# Beatty

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbi.ɾi/ · frequency rank #22,587

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

## Etymology
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”).

## Easily confused with
- **betty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beatty-vs-betty)
- **Betsy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beatty-vs-betsy)
- **Bette** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beatty-vs-bette)
- **betta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beatty-vs-betta)
- **bitty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beatty-vs-bitty)
- **Bhatt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beatty-vs-bhatt)
- **beaut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beatty-vs-beaut)
- **beauty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beatty-vs-beauty)
- **beat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beat-vs-beatty)
- **batt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batt-vs-beatty)
- **beast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beast-vs-beatty)
- **beats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beats-vs-beatty)
- **batty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/batty-vs-beatty)
- **beaten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaten-vs-beatty)
- **beasts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beasts-vs-beatty)
- **beater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beater-vs-beatty)
- **Beatle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beatle-vs-beatty)
- **Beaton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaton-vs-beatty)
- **beastly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beastly-vs-beatty)

## Common misspellings (7)
`baetty`, `bbeatty`, `beattyy`, `beaty`, `beatyt`, `betaty`, `ebatty`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/beatty