Names Like Abena — Find Similar Baby Names
Abena is a 5-letter African girls' name meaning “Akan Of Ghana Name For Females Born On Tuesday.”. This page collects 138 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Abeba and Adena, African cousins like Aamori and Abasi, rhyming names ending in -ena like Ena and Bena, and names sharing the “females” concept like Abba and Ada.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Abena
24 baby names that differ from Abena by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abeba | 1 | Ethiopian Female Name Meaning "Flower." | African | Female |
| Adena | 1 | Tender | Hebrew | Female |
| Aban | 2 | Old Arabic Name; Meaning Unknown | Arabic | Male |
| Abba | 2 | Ghanaian Name For Females Born On Thursday. | African | Female |
| Abda | 2 | Servant | Arabic | Male |
| Abdera | 2 | From Abdera | Greek | Female |
| Abebe | 2 | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Has Flowered/Flourished/Grown." | African | Male |
| Abebi | 2 | Yoruba Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "We Asked And Got Her" Or "We... | African | Female |
| Abeer | 2 | Fragrance. | Arabic | Female |
| Abel | 2 | Breath | Hebrew | Male |
| Abelia | 2 | "Breath, Sigh." From Hebrew Feminine Form Of Abel. Variants Include... | French | Female |
| Abell | 2 | Exhalation Of Breath. The Second Son Of Adam In The Bible. The Vari... | Hebrew | Male |
| Abella | 2 | Breath | French | Female |
| Abequa | 2 | Cheyenne Name Meaning "Stays At Home." | Native American | Female |
| Aberfa | 2 | From The Mouth Of The River ABERTHA | Welsh | Female |
| Abey | 2 | Omaha Name Meaning " Leaf." | Native American | Female |
| Abia | 2 | Great | Arabic | Female |
| Abida | 2 | "She Who Worships"; Also A Hebrew Name Meaning "My Father Knows." | Arabic | Female |
| Abra | 2 | "Example; Lesson."Also A Hebrew Name Meaning "Parent Of Many."Varia... | Arabic | Female |
| Adana | 2 | Spanish Feminine Of Adam. | Spanish | Female |
| Adela | 2 | Good Humor | French | Female |
| Aden | 2 | Variant Of Aiden. | English | Male |
| Adene | 2 | Tender | Hebrew | Female |
| Adina | 2 | Amharic Of Ethiopia Word Sometimes Used As A Female Name, Meaning "... | African | Female |
More African Names
24 baby names that share Abena’s African origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aamori | Female | |
| Abasi | Swahili Name Meaning "Stern." | Male |
| Abayomi | Of Uncertain African Origin.Means "Born To Bring Me Joy." | Male |
| Abba | Ghanaian Name For Females Born On Thursday. | Female |
| Abdalla | Swahili Equivalent Of Arabic, ABDULLAH, "Servant Of God." | Male |
| Abdelahi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia. Meaning Unknown. | Male |
| Abdi | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "My Servant." | Male |
| Abdikarim | Muslim Name, Popular In Somalia, Meaning "Slave Of God." | Male |
| Abdimelech | Name Of An Aethiopian Eunuch Who Lived In Ancient Rome.Name Means "Servant To... | Male |
| Abdiraxman | Somali Equivalent Of Muslim, ABD AL RAHMAN, Meaning "Servant Of The Mercifull... | Male |
| Abeba | Ethiopian Female Name Meaning "Flower." | Female |
| Abebe | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Has Flowered/Flourished/Grown." | Male |
| Abebi | Yoruba Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "We Asked And Got Her" Or "We Asked For... | Female |
| Abrafo | Ghanaian Name Meaning "Warrior" Or "Executioner."It Is A Nickname For A Troub... | Male |
| Abrihet | Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Made It Light, She Emanates... | Female |
| Acacia | "Thorny." | Female |
| Achan | Dinka Of South Sudan Name For A Female Child In The First Pair Of Twins. | Female |
| Ada | Ibo Of Nigeria Name For Firstborn Females. | Female |
| Adama | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Beautiful Child" Or "Queenly." | Female |
| Adan | Yoruba Of Nigeria Name Meaning "A Large Bat."Also, The Spanish Equivalent Of... | Male |
| Adanech | Amharic And Tigrinya Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "She Has Rescued Them." | Female |
| Adanna | Ibo Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Father's Daughter." | Female |
| Addo | Ghana Name Meaning "King Of The Road." | Male |
| Adeola | Yoruba Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "Crown Of Honor." | Female |
5-Letter A-Names Like Abena
24 names that share Abena's exact length (5 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Abena's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Abena
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Abena.
Names That Rhyme with Abena
18 baby names that share Abena's last 3 letters — -ena. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ena | Passionate Or Fiery | Celtic | Female |
| Bena | Pheasant | Native American | Female |
| Dena | Valley | Native American | Female |
| Jena | Variation Of Jenny Which Is A Diminutive Of Jane And Jennifer. | English | Female |
| Lena | Name Suffix. | English | Female |
| Nena | Chamoru Spanish Term Of Endearment; Darling; Dear | Chamoru | Female |
| Rena | Joyous Song | Hebrew | Female |
| Zena | Ethiopian Name Meaning "News" Or "Fame." | African | Female |
| Adena | Tender | Hebrew | Female |
| Alena | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Celtic | Female |
| Buena | Good | Spanish | Female |
| Daena | From Denmark. Also A Variant Of Daniel. | English | Female |
| Deena | Variant Of Diana Meaning Divine. | English | Female |
| Duena | Chaperon | Spanish | Female |
| Elena | Shining Light. Variant Of Helen. | Spanish | Female |
| Ilena | Variant Of Eileen. | English | Female |
| Irena | Peace | Greek | Female |
| Jaena | Feminine Variant Of Jay | English | Female |
Names That Start Like Abena
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Abena — Abe-. Good for parents who like Abena's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abel | Breath | Hebrew | Male |
| Abey | Omaha Name Meaning " Leaf." | Native American | Female |
| Abeba | Ethiopian Female Name Meaning "Flower." | African | Female |
| Abebe | Amharic Of Ethiopia Name Meaning "He Has Flowered/Flourished/Grown." | African | Male |
| Abebi | Yoruba Of Nigeria Female Name Meaning "We Asked And Got Her" Or "We... | African | Female |
| Abeer | Fragrance. | Arabic | Female |
| Abell | Exhalation Of Breath. The Second Son Of Adam In The Bible. The Vari... | Hebrew | Male |
| Abelia | "Breath, Sigh." From Hebrew Feminine Form Of Abel. Variants Include... | French | Female |
| Abella | Breath | French | Female |
| Abequa | Cheyenne Name Meaning "Stays At Home." | Native American | Female |
| Abeque | Stays At Home (Chippewa) | Native American | Female |
| Aberfa | From The Mouth Of The River ABERTHA | Welsh | Female |
| Aberto | Italian Form Of Albert (Noble) | Italian | Male |
| Abetzi | Omaha Name Meaning " Yellow Leaf." | Native American | Female |
| Abeytu | Omaha Name Meaning " Green Leaf." | Native American | Female |
| Abelard | Resolute | German | Male |
| Abeodan | Announce | Anglo | Male |
| Abedabun | Cheyenne Name Meaning "Sight Of Day." | Native American | Female |