Bess

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see also: BESS

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Pronunciation

• enPR: bĕs, IPA: /bɛs/

Proper noun

1. A female given name
   • 1595 William Shakespeare: Third Part of King Henry the Sixth: Act V, Scene VI:

     King Edward. Come hither, Bess, and let me kiss my boy.

   • 1981 William Wharton (author), Dad, Knopf, ISBN 0394510976, page 293:

     "Jack, couldn't you call me Bette again? You know how much I hate Bess. I don't know what's happened; you've been calling me Bette since we came to California and now, suddenly, you're calling me Bess."

     There's a long silence. Dad's still up on his knees; I'm driving along Sepulveda Boulevard toward Olympic.

     "Well, Bette, I married you as Bess and I've always liked that name. It's a name you don't hear very often; it's a strong name like you. Every time I call you Bette I'm afraid somebody else might answer."

Related terms

• Bessie, Bessy

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BESS

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Proper noun

1. (military, US) Initialism of Basic Enlisted Submarine School
2. (physics) Initialism of Balloon-borne Experiment with Superconducting Spectrometer

Noun

Bess (uncountable)

1. (medicine) Initialism of biportal endoscopic spine surgery

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