Feminine Submitted Names

Bayramgöl f Bashkir
From the Bashkir байрам ‎(bayram) meaning “festivity” and гөл (göl ) meaning "flower".

Bayramgul f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek bayram meaning "holiday" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Bayramhïlïw f Bashkir
From Bashkir байрам ‎(bayram) “festivity” and һылыу (hiliw) meaning "beautiful, beauty".

Bəyza f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Beyza.

Bazaina f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Bazina.

Bäz̦är f Bashkir
Means "moon" in Bashkir.

Bazargul f Kazakh
Derived from Persian بازار (bâzâr) meaning "market, marketplace" and Kazakh гүл (gül) meaning "flower".

Bazê f Kurdish
Means "falcon" in Kurdish.

Bazena f Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Bazina.

Bazhata f Mordvin
Derived from Erzya бажамс (bazhams) meaning "wish, want, dream".

Bazhena f Russian
Russian feminine name possibly meaning "welcome child", or else, more likely, a variant form of Bozhena.

Bazhuta f Mordvin
Variant form of Bazhata.

Bazila f Croatian
Feminine form of Bazil.

Bazilia f Hungarian
Feminine form of Bazil.

Bazin f Kurdish
Means "bracelet" in Kurdish.

Bazina f Romani (Archaic)

Bazkoara f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Bazkoare.

Baztan f Medieval Basque
Derived from the name of a Navarrese valley.

Bazyla f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Bazyli.

Bazylia f Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Bazyla.

Bazylisa f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Bazyli.

Bazylissa f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Basilissa.

Bazzu f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Bbuddur m & f Yi
Means "east" in Yi.

Bbujji m & f Yi
Means "west" in Yi.

Bé f & m Vietnamese
Means "small, little" in Vietnamese.

Bê f Vietnamese
Means "doll" in Vietnamese.

Béa f French (Rare)
Short form of Béatrice, hardly ever used as a given name in its own right.

Beace f English
Short form of Beatrice.

Beach m & f English

Beadie f English
Diminutive of Beatrice.

Beaflurs f Arthurian Cycle
Means "beautiful flower" (compare Blanchefleur). This was the name of a fairy in the Middle High German romance 'Parzival' (Wolfram von Eschenbach's adaptation of 'Perceval, the Story of the Grail', a poem by Chrétien de Troyes)... [more]

Bealdgyð f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Possible Old English name meaning "bold battle", derived from the elements beald "bold, brave" and guð "battle".

Beamont m & f American (Archaic)
Variant of Beaumont.

Bean f English
An informal nickname for Beatrice, Beatrix, Elizabeth and sometimes other names as well.

Beanie f Scots, English
Variant of Beenie.

Bean Laighean f Medieval Irish

Bearnas f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Berenice, this name is also considered a feminine form of Bearnard.

Beasag f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Bessie.

Beasaidh f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Bessie.

Beasley m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Beasley.

Béata f French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Beata.

Beaten f Medieval Cornish
Medieval Cornish form of Beatrix.

Beatha f Southern African
Variant of Beata.

Beatica f Obscure
Possibly an elaboration of Beata.

Beatie f Medieval Scottish
Diminutive of Beatrix.

Beatka f Polish
Diminutive of Beata.

Beatres f Obscure
Variant of Beatrice.

Beatriç f Provençal
Provençal form of Beatrix.

Beatrica f Croatian, Slovak (Rare)
Croatian and Slovak form of Beatrice.

Beatričė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Beatrice.

Béatriche f Norman
Norman form of Béatrice.

Beatriche f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Beatrice.

Beatriċi f Maltese
Maltese form of Beatrice.

Beatrici f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Beatrice.

Beatricia f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of Beatrice.

Beatricse f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Beatrice, reflecting the Italian pronunciation.

Beatricza f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Beatrix.

Beatrijs f Dutch, Flemish, Literature
Dutch form of Beatrix. A notable bearer of this name is the Blessed Beatrijs of Nazareth (1200-1268), a Flemish Cistercian nun who is known as Beatrice in English.... [more]

Beatrike f Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Beatrix.

Beatrine f Greenlandic
A blend of Beatrix and Trine.

Béatris f Gascon
Gascon form of Béatrice.

Beatris f Russian (Rare), Medieval Occitan, Medieval Spanish, Medieval Flemish, Czech (Rare), Breton, Provençal, Romansh, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Russian, Breton, Provençal, medieval Spanish and medieval Occitan form of Beatrix, a Czech and Romansh variant of that name and a Brazilian Portuguese variant of Beatriz.

Beatrisa f Georgian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Georgian and Russian form of Beatrice.

Beatrisia f Medieval Italian, Medieval German, Medieval French, Medieval Occitan
Cognate as well as a Latinization of Beatrice.

Beatrisz f Hungarian
Hungarian adoption of French Béatrice.

Beatritz f Provençal, Lengadocian, Gascon
Provençal, Languedocian and Gascon form of Beatrix.

Béatrix f French
French form of Beatrix.

Beatriza f Brazilian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Beatriz.

Beatryce f American (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Beatrice.

Beatrycja f Polish (Rare)

Beatryks f Polish
Variant of Beatrycze.

Beatryksa f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Beatrycze.

Beatrys f Medieval Flemish, Flemish
West Flemish form of Beatrice.

Beatrysa f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Beatrice.

Beatryz f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Beatriz.

Beattie f Scots, English
Diminutive of Beatrice.

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

Beauchiana f Dutch (Rare)
A combination of the French masculine adjective beau meaning "beautiful, handsome" with the name Chiana. Interestingly, this given name has a strong resemblance with the French surname Beauchain and its variant Beauchaine... [more]

Beaulah f English (American)
Variant of Beulah.

Beauleen f Obscure
Combination of Beau and lene.

Beauté f Arthurian Cycle
1. A lovely maiden from the castle Landemore.... [more]

Beautiful f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Simply from the English word beautiful.

Beautifull f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Beautiful.

Beauty f English, Popular Culture, South African
From the English word "beauty", ultimately derived from Latin bellus, "beautiful". See also Belle and Bella.

Beauvivante f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
A maiden who arrived at Camelot seeking a champion to avenge the death of a knight in the Straight of Sorelois (Straits of Sorelois). She was hoping to find Lancelot, but she reluctantly accepted Arthur’s appointment of Sir Brunor the Black, or the Knight of the Ill-Fitting Coat, to the task.... [more]

Beaux m & f English
Variant of Beau

Bebang f Filipino
Diminutive of Eva, Genoveva, and other names with a similar sound.

Bebbe f Anglo-Saxon
A diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth, this name gave rise to the place name Bamburgh, its Anglo-Saxon name being "Bebbanburh".

Bebe f English
Diminutive of Barbara, Elizabeth and any other name starting with 'B'.

Bebe f Filipino
Nickname derived from bebe, a Filipino colloquialism for the English word baby.

Bebebomobo f & m Ijaw
Means "interpreter" in Ijaw.

Bebel f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Isabel.

Bebela f Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabela.

Bebelyn f Filipino
Combination of Bebe, a Filipino colloquialism for the English word baby, and the popular suffix -lyn. This is essentially a variant of Babylyn.

Bebeng f Filipino
Diminutive of Bebe, a Filipino colloquialism for the English word baby. This can also be a variant of Bibing.

Bebiana f Portuguese
Variat of Bibiana.

Bebing f Filipino
Variant of Bebeng.

Bebryce f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Βεβρύκη (Bebryke). In Greek legend Bebryke or Bebryce, otherwise called Βρύκη (Bryke) or Bryce, was one of the Danaids. The Bebryces, a mythical tribe of people living in Bithynia (a region of Asia Minor also known as Bebrycia), were said to be named for Bebryce (or else for a hero named Bebryx or Bebrycus).

Bebu f Indian

Bec f Irish Mythology (?)
Allegedly an older form of Irish beag "small".... [more]

Beca f Welsh
Short form of Rebecca.

Beca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabela.

Becas f & m Portuguese
Portuguese short form of Isabel, Rebeca, Bernardo, and other names with the "be" sound. It can also come from the word "bebé" (baby).

Beccalyn f Obscure
Combination of Becca and Lyn.

Beccy f English
Variant of Becky.

Bechet f English
Transferred from the surname Bechet.... [more]

Bechora f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Feminine form of Bechor.

Beci f English
Variant of Becky

Becia f Polish
Diminutive of Beata.

Beckee f English
Variant of Becky.

Beckem m & f English (American)
Variant of Beckham. Beckem was given to 15 boys in 2017 per the SSA.

Beckette f English (Modern)
Feminine form of Beckett.

Beckey f English
Variant of Becky.

Beckian f Obscure
First name of poetess Beckian Fritz Goldberg. Possibly a combination of Becki and Ann.

Beckie f English
Variant of Becky.

Bécuma f Irish Mythology
Means "troubled lady", from Old Irish bé "woman" and a second element, perhaps chuma, meaning "grief, sorrow, wound". In Irish legend she was a woman who 'dwelt in the Land of Promise and had an affair with Gaiar, a son of Manannán mac Lir, the sea-god... [more]

Beda f & m Swedish, Italian, Spanish, Finland Swedish, Finnish
Form of Bede in various languages. Beda is a feminine name in Sweden and Finland.

Bedanshi f Indian
bedanshi mean part of bedh

Bedar f English (Rare)
Variant of Bader.

Bedasi f Mari
Mari form of Feodosiya.

Bedda f Sicilian
Variant of Bella.

Bedda f Faroese
Faroese form of both Beda and Betta.

Beddina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Bedda.

Bedduzza f Sicilian
Dimiutive of Bedda.

Bede f English
Diminutive of Obedience used in the 18th century.

Bédélia f French (Quebec, Archaic)
Québecois form of Bedelia.

Bedew f Kurdish
Means "cool" in Kurdish.

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.

Bedonna f Jewish

Bedrie f Albanian
Variant of Bedrije.

Bedrifelek f Ottoman Turkish
From Arabic بدر (badr) meaning "full moon" and فلك (falak) meaning "sky, firmament".

Bedrije f Albanian
Feminine form of Bedri.

Bedriye f Turkish

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.

Bee f & m Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Mei 1.

Beeanna f English
Variant of Bianna.

Beebee f Mauritian Creole, South African
Variant of Bibi.

Beeda f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Form of Beedo

Beedo m & f Arabic (Rare), Chinese (Rare)

Beeke f Low German
A Low German form of Rebecca.

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".

Beenie f Scots
Diminutive of names ending in -bina, especially Robina.

Beenish f Pakistani
Means "vision, sight" in Urdu.

Beeri m & f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical
Hebrew name deriving from בְּאֵר be'er "well", "fountain" with suffix, meaning "my well".... [more]

Beertje f Dutch
Feminine form of Beer. In Dutch, beertje also means "bearlet, little bear".... [more]

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]

Beezie f English
Nickname for Elizabeth.

Beezus f Literature
In the case of the character from Beverly Cleary's 'Ramona' book series, it originated as a nursery form of Beatrice (her real name), given to her by her younger sister.

Bé Fáil f Medieval Irish

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".

Befrî f Kurdish
Means "snow shovel" in Kurdish.

Befrîn f Kurdish
Means "snowy" in Kurdish.

Beg'amgul f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek beg'am meaning "carefree" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Begga f History (Ecclesiastical), Frankish

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".

Bego f Spanish
Short form of Begoña.

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.

Beg'ubor f Uzbek
Means "pure, unsullied" in Uzbek.

Begum f Indian
Begum is a female title, denoting a daughter or wife of a Beg, title of Turko-Mongol origin meaning ''Chief'' or ''Commander''.

Begw f Welsh
Diminutive of Marged.

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.

Behi f Uzbek
Means "quince" in Uzbek.

Behice f Turkish
Turkish form of Bahija.

Behije f Albanian
Albanian form of Behiye.

Behime f Turkish
From Arabic Bahima

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

Behixhe f Albanian

Behiya f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant of Bahiyya.

Behrokh f Persian
Means "best face", from the Persian behtryn "best".

Behta f Persian
Means "the best one" in Persian.

Bei m & f Chinese
Comet

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".

Beid m & f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic al baid, meaning "the (ostrich) egg". This is the traditional name of the star Omicron 1 Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.

Beide f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue".

Beidou f Chinese
From Chinese 北 (běi) meaning "north" and 斗 (dǒu) meaning "dipper". Other character combinations can form this name as well.... [more]

Beiduo f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 铎 (duó) meaning "bell".

Beige f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the color beige.

Beigis f Scots (Archaic), Medieval Scottish
Diminutive of Margaret (compare English Peggy).

Beijante m & f Portuguese (African, Portuguese-style, Rare)
Servant, or butler,,

Beila f Judeo-French, Yiddish
Yiddish and Judeo-French equivalent of Bella.

Beile f Yiddish
Variant of Beila.

Beiling f Chinese
From the Chinese 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money" and 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul".

Beille f Yiddish, Jewish
French-Yiddish form of Baila and/or Beila.

Beillida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bellida.

Beillita f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bellida.

Beini f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow".

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]

Beinuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money" and 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve".

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]

Beirong f Chinese
From the Chinese 北 (běi) meaning "north" and 蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus".

Beishekan f Kyrgyz
Derived from Kyrgyz бейшемби (beyshembi) meaning "Thursday".

Beita f Yiddish

Beitidh f Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of Betsy

Beitiris f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Beatrice.

Beitong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 北 (běi) meaning "north" combined with 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermillion", 统 (tǒng) meaning "command, control, unite, unify", 同 or 仝 (tóng) both meaning "same, identical, together", or 通 (tōng) meaning "pass, travel, go through"... [more]

Beitske f West Frisian
West Frisian diminutive of Elisabeth as well as the feminine form of Beitse.... [more]

Beixi f Chinese
From the Chinese 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn".

Beixue f Chinese
From the Chinese 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".

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".

Beiyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, ability".

Beiyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money" and 瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, virtues".

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.

Bejirim f Uzbek
Means "dainty" in Uzbek.

Bejke f Hungarian (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.

Bejna f Kurdish
Means "charming" in Kurdish.

Bejolare f Arthurian Cycle

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".

Béke f Hungarian (Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian béke "peace; serenity, tranquility".

Beke m & f Ijaw, Ogoni
Means "America" or "American" in Khana and "English" in Ijaw.

Beke f Low German
A Low German form of Rebecca.

Bekeara f Ijaw
Means "Englishwoman" in Ijaw.

Bekebeke f Zulu
Means "glittering" in Zulu.

Bekelech f Amharic
Means "she flourished" in Amharic.

Bekes f Ijaw
Short form of Bekeara.

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"

Bekhi f Mongolian
Possibly derived from Mongolian бэх (bekh) meaning "ink" or "firm".

Bekhta f Berber
Variant of Bakhta. Bekhta Rabah-Mazari is a well-known bearer.

Bekija f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adaptation of Becky.

Bekime f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bekim.

Bekka f English
Variant of Becca.

Bekkhildr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements bekkr "bench" and hildr "battle, fight".

Bekky f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Rebecca.

Bekti m & f Javanese
From Javanese bêkti meaning "devotion, veneration, respect", ultimately from Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti).

Bekynka f Czech
Diminutive of Rebeka.

Bel f English, Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabel.

Bel f Galician, Spanish (Rare)
Truncated form of Sabela and Isabel.

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]

Bela f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Bele.

Belacane f Arthurian Cycle
The mother of Feirefiz, Parsifal's half-brother, in Wolfram von Eschenbach's 'Parsifal'.

Belaces f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Belasez.

Belaflore f Medieval Italian
Alternate form of Bellaflore.

Belagat f Ottoman Turkish
It means "eloquence".

Belalûk f Kurdish
Means "sour cherry" in Kurdish.

Béláné f Hungarian
Feminine form of Bélá.

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

Belarda f Asturian
Feminine form of Belardo.

Belarma f Asturian (Rare)
Feminine form of Belarmo.

Belarmina f Galician, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Belarmino.

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").

Belasez f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Belaset.

Belaskita f Medieval Basque
Variant of Beraskita.

Belasquita f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Belasco.

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.

Belaynesh f Eastern African, Amharic
Feminine form of Belayneh.

Belbiche f African

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).

Belcolore f Medieval Italian, Literature
Combination of Italian bel "beautiful" and colore "colour". The Italian novelist Boccaccio used this name in his work 'The Decameron' (1350).

Belda f Medieval Italian

Beldan f Turkish
Means "venus" in Turkish.

Beldia f Corsican (Archaic), Medieval Corsican

Beldie f Scots
Diminutive of Easabell.

Bele f German (Modern, Rare)
German short form of Gabriele 2 and other names.... [more]

Bele f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French
Derived from Old French bele, the feminine form of the adjective biau, bel "graceful, elegant, courteous; noble; handsome; beautiful".

Belecote f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Bele.

Belek m & f Tuvan, Kyrgyz
Means "gift" in Tuvan and Kyrgyz. It is unisex among the Tuvans and solely masculine in Kyrgyzstan.

Beleka f Medieval Slavic, Medieval Russian
Derived from the old Slavic word белъ "white".

Belek-maa f Tuvan
Means "little gift" in Tuvan.

Belém f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Belén.

Belen f Turkish
Means mountainside, mountainous place in Turkish

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.

Beleni f Armenian
Means "flowering cherry" in Armenian.

Belet f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Beila.

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.

Belete f Judeo-French
Diminutive of Bele.

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-ili f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "lady of the gods" or "mother of the gods" in Akkadian, deriving from the elements beltu ("lady, mistress") and ilu ("god, deity"). It is another name for the mother goddess Ninhursag.

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-seri f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "mistress of the steppe". The name borne by an underworld goddess in the court of Ereshkigal who was tasked with recording information about the dead entering the afterlife... [more]