Bethany meaning "house of affliction" or "house of figs") is a feminine

given name derived from the Biblical place name, Bethany, a town near
Jerusalem, at the foot of the Mount of Olives, where Lazarus lived in the
New Testament. The Mount of Olives is frequently mentioned in the New
Testament as part of the route from Jerusalem to Bethany and the place
where Jesus stood when he wept over Jerusalem... Jesus ascended to
heaven from the Mount of Olives.