barzini (contemporary), Italian actress and model
*Benedetta Bianchi Po ...
. Benedetta is the Italian feminine form of
Benedict, meaning "Blessed," while Elisabetta is the Italian form of
Elizabeth, which itself comes from the Hebrew name Elisheva or Elisheba, meaning "my God is an oath".
The name has several variations including Bettine and Betina, and though it is a diminutive itself, it can be shortened to Betty, Bette, Ina, or Tina.
People
It was the professional name of
Simone Micheline Graziani, one of the most famous fashion models of the 1950s and an early muse of designer
Hubert de Givenchy - Simone was given the name "Bettina" by designer
Pierre Balmain.
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Bettina d'Andrea (died 1335), Italian lawyer and professor
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Bettina von Arnim (1785–1859), German writer and novelist
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Bettina Ehrlich (1903–1985), artist, writer, illustrator
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Bettina Baumer (born 1940), Austrian-born Indian scholar of religion
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Bettina Aptheker (born 1944), American political activist, feminist professor and author
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Bettina Werner (born 1965), Pioneering Artist of the World's 1st salt crystal paintings
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Bettina Sabatini
Bettina Sabatini (born 21 March 1966 in Aalborg, Denmark) is a retired female marathon runner from Italy.
She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of nort ...
(born 1966), Italian marathon runner
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Bettina Banoun (born 1972), Norwegian tax lawyer, partner at Wiersholm and actor
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Bettina Bush (born 1973), voice actor and singer who was the original voice of ''
Rainbow Brite''.
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Bettina Grossman
Bettina Grossman (September 28, 1927 – November 2, 2021) was an American conceptual artist, best known for her longtime residency at the Hotel Chelsea in Manhattan and her eccentric persona.
Biography
Grossman was born in Brooklyn, to Saul a ...
(1927–2021), American visual artist
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Bettina Linn
Mary Bettina Linn (1905 – April 7, 1962) was an American writer and college professor. She wrote three published novels, and was on the faculty at Bryn Mawr College. She worked with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II. ...
(1905–1962), American novelist and college professor
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Bettina Oneto (born 1957), Peruvian actress and comedian
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Betina Popova (born 1996), Russian ice dancer
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Bettina Meiser, researcher of the psychosocial aspects of genetics and cancer
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Bettina Kupfer (born 1963), German actress and writer
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Bettina Santo Domingo, American filmmaker
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Bettina Wiesmann (born 1966), German politician
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Bettina Wiegmann (born 1971), German footballer
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Bettina Vollath (born 1962), Austrian politician
Fictional characters
"Bettina" was the name of the woman artist (and her ranch) that the
Tom Hanks character met at the end of the film ''
Cast Away'' while delivering her package. He had retrieved the Bettina package years earlier from the ocean, while stranded on a tiny island following a plane crash.
References
External links
* http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?nmd=n&terms=bettina&submit=Go
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