# Bena

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bena