Banga, Banguolė

Gender: Feminine
Origin: Latvian, Lithuanian
Meaning: “wave.”
(BAHN-gah); (bahn-GWOH-lay)

Banga comes directly from the Latvian and Lithuanian word meaning, “wave; billow.” Banguolė is another Lithuanian form that would roughly translate as “little wave.”

In the Master and Margarita (1967) by Mikhail Bulgakov, Banga is the name of Pontius Pilate’s dog. It is uncertain what the etymology of the name was in this case.

Masculine forms are Bangis, Bangius, Bangys and Banguolis.

In the Shona language, Banga is a masculine name which comes directly from the word for sword or knife.

The designated name-day for Banguolė and Banguolis is January 30th. In Latvia, Banga’s designated name is November 16.

Calques include:

• Laine (Estonian).
• Adva, Gal, Galit (Hebrew)
• Alda (Icelandic)
• Ondina (Italian)
• Undine (German)
• Ondine (French)
• Unnr (Old Norse)

Sources

• http://vardai.vlkk.lt/vardas/Banga
• https://www.vardai.org/vardo-reiksme/banga/
• https://vashona.com/en/dictionary/sn/banga
• https://www.behindthename.com/name/banga/submitted
• https://www.draugam.lv/vards/Banga
• https://tezaurs.lv/banga:1
• https://visasdavanas.lv/vardadienas/vardadiena/banga-4603