Submitted Names Starting with B

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Bernardinu m Sardinian, Corsican
Sardinian and Corsican form of Bernardino.
Bernardito m Spanish
Diminutive of Bernardo.
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.
Bernardu m Sardinian, Corsican
Sardinian and Corsican form of Bernard.
Bernarduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Bernardo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Bernarduzzu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Bernardo.
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.
Bernasz m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Bernardyn.
Bernatka f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Bernadette.
Berne m Swedish
Variant of Bern.
Berneda f American (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Berneda.
Bernelle f English (Rare)
Either a diminutive of names beginning with the element Bern-, such as Bernadette and Bernice, combined with the French feminine ending -elle or a quasi-feminization of the surname Bernell.
Bernett m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bernett.
Bernez m Breton (Rare)
Breton form of Bernard.
Bernfried m German
The name is made up of the name elements bern meaning "bear" and fridu meaning "peace".
Bernhar m Germanic
Derived from Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German) combined with Old High German hari "army."
Bernhardine f German
German form of Bernadine
Bernharður m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bernhard.
Bernheah m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of the Old English name Beornheah, formed of the elements beorn "man, hero, warrior" and heah "high".
Bernhild f German (Rare)
Derived from the Germanic elements bern meaning "bear" and hild meaning "battle."
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.
Bernier m Medieval French
Medieval French form of Bernhar.
Berniki f History, Hebrew
a Hebraization of Berenike (see Berenice) a famous bearer is a Judean client queen of the Roman Empire who ruled Judah during the second half of the 1st century.
Bernita f American
Variant of Bernadette or diminutive of names containing Bern and followed by the suffix -ita.
Bernlef m Germanic, Dutch
The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German). The second element comes from laifa, which in turn is derived from Gothic laiba (leiba in Old High German and leifr in Old Norse) "remnant, remains." By that, they actually meant the person that is left behind after one's death, so laifa is best translated (depending on the context) as "heir" or "survivor."
Berno m Germanic, German
Diminutive for names containing the element bern "bear" making it a cognitive of Björn. Used by the first abbot of cluny venerated as a saint.
Bernoard m Germanic, French
Germanic variant of Bernward and French variant of Bernouard.
Bernoardo m Italian
Italian form of Bernward.
Bernódía f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Bernódus.
Bernódus m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Bernodus.
Bernold m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Bernwald.
Bernoldus m Old High German
Latinised form of Bernold.
Bernolfo m Italian
Italian form of Bernulf.
Bernón m Spanish
Spanish form of Berno.
Bernone m Italian
Italian form of Berno.
Bernulf m Germanic, Dutch, German
Derived from Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German) combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."
Bernwald m Germanic, German
Derived from the Proto-Germanic beran or bernu meaning "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German) combined with Gothic valdan meaning "to reign".
Bernward m Medieval German, German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
This name derives from the Old High German name “Bernward”, composed of two elements bern "bear" plus wart "guard"... [more]
Bernwardo m Italian, Spanish
Spanish form of Bernward and italian variant Bernoardo.
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.
Bernye m & f Spanish, English
Form of Bernie.
Bero m Croatian
Croatian short form of Berislav.
Beroe f Greek Mythology
This was the name of multiple characters in Greek mythology, including an old Epidaurian woman who nursed Semele.
Beroj m Kurdish
Means "light" or "sunny" in Kurdish.
Berolina f German (Rare)
The allegoric personification of the German city Berlin. Extremely rarely used as a given name.
Beronica f American (Hispanic)
Unaccented form of Berónica mainly used in the United States.
Beronico m Italian (Rare)
This name is the Italian male equivalent of Veronica, the Latinized form of Berenice. Usage is rare, though there is a Saint Beronico, martyred in Antioch and commemorated on 19th October.
Beronika f Basque
Basque form of Veronica.
Beronike f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Verónica and Véronique.
Beròta f Occitan
Feminine form of Beròt.
Berowulf m Medieval English, Germanic
Variant of Bernwulf, from Germanic bero "bear" and wulf "wolf."
Berra f Turkish
Means "blessed soul" in Turkish.
Berrick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Berrick which was originally taken from various locational names in Kent, Shropshire, Oxfordshire, Yorkshire and Norfolk.... [more]
Berrie f & m English (?)
Variant of Barry or Berry 2.
Berrye f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Berry.
Bersa f Old Norse
Feminine form of Bersi.
Bersab f Armenian
Diminutive form of Bersabeh.
Bersabee f Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Bathsheba, as it first appeared in the Septuagint. The modern Greek form of the name is Virsavee.
Bersabeh f Armenian, Amharic
Armenian and Amharic form of Bathsheba.
Bersant m Kosovar
Meaning unknown at this moment in time. Also compare the somewhat similar-looking names Berkant (Turkish), Berzan (Kurdish), Birzhan and Baurzhan (both Kazakh).... [more]
Bersinda f Asturian
Asturian form of Gumersinda.
Bert m Yakut
Means "valiant" in Yakut.
Bèrta f Gascon
Gascon form of Bertha.
Berta f Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
Short form of Alberta, Roberta and other names ending in berta.
Bertachar m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Old High German wachar "vigilant." The name might also be a form of Berthar.
Bertácska f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Berta.
Bertan m Turkish (Rare)
Of unknown meaning
Bertana f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Possibly derived from Old English beorht "bright".
Bertarid m Germanic
Longer form of Bertrid.
Bertas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Shortened form of names that contain the element bert (often from the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright,") like Albertas and Bertoldas.
Bertautas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun bernas meaning "child" as well as "boy, lad" or from the Lithuanian verb berti meaning "to spread, to scatter, to strew"... [more]
Bertautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Bertautas.
Bertav m Kurdish
Means "dawn, daybreak" in Kurdish.
Bertbert m Medieval English
A duplication of Old High German beraht and Old Saxon berht from Proto-Germanic *berhtaz meaning "light".
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.
Bertechildis f Frankish
Bertechildis was the fifth wife of Dagobert I, king of Austrasia, Neustria, Burgundy, and also king of all the Franks.
Berteddu m Sardinian
Logudorese and Nuorese diminutive of Albertu.
Bertefleda f Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with flâdi "beauty, respectability."
Berteflede f Germanic, History
Variant of Bertefleda. Berteflede was a daughter of Charibert I, a 6th-century Merovingian king of Paris.
Bertegund f Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Old High German gund "war."
Berteka f Old Swedish
Old Swedish diminutive of Berta.
Bertel m Danish (Rare)
Danish form of Bertil. This is the name of Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844).
Bertel m & f German
Diminutive of Berta, Berthold or other names with Bert-.
Bertelemi m Gallo
Gallo form of Barthélémy.
Berteline f Danish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Berte as well as a feminine form of Bertel.
Bertfrid m Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."
Bertfried m German
German form of Bertfrid.
Berth m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Bert.
Berþa f Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Bertha, from earlier Old English Berhte meaning "bright one" (from beorht "bright")... [more]
Berthabelle f English (?)
Berthabelle is a compound of Bertha and Belle.
Berthar m Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Old High German hari "army."
Berthaud m Medieval French
Medieval French form of Bertwald.
Berthilde f Germanic, Dutch, English, German, History
Variant of Berthild. Berthilde lived in the 7th century AD and was one of the five wives of Dagobert I, king of the Franks.
Bertholomiu m Gascon
Gascon form of Bartholomew.
Berthomeu m Medieval Occitan
Medieval Occitan cognate of Bartholomew.
Berthomiu m Gascon
Contracted form of Bertholomiu.
Berthoumine f Medieval French, French (Archaic)
Archaic southern French feminine form of Berthoumieu, a southern French form of Barthélémy.
Berti m German
Diminutive of Hubert and other names containing bert (often derived from the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright").... [more]
Bertica f Slovene
Diminutive of Berta.
Bertička f Czech
Diminutive of Berta, not used as a given name in its own right.
Bertien f Dutch
Dutch form of Bertine, with its spelling phonetical in nature.
Bertijn m Dutch
Dutch form of Bertinus.
Bertík m Czech
Diminutive of Albert, not used as a given name in its own right.
Bertila f Asturian
Asturian form of Berthild.
Bertilia f Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese
Form of Berthild. Bertilia was the name of a 7th-century saint from Mareuil (France).
Bertilîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Berteline.
Bertín m Spanish (Rare)
In the case of Spanish singer Bertín Osborne (1954-), it is a diminutive of Norberto.
Bertin m French (Quebec), French (Archaic), Provençal
French and Provençal form of Bertinus.
Bertina f Hungarian
Short form of Albertina as well as an elaboration of Berta.
Bertine f Dutch, French (Rare), Norwegian, Flemish, Walloon
Diminutive of Berte as well as a short form of names ending in -bertine.
Berting m Filipino
From the name Berto combined with the suffix -ing.
Bertinho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of names ending in -berto, such as Alberto and Roberto. Also compare Betinho.
Bertinu m Sardinian
Campidanese diminutive of Albertu.
Bertinus m Dutch (Latinized)
Diminutive form of Bertus. In other words, one could say that this is the male equivalent of Bertina.
Bertisma f Germanic, Medieval French
Derived from the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element berht, Old High German beraht meaning "bright" (compare Bertha) combined with -isma, a variant of the Latin superlative suffix -issima.
Bertka f Slovene
Diminutive of Berta.
Bertlinde f Germanic, Medieval French
Derived from the Old German elements beraht "bright" and lind "soft, gentle, tender".
Bertolda f Hungarian
Feminine form of Bertold.
Bertoldas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Berthold.
Bertolfa f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bertolfo
Bertolfo m Italian
Italian form of Bertulf and variant of Bertulfo.
Bertolino m Medieval Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Medieval Italian diminutive of Bertolo. In the case of the Brazilian Portuguese name, it is more likely a transferred use of the Italian surname.
Bértolo m Galician
Galician diminutivve of Bartolomeu, Bartomeu, Bertolameu and Bertomeu.
Bertolo m Medieval Italian
Variant of Bartolo; in some cases it may also have been a variant of Berto.
Bertolomé m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Bartholomew.
Bertolomeu m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Bartholomew.
Bertolomeus m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Bartholomeus (see Bartholomew).
Bertolomeva f Aragonese
Feminine form of Bertolomeu.
Bertomê m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Bartholomew.
Bertomiu m Gascon
Gascon form of Bartholomew.
Bertomiva f Gascon
Feminine form of Bertomiu.
Berton m English
Variant of Burton.
Bertrad m Germanic
Means "bright counsel", derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."
Bertrade f Frankish
French form of Bertrada. This name was borne by Bertrade of Montfort, a queen consort of France.
Bèrtram m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Bertram.
Bertrán m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Bertrand.
Bertran m Catalan, Occitan, Medieval French, Gascon
Catalan, Occitan, Gascon and Medieval French form of Bertrand.
Bertranda f Provençal
Feminine form of Bertrand.
Bertraneta f Medieval Occitan, Gascon (Archaic)
Medieval Gascon feminine diminutive of Bertran.
Bertranòt m Occitan
Occitan version of Bertrand.
Bertresa f English (American)
Maybe derived from the surname Bertrés.
Bertrice f English (Rare)
Maybe a rhotic dialect form of Beatrice. An influence of popular names beginning in Ber- like Bert is possible.
Bertrick m Anglo-Saxon (Modern), Medieval German (?)
Modern form of the Old English name Beorhtric. It was the name of an 8th-century king of Wessex.
Bertrid m Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Anglo-Saxon ridan "to ride."
Bertrud f Germanic, German
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with þruþ "strength."
Bertrude f Frankish
Variant of Bertrud. This was the name of a 7th-century Frankish queen consort.
Bertrum m English
Variant of Bertram.
Bertrun f Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" and run "secret lore".
Bertsetseg f Mongolian
Means "larkspur" in Mongolian.
Bertta f Finnish
Finnish form of Berta.
Bertu m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Sardinian form of Berto.
Bertuccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Berta, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.... [more]
Bertuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Berto, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]
Bertuino m Spanish
Spanish form of Bertwin via Latinized form Bertuinus
Bertuinus m Germanic
Latinized form of Bertwin
Bertulf m Germanic, German
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."
Bertulfe m Medieval French
Medieval French form of Bertulf.
Bertulfo m Spanish, Italian
Spanish form of Bertulf and Italian variant of Bertolfo.
Bertulis m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Bertulis.
Bertulph m History (Ecclesiastical, Anglicized), Anglo-Saxon (Modern)
English form of Bertulf, also used to refer to the Mercian king Beorhtwulf.
Bértulu m Sardinian
Logudorese short form of Bartholomew.
Bertulu m Sardinian
Variant spelling of Bértulu.
Bertumeu m Sardinian
Nuorese form of Bartholomew.
Bertus m Dutch (Latinized)
Latinized form of Bert, as well as a short form of latinized Germanic names that contain the element beraht "bright", such as Albertus.
Bertwald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Gothic valdan "to reign" (see Berthold).
Bertwin m Germanic, Dutch, German
Means "bright friend", derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Old High German wini "friend."
Beru f Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese 鈴 (beru) meaning "bell". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Beru f Bariba
Name traditionally given to the sixth born daughter.
Beruk m Ethiopian
Variant of Biruk.
Beruka f Ancient Greek
Beruka is a Old Greek name and a derivative of the name Beronica.
Berulf m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Berulv (see Borgulfr).
Berulv m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bergulv (see Borgulfr).
Berunka f Czech
Diminutive form of Berenika.
Berura f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Means "pure" in Hebrew.
Beruša f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Berenika. Also compare Beruška.
Beruška f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Berenika. Also compare Beruša.
Bervainas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun bernas meaning "child" as well as "boy, lad" or from the Lithuanian verb berti meaning "to spread, to scatter, to strew"... [more]
Bervainė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Bervainas.
Berwald m Medieval French, Medieval Dutch
Derived from Old High German bero "bear" and walt "power, authority".
Berwoud m Dutch
Dutch form of Bernwald.
Berxwedan m Kurdish
Means "resistance" in Kurdish.
Berylla f Obscure
Variant of Beryl.
Bérylune f Theatre
Perhaps an elaborated form of French béryl meaning "beryl", possibly blending it with the word lune "moon". This was used by the Belgian playwright and poet Maurice Maeterlinck for a fairy in his play 'The Blue Bird' (1908).
Beryoza m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Derived from the Russian noun берёза (beryoza) meaning "birch tree". Also compare Bereza, which is a medieval first name of the same etymological origin.... [more]
Berzan m Kurdish
Means "high, supreme" in Kurdish.
Beržas m Lithuanian, Folklore, Popular Culture
Derived from the Lithuanian noun beržas meaning "birch tree". In Lithuanian folklore and popular culture, Beržas is the name of one of the three sons of the titular character of the folk tale Eglė žalčių karalienė, which translates to English as Eglė, the Queen of Serpents.
Berzê f Kurdish
From Kurdish berz meaning "high".
Berzsián m Literature
Coined by Ervin Lázár for the title character of his novel Berzsián és Dideki.
Bes f English
Variant spelling of Bess or Bessy.
Besa f Albanian
Derived from Akbanian besë "pledge, word of honor; trust, faith".
Besada m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of Psote.
Besara f Albanian
Feminine form of Besar.
Beşaret f Turkish
Means "announcement (of good news)" in Turkish.... [more]
Besarioni m Georgian
Form of Besarion with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Besart m Albanian
Possibly derived from Albanian besë "faith; trust; promise; oath" and artë "golden".
Besarta f Albanian
Feminine form of Besart.
Bescha f Yiddish
Variant of Bascha.
Besê f Kurdish
From Kurdish bes meaning "only" or "enough".
Besel f Jewish
Diminutive of Basya
Beseleel m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Bezalel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
Beselehel m Biblical Latin
Form of Bezalel used in the Latin Old Testament.
Beselot f Amharic
Means "gained through prayer" in Amharic.
Beşer m Ottoman Turkish
Means "mankind" in Ottoman Turkish.
Besfort m Albanian
Derived from Albanian besim "faith; belief" and fort "strong".
Beshi m Amharic
Means "by thousands" in Amharic.
Beshi f & m Japanese
From Japanese 辺, 邊 (be) “area, place, vicinity” or 倍 (be) meaning “multiple times” or 部 (be) meaning “part, section” combined with 四 (shi) “four”, 清 (shi) “clean, pure, clear”, 詩 (shi) “poetry, poem, verse” 志 (shi) “will, purpose, ambition”, or 史 (shi) meaning “history”... [more]
Beshim m Vlach (Archaic)
Means "warrior" in Vlach.
Beshoi m Arabic (Egyptian)
Possibly related to Besarion
Beshte m Popular Culture, Swahili
Means "buddy" in Swahili.
Besi m Medieval English (Latinized), Medieval Scandinavian (Latinized)
Variant of Bisi or Bósi. This is found in the 11th-century Domesday Book.