Beja
[ˈbeɪdʒə]Meaning
English word for the Beja people, from Arabic بَجَا (bajā), from Bidhááwi
Background Story
The word came into English from Arabic بَجَا (bajā), which is itself from the Beja Bidhááwi. User-submitted entries record Beja as a given name in Judeo-Spanish, where it is feminine, and in Gallo, where it is masculine.
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