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BEOWULF   m   Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Possibly means "bee wolf" (in effect equal to "bear") from Old English beo "bee" and wulf "wolf"... [more]

BEPPE   m   Italian
Diminutive of GIUSEPPE

BER   m   Yiddish
Means "bear" in Yiddish.

BERACH   m   Irish
Variant of BEARACH

BERACHA   f   Jewish
Variant transcription of BRACHA

BERENICE   f   English, Italian
Ancient Macedonian form of the Greek name Φερενικη (Pherenike), which meant "bringing victory" from φερω (phero) "to bring" and νικη (nike) "victory"... [more]

BEREZI   f   Basque
Means "special" in Basque.

BERGLIOT   f   Norwegian
Variant of BERGLJOT

BERGLJOT   f   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Bergljót, which was composed of the elements berg "help, save" and ljótr "light".

BERIT   f   Scandinavian
Variant of BIRGIT

BERJOUHI   f   Armenian
Means "elegant lady" in Armenian.

BERK   m   Turkish
Means "solid, firm, strong" in Turkish.

BERKANT   m   Turkish
Means "solid oath" in Turkish.

BERKER   m   Turkish
Means "solid man" in Turkish.

BERKO   m   Western African
Means "first born" in Akan.

BERLIN   f   Various
From the name of the city in Germany, which is of uncertain meaning.

BERNA   f   Turkish
Means "young" in Turkish.

BERNADETT   f   Hungarian
Hungarian form of BERNADETTE

BERNADETTE   f   French
French feminine form of BERNARD... [more]

BERNADINE   f   English
Feminine form of BERNARD

BERNARD   m   English, French, Polish
Derived from the Germanic element bern "bear" combined with hard "brave, hardy"... [more]

BERNARDETTA   f   Italian
Italian feminine form of BERNARD

BERNARDINE   f   French
French feminine form of BERNARD

BERNARDINO   m   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Diminutive of BERNARDO

BERNARDITA   f   Spanish
Spanish feminine form of BERNARD

BERNARDO   m   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of BERNARD

BERNÁT   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of BERNARD

BERNAT   m   Catalan
Catalan form of BERNARD

BERND   m   German
Short form of BERNHARD

BERNETTA   f   English
Diminutive of BERENICE

BERNHARD   m   German
German form of BERNARD

BERNICE   f   English, Biblical
Contracted form of BERENICE... [more]

BERNIE   m & f   English
Short form of BERNARD, BERNADETTE, and other names beginning with Bern.

BERNIECE   f   English
Variant of BERNICE

BERNT   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of BERNARD

BERRY (1)   m   English
Variant of BARRY

BERRY (2)   f   English (Rare)
From the English word referring to the small fruit... [more]

BERT   m   English, Dutch
Short form of ALBERT and other names containing the element bert, often derived from the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright".

BERTA   f   Polish, Czech, Hungarian, German, Spanish, Italian, Slovene
Form of BERTHA

BERTALAN   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of BARTHOLOMEW

BERTHA   f   German, English
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element beraht meaning "bright, famous"... [more]

BERTHE   f   French
French form of BERTHA

BERTHOLD   m   German
Means "bright ruler" from the Germanic element beraht "bright" combined with wald "rule".

BERTIE   m & f   English
Diminutive of ALBERT, HERBERT, and other names containing bert (often derived from the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright").

BERTIL   m   Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of BERTHOLD

BERTINA   f   English
Feminine form of BERT

BERTÓK   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of BERTRAM

BERTOLDO   m   Italian
Italian form of BERTHOLD

BERTRAM   m   English, German
Means "bright raven", derived from the Germanic element beraht "bright" combined with hramn "raven"... [more]

BERTRAND   m   French, English
French form of BERTRAM... [more]

BERTRANDO   m   Italian
Italian form of BERTRAM

BERWYN   m   Welsh
Means "white head" from the Welsh elements barr "head" and wyn "white".

BERYL   f   English
From the English word for the clear or pale green precious stone, ultimately deriving from Sanskrit... [more]

BESNIK   m   Albanian
Means "faithful" in Albanian.

BESS   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH

BESSIE   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH

BETELGEUSE   m   Astronomy
The name of the star that marks the right shoulder of the constellation Orion... [more]

BETH   f   English
Short form of ELIZABETH, or sometimes BETHANY.

BETHAN   f   Welsh
Welsh diminutive of ELIZABETH

BETHANIA   f   Spanish
Spanish form of BETHANY

BETHANIE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of BETHANY

BETHANY   f   English, Biblical
Means "house of figs" in Hebrew, from a biblical place name... [more]

BETHARI   f   Indonesian
Means "goddess" in Javanese.

BETHEL   f   Biblical
From an Old Testament place name meaning "house of God" in Hebrew... [more]

BETHNEY   f   English (Rare)
Variant of BETHANY

BETHUEL   m   Biblical
Means "man of God" in Hebrew... [more]

BETONY   f   English (Rare)
From the name of the minty medicinal herb.

BETRYS   f   Welsh
Welsh form of BEATRICE

BETSY   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH

BETTE   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH

BETTIE   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH

BETTINA (1)   f   German
Diminutive of ELISABETH

BETTINA (2)   f   Italian
Diminutive of BENEDETTA

BETTINO   m   Italian
Diminutive of BENEDETTO

BETTY   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH

BETTYE   f   English
Variant of BETTY

BEULAH   f   Biblical, English
Means "married" in Hebrew... [more]

BEVAN   m   Welsh
From a Welsh surname which was derived from ap Evan meaning "son of EVAN".

BEVERLEY   f   English
Variant of BEVERLY

BEVERLY   f & m   English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "beaver stream" in Old English... [more]

BEVIN   f   Irish
Anglicized form of BÉIBHINN

BEVIS   m   English (Rare)
From an English surname which is possibly derived from the name of the French town Beauvais.

BEYLKE   f   Yiddish
Diminutive of BAILA

BHALTAIR   m   Scottish
Scottish form of WALTER

BHARAT   m   Indian
Modern transcription of BHARATA

BHARATA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "being maintained" in Sanskrit... [more]

BHASKAR   m   Indian
Modern transcription of BHASKARA

BHASKARA   m   Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "shining", derived from a combination of Sanskrit भास (bhasa) "light" and कर (kara) "making"... [more]

BHÀTAIR   m   Scottish
Scottish form of WALTER

BIA   f   Portuguese
Pet form of BEATRIZ

BIAGGIO   m   Italian
Variant of BIAGIO

BIAGINO   m   Italian
Diminutive of BIAGIO

BIAGIO   m   Italian
Italian form of BLAISE

BIANCA   f   Italian, Romanian
Italian cognate of BLANCHE... [more]

BIANKA   f   Hungarian
Hungarian form of BIANCA

BIBIANA   f   Italian, Spanish
Variant of VIVIANA

BIBIGUL   f   Kazakh
Means "nightingale" in Kazakh.

BICE   f   Italian
Short form of BEATRICE

BICH   f   Vietnamese
Means "jade" in Vietnamese.

BIDANE   f   Basque
Means "way" in Basque.

BIDDY   f   Irish, English
Diminutive of BRIDGET

BIDELIA   f   Irish
Diminutive of BRIDGET

BIEITO   m   Galician
Galician form of BENEDICT

BIENVENIDA   f   Spanish
Derived from Spanish bienvenido meaning "welcome".

BIFF   m   English (Rare)
From a nickname which was based on the English word biff, which means "punch, hit, strike".

BIHOTZ   f   Basque
Means "heart" in Basque.

BIJAY   m   Indian (Bengali)
Bengali form of VIJAY

BIJOU   f   Various
Means "jewel" in French.

BIJOY   m   Indian (Bengali)
Bengali form of VIJAY

BIKENDI   m   Basque
Basque form of VINCENT

BILAL   m   Arabic
Means "wetting, moistening" in Arabic.

BILBO   m   Literature
This was the name of the hero of 'The Hobbit' (1937) by J... [more]

BILE   m   Irish Mythology
Irish cognate of Bel (see BELENUS).

BİLGE   f   Turkish
Means "wise" in Turkish.

BILHAH   f   Biblical
Means "bashful" in Hebrew... [more]

BILJANA   f   Serbian, Macedonian
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from a south Slavic word meaning "herb".

BILL   m   English
Short form of WILLIAM... [more]

BILLIE   m & f   English
Diminutive of BILL... [more]

BILLY   m   English
Diminutive of BILL... [more]

BILYANA   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of BILJANA

BIMA   m   Indonesian
Means "brave" in Indonesian.

BINDY   f   English
Diminutive of BELINDA

BINE   f   Danish
Short form of JACOBINE

BINH   m & f   Vietnamese
Means "peace" in Vietnamese.

BINYAMIN   m   Jewish
Hebrew form of BENJAMIN

BION   m   Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek name derived from βιος (bios) meaning "life".

BIPIN   m   Indian (Bengali)
Bengali form of VIPIN

BIRGER   m   Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse bjarga meaning "to help, to save, to protect".

BIRGIT   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian variant of BIRGITTA

BIRGITTA   f   Swedish
Usually explained as a Scandinavian form of BRIDGET, though it may in fact be a feminine derivative of BIRGER... [more]

BIRGITTE   f   Danish
Danish form of BIRGITTA

BIRTE   f   Danish
Danish diminutive of BIRGITTA

BIRTHE   f   Danish
Danish diminutive of BIRGITTA

BISERA   f   Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from the south Slavic word бисер (biser) "pearl".

BISHEN   m   Indian (Sikh)
Variant of VISHNU

BISHOP   m   English
Either from the English occupational surname, or else directly from the English word... [more]

BITHIAH   f   Biblical
Means "daughter of YAHWEH" in Hebrew... [more]

BITTOR   m   Basque
Basque form of VICTOR

BJARKE   m   Danish
Danish diminutive of BJØRN

BJARNE   m   Scandinavian
Variant of BJÖRN

BJARTE   m   Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Bjartr, which meant "bright".

BJARTUR   m   Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bjartr (see BJARTE).

BJOERN   m   Scandinavian
Variant of BJÖRN or BJØRN

BJØRG   f   Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse björg meaning "protection, help".

BJÖRK   f   Icelandic
Means "birch tree" in Icelandic.

BJÖRN   m   Swedish, German, Ancient Scandinavian
From an Old Norse name meaning "bear".

BJØRN   m   Norwegian, Danish
Danish and Norwegian form of BJÖRN

BJORNE   m   Swedish
Variant of BJÖRN

BLAANID   f   Manx
Manx cognate of BLÁITHÍN... [more]

BLAINE   m   English
From a Scottish surname which was derived from the given name Bláán, which meant "yellow" in Gaelic... [more]

BLAIR   m & f   Scottish, English
From a Scottish surname meaning "plain, battlefield" in Gaelic.

BLAISE   m   French
From the Roman name Blasius which meant "lisping" from Latin blaesus... [more]

BLÁITHÍN   f   Irish
Means "little flower", derived from the Irish word blath "flower" and a diminutive suffix.

BLAKE   m   English
From a surname which was derived from Old English blæc "black" or blāc "pale"... [more]

BLANCA   f   Spanish
Spanish cognate of BLANCHE.

BLANCH   f   English
Variant of BLANCHE

BLANCHE   f   French, English
From a medieval French nickname meaning "white, fair"... [more]

BLANDINE   f   French
French form of the Roman name Blandina, which was the feminine form of Blandinus, which was itself a derivative of the cognomen Blandus which meant "charming" in Latin... [more]

BLANID   f   Irish
Anglicized form of BLÁTHNAT

BLANKA   f   Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian
Czech, Slovak, Polish and Hungarian form of BLANCHE

BLAS   m   Spanish
Spanish form of BLAISE

BLÁTHNAID   f   Irish
Variant of BLÁTHNAT

BLÁTHNAT   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "little flower" from the Irish word blath "flower" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

BLAŽ   m   Slovene
Slovene form of BLAISE

BLAZE   m   English (Modern)
Modern variant of BLAISE influenced by the English word blaze.

BŁAŻEJ   m   Polish
Polish form of BLAISE

BLAŽEJ   m   Czech
Czech form of BLAISE

BLEDDYN   m   Welsh
From Welsh blaidd "wolf" combined with a diminutive suffix.

BLEJAN   f   Cornish
Means "flower" in Cornish.

BLERTA   f   Albanian
Derived from Albanian blertë "green".

BLODEUWEDD   f   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "face of flowers" in Welsh... [more]

BLODEUYN   f   Welsh
Means "flower" in Welsh.

BLODWEN   f   Welsh
Means "white flowers" from Welsh blodau "flowers" combined with gwen "white, fair, blessed".

BLONDIE   f   English (Rare)
From a nickname for a person with blond hair... [more]

BLOSSOM   f   English
From the English word blossom, ultimately from Old English blóstm... [more]

BLUMA   f   Yiddish
Means "flower" in Yiddish.

BLYTHE   m   English (Rare)
From a surname which meant "cheerful" in Old English.

BO (1)   m   Swedish, Danish
From a nickname derived from Old Norse bua "to live".

BO (2)   m & f   Chinese
Means "wave" in Chinese.

BOADICEA   f   Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of BOUDICCA

BOAZ   m   Biblical, Jewish
Means "swiftness" in Hebrew... [more]

BOB   m   English, Dutch
Short form of ROBERT... [more]

BOBBI   f   English
Feminine form of BOBBY

BOBBIE   f & m   English
Variant and feminine form of BOBBY

BOBBY   m   English
Diminutive of BOB... [more]

BODIL   f   Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Bóthildr, derived from bót "remedy" and hildr "battle".

BOGDAN   m   Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian
Means "given by God" from the Slavic elements bog "god" and dan "given".

BOGDANA   f   Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian
Feminine form of BOGDAN

BOGHOS   m   Armenian
Armenian form of PAUL

BOGNA   f   Polish
Polish feminine form of BOGDAN

BOGOMIL   m   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of BOGUMIŁ

BOGOMIR   m   Slovene
Slovene form of BOHUMÍR

BOGUMIŁ   m   Polish
Means "favoured by God" from the Slavic elements bog "god" and mil "favour".

BOGUMIŁA   f   Polish
Feminine form of BOGUMIŁ

BOGUSŁAW   m   Polish
Means "glory of God" from the Slavic elements bog "god" and slav "glory".

BOGUSŁAWA   f   Polish
Feminine form of BOGUSŁAW

BOHDAN   m   Czech, Ukrainian
Czech and Ukrainian form of BOGDAN

BOHUMIL   m   Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of BOGUMIŁ

BOHUMILA   f   Czech
Czech feminine form of BOGUMIŁ

BOHUMÍR   m   Czech, Slovak
Means "God is peaceful" from the Slavic elements bog "god" and mir "peace".

BOHUSLAV   m   Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian
Czech, Slovak and Ukrainian form of BOGUSŁAW

BOHUSLAVA   f   Czech, Ukrainian
Feminine form of BOHUSLAV

BOIPELO   m & f   Southern African
Means "proud" in Tswana.

BOITUMELO   f & m   Southern African
Means "joy" in Tswana.

BOJAN   m   Slovene, Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Slavic boi meaning "battle".

BOJANA   f   Slovene, Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of BOJAN

BOJIDAR   m   Bulgarian
Variant transcription of BOZHIDAR

BOLANLE   f   Yoruba
Means "finds wealth at home" in Yoruba.

BOLDIZSÁR   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of BALTAZAR

BOLEK   m   Polish
Diminutive of BOLESŁAW

BOLESLAV   m   Russian, Czech, Slovak
Russian, Czech and Slovak form of BOLESŁAW

BOLESLAVA   f   Russian, Czech
Russian and Czech feminine form of BOLESŁAW

BOLESŁAW   m   Polish
Means "great glory" from the Slavic elements bole "large" and slav "glory"... [more]

BOLESŁAWA   f   Polish
Feminine form of BOLESŁAW

BOLIVAR   m   Spanish
From a surname which was taken from the Basque place name Bolibar, which was derived from bolu "mill" and ibar "riverside"... [more]

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