Feminine Submitted Names

Beliña f Galician
Diminutive of Isabel.

Belina f Gascon, Italian
Gascon 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... [more]

Belina f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Bele and Bela.

Belina f Albanian
Derived from Albanian belinë "Jerusalem sage (plant)".

Belindia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Belinda.

Béline f French (Rare), Literature, Theatre, History
Gallicized form of Belina. It was used by Molière in his play 'The Imaginary Invalid' (1673) ('Le Malade imaginaire' in French), where it belongs to the wife of Argan.

Bělinka f Czech
Diminutive of Běla.

Belis f Turkish (Rare)

Belisa f Galician (Rare)
Diminutive of Isabel.

Belisama f Celtic Mythology
Belisama was a goddess worshipped in ancient Gaul and Britain, associated with lakes and rivers, fire, crafts and light, who was identified with Minerva in the interpretatio romana... [more]

Belisaria f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Belisario.

Bélise f French (Rare), Literature, Theatre
Gallicized form of Belisa. This name was used on one of the characters in Molière's play Les Femmes savantes (1672).

Belise f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
English and Brazilian Portuguese adoption of Bélise.

Belisencia f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of Belisent.

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

Belissenda f Medieval Occitan

Belita f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning. It was first recorded in Artaxoa (in the Navarre area) in 1330.

Belita f Portuguese
Diminutive of Anabela.

Belita f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bellida.

Beliyu-work f Amharic
Means "especially gold" in Amharic.

Belja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Bosnian form of Bella.

Belka f Yiddish
Diminutive of Beila and its variants.

Belkıs f Turkish
Turkish form of Bilqis.... [more]

Belkis f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish, Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish borrowing of Bilqis. Bearers of this name include the late Cuban artist Belkis Ayón (1967-1999) and Cuban-American writer Belkis Cuza Malé (1942-).

Belkisa f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Bilqis.

Belkise f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Bilqis.

Belkız f Turkish
Variant of Belkıs. Belkız Özener (1940-) is a Turkish singer.

Belkys f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Belkis.

Bell f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Bell 1.

Bell f Scots
Variant of Belle.

Bel·la f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Catalan form of Bella.

Bella f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French, Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bela, as well as a Judeo-Spanish form.

Bella f Spanish
Means "beautiful, fair; lovely" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Bella and Nuestra Señora de la Bella, meaning "The Virgin of the Beautiful" and "Our Lady of the Beautiful" respectively.... [more]

Bellabeth f Obscure
Combination of Bella and Beth.

Bellacara f Medieval Italian
From Latin bella "beautiful" and cara "dear, beloved". See also Carabella, which is composed of the same elements in reverse order.

Belladora f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the names Bella and Dora.

Bellaflor f Medieval Italian
Variant of Bellaflore

Bellaflore f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin bella "beautiful, charming, pleasant" and a derivative of Latin flos "flower".

Bellag f Scots
Diminutive of Bell.

Bellagrace f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bella and Grace.

Bellamae f English
Combination of Bella and Mae.

Bellamaria f English
Combination of Bella and Maria, possibly inspired by the Virgin Mary (Bella Maria meaning "beautiful Mary").

Bellamarie f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Bella and Marie.

Bellamay f English (Rare)
A combination of Bella and May

Bellamie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bellamy.

Bellamina f English (American, Rare)

Bellamira f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Theatre
Probably derived from the Latin elements bella "beautiful" and mira "wondrous" (cf. Mirabella). This name belongs to a courtesan in the play The Jew of Malta (written c. 1589 or 1590) by English dramatist Christopher Marlowe.

Bellana m & f Indian

Bellanette f Judeo-Provençal (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan, Medieval Jewish
Diminutive of Bella.

Bellara f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Bellaria f Literature
Perhaps derived from Latin bellare meaning "to fight". This name was used by Robert Greene for a character in his prose romance 'Pandosto: The Triumph of Time' (1588). It was also used by Henry Fielding in his play 'The Temple Beau' (1730), and by Aaron Hill (1685-1750) in his poem 'Bellaria, at her Spinnet'.

Bellarmina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Belarmino.

Bellarosa f English
Combination of Bella and Rosa 1

Bellarose f English (Rare)
Combination of Bella and Rose.

Bellassez f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Belasez.

Bellatrice f Astronomy (Italianized)
Italian form of Bellatrix.

Bellavita f Medieval Italian
From Latin bella meaning "beautiful" and vita meaning "life".

Bellaviva f Filipino (Rare)

Belldandy f Popular Culture
Variant of Verdandi, representing an Anglicization of the name's Japanese transcription. This is the name of a major character in the manga series "Oh My Goddess!"

Belle f Judeo-French, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Bele.

Bellé f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Arabella.

Belleassez f Judeo-French
Variant of Belaset.

Bellela f Medieval Italian

Bellerose f French
Means "Beautiful rose" in French.

Bellia f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Belia.

Bellicent f Literature, Arthurian Cycle
From an Old French form of the Germanic name Belissendis, possibly composed of the elements bili "suitable, proper, fitting, decent, amiable" (cf. Biligard) and swind "strong, brave, powerful".... [more]

Bellicia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Bellicius. Bellicia was one of the Vestal Virgins.

Bellida f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Bella.

Bellika f Jewish (Rare), Judeo-Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Bella.

Bellina f Medieval Italian, Sardinian (Archaic)
Variant of Belina.

Bellinda f South African
Variant of Belinda.

Bellis f Danish
It can also be inspired by the Latin word bellis "daisy".

Bellissima f Medieval French, Medieval Italian
From Latin bellissima meaning "most beautiful, charming, pleasant".

Bellita f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bellida.

Bellone f Roman Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Bellona.

Bellor f Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish

Bellotte f Literature, French (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from French belle meaning "beautiful". This is the name of Laidronette's sister in Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tale The Green Serpent.

Belluccia f Medieval Italian
Short form of Isabelluccia, which is a diminutive of Isabella.

Belluls f Jewish
From the Latin bellule (pretty, nice, well-formed), this is found in a Jewish catacomb in Rome as the name of a woman. It is possibly the precursor to such names as the Sephardic Bela and the Yiddish Shayna

Belluzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Bella.

Belly f Jèrriais
Variant of Bellé.

Belly f English
Short form of Beverly.

Bellyta f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bellida.

Belmina f Bosnian
Feminine form of Belmin.

Belmira f Portuguese
Most likely a version of Elmira 1, which derives from Edelmira, stemming from Adelmar, which combines the Germanic elements adal meaning "noble" and mari meaning "famous"... [more]

Bélo m & f Biblical French, Portuguese (African)

Belomira f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Belomir.

Belon f Gascon (Rare)
Diminutive of Isabèl.

Belona f Lithuanian, Spanish, Portuguese
Lithuanian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Bellona.

Belor f Judeo-Catalan (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Jewish (Rare)
Variant of Bellor.

Beloslava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Beloslav. Beloslava of Bulgaria was a Bulgarian princess and Queen consort of Serbia between 1234 and 1243. She was the wife of king Stefan Vladislav I.

Beloved f & m English (Puritan), Literature
Meaning, "dearly loved."

Belqis f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Bilqis.

Beltina f Albanian (Rare)

Beltzane f Basque
Derived from the Basque adjective beltz "black; dark" in combination with the feminine name suffix -ne.

Belua f American

Beluca f Galician
Diminutive of Sabela. Not used as a given name in its own right.

Belucha f Galician
Galician diminutive of Sabela and Isabel.

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.

Belvadene f English (American, Rare)

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

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

Belvidera f Theatre
Derived from Italian belvedere meaning "a fair sight" (compare Belvedere). This was used by English dramatist Thomas Otway for a character in his tragedy Venice Preserv'd (1682).

Belvie f Central African, American

Belvina f Literature
Apparently from the Latin word meaning "beast-like" (also written beluina), derived from bēlua "beast, monster" (Italian belva) with the adjectival suffix‎ -īnus "of, like"... [more]

Belvina f French (African)

Belya f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Belia.

Belyana f Bulgarian

Belynda f English
Variant of Belinda.

Belyse f Rwandan

Belzabel f Obscure

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.

Bembem f Manipuri
Means "young girl; baby" in Meitei.

Bemma f Manipuri
Means "baby girl" in Meitei.

Bemueynas f Judeo-Spanish

Ben m & f Japanese
This name is used as 勉 (ben, tsuto.meru) meaning "exertion," 弁/辨 (hen, ben, araso.u, hanabira, wakima.eru, wa.keru) meaning "dialect, petal, speech" or 便 (bin, ben, tayo.ri) meaning "convenience."... [more]

Bena f Lithuanian, Slovene
Lithuanian short form of names beginning with Ben- such as Benedikta and Slovene diminutive of Benedikta and Benjamina.

Bena f Polish
Diminutive form of Benigna, Bernarda, or Bernardyna.

Bena f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "seek, search" in Shipibo.

Benadee f Obscure

Benadikta f Faroese
Faroese form of Benedicta.

Benafsha f Afghan
Afghani variant of Banafsheh.

Benah f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Short form of Gubena or Abena. This was used by early slaves in the American South - attested in the 1730s in South Carolina... [more]

Benan f & m Turkish

Benar m & f Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao benar meaning "true, truly".

Benardiñe f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque variant of Bernardiñe.

Benáta f Hungarian
Originally a Hungarian short form of Benedikta, now used as a given name in its own right.

Beñate f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a feminine form of Beñat.

Benaw f Kurdish
Means "willow" in Kurdish.

Benayga f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Borne by a Guanche girl who was christened in Seville, Spain.

Benazeer f Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Benazir.

Benazir f & m Urdu, Bengali
From Persian بی‌نظیر (bi-nazir) meaning "incomparable, matchless". It is used as a feminine name in Pakistan while it is typically masculine in Bangladesh. A famous bearer was Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007), the first female prime minister of Pakistan.

Benazira f Pashto (Rare)
Variant of Benazir.

Benben f Japanese
Means valve, speech, or petal.... [more]

Bencelina f Medieval English
Cognate of Benceline.

Benceline f Medieval French
Feminine form of Bencelin.

Bencha f & m Thai
Means "baldachin, canopy, dais" in Thai.

Benchakanlayani f Thai (Rare)
Means "woman of fivefold beauty" in Thai, from เบญจ (bencha) meaning "five, fivefold" and กัลยาณี (kanlayani) meaning "beautiful girl, belle". In Buddhism this term refers to a woman with five favourable attributes: beautiful hair, beautiful teeth, beautiful flesh, beautiful skin and beauty at any age.

Benchamas f Thai
Alternate transcription of Benchamat.

Benchamat f Thai
Means "chrysanthemum" in Thai.

Benchamina f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Benjamina.

Benchara f Spanish (Canarian)
Truncated form of Abenchara.

Bencharat f Thai
From Thai เบญจ (bencha) meaning "five" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Benchawan f Thai
Means "five-coloured" from Thai เบญจ (bencha) meaning "five" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Benda f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Bente.

Bende f Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bente.

Bendewa f Kurdish
Means "hopeful" in Kurdish.

Bendichta f German (Swiss)
Variation of Benedikta.

Bendición f & m Spanish (Rare)
Means "blessing" in Spanish.

Bendidora f Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Bendis", derived from the name of the Thracian goddess Bendis (genitive Βενδῖδος) combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".

Bendigt m & f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Archaic Norwegian variant of Benedikt, as well as a Swedish feminine form.

Bendikt m & f Old Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Contracted form of Benedikt as well as a modern Swedish feminine form.

Bendina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bendine.

Bendine f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Elaboration of Bende.

Bendis f Thracian Mythology
Thracian goddess of the moon and the hunt.

Bendita f Portuguese (African)
Feminine form of Bendito.

Bendo f African
This means is from a Liberian dialect. It means beautiful...

Beneatha f Theatre
Meaning unknown, possibly invnted from the English word "beneath" and the feminine suffix "a". Beneatha Younger is character in the play "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry.

Beneba f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
English corruption of Abena. This was used by early slaves in the American south. Attested in the 1730's in South Carolina.

Benebell f English (American)
Possible combination of Bene and Bell

Benecia f Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Benicio.

Benedeta f Aragonese
Feminine form of Benedet.

Benedine f English (American, Rare)

Benedite f Basque
Basque form of Benedicta.

Benedito f Provençal
Provençal form of Bénédicte.

Beneditta f Sicilian, Hungarian
Sicilian form of Benedetta as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name.

Benefşe f Ottoman Turkish
Means "violet" in Turkish.

Beneita f Sardinian
Feminine form of Beneitu. Beneita de Càlaris was the judge (which equals the title of queen in medieval Sardinia) of Càlaris from 1214 to 1233.

Benelli f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Benelli.

Benerib f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian bnr-jb meaning "sweet of heart", derived from bnr "sweet, pleasant" and jb "heart, mind, emotions". This was the name of a queen consort of the First Dynasty in ancient Egypt.

Beneseta f Gascon, Provençal
Feminine form of Beneset.

Benesha f Zulu
Means “they are new” in Zulu.

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.

Benessa f Medieval Italian

Beneta f Catalan, Gascon, Provençal
Feminine form of Benet.

Benetha f English (Rare)

Beneto f Provençal
Contracted form of Benezeto.

Benetta f Venetian (Archaic), Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Feminine form of Benetto.

Benette f English (Rare)

Beneuenta f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Benvenida, possibly via Benvenuta.

Benevenuta f Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Feminine form of Benevenuto.

Benevolence f & m English (African)
From the English word, ultimately from Latin bene volent "well wishing".

Benevsha f Dagestani
Dagestani form of Banafsheh.

Benezeto f Provençal
Provençal form of Benoîte.

Beng f & m Filipino
Affectionate nickname (compare Bong and Bing).

Bengi m & f Turkish (Modern)
Means "eternal,everlasting", derived from the Old Turkic beñgü or meñgü with the exact same meaning.

Bengîn f Kurdish
Means "impassioned" in Kurdish.

Bengisu f Turkish

Bengisu f Turkish
Means water of eternality, aqua vitæ, the water believed to give one eternal life. Derives from Old Turkic Beñgüsuv/Meñgüsuv consisting of Beñgü, Meñgü (eternal, everlasting, immortal) and Suv (water).

Bengü m & f Turkish, Medieval Turkic
Endless, always-staying, everlasting, eternal.

Beni f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (beni) or 朱 (beni) both meaning "crimson".

Beni m & f Spanish
Short form of Benito, Benita, Benigno and Benigna.

Benía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Benja.

Benia f Kashubian
Diminutive of Benedikta, Beniamina and Bernatka.

Beniamina f Kashubian, Sicilian
Kashubian feminine form of Beniamin and Sicilian feminine form of Beniaminu.

Benica f Slovene
Diminutive of Benedikta. The name coincides with a place name in Slovenia.

Bénice f Popular Culture
The name of the main character in the German movie Schande (1999).

Benícia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Benício.

Benicia f Spanish
Feminine form of Benicio.

Benidikta f Icelandic (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Benedikta.

Beniditta f Sicilian
Variant of Beneditta.

Benie f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 衣 (e) meaning "clothes" or 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Beniga f Breton
Variant of Benniga.

Benigez f Breton
Variant of Beniga.

Bénigne f & m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Benigna or Benignus.

Beniha f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers" or 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Benihime f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Benika f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 加 (ka) meaning "increase", 霞 (ka) meaning "mist" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance"... [more]

Beniko f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (beni) "red, vermilion" and 子 (ko) "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Benilda f Filipino, Spanish, Polish (Rare)
Spanish variant and Polish form of the Germanic name Bernhilde, which came into common usage thanks to the martyr and saint Benilde de Córdoba (known as Saint Benildis in English, died circa 853).... [more]

Bénilde f & m French (Rare)
French form of Benilda.... [more]

Benilde f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Benilda.

Benina f Asturian
Feminine form of Benino.

Beniñe f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Benigna.

Bening f & m Filipino
Diminutive of Benita, Benito, Bienvenido, Benigna, and other names with a similar sound.

Beninja f Slovene
Diminutive of Benedikta.

Beninye f & m Dagbani
Means "stay and witness" in Dagbani.

Benio f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (benio) meaning "crimson" or from Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 央 (o) meaning "center, middle". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Beníta f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Benita.

Benite f Swedish
Variant of Benita.

Benitte f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Benite.

Benja f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Bencha.

Benja f Danish (Rare), Slovene
Short form of Benjamina.

Benjakalayanee f Thai (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Benchakanlayani.

Benjamas f Thai
Alternate transcription of Benchamat.

Benjamat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Benchamat.

Benjamina f Hungarian (Rare), Slovene
Feminine form of Benjamin.

Benjaminette f English (British, Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Benjamin.

Benjarat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bencharat.

Benjawan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Benchawan.

Benje m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of names containing the name element bern meaning bear.

Benka f Swedish (Archaic)

Benka f Yiddish

Benka f Slovene
Diminutive of Benjamina.

Ben Mide f Medieval Irish

Ben Muman f Medieval Irish

Benna f Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with Ben-, particularly Bente and Benedikte, as well as a short form of names beginning with Bern-, particularly Bernhardine.

Benna f Scots
Shetlandic Scots reduced form of Brenda.

Bennath f Cornish (Rare)
Directly taken from Cornish bennath "blessing".

Bennedikte f Danish
Variant of Benedikte.

Benneke m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of names containing the name element bern meaning bear.

Bennetta f English
Feminine form of the name Bennett.

Benni m & f Various
Variant or Benny/Bennie sometimes used as a feminine name.

Benniga f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Benniged.

Bennigez f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Benniga.

Bennu f Turkish
Means "an eagle" in Turkish. It's the name of a character in the Turkish TV series 'Binbir Gece'.

Benný f Icelandic
Short form of names beginning with Ben- and Bern-.

Bennye f English (Rare)
Feminine spelling of Benny.

Benona f Polish
Feminine form of Benon.

Benonia f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Benoni.

Bensivenuta f Judeo-Italian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish

Bensu f Ottoman Turkish

Benta f African

Benta f Danish, Icelandic
Variant of Bente.

Benta f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Bento.

Bentang m & f Sundanese
Sundanese form of Bintang.

Bente m & f East Frisian, West Frisian
Shortened form of Bernhard or other names starting in Bern-.

Bentey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bente and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Benthesicyme f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Βενθεσικύμη (Benthesikyme), derived from βένθος (benthos) meaning "depth (of the sea)" and κῦμα (kyma) "wave, swell". According to the mythographer Apollodorus, she was a daughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the foster mother of Eumolpus.

Benthine f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Bentine.

Bentína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bentina.

Bentina f Swedish, Popular Culture
Variant of Bentine.

Bentine f Norwegian (Rare)
Elaboration of Bente.

Bentje f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Ben 2.

Bentje f East Frisian
Diminutive of Bente.

Bentleigh f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bentley, incorporating the spelling and feminine usage of Leigh.

Benucha f Galician
Hypocoristic of Benigna.

Benuela f Albanian (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.

Benuenguta f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Benvenida, possibly via Benvenuta.

Benuenida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Benvenida.

Benuta f Jewish (Rare), Judeo-Spanish (Rare)
Either a diminutive of Buena or a contracted form of Benvenuta.

Benvegnuda f Medieval Italian (Tuscan), Venetian (Archaic)

Benvenguda f Gascon
Gascon cognate of Bienvenue.

Benvenida f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Bienvenida.

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".

Benvinda f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Bienvenida.

Benvon f Medieval Irish (Anglicized), Irish (Anglicized, Archaic)
Anglicization of Bean Mhumhan, an Irish name allegedly meaning "Lady of Munster".

Benvy f Medieval Irish (Anglicized), Irish (Anglicized, Archaic)
Anglicization of Bean Mhidhe, an Irish name allegedly meaning "Lady of Meath".

Benwenuta f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Benwenut.

Benxamina f Galician (Rare)
Galician cognate of Benjamina.

Benxo f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "make better, improve" in Shipibo.

Benyapa f Thai
Of uncertain etymology.

Bényín f Bette
Means "love" in Bette Obudu.

Benyna f German (East Prussian)

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".

Beodeul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 버들 (beodeul) meaning "willow."

Beom f Korean
From the Hangul Korean 범 (beom) meaning "tiger".... [more]

Beona f American (South, Archaic)

Beorhtflæd f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht meaning "bright, distinguished, pure" and flæd possibly meaning "beauty".

Beorhtgifu f Anglo-Saxon
Means "bright gift" from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and giefu "gift". It occurs in Goscelin's 'Life of Saint Edith' belonging to an Anglo-Saxon abbess of the convent at Wilton.

Beorhtwaru f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and waru "shelter, protection, care".

Beorhtwynn f Anglo-Saxon
Means "bright joy", derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and wynn "joy, bliss".

Beorngyð f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorn "warrior, man" and guð "battle". This was the name of an Abbess who received land from King Æðelmod of Hwicce.

Beornwynn f Anglo-Saxon
From Old English beorn "warrior, man" and wynn "joy".

Bep f & m Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of Elisabeth and Elizabeth (strictly feminine). As a unisex name, Bep is usually a short form of names that contain the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright", such as Albert and Gijsbert for men and Berta/Bertha and Lamberta for women.... [more]

Beppie f Dutch, Limburgish
Diminutive of Bep. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch actress Beppie Melissen (b. 1951) and the Limburgish singer Beppie Kraft (b. 1946).

Bera f Faroese (Rare), Old Norse, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Biǫrn.

Bera f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Vera 1.