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