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Baba f English
Diminutive of Barbara or other names with a similar sound. Borne by Baba Beaton, socialite and sister of photographer Cecil, and writer Eleanor “Baba” Brougham.

Bacona f English

Baheda f English

Bahia f Portuguese (Rare), English (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
From the state in Brazil

Baila f English (American, Modern)
Invented name based on the sounds of names like Bailey and Kayla.

Banksia f English (Australian)
Banksia is an uncommon name deriving from the Native Australian plant that produces honeysuckle like flowers. The plant species were originally named after Sir Joseph Banks, who first collected its samples in 1770.

Barboura f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Barbara. It is possible that there are also cases where the name is a feminization of the surname Barbour.

Barthena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Parthena. Also compare Bartina, which is similar in appearance and sound but has a different etymology.

Barthenia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Parthenia.

Bartholomea f Dutch, English
Dutch and English feminine form of Bartholomew.

Barzilla f & m American, English (Puritan)
Variant of Barzillai. In the United States it was introduced by the Puritans as a masculine name, and first (?) used for girls in the mid-18th century.

Bathilda f English (Rare), German, History
Variant of Bathild. This was the name of a 7th-century English saint who became queen of the Franks after being sold to them as a slave. She was canonised for fighting against the slave trade, promoting monasticism and founding a convent... [more]

Bathshua f Biblical, English (Puritan)
Means "daughter of salvation" or "daughter of prosperity" in Hebrew. The first element is Hebrew בַּת (bat 2) meaning "daughter"; the second element could be derived from the verb יָשַׁע (yasha') "to save, to deliver", which is related to the verb שוע (shawa') meaning "to cry out (for salvation)" and the nouns שוע (shua'), שוע (shoa') and שועה (shawa) all of which mean "a cry (for salvation)", or it could be derived from a noun שוע which has been interpreted as meaning "riches, wealth".... [more]

Batilda f Swedish (Archaic), English (African)
Variant of Bathilda.

Bayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Baila.

Beauanna f English (Rare)
A combination of Beau and Anna

Beeanna f English
Variant of Bianna.

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.

Beka f English
Diminutive of Rebecca or Rebekah.

Bekka f English
Variant of Becca.

Belanna f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Combination of Belle and Anna.... [more]

Belindia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Belinda.

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").

Bellamina f English (American, Rare)

Bellarosa f English
Combination of Bella and Rosa 1

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.

Belvia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Belva.... [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.

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.

Benetha f English (Rare)

Bennetta f English
Feminine form of the name Bennett.

Berea f English (Rare)

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.

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.

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.

Bernhilda f German (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Bernhild.

Berthella f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Bertha.

Berthenia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Parthenia via its variant Perthenia. Also compare Barthenia.... [more]

Bertilia f Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese
Form of Berthild. Bertilia was the name of a 7th-century saint from Mareuil (France).

Bertresa f English (American)
Maybe derived from the surname Bertrés.

Bessica f English (American, Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Bessie.

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]

Bethana f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Bethany.

Bethanna f English
Beth and the popular -anna suffix.

Bethelda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Bethilda.

Bethella f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bethelle.

Bethena f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Bethana. Bethena, A Concert Waltz ( 1905) is a composition by Scott Joplin.

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]

Bethilda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Bathilda.

Bethlea f English (Rare)
Beth with the -lea suffix.

Bethsaida f English, Biblical, Caribbean
Variant of Betsaida.

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.

Betrina f English (Rare)
Possible variant of Bettina.

Bettyanna f English
A combination of Betty and Anna.

Betula f English (Rare)
Derived from Latin betula meaning "birch".

Beula f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Beulah.

Bianna f English, Mexican (?)
In English, this is an invented based on the popular name suffix -ianna. It is also Mexican, the meaning unknown. This is the name of a news anchor on Good Morning America, Bianna Golodryga.

Biannca f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant form of Bianca.

Bilena f English
English variant of Bilina.

Bilinda f English (British, Rare)
Probably rarely used alternate spelling of Belinda. Mostly known because of Bilinda Butcher, who is guitarist/singer of My Bloody Valentine.

Billiana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
A combination between Billie and Anna.

Billina f Literature, English (American)
Character from a novel in the Oz series.

Bina f English
Diminutive of Sabina and Sabrina.

Birdella f English (Rare)
Probably an elaborate form of Bird. It can also be a combination of Bird and the suffix -ella.

Birdena f English (American)
Elaborated form of Bird.

Blissa f English (American)
Invented name. Means "perfect happiness" in American English.

Blisstina f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the English-speaking word 'bliss' and the popular suffix 'tina.

Boanna f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Bohemia f Romani, English (Rare)
From place name Bohemia.

Bonnita f English (Rare)
Variant of Bonita.

Boronia f English (Australian, Rare)
An Australian shrub with pink or red flowers which are famed for their exquisite scent. The plant is named after Francesco Borone, a talented botanical field assistant who came to a tragic end.

Botswana f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the place name.

Brada f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Braden.

Bradlea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bradley.

Bradleyna f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Bradley, with the suffix -na

Bradlina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Bradley, with the suffix lina

Brayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements bray and la, possibly intended as a feminine form of Braylon.

Braylea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braylee.

Brazilia f English
Variant of Brasilia.

Brea f English
Possibly a variant of Bree, Breagh or Bria. Actress Brea Grant played Daphne Millbrook on Heroes.

Breada f English (Rare), Irish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Breda 1.

Breagha f Scottish (Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Breagh.

Breata f English (Rare)

Breauna f English (Modern)
Variant of Briana.

Breaunna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Breauna.

Breeana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana.

Breeanna f English
Variant of Brianna.

Breella f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briella.

Breena f English (Modern)
Probably an invented name, perhaps based on Breanna. (See also Brina.)

Breigha f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Bria or an elaboration of Breigh.

Brenya f English (American)

Breona f English (American)
Variant of Briana.

Breonna f English (Modern)
Variant of Briana.

Brescia f English (Rare)
From the place name Brescia.

Bresha f English

Breya f English (American, Rare)

Breyana f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Briana.

Breyanna f English (Modern)
Variant of Brianna.

Briahna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana

Briahnna f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Brianna.

Brianca f English (American)
Blend of Briana and Bianca.

Briania f English (American, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Briana.

Briauna f English
Variant of Briana.

Brieana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana.

Brieanna f English
Variant of Briana.

Briela f English (Modern)
Short form of Gabriela.

Brienna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana.

Brietta f English (American, Rare, ?)

Brigetta f English (Rare)
Variant of Brigitta.

Brighamina f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Brigham. This name was mostly used by Mormon parents who wanted to honor Brigham Young, who was the 2nd president of the LDS Church.

Brihana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana.

Brilliana f English (Rare, Archaic)
Coined by Lord Conway in the early 17th century for his daughter (who would later become a well-known English letter-writer).... [more]

Brina f English
Short form of Sabrina.

Brinda f English (Rare)
Variant of Brenda, influenced by other -inda names such as Linda.

Brinna f English (Modern)
Variant of Brynna.

Briona f English
Variant of Briana.

Britania f English (Rare)
Variant of Britannia.

Britina f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a combination of Britney and Christina.

Britnea f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittanya f English (Rare)
Variant of Britannia.

Briyana f English (American)
Variant of Briana.

Briyanna f English (Americanized, Rare)
A variant of Brianna. In both, 2002 and 2006 there were 46 girls named Briyanna.

Briza f English

Brona f Irish (Anglicized), English
Anglicized form of Brónach.

Brya f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bria.

Bryahna f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana. According to the SSA, Bryahna was given to 7 girls in 2007.

Bryella f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briella.

Bryenda f English
Variant of Brenda.

Brylea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briley.

Bryna f English, Yiddish (Anglicized)
Yiddish ברײַנא from German Bräune "brown(ness)".

Brynlea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynna f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Brynn (probably influenced by Brenna) as well as a variant of Bryna.

Brynnlea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brinley.

Bryona f English
Variant of Briana.

Bryonia f English (Rare)
From the Latin name for bryony, the wild twining plant (see Bryony).

Bryonna f English
Variant of Briana.

Bula f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Beulah.

Burdessa f English (American, Rare)

Burla f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Burl.

Burma f English (American)
This name was sporadically used in the American South in the early 20th-century. Perhaps it is just a transferred use of the place name.

Burnetta f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Burnett.

Byra f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Byron. This was borne by Byra Louise 'Puck' Whittlesey (1922-1988), the wife of Jack Hemingway, daughter-in-law of Ernest Hemingway and mother of actresses Mariel Hemingway and Margaux Hemingway.