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What does bebe mean? It is pronounced "bee-bee." bebe was founded as a San Francisco boutique in 1976 by Manny Mashouf, the company's Chairman and Founder. The name bebe was selected because it represented the philosophy of the time ("to be or not to be") as well as other multilingual meanings including the Persian name for the queen in a deck of cards and the Turkish word for woman. How many stores does bebe have? bebe Stores, Inc. currently operates 312 stores, of which 215 are bebe stores, 13 are 2b bebe stores, 19 are bebe outlet stores, 64 are BEBE SPORT stores and 1 is a bebe accessories store. These stores are located in the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Canada. In addition, there is an online store at www.bebe.com.