At a Glance
- Meaning
- Variant of Bethany; disputed place-name origin, traditionally glossed 'house of figs'
- Origin
- Hebrew/Aramaic via Greek (Spanish/Portuguese variant of Bethany)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- beh-tah-NEE-ah
Bethania is a Hebrew/Aramaic via Greek (Spanish/Portuguese variant of Bethany) girl's name meaning “variant of Bethany; disputed place-name origin, traditionally glossed 'house of figs'”. It appears in our list of 125+ Beautiful Girl Names That Start with B.
Meaning & Origin of Bethania
Meaning: Variant of Bethany; disputed place-name origin, traditionally glossed 'house of figs'.
Origin: Hebrew/Aramaic via Greek (Spanish/Portuguese variant of Bethany).
A common claim: Bethania is said to mean 'house of figs' Actually: Bethania is a variant of Bethany, whose place-name origin is disputed. 'House of figs' is the traditional gloss, but some scholars trace it instead to an Aramaic phrase meaning 'house of affliction.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Bethania
beh-tah-NEE-ah
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