Beth is the English short form of Elizabeth — from the Hebrew *Elisheba* ("my God is my oath"); also the Hebrew letter *bet* (ב), meaning "house." **Beth March** — the gentle, pianist third sister in Louisa May Alcott's *Little Women* (1868), whose death from scarlet fever is among the most-cited literary deaths in American fiction. **Beth Harmon** — the chess prodigy heroine of Walter Tevis's *The Queen's Gambit* (1983) and Netflix's 2020 limited series (one of the most-watched series of the pandemic, 62M households in 4 weeks). **Beth Dutton** — the protagonist of *Yellowstone* (2018-2024), played by Kelly Reilly, considered one of the great contemporary American TV characters. **A top-1000 US baby name from 1880 through 1998**. **Beth Hart, Beth Orton, Beth Gibbons (Portishead)** — musicians. **Beth Behrs** (*2 Broke Girls*). **Beth Mead** (English football, 2022 Euros top scorer).
Featured throughout American and English literature.
Beth reduces to seven — the number of consecrated to God.