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Aabha f Indian, Hindi
Means "glow, luster, brilliance" in Hindi. See Abha.

Aafke f West Frisian, East Frisian
Frisian feminine form of Ave, with the diminutive suffix ke included.

Aagje f Dutch, Belgian
Short form of Agatha. In some cases there might also be a connection to Age 1.

Aagni f Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Aune.

Aalia f Swedish, Finnish, Greenlandic, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Alija.

Aalto m & f Finnish
Means "wave" in Finnish. More commonly used as a surname.

Äänis m & f Finnish (Rare)
From Äänisjärvi, the Finnish name for Lake Onega, a lake in East Karelia Russia.

Aanje f West Frisian
Feminine form of Ane 2.

Aapak f Greenlandic
Younger form of Âpak.

Aarin m & f English (American)
Variant of Aaron or Erin

Aarya f & m Indian
A Beautiful name generally attributed to Northern Indian Aryans. Means noble and is also a name for the Hindu goddess Parvati.

Abbye f English (Modern)
Variant of Abby.

Abeth f & m Hebrew (Americanized, Modern)
A shortened version of Elizabeth.

Abide f & m English (Rare)
From Old English ābīdan ‘wait’, from ā- ‘onwards’ + bīdan.

Abish f Mormon (Rare)
Meaning, "maize field, corn field."

Abney f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Abney.

Abnie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with Abn, such as Abner.

Acatl m & f Nahuatl, Mexican
Means "reed, cane" in Nahuatl. This is the thirteenth day-sign of the tonalpohualli.

Acorn f Romani (Archaic)
In Romani lore, the acorn was an ancient fertility and phallic symbol.

Adame f Danish (Archaic)
Variant of Adama.

Adats f Basque (Modern)
Derived from Basque adats "long locks; mane".

Addar m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Adar.

Addee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Addie.

Adell f English
Variant of Adele.

Adhil f & m Astronomy
Derived from Arabic الذيل (að-ðayl) meaning "the train (of a garment)". This is the traditional name of several stars in the constellation Andromeda.

Ading f & m Filipino
Diminutive of Adela, Adelaida, Adolfo, and other names containing ad.

Adley f & m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Hadley.

Adlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adlynn.

Adnya f Marathi
The name Adnya means "Love".

Adwen f Welsh, Cornish
Welsh name, in which the second element is gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed". It was borne by a Cornish saint, considered to be "the Cornish Saint Dwynwen" as a patron of sweethearts... [more]

Adzia f Polish
Diminutive of Ada 1.

Aedín f Irish (Modern, Rare)
An Irish name meaning "little flame". It is derived from the name of the Celtic sun god "AED", with "ÍN" the diminutive for "little". It is a feminine version Aidan.... [more]

Ædre f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from ǣdre "stream, river; vein, artery" or "quickly, instantly".

Aelez f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Aela. The name coincides with Breton aelez "angels".

Aelia f Breton (Modern)
Variant of Aela.

Aemmi f American (Rare)
Variant of Amy.

Aerie f English (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of names beginning with Aer, coinciding with the English word aerie, "a bird of prey's nest".

Aeris f Popular Culture, English
Variant of Aerith, due to translation confusion. It may also be considered a variant of Eris.

Ae-won f Korean
From Sino-Korean 愛 (ae) meaning "love" and 媛 (won) meaning "beautiful woman." Other Hanja combinations are aslo possible.

Affie f English
Diminutive of Alfreda or a variant of Effie.

Afrah f Arabic
Means "joys, mirths, celebrations" in Arabic, the plural of فرح (farah) meaning "happiness, joy".

Afsar m & f Persian, Urdu, Bengali
Means "crown" or "officer, official" in Persian.

Aftan f English (Rare)
Variant of Afton.

Afton f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Afton. It is also the name of a river in Scotland, and it coincides with the Swedish noun afton meaning "evening".... [more]

Aftyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Afton.

Agate f Latvian, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish, French (Rare), Picard, Basque
French variant and Nordic, Picard, Basque and Latvian form of Agathe. In French and Basque, the name coincides with the word for the gemstone.

Aggro m & f Latvian
Elaborated version of "Agro".

Agkos f Bontoc
Meaning unknown.

Agnés f Aragonese, Kashubian
Medieval Aragonese and Kashubian form of Agnes.

Agnya f Russian
Diminutive of Agnessa.

Ah-jin f & m Korean
Variant transcription of A-jin.

Ahlai m & f Biblical
This name comes from the root אחל ('hl), which has no known meaning. The root derives from אחלה ('ahlah), meaning "ah that...!". The majority belief is that the name means "O Would That!".... [more]

Ahsha f African American
Variant of Asha 2.

Aibne m & f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish form of Aibhne.

Aidel f Yiddish
Means "cultured, refined, delicate" in Yiddish.

Aidyn m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aidan.

Aigol f Tatar, Bashkir
From Tatar and Bashkir ай (ay) meaning "moon" combined with гөл (göl) "flower".

Aijan f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Aizhan.

Ailey f Scots
Variant of Ailie.

Ailie f Scots, English (Australian)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. This name is, however, considered both an Anglicization of Eilidh and a diminutive of Aileen and Ailison.

Ailie f Walloon (Rare)
Variant of Aili.

Aimor f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Amor.

Aines f Basque
Basque form of Agnes.

Ainun f & m Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
From Arabic عيون ('aynun) meaning "eyes", the plural of عين ('ayn) meaning "eye".

Airin f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Scandinavian phonetic spelling of Irene reflecting the English pronunciation.

Airry f Thai (Rare)

Aisah f Indonesian, Filipino, Maranao, Malay
Indonesian, Maranao and Malay form of Aisha.

Aisya f Indonesian
Variant of Aisyah.

Aitne f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Aitne is the name of a nymph seduced by Zeus. This is also the name of one of the moons of Jupiter. Mount Aetna's name also derives from this name.

Aitzi f Basque
Diminutive of Aitziber.

Aivah f English (Rare)
Variant of Ava 1.

Aixia f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 叆 (ài) meaning "cloudy sky; dark, obscure" or 瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Aiyan f Chinese
From Chinese 蔼 (ai) meaning "friendly, lush", or 爱 (ai) meaning "love, affection" and 艳 (yan) meaning "beautiful, gorgeous" or 岩 (yan) meaning "rocks, cliff". Other hanzi combinations can form this name.

Aizen m & f Japanese
The name Aizen is derived from two Japanese kanji characters: “ai” (愛) meaning “love” or “affection,” and “zen” (善) meaning “good” or “virtuous.” Together, Aizen can be translated as “lover of good” or “one who does good deeds out of love and compassion.”... [more]

Akgul f Kazakh
From Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and гүл (gul) meaning "flower".

Aknur f Kazakh, Turkmen
From Kazakh ақ (aq) or Turkmen ak meaning "white" and Kazakh нұр (nur) or Turkmen nur meaning "light".

Aland m & f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Archaic)
Dutch and West Frisian contracted form of Adelland. Also compare Eland.... [more]

Aldís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse name, derived from *alu "protection, fortune" and dís "goddess", or possibly a variant of Alfdís.

Aldis f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant Aldís and Halldis.

Aleen f English
Variant of Aline.

Alett f Hungarian
Hungarian variant of Aletta.

Alexx f & m English
Variant of Alex.

Alexz f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Alex.

Alhed f Greenlandic (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Variant of Alhet.

Alhué f & m Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Variant form of Aluhé.

Aliaa f Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Alya 1 chiefly used in Egypt.

Alkes m & f Astronomy
This is the name of a star Alpha Crateris in the constellation Crater. It bore the traditional name Alkes, from the Arabic الكاس alkās or الكأس alka's meaning "the cup".

Allee f English (American)
Allee is a diminutive of Allison.

Allin m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Allen.

Almaz m & f Tatar, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Azerbaijani, Eastern African, Amharic
Means "diamond" in various languages, all derived from Persian الماس (almas). It is only used as a masculine name in Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan while it is feminine in Azerbaijan and Ethiopia.

Altha f American
Variant of Althea.

Altie f English
Diminutive of Althea and other names beginning with Alt-.

Aluhé f & m Spanish (Latin American), Mapuche
Derived from Mapudungun alwe (also used as am), referring to (the spirit/soul of) a dead person.

Alwen f Welsh
Adoption of the name of a Welsh river in Clwyd. The origin and meaning of this river's name are uncertain; current theories, however, include a derivation from Proto-Celtic *al(aun)o- "nourishing".

Alziz f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Alcides.

Alżka f Polish (Archaic)
Older form of Halszka.

Ambar m & f Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Nepali
From Sanskrit अम्बर (ambara) meaning "garment, sky."

Ambar m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of Hebrew עַם ('am) meaning "people, nation" with the name Bar.

Ambar f & m Indonesian
Means "amber" in Indonesian, ultimately from Arabic عنبر ('anbar).

Ambra f Swedish
Short form of Ambrosia.

Ambry f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Blend of Amber and Aubrey. Also compare Ambria, Amberly, Embry, Cambrie and Cambree.

Ammot f Medieval English
Diminutive of Amice.

Amnah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Amna or Aminah 1 as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Amorn m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Amon.

Ampai f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อำไพ (see Amphai).

Ampha f Thai
From Thai อำ (am) meaning "hidden, concealed" and ภา (pha) meaning "light, ray".

Ampon m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Amphon or Amporn.

Amrei f Upper German, German (Austrian), German (Swiss), Luxembourgish
Upper German and Luxembourgish contracted form of Annemarie.

Amren f Literature
A very powerful Fae in Sarah J. Maas 'A Court of Thorns and Roses' series.

Amsal m & f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Psalm.

Anael m & f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Biblical, Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew name of uncertain meaning, possibly "God answers" (making it an equivalent of Anaiah, using el "God" as the second element as opposed to yah "Yahweh"); alternatively the first element may be related to chanah "favour, grace" (making it a relative of Hananiah and perhaps a form of Hanniel or Channiel)... [more]

Anahi f English
Anglicized form of Anahí.

Andee f & m English
Variant of Andy.

Andes m & f Quechua
From the Quechua word anti meaning "east". This is the name of a mountain range in South America.

Anest f Welsh
Welsh form of Agnes.

Anggi f & m Indonesian
Possibly a short form of Anggraini.

Ängla f Swedish (Modern)
Variant of Engla.

Angra f Tupi
The name given to the goddess of fire in Tupi-Guarani mythology.

Aniek f Dutch
Dutch form of Anique - otherwise a short form of Annika or Annemiek.

Anite f Haitian Creole, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Anita 1.

Anjee f English (Rare)
Form of Angie, influenced by Anjelica

Anjel f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Angel.

Anjes f & m Dutch (Rare), Low German (Rare)
Hypochoristic form of Anna or Ane 2.

Anjos f Portuguese
Portuguese cognate of Ángeles.

Ankie f Swedish
Variant of Anki.

Annes f Medieval English, Medieval Welsh, Welsh
Variant of Agnes (compare Annis).

Anoek f Dutch
Dutch variant of Anouk.

Ansku f Finnish
Diminutive of Anna and other names beginning an.

Antha f English (Rare)
Diminutive of any name ending in -antha.

Anwyl f Welsh
Alternative form of Annwyl, derived from the Welsh word annwyl meaning "dear, darling".

Anzac m & f English (Australian)
An acronym, given in honour of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps; originally those who served at Gallipoli during World War I, but now all who have served and died for Australia and New Zealand during military operations.

Anzan f & m Chinese
Combination of An 1 and Zan.

Anzhi f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of the names An 1 and Zhi, can also be a form of Angie or Angi.

Aodha f Irish (Modern)
Feminization of Aodh, which is derived from Old Irish Áed meaning "fire". This seems to be a modern Irish name and it's sometimes incorrectly pronounced like Ada (AY-da), however in Irish the H would lead to the D not being pronounced.

Aoine f Irish (Modern)
From Irish aoine meaning "Friday", derived from Latin ieiunum. Aoine has only been used as a given name in Ireland in recent times.

Aoise f Irish (Rare)
Irish names

Ao-mei f Chinese (Rare)
Combination of Ao & Mei 1.

Aouie m & f Obscure
Likely derived from the five vowels of the English language.

Aoyun m & f Chinese
This name is made up of 奧 (ào)/奥 (ào, yù), the simplified version of 奧, meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" and 運/运 (yùn) meaning "run, luck, fortune, ship, transport," the first meaning added for 运, the simplified version of 運... [more]

Aphai m & f Thai
Means "fearlessness, absence of danger" or "forgiveness, pardon" in Thai.

Apson f Thai
Means "angel" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit अप्सरस् (apsaras).

Aqqoš f Bashkir
Means "swan" in Bashkir.

Arcee f & m Popular Culture (Modern)
A notable bearer was the female Autobot warrior from the TV series "Transformers Prime".

Arche f Greek Mythology

Ardıç f Turkish (Modern)
From Turkish ardıç, meaning "juniper". This is a modern invention.

Ardie f & m American (Rare)
Diminutive of Arden or names with the sound ard or perhaps a variant of Artie.

Areum f & m Korean (Modern)
From the first part of adjective 아름답다 (areumdapda) meaning "beautiful."... [more]

Arian f English (Modern)
Variant of Ariane

Arjîn f Kurdish
Means "fire of life" in Kurdish.

Arlee f English (?)
Possibly a feminine form of Lee or a variant of Arlene, or both.

Arlyn f & m English
Possibly a variant of Arlen or Arline.

Arrow m & f English (Modern)
From the English word arrow, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂érkʷo- "bow, arrow".

Artha f & m Hinduism, Indian, Sanskrit
Means “riches, wealth” in Hindi aboriginal language.

Ashie f & m English
Short form of Asher, Ashley and other names starting with ‘ash’

Ashli f English (Modern)
Variant of Ashley.

Ashly f English
Variant of Ashley.

Așkay f & m Turkish (Modern, Rare)
From Turkish așk meaning "love" and Turkic ay meaning "moon".

Aslie f & m English
Variant of Asley.... [more]

Asmah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Asma as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Asnat f Yiddish, Hebrew
Variant transcription of 'Asenat. 'The Biblical pronunciation is "Asnat"; today, it is often pronounced "Osnat".'

Astri f Indonesian
Probably a variant of Astra.

Astur f Somali
Means "repose, seclusion" in Somali.

Aswen f Cornish
Variant of Adhwynn.

Atang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Renata.

Atang f Filipino
Diminutive of Honorata, Fortunata, and other names ending in -ata. A bearer of this name is Honorata "Atang" de la Rama, a singer and bodabil performer.

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

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

Aubre f French (Cajun, Modern)

Auden m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Auden, which is derived from the Germanic given name Aldwin (its Old English equivalent is Ealdwine)... [more]

Audry f English (American), Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Antillean), Dutch (Surinamese), Flemish, French (Belgian, Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Audrey.

Audyn f English
Variant of Auden. Audyn was given to 6 girls in 2017 according to the SSA.

Auksė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Auksys. This name is sometimes used as a "bona fide cognate" of Aurelia.

Aunna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Anna.

Aurel m & f Hebrew (Anglicized, Modern)
Variant of Orel.

Aurum m & f English (Rare)
Means "gold" in Latin.

Auset f Egyptian Mythology
Auset is the original form of Isis. The hieroglyphs literally translate to “woman (she) of the throne”. More generally, it means “seat”.

Autry m & f English
Variant of Audrey.

Aveon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Avon.

Avlyn f English

Avori f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery.

Awenn f Breton
Variant of Awen.

Awham f Arabic
Means “illusions” in Arabic.

Aydel f Jewish
Yiddish form of Adele, meaning "noble". See Eidel.

Aydyn m & f Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" combined with дин (din) meaning "religion, faith".

A-yeon f Korean
Combination of an a hanja, e.g. 娥 meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful," and a yeon hanja, such as 娟 meaning "happy; beautiful," 緣 meaning "tie, connection, relationship" or 淵 meaning "pond; marsh; puddle."

Aylan m & f Kurdish, Turkish
Means "openness, space, square" in Kurdish.

Aylín f Spanish
Spanish form of Aylin or Eileen.... [more]

Aylin f German
German variant spelling of Eileen, better reflecting the German pronunciation. The look of it may also have been inspired by the Turkish Aylin, which is however pronounced differently in Turkish and has a different etymology.

Aymme f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Ayme.

Aysev f Turkish
Modern Turkish name taken from the common name element ay, meaning "moon" and sev, which could be taken from the words sevgi or sevmek meaning "love" and "to love" respectively... [more]

Azzie f English
Diminutive of Azalea and other names containing -az-.

Babba f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Barbara.

Babér f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian babér "laurel".

Babsi f German (Modern), English (Modern)
Short and familiar form of Barbara.

Bahee f Manx
Of very uncertain origin and meaning. Folk etymology, however, seems to connect this name to both Margaret and Biddy.

Baiba f Latvian
Originally a diminutive of Barbara (via another diminutive, Barba), used as a given name in its own right.

Baihé f Chinese
From Chinese 百合 (bǎihé) meaning "lily". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Baily f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Bakan f Seediq

Bakyt m & f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
From Kyrgyz бакыт (bakyt) or Kazakh бақыт (baqyt) both meaning "happiness, luck", ultimately from Persian بخت (bakht). It is only used as a masculine name in Kyrgyzstan while it is unisex in Kazakhstan.

Balbi f & m Spanish, Asturian
Short form of Balbina and Balbino.

Banba f Irish Mythology
One of a trinity of Irish goddesses, with Ériu and Fódla.

Bandy m & f American
Transferred use of the surname Bandy.

Baniw f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Banu.

Banri m & f Japanese
From 万里 (banri) meaning "thousands of miles​," the second kanji referring to a unit of distance called ri.... [more]

Bapke f Dutch

Baram m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 바람 (baram) meaning either "wind, air" or "desire, expectation, hope." The first word may have well been borrowed from Old Chinese 風 (*plum(s)) while the second word is derived from the verbal noun of verb 바라다 (barada) meaning "to wish that something was the case."

Barca f Galician (Rare)
Derived from Galician barca "barge, small boat; (archaic) ship".

Barel m & f Hebrew
Means "son of God", from a combination of bar and El.

Barta f Dutch
Dutch short form of Bartholomea, though you could also say that it is the feminine form of Bart. The name is sometimes erroneously interpreted as a variant spelling of Berta.

Basel f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish form of Batya.

Baset f Egyptian Mythology
Variant of Bastet.

Basha f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish form of Batya.

Basil m & f English (Modern)
From the herb, unrelated to Basil 1.

Batka f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish form of Batya.

Bator f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "girl of light", from a combination of Bat and Or.

Bauke m & f West Frisian, Dutch
For 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.

Bayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Bayla f Yiddish
Variant of Baila.

Bayla f English (Modern, Rare)

Bayli f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Bebbe f Anglo-Saxon
A diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth, this name gave rise to the place name Bamburgh, its Anglo-Saxon name being "Bebbanburh".

Bebel f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Isabel.

Becas f & m Portuguese
Portuguese short form of Isabel, Rebeca, Bernardo, and other names with the "be" sound. It can also come from the word "bebé" (baby).

Beccy f English
Variant of Becky.

Becia f Polish
Diminutive of Beata.

Becki f English
Variant of Becky.

Beeke f Low German
A Low German form of Rebecca.

Beena f Persian, Kurdish, Urdu
Means "perceptive, far-sighted, insightful," from the Urdu word for "able to see".

Beila f Judeo-French, Yiddish
Yiddish and Judeo-French equivalent of Bella.

Beira f Literature, Celtic Mythology
Anglicized form of Bheur or Bhuer perhaps meaning "cutting, sharp, shrill" in Scottish Gaelic, from Cailleach Bheur "sharp old wife", the name of the Scottish personification of winter, a reference to wintry winds... [more]

Bekah f English
Diminutive of Rebekah. A famous bearer is the American singer Bekah Liechty (2000- )

Bekka f English
Variant of Becca.

Belja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Bosnian form of Bella.

Bella f Spanish
Means "beautiful, fair; lovely" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Bella and Nuestra Señora de la Bella, meaning "The Virgin of the Beautiful" and "Our Lady of the Beautiful" respectively.... [more]

Belva f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Apparently a feminine form of Belvedere. A notable bearer of this name was Belva Lockwood (1830-1917), one of the first female lawyers in the United States.

Bengi m & f Turkish (Modern)
Means "eternal,everlasting", derived from the Old Turkic beñgü or meñgü with the exact same meaning.

Bengü m & f Turkish, Medieval Turkic
Endless, always-staying, everlasting, eternal.

Benja f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Bencha.

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

Berbe f Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Barbara.

Berna f Spanish
Short form of Bernardina or Bernarda. It is also the Spanish name for Bern, the capital city of Switzerland.

Berol m & f English

Betel f Tamil
Betel is a "type of plant from South and South East Asia."

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

Betja f Yiddish (Germanized, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a German-Yiddish variant of Bithiah.

Bêtri f Walloon
Walloon form of Béatrice.

Bevie f English
Diminutive of Beverly.

Beyla f Norse Mythology
From the reconstructed Proto-Norse name *Baunila, possibly meaning "little bean" or "little swelling". In Norse mythology, Beyla is a servant of the god Freyr with her husband Bryggvir.

Bibbe f English (American, Rare)
The given name of the artist, musician, and actress Bibbe Hansen (*1952).

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

Bíbor f Hungarian (Rare)
Old Hungarian name originally meaning "flax tissue", nowadays it is associated with Hungarian word "purple". Its more popular diminutive is Bíborka.

Bieta f Polish
Diminutive of Elżbieta.

Biffy f English (American)
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Biggi f Danish, German
Pet form of Brigitte, Birgit and their variants.

Bigna f Romansh
Romansh form of Barbara as well as a variant of Bina. This name is traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

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]

Bilke f Low German (Modern, Rare)
Low German diminutive of Names starting in Bil- (from the Germanic name element BILI "gentleness").

Billa f Jewish
Variant of Bila.

Billi f English
Variant of Billie.

Bilma f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Vilma.

Bimpẹ f Yoruba
Means "one who is gorgeous and beautiful" in Yoruba.

Binah f Bobangi
Means "a dancer" in Bobangi.

Binah f Hebrew, Jewish
Variant transcription of Bina.

Binar f Indonesian
Means "Twinkle" i.e. eyes, stars, etc

Bindu f Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Assamese, Odia
Means "drop, point, dot" in Sanskrit.

Binja f German (Swiss)
Variant of Bigna, written according to German phonetics.

Binky m & f English (Rare)
A nickname of unknown meaning. A notable bearer of the nickname is Binky Felstead from the show 'Made in Chelsea', whose real name is Alexandra.

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."

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

Birje f Sami
Sami form of Pirjo.

Birka f German
Variant of Birke.

Birke f German
German name of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include an old and obscure feminine form of Birk, which itself is an Alemannic short form of names containing the element Burk- (the name element being derived from Old High German burg "protection; shelter", compare Burkhard), an early 20th-century coinage based on Indogermanic bircha "glowing", an early 20th-century coinage based on Middle Low German berke "birch tree" and an early 20th-century coinage based on the modern German word Birke "birch tree" and thus making it a botanical word name.... [more]

Birsu f Turkish (Rare)
From Turkish bir meaning "one" and su meaning "water".

Bisse f & m Swedish
Diminutive of various names, some containing the letters B, I and/or S (in any order), for example Britt, Elisabet and Sebastian.

Bit-na f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Binna.

Bitte f Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Pet form of Birgitta and its various forms.

Bitty f English
Short for Elizabeth.

Bizzy f English
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Bjela f Czech (Rare)
Derived from the old Slavic word белъ (belu) meaning "white". Cognate of Běla.

Blaia f Catalan (Rare)
Feminine form of Blai.

Blaža f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian short form of Blaženka and Slovene variant of Blažka.

Blima f Yiddish
Variant of Bluma.

Bo-bae f & m Korean
From Korean 보배 (bobae) meaning "treasure," shifted from Middle Korean 보ㅂᆡ (popoy), from Sino-Korean 寶貝. Other hanja used for this naem include 寶 (bo) meaning "treasure," 甫 (bo) meaning "big; beginning," 㻉 (bo) meaning "jade," 培 (bae) meaning "culture, cultivation; education," 䔒 (bae) meaning "bud" and 拜 (bae) meaning "prostration; bending, stooping."

Bodza f Hungarian (Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian bodza "elderberry; elder (tree)".

Bo-hee f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Bo-hui.

Bo-hui f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 甫 (bo) meaning "begin; man, father; great" or 普 (bo) meaning "wide, large" and 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty; imperial concubine" or 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid." A famous bearer is South Korean actress Lee Bo-hee (1959-).

Boina f Romani
Variant of Bona.

Bojan f Swedish
Diminutive of names ending with -borg, such as Valborg and Ingeborg.

Bolla f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare)
Pet form of Bóthildr and names containing the name element borg meaning "castle, fortification", like Borghild and Ingeborg.

Bolor f & m Mongolian
Means "crystal" in Mongolian.

Bommi f Korean
From Korean 봄미 (bommi) meaning "beautiful spring".

Bonči f Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Bona.

Bonki f Japanese
From Japanese 盆 (Bon), which means "Lantern Festival," and 気 (ki), which means "mood" or "spirit." Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.

Bonny f English
Variant of Bonnie.

Borah f Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Bora 3.

Boram f & m Korean
From native Korean 보람 (boram) meaning "fruitful, useful, worthwhile."... [more]

Borey m & f Khmer
Means "large city, community, province, country" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit पुरि (puri).

Börit f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Böret.

Boroo f & m Mongolian
Means "rain" in Mongolian.