Names Like Bess — Find Similar Baby Names
Bess is a 4-letter English girls' name meaning “Diminutive Of Elizabeth.”. This page collects 110 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Bes and Bessy, English cousins like Aaric and Aarika, rhyming names ending in -ess like Jess and Ness, and names sharing the “diminutive” concept like Abigail and Adoncia.
For the full Bess profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Bess page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Bess
24 baby names that differ from Bess by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bes | 1 | Myth Name (Dwarf God, Brings Joy) | Egyptian | Male |
| Bessy | 1 | Diminutive Of Elizabeth. | English | Female |
| Bast | 2 | Myth Name (Personification Of The Heat Of The Sun) | Egyptian | Female |
| Be | 2 | Baby; Doll | Vietnamese | Female |
| Beal | 2 | Meaning Unknown | Arthurian | Male |
| Bean | 2 | Fair Skinned | Scottish | Male |
| Beat | 2 | Blessed | Swiss | Male |
| Beau | 2 | Handsome. | French | Male |
| Beb | 2 | Myth Name (Osiris's Firstborn) | Egyptian | Male |
| Beck | 2 | Brook | English | Male |
| Beda | 2 | Warrior Maid | English | Female |
| Bede | 2 | Name Of A Historian | Anglo | Male |
| Bek | 2 | Brook | English | Male |
| Bel | 2 | Fair: Lovely One. | French | Female |
| Bela | 2 | White | Czechoslovakian | Female |
| Bell | 2 | Unisexual Name Meaning "Beauty." | Slavic | Female |
| Bem | 2 | Bear | German | Male |
| Ben | 2 | Son Of Zion Or Usually Just Son | Hebrew | Male |
| Bena | 2 | Pheasant | Native American | Female |
| Benes | 2 | Czechoslovakian For Benedict (Blessed) | Czechoslovakian | Male |
| Benn | 2 | Abbreviation Of Benjamin And Benedict. | English | Male |
| Bent | 2 | Blessed | Danish | Male |
| Ber | 2 | Bear | German | Male |
| Berg | 2 | Mountain | Dutch | Male |
More English Names
24 baby names that share Bess’s English origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aaric | Variant Of Aric Meaning Rule With Mercy. | Male |
| Aarika | "Alternate Spelling: Erika, Erica, Ericka." | Female |
| Aarshiya | Heavenly | Female |
| Aase | Tree-Covered Mountain AEGILEIF | Female |
| Aasiya | "Derived From The Arabic Verb, To Abound, And Means Abundant, Flourishing, Th... | Female |
| Aaylah | Light Bearer | Female |
| Abbigale | Female | |
| Abbot | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abbott | Abbey Father | Male |
| Abrianna | Mother Of Many Nations. | Female |
| Abriell | Variant Of Gabrielle. | Male |
| Acker | From The Oak Tree | Male |
| Ackerley | From The Oak-Tree Meadow | Male |
| Ackerman | Man Of Oak | Male |
| Ackley | Dwells At The Oak Tree Meadow | Male |
| Adalbeorht | Noble | Female |
| Adalbrechta | Noble | Female |
| Adalson | Son Of All | Male |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male |
| Adda | Wealthy | Female |
| Addaneye | Lives On The Noble's Island | Male |
| Addilynn | Female | |
| Addis | Son Of Adam | Male |
| Addisen | Child Of Adam | Male |
4-Letter B-Names Like Bess
24 names that share Bess's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Bess's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Bess
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Bess.
Names That Rhyme with Bess
9 baby names that share Bess's last 3 letters — -ess. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jess | Variant Of Jesse Jehovah Exists. | Hebrew | Male |
| Ness | From The Headland | Scottish | Male |
| Tess | Abbreviation Of Teresa Which Is A Popular Saint's Name Of Uncertain... | English | Female |
| Chess | Camp Of The Soldiers. | English | Male |
| Caress | Tender Touch. | French | Female |
| Inness | From The Island | Celtic | Male |
| Burgess | Citizen | Celtic | Male |
| Countess | Titled. Feminine Equivalent Of Count. | English | Female |
| Van Ness | Of The Headland | Dutch | Male |
Names That Start Like Bess
5 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Bess — Bes-. Good for parents who like Bess's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.