Animal Names for Girls

see BEATHAG

Like the masculine version, Bakar, the meaning makes this a depressing choice for a child.

Naming babies for personal heroes is the cool contemporary trend followed by Woody Allen when he honored New Orleans jazz clarinetist Sidney Bechet in his daughter's name--adding the middle name Dumaine after a cornet player who was another of his musical heroes. Bechet has a nice, catchy Gallic feel.

Variation of the West African name Abeni, borne by the South Sudanese-Australian model Abény Nhial.

This nouveau spelling of Blakeley was one of the fastest-rising girl names outside of the Top 1000 in 2019.