Bettina, also spelt Betina, is a female name used mainly in the German, Danish, Italian, and Hungarian languages. In German and Danish, it is a diminutive of Elisabeth; in Italian, of Elisabetta and Benedetta; and in Hungarian, of Erzsébet.
Benedetta is the Italian feminine form of Benedict, meaning "Blessed," while Elisabetta is the Italian form of Elizabeth, which itself comes from the Hebrew name Elisheva or Elisheba, meaning "my God is an oath".
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People
Bettina Allentoft (born 1973), Danish footballer
Bettina Aller (born 1962), Danish businesswoman
Bettina Anderson (born 1986), American socialite
Bettina d'Andrea (1311–1335), Italian legal scholar and professor
Bettina Aptheker (born 1944), American political activist, feminist professor and author
Bettina Arndt (born 1949), Australian writer, commentator and sex therapist
Bettina von Arnim (1785–1859), German writer and novelist
Bettina von Arnim (artist) (born 1940), German painter
Bettina Bähr-Losse (born 1967), German lawyer and politician
Bettina Balàka (born 1966), Austrian novelist
Bettina Ballard (1905–1961), American fashion editor and writer
Bettina Banoun (born 1972), Norwegian tax lawyer and actor
Bettina Bäumer (born 1940), Austrian-born Indian scholar of religion
Bettina Baumgärtel, German art historian
Bettina Bedwell (1889–1947), American journalist and fashion illustrator
Bettina Beer (born 1966), German professor
Bettina Belitz (born 1973), German writer and journalist
Bettina Berens (born 1973), German footballer
Bettina Bergo, Canadian philosopher
Bettina Bildhauer, German academic
Bettina Blumenberg (born 1962), German field hockey player
Bettina Böhler, German film editor
Bettina Borrmann Wells, Bavarian-born English suffragette
Bettina Böttinger (born 1956), German television presenter
Bettina Boxall, American journalist
Bettina Bradbury, New Zealand-Canadian historian
Bettina F. Bradbury (1955–2019), American screenwriter
Bettina Bucher (born 1980), Swiss sport shooter
Bettina Bunge (born 1963), West German tennis player
Bettina Burr, American museum trustee
Bettina Bush (born 1973), voice actor and singer, original voice of Rainbow Brite
Bettina Carlos (born 1987), Filipina actress and host
Bettina Cass, Australian sociologist and social policy adviser
Bettina Cirone (born 1933), American photographer
Bettina Cointre, French politician
Bettina Lili Czifra (born 2007), Hungarian gymnast
Bettina Dajka (born 1990), Hungarian retired handball player
Bettina Diesner (born 1970), Austrian tennis player
Bettina Ehrlich (1903–1985), Austrian artist, writer and illustrator of children's books
Bettina Eick (born 1968), German mathematician
Bettina Ernst (born 1968), Swiss gymnast
Bettina Evers (born 1981), German ice hockey forward
Bettina Fábián (born 2004), Hungarian swimmer
Bettina Falk (born 1981), Danish football defender
Bettina Freeman, American opera singer
Bettina Fulco (born 1968), Argentine retired tennis player
Bettina Gaus (1956–2021), German journalist
Bettina Geysen (born 1969), Belgian politician
Bettina Gilois (1961–2020), American screenwriter
Bettina Goislard (1974–2003), French United Nations official
Betina Gonzalez (born 1972), Argentine writer
Bettina Gorton (1915–1983), wife of Australian Prime Minister John Gorton
Bettina Graziani (1925–2015), French fashion model
Bettina Grossman (1927–2021), American visual artist
Bettina Gruber (born 1985), Swiss cross-country skier
Bettina Hagedorn (born 1955), German politician
Bettina Hamilton, Australian film producer
Bettina Hauert (born 1982), German professional golfer
Bettina Hauge (born 1964), Danish anthropologist
Bettina Heim (born 1989), Swiss figure skater
Bettina Heinen-Ayech (1937–2020), German artist
Bettina Heltberg (1942–2025), Danish writer and actor
Bettina Herlitzius (born 1960), German politician
Bettina Hoffmann (disambiguation), several people
Bettina Hohls (born 1947), German artist and designer
Bettina Hollings, New Zealand television producer and media executive
Bettina Honoré (born 1971), Danish windsurfer
Bettina Hoppe (born 1974), German actress
Bettina Horst (born 1971), Chilean politician
Bettina Hörstrup, German lawyer
Bettina Hoy (born 1962), German competition equestrian rider
Bettina Huber (born 1995), Liechtensteiner footballer
Bettina Riddle von Hutten (1874–1957), American-born novelist
Betina Jæger (born 1974), Danish dressage rider
Bettina Jarasch (born 1968), German politician
Betina Jozami (born 1988), Argentine tennis player
Bettina Kadner (born 1946), Spanish aviator, first woman to pilot a passenger plane in Europe
Bettina Kämpf (born 1967), German rower
Betina Kastbjerg (born 1971), Danish politician
Bettina G. Keller, German professor
Bettina Knells (born 1971), German sport shooter
Bettina Korek (born 1978), American arts advocate
Bettina Köster (born 1989), German musician
Betina Krahn, American writer
Bettina Krug (born 1953), German footballer
Bettina Kudla (born 1962), German politician
Bettina Kühn (born 1982), Swiss cyclist
Bettina Kupfer (born 1963), German actress and writer
Betina Langerhuus (born 1968), Danish cricketer
Bettina Le Beau (1932–2015), Belgian actress
Bettina Lemström (born 1966), Finnish sailor
Bettina Lerner (born 1957), British television producer
Bettina Liano (born 1966), Italian-Australian fashion designer and entrepreneur
Bettina Linn (1905–1962), American novelist and college professor
Bettina Löbel (born 1962), German swimmer
Bettina Lotsch (born 1977), German chemist
Bettina L. Love, African-American educator
Bettina Lugk (born 1982), German politician
Bettina Lüscher, German journalist
Bettina Masuch, German theatrologist
Bettina Meiser, researcher of the psychosocial aspects of genetics and cancer
Bettina Meyer, German Antarctic researcher
Bettina Moissi (1923–2023), German stage and film actress
Bettina Müller (disambiguation), several people
Betina O'Connell (born 1976), Argentine actress
Bettina Oneto (born 1957), Peruvian actress and comedian
Bettina Pásztor (born 1992), Hungarian handball player
Bettina Perut (born 1970), Chilean journalist
Betina Petit-Frère (born 2003), Haitian footballer
Bettina Petzold-Mähr (born 1982), Liechtensteiner politician and former volleyball player
Bettina Plank (born 1992), Austrian karateka
Bettina Plevan (1945–2021), American lawyer
Betina Popova (born 1996), Russian ice dancer
Bettina Popp (born 1957), German former track and field sprinter
Bettina Pousttchi, German artist
Bettina Rausch (born 1979), Austrian politician
Bettina Renz, German political scientist
Bettina Rheims (born 1952), French photographer
Bettina Richmond (1958–2009), German-American mathematician and murder victim
Betina Riegelhuth (born 1987), Norwegian handball player
Bettina Röhl (born 1962), German journalist and author
Bettina Romero (born 1978), Argentine lawyer and politician
Bettina Sabatini (born 1966), Italian marathon runner
Bettina Sågbom, Finnish journalist
Bettina Santo Domingo, American filmmaker
Bettina Schaller, Swiss labour market executive and president of the World Employment Confederation
Bettina Schausten (born 1965), German journalist
Bettina Schieferdecker (born 1968), East German artistic gymnast
Bettina Schmidt (1960–2019), East German luger
Bettina Scholl-Sabbatini (born 1942), Luxembourgish sculptor, painter and ceramist
Bettina Sellmann, German artist
Bettina Shaw-Lawrence (1921–2018), English painter
Bettina Skrzypczak (born 1963), Polish/Swiss composer
Bettina Somers (1904–1989), Canadian painter
Betina Soriano (born 1994), Argentine footballer
Bettina Soriat (born 1967), Austrian singer
Bettina Speckmann, German computer scientist
Bettina Staiger (born 1968), German lichenologist
Bettina Stangneth (born 1966), german philosopher
Bettina Stark-Watzinger (born 1968), German politician
Bettina Steinke (1913–1999), American painter and muralist
Bettina Stumpf (born 1984), German volleyball player
Betina Temelkova (born 1997), Bulgarian-Israeli judoka
Bettina Thiele (born 1963), German archer
Bettina Tietjen (born 1960), German television presenter and talkshow host
Bettina Trabert (born 1969), German chess Woman Grandmaster
Bettina Tucci Bartsiotas, American politician
Bettina Ustrowski (born 1976), German swimmer
Bettina Valdorf (born 1997), German sport shooter
Bettina Villars (born 1964), Swiss badminton player
Bettina Vollath (born 1962), Austrian politician
Bettina Walter (born 1971), German documentary film producer
Bettina Warburg (1900–1990), American psychiatrist
Bettina Wegner (born 1947), German singer-songwriter
Bettina Welch (1921–1993), New Zealand-born Australian-based actress
Bettina Werner (born 1965), pioneering artist of the world's first salt crystal paintings
Bettina Wiegmann (born 1971), German footballer
Bettina Wiesmann (born 1966), German politician
Bettina Wulff (born 1973), spouse of former German president
Bettina Würth (born 1961), German-born Swiss businesswoman and billionaire
Bettina Zimmermann (born 1975), German model and actress
Bettina Zipp (born 1972), German sprinter
Bettina Zopf (born 1974), Austrian politician
Bettina von Zwehl, German artist
Fictional characters
Bettina, a recurring character in the TV series Six Feet Under, played by Kathy Bates
Bettina Peterson, in the film Cast Away, the woman to whom Tom Hank's character delivers a package at the end