All Names

gender
usage
Ave f Italian, Estonian
Possibly from the name of the prayer Ave Maria, in which Ave is Latin meaning "greetings, salutations". In Estonian it is also associated with the word ava meaning "open".
Avedis m Armenian
Western Armenian transcription of Avetis.
Avelina 1 f Germanic
Diminutive of Avila.
Avelina 2 f Spanish
Feminine form of Avelino.
Aveline f English (Rare)
From the Norman French form of the Germanic name Avelina, a diminutive of Avila. The Normans introduced this name to Britain. After the Middle Ages it became rare as an English name, though it persisted in America until the 19th century.
Avelino m Spanish, Portuguese
Used in honour of the 16th-century Italian saint Andrea Avellino (usually spelled Avelino in Spanish and Portuguese). His surname is derived from the name of the town of Avellino in Campania, itself from Latin Abellinum (of unknown meaning).
Avenir m Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Abner.
Aveniru m Old Church Slavic
Old Church Slavic form of Abner.
Averill m & f English (Rare)
From an English surname that was originally derived from the feminine given name Eoforhild.
Avery m & f English
From an English surname that was itself derived from the Norman French form of the given names Alberich or Alfred.... [more]
Avetis m Armenian
Means "good news" in Armenian.
Aveza f Germanic
Old German form of Avis.
Avgust m Slovene, Russian
Slovene and Russian form of Augustus.
Avgusta f Slovene, Russian
Slovene and Russian feminine form of Augustus.
Avguštin m Slovene
Slovene form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).
Avhust m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Augustus.
Avi m Hebrew
Means "my father" in Hebrew. It is also a diminutive of Avraham or Aviram.
Avia m & f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Abijah.
Aviaaja f Indigenous American, Greenlandic
Means "cousin" in East Greenlandic.
Aviana f English (Modern)
Probably an elaboration of Ava 1, influenced by names such as Ariana.
'Avi'el m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Abiel.
Aviel m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Abiel.
Avigail f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Abigail.
'Avigayil f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Abigail.
Avihu m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Abihu.
Avila f Germanic
Derived from the Old German element awi, of unknown meaning. Rarely, this name may be given in honour of the 16th-century mystic Saint Teresa of Ávila, Ávila being the name of the town in Spain where she was born.
Avilius m Ancient Roman
Roman family name of unknown meaning. Saint Avilius was a 1st-century patriarch of Alexandria.
Avinash m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada
Means "indestructible" in Sanskrit.
Avis f English
Probably a Latinized form of the Germanic name Aveza, which was derived from the element awi, of unknown meaning. The Normans introduced this name to England and it became moderately common during the Middle Ages, at which time it was associated with Latin avis "bird".
Avishai m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Abishai.
'Avishay m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Abishai.
Avital f & m Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Hebrew form of Abital, sometimes used as a masculine name in modern times.
Avitus m Ancient Roman
From a Roman family name that meant "ancestral" in Latin. This was the name of an emperor who briefly reigned over the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century. It was also the name of several saints, including a 6th-century bishop of Vienne.
Aviv m & f Hebrew
Means "spring" in Hebrew.
Aviva f Hebrew
Feminine variant of Aviv.
Aviya f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew אֲבִיָה (see Avia).
'Aviyah m & f Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew form of Abijah.
Avksenti m Georgian
Georgian form of Auxentios.
Avner m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Abner.
Avonlea f English (Rare)
Created by L. M. Montgomery as the setting for her novel Anne of Green Gables (1908). She may have based the name on the Arthurian island of Avalon, though it also resembles the river name Avon and leah "woodland, clearing".
Avra f Greek
Greek form of Aura.
Avraamu m Old Church Slavic
Old Church Slavic form of Abraham.
Avril f French (Rare), English (Rare)
French form of April. A famous bearer is the Canadian musician Avril Lavigne (1984-).
Avrora f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian form of Aurora.
Avrum m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Abraham.
Avtandil m Georgian, Literature
Created by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli for his 12th-century epic The Knight in the Panther's Skin. Rustaveli based it on Persian آفتاب (aftab) meaning "sunshine" and دل (del) meaning "heart". In the poem Avtandil is a knight who is sent by Tinatin to search for the mysterious knight of the title.
Avto m Georgian
Short form of Avtandil.
Awa f Western African
Form of Hawa typical of western Africa.
Awee f & m Indigenous American, Navajo
From Navajo awéé' meaning "baby".
Āwhina f Maori
Means "help, support" in Maori.
Awilix f Mayan Mythology
Meaning uncertain, possibly from a place name Awilizapan, or possibly from a Q'eqchi' Maya word meaning "swallow (bird)". This was the name of the K'iche' Maya goddess of the moon, night and death.
Awinita f Indigenous American, Cherokee
Means "fawn" in Cherokee, derived from ᎠᏫ (awi) meaning "deer".
Awiti f Eastern African, Luo
Means "thrown away" in Luo, possibly used for a child born prematurely.
Awotwi m & f Western African, Akan
Means "eighth born child" in Akan.
Awstin m Welsh
Welsh form of Austin.
Axel m Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, German, French, English
Medieval Danish form of Absalom.
Axelle f French
Feminine form of Axel.
Axl m English (Modern)
Variant of Axel, used famously by musician Axl Rose (1962-).
Axmed m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Ahmad.
Aya 1 f Japanese
From Japanese (aya) meaning "colour", (aya) meaning "design", or other kanji characters with the same pronunciation.
Aya 2 f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic آية (see Ayah).
Aya 3 f Semitic Mythology
Means "dawn" in Akkadian. In Akkadian mythology this was the name of the goddess of the dawn, associated with sexual appeal and beauty. She was the consort of the sun god Shamash. The Babylonians sometimes called her kallatum meaning "the bride".
Ayaan 1 m Indian, Hindi
From Sanskrit अयान (ayana) meaning "not moving" or "natural disposition" or अयन (ayana) meaning "path" or "precession".
Ayaan 2 f Eastern African, Somali
Means "good luck" in Somali.
Ayah f Arabic
Means "sign, evidence" or "verse" in Arabic, as in one of the passages that make up the Quran.
Ayaka f Japanese
From Japanese (aya) meaning "colour" combined with (ka) or (ka) both meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ayako f Japanese
From Japanese (aya) meaning "colour", (aya) meaning "design" or (aya) meaning "brilliant fabric design, kimono design" combined with (ko) meaning "child". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Ayal m Hebrew
Means "stag, male deer" in Hebrew.
Ayala f Hebrew
Means "doe, female deer" in Hebrew.
Ayame f Japanese
From Japanese 菖蒲 (ayame) meaning "iris (flower)". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can also form this name.
Ayan 1 m Bengali
Means "road, path, solar path" in Bengali, from Sanskrit अयन (ayana) meaning "path" or "precession".
Ayan 2 f Azerbaijani
Possibly means "clear, obvious" in Azerbaijani.
Ayanda m & f Southern African, Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele
Means "they are increasing" in Zulu, Xhosa and Ndebele.
Ayane f Japanese
From Japanese (aya) meaning "colour", (aya) meaning "design" or (aya) meaning "brilliant fabric design, kimono design" combined with (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ayano f Japanese
From Japanese (aya) meaning "colour" or (aya) meaning "design" combined with (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Ayaru f Kazakh
Means "beautiful moon", derived from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and ару (aru) meaning "beauty".
Ayaulym f Kazakh
Means "beloved" in Kazakh.
Ayaz m Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu
From Turkish and Azerbaijani ayaz meaning "frost" or "dry and cold air". This was the name of a slave and later companion of the 11th-century sultan Mahmud of Ghazni.
Aybek m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kyrgyz/Kazakh Айбек (see Aibek).
Ayberk m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and berk meaning "mighty, firm".
Ayda f Arabic, Persian, Turkish
Means "returning, visitor" in Arabic. In Turkey this is also associated with ay meaning "moon".
Aydan 1 f Turkish
Means "from the moon" in Turkish.
Aydana f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Айдана (see Aidana).
Aydın m Turkish
Means "enlightened" in Turkish.
Ayele m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "become strong, become powerful" in Amharic.
Ayelen f Indigenous American, Mapuche
From Mapuche ayelen "laughing", ayliñ "clear" or aylen "ember".
Ayelet f Hebrew
Means "doe, female deer, gazelle". It is taken from the Hebrew phrase אַיֶלֶת הַשַׁחַר ('ayelet hashachar), literally "gazelle of dawn", which is a name of the morning star.
Ayesha f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة or Urdu عائشہ (see Aisha), as well as the usual Bengali form.
Aygerim f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Әйгерім (see Aigerim).
Aygol f Bashkir, Tatar
Bashkir and Tatar form of Aygül.
Aygül f Turkish, Uyghur, Azerbaijani
Derived from the Turkic element ay meaning "moon" combined with Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose". In some languages this is also a name for a variety of flowering plant that grows in central Asia (species Fritillaria eduardii).
Aygul f Uyghur
Alternate transcription of Uyghur Arabic ئايگۇل (see Aygül).
Aygün f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Derived from the Turkic elements ay "moon" and gün "sun".
Ayhan m & f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and han meaning "khan, ruler, leader".
Ayishah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة (see Aisha).
Aykorkem f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Айкөркем (see Aikorkem).
Ayla 1 f Hebrew
Alternate transcription of Hebrew אֵלָה (see Ela 3).
Ayla 2 f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "moonlight, halo" in Turkish.
Ayla 3 f Literature, English (Modern)
Created for the novel Clan of the Cave Bear (1980) by author Jean M. Auel. In the novel Ayla is an orphaned Cro-Magnon girl adopted by Neanderthals. Ayla is the Neanderthal pronunciation of her real name, which is not given.... [more]
Aylin f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kazakh
Means "of the moon" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, from Turkic ay "moon".
Aylmer m English (Rare)
From an English surname that was a variant of Elmer.
Ayman m Arabic
Means "right-handed, blessed, lucky" in Arabic.
Aymeri m Medieval French
Old French form of Aimeric. This is the name of a hero in medieval French romance, Aymeri de Narbonne.
Aymeric m French
French form of Aimeric.
Ayn f Various
This name was assumed by Ayn Rand (1905-1982), originally named Alice Rosenbaum, a Russian-American writer and philosopher. She apparently based it on a Finnish name she had heard, but never seen written.
Aýna f Turkmen
Means "mirror" in Turkmen, ultimately from Persian آینه (ayneh).
Ayna f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Айна (see Aina 5).
Aýnabat f Turkmen
Derived from Turkmen "moon" and nabat "sweet, candy".
Aynur f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Uyghur
Means "moonlight" in Turkish, Azerbaijani and Uyghur, ultimately from Turkic ay meaning "moon" and Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".
Aynura f Kyrgyz
Alternate transcription of Kyrgyz Айнура (see Ainura).
Ayo f & m Western African, Yoruba
From Yoruba ayọ̀ meaning "joy", or a short form of other names containing this element.
Ayodele m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "joy has come home" in Yoruba.
Ayokunle m Western African, Yoruba
Means "joy has filled the home" in Yoruba.
Ayomide f & m Western African, Yoruba
Means "my joy has arrived" in Yoruba.
Ayotunde m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "joy has come again" in Yoruba.
Ayoub m Persian, Arabic
Persian form of Ayyub, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.
Ayrat m Tatar, Bashkir
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Arabic خيرات (khayrat) meaning "good deeds". Alternatively it could be from the name of the Oirat people, a western Mongol tribe.
Ayşe f Turkish
Turkish form of Aisha.
Ayşegül f Turkish
Combination of Ayşe and Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose".
Aysel f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "moon flood" in Turkish and Azerbaijani, from Turkic ay "moon" and sel "flood, stream".
Ayşenur f Turkish
Combination of Ayşe and Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".
Aysha f Arabic, Urdu, Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة, Urdu عائشہ or Kazakh Айша (see Aisha).
Aysima f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and sima meaning "face" (of Persian origin).
Aysu f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Derived from Turkish and Azerbaijani ay meaning "moon" and su meaning "water".
Aysultan m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Айсұлтан (see Aisultan).
Aysun f Turkish
Means "as beautiful as the moon" in Turkish.
Aytac f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani cognate of Aytaç.
Aytaç m & f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and taç meaning "crown" (of Persian origin).
Ayten f Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon" and ten meaning "skin" (of Persian origin).
Ayuba m Western African, Hausa
Hausa form of Job.
Ayumi f Japanese
From Japanese (ayumi) meaning "walk, step". It can also be from (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with (yu) meaning "reason, cause" and (mi) meaning "beautiful". Otherwise it can be written with different combinations of kanji, or with the hiragana writing system.
Ayumu m Japanese
From Japanese (ayu) meaning "walk, step" and (mu) meaning "dream, vision". It can also be written with alone, or with other combinations of kanji.
Ayün f Indigenous American, Mapuche
Means "love" in Mapuche.
Ayxan m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Ayhan.
Ayym f Kazakh
Means "my moon" in Kazakh, derived from ай (ay) meaning "moon" and the possessive suffix ым (ym) meaning "my".
Ayyub m Arabic
Arabic form of Job.
Ayzere f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Айзере (see Aizere).
Azad m Persian, Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Azerbaijani, Turkish, Kurdish
Means "free" in Persian. This word has derivatives in several other languages, such as Hindi and Turkish.
Azahar f Spanish (Rare)
Means "orange blossom" in Spanish, ultimately from Arabic زهرة (zahrah) meaning "flower". It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Azahar, meaning "Our Lady of the Orange Blossom", because of the citrus trees that surround a church devoted to her near Murcia.
Azahara f Spanish
Variant of Azahar. It can also be given in reference to the ruined Moorish city of Medina Azahara in Córdoba, which derives from the related Arabic root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".
Azalaïs f Occitan
Occitan form of Adelais.
Azalea f English (Modern)
From the name of the flower (shrubs of the genus Rhododendron), ultimately derived from Greek ἀζαλέος (azaleos) meaning "dry".
Azaliya f Russian
Russian cognate of Azalea.
Azamat m Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Uzbek, Bashkir
Derived from Arabic عظمة ('azamah) meaning "majesty, glory".
Azar f & m Persian
Means "fire" in Persian.
Azarel m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "God has helped" in Hebrew. This is the name of several minor Old Testament characters.
Azaria m & f Hebrew, English (Modern)
Hebrew form of Azariah (masculine), as well as a feminine variant in the English-speaking world.
Azariah m Biblical
Means "Yahweh has helped" in Hebrew, derived from עָזַר ('azar) meaning "help" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This is the name of many Old Testament characters including of one of the three men the Babylonian king ordered cast into a fiery furnace. His Babylonian name was Abednego.
Azarias m Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Form of Azariah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
Azat m Tatar, Kazakh, Turkmen, Turkish, Armenian
Form of Azad in several languages.
Azazel m Biblical
Means "scapegoat" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, this is the name of the recipient of a sacrificial goat. The identity of Azazel is not clear; it may in fact be the name of the place where the goat is to be sacrificed, or it may be the name of some sort of evil desert demon.
Azaziah m Biblical
Means "Yahweh is strong" in Hebrew. This is the name of three minor characters in the Old Testament.
Azel m Biblical
Means "reserved" in Hebrew. This is both the name of a minor character and a place name in the Old Testament.
Azélie f French (Rare)
Perhaps a form of Azalaïs. It was borne by Saint Marie-Azélie Guérin (1831-1877), also called Zélie, the mother of Thérèse of Lisieux.
Azeneth f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a Spanish variant of Asenath.
Azhar m Arabic, Urdu, Malay
Means "shining, brilliant, bright" in Arabic, derived from the root زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".
Aziel m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Probably a variant of Uzziel. This is the name of a musician (also called Jaaziel) in the Old Testament.
'Aziz m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic عزيز (see Aziz).
Əziz m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Aziz.
Aziz m Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu, Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Tajik
Means "powerful, respected, beloved", derived from Arabic عزّ ('azza) meaning "to be powerful" or "to be cherished". In Islamic tradition العزيز (al-'Aziz) is one of the 99 names of Allah. A notable bearer of the name was Al-'Aziz, a 10th-century Fatimid caliph.
Aziza f Arabic, Uzbek, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Aziz.
Azize f Turkish
Turkish feminine form of Aziz.
Azra f Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Persian, Urdu
Means "virgin, maiden" in Arabic.
Azrael m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Variant of Azriel. This was the name of an angel in Jewish and Islamic tradition who separated the soul from the body upon death. He is sometimes referred to as the Angel of Death.
Azriel m Biblical
Means "my help is God", derived from Hebrew עָזַר ('azar) meaning "help" and אֵל ('el) meaning "God". This is the name of three minor characters in the Old Testament.
Azubah f Biblical
Means "forsaken" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of Caleb's wife.
Azubuike m Western African, Igbo
Means "the past is your strength" or "your back is your strength" in Igbo.
Azucena f Spanish
Means "madonna lily" in Spanish.
Ąžuolas m Lithuanian
Means "oak tree" in Lithuanian.
Azura f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Azure.
Azure f & m English (Rare)
From the English word that means "sky blue". It is ultimately (via Old French, Latin and Arabic) from Persian لاجورد (lajvard) meaning "azure, lapis lazuli".
Azzurra f Italian
Means "azure, sky blue" in Italian.
Baadur m Georgian
Georgian form of Bahadur.
Baako m & f Western African, Akan
Means "first born child" in Akan.
Ba'al m Semitic Mythology, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of Semitic ba'l meaning "lord, master, possessor". This was the title of various deities, often associated with storms and fertility, who were worshipped by the Canaanites, Phoenicians, and other peoples of the ancient Near East. It was particularly applied to the god Hadad.
Baal m Semitic Mythology, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Biblical
Variant spelling of Ba'al, and the form used in most translations of the Bible.
Ba'al Hammon m Semitic Mythology
From Phoenician 𐤁𐤏𐤋 (baʿl) meaning "lord" prefixing another word of uncertain meaning. This was the name of the supreme god worshipped in the Phoenician city of Carthage, alongside his consort Tanith.
Baal-Zebub m Biblical
Form of Beelzebub used in many English versions of the Old Testament.
Baard m Norwegian
Variant of Bård.
Baatar m Mongolian
Means "hero" in Mongolian.
Babajide m Western African, Yoruba
Means "father has awakened" in Yoruba.
Babak m Persian
From Middle Persian 𐭯𐭠𐭯𐭪𐭩 (Papak) meaning "little father". This was the name of the father of Ardashir, the founder of the Sasanian Empire in Persia. It was also borne by the 9th-century resistance leader Babak Khorramdin.
Babar m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu بابر (see Babur).
Babatunde m Western African, Yoruba
Means "father has come again" in Yoruba.
Babe m & f English
From a nickname meaning "baby", also a slang term meaning "attractive person". As a feminine name, in some cases it is a diminutive of Barbara.
Baber m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu بابر (see Babur).
Babette f French, German, Dutch, English
French diminutive of Élisabeth or Barbara.
Babirye f Eastern African, Ganda
Means "first of twins" in Luganda.
Babis m Greek
Diminutive of Charalampos.
Babs f English
Diminutive of Barbara.
Babür m Turkish
Turkish form of Babur.
Babur m Urdu
From a Persian word meaning "tiger". This was the nickname of Zahir ud-Din Muhammad, the 16th-century founder of the Mughal Empire in India.
Babylas m Late Greek, French (Rare)
Derived from the name of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon. Saint Babylas was a 3rd-century patriarch of Antioch who was martyred during the reign of the Roman emperor Decius.
Bacchus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Βάκχος (Bakchos), derived from ἰάχω (iacho) meaning "to shout". This was another name of the Greek god Dionysos, and it was also the name that the Romans commonly used for him.
Bachtiar m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Bakhtiar.
Bada m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name probably derived from beadu meaning "battle".
Bademus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of a Persian name of unknown meaning. Saint Bademus was a 4th-century Persian martyr who was a victim of Shapur II's persecutions.
Badr m & f Arabic
Means "full moon" in Arabic.
Badri m Georgian
Georgian form of Badr.
Badulf m Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements batu meaning "battle" and wolf meaning "wolf".
Badurad m Germanic
Derived from the Old German elements batu "battle" and rat "counsel, advice".
Baer m Limburgish
Short form of Albaer and other Limburgish names ending in baer, often derived from the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright".
Bagadata m Old Persian
Old Persian name derived from 𐏎 (baga) meaning "god" and 𐎭𐎠𐎫 (data) meaning "given". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Persian satrap under the Seleucid Empire.
Baggi m Old Norse
Byname derived from Old Norse baggi meaning "bag, pack".
Bagrat m Armenian, Georgian (Rare)
Armenian and Georgian form of Bagadata. This name was borne by several Georgian kings, though it is now uncommon there.
Bagus m Indonesian
Means "handsome, excellent" in Indonesian.
Baha m Arabic, Turkish
Means "splendour, glory" in Arabic.
Bahadır m Turkish
Turkish form of Persian بهادر (bahador), itself from Turkic bagatur meaning "hero, warrior".
Bahador m Persian
Means "hero, warrior" in Persian (of Turkic origin).
Bahadur m Indian, Hindi, Nepali
From Persian بهادر (bahador), itself from Turkic bagatur meaning "hero, warrior". This was the name of rulers of the Mughal Empire.
Bahar f Persian, Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "spring" in Persian, Turkish and Azerbaijani.
Bahargül f Turkmen
Derived from Turkmen bahar meaning "spring" and gül meaning "flower, rose" (both roots ultimately of Persian origin).
Bahati f & m Eastern African, Swahili
Means "luck, good fortune" in Swahili.
Bahdan m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Bogdan.
Bahiga f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهيجة (see Bahija).
Bahij m Arabic
Masculine form of Bahija.
Bahija f Arabic
Means "happy" in Arabic.
Bahiyya f Arabic
Means "beautiful" in Arabic.
Bahman m Persian, Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Avestan 𐬬𐬊𐬵𐬎 𐬨𐬀𐬥𐬀𐬵 (Vohu Manah) meaning "good mind". This was the name of a Zoroastrian god (one of the Amesha Spenta) associated with domestic animals. The eleventh month of the Iranian calendar was named for him.
Bahram m Persian, Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬭𐬀𐬖𐬥𐬀 (Vərəthraghna) meaning "victory over resistance". This was the name of a Zoroastrian god (one of the Amesha Spenta) associated with victory and war. It was also borne by several Sasanian emperors. It is also the Persian name for the planet Mars.
Bahrom m Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Bahram.
Bahtiyar m Turkish
Turkish form of Bakhtiar.
Bai m & f Chinese
From Chinese (bái) meaning "white, pure", (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, many" or (bǎi) meaning "cypress tree, cedar" (which is usually only masculine). Other Chinese characters can form this name as well. This name was borne in the 8th century by the Tang dynasty poet Li Bai, whose given was .
Baia f Georgian
From the Georgian name for the buttercup flower (or any flowering plant from the genus Ranunculus).
Baihu m Chinese Mythology
From Chinese (bái) meaning "white, pure" and () meaning "tiger". This is the Chinese name of the White Tiger, associated with the west and the autumn season.
Baila f Yiddish
Variant of Beyle.
Bailey m & f English
From an English surname derived from Middle English baili meaning "bailiff", originally denoting one who was a bailiff.... [more]
Báirbre f Irish
Irish form of Barbara.
Bairre m Irish
Diminutive of Finbar or Bairrfhionn.
Bairrfhionn m Irish (Rare)
Means "fair-haired", derived from Old Irish barr "top, head" and finn "white, blessed".
Baishan m Indigenous American, Apache
Means "knife" in Apache. This was the name of a 19th-century chief of the Tchihende Apache.
Bakar m Basque
Means "alone", from Basque bakarrik.
Bakari m Eastern African, Swahili
From the Swahili name for the constellation Boötes.
Bakarne f Basque
Feminine form of Bakar.
Baker m English (Modern)
From an English occupational surname derived from Old English bakere meaning "baker".
Bakhtiar m Persian, Urdu
Means "lucky, fortunate" in Persian.
Bakhtiyar m Kazakh, Azerbaijani
Kazakh form of Bakhtiar, as well as an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Bəxtiyar.
Bakhtiyor m Tajik
Tajik form of Bakhtiar.
Baki m Turkish, Arabic
Turkish form of Baqi, as well as an alternate Arabic transcription.
Bakır m Turkish
Turkish form of Baqir. It coincides with the Turkish word bakır meaning "copper".
Bakir m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Baqir.
Bakr m Arabic
Means "young camel" in Arabic. Abu Bakr was a father-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad and the first caliph of the Muslim world.
Baktygul f Kyrgyz
Derived from Persian بخت (bakht) meaning "fortune, happiness" and گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose".
Bala 1 m & f Hinduism, Tamil
Means "young" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form बाल and the feminine form बाला (a minor Hindu goddess).
Bala 2 f Biblical Latin
Latin form of Bilhah.
Baladeva m Hinduism
Means "god of strength" from Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength" combined with देव (deva) meaning "god". Baladeva (also called Balarama) is the name of the older brother of the Hindu god Krishna.
Balakrishna m Indian, Telugu, Kannada
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" combined with the name of the Hindu god Krishna.
Balam m Indigenous American, Mayan
Means "jaguar" in Mayan (Yucatec Maya báalam; K'iche' Maya balam).
Balarabe m Western African, Hausa
Means "born on Wednesday" in Hausa, derived from Laraba "Wednesday".
Balaram m Indian, Odia, Bengali, Hindi, Nepali
Modern transcription of Balarama.
Balarama m Hinduism
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" combined with the name of the Hindu deity Rama 1. This is the name of a Hindu god, the elder brother of Krishna.
Balázs m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Blaise.
Balbina f Spanish, Portuguese (Rare), Polish (Rare), Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Balbinus. Saint Balbina was a 2nd-century Roman woman martyred with her father Quirinus.
Balbino m Spanish, Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of Balbinus.
Balbinus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen that was a derivative of Balbus.
Balbus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen meaning "stammerer" in Latin. This was a family name of the mother of Emperor Augustus, Atia Balba Caesonia.
Baldassare m Italian
Italian form of Balthazar.
Balder m Norse Mythology
From Old Norse Baldr meaning "hero, lord, prince", derived from baldr meaning "brave, bold". In Norse mythology Balder was the handsome son of Odin and Frigg. Because of the disturbing dreams he had when he was young, his mother extracted an oath from every thing in the world that it would not harm him. However the devious god Loki learned that she had overlooked mistletoe. Being jealous, he tricked the blind god Hoder into throwing a branch of mistletoe at Balder, which killed him.
Balderich m Germanic
Old German form of Baldric.
Baldev m Indian, Hindi
Modern Hindi transcription of Baladeva.
Baldewin m Germanic
Old German form of Baldwin.
Baldilo m Germanic
Originally a diminutive of names containing the Old German element bald meaning "bold, brave" (Proto-Germanic *balþaz).
Baldo m Italian, Spanish, Germanic
Originally a short form of names containing the Old German element bald meaning "bold, brave" (Proto-Germanic *balþaz), such as Baldwin and Theobald. In Italian it can also be short for the non-Germanic name Baldassare.
Baldomar m Germanic
Old German form of Baldomero.
Baldomero m Spanish
Derived from the Old German elements bald "bold, brave" and mari "famous".
Baldovino m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Baldwin.
Baldr m Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Balder.
Baldric m English (Archaic)
Derived from the Old German elements bald "bold, brave" and rih "ruler, king". It was borne by a 7th-century Frankish saint, the founder of the monastery of Montfaucon. The Normans introduced this name to Britain, and it was common in the Middle Ages.
Balduíno m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Baldwin.
Balduino m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Baldwin.
Baldur m German, Icelandic
German and Icelandic form of Balder.
Baldwin m English, Germanic
Means "bold friend", derived from the Old German elements bald "bold, brave" and wini "friend". In the Middle Ages this was a popular name in Flanders and among the Normans, who brought it to Britain. It was borne by one of the leaders of the First Crusade, an 11th-century nobleman from Flanders. After the crusaders conquered Jerusalem, he was crowned as the king of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Balendin m Basque
Basque form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).
Balfour m English (Rare)
From a Scottish surname, originally from various place names, themselves derived from Gaelic baile "village" and pòr "pasture, crop, cropland".
Bálint m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).
Balla f Biblical Greek
Greek form of Bilhah.
Balor m Irish Mythology
Meaning uncertain. In Irish mythology Balor was a giant king of the Fomorians. He had an evil eye that could destroy opposing armies, though it took four men to pull open the eyelid. In battle with the Tuatha Dé Danann he slew their king Nuada, but was himself killed when the hero Lugh shot a stone into his eye.