Bethany

Biblical place name and Hebrew

"house of figs"

Bethany Origin and Meaning

The name Bethany is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "house of figs".

Bethany is a lyrical name that still strikes many parents as a fresher, more substantial substitute for the overused Brittany/Brittney or the more antiquated Beth.

In the New Testament, Bethany is the name of a village just outside Jerusalem where Jesus stayed during Holy Week. Mary of Bethany was the sister of Martha and Lazarus.

A spelling variation was introduced by Real Housewife of New York Bethenny Frankel.

Bethany Rank in US Top 1000

# 666 in the US

Bethany Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 587 on Nameberry

Bethany Popularity

• 666 US 2022
• 587 Nameberry 2024
• 227 England 2021
• 88 Scotland 2014

20 Names Similar to Bethany

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Famous People Named Bethany

• Bethany Grace Richards American actress
• Bethany Meilani Hamilton Dirks, American surfer and survivor of shark attack, featured in film "Soul Surfer"
• Bethany Joy Lenz American actress
• Bethany Noel "Beth" Mota YouTube beauty guru
• Bethany Jayne Bates aka Sqaishey English YouTuber
• Bethany Leigh Jordan English YouTube blogger
• Bethany Faith Lemkus daughter of Sarah Lemkus, vegan vlogger from New Zealand
• Bethany Frye Member of YouTube channel VenturianTale, and owner of YouTube channel FlyingPings
• Bethany Fisher Australian entertainer, singer, dancer
• Bethany Balcer American soccer player
• Maria Bethania Brazilian singer

Bethany in Pop Culture

• Bethany Simmons from TV show "Medium"
• Bethany Ide character from the book The Memory of Running
• Aunt Bethany character in film "Christmas Vacation"
• Bethany Hawke a character from the video game 'Dragon Age 2'
• Bethany Zorn from TV show "Making The Band 3"
• Bethany Young a character in the 'Pretty Little Liars' TV series
• Bethany Williams character from movie "Love, Rosie" played by Suki Waterhouse
• Bethany Peters character on TV's "Stuck in the Middle"
• "Maria Bethania" famous Bolero song