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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.
Benzaiten f Japanese Mythology
The name of a Japanese goddess, often considered to be the Japanese form of Saraswati. Her name is derived from 弁 (ben) meaning "dialect, discrimination, petal", 才 (zai) meaning "ability, talent" or 財 (zai) meaning "property, riches, wealth" and 天 (ten) meaning "the sky, heavens".
Beorhtflæd f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht meaning "bright, distinguished, pure" and flæd possibly meaning "beauty".
Beorhtwaru f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and waru "shelter, protection, care".
Bera f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Vera 1.
Berangiero f Provençal
Provençal form of Bérangère.
Berarda f Gascon
Feminine form of Berard.
Berarde f Medieval French
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.
Berav f Kurdish
Means "shore" in Kurdish.
Berbang f Kurdish
Means "dawn" in Kurdish.
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.
Bergrán f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse bjǫrg "help, salvation" combined with the name of the Norse goddess Rán.
Bergtóra f Faroese
Faroese form of Bergþóra.
Berguitta f French
French spelling of Bergita.... [more]
Bergüzar f Turkish
Famous bearer: Turkish actress Bergüzar Korel
Bêrîcan f Kurdish
From bêrî meaning "yearning" and can meaning "soul".
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.
Berivan f Kurdish
"Shepard" Sivan in Kurdish
Berlian f & m Indonesian
Means "diamond" in Indonesian, borrowed from English brilliant.
Berliana f Indonesian
Feminine variant of Berlian.
Berliani 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.
Bernabe f Medieval Occitan
Medieval Occitan variant feminine form of Bernat.
Bernabea f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Bernabé.
Bernabela f Spanish
Feminine form of Bernabe.
Bernada f Catalan (Archaic)
Feminine form of Bernat.
Bernadet f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Bernadette.
Bernadèta f Lengadocian, Gascon
Languedocian and Gascon form of Bernadette.
Bernadeto f Provençal
Provençal form of Bernadette.
Bernadòta f Gascon (Archaic), Lengadocian
Gascon and Languedocian cognate of Bernadette.
Bernalda f Galician (Rare)
Galician form of Bernarda.
Bernarde f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Bernard. Marie-Bernarde Soubirous was the birth name of Saint Bernadette.
Bernardeta f Lithuanian, Polish, Albanian, Czech
Albanian, Czech, Lithuanian and Polish form of Bernardette.
Bernardete f Albanian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Albanian and Brazilian form of Bernardette.
Bernardia f Various (Rare)
Feminine form of Bernard.
Bernardien f Dutch
Dutch form of Bernardine.
Bernardika f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Bernarda, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Bernardka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Bernarda, used as a given name in its own right. This name is also treated as the Slovene form of Bernadette.
Bernardyna f Polish
Feminine form of Bernardyn.
Bernatka f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Bernadette.
Berneda f American (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Berneda.
Bernhardine f German
Feminine form of Bernhard.
Bernita f American
Variant of Bernadette or diminutive of names containing Bern and followed by the suffix -ita.
Bernnadette f African American (Rare)
Variant of Bernadette. Actress Bernadette Stanislaus, profesionally known as Bern Nadette Stanis, bears this name.
Bernódía f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Bernódus.
Berolina f German (Rare)
The allegoric personification of the German city Berlin. Extremely rarely used as a given name.
Beronica f American (Hispanic)
Unaccented form of Berónica mainly used in the United States.
Beronika f Basque
Basque form of Veronica.
Beròta f Occitan
Feminine form of Beròt.
Berra f Turkish
Means "blessed soul" in Turkish.
Bersa f Old Norse
Feminine form of Bersi.
Bersab f Armenian
Diminutive form of Bersabeh.
Bersabee f Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Bathsheba, as it first appeared in the Septuagint. The modern Greek form of the name is Virsavee.
Bersabeh f Armenian, Amharic
Armenian and Amharic form of Bathsheba.
Bersinda f Asturian
Asturian form of Gumersinda.
Bèrta f Gascon
Gascon form of Bertha.
Berta f Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
Short form of Alberta, Roberta and other names ending in berta.
Bertácska f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Berta.
Bertana f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Possibly derived from Old English beorht "bright".
Bertautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Bertautas.
Bertefleda f Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with flâdi "beauty, respectability."
Berteka f Old Swedish
Old Swedish diminutive of Berta.
Berþa f Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Bertha, from earlier Old English Berhte meaning "bright one" (from beorht "bright")... [more]
Berthabelle f English (?)
Berthabelle is a compound of Bertha and Belle.
Berthenia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Parthenia via its variant Perthenia. Also compare Barthenia.... [more]
Bertica f Slovene
Diminutive of Berta.
Bertička f Czech
Diminutive of Berta, not used as a given name in its own right.
Bertila f Asturian
Asturian form of Berthild.
Bertilia f Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese
Form of Berthild. Bertilia was the name of a 7th-century saint from Mareuil (France).
Bertilîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Berteline.
Bertina f Hungarian
Short form of Albertina as well as an elaboration of Berta.
Bertisma f Germanic, Medieval French
Derived from the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element berht, Old High German beraht meaning "bright" (compare Bertha) combined with -isma, a variant of the Latin superlative suffix -issima.
Bertka f Slovene
Diminutive of Berta.
Bertolda f Hungarian
Feminine form of Bertold.
Bertolfa f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bertolfo
Bertolomeva f Aragonese
Feminine form of Bertolomeu.
Bertomiva f Gascon
Feminine form of Bertomiu.
Bertrade f Frankish
French form of Bertrada. This name was borne by Bertrade of Montfort, a queen consort of France.
Bertranda f Provençal
Feminine form of Bertrand.
Bertraneta f Medieval Occitan, Gascon (Archaic)
Medieval Gascon feminine diminutive of Bertran.
Bertranne f Medieval French
Middle French feminine form of Bertrand or Bertram.
Bertresa f English (American)
Maybe derived from the surname Bertrés.
Bertta f Finnish
Finnish form of Berta.
Bertuccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Berta, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.... [more]
Beruka f Ancient Greek
Beruka is a Old Greek name and a derivative of the name Beronica.
Berunka f Czech
Diminutive form of Berenika.
Berura f Jewish (Ashkenazi), Hebrew
allegedly means "pure" in Aramaic. compare Bruria
Beruša f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Berenika. Also compare Beruška.
Beruška f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Berenika. Also compare Beruša.
Bervainė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Bervainas.
Berylla f Obscure
Variant of Beryl.
Besa f Albanian
Derived from Albanian besë meaning "pledge, word of honor; trust, faith".
Besara f Albanian
Feminine form of Besar.
Beşaret f Turkish
Means "announcement (of good news)" in Turkish.... [more]
Besarta f Albanian
Feminine form of Besart.
Bescha f Yiddish
Variant of Bascha.
Besiana f Albanian
Variant of Besjana.
Besina f Medieval Italian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be a diminutive of Elisabetta.
Besjana f Albanian
Derived from Besiana, one of the Albanian names of Podujevo, a city in north-eastern Kosovo. Allegedly, the name is ultimately derived from Albanian besë "faith; belief; trust; oath; promise".
Besjona f Albanian
Variant of Besjana.
Besma f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بسمة (see Basma) chiefly used in North Africa.
Besmira f Albanian
Feminine form of Besmir.
Besorah f Hebrew
Besorah means news. Paired with Tova it means good news.
Bessica f English (American, Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Bessie.
Bestari f & m Indonesian
Means "smart, well-educated" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit विस्तार (vistāra).
Bestla f Norse Mythology, Astronomy
Bestla is a giantess in Norse Mythology. She is married to Borr and mother of Odin, Vili and Vé... [more]
Besula f Jewish
This is found in the Jewish catacombs of Rome as the name of a woman.
Béta f Kashubian
Diminutive of Elżbiéta and Erzsébet.
Běta f Czech
Diminutive of Alžběta.
Beta f Slovak, Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Romansh
Slovak diminutive of Alžbeta (not used as a given name in its own right), Portuguese diminutive of Elisabete, Alberta ou Roberta and Romansh variant of Betta.
Betabasi m & f Ibibio
Means "wait for god" in Ibibio.
Betami f Amharic
Means "lovely" in Amharic.
Betang m & f Kenyang
Derived from bɛtaŋ meaning "power" in Kenyang.
Betha f Scottish
Anglicized variant of Beathag.
Betha f Romansh
Variant of Beta.
Bethabara f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From a New Testament place name, Βηθαβαρά (Bēthabará) in Greek, which is derived from Hebrew בית עברה (bēt ‛ăbārāh) meaning "house of the ford" or "place of crossing"... [more]
Béthanie f French
French form of Bethany.
Be-thankful f English (Puritan)
Referring to being thankful for God's blessings.
Bethanna f English
Beth and the popular -anna suffix.
Bethanne f English
Variant of Bethann.
Bethannie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bethany, influenced by Annie.
Bethena f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Bethana. Bethena, A Concert Waltz (1905) is a composition by Scott Joplin.
Bethesda f Various (Rare)
From the name of a pool in Jerusalem, mentioned in the New Testament, known for its healing properties, which means "house of mercy" or "house of grace" from Aramaic בית (beth) "house, home" and חסדא (hesda) "mercy, kindness; favour, clemency"... [more]
Bethia f Biblical Latin, Scottish, English
Form of Bithiah used in some versions of the Old Testament, including the Douay-Rheims Bible. This name was popular in Scotland from the 17th century as an Anglicised form of Gaelic Beathag... [more]
Bethiah f English
Variant of Bithiah.
Bethlea f English (Rare)
Beth with the -lea suffix.
Bethleah f English (Rare)
Beth with the -leah suffix.
Bethsabe f Judeo-French
Judeo-French form of Bathsheba.
Bethulia f English (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of a city mentioned only in the apocryphal Book of Judith, possibly derived from the Hebrew noun בתולה (betula) meaning "virgin". The city's deliverance by Judith, when besieged by the Assyrian general Holofernes, forms the subject of the Book of Judith.
Betiana f Spanish (Latin American)
First made known and popularised by Argentine actress Betiana Blum (1939-), in this case being a mix of her given names Betty and Ana.
Betica f Slovene
Dimintutive form of Elizabeta.
Betija f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Betty.
Betika f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Elisabet.
Betilla f Popular Culture
A Character in Rayman, a franchise of platform video games, published by Ubisoft.
Betina f Spanish
Diminutive of Beatriz.
Betinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Elisabete.
Betiqand f Uzbek
Possibly from the Uzbek bet meaning "face, cheek" and qand meaning "cube sugar".
Betita f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Diminutive of Elizabeth and other names containing a similar sound. Also compare Beta and the masculine equivalent Betito.... [more]
Betixa f Basque (Archaic), Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name that was recorded from the 13th century onwards.... [more]
Betja f Yiddish (Germanized, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a German-Yiddish variant of Bithiah.
Bětka f Czech
Diminutive of Alžběta via the variant diminutive Běta.
Betka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Elizabeta, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Betra f Polynesian
Means "love" in Marshallese.
Betrina f English (Rare)
Possible variant of Bettina.
Betsabe f Polish
Variant of Batszeba.
Betsabé f Spanish, Catalan, Hungarian
Spanish, Catalan and Hungarian form of Bathsheba.
Betsabèa f Gascon
Gascon form of Bathsheba.
Betsaida f Biblical (Hispanicized), Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from Betsaida, which is the Spanish form of Bethsaida, the name of two places in the New Testament. For both places, the name is either of Aramaic or Hebrew origin and means either "house of hunting" or "house of fishing"... [more]
Betsan f Welsh
Welsh diminutive of Elizabeth.
Betserai f Shona
Meaning "help, aid, or give assistance", another form of the name is Etserai or Batsirai.
Betsinda f Literature
Apparently a pseudo-Italian elaboration of Betsy based on similar-sounding names such as Belinda and Lucinda (perhaps Betsaida; see Bethsaida)... [more]
Betta f Italian, Romansh
Italian and Romansh short form of Elisabetta.
Betta f Sicilian
Contracted form of Binidetta.
Betta f Hungarian
Short form of Babett, Berta and Erzsébet.
Betta f Frankish
Diminutive of Bertha, or of Germanic names containing the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element berht, Old High German beraht meaning "bright" (Proto-Germanic *berhtaz)... [more]
Bettag f Scots
Caithness Scots variant of Betty.
Bettan f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Elisabet.
Bettânia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Betânia, the Portuguese form of Bethania.
Bettany f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bettany. This name is borne by English historian and writer Bettany Hughes (born 1968).
Bettisia f Medieval Italian
Possibly a diminutive of Elisabetta, or a variant of Bettina. Bettisia Gozzadini (1209–1261) was the first woman to teach at a university; specifically the University of Bologna.
Bettyann f English
Combination of Betty and Ann.
Bettyanna f English
A combination of Betty and Anna.
Bettyanne f English (Rare)
Combination of Betty and Anne 1.
Bettyjane f English (American)
Combination of Betty and Jane.
Bettyjean f American (Rare)
Combination of Betty and Jean 2 (See also Bettyjane and Bettyjo).
Bettymae f American
Combination of Betty and Mae.
Betua f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish *betua "birch tree".
Betula f English (Rare)
Derived from Latin betula meaning "birch".
Bětunka f Czech (Rare)
A diminutive of the female given name Běta, a pet form of Alžběta. Alžběta is the Czech form of English Elizabeth... [more]
Bětuška f Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Alžběta, rarely used as a given name in its own right.
Betzaida f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant spelling of Betsaida. This name is the most popular out of the two.... [more]
Betzaidy f South American (Modern, Rare)
A derivation from Bethsaida, used in Venezuela.
Betzaira f Spanish (Mexican)
Possibly an altered form of Betzaida, perhaps influenced by Zaira or the suffix -aira from other names (such as Yahaira or Yajaira).
Beuzega f Breton
Feminine form of Beuzeg.
Beya f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly means "noble" or "great lady".
Beyan f Kurdish
Means "morning" in Kurdish.
Beyaz f Turkish
Means "white" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic بياض (bayāḍ).
Beydaan f Somali
Somali feminine name taken directly from the ordinary vocabulary word for "almond", which is perhaps ultimately from Persian بادام (bâdâm) "almond".
Beyhan f & m Turkish
From Turkish bey meaning "gentleman, lord, master" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".
Beyla f Norse Mythology
From the reconstructed Proto-Norse name *Baunila, possibly meaning "little bean" or "little swelling". In Norse mythology, Beyla is a servant of the god Freyr with her husband Bryggvir.
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