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Beca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabela.

Beccy f English
Variant of Becky.

Becher m Jewish, Biblical
Means "first born."

Bechora f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Feminine form of Bechor.

Becker m English
Transferred use of the surname Becker.

Beckey f English
Variant of Becky.

Beckie f English
Variant of Becky.

Beckom m English
Variant of Beckham.

Bedasi f Mari
Mari form of Feodosiya.

Beddinu m Sicilian
Variant of Bellinu.

Bede f English
Diminutive of Obedience used in the 18th century.

Bede m Sami
Sami form of Peder.

Bedejim m Obscure

Bedford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bedford.

Bedo m Welsh
Diminutive of Maredudd.

Beemin m Astronomy
Variant of Theemin.

Beenish f Pakistani
Means "vision, sight" in Urdu.

Befrîn f Kurdish
Means "snowy" in Kurdish.

Beghel m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Bæglir.

Begla m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Bæglir.

Bego f Spanish
Short form of Begoña.

Behâfarid m & f Persian
Derived from Persian به (beh) meaning "good" and آفرید (âfarid) meaning "creature".

Behati f Afrikaans
Possibly an Afrikaans variant of Beata. It is the name of Namibian fashion model Behati Prinsloo (b. 1989).

Behira f Hebrew, American, Yiddish
Means "clear, bright" in Hebrew.

Behiya f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant of Bahiyya.

Behkká m Sami
Sami form of Pekka.

Behr m English
Transferred use of the surname Behr.

Behre m Kurdish
Means "talent" in Kurdish.

Behrendt m German (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Behrend, recorded between the 1500s and 1800s.

Behrokh f Persian
Means "best face", from the Persian behtryn "best".

Béia f Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabel and Isabela.

Beid m & f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic al baid, meaning "the (ostrich) egg". This is the traditional name of the star Omicron 1 Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.

Beijaard m Dutch
Variant of Beiaard.

Beijaert m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Beyaert.

Beinidict m Irish
Irish form of Benedict.

Beinir m Old Norse, Faroese, Icelandic (Archaic)
From Old Norse beini(r) meaning "help, benefit".

Beinkt m Old Swedish
Old Swedish short form of Benedikt.

Beinteinn m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Benteinn.

Beiti m Old Norse
From Old Norse beita meaning "to pasture cattle", "to use a weapon", "to harness to a vehicle", "to steer or sail near the wind, to cruise".

Beitir m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Beiti.

Bejide m Yoruba
Means "(one that) come(s) with rain" in Yoruba.

Bejna f Kurdish
Means "charming" in Kurdish.

Beke m & f Ijaw, Ogoni
Means "America" or "American" in Khana and "English" in Ijaw.

Bekeara f Ijaw
Means "Englishwoman" in Ijaw.

Bekes f Ijaw
Short form of Bekeara.

Beketamun f Ancient Egyptian
Means "handmaid of Amun" in Egyptian.

Beketaten f Ancient Egyptian
Means "handmaid of Aten" in Egyptian.

Bekezela f Ndebele
Means "be patient" in Ndebele.

Bekka f English
Variant of Becca.

Bekkhildr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements bekkr "bench" and hildr "battle, fight".

Bekky f English (Modern)
Diminutive of Rebecca.

Bekoe m Akan
Means "war time" in Akan, typically used for a child born in war.

Bel f English, Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabel.

Bela m Biblical
Means "crooked."... [more]

Bela f Georgian, Spanish, Portuguese
Georgian short form of Izabela as well as a Spanish and Portuguese short form of Isabela. Also compare the Portuguese adjective bela meaning "beautiful".... [more]

Belatucadros m Celtic Mythology
Often translated as "fair shining one" or "fair slayer", derived in part from Celtic *bel(l)- "strong, powerful" or *belo- "bright" (cf. Belenus)... [more]

Beldan f Turkish
Means "venus" in Turkish.

Belém f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Belén.

Belena f Old Celtic, German, Danish, Celtic Mythology
Latinized feminine form of Belenus. Belena was the wife of the Gaulish solar god Belenus and the goddess of the sun and the beginning summer.

Belendia m Amharic
Means "say it out loud" or "do it right" in Amharic.

Belest m Old Norwegian
Variant of Býleistr.

Belet-ili f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "lady of the gods" or "mother of the gods" in Akkadian, deriving from the elements beltu ("lady, mistress") and ilu ("god, deity"). It is another name for the mother goddess Ninhursag.

Beleuzi f & m Ijaw
Means "first born" in Ijaw.

Beli f Spanish
Diminutive of Isabel.

Belica f Spanish
Diminutive of Isabel.

Bělinka f Czech
Diminutive of Běla.

Belise f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
English and Brazilian Portuguese adoption of Bélise.

Belizár m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Belisarius.

Belkisa f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Bilqis.

Bell f Scots
Variant of Belle.

Bellamaria f English
Combination of Bella and Maria, possibly inspired by the Virgin Mary (Bella Maria meaning "beautiful Mary").

Bellamie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bellamy.

Bellamina f English (American, Rare)

Bellarmina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Belarmino.

Bellest m Old Norwegian
Variant of Belest.

Bellia f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Belia.

Bellinu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Bello.

Belmondo m Croatian (Rare)
Means "beautiful world", from Italian bel "beautiful, pleasant" and mondo "world". It is used as a surname in Italy.

Beloha m Malagasy
Means "big head" in Malagasy.

Belteshazzar m Biblical Hebrew
Variant of Balthazar.

Belthazor m Popular Culture
Likely a variant of Balthazar, used in the TV show Charmed.

Beltrán m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Bertram or Bertrand. It is sometimes given in reference to the 16th-century Spanish saint Louis Bertrand (known as Luis Beltrán in Spanish), a Dominican friar who preached in South America; he is called the "Apostle to the Americas".

Beltran m Catalan
Variant of Bertran.

Beluca f Galician
Diminutive of Sabela. Not used as a given name in its own right.

Belvah f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Belva.

Belynda f English
Variant of Belinda.

Beňadik m Slovak
Slovak form of Benedict.

Benadikt m Faroese
Faroese form of Benedict.

Benadikta f Faroese
Faroese form of Benedicta.

Benafsha f Afghan
Afghani variant of Banafsheh.

Benajah m Biblical
Variant of Benaiah.

Benami m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Bonami. This name was also used as a secular form of Benjamin.

Benammi m Hebrew, Biblical
Means "son of my people" in Hebrew. This is the name of several people in the Bible.

Bênardin m Norman
Norman form of Bernardin.

Benaset m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Benedict.

Benaya m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Benaiah.

Benazira f Pashto (Rare)
Variant of Benazir.

Benchamín m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Benjamin.

Benda f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Bente.

Bende m Hungarian
Short form of Bendegúz.

Bende f Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bente.

Bendet m Jewish
Variant of Bendit.

Bendewa f Kurdish
Means "hopeful" in Kurdish.

Bendict m Old Swedish
Variant of Bendikt.

Bendigt m & f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Archaic Norwegian variant of Benedikt, as well as a Swedish feminine form.

Bendikt m & f Old Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Contracted form of Benedikt as well as a modern Swedish feminine form.

Bendina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bendine.

Bendine f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Elaboration of Bende.

Bendy m Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Benedikt.

Bendzhamen m Russian (Rare)
Russian transcription of Benjamin, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Benecia f Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Benicio.

Benedeit m Medieval Occitan
Medieval Occitan form of Benedict.

Benedet m Aragonese, Lombard
Aragonese and Lombard form of Benedict.

Benedictu m Asturian
Asturian form of Benedict.

Benedig m Breton (Rare)
Breton form of Benedict.

Benedikto m Basque
Basque form of Benedict.

Beneke m East Frisian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Bene, in use between the 1400s and 1700s.

Benel m Hebrew
Means "son of God" in Hebrew.

Benevolence f & m English (African)
From the English word, ultimately from Latin bene volent "well wishing".

Bengeirr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements ben "wound" and geirr "spear".

Benhadad m Biblical Hebrew
Means "son of Hadad" in Hebrew.

Benhur m Biblical Hebrew, Literature, English (American)
Means "son of Hur". The patronymic of the main character in the 1880 novel, 'Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ' by Lew Wallace.

Beni m Hebrew
Short form of Benyamin.

Beni f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (beni) or 朱 (beni) both meaning "crimson".

Benía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Benja.

Benicia f Spanish
Feminine form of Benicio.

Benidikta f Icelandic (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Benedikta.

Benie f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 衣 (e) meaning "clothes" or 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Benie m English (American)
Diminutive of Benjamin or Benedict.

Bénigne f & m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Benigna or Benignus.

Beniha f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers" or 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Benihime f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Benika f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 加 (ka) meaning "increase", 霞 (ka) meaning "mist" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance"... [more]

Beniko f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (beni) "red, vermilion" and 子 (ko) "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Benilde f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Benilda.

Beninye f & m Dagbani
Means "stay and witness" in Dagbani.

Benio f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (benio) meaning "crimson" or from Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 央 (o) meaning "center, middle". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Beníta f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Benita.

Benite f Swedish
Variant of Benita.

Benitte f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Benite.

Benja m Dutch, Spanish
Diminutive of Benjamin. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch actor Benja Bruijning (b. 1983).

Benja f Danish (Rare), Slovene
Short form of Benjamina.

Beʹnjam m Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Benjamin.

Benjaman m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjáme m Sami
Sami form of Benjamin.

Benjamen m English (Rare)
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjamîn m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Benjamin.

Benjamina f Hungarian (Rare), Slovene
Feminine form of Benjamin.

Benjamine m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjaminette f English (British, Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Benjamin.

Benjamini m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Benjamin.

Benjammin m Obscure
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjamyn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjas m Spanish
Diminutive of Benjamín.

Benjeminas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Benjamin.

Benjen m Popular Culture, Literature
Contracted form of Benjamin. It is the name of a character in the 'Game of Thrones' and 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series, Benjen Stark.

Benjerman m English (Rare)
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjie m English
Diminutive of Benjamin.

Benjiman m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjimin m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjirou m Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Benjirō.

Benjman m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benn m English
Variant of Ben 1.

Benna f Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with Ben-, particularly Bente and Benedikte, as well as a short form of names beginning with Bern-, particularly Bernhardine.

Bennedict m English (African, Rare)
Variant of Benedict.

Bennedikte f Danish
Variant of Benedikte.

Bennet m German (Modern), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bennett.

Bennu f Turkish
Means "an eagle" in Turkish. It's the name of a character in the Turkish TV series 'Binbir Gece'.

Benný f Icelandic
Short form of names beginning with Ben- and Bern-.

Beno m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Benno. Beno Budar (*1946) is a Sorbian writer and translator.

Beno m Kashubian, German (Bessarabian)
Short form of names beginning with either Ben- or Bern-, such as Benedikt, Beniamin and Bernat.

Benő m Hungarian
Diminutive of Benedek or Benjámin.

Bénoni m Norman
Norman form of Benoni.

Benóný m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Benoni.

Benouét m Norman
Norman form of Benedict.

Bentein m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Benteinn.

Benthine f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Bentine.

Benti m Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Benteinn.

Bentína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bentina.

Bentina f Swedish, Popular Culture
Variant of Bentine.

Bentine f Norwegian (Rare)
Elaboration of Bente.

Bentje f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Ben 2.

Bentje f East Frisian
Diminutive of Bente.

Bentlee m American
Variant of Bentley.

Bently m English (Modern)
Variant of Bentley.

Benvenida f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Bienvenida.

Benvenutas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Benvenuto.

Benvido m Medieval Galician
Derived from the Galician the adjective benvido "welcome".

Beny m English (American)
Diminutive of Benjamin or Benedict.

Benyamin m Persian
Variant of Binyamin.

Benzhamen m Russian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
Russian and Bulgarian form of Benjamin, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Beom-seok m Korean
Combination of a beom hanja, like 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," 凡 meaning "all, everyone" or 汎 "large, big, extensive," and a seok hanja, such as 錫 meaning "tin; copper" or 奭 meaning "big, large, great; thriving, flourishing."

Bèpe m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian diminutive of Giuseppe.

Beppo m Italian
Diminutive of Giuseppe.

Ber m Spanish
Diminutive of Bernardino and Bernardo.

Bera f Faroese (Rare), Old Norse, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Biǫrn.

Berahim m Malay (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Malay and Indonesian form of Ibrahim (see Abraham).

Berakhah m Biblical
Variant of Baraka.

Berarde f Medieval French
Feminine form of Berard.

Berav f Kurdish
Means "shore" in Kurdish.

Berdi m Turkmen
Means "given (by God)" in Turkmen. It is derived from the past tense of the Turkmen verb bermek meaning "to give", which itself is ultimately derived from Old Turkic ber meaning "to give".... [more]

Berdie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Birdie.

Berdil f Kurdish
Means "sweetheart" in Kurdish.

Bere f Spanish
Diminutive of Berenice.

Berec m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Brictius.

Beredugo f & m Ijaw
Means "judgement" in Ijaw.

Berel m Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Ber.

Berenard m Old High German
Old High German variant of Berenhard.

Berengario m Italian
Italian form of Berengar.

Berenguela f Medieval Catalan, Medieval Galician
Catalan and Galician form of Berengaria.

Berenguella f Medieval Catalan
Variant of Berenguela.

Bereniç f Catalan
Catalan form of Berenice.

Berenisia f Polish
Diminutive of Berenika.

Berent m Low German, Old Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Low German form of Bernhard.

Berentine f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Berent.

Bereta f Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish
Variant of Berita.

Berete f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bereta.

Berette f Swedish
Variant of Berete.

Berfan m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish berf meaning "snow".

Berfhat m Kurdish
Derived from the Kurdish phrase berf hat meaning "snow is here".

Berg m Icelandic
Modern form of Bergr.

Bergar m Faroese
Variant of Borgar.

Bergdís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" or bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Berge m Norwegian
Variant of Birger.

Bergfinnr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse borg "castle, fort" or bjǫrg "help" and finnr "Finn, Laplander".

Bergfinnur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Bergfinnr.

Bergheiður f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic variant of Björgheiður.

Bergliót f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Bergljót.

Berglioth f Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Bergljot.

Bergljótr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and ljótr "ugly, hideous, misshapen".

Bergmannía f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Bergmann.

Bergny f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Borgny.

Bergný f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese variant of Borgný.

Bergrós f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" or bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and rós "rose" (ultimately from Latin rosa "rose").

Bergrún f Icelandic
Variant of Borgrún.

Bergsteinn m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Borgsten.

Bergþór m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bergþórr.

Bergþóra f Old Norse, Icelandic
Feminine form of Bergþórr.

Bergthora f Faroese
Faroese variant of Bergtóra.

Bergthorr m Medieval English
Younger form of Bergþórr.

Bergtór m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Bergþórr.

Bergtor m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Bergþórr.

Bergtóra f Faroese
Faroese form of Bergþóra.

Bergulf m Medieval English
Variant of Bergulfr (see Borgulfr).

Bergulfr m Old Norwegian
Variant of Bjǫrgulfr (see Borgulfr).

Bergulv m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Modern Norwegian form of Bergulfr.

Bergur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Bergr.

Bergviðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse bjǫrg "help, save, rescue" and viðr "forest, wood, tree".

Beri m Alsatian
Alsatian diminutive of Albert.

Beriah m English, Hebrew, Biblical
Probably derived from a Hebrew root meaning "to make noise", or another Hebrew root meaning "in evil". This is the name of multiple people in the Bible.

Beric m English (British), Literature, Popular Culture
Variant of Berrick. Beric Dondarrian is a character in 'A Song of Ice and Fire', as well as it's TV counterpart 'Game of Thrones', known for leading the Brotherhood without Banners and being repeatedly resurrected, though in his case, the name is a variant of Barak 1, as he is known as The Lightning Lord.

Berika f Japanese
From Japanese 苺 (beri) meaning "strawberry" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Beril m Yiddish
Variant of Berel.

Berinhart m Old High German
Old High German variant of Berenhard.

Berislava f Croatian
Feminine form of Berislav.

Beriszló m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Prebislav.

Berita f Swedish (Rare)
Dialectal variant of Birgitta found in Scania.

Berkeley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Berkeley.

Berkhard m Old High German
Old High German variant of Burkhard.

Berkleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Berkeley.

Berkley m & f English
Variant of Berkeley.

Berlinghiero m Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Tuscan form of Berengar. This name was borne by Berlinghiero of Lucca, the artist of 'Madonna and Child' (c. 1230).

Berlyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Berlin.

Berma f Kurdish
Means "lady" in Kurdish.

Bermonica f Obscure
Blend of Bernice and Monica.

Berna m Spanish
Diminutive of Bernabe.

Bèrnabé m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Barnabas.

Bernabe f Medieval Occitan
Medieval Occitan variant feminine form of Bernat.

Bernabè m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Barnabas.

Bernabë m Gallo
Gallo form of Barnabé.

Bernadene f English (Rare)
Variant of Bernadine.

Bernadet f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Bernadette.

Bernadien f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Bernadine.

Bernadin m French (Rare)

Bernaldino m Galician
Diminutive of Bernaldo.

Bérnar m Spanish
Diminutive of Bernardino and Bernardo.

Bernardas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Bernard.

Bernarde f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Bernard. Marie-Bernarde Soubirous was the birth name of Saint Bernadette.

Bernardèin m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian form of Bernardino.

Bernardette f Maltese, French (Archaic), Dutch
Variant of Bernadette.

Bernardia f Various (Rare)
Feminine form of Bernard.

Bernardien f Dutch
Dutch form of Bernardine.

Bernardin m Croatian, Provençal, Lengadocian, French, Venetian
Diminutive of Bernard.

Bernardka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Bernarda, used as a given name in its own right. This name is also treated as the Slovene form of Bernadette.

Bernardyn m Polish
Cognate of Bernardin.

Bernardyna f Polish
Feminine form of Bernardyn.

Bernart m Medieval French, Medieval Occitan, Judeo-French
Old French and Old Occitan forms of Bernard.

Bernas m Portuguese
Diminutive of Bernardo.

Berndt m Swedish, German, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Bernd.

Bernerd m English (Rare)
Variant of Bernard.

Bernett m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bernett.

Bernhards m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Bernhard.

Bernharður m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bernhard.

Bernher m Old High German
Variant of Bernhar.

Bernhild f German (Rare)
Derived from the Germanic elements bern meaning "bear" and hild meaning "battle."

Bernhilda f German (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Bernhild.

Bernhilde f German (Rare)
Variant of Bernhild.

Bernhold m Anglo-Saxon, Old High German, Swedish (Rare)
Form of Beornweald found in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book, as well as an Old High German variant form of Bernwald.

Bernódía f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Bernódus.

Bernódus m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Bernodus.