Bess

[ bes ]

noun

1. a first name, form of Elizabeth.

Example Sentences

The title of this book by Brian Harker refers to the character Bubbles indelibly played in the original “Porgy and Bess.”

From Washington Post

Then came Bess Myerson, a daughter of Russian-Jewish immigrants who was raised in the Sholem Aleichem Houses in the Bronx.

From The Daily Beast

No Jewish woman has been crowned Miss America since Bess Myerson won in 1945.

From The Daily Beast

After much angst, Moore talks with Bess—only to learn that the precocious thirteen-year-old already has it all figured out.

From The Daily Beast

Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Forrest Bess died in an asylum.

From The Daily Beast

In 1926, while rehearsing for a benefit show for the school, Queen Bess fell from the cockpit five hundred feet to her death.

From The Daily Beast

"Let's play Robin Hood," Bess proposed one morning as they sat in a row on the fence.

From Project Gutenberg

"Yes, it is nicer to have you know things;" and Bess sighed, relieved now that confession was made.

From Project Gutenberg

Bess and Louise had such good times with the boys and she had nothing in the world to do this afternoon.

From Project Gutenberg

Bess and Louise sat together in a big chair chattering away as if they had known Miss Brown all their lives.

From Project Gutenberg

"We are much obliged to you for not minding about the window," Bess added, forgetting her shyness.

From Project Gutenberg