This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is Swiss; and the first letter is B; and the ending sequence is a.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Balsamia f History (Ecclesiastical), Italian (Archaic, ?)From Latin
balsamum meaning "balsam; balm", from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον
(balsamon) "balsam tree; fragrant oil of the balsam tree" (ultimately of Semitic origin). Saint Balsamia was the nurse of Saint Remigius (or
Rémy) and the mother of Saint Celsinus... [
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Bathilda f English (Rare), German, HistoryVariant 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... [
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Belina f Gascon, ItalianGascon 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... [
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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... [
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Berolina f German (Rare)The allegoric personification of the German city Berlin. Extremely rarely used as a given name.
Bianchinetta f ItalianDiminutive of
Bianchina. A known bearer of this name was the only sister of the famous navigator Christopher Columbus.
Bigna f RomanshRomansh form of
Barbara as well as a variant of
Bina. This name is traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Bina f RomanshShort form of
Jacobina, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in the Engadine valley.
Bonora f Italian, Medieval ItalianMeans "good hour" or "finally", given to children whose birth was long-awaited or celebrated, or who were born early in the morning. Ultimately derived from Latin
bonus "good" and
hora "time, hour".
Brauna f GermanFeminine form of "Braun", which means "brown" in German.
Brunonia f GermanAllegoric personification of the city (and the fromer state) of Braunschweig (Brunswick), Germany. Very rarely used as a given name.