Bena

== Translingual == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Proper noun === Bena f A taxonomic genus within the family Nolidae – certain moths. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Noctuoidea – superfamily; Nolidae – family; Chloephorinae – subfamily; Chloephorini – tribe; Sarrothripina – subtribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Bena bicolorana (scarce silver-lines) – selected species === References === Bena (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Bena on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Bena on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == English == === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== Bena (plural Benas or Bena) A member of a people who live north of Lake Nyasa. ==== Proper noun ==== Bena The Bantu language of this people. === Etymology 2 === 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. ==== Proper noun ==== Bena (plural Benas) A surname. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Bena is the 38850th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 568 individuals. Bena is most common among White (69.37%) and Hispanic/Latino (25.7%) individuals. === Etymology 3 === Various place names, etymology shown individually if known. ==== Proper noun ==== Bena An unincorporated community in Kern County, California, United States. A minor city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. A village in Kebbi state, north-west Nigeria. A small town in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia; from an Aboriginal name for the lyrebird. === Etymology 4 === ==== Proper noun ==== Bena An Adamawa language of Nigeria. === Further reading === Ethnologue entry for Bena, yun ⁠ Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bena”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 135. === Anagrams === Bane, Bean, bane, bean, nabe == Slovak == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hungarian Benö. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbena] === Noun === Bena f a given name for a dog ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Stefan Warchoł (2011), “Bena”, in Słownik etymologiczno-motywacyjny słowiańskiej zoonimii ludowej [The Etymological and Motivational Dictionary of Slavic Folk Zoonyms] (in Polish), volume III: Koty, psy, Lublin: Wydawnictwo UMCS, page 195