February 18
Why this day? Bette is a short form of Bernadette, and shares its name day.
Bette is celebrated in France on February 18; the United States on November 5.
Bette is a short form of Bernadette. It keeps its origin (Germanic) and meaning — strong as a bear, and shares its name day, February 18.
On birth records, Bette is rarely written as such: the Bettes are Bernadettes (141,490 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Bernadette page. Bette is also a short form of Betty, Marie-Elisabeth.
Bette is a short form of Bernadette, which means strong as a bear.
February 18, together with Bernadette: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Bernadette.
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