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Belagat f Ottoman TurkishMeans "rhetoric, eloquence" in Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic بلاغة
(balāgha).
Belaset f Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived 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").
Belaye f Arthurian CycleA princess and wife of Lohengrin. She died of grief when Lohengrin was murdered by men sent by her parents.
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, LiteratureCombination of Italian
bel "beautiful" and
colore "colour". The Italian novelist Boccaccio used this name in his work 'The Decameron' (1350).
Bele f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-FrenchDerived from Old French
bele, the feminine form of the adjective
biau, bel "graceful, elegant, courteous; noble; handsome; beautiful".
Belek m & f Tuvan, KyrgyzMeans "gift" in Tuvan and Kyrgyz. It is unisex among the Tuvans and solely masculine in Kyrgyzstan.
Belen f TurkishMeans mountainside, mountainous place in Turkish
Bēleta f BabylonianMeans "lady", deriving from the Akkadian element
bēltu ("lady, mistress").
Belet-ili f Near Eastern MythologyMeans "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 MythologyMeans "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.
Belide f Arthurian CycleShe 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.
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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Belina f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
belinë "Jerusalem sage (plant)".
Belisama f Celtic MythologyBelisama 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... [
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Belita f Medieval BasqueMedieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning. It was first recorded in Artaxoa (in the Navarre area) in 1330.
Bella f SpanishMeans "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.... [
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Bellabona f Medieval ItalianDerived from Latin
bella meaning "beautiful, charming, pleasant" and Latin
bona "good, kind, right, pleasant; valid, useful, healthy".... [
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Bellamira f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), TheatreProbably 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.
Bellaria f LiteraturePerhaps 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'.
Belldandy f Popular CultureVariant 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!"
Bellicent f Literature, Arthurian CycleFrom 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".... [
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Bellis f DanishIt can also be inspired by the Latin word
bellis "daisy".
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 Beloslava f BulgarianFeminine 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.
Beltzane f BasqueDerived from the Basque adjective
beltz "black; dark" in combination with the feminine name suffix
-ne.
Belvidera f TheatreDerived 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).
Belvina f LiteratureApparently from the Latin word meaning "beast-like" (also written
beluina), derived from
bēlua "beast, monster" (Italian
belva) with the adjectival suffix
-īnus "of, like"... [
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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.
Ben m & f JapaneseThis 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."... [
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Benazir f & m Urdu, BengaliFrom 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.
Bencha f & m ThaiMeans "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.
Bencharat f ThaiFrom Thai เบญจ
(bencha) meaning "five" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Benchawan f ThaiMeans "five-coloured" from Thai เบญจ
(bencha) meaning "five" and วรรณ
(wan) meaning "colour, tint".
Bendidora f Ancient GreekMeans "gift of Bendis", derived from the name of the Thracian goddess
Bendis (genitive Βενδῖδος) combined with Greek δῶρον
(doron) meaning "gift".
Bendo f AfricanThis means is from a Liberian dialect. It means beautiful...
Beneatha f TheatreMeaning 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.
Beneita f SardinianFeminine form of
Beneitu. Beneita de Càlaris was the judge (which equals the title of queen in medieval Sardinia) of Càlaris from 1214 to 1233.
Benerib f Ancient EgyptianFrom 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.
Bengi m & f Turkish (Modern)Means "eternal,everlasting", derived from the Old Turkic beñgü or meñgü with the exact same meaning.
Bengisu f TurkishMeans 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).
Beni f JapaneseFrom Japanese 紅 (beni) or 朱 (beni) both meaning "crimson".
Benie f JapaneseFrom Japanese 紅 (
beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 衣 (
e) meaning "clothes" or 絵 (
e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Beniha f JapaneseFrom Japanese 紅 (
beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 羽 (
ha) meaning "feathers" or 葉 (
ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Benihime f JapaneseFrom Japanese 紅 (
beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 姫 (
hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Benika f JapaneseFrom 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"... [
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Beniko f JapaneseFrom 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).... [
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Benio f JapaneseFrom 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.