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

BJÖRK   f   Icelandic
Means "birch tree" in Icelandic.

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

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

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

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

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]

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.

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

BOADICEA   f   Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of BOUDICCA

BOBBI   f   English
Feminine form of BOBBY

BOBBIE   f & m   English
Variant and feminine form of BOBBY

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

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

BOGNA   f   Polish
Polish feminine form of BOGDAN

BOGUMIŁA   f   Polish
Feminine form of BOGUMIŁ

BOGUSŁAWA   f   Polish
Feminine form of BOGUSŁAW

BOHUMILA   f   Czech
Czech feminine form of BOGUMIŁ

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.

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

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

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

BOLESŁAWA   f   Polish
Feminine form of BOLESŁAW

BONITA   f   English
Means "pretty" in Spanish... [more]

BONNIE   f   English
Means "pretty" from the Scottish word bonnie, which was itself derived from Middle French bon "good"... [more]

BOPHA   f   Khmer
Means "flower" in Khmer.

BORA (2)   f   Albanian
Derived from Albanian borë "snow".

BORBÁLA   f   Hungarian
Hungarian variant of BARBARA

BORGHILD   f   Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Derived from the Old Norse elements borg "fortification" and hildr "battle"... [more]

BORISLAVA   f   Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian
Feminine form of BORISLAV

BOSMAT   f   Jewish
Hebrew form of BASEMATH

BOTUM   f   Khmer
Means "princess" in Khmer.

BOUDICCA   f   Ancient Celtic
Derived from British boud meaning "victory"... [more]

BOYANA   f   Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of BOJANA

BOYKA   f   Bulgarian
Feminine form of BOYKO

BOŽENA   f   Czech
Feminine diminutive of BOŽIDAR

BOŻENA   f   Polish
Feminine diminutive of BOŻYDAR

BÖZSI   f   Hungarian
Diminutive of ERZSÉBET

BRACHA   f   Jewish
Means "blessing" in Hebrew.

BRAELYN   f   English (Modern)
A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn.

BRAIDY   m & f   English (Rare)
Variant of BRADY

BRAITH   f & m   Welsh
Means "speckled" in Welsh.

BRANCA   f   Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of BLANCHE

BRANDA   f   English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of BRANDY or a feminine form of BRAND.

BRANDE   f   English
Variant of BRANDY

BRANDEE   f   English
Variant of BRANDY

BRANDI   f   English
Variant of BRANDY

BRANDIE   f   English
Variant of BRANDY

BRÂNDUȘA   f   Romanian
Means "crocus" in Romanian.

BRANDY   f   English
From the English word brandy for the alcoholic drink... [more]

BRANISLAVA   f   Serbian, Slovak, Czech
Serbian, Slovak and Czech feminine form of BRONISŁAW

BRAŇKA   f   Slovak
Slovak diminutive of BRANISLAVA

BRANKA   f   Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of BRANKO

BRANWEN   f   Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "beautiful raven" from Welsh bran "raven" and gwen "fair, white, blessed"... [more]

BRAVA   f   Esperanto
Means "valiant, brave" in Esperanto.

BREANA   f   English (Modern)
Feminine form of BRIAN

BREANN   f   English (Modern)
Feminine form of BRIAN

BREANNA   f   English (Modern)
Feminine form of BRIAN

BREANNE   f   English (Modern)
Feminine form of BRIAN

BRECHTJE   f   Dutch
Feminine form of BRECHT

BREDA   f   Irish
Anglicized form of BRÍD

BREE   f   Irish
Anglicized form of BRÍGH

BREESHEY   f   Manx
Manx form of BRIDGET

BREINDEL   f   Yiddish
Means "brunette" in Yiddish.

BRENDA   f   English
Possibly a feminine form of the Old Norse name Brandr, meaning "sword", which was brought to Britain in the Middle Ages... [more]

BRENNA   f   English
Possibly a variant of BRENDA or a feminine form of BRENNAN.

BRETT   m & f   English
From a Middle English surname meaning "a Breton", referring to an inhabitant of Brittany.

BRIALLEN   f   Welsh
Means "primrose" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

BRIANA   f   English
Feminine form of BRIAN

BRIANNA   f   English, Irish
Feminine form of BRIAN

BRIANNE   f   English (Modern)
Feminine form of BRIAN

BRIAR   m & f   English (Rare)
From the English word for the thorny plant.

BRÍD   f   Irish
Contracted form of BRIGHID

BRIDE   f   Irish
Anglicized form of BRÍD

BRIDGET   f   Irish, English, Irish Mythology
Anglicized form of the Irish name Brighid which means "exalted one"... [more]

BRIDGETTE   f   English
Variant of BRIDGET

BRIDIE   f   English
Anglicized diminutive of BRÍD

BRIELLE   f   English (Modern)
Short form of GABRIELLE... [more]

BRÍGH   f   Irish
Derived from Irish brígh meaning "power, high".

BRIGHID   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Irish form of BRIDGET

BRIGID   f   Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of BRIGHID

BRÍGIDA   f   Portuguese
Portuguese form of BRIDGET

BRIGIDA   f   Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of BRIDGET

BRIGIT   f   Irish Mythology
Irish form of BRIDGET

BRIGITA   f   Slovene, Latvian
Slovene and Latvian form of BRIDGET

BRIGITTA   f   German, Dutch, Hungarian
German, Dutch and Hungarian form of BRIDGET

BRIGITTE   f   German, French
German and French form of BRIDGET

BRIONY   f   English (Rare)
Variant of BRYONY

BRISEIS   f   Greek Mythology
Patronymic derived from Βρισευς (Briseus), a Greek name of unknown meaning... [more]

BRÎSKA   f   Kurdish
Means "glitter" in Kurdish.

BRIT   f   Norwegian
Norwegian short form of BIRGITTA

BRITA   f   Scandinavian, Finnish
Diminutive of BIRGITTA

BRITANNIA   f   English (Rare)
From the Latin name of the island of Britain, in occasional use as an English given name since the 18th century... [more]

BRITNEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of BRITTANY

BRITT   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of BIRGITTA

BRITTA   f   Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of BIRGITTA

BRITTANI   f   English (Modern)
Variant of BRITTANY

BRITTANIA   f   English (Rare)
Variant of BRITTANY

BRITTANY   f   English
From the name of the region in the northwest of France, called in French Bretagne... [more]

BRITTNEY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of BRITTANY

BRITTNY   f   English (Modern)
Variant of BRITTANY

BROGAN   m & f   Irish
Derived from Gaelic bróg "shoe" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

BRON   f   ?
Short form of BRONWEN

BRÓNACH   f   Irish
Derived from Irish Gaelic brón meaning "sorrow"... [more]

BRONAGH   f   Irish
Anglicized form of BRÓNACH

BRONISLAVA   f   Czech, Slovak, Russian
Czech, Slovak and Russian feminine form of BRONISŁAW

BRONISŁAWA   f   Polish
Feminine form of BRONISŁAW

BRONWEN   f   Welsh
Derived from the Welsh elements bron "breast" and gwen "white, fair, blessed".

BRONWYN   f   Welsh
Variant of BRONWEN

BROOK   m & f   English
From an English surname which denoted one who lived near a brook.

BROOKE   f   English
Variant of BROOK... [more]

BROOKLYN   f   English (Modern)
From the name of the borough of New York City, originally derived from Dutch Breukelen meaning "broken land"... [more]

BROOKLYNN   f   English (Modern)
Variant of BROOKLYN

BRUNA   f   Italian, Portuguese
Feminine diminutive of BRUNO

BRUNELLA   f   Italian
Feminine diminutive of BRUNO

BRUNETTE   f   ?
Feminine diminutive of BRUNO

BRUNHILD   f   German, Germanic Mythology
From the Old Norse name Brynhildr, derived from the elements brynja "armour, protection" and hildr "battle"... [more]

BRUNHILDE   f   German, Germanic Mythology
Variant of BRUNHILD

BRUNILDA   f   Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of BRUNHILD

BRYANA   f   English (Modern)
Feminine form of BRIAN

BRYANNA   f   English (Modern)
Feminine form of BRIAN

BRYANNE   f   English (Rare)
Feminine form of BRIAN

BRYGIDA   f   Polish
Polish form of BRIDGET

BRYNHILD   f   Norwegian
Norwegian form of Brynhildr (see BRUNHILD).

BRYNHILDR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of BRUNHILD

BRYNJA   f   Icelandic
Means "armour" in Old Norse.

BRYNN   f   English (Modern)
Feminine variant of BRYN

BRYNNE   f   English (Rare)
Feminine variant of BRYN

BRYONY   f   English (Rare)
From the name of a type of Eurasian vine, formerly used as medicine... [more]

BUDUR   f   Arabic
Strictly feminine form of BADR

BUFFY   f   English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH, from a child's pronunciation of the final syllable... [more]

BULAN   f   Indonesian
Means "moon" in Indonesian.

BUNNY   f   English
Diminutive of BERENICE

BURCU   f   Turkish
Means "sweet smelling, fragrant" in Turkish.

BURGUNDY   f   English (Rare)
This name can refer either to the region in France, the wine (which derives from the name of the region), or the colour (which derives from the name of the wine).

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