Queen and Princess Names Starting With B

The saintly Italian form of the saintly Latin Benedicta.

Saintly, and a Mother Superior to boot.

Benedita is easy for an English speaker to pronounce yet sounds just uncommon enough to be intriguing. And with Benedict more in mainstream use, Benedita feels possible.

The name was used in the Channel Island, Jersey. It is believed to be derived from the Latin root word "Bene" meaning good.

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.

The strong and unusual name of a medieval (male) saint and a contemporary (female) novelist, Benilde Little.

In fashion limbo with Anita and Juanita.

The kind of feminized male name that never caught on.

Likely adapted from the Swedish feminine form of Benedict, Bengta - or possibly transferred from the Hungarian Benedek - Benke feels fresh and energetic.

Many Cornish names in use today are taken directly from the dictionary, as is the case with Bennath, a noun meaning "blessing." Despite its similarity to the male name Bennett, Bennath is most commonly used among baby girls.

Bente, pronounced ben-tah, is a popular girls' name in both The Netherlands and Denmark though largely unknown in the English-speaking world. It suffers by being a near-homonym of the English word bent, not the best dictionary equivalent for a first name. Still, if you're looking for a girls' name that equates to Ben or Benjamin or Benedict, this may be one of your best bets.

Benthe is a popular Dutch abbreviation of the feminine for Benedict.

Berangere has never seen much usage in the US, but it has an interesting meaning of "bear spear." The name it stems from—Berengaria—was used as a common royal name during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.