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Bethan

/bɛθən/

Bethan proper noun: a female given name from Aramaic, variant of Bethany, transferred use of the biblical place name.

Proper noun

Bethan

  1. A female given name from Aramaic, variant of Bethany, transferred use of the biblical place name.

Origin of Bethan

Shortened form of Bethany, from Ancient Greek Βηθανία (Bēthanía), from Aramaic בית עניא (beth anya, “house of wretchedness”).

Questions about Bethan

What does Bethan mean?
Bethan means a female given name from Aramaic, variant of Bethany, transferred use of the biblical place name.
What part of speech is Bethan?
Bethan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Bethan?
Bethan is pronounced /bɛθən/.

Words near Bethan in the dictionary

  1. beth midrash
  2. bethabara
  3. bethak
  4. bethaks
  5. Bethalto
  6. Bethan
  7. Bethana
  8. bethanachol
  9. bethanechol
  10. Bethanga
  11. Bethanian

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