Bettina
Bettina is a female name predominantly found in the Italian and German languages. This name has various interpreted meanings and origins.
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Other names | |
| Related names | Elizabeth, Tina, Beth |
In Italian, Bettina originated as a diminutive of the names Elisabetta and Benedetta. 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
- Bettina, the professional name of Simone Micheline Graziani, French fashion model
- Bettina d'Andrea (died 1335), Italian lawyer and professor
- Bettina von Arnim (1785–1859), German writer and novelist
- Bettina Ehrlich (1903–1985), artist, writer, illustrator
- Bettina Bäumer (born 1940), Austrian-born Indian scholar of religion
- Bettina Aptheker (born 1944), American political activist, feminist professor and author
- Bettina Werner (born 1965), Pioneering Artist of the World's 1st salt crystal paintings
- Bettina Sabatini (born 1966), Italian marathon runner
- Bettina Banoun (born 1972), Norwegian tax lawyer, partner at Wiersholm and actor
- Bettina Bush (born 1973), voice actor and singer who was the original voice of Rainbow Brite.
- Bettina Grossman (1927–2021), American visual artist
- Bettina Hollings, New Zealand television producer and media executive
- Bettina Linn (1905–1962), American novelist and college professor
- Bettina Oneto (born 1957), Peruvian actress and comedian
- Betina Popova (born 1996), Russian ice dancer
- Bettina Meiser, researcher of the psychosocial aspects of genetics and cancer
- Bettina Kupfer (born 1963), German actress and writer
- Bettina Santo Domingo, American filmmaker
- Bettina Wiesmann (born 1966), German politician
- Bettina Wiegmann (born 1971), German footballer
- 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. "Bettina" is also the name of Kathy Bates' character in the TV series, Six Feet Under