BailemmEnglish, Hebrew, Yiddish means "he who watches over his siblings." This name is usually given to the first son. Bailem is somewhat connected to Bailey.
BaiyunfChinese From the Chinese characters 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred; numerous, many" and 芸 (yún) meaning "rue, herb used to keep insects away; to cut grass or weeds; art, talent, ability, craft, technique, performance, acting, trick, stunt".
BaizhumChinese From Chinese 白 (bái) meaning "white, pure" and 朮, 术 (zhú) meaning "glutinous millet". Other character combinations can form this name as well.... [more]
BajurimIndonesian From the name of 19th-century Egyptian scholar and teacher Ibrahim al-Bajuri (1784-1860). His name is derived from his birthplace, the city of El Bagour in Egypt.
BakolyfMalagasy Derived from Malagasy bakoly "china, chinaware, porcelain; a crockery" with the intended meaning of "porcelain" and implying that the bearer is just as delicate or fair as this material.
BakshifPersian Name of a Mughal princess derived from بخشیدن (baxšidan) meaning "to donate, grant, absolve" or بخش (baxš) meaning "portion, lot".
BalajimIndian, Tamil, Telugu Derived from Sanskrit बल (bála) meaning "power, strength, might". This is an epithet of Venkateswara, one of the forms of the Hindu deity Vishnu.
BalzermRomansh, Danish (Archaic) Romansh regular and Danish vernacular form of Balthasar. It was borne by Danish politician Balzer Jacobsen, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1655 to 1661.
Banditf & mEnglish (American, Rare), Popular Culture (Rare) From the English word, ultimately from the late Latin bannire "to proclaim". Used by My Chemical Romance vocalist Gerard Way and Mindless Self Indulgence bassist Lyn-Z for their daughter.... [more]
BanditmThai Means "scholar, wise man, sage" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit पण्डित (pandita).
Bangdam & fDagbani Means "knowledgeable person" in Dagbani.
BangonfThai Means "woman, lady" or "lovely, beautiful" in Thai.
BanirafJapanese From Japanese 母 (ba) meaning "mother", 似 (ni) meaning "becoming" combined with 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
BanitufAncient Assyrian Of unknown etymology. Possibly derived from either Akkadian banītu meaning "beautiful", or bānītu (also Akkadian), meaning "divine Creatress". Banitu was a queen of the Neo Assyrian empire circa 729 BCE.
BaowenfChinese From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
BaoxiafChinese From the Chinese 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
BaoxiufChinese From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 秀 (xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant".
BaoyanfChinese From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
BaoyuefChinese From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl".
BapakimTswana Means "those who give testimony" in Setswana.
BarayufJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 羽 (ba) meaning "feathers" or 薔薇 (bara) meaning "rose" and 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid", 歌 (ra) meaning "song, poetry", 夜 (yu) meaning "night; the evening" 佑 (yu) meaning "help, assist"
BardhafAlbanian, Albanian Mythology Feminine form of Bardh. In Albanian mythology, Bardha are pale, nebulous figures who dwell under the earth. According to old folklore, to propitiate them one strews cakes or sugar on the ground.
BardiamPersian, Old Persian Derived from Proto-Iranian *bardz- "be high", interpreted as meaning "high in status, magnificent". Bardia or Bardiya was the younger son of Cyrus II "the Great".
BarthomDutch, Afrikaans Short form of Bartholomeus. Notable bearers of this name include the Dutch actor Bartho Braat (b. 1950) and the South African writer Bartho Smit (1924-1986).
BartonmEnglish, Popular Culture Transferred use of the surname Barton. In popular culture, Barton Fink is the name of a playwright in the 1991 film "Barton Fink".
BasilimGeorgian (Rare) Older Georgian form of Basileios (see Basil 1). This name is barely in use nowadays. Its shorter form Basil is considered more modern and is thus more in use, but even that name is rare in Georgia... [more]
BatmanmJavanese, Popular Culture From 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.... [more]
BaturamGeorgian (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"... [more]
BaucisfAncient 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'.
BaurakmMormon In 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."