Butterfly
Banesa is a phonetic Spanish-language variant of the name Vanessa. The name Vanessa was originally invented by author Jonathan Swift for his poem Cadenus and Vanessa, later becoming associated with a genus of butterflies.
Less common today
Banesa isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,348 in 1996.
A minor character in the fantasy series · The Chronicles of Elantra
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
