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Baleria f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Valeria reflecting the Spanish pronunciation of the name.

Bama m & f American
Diminutive of Alabama, the names of American states being in occasional use as given names. A notable bearer is professional baseball player Carvel William "Bama" Rowell (1916-1993) who played in Boston and Philadelphia, but hailed from Alabama... [more]

Banita f African American
Variant of Bonita.

Barabara f American (Archaic)
Variant of Barbara

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.

Barcelona f American (Hispanic)
Barcelona is a city in Spain. It is the capital and largest city of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain.

Barsha f American (South, Archaic)

Barsheba f American, Biblical
Variant of the Old Testament place name Be'ersheba, meaning "seventh well" or "well of the oath" (Genesis 21:31). The phrase "from Dan to Be'ersheba" was the usual way of designating the Promised Land.

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.

Bashiyra f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bashira.

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]

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.

Behira f Hebrew, American, Yiddish
Means "clear, bright" in Hebrew.

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]

Belicia f Spanish (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), American (Rare)

Belindia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Belinda.

Belissa f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Belisa.

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

Belua f American

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.

Beona f American (South, Archaic)

Berea f English (Rare)

Berenica f American (Hispanic)
Variant of Berenice.

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.

Berla f American (South, Archaic)

Berneda f American (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Berneda.

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

Bernita f American
Variant of Bernadette or diminutive of names containing Bern and followed by the suffix -ita.

Bernitha f American

Beronica f American (Hispanic)
Unaccented form of Berónica mainly used in the United States.

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

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

Bertilda f Louisiana Creole, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Bertilde.

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.

Bethenia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Bethany (compare Bethena).

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.

Bethzaida f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Bethsaida.

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.

Beuna f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Buena.

Beyanca f African American (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Bianca.

Beyonca f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bianca influenced by Beyoncé.

Beyonka f African American (Rare)
Variant of Bianca.

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.

Bibliana f African American (Rare)
Derived from the English word bible.

Bilena f English
English variant of Bilina.

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.

Birda f American (South)
Variant of Bertha, influenced by Birdie.

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.

Bitha f American (South, Archaic)
Truncated form of Tabitha.

Bithynia f Biblical, American (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of a region in Asia Minor mentioned in Acts in the New Testament.... [more]

Biyonnca f African American (Rare)
Variant of Bianca

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)

Bobra f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Barbara, influenced by Bob.

Bodhisattva xm Buddhism, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Means "enlightened being" from Sanskrit, literally "one whose essence is perfect knowledge", composed of बोधि (bodhi) "perfect knowledge, perfect wisdom" (see Bodhi; also related to Buddha) and सत्त्व (sattva) "essence, reality, being"... [more]

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

Bolivia f American (Hispanic, Rare)
From the name of the country in South America. The country got its name from the surname Bolívar, in honour of the revolutionary Simón Bolívar.

Bonnita f English (Rare)
Variant of Bonita.

Bonquisha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements bon (from Bonnie or Bonita), quee and sha... [more]

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

Branycia f African American

Brasilia f American (Hispanic)
From the capital of Brazil or a feminine form of Brasil.

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.

Breasha f African American

Breasia f African American (Modern)
Blend of Briana and DeAsia.

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.

Brhianna f American (Rare)
Very rare variant of Brianna modelled on Rhianna.

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.

Brianka f African American (Rare)
Variant of Brianca.

Briannia f American (Rare)
Variant of Briania.

Briara f African American (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Briana, Kiara and Tiara.

Briasia f African American (Modern)
Variant of Breasia.

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.

Brionna f American (Modern)
Variant of Briana.

Brista f American

Britania f English (Rare)
Variant of Britannia.

Britanica f African American
Variant of Britannica.

Britannica f African American (Rare)
Possibly from Latin britannica meaning "of Britannia, British", as in the title of the Encyclopædia Britannica, the oldest English-language general encyclopedia.

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

Brizelda f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Briselda.

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

Bruneita f American (Archaic)
Respelling of Brunita, a Spanish diminutiv of Bruna.

Brunita f American (Hispanic)
Spanish diminutive of Bruna.

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.

Brysha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements bry and sha.

Bubba m English, Popular Culture
In the American South, the name is from a term of endearment usually thought to be based on the word brother.

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.

Burnita f American
Variant of Bernita. Notable namesake is Judge Burnita Shelton Matthews (1894-1988), the first woman appointed to serve on a US district court.

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.

Byrda f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Latinate form of Byrd and Byrdie.

Bytha f American (South, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Bitha.

Cabela f English (Rare)

Cabella f English (Rare)

Cadedra f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kadedra.

Cadela f English (Rare)

Cadella f English (Rare)

Cadenza f & m American (Rare)
An "ornamental passage near the close of a song or solo," 1780, from Italian cadenza "conclusion of a movement in music." See also Cadence.

Cadia f English (Rare)

Caeda f English
Derived from the English word ‘cadence’ meaning melody, music. Caeda is a symbol of the sky, and also an expert Pegasus Knight.

Caela f English (Rare)
Variant of Kayla, also used as a short form of Micaela.

Caelea f English (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Kaylee, although in some cases it might be a variant of Caelia.

Caferana f English

Cahlia f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a modern coinage based on Carla.

Caila f English (Modern)
Variant of Kayla.

Cailea f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caillea f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caira f English
Variant of Cara and Kyra.

Caitriona f English
Anglicized form of Caitríona.

Cala f English
Variation of Calla using the Italian word, cala, meaning "cove." Also a nickname for the Greek Kalas.

Calandra f American (Rare)

Calandria f American (Rare)
Elaboration of Calandra.

Calantha f English (Rare)
Variant of Calanthe.

Calaya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kalayah.

Calcea f African American (Rare)
Probably a variant of Kelsey influenced by Chelsea.

Caldonia f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Possible variation of the name Caledonia.

Calea f English
Variant of Kaylee or Kalea.

Caledonia f English (Rare)
From the Latin name of Scotland, itself derived from Caledones, the Latin name of a tribe that inhabited the region during the Roman era, which is of unknown origin, though it may possibly come from Proto-Celtic *kaletos meaning "hard" and *ɸēdo- meaning "foot", alluding to standfastness or endurance.

Caleena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Calina.

Calendula f English (Rare)
The scientific name for a genus of flowers, comprised of several kinds of marigolds. From the Latin diminutive of calendae, meaning "little calendar", "little clock" or possibly "little weather-glass".

Calethia f African American (Modern, Rare)

Caletta f American (Rare)

Caleya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kalea.

Calia f American (Rare)

Caliana f English
Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 20 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Calianna f English
Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 12 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Calicia f English (American, Modern, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)

Calidora f English (Rare)

California f English
From the name of the American state, whose name probably derives from the fictional Island of California ruled by Queen Calafia in the 16th century novel Las sergas de Esplandián by García Ordóñez de Montalvo.

Calina f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)

Calinta f English (Rare)
Variant of Callinta.

Calissa f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an alteration of Calista, formed using the popular name suffix issa.

Calistia f English (American, Archaic), American (South, Archaic)

Calixa f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Calix.

Caliya f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Callaia f English (Rare)

Callandra f English (Rare)

Callandrea f American (Modern, Rare)

Callandria f English (Rare)

Callasandra f English (Modern)

Callia f Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Κάλλια or Καλλία (see Kallia).

Calliana f English
Variant of Kaliana. This name was given to 7 girls born in the USA in 2010.

Calliandra f American (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Callianna f English (Modern)

Callida f English (Rare)

Callidora f Ancient Greek (Rare), American (Rare)
Feminine form of Calidore.

Callinta f English
Variant of Callista.

Calliopea f English
Derived from Calliope

Callissa f English (Rare)
Variant of Calissa.

Calluna f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
From the genus name of common heather, a flowering shrub. It comes from the Greek verb καλλύνω (kalluno) meaning "to beautify, sweep clean", ultimately from καλός (kalos) "beautiful".

Calpernia f English
Variant of Calpurnia. A well-known bearer of this name is Calpernia Addams (b. 1971), an American author, actress, and transgender rights activist. Addams named herself after Calpurnia, wife of Julius Caesar in William Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar'; the spelling 'Calpernia' may have been taken from a tombstone that briefly appeared in the film 'The Addams Family' (1991).

Caltha f American (Rare)

Calvina f English (Rare)
Feminization of Calvin.

Calyssa f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calissa, the spelling influenced by Alyssa.

Calysta f English (American, Modern), French (Modern)
Variant of Calista.

Camala f English (Rare)
Variant of Camellia.

Camalia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Camellia.

Camalla f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Camellia see also Camala

Camallia f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Camellia.

Camaria f African American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Kamaria or simply a combination of the prefix Ca- and the name Maria.

Cambida f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Cambrea f English (Rare)
Variant of Cambria.

Cameeka f African American (Rare)

Camelita f English
Diminutive of Camellia.

Camera f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kamara.

Camesha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Camisha.

Cameshia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Camisha.

Camia f English (Modern)

Camilia f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Camilla.

Camillia f English
Variant of Camilia or Camellia.

Camisha f African American
A West African tribe name.

Camiya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kamya.

Camona f American

Camora f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Kamara.

Camoura f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kimora.

Campanula f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, which means "little bell" in Latin, diminutive of Late Latin campana "bell" (originally "metal vessel made in Campania", region around Naples). The flower is widespread across the whole temperate regions of Europe, but has the most species diversity in the Mediterranean region... [more]

Camya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kamya.

Canada f American (Rare)
From the name of the North American country.

Canaria f English

Candella f English (Rare)
Possibly a contracted form of Candellaria.

Candellaria f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), American (Hispanic)
Variant of Candelaria.

Candisha f English

Candita f English
Variant of Candace and Candida.... [more]

Canditta f English (Rare)
Variant of Candita.

Canela f Spanish (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Derived from the Spanish noun canela meaning "cinnamon". It coincides with a Spanish surname (see Canela).

Caniya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kaniya.

C'Anna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ceanna.

Canna f English (Rare)
Rare name of uncertain origin and meaning that first appeared in the 19th century.... [more]

Cantata f English (Rare)

Capitola f English, Literature
Capitola Le Noir (aka Capitola Black or Cap Black) is a character from E.D.E.N. Southworth‘s 'The Hidden Hand' (published 1859). The name alludes to the words capital and capitalism as well as capitol.

Caprica f American (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
This name may be derived from Capricornus (see Capricorn). This is the name of a planet from the Battlestar Galactica franchise.

Capriella f English (Rare)
Possibly a blend of Capri (from Capri, Caprina or Caprice) and Gabriella.

Carabella f Medieval Italian, English (American, Rare)
From Latin cara meaning "dear, beloved" and bella meaning "beautiful".

Caracosa f Judeo-Italian (Archaic), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Derived from Italian cara, the feminine form of the adjective caro, "beloved, dear; precious" and cosa "thing".

Cardia f English (Modern)

Careena f English (Rare)
Variant of Carina 1 or an elaboration of Carreen (See also Carine and Kareen).

Carena f English (Modern, Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Carina 1, influenced by Karen 1. As a German name, it is also a variant of Karena.

Carensa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kerensa.

Caresha f African American
Meaning unknown, possibly a combination of the phonetic elements ka, ree and sha or an elaborated form of Cara... [more]

Caretta f American (South)
Elaboration of Cara.

Caria f English (Rare), South African
Possibly a variant of Carrie or Cara, or from the ancient place name Caria... [more]

Cariana f English (Rare)
Variant of Carianna.

Carianna f English (Rare)
Combination of Cari and Anna.