Bethany

Bethany \bet-ha-ny, be-th-any\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Bethany is pronounced in English as BEH-THahNiy ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Bethany: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Bethany?

Bethany's language of origin is Hebrew and it is used predominantly in English. The meaning of Bethany is 'house of figs'. Biblical name derived from beth which means 'house' ; te'ena which means 'fig, fig tree'. In the Bible, Bethany was a city outside Jerusalem where Jesus stayed before the crucifixion. It has been a popular Roman Catholic name, often bestowed in honor of Mary of Bethany, the sister of Martha and Lazarus who welcomed Jesus into her house. In addition, Bethany is a familiar form of Bethan name popularity (Welsh and English) in the English language. Bethany has 30 variants that are used in both English and foreign languages. English variants of the name comprise meaning of Bathany, baby name Bethane, name Bethanea origin, Bethaneah definition, Bethann definition, name Bethanne, what does the name Bethannie mean, name Bethanny, meaning of Bethena, Bethenee definition, Betheney meaning, what does the name Bethenny mean, Bethia meaning, nicknames for Bethina, name Bethney origin, Bethny meaning and origin, and Petani pronounciation. Other English forms comprise the contracted form Beth meaning and origin, and the spelling variants name Bethanee meaning, Bethaney name variations, Bethani definition, meaning of Bethanie, Bethanney meaning, short names for Bethenie, and Betheny definition. meaning of Betana (Spanish), baby name Betania (Hebrew), and Bethania meaning of name (Spanish) are variants of Bethany that are used in foreign languages. The spelling variant short names for Bethahnya (Spanish) is another foreign form. Bethany is a rather popular baby girl name. The name's popularity increased from the 1940s up to the 1980s; before that, it was of only irregular use. Its usage peaked modestly in 1987 with 0.176% of baby girls being named Bethany. It was #87 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a decline in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #369 with a usage of 0.044%, however it was nevertheless the most popular among all girl names in its family.

List of baby names that sound like Bethany:

nicknames for Betheney, what does the name Betheny mean (English), Bat-Ami meaning and origin (Hebrew), Bathani name popularity, meaning of Bathany, meaning of Batini, Betana name variations (Spanish), meaning of Beth Anne, Beth-Anne meaning of name, Bethanee name variations (English), baby name Bethaney (English), meaning of Bethani (English), meaning of Bethanie (English), name Bethanne (English), short names for Bethena (English), what does the name Bethenee mean, name Bethenie origin (English), Bethenny definition, name Bethina meaning, and Betina meaning of name (English, German, and Italian).

The baby name Bethany fun facts:

The name Bethany in reverse order is "Ynahteb".

The numerological value of the name Bethany is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Bethany?

Bethany is in the top names in USA.