Animal Names for Girls

An Azerbaijani name, also spelled Aybəniz, from the Turkic element ay, meaning "moon", and the Persian banu, "lady".

Beneba was used by enslaved people as a form of Abena, the Akan day name for girls born on Tuesday. A notable current bearer is Australian writer Maxine Beneba Clarke, who is of Afro-Caribbean descent.

An old surname which was originally given to a person in charge of buying groceries for the manor house, this is now most famously associated with American novelist Willa Cather. A nice option for fans of modern surname-style names who still want a traditional or literary connection.