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Beatty

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Beatty

  • /ˈbiːti/ UK
  • /ˈbiti/ US

Rhymes with -iːti

Where it comes from

Two main origins:

* From a pet form of the personal name Bartholomew.

* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Bhiadhtaigh (“son of the victualer”), from biadhtach (“victualer, hospitaller”).

proper noun Beattys

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, British admiral in the First World War
  3. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Nye County, Nevada, United States.
  4. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: beattie, pete, betty, petit, petty, chester, beaton, beaty, beale, beeton, betts, beasley, beall, beckett, beaven, beeson

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MLA

"Beatty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/beatty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Beatty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/beatty

Chicago

"Beatty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/beatty.

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@misc{beatty_2026,
  title = {Beatty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/beatty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}