# Beth (given name)

Beth is a given name that is usually a shortened form (hypocorism) of Elizabeth, Elsbeth (Scottish version of Elizabeth), Bethany or Bethan.

## People

* Beth (singer) (born 1981), Spanish singer
* Beth Akers (born 1983), American economist
* Beth Allen (born 1984), New Zealand actress
* Beth Amsel, American folk singer
* Beth Anders (born 1951), American field hockey player and coach
* Beth Anderson (composer) (born 1950), American composer
* Beth Anderson (born 1954), American singer
* Beth Bauer (born 1980), American professional golfer
* Beth Beglin (born 1957), American field hockey player
* Beth Behrs (born 1985), American actress
* Beth Barr (born 1971), American swimmer
* Beth Bonner (1952–1998), American long-distance runner
* BethAnn Bonner (born 1982), American actress
* Beth Botsford (born 1981), American swimmer
* Beth Broderick (born 1959), American actress
* Beth Buchanan (born 1952), Australian actress
* Beth Cahill (born 1963), American television actress
* Beth Carey (born 1990), Australian volleyball player
* Beth Carvalho (1946–2019), Brazilian singer and composer
* Beth Chapman (bounty hunter), American bounty hunter and reality star
* Beth Chapman (politician), American politician from Alabama
* Beth Chatto (1923–2018), British garden designer
* Beth Chamberlin (born 1963), American actress
* Beth Clayton, American opera singer
* Beth Cordingly (born 1977), English actress
* Beth Couture (born 1962), American women's basketball coach
* Beth Daniel (born 1956), American golfer
* Beth Denisch (born 1958), American composer
* Beth Ditto (born 1981), American singer-songwriter
* Beth Dunkenberger (born 1966), American women's basketball coach
* Beth Edmonds (born 1950), American politician
* Beth Ehlers (born 1968), American politician
* Beth Fowler (born 1940), American actress and singer
* Beth Gaines (born 1959), American politician
* Beth Grant (born 1949), American actress
* Beth Gibbons (born 1965), English singer-songwriter
* Beth Goddard (born 1969), British actress
* Beth Goobie (born 1959), Canadian poet and writer
* Beth Gylys (born 1964), American poet and professor of English and Creative Writing
* Beth Hart (born 1972), American singer
* Beth Heiden (born 1959), American athlete
* Beth Henley (born 1952), American actress
* Beth Herr (born 1964), American tennis player
* Beth Holloway (born 1961), American speech pathologist
* Beth Howland (1939–2015), American actress
* Beth Iskiw (born 1979), Canadian curler
* Beth Jeans Houghton (born 1990), English singer-songwriter
* Beth Johnson (American politician) (1909–1973), member of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate
* Beth Johnson (mayor), mayor of Delta, British Columbia, Canada
* Beth Kaplin, Rwandan conservation scientist, professor, and researcher
* Beth Karas (born 1961), American television reporter
* Beth Katleman (born 1959), sculptor
* Beth Kerttula (born 1956), American politician
* Beth Kephart, American author
* Beth Kingston (born 1986), English actress
* Beth Kobliner (born 1965), American journalist
* Beth Krom (born 1958), American politician
* Beth Krommes (born 1956), American illustrator
* Beth Krush (1918–2009), American illustrator
* Beth Lapides, American entertainer
* Beth Lear, American politician
* Beth Leavel (born 1955), American stage actress
* Beth Levin (linguist) (born 1955), American linguist
* Beth Levin (musician) (born 1950), American classical pianist
* Beth Levine (fashion designer) (1914–2006), American fashion designer
* Beth Liebling (born 1967), American musician
* Beth Lisick (born 1968), American writer
* Beth Littleford (born 1968), American actress
* Beth Mead (born 1995), English association footballer
* Beth Mitchell (1972–1998), American shag dancer and schoolteacher
* Beth Orton (born 1970), English singer-songwriter
* Beth Phinney (born 1938), Canadian politician
* Beth Phoenix (born 1980), Polish American professional wrestler and former WWE Diva
* Beth Stetson, American economist
* Beth Wiseman (born 1962), American writer
* Beth Wood (born 1954), U.S. state auditor
* Beth Zanders (née Baker, 1913–2009), New Zealand artist

## Characters

* Beth, a character in the Canadian-produced sitcom Learning the Ropes
* Beth, a character in the Canadian teen drama television series Madison
* Beth, a character in the 2005 American romantic comedy movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin
* Beth, a character in the 2005 romantic comedy-drama movie Imagine Me & You
* Beth, a character played by Jennifer Aniston in the 2009 American romantic comedy-drama movie He's Just Not That Into You
* Beth, in the animated series Total Drama
* Beth, a character in the Adventure Time episode "Come Along with Me"
* Beth Bailey, in TV series Spooks
* Beth Baker, a character played by Nicole Eggert in the 2006 superhero movie Lightspeed
* Beth Brennan, in TV series Neighbours
* Elizabeth (Beth) Buchwald, a character in the 2009 American romantic comedy-drama movie Adam
* Elizabeth "Beth" Childs, in the TV series Orphan Black
* Beth Clement, in TV series Hollyoaks
* Beth Dutton, a character in Yellowstone
* Beth Fox, a character in the American sitcom television series Coach
* Beth Green, in TV series The Bill
* Beth Greene, in TV series The Walking Dead
* Beth Gordon, a character from the Ghost Whisperer
* Beth Hunter, in TV series Home and Away
* Beth Jordache, in TV series Brookside
* Elizabeth "Beth" March, in Louisa May Alcott's novel Little Women
* Beverly Elizabeth "Beth" Nicholls in the TV series No Angels
* Elizabeth "Beth" Harmon in the novel and TV miniseries The Queen's Gambit
* Beth Stanley, a character in the 1998 American science-fiction disaster movie Deep Impact
* Beth Ryan, a character in the 1987 movie Throw Momma from the Train
* Beth Smith (née Sanchez), in the Adult Swim cartoon Rick and Morty
* Beth Tezuka, a character in Bravest Warriors
* Beth Trevino, a character in the 1993 American action film Falling Down
* Beth Williams, character in the TV soap EastEnders