# Bettina

Bettina, also spelled Betina, is a female name predominantly found in the Italian and German languages. This name has various interpreted meanings and origins.
In Italian, Bettina originated as a diminutive of the names Elisabetta and Benedetta. 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".
The name has several variations, including Bettine, and though it is a diminutive itself, it can be shortened to Betty, Bette, Ina, or Tina.

## People

* 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 Banoun (born 1972), Norwegian tax lawyer and actor
* Bettina Bäumer (born 1940), Austrian-born Indian scholar of religion
* Bettina Bedwell (1889–1947), American journalist and fashion illustrator
* Bettina Bergo, Canadian philosopher
* Bettina Bush (born 1973), voice actor and singer, original voice of Rainbow Brite
* Bettina Lili Czifra (born 2007), Hungarian gymnast
* Bettina Dajka (born 1990), Hungarian retired handball player
* Bettina Ehrlich (1903–1985), Austrian artist, writer and illustrator of children's books
* Bettina Fábián (born 2004), Hungarian swimmer
* Bettina Fulco (born 1968), Argentine retired tennis player
* Bettina Grossman (1927–2021), American visual artist
* Bettina Hamilton, Australian film producer, producer of 2022 film Monolith
* Bettina Hollings, New Zealand television producer and media executive
* Bettina Hoy (born 1962), German competition equestrian rider
* Bettina Kadner (born 1946), Spanish aviator, first woman to pilot a passenger plane in Europe
* Bettina Kupfer (born 1963), German actress and writer
* Bettina Liano (born 1966), Italian-Australian fashion designer and entrepreneur
* Bettina Linn (1905–1962), American novelist and college professor
* Bettina Meiser, researcher of the psychosocial aspects of genetics and cancer
* Bettina Oneto (born 1957), Peruvian actress and comedian
* Betina Popova (born 1996), Russian ice dancer
* Bettina Rheims (born 1952), French photographer
* Bettina Röhl (born 1962), German journalist and author
* Bettina Romero (born 1978), Argentine lawyer and politician
* Bettina Sabatini (born 1966), Italian marathon runner
* Bettina Santo Domingo, American filmmaker
* Bettina Schaller, Swiss labour market executive and president of the World Employment Confederation
* Betina Temelkova (born 1997), Bulgarian-Israeli judoka
* Bettina Trabert (born 1969), German chess Woman Grandmaster
* Bettina Vollath (born 1962), Austrian politician
* 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 Würth (born 1961), German-born Swiss businesswoman and billionaire

## 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