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BEA   f   English
Short form of BEATRIX

BEARACH   m   Irish
Variant of BERACH

BEAT   m   German (Swiss)
Swiss German form of BEATUS

BEÁTA   f   Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Hungarian, Czech and Slovak form of BEATA

BEATA   f   Polish, German, Scandinavian, Late Roman
Derived from Latin beatus meaning "blessed"... [more]

BEATE   f   German
German form of BEATA

BEATHAG   f   Scottish
Feminine form of BEATHAN

BEATHAN   m   Scottish
Derived from Scottish Gaelic beatha meaning "life".

BÉATRICE   f   French
French form of BEATRIX

BEATRICE   f   Italian, English
Italian form of BEATRIX... [more]

BEATRISE   f   Latvian
Latvian form of BEATRIX

BEATRIU   f   Catalan
Catalan form of BEATRIX

BEATRIX   f   English, German, Dutch, Late Roman
Probably from Viatrix, a feminine form of the Late Latin name Viator which meant "voyager, traveller"... [more]

BEATRIZ   f   Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of BEATRIX

BEATRYCZE   f   Polish
Polish form of BEATRIX

BEATUS   m   Late Roman
Masculine form of BEATA... [more]

BEAU   m   English
Means "beautiful" in French... [more]

BEAUMONT   m   English (Rare)
From a French surname meaning "beautiful mountain".

BEAUREGARD   m   English (Rare)
From a French surname meaning "beautiful outlook".

BEAVIS   m   Popular Culture
Variant of BEVIS... [more]

BÉBHINN   f   Irish
Variant of BÉBINN

BÉBHIONN   f   Irish
Variant of BÉBINN

BÉBINN   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "fair lady" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

BECCA   f   English
Short form of REBECCA

BECCI   f   English (Modern)
Diminutive of REBECCA

BECKA   f   English
Short form of REBECCA

BECKAH   f   English
Short form of REBECCA

BECKY   f   English
Diminutive of REBECCA

BEDE   m   History
Modern form of the Old English name Baeda, possibly related to Old English bed "prayer"... [more]

BEDELIA   f   Irish
Irish diminutive of BRIDGET

BEDISA   f   Georgian
Means "it's fate" in Georgian.

BEDIVERE   m   Welsh Mythology (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of the Welsh name Bedwyr, which is of unknown meaning... [more]

BEDŘICH   m   Czech
Czech form of FREDERICK

BEDROS   m   Armenian
Armenian form of PETER

BEDWYR   m   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Welsh form of BEDIVERE

BEE   f   English
Short form of BEATRIX

BEELZEBUB   m   Biblical
From Hebrew בַּעַל זְבוּב (Ba'al Zevuv) meaning "lord of flies", intended as a mocking alteration of בּאל זבל (Ba'al Zevul) "Ba'al the exalted", one of the Canaanite names for their god BA'AL... [more]

BEHAR   m   Albanian
Means "summer" in Albanian.

BEHNAM   m   Iranian
Means "reputable" in Persian.

BEHRAM   m   Iranian
Variant of BAHRAM

BEHRUZ   m   Iranian
Means "fortunate" (literally "good day") in Persian.

BÉIBHINN   f   Irish
Variant of BÉBINN

BEILEAG   f   Scottish
Diminutive of ISEABAIL

BEITRIS   f   Scottish
Scottish form of BEATRICE

BEKKI   f   English (Modern)
Diminutive of REBECCA

BÉLA   m   Hungarian
The meaning of this name is not known for certain... [more]

BELÉN   f   Spanish
Spanish form of Bethlehem, the name of the town in Judah where King David and Jesus were born... [more]

BELENOS   m   Celtic Mythology
Variant of BELENUS

BELENUS   m   Celtic Mythology
Probably from a Celtic word meaning "bright, brilliant"... [more]

BELGİN   f   Turkish
Means "clear" in Turkish.

BELI   m   Welsh Mythology
Probably a Welsh derivative of BELENUS... [more]

BELIAL   m   Biblical, Judeo-Christian Legend
Means "worthless" in Hebrew... [more]

BELINDA   f   English
The meaning of this name is not known for certain... [more]

BELLA   f   English
Short form of ISABELLA and other names ending in bella... [more]

BELLATRIX   f   Astronomy
Means "female warrior" in Latin... [more]

BELLE   f   English
Short form of ISABELLA or names ending in belle... [more]

BELLONA   f   Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin bellare meaning "to fight"... [more]

BELPHOEBE   f   Literature
Combination of belle "beautiful" and the name PHOEBE... [more]

BEL-SARRA-USUR   m   Ancient Near Eastern
Akkadian form of BELSHAZZAR

BELSHATZZAR   m   Biblical Hebrew
Form of BELSHAZZAR found in the Hebrew Bible.

BELSHAZZAR   m   Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical
From בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר (Belshatzzar), the Hebrew form of the Akkadian name Bel-sarra-usur meaning "BA'AL protect the king"... [more]

BEN (1)   m   English, Dutch
Short form of BENJAMIN or BENEDICT... [more]

BEN (2)   m   Dutch
Short form of BERNHARD and other Germanic names beginning with the element bern meaning "bear".

BENAIAH   m   Biblical
From the Hebrew name בְּנָיָהוּ (Benayahu) meaning "YAHWEH has built"... [more]

BEÑAT   m   Basque
Basque form of BERNARD

BENAYAHU   m   Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of BENAIAH

BENCE   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of VINCENT... [more]

BENDIKS   m   Latvian
Latvian form of BENEDICT

BENDT   m   Danish
Danish form of BENEDICT

BENEDEK   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of BENEDICT

BENEDETTA   f   Italian
Italian feminine form of BENEDICT

BENEDETTO   m   Italian
Italian form of BENEDICT

BENEDICT   m   English
From the Late Latin name Benedictus which meant "blessed"... [more]

BENEDICTA   f   Late Roman
Feminine form of Benedictus (see BENEDICT).

BÉNÉDICTE   f   French
French feminine form of BENEDICT

BENEDICTUS   m   Late Roman, Dutch
Original form of BENEDICT as well as the modern Dutch form.

BENEDIKT   m   German, Russian
German and Russian form of BENEDICT

BENEDIKTA   f   German, Czech
German and Czech feminine form of BENEDICT

BENEDIKTE   f   Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian feminine form of BENEDICT

BENEDITA   f   Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of BENEDICT

BENEDITO   m   Portuguese
Portuguese form of BENEDICT

BENEDYKT   m   Polish
Polish form of BENEDICT

BENEDYKTA   f   Polish
Polish feminine form of BENEDICT

BENESH   m   Yiddish
Yiddish form of BENEDICT

BENGT   m   Swedish
Swedish form of BENEDICT

BENGTA   f   Swedish
Swedish feminine form of BENEDICT

BENIAMIN   m   Romanian, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Romanian form of BENJAMIN, as well as the form used in the Greek and Latin Bibles.

BENIAMINO   m   Italian
Italian form of BENJAMIN

BENIGNA   f   Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Late Roman
Feminine form of BENIGNO

BENIGNO   m   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Late Latin name Benignus which meant "kind, friendly" in Latin... [more]

BENIGNUS   m   Late Roman
Late Latin form of BENIGNO

BENITA   f   Spanish
Feminine form of BENITO

BENITO   m   Spanish, Italian
Spanish form of BENEDICT... [more]

BENJ   m   English
Short form of BENJAMIN

BENJAMIM   m   Portuguese
Portuguese form of BENJAMIN

BENJÁMIN   m   Hungarian
Hungarian form of BENJAMIN

BENJAMÍN   m   Spanish, Czech, Slovak
Spanish, Czech and Slovak form of BENJAMIN

BENJAMIN   m   English, French, German, Dutch, Biblical
From the Hebrew name בִּנְיָמִין (Binyamin) which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand"... [more]

BENJAMINE   f   French
French feminine form of BENJAMIN

BENJI   m   English
Diminutive of BENJAMIN

BENJY   m   English
Diminutive of BENJAMIN

BENNETT   m   English
Medieval form of BENEDICT... [more]

BENNIE   m   English
Diminutive of BENJAMIN or BENEDICT

BENNO   m   German
Short form of German names containing the element bern "bear".

BENNY   m   English
Diminutive of BENJAMIN or BENEDICT

BENOIT   m   French
French form of BENEDICT

BENOITE   f   French
French feminine form of BENEDICT

BENSON   m   English
From a surname which originally meant "son of BENEDICT".

BENT (1)   m   Danish
Danish form of BENEDICT

BENT (2)   m   Frisian
Frisian variant of BEN (2)

BENTE   f   Danish
Danish feminine form of BENEDICT

BENTLEY   m   English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "clearing covered with bent grass" in Old English... [more]

BENTO   m   Portuguese
Portuguese short form of BENEDITO

BENTON   m   English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town near bent grass" in Old English.

BENVENUTO   m   Italian
Means "welcome" in Italian... [more]

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
Derived from Gaelic biorach meaning "sharp"... [more]

BERACHA   f   Hebrew
Variant transcription of BRACHA

BERAHTHRABAN   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of BERTRAM, using an extended form of the second element.

BERAHTHRAM   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of BERTRAM

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

BERENIKE   f   Ancient Greek
Ancient Macedonian form of BERENICE

BEREZI   f   Basque
Means "special" in Basque.

BERGLIOT   f   Norwegian
Variant of BERGLJOT

BERGLJÓT   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of BERGLJOT

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

BERHTA   f   Ancient Germanic
Older form of BERTHA

BERHTOALD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of BERTHOLD

BERINHARD   m   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of BERNARD

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, English
French feminine form of BERNARD... [more]

BERNADINE   f   English
Feminine form of BERNARD

BERNARD   m   English, French, Polish, Ancient Germanic
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, Dutch, Scandinavian, Ancient Germanic
German, Dutch and Scandinavian form of BERNARD

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

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

BERNIECE   f   English
Variant of BERNICE

BERNIKE   f   Biblical Greek
Greek form 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, Ancient Germanic
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 (Archaic)
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 diminutive of BERTALAN and other names beginning with Bert.

BERTOLDO   m   Italian
Italian form of BERTHOLD

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

BERTRAND   m   French, English, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements beraht meaning "bright" and rand meaning "rim (of a shield)"... [more]

BERTRANDO   m   Italian
Italian form of BERTRAND

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, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of BETHANY used in the Greek and Latin New Testament.

BETHANIE   f   English (Rare)
Variant of BETHANY

BETHANY   f   English, Biblical
From the name of a biblical town, possibly derived from Hebrew בֵּית־תְּאֵנָה (beit-te'enah) meaning "house of figs"... [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]

BEV   f   English
Short form of BEVERLY

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 BÉBINN

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

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