Names Ending with a

This is a list of names in which the ending sequence is a.
gender
usage
ends with
Aritra m Bengali
From Sanskrit अरित्र (aritra) meaning "propelling, an oar".
Arja f Finnish
Variant of Irja. The Finnish poet Eino Leino used it in his poem Arja and Selinä (1916), though belonging to a male character.
Arjuna m Hinduism
Means "white, clear" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the Mahabharata this is the name of one of the five Pandavas, the sons of Pandu. He was actually fathered by the god Indra and Pandu's wife Kunti. Arjuna was known as a skilled archer.... [more]
Armida f Italian, Spanish (Latin American)
Probably created by the 16th-century Italian poet Torquato Tasso for his epic poem Jerusalem Delivered (1580). In the poem Armida is a beautiful enchantress who bewitches many of the crusaders.
Aroa f Basque, Spanish
Derived from Basque aro meaning "era, age, time".
Aroha f & m Maori
Means "love" in Maori.
Arshaka m Old Persian
Old Persian form of Arsaces.
Artavazda m Old Persian (Hypothetical)
Old Persian form (unattested) of Artabazos.
Artaxshaça m Old Persian
Old Persian form of Artaxerxes.
Artemisia f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Artemisios. This was the name of the 4th-century BC builder of the Mausoleum, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. She built it in memory of her husband, the Carian prince Mausolus.
Aruna m & f Hinduism, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi
Means "reddish brown, dawn" in Sanskrit. The Hindu god Aruna (अरुण) is the charioteer who drives the sun god Surya across the sky. The modern feminine form अरुणा (spelled with a final long vowel) is also transcribed as Aruna, however the modern masculine form is Arun.
Arvanta m Old Persian (Hypothetical)
Old Persian form (unattested) of Orontes.
Arwa f Arabic
Means "female ibex, mountain goat" in Arabic. This name was borne by some relatives of the Prophet Muhammad. It was also the name of a 12th-century queen of Yemen.
Arya 1 m & f Persian, Hindi, Malayalam
From an old Indo-Iranian root meaning "Aryan, noble". In India, this is a transcription of both the masculine form आर्य and the feminine form आर्या. In Iran it is only a masculine name.
Arya 2 f Literature
Created by author George R. R. Martin for a popular character in his series A Song of Ice and Fire, published beginning 1996, and the television adaptation Game of Thrones (2011-2019). In the story Arya is the second daughter of Ned Stark, the lord of Winterfell.
Ása f Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Old Norse, Icelandic and Faroese form of Åsa.
Åsa f Swedish
Short form of Old Norse feminine names beginning with the element áss "god".
Asa m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Possibly means "healer" in Hebrew. This name was borne by the third king of Judah, as told in the Old Testament.
Asena f Turkish
Possibly of Scythian origin meaning "blue". In Turkic mythology Asena was a grey wolf who gave birth to the ancestor of the Ashina tribe of Turks.
Asha 1 f Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam
Derived from Sanskrit आशा (āśā) meaning "wish, desire, hope".
Asha 2 f Swahili
From Swahili ishi meaning "live, exist", derived from Arabic عاش (ʿāsha).
Ashlea f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Ashley.
Ashoka m Sanskrit
Means "without sorrow" in Sanskrit, from (a) meaning "not" and शोका (śokā) meaning "sorrow, grief". This name was borne by Ashoka (or Aśoka) the Great, a 3rd-century BC emperor of the Maurya Empire in northern India.
Ashura f Swahili
From the name of an Islamic holy day that commemorates the death of Husayn ibn Ali. It is so named because it falls on the tenth day of Muharram, deriving from Arabic عشرة (ʿashara) meaning "ten".
Asia 1 f English (Modern), Italian (Modern)
From the name of the continent of Asia, which is perhaps derived from Akkadian asu, meaning "east".
Asia 2 f Polish
Polish diminutive of Joanna.
Asiya f Arabic, Urdu
Possibly from Arabic أسي (ʾasiya) meaning "to be distressed, to be grieved". According to Islamic tradition this was the name of the wife of the pharaoh at the time of Moses. She took care of the infant Moses and later accepted monotheism.
Asja 1 f Slovene
Short form of Anastazija.
Asja 2 f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Asiya.
Əsma f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Asma.
Asma f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay
Means "supreme, higher" in Arabic, a derivative of the root سما (samā) meaning "to be high". This was the name of a daughter of Abu Bakr, the first caliph of the Muslims.
Asmaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic أسماء or أسمى (see Asma).
Aspasia f Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek ἀσπάσιος (aspasios) meaning "welcome, embrace". This was the name of the lover of Pericles (5th century BC).
Asra f Arabic
Means "travel at night" in Arabic.
Assia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic آسيا or آسية (see Asiya) chiefly used in North Africa.
Assumpta f Irish
Latinate form of Assunta, used especially in Ireland.
Assunta f Italian
Means "taken up, received, assumed" in Italian, referring to the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven.
Ásta f Old Norse, Icelandic
Short form of Ástríðr. It nearly coincides with Icelandic ást meaning "love".
Asta f Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Short form of Astrid.
Asteria f Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Asterios (see Asterius). In Greek mythology Asteria was a daughter of the Titans Phoebe and Coeus.
Astoria f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Astor. This is also the name of several American towns, after the businessman John Jacob Astor.
Astra f English (Rare)
Means "star", ultimately from Greek ἀστήρ (aster). This name has only been (rarely) used since the 20th century.
Astraea f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek Ἀστραία (Astraia), derived from Greek ἀστήρ (aster) meaning "star". Astraea was a Greek goddess of justice and innocence. After wickedness took root in the world she left the earth and became the constellation Virgo.
Astrīda f Latvian
Latvian form of Astrid.
Asuka f & m Japanese
From Japanese 明日 (asu) meaning "tomorrow" and (ka) meaning "fragrance", or from (asu) meaning "to fly" and (ka) meaning "bird". Other kanji combinations can be possible as well.
Asya 2 f Turkish
Means "Asia (continent)" in Turkish.
Ata 1 m Turkish, Turkmen
Means "ancestor" in Turkish and Turkmen.
Ata 2 m Arabic
Means "gift" in Arabic.
Ātaahua f Maori
Means "beautiful" in Maori.
Atahualpa m Quechua (Anglicized)
From Quechua Atawallpa meaning "fortunate hen", from ataw meaning "fortunate, lucky" and wallpa meaning "hen". This was the name of the last sovereign Inca emperor. He was executed by the Spanish in 1533.
Atalanta f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek Ἀταλάντη (Atalante) meaning "equal in weight", derived from ἀτάλαντος (atalantos), a word related to τάλαντον (talanton) meaning "a scale, a balance". In Greek legend she was a fast-footed maiden who refused to marry anyone who could not beat her in a race. She was eventually defeated by Hippomenes, who dropped three golden apples during the race causing her to stop to pick them up.
Atalia f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew transcription of Athaliah.
'Atalya f & m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Athaliah.
Atanasija f Serbian, Macedonian
Serbian and Macedonian feminine form of Athanasius.
Atanaska f Bulgarian
Bulgarian feminine form of Athanasius.
Atena f Italian, Portuguese, Romanian
Italian, Portuguese and Romanian form of Athena.
Atenea f Spanish
Spanish form of Athena.
Athanasia f Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Athanasios (see Athanasius).
Athena f Greek Mythology, English
Meaning unknown. Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare and the patron goddess of the city of Athens in Greece. It is likely that her name is derived from that of the city, not vice versa. The earliest mention of her seems to be a 15th-century BC Mycenaean Greek inscription from Knossos on Crete.... [more]
Athina f Greek
Modern Greek form of Athena.
Atifa f Arabic
Feminine form of Atif.
Atika f Arabic
From Arabic عاتك (ʿātik) meaning "clear, pure". This name was borne by ancestors of the Prophet Muhammad, as well as one of his aunts and one of his disciples.
Atila m Turkish
Turkish variant of Attila.
Atilla m Turkish
Turkish variant of Attila.
Atiya m & f Arabic
Means "gift" in Arabic.
Atossa f Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian *𐎢𐎫𐎢𐎰 (Utautha) meaning "well granting". It was notably borne by the eldest daughter of Cyrus the Great, who married Darius the Great in the 6th century BC.
Atousa f Persian
Modern Persian form of Atossa.
Attila m History, Hungarian, Turkish
Probably means "little father" from Gothic atta "father" combined with a diminutive suffix. This was the name of a 5th-century leader of the Huns, a nomadic people from Central Asia who had expanded into Eastern Europe by the 4th century. Attila was likely the name given to him by his Gothic-speaking subjects in Eastern Europe; his real name may have been Avitohol.
Aubrianna f English (Modern)
Combination of Aubrey and Anna.
Auda f Germanic
Feminine form of Audo (see Otto).
Audovera f Germanic
Derived from Old Frankish aud "wealth, fortune" combined with war "true" or war "aware, cautious". This was the name of the first wife of Chilperic I of Neustria.
Audra 1 f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Audrius.
Audra 2 f English
Variant of Audrey, used since the 19th century. It jumped in popularity in the United States after the debut of the television series The Big Valley (1965-1969), which featured the character Audra Barkley.
Augusta f Italian, Portuguese, English, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Augustus. It was introduced to Britain when King George III, a member of the German House of Hanover, gave this name to his second daughter in 1768.
Augustina f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).
Aura f English, Italian, Spanish, Finnish
From the word aura (derived from Latin, ultimately from Greek αὔρα meaning "breeze") for a distinctive atmosphere or illumination.
Áurea f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Aurea.
Aurea f Late Roman
Late Latin name that was derived from aureus "golden". This was the name of a 3rd-century saint from Ostia (near Rome), as well as an 11th-century Spanish saint.
Aurélia f Slovak, Hungarian, Portuguese, French
Slovak, Hungarian and Portuguese feminine form of Aurelius, as well as a French variant of Aurélie.
Aurelija f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Aurelia.
Aurica f Romanian
Romanian diminutive of Aurelia.
Aurică m Romanian
Romanian diminutive of Aurel.
Auroora f Finnish
Finnish variant of Aurora.
Aurora f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Romanian, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Roman Mythology
Means "dawn" in Latin. Aurora was the Roman goddess of the morning. It has occasionally been used as a given name since the Renaissance.
Ausma f Latvian
Means "dawn" in Latvian.
Aušra f Lithuanian
Means "dawn" in Lithuanian.
Austėja f Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Means "to weave" in Lithuanian. This was the name of the Lithuanian goddess of bees.
Austra f Latvian
Latvian cognate of Aušra.
Ava 1 f English
Variant of Eve. A famous bearer was the American actress Ava Gardner (1922-1990). This name became very popular throughout the English-speaking world in the early 21st century, entering the top ten for girls in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. It began to rise sharply after 1997, possibly inspired by the actress Heather Locklear and musician Richie Sambora when they used it for their baby daughter that year.
Ava 2 f Persian
Means "voice, sound" in Persian.
Ava 3 f German, Germanic
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element awi, of unknown meaning. This was the name of a 9th-century Frankish saint. It was also borne by a 12th-century poet from Melk, Austria.
Avalokiteshvara m Buddhism
Means "the lord who looks down" in Sanskrit, derived from अवलोक् (avalok) meaning "to look down" and ईश्वर (īśvara) meaning "lord, god". The original form of the name may have been अवलोकितस्वर (Avalokitasvara), with the final element being स्वर (svara) meaning "sound, tone" (as evidenced by the Chinese form Guanyin). In Buddhist belief this is the name of a bodhisattva associated with compassion.
Avelina 1 f Germanic
Diminutive of Avila.
Avelina 2 f Spanish
Feminine form of Avelino.
Aveza f Germanic
Old German form of Avis.
Avgusta f Slovene, Russian
Slovene and Russian feminine form of Augustus.
Avia m & f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Abijah.
Aviaaja f Greenlandic
Means "cousin" in East Greenlandic.
Aviana f English (Modern)
Probably an elaboration of Ava 1, influenced by names such as Ariana. In some cases it could be inspired by the word avian meaning "bird" or "related to birds, bird-like".
Avicenna m History
Latinized form of the Arabic patronymic ابن سينا (ibn Sīnā), referring to the famed Arabic-speaking Persian philosopher and physician Abu Ali al-Husayn ibn Abdullah ibn al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Sina (980-1037). His patronymic commemorates an ancestor named Sina.
Avila f Germanic
Derived from the Old German element awi, of unknown meaning. Rarely, this name may be given in honour of the 16th-century mystic Saint Teresa of Ávila, Ávila being the name of the town in Spain where she was born.
Aviva f Hebrew
Feminine variant of Aviv.
'Aviya m & f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Abijah.
Aviya f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew אֲבִיָה (see Avia).
Avonlea f English (Rare)
Created by L. M. Montgomery as the setting for her novel Anne of Green Gables (1908). She may have based the name on the Arthurian island of Avalon, though it also resembles the river name Avon and leah "woodland, clearing".
Avra f Greek
Greek form of Aura.
Avrora f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Aurora.
Awa f Western African
Form of Hawa typical of West Africa.
Āwhina f Maori
Means "help, support" in Maori.
Awinita f Cherokee
Means "fawn" in Cherokee, derived from ᎠᏫ (awi) meaning "deer".
Axana f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Xenia.
Aya 1 f Japanese
From Japanese (aya) meaning "colour", (aya) meaning "design", or other kanji characters with the same pronunciation.
Aya 2 f Arabic
Means "sign, evidence" or "verse" in Arabic, as in one of the passages that make up the Quran.
Aya 3 f Semitic Mythology
Means "dawn" in Akkadian. In Akkadian mythology this was the name of the goddess of the dawn, associated with sexual appeal and beauty. She was the consort of the sun god Shamash. The Babylonians sometimes called her kallatum meaning "the bride".
Aya 4 f Spanish (Modern), French (Modern)
Spanish and French form of Aia.
Ayaka f Japanese
From Japanese (aya) meaning "colour" combined with (ka) or (ka) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ayala f Hebrew
Means "doe, female deer" in Hebrew.
Ayana 1 m Ethiopian
Meaning unknown (possibly Amharic or Oromo).
Ayana 2 f Kazakh
Feminine form of Ayan 2.
Ayanda m & f Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele
Means "they are increasing" in Zulu, Xhosa and Ndebele.
Ayanna f African American
Meaning uncertain. In 1970 it was featured in The Book of African Names by Chief Osuntoki with a listed meaning of "beautiful flower". American comedian and activist Dick Gregory used it for his daughter in 1971.
Ayda f Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Means "returning, visitor" in Arabic. In Turkey this is also associated with ay meaning "moon".
Aydana f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Айдана (see Aidana).
Ayesha f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة or Urdu عائشہ (see Aisha), as well as the usual Bengali transcription.
Ayla 1 f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew אֵלָה (see Ela 3).
Ayla 2 f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "moonlight, halo" in Turkish.
Ayla 3 f Literature, English (Modern)
Created for the novel Clan of the Cave Bear (1980) by author Jean M. Auel. In the novel Ayla is an orphaned Cro-Magnon girl adopted by Neanderthals. Ayla is the Neanderthal pronunciation of her real name, which is not given.... [more]
Aýna f Turkmen
Means "mirror" in Turkmen, ultimately from Persian آینه (āyneh).
Ayna f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Айна (see Aina 5).
Aynura f Kyrgyz
Alternate transcription of Kyrgyz Айнура (see Ainura).
Aysha f Arabic, Urdu, Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة, Urdu عائشہ or Kazakh Айша (see Aisha).
Aysima f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and sima meaning "face" (of Persian origin).
Ayuba m Hausa
Hausa form of Job.
Azahara f Spanish
Variant of Azahar. It can also be given in reference to the ruined Moorish city of Medina Azahara in Córdoba, which derives from the related Arabic root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".
Azalea f English (Modern)
From the name of the flower (shrubs of the genus Rhododendron), ultimately derived from Greek ἀζαλέος (azaleos) meaning "dry".
Azaliya f Russian
Russian cognate of Azalea.
Azaria m & f Hebrew, English (Modern)
Hebrew form of Azariah (masculine), as well as a feminine variant in the English-speaking world.
Aziza f Arabic, Uzbek, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Aziz.
Azra f Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Persian, Urdu
Means "virgin, maiden" in Arabic.
Azucena f Spanish
Means "madonna lily" in Spanish.
Azura f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Azure.
Azzurra f Italian
Means "azure, sky blue" in Italian.
Baba m Azerbaijani
From a nickname or honorific meaning "old man" in Azerbaijani.
Bada m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name probably derived from beadu meaning "battle".
Badriya f Arabic
Feminine form of Badr.
Bagadata m Old Persian
Old Persian name derived from 𐏎 (baga) meaning "god" and 𐎭𐎠𐎫 (data) meaning "given". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Persian satrap under the Seleucid Empire.
Baha m Arabic, Turkish
Means "splendour, glory" in Arabic.
Bahaa m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهاء (see Baha).
Bahia f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهيّة (see Bahiyya).
Bahiga f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهيجة (see Bahija).
Bahija f Arabic
Means "happy, joyous, delightful" in Arabic, from the verb بهج (bahija) meaning "to be happy, to rejoice in".
Bahiyya f Arabic
Means "beautiful" in Arabic.
Baia f Georgian
From the Georgian name for the buttercup flower (or any flowering plant from the genus Ranunculus).
Baiba f Latvian
Originally a diminutive of Barbara, now used independently.
Baila f Yiddish
Variant of Beyle.
Bala 1 m & f Tamil, Telugu, Hindi
Variant and feminine form of Bal.
Bala 2 f Biblical Latin
Latin form of Bilhah.
Baladeva m Hinduism
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" and देव (deva) meaning "god". Baladeva is another name of Balarama, the older brother of Krishna.
Balakrishna m Telugu, Kannada
From Sanskrit बाल (bāla) meaning "young" combined with the name of the Hindu god Krishna.
Balarama m Hinduism
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" combined with the name Rama 1. According to the Hindu epic the Mahabharata he was the elder brother of Krishna. He was associated with agriculture and used a plough as a weapon.
Balbina f Spanish, Portuguese (Rare), Polish (Rare), Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Balbinus. Saint Balbina was a 2nd-century Roman woman martyred with her father Quirinus.
Balkrishna m Marathi
Marathi form of Balakrishna.
Balla f Biblical Greek
Greek form of Bilhah.
Baptista m Late Roman
Latin form of Baptiste.
Bára f Czech
Czech diminutive of Barbora.
Bara f Croatian
Croatian short form of Barbara.
Baraka m Swahili
Means "blessing" in Swahili, ultimately from Arabic بركة (baraka).
Bárbara f Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Barbara.
Barbara f English, Italian, French, German, Polish, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Late Roman
Derived from Greek βάρβαρος (barbaros) meaning "foreign, non-Greek". According to legend, Saint Barbara was a young woman killed by her father Dioscorus, who was then killed by a bolt of lightning. She is the patron of architects, geologists, stonemasons and artillerymen. Because of her renown, the name came into general use in the Christian world in the Middle Ages. In England it became rare after the Protestant Reformation, but it was revived in the 19th century.
Barbora f Czech, Slovak, Lithuanian
Czech, Slovak and Lithuanian form of Barbara.
Barbra f English
Variant of Barbara.
Barica f Croatian
Croatian diminutive of Barbara.
Barna m Hungarian
Hungarian short form of Barnabas.
Barnaba m Italian (Rare), Polish (Rare)
Italian and Polish form of Barnabas.
Barra m Irish
Diminutive of Finbar or Bairrfhionn.
Barta m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian short form of Bertalan.
Bartolomea f Italian
Italian feminine form of Bartholomew.
Basanta m Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali
Odia, Bengali, Assamese and Nepali form of Vasanta.
Basia 1 f Polish
Polish diminutive of Barbara.
Basia 2 f Jewish
Diminutive of Batyah.
Basilia f Spanish
Feminine form of Basil 1. This name was borne by an obscure early saint from Galicia.
Basima f Arabic
Feminine form of Basim.
Basira f Arabic
Feminine form of Basir.
Basma f Arabic
Means "smile" in Arabic, from the root بسم (basama) meaning "to smile".
Basya f Jewish
Diminutive of Batyah.
Bathsheba f Biblical
Means "daughter of the oath" in Hebrew, derived from בַּת (baṯ) meaning "daughter" and שָׁבַע (shavaʿ) meaning "oath". According to the Old Testament, this was the name of a woman married to Uriah the Hittite. She became pregnant by King David, so he arranged to have her husband killed in battle and then married her. She was the mother of Solomon.
Batsheva f Hebrew
Hebrew variant of Bathsheba.
Battista m Italian
Italian form of Baptiste.
Batya f Hebrew
Hebrew variant of Bithiah.
Bautista m Spanish
Spanish form of Baptiste.
Bazza m English (British)
Chiefly British diminutive of Barry or Basil 1.
Bea f English, Hungarian, Dutch
Short form of Beatrix or Beáta.
Beáta f Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Hungarian, Czech and Slovak form of Beata.
Beata f Polish, German, Swedish, Danish, Late Roman
Derived from Latin beatus meaning "blessed". This was the name of a few minor saints.
Becca f English
Short form of Rebecca.
Becka f English
Short form of Rebecca.
Bedelia f Irish
Irish diminutive of Bridget.
Bedisa f Georgian
Derived from Georgian ბედი (bedi) meaning "fate" (genitive ბედის).
Bedřiška f Czech
Czech feminine form of Frederick.
Begoña f Spanish, Basque
From a title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Begoña, meaning "Our Lady of Begoña", the patron saint of Biscay, Spain. Begoña is a district and basilica in the city of Bilbao.
Béla m Hungarian
The meaning of this name is not known for certain. It could be derived from Hungarian bél meaning "guts, bowel" or Old Slavic bělŭ meaning "white". This was the name of four Hungarian kings. It was also borne by the Hungarian composer Béla Bartók (1881-1945).
Běla f Czech
Derived from the Old Slavic word *bělŭ meaning "white".
Belinda f English
The meaning of this name is not known for certain. The first element could be related to Italian bella meaning "beautiful". The second element could be Old German lind meaning "soft, flexible, tender" (and by extension "snake, serpent"). This name first arose in the 17th century, and was subsequently used by Alexander Pope in his poem The Rape of the Lock (1712).
Belinha f Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Isabel.
Bella f English
Short form of Isabella and other names ending in bella. It is also associated with the Italian word bella meaning "beautiful". It was used by the American author Stephenie Meyer for the main character in her popular Twilight series of novels, first released 2005, later adapted into a series of movies beginning 2008.
Belladonna f Various
From the name of a toxic plant, also called deadly nightshade (species Atropa belladonna). The plant's name is of Italian origin, probably derived from Latin bladona "mullein plant" and altered through association with the Italian words bella "beautiful, fair" and donna "lady".
Bellona f Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin bello meaning "to fight". This was the name of the Roman goddess of war, a companion of Mars.
Belma f Bosnian, Turkish
Meaning unknown.
Benaya m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Benaiah.
Benedetta f Italian
Italian feminine form of Benedict.
Benedicta f Late Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Benedictus (see Benedict).
Benedikta f German (Rare)
German feminine form of Benedict.
Benedita f Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of Benedict.
Benedykta f Polish (Rare)
Polish feminine form of Benedict.
Bengta f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish feminine form of Benedict.
Benita f Spanish
Feminine form of Benito.
Beracha f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew בְּרָכָה (see Bracha).
Berendina f Dutch
Feminine form of Bernhard.
Berengaria f Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized feminine form of Berengar. This name was borne by a 13th-century queen of Castile.
Berenika f Czech, Polish
Czech and Polish form of Berenice.
Berhta f Germanic
Old German form of Bertha.
Berna f Turkish
Means "young" in Turkish.
Bernadeta f Polish
Polish form of Bernadette.
Bernadetta f Polish
Polish form of Bernadette.
Bernarda f Slovene, Croatian, Spanish
Feminine form of Bernard.
Bernardetta f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Bernard.
Bernardina f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Bernardino.
Bernardita f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Bernard.
Bernetta f English
Diminutive of Berenice.
Berta f Polish, Czech, Hungarian, German, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Slovene
Form of Bertha in several languages.
Bertha f German, English, Germanic
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element berht, Old High German beraht meaning "bright" (Proto-Germanic *berhtaz). This was the name of a few early saints, including a 6th-century Frankish princess who married and eventually converted King Æþelbeorht of Kent. It was also borne by the mother of Charlemagne in the 8th century (also called Bertrada), and it was popularized in England by the Normans. It died out as an English name after the Middle Ages, but was revived in the 19th century.... [more]
Bertina f English
Feminine form of Bert.
Bethânia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese variant form of Bethany.
Bethania f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish variant form of Bethany.
Betina f Danish
Variant of Bettina.
Bettina f German, Danish, Italian, Hungarian
Diminutive of Elisabeth (German and Danish), Benedetta or Elisabetta (Italian), or Erzsébet (Hungarian).
Be'ula f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Beulah.
Beyza f Turkish
Means "white" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic بيضاء (bayḍāʾ).
Bharata m Hinduism
Means "being maintained" in Sanskrit. This is one of the names of Agni, the Hindu god of fire, and is also the name of a brother of Rama in the Hindu epic the Ramayana. It was also borne by a legendary king, the son of Dushyanta and Shakuntala. The official name of the country of India, Bharat, derives from him.
Bhaskara m Hinduism
Means "shining, light maker", derived from Sanskrit भास (bhāsa) meaning "light" and कर (kara) meaning "maker". This is another name of Hindu sun god Surya. It was additionally borne by a 12th-century Indian astronomer, also known as Bhaskaracharya.
Bhavana f Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam
From Sanskrit भावन (bhāvana) meaning "producing, manifesting, thought, emotion".
Bhavna f Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi भावना, Kannada ಭಾವನಾ or Malayalam ഭാവന (see Bhavana).
Bhima m Hinduism
Means "terrible, formidable" in Sanskrit. In the Hindu epic the Mahabharata this is the name of the second son of Pandu, and thus one of the five Pandavas. His true father was the wind god Vayu. He was known for his terrific strength and skill as a warrior.
Bhishma m Hinduism
Means "terrible, dreadful, formidable" in Sanskrit. According to the Mahabharata he was a son of Shantanu and the river goddess Ganga. He was originally named Devavrata. He became an advisor to the kings of Kuru, and was renowned for his wisdom. He reluctantly helped lead the Kauravas in their war with the Pandavas, during which he was killed by the Pandava brother Arjuna.
Bia f Portuguese
Diminutive of Beatriz.
Bianca f Italian, Romanian
Italian cognate of Blanche. Shakespeare had characters named Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew (1593) and Othello (1603). The German singer Freddy Breck's 1973 song Bianca boosted the name's popularity elsewhere in Europe.
Biancamaria f Italian
Combination of Bianca and Maria.
Bianka f German, Hungarian, Polish
German, Hungarian and Polish form of Bianca.
Bibiána f Slovak
Slovak form of Bibiana.
Bibiana f Spanish, Italian, Late Roman
Possibly an early variant of Viviana. Alternatively, it may be a feminine derivative of the earlier Roman cognomen Vibianus.
Bíborka f Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian bíbor meaning "purple".
Bidelia f Irish (Rare)
Diminutive of Bridget.
Bidzina m Georgian
From Georgian ბიძა (bidza) meaning "uncle". This was the name of a 17th-century Georgian saint and martyr.
Bienvenida f Spanish
Derived from Spanish bienvenido meaning "welcome".
Bila f Biblical Italian
Italian form of Bilhah.
Bilha f Biblical Hebrew, Biblical German, Biblical French, Biblical Spanish, Biblical Dutch
Biblical Hebrew form of Bilhah, as well as the form in several other languages.
Biljana f Serbian, Macedonian, Croatian, Slovene
From the South Slavic word биље (bilje) meaning "herb".
Bilyana f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Biljana.
Bima m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Bhima.
Bira m Tupi
Short form of Ubirajara.
Birgitta f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish
Most likely a Scandinavian form of Bridget via the Latinized form Brigitta. Alternatively it could be a feminine derivative of Birger. This is the name of the patron saint of Europe, Birgitta of Sweden, the 14th-century founder of the Bridgettine nuns. Her father's name was Birger.
Birita f Faroese
Faroese form of Bridget.
Birta f Icelandic
Icelandic diminutive of Birgitta.
Biruta f Latvian
Latvian form of Birutė.
Bisera f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from the South Slavic word бисер (biser) meaning "pearl" (ultimately of Arabic origin).
Biserka f Croatian, Serbian
Croatian and Serbian form of Bisera.
Bistra f Bulgarian, Macedonian
Means "clean, pure" in Bulgarian and Macedonian, from Old Slavic bystrŭ.
Bitya f Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Bithiah.
Blaga f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Blagoy.
Blagica f Macedonian
Derived from Macedonian благ (blag) meaning "sweet, pleasant, good" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Blagorodna f Macedonian, Bulgarian
Means "noble" in Macedonian and Bulgarian.
Blagovesta f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Blagovest.
Blaguna f Macedonian
Feminine form of Blagun.
Blanca f Spanish, Catalan
Spanish and Catalan cognate of Blanche.
Blanka f Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Croatian, Slovene
Form of Blanche in several languages.
Blažena f Czech, Slovak
Derived from Czech and Slovak blažený meaning "blissful, happy, blessed", ultimately from Old Slavic *bolgŭ "good, pleasant".
Blaženka f Croatian
Croatian feminine form of Blaž.
Bleda m History
Possibly from a Turkic root meaning "wise". According to other theories the name was of Gothic origin, or was a Gothicized form of a Hunnic name. This was the name of the brother of Attila.
Blerina f Albanian
Feminine form of Blerim.
Blerta f Albanian
Derived from Albanian blertë meaning "green".
Bluma f Yiddish
From Yiddish בלום (blum) meaning "flower".