Names ending in a
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Benicia
Spanish
"blessed one"
There are several fine Ben-beginning boy's names, such as BENJAMIN and BENEDICT, but girls names like this and BENJAMINA don't fare as well.
Benita
Latin
"blessed"
In fashion limbo with Anita and Juanita.
Benja
Benja is a masculine name with multiple cultural connections. It can function as a shortened form of Benjamin, which has Hebrew origins meaning "son of the right hand" or "son of the south." In…
Benjamina
Hebrew
"daughter of the right hand"
The kind of feminized male name that never caught on.
Benna
Benna is a feminine name with multiple cultural origins. In some contexts, it's considered a variation of Bena, which has African roots meaning "truthful." In others, it may be a diminutive of names…
Bensivenuta
Judeo-Italian
"welcome"
A name typically used by Jewish Italian families, Bensivenuta is a lot of name, but a beautiful one at that.
Bentlea
Bentlea is a modern masculine name that appears to be a creative variation of names like Bentley or Bentlee. The origin is likely Anglo-Saxon, derived from 'bent' (coarse grass) and 'lea' or 'leigh'…
Beonca
Beonca is a modern feminine name that appears to be a creative variation of Bianca. The name Bianca has Italian origins, meaning 'white' or 'pure.' Beonca offers a unique spelling while maintaining…
Anissa
Arabic
"friendly"
A pretty and delicate cousin of Anna is often heard in Scotland and is also currently popular in France. In the US it was brought to public attention by child actress Anissa Jones, who played Buffy…
Berenicia
Berenicia is a rare feminine name with ancient roots, believed to be derived from the ancient Macedonian city of Berenice, which was named after Berenice I, queen of Egypt. The name ultimately comes…
Beretta
Word name
A Beretta is a gun, so named because of the Italian firearms manufacturer that makes it. And now Beretta is also a badass baby name, used in the middle for daughter Breeze by Bristol Palin baby daddy…
Berina
Berina is a feminine name with multiple possible origins. In Slavic languages, particularly Bosnian, it's a beloved traditional name derived from 'ber' meaning 'to gather' or 'to collect.' In Arabic…
Bermuda
Place name
Maybe if you spent your honeymoon there. We did say maybe. Bermuda was used in the 17th century, such as Bermuda Rolfe.
Berna
Berna is a feminine name with multiple cultural origins. In Turkish, it means 'young, youthful,' while it also exists as a shortened form of Bernarda or Bernadette in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking…
Bernaba
Bernaba is a rare masculine name that serves as a variant of Barnabas or Bernabé, derived from the Aramaic term meaning 'son of consolation' or 'son of encouragement.' With biblical origins, it…
Bernadeena
Bernadeena is a feminine name that represents an elaborate variation of Bernadette, which itself derives from the Germanic name Bernard, meaning "brave as a bear." This ornate version adds a softer,…
Bernadetta
Bernadetta is the feminine Italian and Polish form of Bernard, derived from the Germanic elements "bern" (bear) and "hard" (brave, strong), meaning "strong as a bear." The name gained prominence…
Bernadina
Bernadina is a feminine name derived from the Germanic elements 'bern' meaning 'bear' and 'hard' meaning 'brave' or 'strong.' It's the feminine form of Bernard or a variation of Bernadette, which…
Bernarda
German
"brave as a bear"
Too close in sound to the so-far-out-it-will-always-be-out Bernard.
Anisia
Greek, unequal
This alluring Greek name has two possible meanings — possibly meaning "she who fulfills her obligations, or potentially deriving from the Greek anisos meaning "unequal".