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Bess

Meaning

Diminutive of ELIZABETH.

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Based on famous people named Bess and cultural associations, this name tends to be associated with:

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Famous People Named Bess

BESS domain

In molecular biology, the BESS domain is a protein domain which has been named after the three proteins that originally defined the domain: BEAF (Boundary element associated factor 32), Suvar(3)7.

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Bess Bukodi

Erzsebet "Bess" Bukodi is an Associate Professor in Quantitative Social Policy at the Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford and a professorial fellow in sociology at.

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Bess Phipps Dawson

Bess Phipps Dawson (1916 - April 15, 1994) was an American painter and gallerist.

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Bess Stinson

Bessie Bryant "Bess" Stinson (December 24, 1902 – July 19, 1996) was an American politician and businesswoman.

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Bess Bonnier

Bess Bonnier (born 26 May 1928 in Detroit; died 6 October 2011 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan) was an American jazz pianist, composer and music educator.

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Bess in Other Languages

ArmenianZabel
BasqueElixabete
Biblical GreekElisabet
Biblical HebrewElisheba
Biblical LatinElisabeth

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