Bibi

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Bibi 1
Revisions 3. usages AND description are verified
Gender Feminine
Usage Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Pronounced Pron. BIB-i(Swedish)  [key·IPA]
Other Forms FormsBibbi

Meaning & History

Diminutive of Birgitta and its various forms. It can also be used as a diminutive of other names beginning with or containing B, such as Bibiana and Beata. A known bearer was Swedish actress Berit Elisabet "Bibi" Andersson (1935-2019).
Added 5/31/2016 by lilolaf
Edited 8/7/2022 by Beautiful Victory and SeaHorse15

Bibi 2
Revisions not set
Gender Feminine
Usage Turkmen
Pronounced Pron. Bi:bi  [key]
Other Forms Formsбиби (Russian)

Meaning & History

Not available.
Added 8/19/2016 by dnzarasli
Edited 9/13/2016 by dnzarasli

Bibi 3
Revisions 1. basic formatting

Bibi 4
Revisions 1. basic formatting
Gender Feminine
Usage Portuguese
Other Forms FormsBia

Meaning & History

Portuguese diminutive of Beatriz. In Brazilian Portuguese this can also function as a diminutive of Gabriela, Fabiana, Bianca and other names containing a similar sound. This was borne by the Brazilian actress and singer Abigail 'Bibi' Ferreira (1922-2019).
Added 8/21/2016 by LMS
Edited 12/14/2023 by SeaHorse15 and Evil

Bibi 5
2a. listed usages are verified
Gender Feminine
Usage Bashkir
Scripts Биби(Bashkir)

Meaning & History

Means "hostess" in Bashkir.
Added 8/28/2016 by HL

Bibi 6
Revisions 1. basic formatting
Gender Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts 日々, 妃々, 美々, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced Pron. BEE-BEE  [key]

Meaning & History

From Japanese 日 (bi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 妃 (bi) meaning "a ruler's wife; queen; empress" or 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" and duplicated using 々. Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also be used to form this name.

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Vivi.
Added 1/27/2017 by lilolaf
Edited 1/17/2019 by Evil and lilolaf

Bibi 7
Revisions 2a. listed usages are verified
Gender Masculine
Usage Hebrew
Scripts ביבי(Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. Bee-bee  [key]
Other Forms FormsBibby

Meaning & History

Diminutive of Binyamin. This is borne by Israeli prime minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (1949-).
Added 8/29/2017 by anonymous
Edited 4/14/2019 by SeaHorse15 and Sofia

Bibi 8
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Gender Feminine
Usage Korean
Scripts 비비(Korean Hangul) 雨雨(Korean Hanja)
Pronounced Pron. BEE-BEE  [key]

Meaning & History

From Sino-Korean 雨 (bi) meaning "rain" doubled. Other hanja signs are possible. Spelling variant of Vivi.
Added 4/4/2024 by ogurek

See Also

User submission Bíbí