Betsy is the English diminutive of Elizabeth — from the Hebrew *Elisheba* ("my God is my oath"). **A top-200 US baby name from 1908 to 1973**. **Betsy Ross (1752-1836)** — **American upholsterer and seamstress; by long-standing American legend, the maker of the first official US flag in June 1776 at the request of George Washington — the original "thirteen stars in a circle" design**. **Although the historical evidence is debated (the story was first published in 1870 by her grandson), Ross has become the embodiment of the citizen-craftswoman in the founding mythos of the United States**. **The Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia receives 250,000+ visitors annually**. **Betsy DeVos (born 1958)** — US Secretary of Education 2017-2021 under the Trump administration; her 2017 confirmation required the first-ever tie-breaking vote by a Vice President (Mike Pence). **Betsy Brandt (born 1973)** — *Breaking Bad* (2008-2013) as Marie Schrader; *The Michael J. Fox Show* (2013-2014). **Betsy Wetsy** — Ideal Toy Company's 1934 bestselling doll that wetted its diaper. **Betsy West** — Academy Award-nominated documentary filmmaker (*RBG* 2018). **Saint Betsy** is the same as Saint Elizabeth.
Featured throughout US history and American media.
Betsy reduces to six — the number of US flag.