Bena

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A member of a people who live north of Lake Nyasa.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Bantu language of this people.
  2. 2
    A surname.
  3. 3
    An unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States.
  4. 4
    An Adamawa language of Nigeria.
  5. 5
    A minor city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States.
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  1. 6
    A village in Kebbi state, north-west Nigeria.
  2. 7
    A small town in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia; from an Aboriginal name for the lyrebird.

Example

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"Benaï Ouali, Amar Ould-Hamouda and Mbarek Aït Menguellet died for Kabylie."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Various origins: * Borrowed from Italian Benà, a reduced form of the medieval personal name Benenato. * Borrowed from Hungarian Béna, a nickname from béna (“lame”). * Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Béňa, a diminutive of Benedikt.

Etymology 2

Various place names, etymology shown individually if known.

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