The girl's name Bethany \b(e)-tha-ny\ is pronounced BETH-a-nee. It is of Hebreworigin. Possibly means "house of figs".Biblical: the name of the village nearJerusalem where Jesus stayed duringHoly Week, before going on to Jerusalemand crucifixion. From the New Testamentdescription of life in the house, the name has rather domestic, cozy connotations. The name is popular with RomanCatholics, being bestowed in honor of Mary of Bethany, sister of Martha and Lazarus. Also a variant on the combinedform of Beth and Ann. Sounds like thepopular Brittany.

Bethany has 10 variant forms: Bethanee,Bethaney, Bethani, Bethanie, Bethann,Bethanne, Bethannie, Bethanny,Betheney and Betheny.

For more information, see also related names Bethia and Devany.

Baby names that sound like Bethany are Bethan, Bethune and Bethuna.

Bethany is a very common first name for women and also a very common last name for both men and women (source: 1990 U.S. Census).

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl name Bethany. Compare Bethany with its variant forms.