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Bernodus m Swedish
Variant of Bernoldus.

Bernoldus m Old High German
Latinised form of Bernold.

Bernolf m Germanic, Dutch, German
Variant of Bernulf.

Berntine f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Bernt.

Bernwelf m Medieval English
Variant of Bernwulf.

Bernwulf m Medieval English
Variant of Berowulf. Since the 11th century, his name has appeared as Bernwelf. It may also be spelled Berowolf or Bernulf.

Bernyce f English (Rare)
Variant of Bernice.

Bero m Croatian
Croatian short form of Berislav.

Berodach-baladan m Biblical
Variant of Merodach-baladan.

Beroj m Kurdish
Means "light" or "sunny" in Kurdish.

Berónica f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Verónica.

Berowolf m Medieval English
Variant of Berowulf.

Berowulf m Medieval English, Germanic
Variant of Bernwulf, from Germanic bero "bear" and wulf "wolf."

Berra f Turkish
Means "blessed soul" in Turkish.

Berrie f & m English (?)
Variant of Barry or Berry 2.

Bersa f Old Norse
Feminine form of Bersi.

Bersi m Medieval English, Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Old Norse diminutive of Björn.

Bertav m Kurdish
Means "dawn, daybreak" in Kurdish.

Berte f Jewish, Yiddish
Means "knoll" in Yiddish. It is also considered the Yiddish form of the name Bertha.

Berte f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), French (Rare)
Variant of Berta as well as a French variant of Berthe.

Berteflede f Germanic, History
Variant of Bertefleda. Berteflede was a daughter of Charibert I, a 6th-century Merovingian king of Paris.

Berteline f Danish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Berte as well as a feminine form of Bertel.

Berthegund f Germanic
Variant of Bertegund.

Bertheline f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Greenlandic (Rare), Danish (Archaic)
French diminutive of Berthe and Danish variant of Berteline.

Bertička f Czech
Diminutive of Berta, not used as a given name in its own right.

Bertík m Czech
Diminutive of Albert, not used as a given name in its own right.

Bertilîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Berteline.

Bertilla f German (Swiss), Italian, Romansh, Hungarian, German (Bessarabian)
Form of Berthild in various languages.

Bertín m Spanish (Rare)
In the case of Spanish singer Bertín Osborne (1954-), it is a diminutive of Norberto.

Bertoald m Germanic
Variant of Bertwald.

Bertold m German, Hungarian, Czech, Estonian
Variant of Berthold.

Bertoldas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Berthold.

Bertolf m Germanic, Dutch, German
Variant of Bertulf.

Bertolomeu m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Bartholomew.

Bertomieu m Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Occitan form of Bartholomew.

Berton m English
Variant of Burton.

Bertrán m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Bertrand.

Bertranòt m Occitan
Occitan version of Bertrand.

Bertrice f English (Rare)
Maybe a rhotic dialect form of Beatrice. An influence of popular names beginning in Ber- like Bert is possible.

Bertrun f Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" and run "secret lore".

Bertta f Finnish
Finnish form of Berta.

Bertulis m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Bertulis.

Beruk m Ethiopian
Variant of Biruk.

Berulf m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Berulv (see Borgulfr).

Berulv m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bergulv (see Borgulfr).

Berura f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Means "pure" in Hebrew.

Berwin m Polish (Archaic)

Berxwedan m Kurdish
Means "resistance" in Kurdish.

Berzan m Kurdish
Means "high, supreme" in Kurdish.

Besa-yoona f Paiute

Beselot f Amharic
Means "gained through prayer" in Amharic.

Besi m Medieval English (Latinized), Medieval Scandinavian (Latinized)
Variant of Bisi or Bósi. This is found in the 11th-century Domesday Book.

Besiko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Besarion and its short form Beso.

Besime f Albanian
Feminine form of Besim 2.

Besime f Turkish
Turkish form of Basima.

Besmir m Albanian
Derived from Albanian besë "faith, trust" and mirë "good".

Besse f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bessie.

Bessee f Manx
Manx form of Bessie and Betty.

Bessi m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Bessy f English
Variant of Bessie.

Besuka m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Besarion and its short form Beso.

Běta f Czech
Diminutive of Alžběta.

Betami f Amharic
Means "lovely" in Amharic.

Betânio m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Masculine form of Betânia.

Bete f Galician, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of Elisabete.

Bételgeuse m & f Astronomy
French form of Betelgeuse.

Bethana f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Bethany.

Bethaney f English (Rare)
Variant of Bethany.

Bethann f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Beth and Ann.

Bethanne f English
Variant of Bethann.

Bethanny f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bethany.

Bethen f English
Variant of Bethan.

Bethenny f American
Variant of Bethany.

Betheny f English (Rare)
Variant of Bethany.

Bethiah f English
Variant of Bithiah.

Bethie f English
Variant of Bethy.

Bethlehem f Ethiopian, English (Rare)
From a biblical place name, the city where Jesus was born (see Bethlehem).

Bethsabe f Judeo-French
Judeo-French form of Bathsheba.

Bethy f English
Diminutive of Bethany, Elizabeth, and other names containing beth.

Bethzaida f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Bethsaida.

Bethzy f Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Latin American variant of Betsy. This name was brought to public attention by Bethzy Zamorano, a contestant on the Mexican reality television series Bailando por un Sueño... [more]

Beti f Spanish
Diminutive of Beatriz.

Betigül f Turkish
Derived from Turkish beti "shape, figure, build" and gül "rose". It is often interpreted to mean "as beautiful as a rose".

Betîn m Kurdish
Means "warm" in Kurdish.

Betina f Spanish
Diminutive of Beatriz.

Betinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Elisabete.

Betinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Roberto.

Beto m Spanish
Diminutive of Alberto and Roberto.

Beton m American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Beton.

Betra f Polynesian
Means "love" in Marshallese.

Betrest f Ancient Egyptian
Means "may Bata be favorably disposed toward her" in Egyptian.

Betsabá f Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Bathsheba.

Betsabé f Spanish, Catalan, Hungarian
Spanish, Catalan and Hungarian form of Bathsheba.

Betsalel m Hebrew, Biblical
Means "in the shadow" in Hebrew. In the bible, this is the name of a son of Uri who was one of the architects of the tabernacle, and the name of an Israelite.

Betsan f Welsh
Welsh diminutive of Elizabeth.

Betsey f English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Betsy.

Betsie f English (Rare), Dutch
Variant of Betsy.

Bett f English (American)
Diminutive of Betty.

Bettey f American
Variant of Betty.

Betthany f American (Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Bethany.

Betti f Estonian, Hungarian, German (Swiss)
Estonian short form of Eliisabet, Hungarian short form of Erzsébet and Swiss German short form of Elisabeth.

Bettianne f Obscure
Variant of Bettyanne.

Bettsie f English
Variant of Betsy.

Bettý f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Betty.

Bettyanne f English (Rare)
Combination of Betty and Anne 1.

Bettyjo f English (Rare)
Combination of Betty and Jo.

Bettymae f American
Combination of Betty and Mae.

Betua f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish *betua "birch tree".

Betúel m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Bethuel.

Beturián m Aragonese (?)
Aragonese form of Victorianus.

Bětuška f Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Alžběta, rarely used as a given name in its own right.

Betye f English (American)
Variant of Betty.

Betzalel m Jewish
Means "in God's shadow" in Hebrew.

Betzy f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Betsy.

Beula f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Beulah.

Beverleigh f English (Rare)
Variant of Beverly.

Beverlie f & m English
Variant of Beverly.

Beverlyn f English
Elaboration of Beverly.

Bevi f English
Diminutive of Beverly.

Bevie f English
Diminutive of Beverly.

Bevy f English
Diminutive of Beverly.

Bex f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rebecca, Beckett, Beatrix and other names containing the beck sound.

Bexleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bexley.

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

Bextiyar m Kurdish
Means "happy" in Kurdish.

Bey m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bey.

Beyan f Kurdish
Means "morning" in Kurdish.

Beyanî m Kurdish
Masculine form of Beyan.

Beyazid m Turkish, Arabic, Persian
Variant transcription of Bayezid.

Beyazit m Turkish, Arabic, Persian
Variant transcription of Bayezid.

Beyhan m & f Turkish
Meaning unknown.

Beyonka f African American
Variant of Bianca.

Beyzagül f Turkish
Combination of Beyza and Gül.

Bezzeline f Judeo-French
Diminutive of Bezzel.

Bhanu m & f Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Telugu
Means "ray of light, brightness, splendour" in Sanskrit.

Bharati f Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Hindi
Feminine form of Bharata, though it could also be derived from Sanskrit भारती (bharati) meaning "speech, voice, word". This is an epithet of the Hindu goddess Saraswati.

Bharvi f & m Indian
Means "holy basil (plant)" in Hindi.

Bhekani m Zulu, Ndebele
Means "look" in Zulu and Ndebele.

Bhekizizwe m Zulu
Means "look after the nations" in Zulu.

Bhekumbuso m Zulu (Rare)
Means "look after the kingdom", from Zulu bheka "look after" and umbuso "kingdom, dominion".

Bhioctoria f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Victoria.

Bhun m & f Burmese
Means "power, glory" in Burmese.

Bi m Nigerian
Bura short form of Bitrus.

Bia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek Βία (bia) "power, force, might". In Greek mythology, Bia is the personification of force, anger and raw energy.

Bia f Romanian
Short form of Bianca.

Biærghvidh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Bergviðr.

Bialfi m Old Norse
From Old Norse bjalfi meaning "fur, pelt".

Bian f Vietnamese (Rare)
Meaning "secret" in Vietnamese, rarely used as a given name.

Bian f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" or 弥 (bi) meaning "universally" combined with 安 (an) meaning "peace, quiet", 案 (an) meaning "plan", 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" or 晏 (an) meaning "peaceful, quiet, clear, late in the day"... [more]

Biana f Jewish

Biancofiore f Literature
Italian form of Blanchefleur.

Biano m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Fabiano.

Biarnheðinn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Bjarnheðinn.

Biarnhǫfði m Old Norse
Means "bear-head" in Old Norse from bjǫrn "bear" and hǫfuð "head".

Biarni m Medieval English, Old Danish
Old Norse and Old Danish variant of Biǫrn as well as short form of names containing the element Björn.

Biarnlaugr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements bjǫrn "bear" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

Biartr m Old Norse
Variant of Bjartr.

Biaver m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Bjórr.

Biba f Croatian, Slovene
Short form of names beginning with the element Bi-, such as Biserka and Biljana.

Bibbi f Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Mainly a diminutive of Birgitta and its variant forms (see also Bibi).

Bibbiana f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Bibiana.

Bibbit f English
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Bibe f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Phoebe.

Bíbí f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bibi.

Bibi m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese diminutive of Fábio or Fabiano.

Bibi f Portuguese
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... [more]

Bibi f Japanese
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.... [more]

Bibianna f Polish
Variant of Bibiana.

Bibijana f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of Bibiana.

Bibiñe f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Viviana and Viviane.

Bibinidei f Ijaw
Means "I have believed or accepted" in Ijaw.

Biblindi m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Biflindi.

Bibo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gabriel.

Biboye f Ijaw
Means "destiny" in Ijaw.

Biddie f English, Scottish
Diminutive of Bridget.

Biebele f & m Ijaw
Means "joyful" in Ijaw.

Biehtár m Sami
Sami form of Pätar.

Biejan m Sami
Sami diminutive of Biera.

Biela f Portuguese (Brazilian), Galician
Short form of Gabriela.

Bielke f Yiddish
Variant of Beylke. Jerry Bock used this for the name of Tevye's fifth daughter in his musical 'Fiddler on the Roof' (1964).

Biellá f Sami
Unknown meaning.

Bienná m Sami
Sami variant of Bierdna.

Bienvenido m Spanish
Masculine form of Bienvenida.

Bienvenue f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Bienvenu.

Biera m Sami
Sami form of Per.

Bierdna m Sami
Means "bear" in Sami.

Biergá f Sami
Sami form of Bjǫrg.

Bierrán m Sami
Northern Sami form of Peter.

Bierrelaš m Sami
Sami diminutive of Biera.

Bierril m Sami
Sami diminutive of Biera.

Bieržá m Sami
Variant of Biera.

Bieta f Polish
Diminutive of Elżbieta.

Bietka f Polish
Diminutive of Elżbieta.

Bietriz f Medieval French
Old French variant of Béatrice.

Biflindi m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse bifa "story" and lind "lime-tree" or bif "movement; air; water" and lind. This is another name for Odin.

Bige m English
Diminutive of Abijah.

Bigga f Sami
Sami diminutive of Birgitta.

Biggá f Sami
Sami form of Biggi.

Bigge f & m Sami, Swedish
Sami variant of Biggi and Swedish diminutive of Birger.

Bigthana m Biblical
In the Book of Esther, one of the two chamberlains or eunuchs of Xerxes who conspired against the king's life

Bihan m Sinhalese

Bihar f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Behar.

Bihto m Sami
Sami form of Pietari.

Biibi f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Bibe.

Biijá f Sami
Sami form of Pia and variant of Birrá.

Bijan m Persian, Literature
Modern form of Bizhan. In literature, Bijan is the name of a character in the 11th-century epic poem 'Shahnameh' written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi.

Bijar m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish bijare meaning "elite, the best".

Bijara f Kurdish
Feminine form of Bijar.

Bijáš m Sami
Sami form of Bjarne.

Bijin m & f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (bi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" or 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 人 (jin) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Bijoux f American (Modern, Rare)
Plural of the French word bijou, meaning "jewels". It is not used as a given name in France.

Bijya f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish bijîn meaning "enviable".

Bikká f Sami
Sami variant of Biggá.

Bikram m Indian (Muslim, Rare)
Variant of Vikram.

Bil f Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "instant" in Old Norse. It's also a poetic word describing a woman. In Norse Mythology, Bil and her brother Hjúki follow Máni across the heavens.

Bila f Hebrew
Short form of Bilha.

Bilbi f Literature
Hebrew transcription of Pippi, used in the Hebrew translation of 'The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking'.

Bilbil m Albanian
Derived from Albanian bilbil "nightingale".

Bíldr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse bíldr, a knife for blood-letting. This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Bilen f Tigrinya
Means "beautiful" in Tigrinya.

Bilen f Amharic
Means "iris" in Amharic.

Bilguunsaran f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "wise moon", from Bilgüün meaning "wise" and саран (saran) meaning "moon".

Bilibaldo m Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Willibald.

Billa f Jewish
Variant of Bila.

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

Billi f English
Variant of Billie.

Billiam m English
Variant of William, incorporating the diminutive Bill.

Billing m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Variant of Billingr.

Billye f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Billy.

Bilquis f Muslim (Rare)
Variant transcription of Bilqis.

Bilzi m Sami
Meaning unknown.

Bim f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of names like Birgitta and Britt-Marie (see Brittmarie).

Bimali f Sinhalese
Feminine form of Bimal.

Biming m Chinese
Means "as clear as a jade" in Chinese.

Bimla f Punjabi
Means "rose" in Punjabi.

Biển m Vietnamese
Means "sea, ocean" in Vietnamese.

Bína f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Bina.

Bina f Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese, Nepali
Variant of Vina.

Binah f Hebrew, Jewish
Variant transcription of Bina.

Binah f Bobangi
Means "a dancer" in Bobangi.

Binar m Kurdish
Means "hillside" in Kurdish.

Binaz f Kurdish
Means "coquettish" in Kurdish.

Binck m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Bink.

Bineti f & m Dagbani
Means "they have enlightened us" in Dagbani.

Binia f Romansh
Variant of Bignia.

Binna f & m Korean (Modern)
From the stem of verb 빛나다 (binnada) meaning "to shine," effectively a combination of Bit and verb 나다 (nada) meaning "to be born; to appear, arise; to break/come out; to grow, spread."

Binny f English
Diminutive of Benita. In British television show, 'The Kids of 47A' (1973-1975), one of the sisters Gathercole is called Binny, but in this case her given name was Belinda.

Bino m Italian
Diminutive of Benedetto.

Binq m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Bink.

Bintanath f Ancient Egyptian
Means "daughter of Anat 1" in Egyptian.... [more]

Biodun m & f Yoruba
Means "born during a festival" in Yoruba.

Bion f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Biör m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Björn.

Biora f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (bi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", 緒 (o) meaning "thread" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Biǫrn m Old Norse
Means "bear" in Old Norse.

Biórr m Old Norse
Variant of Bjórr.

Biote f Ancient Greek
From Greek βιοτή (bioté) "living, sustenance".

Biötuł m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Bartholomew.

Birabiro f Amharic
Means "butterfly" in Amharic.

Birca f German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Birka.

Birchard m English (American)
Variant of Burgheard.

Birco m German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Birko.

Bird f & m American (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Bird.

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

Birdy f English
Variant of Birdie.

Biren m Indian, Assamese, Bengali, Odia
From Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Bireta f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Old Swedish variant of Birgitta.

Birgar m Faroese
Variant of Birgir.

Birgget f Sami
Sami form of Birgit.

Birgite f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Birgitte.

Biricik f Turkish
Means "the one and only, unique, dear" in Turkish.

Birit f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Birgitta.

Biritu m Amharic
Means "brave" in Amharic.

Birka f German
Variant of Birke.

Birki m Sami
Sami form of Birger.

Birkide f Basque
Basque form of Bridget.

Birkitta f Finnish
Finnish variant of Pirkitta.

Birla f Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Bera.

Birni m Faroese
Faroese masculine form of Birna.

Birnir m Icelandic
Icelandic masculine form of Birna.

Birrá f Sami
Sami diminutive of Birita.

Birreth f Danish (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Birita.

Birrit f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Birit.

Birsa f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Bersa.

Birt m English
Variant of Burt.

Birtá f Sami
Sami form of Birta.

Birtha f Danish
Variant of Birta.

Birtie f English
Variant of Bertie.

Birtir m Icelandic, Faroese
Variant of Bjartr.

Biryar m Kurdish
Means "decision" in Kurdish.

Bisa f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Sinhalese, Nepali
Feminine form of Bis.

Bise m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Bisi.

Bishlam m Biblical Hebrew
Means "with peace" in Hebrew.

Bisi m & f Yoruba
Short form of names containing bisi, such as Adebisi.

Bissarion m Late Greek
Variant of Bessarion.

Bisuko f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (bi) meaning "seed; fruit; nut", 寿 (su) meaning "longevity, long life" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Bit f Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Bitta.

Bíte f Greenlandic
Greenlandic diminutive of Petrine.

Bit-garam m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Garam.... [more]

Bitha f American (South, Archaic)
Truncated form of Tabitha.