Feminine Submitted Names

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
Means "rhetoric, eloquence" in Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic بلاغة (balāgha).

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]

Belet-uruk-atkal f Babylonian
Means "I trusted in the Lady of Uruk", deriving from the Akkadian element belet ("mistress, lady").

Beleuzi f & m Ijaw
Means "first born" in Ijaw.

Belfior f Judeo-Italian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Cognate of Bellaflor.

Belgica f German (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the geographical name Belgium.

Belgisa f Albanian (Rare)

Belhaj f & m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Belhonor f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin bella "beautiful, charming, pleasant" and honor "honor".

Beli f Spanish
Diminutive of Isabel.

Belia f Medieval Jewish, Medieval English, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Bela, Bella and Beila.

Belia f Dutch
Truncated form of Mabelia; a derivation from Elisabeth has also been suggested.

Beliana f Obscure
Could be a combination of Bella and Ana.

Belica f Spanish
Diminutive of Isabel.

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

Belida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bellida.

Belide f Arthurian Cycle
She fell in love with Tristan while he was living and serving in Faramon’s court. When Tristan did not reciprocate, she became enraged and staged a “rape” scene for which Tristan was convicted and sentenced to execution.

Believe f & m American (Rare), English (Puritan)
Late Old English belȳfan, belēfan, alteration of gelēfan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geloven and German glauben, also to lief.

Belike f Medieval Dutch

Bêlim f Kurdish
Means "stem" in Kurdish.

Belimira f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Belimir.

Belin f Medieval French
Medieval French diminutive form of Isabel.

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.

Bellabona f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin bella meaning "beautiful, charming, pleasant" and Latin bona "good, kind, right, pleasant; valid, useful, healthy".... [more]

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.

Bellie f English
Version of Belle and Bell

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 Early Jewish, Late Roman (Rare)
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.

Benchaporn f Thai
From Thai เบญจ (bencha) meaning "five" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".

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
Ottoman Turkish form of Banafsheh.

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 m & f Georgian, Kashubian
Georgian short form of Beniamin as well as a Kashubian diminutive of Benedikta, Beniamina and Bernatka.... [more]

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.