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Bedda f Faroese
Faroese form of both Beda and Betta.
Beddina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Bedda.
Bedduzza f Sicilian
Dimiutive of Bedda.
Bedewcan f Kurdish
From Kurdish bedew meaning "handsome, beautiful, pretty" and can meaning "soul".
Bedia f Turkish
Turkish form of Badi'a.
Bediha f Turkish
Variant of Bedia.
Bedukhæ f Ossetian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Bedukhæ is a character in the Nart epics and a beautiful Nart woman who falls in love with Sosruko.
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]
Be-faithful m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to Revelation 2:10, "Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life."
Befraw f Kurdish
From the Kurdish befr meaning "snow" and aw, av meaning "water".
Beg'amgul f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek beg'am meaning "carefree" and gul meaning "flower, rose".
Begilda f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of Old English Béaghild.
Begimai f Kyrgyz
Variant transcription of Begimay.
Begimay f Kyrgyz
Derived from begum, the feminine form of the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master", combined with Kyrgyz ай (ay) meaning "moon".
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.
Behâfarid m & f Persian
Derived from Persian به (beh) meaning "good" and آفرید (âfarid) meaning "creature".
Behati f Afrikaans
Possibly an Afrikaans variant of Beata. It is the name of Namibian fashion model Behati Prinsloo (b. 1989).
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.
Behjat f & m Persian (Anglicized, Archaic)
Translates to "joyful", it's Arabic sister name, Bahjat translates to "happiness".
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.
Beichang f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 昶 (chǎng) meaning "long day, bright, extended, clear".
Beila f Judeo-French, Yiddish
Yiddish and Judeo-French equivalent of Bella.
Beiniao f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 袅 (niǎo) meaning "slender and delicate; curling upwards".
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]
Beiqiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady".
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]
Beishekan f Kyrgyz
Derived from Kyrgyz бейшемби (beyshembi) meaning "Thursday".
Beiyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems".
Beiyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".
Beja f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Judeo-Spanish variant of Bella, also as a Bosnian and Slovene form.
Bejam f Uzbek
Possibly from the Uzbek bejama meaning "decoration, ornament".
Bejamoy f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bejama meaning "decoration" and oy meaning "moon".
Béjata f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Beata.
Bejaze f Albanian
It is also a Turkish name. Influenced by Ottoman Turkish culture. Shortened, it's spelled Beja, which is a type of flower.
Bejna f Kurdish
Means "charming" in Kurdish.
Beka f English
Diminutive of Rebecca or Rebekah.
Bekach f Uzbek
From the historical title of a wife or daughter of a bek.
Bekah f English
Diminutive of Rebekah. A famous bearer is the American singer Bekah Liechty (2000- )
Bekang m & f Khmer
From Chinese 北京 (běijīng) meaning "Beijing".
Bekeara f Ijaw
Means "Englishwoman" in Ijaw.
Beketamun f Ancient Egyptian
Means "handmaid of Amun" in Egyptian.
Beketaten f Ancient Egyptian
Means "handmaid of Aten" in Egyptian.
Bekezela f Ndebele
Means "be patient" in Ndebele.
Bekhbayar m & f Mongolian
From бэх (bekh) meaning "ink" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy"
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]
Belacane f Arthurian Cycle
The mother of Feirefiz, Parsifal's half-brother, in Wolfram von Eschenbach's 'Parsifal'.
Belaflore f Medieval Italian
Alternate form of Bellaflore.
Belagat f Ottoman Turkish
Means "rhetoric, eloquence" in Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic بلاغة (balāgha).
Belalûk f Kurdish
Means "sour cherry" in Kurdish.
Béláné f Hungarian
Feminine form of Bélá.
Belarda f Asturian
Feminine form of Belardo.
Belarma f Asturian (Rare)
Feminine form of Belarmo.
Belascuza f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Belasco.
Belaset f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French bele, the feminine form of the adjective biau, bel "graceful, elegant, courteous; noble; handsome; beautiful" and Old French assez "enough; sufficiently" (which in the context of this name would have been understood as "very").
Belay f Filipino
Diminutive of Isabel.
Belaye f Arthurian Cycle
A princess and wife of Lohengrin. She died of grief when Lohengrin was murdered by men sent by her parents.
Belcalis f Caribbean (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Belkis. This is the real name of American rapper, songwriter and television personality Cardi B (1992-), born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar to Caribbean immigrants (a Dominican father and a Trinidadian mother).
Beldan f Turkish
Means "venus" in Turkish.
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").
Bēlet-bābili f Babylonian, Akkadian, Near Eastern Mythology
Means "lady of Babylon", deriving from the Akkadian element belet (mistress, lady). This was a Babylonian name for the goddess Ishtar. Ishtar was worshipped under this name in the temple of Eturkalamma.
Bēlet-balāṭi f Near Eastern Mythology, Akkadian
Means "mistress of life", deriving from the Akkadian elements bēlet ("mistress or lady") and balāṭu ("life, vigour, good health"). This was possibly an Akkadian name for the goddess Nungal.
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-ekallim f Near Eastern Mythology, Akkadian
Means "Mistress of the Palace", from Akkadian element belet ("mistress or lady"). This was the Akkadian name for the Sumerian goddess Ninegal.
Belet-nagar f Akkadian, Near Eastern Mythology
Means "Mistress of Nagar" (an ancient city in Syria), from the Akkadian element belet (meaning "mistress or lady"). Belet-Nagar was a tutelary goddess associated with kingship. She was possibly an Akkadian equivalent to the Hittite goddess Nabarbi.
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).
Belet-uruk-atkal f Babylonian
Means "I trusted in the Lady of Uruk", deriving from the Akkadian element belet ("mistress, lady").
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]
Bellabeth f Obscure
Combination of Bella and Beth.
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.
Bellaflore f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin bella "beautiful, charming, pleasant" and a derivative of Latin flos "flower".
Bellag f Scots
Diminutive of Bell.
Bellamae f English
Combination of Bella and Mae.
Bellamaria f English
Combination of Bella and Maria, possibly inspired by the Virgin Mary (Bella Maria meaning "beautiful Mary").
Bellamay f English (Rare)
A combination of Bella and May
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
Bellarose f English (Rare)
Combination of Bella and Rose.
Bellavita f Medieval Italian
From Latin bella meaning "beautiful" and vita meaning "life".
Belldandy f Popular Culture
Variant of Verdandi, representing an Anglicization of the name's Japanese transcription. This is the name of a major character in the manga series "Oh My Goddess!"
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.
Beltzane f Basque
Derived from the Basque adjective beltz "black; dark" in combination with the feminine name suffix -ne.
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.
Bemanyiwe m & f Xhosa
From the Xhosa ba- meaning "they" or be- meaning "they (being)" and manyiwe meaning "united", ultimately "they are united, they have come united".
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.
Benah f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Short form of Gubena or Abena. This was used by early slaves in the American South - attested in the 1730s in South Carolina... [more]
Benar m & f Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao benar meaning "true, truly".
Benardiñe f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque variant of Bernardiñe.
Benáta f Hungarian
Originally a Hungarian short form of Benedikta, now used as a given name in its own right.
Beñate f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a feminine form of Beñat.
Benaw f Kurdish
Means "willow" in Kurdish.
Benayga f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Borne by a Guanche girl who was christened in Seville, Spain.
Benazeer f Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Benazir.
Benazir f & m Urdu, Bengali
From Persian بی‌نظیر (bi-nazir) meaning "incomparable, matchless". It is used as a feminine name in Pakistan while it is typically masculine in Bangladesh. A famous bearer was Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007), the first female prime minister of Pakistan.
Bencha f & m Thai
Means "baldachin, canopy, dais" in Thai.
Benchakanlayani f Thai (Rare)
Means "woman of fivefold beauty" in Thai, from เบญจ (bencha) meaning "five, fivefold" and กัลยาณี (kanlayani) meaning "beautiful girl, belle". In Buddhism this term refers to a woman with five favourable attributes: beautiful hair, beautiful teeth, beautiful flesh, beautiful skin and beauty at any age.
Benchamas f Thai
Alternate transcription of Benchamat.
Benchamat f Thai
Means "chrysanthemum" in Thai.
Benchamina f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Benjamina.
Benchaporn f Thai
From Thai เบญจ (bencha) meaning "five" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".
Bencharat f Thai
From Thai เบญจ (bencha) meaning "five" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Benchawan f Thai
Means "five-coloured" from Thai เบญจ (bencha) meaning "five" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".
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.
Benjakalayanee f Thai (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Benchakanlayani.
Benjamas f Thai
Alternate transcription of Benchamat.
Benjamat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Benchamat.
Benjaporn f Thai
Alternate transcription of เบญจพร (see Benchaporn).
Benjarat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bencharat.
Benjawan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Benchawan.
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.
Bennath f Cornish (Rare)
Directly taken from Cornish bennath "blessing".
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.
Bentang m & f Sundanese
Sundanese form of Bintang.
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.
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