Bette \b(et)-te\ as a girl's name is a variant of Betty (Dutch, English) and Elizabeth (Hebrew), and the meaning of Bette is "God's promise; God is my oath".

The baby name Bette sounds like Beate, Bettie, Betti, Betta, Bett and Bettye. Other similar baby names are Berte, Bente, Betts, Brette, Hette, Yette, Jette and Mette.