Save Gender Feminine Usage Spanish Pronounced Pron. BEH-gha [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "meadow, plain" in Spanish. It is taken from a title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Vega, meaning "The Virgin of the Meadow". She is the patron saint of several Spanish municipalities, such as Salamanca. Related Names Same SpellingVega 2User SubmissionVega PopularityDetails Last ranked #30 in 2020 Catalonia, Spain Last ranked #8 in 2020 Galicia, Spain Last ranked #15 in 2021 Spain Categories nature