Betsy
Betsy is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
Betsy is a (mainly English) short form for Elisabeth .
Well-known namesake
- Betsy Baker (born 1955), American actress and singer
- Betsy Blair , American actress (1923-2009)
- Betsy Brandt (* 1973), American actress
- Betsy Brantley , American actress (* 1955)
- Betsy Chasse , American film producer, director and screenwriter
- Betsy Clifford , Canadian ski racer (* 1953)
- Betsy DeVos , US politician (* 1958), US Secretary of Education since February 7, 2017
- Betsy Drake (1923–2015), American actress and author
- Betsy Graves Reyneau (1888–1964), American painter
- Betsy Hassett (* 1990), New Zealand national soccer player
- Betsy Jolas , French composer (* 1926)
- Betsy Markey , American politician (* 1956)
- Betsy Mitchell , American swimmer (* 1966)
- Betsy Nagelsen , American tennis player (* 1956)
- Betsy Palmer (1926-2015), American actress
- Betsy Price , American politician (* 1949), mayor of Fort Worth since 2011
- Betsy Ross , alleged seamstress of the first US flag (1752-1836)
- Betsy Russell , American actress (born 1963)
- Betsy Snite , American ski racer (1938–1984)