Bette

You should seriously consider adding the pronunciation of 'BEHT-ee', as that is how the American actress Bette Davis (1908-1989) pronounced her name. [noted -ed] Since you already mentioned her in the description of this entry, not including her pronunciation would give visitors the erroneous impression that she pronounced her name as 'BEHT'.

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Interestingly, the American actress and comedian Bette Midler (b. 1945) was named after her, but pronounces her name as 'BEHT' (i.e. the way a French person would say it).

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Most people who grew up watching Davis' films (or are otherwise sufficiently familiar with her) know the correct pronunciation, but not so much the younger generations, so this is a good place to educate them. If necessary, refer to the 1981 hit song "Bette Davis Eyes" by the American singer Kim Carnes (b. 1945).

My name's Bette and it's pronounced the same as Betty, for me anyways.

Pronounced like the word "Bet".

I pronounce it "Betty".

I've heard this pronounced like Betty.

Can also be pronounced BET-ee.

I've heard this name pronounced like the word "beat".