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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the ending sequence is a.
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Bazyla f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Bazyli.
Bazylisa f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Bazyli.
Bchira f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of بشيرة (See Bashira), chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Béa f French (Rare)
Short form of Béatrice, hardly ever used as a given name in its own right.
Béata f French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Beata.
Beatica f Obscure
Possibly an elaboration of Beata.
Beatka f Polish
Diminutive of Beata.
Beatrica f Croatian, Slovak (Rare)
Croatian and Slovak form of Beatrice.
Beatricza f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Beatrix.
Beatrisa f Georgian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Georgian and Russian form of Beatrice.
Beatriza f Brazilian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Beatriz.
Beatrysa f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Beatrice.
Beauanna f English (Rare)
A combination of Beau and Anna
Beauchiana f Dutch (Rare)
A combination of the French masculine adjective beau meaning "beautiful, handsome" with the name Chiana. Interestingly, this given name has a strong resemblance with the French surname Beauchain and its variant Beauchaine... [more]
Bebaia f Greek
Means "reliable".
Bebela f Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabela.
Bebiana f Portuguese
Variat of Bibiana.
Beca f Welsh
Short form of Rebecca.
Beca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabela.
Bechora f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Feminine form of Bechor.
Becia f Polish
Diminutive of Beata.
Bécuma f Irish Mythology
Means "troubled lady", from Old Irish bé "woman" and a second element, perhaps chuma, meaning "grief, sorrow, wound". In Irish legend she was a woman who 'dwelt in the Land of Promise and had an affair with Gaiar, a son of Manannán mac Lir, the sea-god... [more]
Beda f & m Swedish, Italian, Spanish, Finland Swedish, Finnish
Form of Bede in various languages. Beda is a feminine name in Sweden and Finland.
Bedda f Sicilian
Variant of Bella.
Bedda f Faroese
Faroese form of both Beda and Betta.
Beddina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Bedda.
Bedduzza f Sicilian
Dimiutive of Bedda.
Bedia f Turkish
Turkish form of Badi'a.
Bediha f Turkish
Variant of Bedia.
Beeanna f English
Variant of Bianna.
Beena f Indian, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bina.
Beena f Persian, Kurdish, Urdu
Means "perceptive, far-sighted, insightful," from the Urdu word for "able to see".
Beeta f Persian
Meaning "unique" and/or "one of a kind". The characters "بی" (bee) meaning "without" and "تا" (taa) meaning "alike/likeness/similar being".... [more]
Begilda f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of Old English Béaghild.
Begónia f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Begonia.
Begonia f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
From the name of a flowering plant, which was named for the French botanist Michel Bégon. In some cases it may be a variant of the Spanish Begoña.
Begonya f Catalan
Catalan form of Begoña.
Beheshta f Afghan
Derived from the Persian noun بهشت (behesht) meaning "paradise, heaven". A known bearer of this name is the Afghan news anchor Beheshta Arghand.
Behira f Hebrew, American, Yiddish
Means "clear, bright" in Hebrew.
Behta f Persian
Means "the best one" in Persian.
Behula f Hinduism, Bengali, Assamese
Behula is a protagonist in the Manasamangal genre of Assamese and Bengali medieval epics. A number of works belonging to this genre were written between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries... [more]
Béia f Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabel and Isabela.
Beila f Judeo-French, Yiddish
Yiddish and Judeo-French equivalent of Bella.
Beinta f Faroese, Danish (Rare)
Faroese feminine form of Benedict (originally a short form of Benadikta and Bænadikta, now regarded as an independent name)... [more]
Beira f Literature, Celtic Mythology
Anglicized form of Bheur or Bhuer perhaps meaning "cutting, sharp, shrill" in Scottish Gaelic, from Cailleach Bheur "sharp old wife", the name of the Scottish personification of winter, a reference to wintry winds... [more]
Beja f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Judeo-Spanish variant of Bella, also as a Bosnian and Slovene form.
Béjata f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Beata.
Bejna f Kurdish
Means "charming" in Kurdish.
Beka f English
Diminutive of Rebecca or Rebekah.
Bekeara f Ijaw
Means "Englishwoman" in Ijaw.
Bekezela f Ndebele
Means "be patient" in Ndebele.
Bekhta f Berber
Variant of Bakhta. Bekhta Rabah-Mazari is a well-known bearer.
Bekija f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adaptation of Becky.
Bekka f English
Variant of Becca.
Bekynka f Czech
Diminutive of Rebeka.
Bela f Yiddish, Judeo-French
Yiddish variant of Bella and Beila and Judeo-French variant of Bele.
Bela f Georgian, Spanish, Portuguese
Georgian short form of Izabela as well as a Spanish and Portuguese short form of Isabela. Also compare the Portuguese adjective bela meaning "beautiful".... [more]
Belarda f Asturian
Feminine form of Belardo.
Belarma f Asturian (Rare)
Feminine form of Belarmo.
Belascuza f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Belasco.
Beleka f Medieval Slavic, Medieval Russian
Derived from the old Slavic word белъ "white".
Belek-maa f Tuvan
Means "little gift" in Tuvan.
Belema f Nigerian
Short form of Tamunobelema. Meaning "love" in the Kalabari dialect.
Belena f Old Celtic, German, Danish, Celtic Mythology
Latinized feminine form of Belenus. Belena was the wife of the Gaulish solar god Belenus and the goddess of the sun and the beginning summer.
Bēleta f Babylonian
Means "lady", deriving from the Akkadian element bēltu ("lady, mistress").
Belet-eanna f Near Eastern Mythology, Akkadian
An Akkadian name for the goddess Inanna, specifically in her capacity as Inanna of Uruk. Likely derives in part from the Akkadian belet ("mistress or lady").
Belet-ninua f Akkadian, Near Eastern Mythology
Means "Lady of Nineveh", deriving from Akkadian elements belet ("lady") and ninua (likely an Akkadian form of Nineveh).
Belgica f German (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the geographical name Belgium.
Belia f Dutch
Truncated form of Mabelia; a derivation from Elisabeth has also been suggested.
Beliana f Obscure
Could be a combination of Bella and Ana.
Belica f Spanish
Diminutive of Isabel.
Belimira f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Belimir.
Beliña f Galician
Diminutive of Isabel.
Belina f Gascon, Italian
Gascon diminutive of Isabèl. Belina (known as Béline in French, died 1153) was a Roman Catholic virgin martyr who was canonized by Pope Innocent III in 1203... [more]
Belina f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Bele and Bela.
Belina f Albanian
Derived from Albanian belinë "Jerusalem sage (plant)".
Bělinka f Czech
Diminutive of Běla.
Belisa f Galician (Rare)
Diminutive of Isabel.
Belisama f Celtic Mythology
Belisama was a goddess worshipped in ancient Gaul and Britain, associated with lakes and rivers, fire, crafts and light, who was identified with Minerva in the interpretatio romana... [more]
Belita f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning. It was first recorded in Artaxoa (in the Navarre area) in 1330.
Belita f Portuguese
Diminutive of Anabela.
Belja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Bosnian form of Bella.
Belka f Yiddish
Diminutive of Beila and its variants.
Belkisa f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Bilqis.
Bella f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French, Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bela, as well as a Judeo-Spanish form.
Bella f Spanish
Means "beautiful, fair; lovely" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Bella and Nuestra Señora de la Bella, meaning "The Virgin of the Beautiful" and "Our Lady of the Beautiful" respectively.... [more]
Bellabona f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin bella meaning "beautiful, charming, pleasant" and Latin bona "good, kind, right, pleasant; valid, useful, healthy".... [more]
Bellacara f Medieval Italian
From Latin bella "beautiful" and cara "dear, beloved". See also Carabella, which is composed of the same elements in reverse order.
Belladora f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the names Bella and Dora.
Bellamaria f English
Combination of Bella and Maria, possibly inspired by the Virgin Mary (Bella Maria meaning "beautiful Mary").
Bellamira f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Theatre
Probably derived from the Latin elements bella "beautiful" and mira "wondrous" (cf. Mirabella). This name belongs to a courtesan in the play The Jew of Malta (written c. 1589 or 1590) by English dramatist Christopher Marlowe.
Bellaria f Literature
Perhaps derived from Latin bellare meaning "to fight". This name was used by Robert Greene for a character in his prose romance 'Pandosto: The Triumph of Time' (1588). It was also used by Henry Fielding in his play 'The Temple Beau' (1730), and by Aaron Hill (1685-1750) in his poem 'Bellaria, at her Spinnet'.
Bellarosa f English
Combination of Bella and Rosa 1
Bellavita f Medieval Italian
From Latin bella meaning "beautiful" and vita meaning "life".
Bellicia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Bellicius. Bellicia was one of the Vestal Virgins.
Bellida f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Bella.
Bellissima f Medieval French, Medieval Italian
From Latin bellissima meaning "most beautiful, charming, pleasant".
Belluccia f Medieval Italian
Short form of Isabelluccia, which is a diminutive of Isabella.
Belluzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Bella.
Belmina f Bosnian
Feminine form of Belmin.
Belmira f Portuguese
Most likely a version of Elmira 1, which derives from Edelmira, stemming from Adelmar, which combines the Germanic elements adal meaning "noble" and mari meaning "famous"... [more]
Belomira f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Belomir.
Belona f Lithuanian, Spanish, Portuguese
Lithuanian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Bellona.
Beloslava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Beloslav. Beloslava of Bulgaria was a Bulgarian princess and Queen consort of Serbia between 1234 and 1243. She was the wife of king Stefan Vladislav I.
Beluca f Galician
Diminutive of Sabela. Not used as a given name in its own right.
Belucha f Galician
Galician diminutive of Sabela and Isabel.
Belva f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Apparently a feminine form of Belvedere. A notable bearer of this name was Belva Lockwood (1830-1917), one of the first female lawyers in the United States.
Belvidera f Theatre
Derived from Italian belvedere meaning "a fair sight" (compare Belvedere). This was used by English dramatist Thomas Otway for a character in his tragedy Venice Preserv'd (1682).
Belvina f Literature
Apparently from the Latin word meaning "beast-like" (also written beluina), derived from bēlua "beast, monster" (Italian belva) with the adjectival suffix‎ -īnus "of, like"... [more]
Belynda f English
Variant of Belinda.
Belzora f English (American, Rare)
Meaning unknown. It might possibly be derived from Belzora, the name of a port town in Texas that was abandoned in the 1870s.
Bemma f Manipuri
Means "baby girl" in Meitei.
Bena f Lithuanian, Slovene
Lithuanian short form of names beginning with Ben- such as Benedikta and Slovene diminutive of Benedikta and Benjamina.
Bena f Polish
Diminutive form of Benigna, Bernarda, or Bernardyna.
Bena f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "seek, search" in Shipibo.
Benadikta f Faroese
Faroese form of Benedicta.
Benafsha f Afghan
Afghani variant of Banafsheh.
Benáta f Hungarian
Originally a Hungarian short form of Benedikta, now used as a given name in its own right.
Benayga f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Borne by a Guanche girl who was christened in Seville, Spain.
Bencha f & m Thai
Means "baldachin, canopy, dais" in Thai.
Benchamina f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Benjamina.
Bendewa f Kurdish
Means "hopeful" in Kurdish.
Bendidora f Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Bendis", derived from the name of the Thracian goddess Bendis (genitive Βενδῖδος) combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".
Beneatha f Theatre
Meaning unknown, possibly invnted from the English word "beneath" and the feminine suffix "a". Beneatha Younger is character in the play "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry.
Beneba f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
English corruption of Abena. This was used by early slaves in the American south. Attested in the 1730's in South Carolina.
Benedeta f Aragonese
Feminine form of Benedet.
Beneditta f Sicilian, Hungarian
Sicilian form of Benedetta as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name.
Beneita f Sardinian
Feminine form of Beneitu. Beneita de Càlaris was the judge (which equals the title of queen in medieval Sardinia) of Càlaris from 1214 to 1233.
Beneseta f Gascon, Provençal
Feminine form of Beneset.
Benesha f Zulu
Means “they are new” in Zulu.
Benessa f English (American, Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Benicia which was influenced by Vanessa. It might also be a combination of Ben 1 and Vanessa or similar names ending in -essa.
Beneta f Catalan, Gascon, Provençal
Feminine form of Benet.
Beneuenta f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Benvenida, possibly via Benvenuta.
Benevsha f Dagestani
Dagestani form of Banafsheh.
Benía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Benja.
Benia m & f Georgian, Kashubian
Georgian short form of Beniamin as well as a Kashubian diminutive of Benedikta, Beniamina and Bernatka.... [more]
Beniamina f Kashubian, Sicilian
Kashubian feminine form of Beniamin and Sicilian feminine form of Beniaminu.
Benica f Slovene
Diminutive of Benedikta. The name coincides with a place name in Slovenia.
Benicia f Spanish
Feminine form of Benicio.
Beniga f Breton
Variant of Benniga.
Beniha f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers" or 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Benika f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 加 (ka) meaning "increase", 霞 (ka) meaning "mist" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance"... [more]
Benilda f Filipino, Spanish, Polish (Rare)
Spanish variant and Polish form of the Germanic name Bernhilde, which came into common usage thanks to the martyr and saint Benilde de Córdoba (known as Saint Benildis in English, died circa 853).... [more]
Benina f Asturian
Feminine form of Benino.
Beninja f Slovene
Diminutive of Benedikta.
Benja f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Bencha.
Benka f Slovene
Diminutive of Benjamina.
Benna f Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with Ben-, particularly Bente and Benedikte, as well as a short form of names beginning with Bern-, particularly Bernhardine.
Benna f Scots
Shetlandic Scots reduced form of Brenda.
Bennetta f English
Feminine form of the name Bennett.
Benniga f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Benniged.
Benona f Polish
Feminine form of Benon.
Benta f Danish, Icelandic
Variant of Bente.
Benta f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Bento.
Bentína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bentina.
Benucha f Galician
Hypocoristic of Benigna.
Benuela f Albanian (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.
Benuenguta f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Benvenida, possibly via Benvenuta.
Benuta f Jewish (Rare), Judeo-Spanish (Rare)
Either a diminutive of Buena or a contracted form of Benvenuta.
Benvenguda f Gascon
Gascon cognate of Bienvenue.
Benvenida f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Bienvenida.
Benvenuta f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Italian
Judeo-Spanish for "welcome". Variation of Benvenida. Female form of Benvenuto.
Benvenuta f Medieval Italian, Romansh, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Benvenuto. Benvenuta Bojani (1254 - 1292) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. She dedicated her life to strict austerities as an act of repentance and devotion to God and was known to have visions of angels and demons... [more]
Benvida f Medieval Galician
Derived from Galician benvida, the feminine form of the adjective benvido "welcome".
Benxamina f Galician (Rare)
Galician cognate of Benjamina.
Benyapa f Thai
Of uncertain etymology.
Bera f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Vera 1.
Berarda f Gascon
Feminine form of Berard.
Berardina f Gascon (Archaic)
Feminine form of Berard.
Beraskita f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Berasko, using the feminine Spanish suffix -ita. It was common in 12th-century Navarra.
Berbla f Silesian
Silesian diminutive of Barbara.
Berdina f Bodo
Means "glorious" in Bodo.
Berengela f Medieval Basque
Basque form of Bérengère and Berengaria. Berengela was the birth name of the sister of Sancho VII of Navarre who went on to marry Richard I of England.
Berenguièra f Gascon
Gascon form of Berengaria.
Berenguiera f Provençal
Provençal form of Berengaria.
Bereniczka f Polish
Diminutive of Berenika.
Berenisia f Polish
Diminutive of Berenika.
Beretta f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Beretta. The usage in the USA is probably influenced by the fact that there is a producer of firearms named Beretta.
Berezira f Afghan
Precious
Bergama f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Bergamo.
Bergida f Provençal
Provençal form of Bridget.
Bergmannía f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Bergmann.
Bergtóra f Faroese
Faroese form of Bergþóra.
Berguitta f French
French spelling of Bergita.... [more]
Berika f Japanese
From Japanese 苺 (beri) meaning "strawberry" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Berilla f English (Rare, Archaic)
This name is probably an elaboration of Beryl. It was used from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century.
Berimira f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Berimir.
Beri-na f Japanese
From Japanese 苺 (beri-) meaning "strawberry" combined with 楠 (na) meaning "camphor tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Berina f Bosnian
Feminine form of Berin.
Beringhiera f Italian
Feminine form of Beringhiero, itself a variant of Berengario.
Berinthia f Theatre, Literature, English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, perhaps first used by Sir John Vanbrugh for a young widow in his play 'The Relapse' (1697). It was subsequently used by Richard Brinsley Sheridan for a widow in his play 'A Trip to Scarborough' (1777), and also appears in Dickens's 'Dombey and Son' (1848) belonging to Mrs Pipchin's niece.
Berislava f Croatian
Feminine form of Berislav.
Berita f Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Birgitta found in Scania.
Berliana f Indonesian
Feminine variant of Berlian.
Berlina f Indonesian, South African, Filipino, Dutch (Rare)
Clearly feminine form of Berlin or a simplified form of Berlinda.
Berlinda f Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Berlind.
Berma f Kurdish
Means "lady" in Kurdish.
Berna f Hungarian, German (Bessarabian), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans
Short form of Bernadett and Bernadetta as well as a Dutch and Afrikaans short form of names beginning with the element Bern-.
Berna f Spanish
Short form of Bernardina or Bernarda.
Bernabea f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Bernabé.
Bernabela f Spanish
Feminine form of Bernabe.
Bernada f Catalan (Archaic)
Feminine form of Bernat.
Bernadèta f Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Bernadette.
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