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Bašmu m Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian MythologyMeans "venomous snake", possibly deriving from the Sumerian elements
muš ("snake, reptile") and
uš ("venom, poison"). Name borne by a figure from Mesopotamian mythology, a horned snake with two forelegs and wings.
Basoor m PashtoThis name was first given to Basirullah , know as Basoor Afg
Basoy f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bas meaning "enough, stop" and
oy meaning "moon".
Bastil m SovietAdoption of French
Bastille, referring to the stormed fortress in Paris during the French Revolution.
Bata f Basque (Rare)Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of
Beata. The name coincides with Basque
bata, absolutive plural of
bat, meaning "one".
Batal m AbkhazDerived from Arabic بطل
(batal) meaning "hero".
Batalanta f EsperantoFeminine form of Batalanto, which means "Warrior" in Esperanto. Batalanta, means "Female Warrior".
Batandwa m & f AfricanBatandwa was a used name reffering to followers in Christianity.
Batara Guru m Indonesian MythologyFrom Indonesian
batara meaning "god, deity", ultimately from Sanskrit भट्टार
(bhattara), and
guru meaning "teacher", ultimately from Sanskrit गुरु
(guru)... [
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Batara Sambu m Indonesian MythologyFrom Indonesian
batara meaning "god, deity" and
sambu of uncertain meaning, possibly from Sanskrit शंभु
(śambhu) meaning "sage, venerable man". In Javanese mythology, he is the god of teachers and a son of
Batara Guru.
Batbold m MongolianMeans "strong steel" in Mongolian, from бат
(batu) meaning "strong, firm" and болд
(bold) meaning "steel".
Batchéba f Biblical FrenchThis form of
Bathsheba is used in the Nouvelle Français courant (NFC) translation of the Bible. Batcheba Louis is a Haitian soccer player.
Bathala m Philippine MythologyMeans "god, deity" in Tagalog, derived from Sanskrit भट्टार
(bhaṭṭāra) meaning "holy, honourable, venerable" (through a transmission from Malay
betara). In native Tagalog mythology, Bathala is the deity who created the universe... [
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Baði m Old Norse, Norse MythologyDiminutive of names containing the element
bǫð meaning "battle". In Norse mythology this is the name of a Jotunn.
Bathilda f English (Rare), German, HistoryVariant of
Bathild. This was the name of a 7th-century English saint who became queen of the Franks after being sold to them as a slave. She was canonised for fighting against the slave trade, promoting monasticism and founding a convent... [
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Bathshua f Biblical, English (Puritan)Means "daughter of salvation" or "daughter of prosperity" in Hebrew. The first element is Hebrew בַּת
(bat) meaning "daughter"; the second element could be derived from the verb יָשַׁע
(yasha') "to save, to deliver", which is related to the verb שוע
(shawa') meaning "to cry out (for salvation)" and the nouns שוע
(shua'), שוע
(shoa') and שועה
(shawa) all of which mean "a cry (for salvation)", or it could be derived from a noun שוע which has been interpreted as meaning "riches, wealth".... [
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Batia f Greek MythologyThe name of a naiad of the town of Sparta in Lakedaimonia who married an early Spartan king, Oibalos. Her name is possibly derived from the word
βατεο (bateo) meaning "covering".
Batkhaan m MongolianMeans "strong king, firm ruler" in Mongolian, from бат
(batu) meaning "strong, firm" and хаан
(kaan) meaning "khan, ruler, leader"... [
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Batkhuyag f MongolianEtymology uncertain. Possibly means "armoured hero", deriving from the Mongolian elements баатар (
baatar) meaning "hero" and хуяг (
khuyag) meaning "armour".
Batman m Javanese, Popular CultureFrom a Jawi rendering of पत्मन् (
patman), meaning "path" in Sanskrit. A notable bearer of this name is Batman bin-
Suparman, a Singaporean man imprisoned for drugs, who was rumored to be named after the DC comics superhero.... [
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Bato m Albanian (Rare), History, IllyrianBato the Daesitiate (also known as Bato of the Daesitiates) was a chieftain of the Daesitiates, an Illyrian tribe which fought against the Roman Empire between 6 and 9 AD in a conflict known as Bellum Batonianum.
Bato m Cebuano, FilipinoFrom Cebuano
bato meaning "a rock, pebble, stone or boulder; a gemstone".
Bato m BuryatDerived from Mongolian бат
(batu) meaning "strong, firm".
Bátor m Hungarian (Rare)Originally it derives from a Turkish word and it means "warlord". Nowadays it is associated with Hungarian word "bride".
Batsaikhan m MongolianFrom Mongolian бат
(batu) meaning "strong, firm" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "beautiful, nice, handsome, fine".
Batsükh m MongolianMeans "strong axe" from Mongolian бат
(batu) meaning "strong, firm" and сүх
(sükh) meaning "axe".
Battalion m English (Puritan)Meaning, "a large, organized group of people pursuing a common aim or sharing a major undertaking." Referring to the army of God (believers).
Battuya f MongolianMeans "strong ray of light" in Mongolian, from бат
(batu) meaning "strong, firm" and туяа
(tuya) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".
Batu m TurkishMeans "prevailing, preponderant" in Turkic, though it is more frequently associated with the Turkish word
batı meaning "west".
Batura m Georgian (Rare)Either a variant of
Batur or derived from the Georgian adjective ბათურა
(batura) meaning "plump" (in reference to a child) as well as "fat dog"... [
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Batyrkhan m KazakhFrom Kazakh батыр
(batyr) meaning "hero, brave" combined with the Turkic title
khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Batzorig m MongolianDerived from Mongolian бат
(batu) meaning "strong, firm, loyal" and зориг
(zorig) meaning "courage, will, intention".
Baucis f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)Derived from Greek βαυκος
(baukos) meaning "prudish". In Greek mythology, Baucis and Philemon were an elderly couple who showed great hospitality to the god Zeus. Baucis was also the name of a Greek poet contemporaneous with Sappho and Erinna whose work is now lost, apostrophized in Erinna's 'Distaff'.
Baudelius m FrankishLatinized form of a possibly Germanic name. Saint Baudelius was a 3rd-century saint and martyr from Orleans.
Baudolino m ItalianFrom the Germanic element
baud, of uncertain meaning. This is the name of the patron saint of
Alessandria, who lived in the eighth century, as well as a book by Umberto Eco.
Baudrons m & f PetMeaning unknown. According to Wikipedia, this name is a Scottish cat name that is equivalent to the affectionate term
puss in English.
Baue m West FrisianA name of Germanic origin that has been so strongly abbreviated, that one can no longer tell with certainty what the original form and its meaning is. Some scholars think that it is derived from the name
Bavo.
Baugheiðr f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
baugr "ring, armlet, money" and
heiðr, "heath".
Baugr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
baugr "ring, money". This was the name of the sacred temple ring on which oaths were made.
Bauila f GaulishDerived from Gaulish
*baua, ultimately from Proto-Celtic
*baṷā, "dirt, mud".
Bauke m & f West Frisian, DutchFor a man, it is the diminutive form of
Baue - but for a woman, it is the feminine form of
Baue. However, the name is far more common on men than on women.
Baurak m MormonIn older publications of the Doctrine and Covenants, and alias used by Joseph Smith was a double name,
Baurak and
Ale. It is identified as a Hebrew term meaning "God bless you."
Bauto m HistoryFlavius Bauto (died c. 385) was a Romanised Frank who served as a magister militum of the Roman Empire and imperial advisor under Valentinian II.
Bauyrzhan m KazakhDerived from Kazakh бауыр
(bauyr) meaning "brother, relative, sibling" and жан
(zhan) meaning "soul".
Bava m HebrewBava or Baba is the name of various figures of the Talmud.... [
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Bavo m DutchA name of Germanic origin that has been so strongly abbreviated, that one can no longer tell with certainty what the original form and its meaning is. Some think that it may be a short form of a name containing the Germanic element
badu "battle" (like
Baderic), while others think that it is derived from the Germanic element
barn "child" via its Middle English form
babe... [
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Bawırjan m KazakhFrom the Kazakh
бауыр (bawır) literally meaning "liver, stomach" but figuratively meaning "blood relations, siblings" and
жан (jan) meaning "soul".
Baxtigul f UzbekDerived from
baxt meaning "happiness" and
gul meaning "flower, rose".
Baxtiqiz f UzbekDerived from
baxt meaning "happiness" and
qiz meaning "girl".
Baxtli f UzbekMeans "fortunate, lucky, blessed" in Uzbek.
Bay m Medieval RussianDerived from the archaic Russian verb баять
(bayat) meaning "to speak, to tell", which is ultimately derived from Church Slavonic
bajati meaning "to speak, to talk, to tell, to narrate".
Bayan f KazakhDerived from Turkic
bayan meaning "lady, woman".
Bayandalai m & f MongolianDerived from Mongolian баян
(bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy" and далай
(dalai) meaning "ocean, sea".
Bayangöl f BashkirFrom Bashkir
баян (bayan) meaning "happy" and
гөл (göl) meaning "flower".
Bayanhïlïw f BashkirFrom Bashkir
баян (bayan) meaning "happy" and
һылыу (hiliw) meaning "beautiful, beauty".
Bayannamar m & f MongolianDerived from Mongolian баян
(bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy" and намар
(namar) meaning "autumn".
Bayarbaatar m MongolianFrom the Mongolian
баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy" and
баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
Bayarbileg m & f MongolianFrom the Mongolian
баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy" and
билэг (bileg) meaning "gift, talent".
Bayardalai m & f MongolianFrom the Mongolian
баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy" and
далай (dalai) meaning "sea".
Bayardo m SpanishSpanish form of
Bayard used by Gabriel García Márquez for a character in his novella 'Chronicle of a Death Foretold' (1981).
Bayarma f BuryatDerived from Buryat баяр
(bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".