BurglindfGerman (Rare, Archaic) A dithematic name formed from the name elements burg "castle, protected place" and linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".... [more]
BurglindefGerman It is a two-element name composed of the Germanic name elements burg "protected place, castle" and lind "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
BurgnothmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements burg "fortification" and noð "boldness, daring".
BurgofSpanish (Rare) From the Marian titles Virgen del Burgo and Nuestra Señora del Burgo, venerated in Alfaro (La Rioja). The original church was erected outside the walls, and later reconstructed within them... [more]
BurgrædmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements burg "fortress" and ræd "counsel, advice".
BurgredmAnglo-Saxon Variant of Burgræd. A notable bearer of this name was Burgred, a king of the Mercians from 852 to 874.
BurgricmAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements burg "fortress" and ric "ruler, king". This name was borne by a 10th-century bishop of Rochester.
BurgrunfGerman (Rare) The name is composed of the two Germanic name elements burg "castle; protection" and run "rune".
BurgundefGerman (Rare) Derived from German Burgunden (or Burgunder) "Burgundians", a Germanic tribe that finally settled in Burgundy.
BurgundofarafGermanic, History (Ecclesiastical) Name meaning "bringer of the Burgundians" by using the Greek φόρος, "bearer". This was the name of a Burgundian saint and abbess of the 7th century in what is now France.
BurgwealdmAnglo-Saxon Old English name meaning "mighty fortress", derived from the elements burg "stronghold, fortified place" and weald "powerful, mighty".
BurgwinmGermanic Derived from the Old High German elements burg "fortress" and wini "friend".
BurgwynnfAnglo-Saxon From Old English element burg meaning "fortress" and wynn meaning "joy".
BúrimNorse Mythology Of uncertain meaning. Búri was the first god in Norse mythology. He is the father of Borr and grandfather of Odin, Vili and Vé.
BurimOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from burr (a poetical word for "son"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
BurianafHistory (Ecclesiastical, Latinized) This was the name of an Irish saint who lived during the 6th-century, a hermit in St Buryan, near Penzance, Cornwall. She is identified with the Irish Saint Bruinsech.
BurkneyfIcelandic (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements burkni "brake, common fern" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
BurknimIcelandic From Old Norse burkni meaning "brake, common fern".
BurlmEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Burl. Notable namesake is actor and singer Burl Ives.
BurmafEnglish (American) This name was sporadically used in the American South in the early 20th-century. Perhaps it is just a transferred use of the place name.
BurnitafAmerican Variant of Bernita. Notable namesake is Judge Burnita SheltonMatthews (1894-1988), the first woman appointed to serve on a US district court.
BurnufObscure, Popular Culture Possibly an elaboration of English burn. This was the stage name of American actress Burnu Acquanetta (1921-2004; real name Mildred Davenport), sometimes known simply as Acquanetta, who claimed it was an Arapaho name meaning "burning fire".
BuruubamPopular Culture Buruuba is the name of Yoichiro Minami's feral Tarzan-inspired character in the eponymous shonen book series and the 1955 Japanese American film coproduction by Daiei (now Kadokawa) pictures.
BushrodmEnglish (American) Given name from surname of Medieval English origin—locational from a so called 'lost' village, likely to have been situated in Dorset, England. Surname Bushrod derives from the Old English 'bysc', a bushy thicket, with 'rod', a clearing in a forest.
ButaroumJapanese From Japanese 武 (bu) meaning "military, martial", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
ButterflyfEnglish (Modern) Used to invoke the brilliantly-colored winged insect, which is widely seen as a symbol of metamorphosis, renewal, and rebirth, as well as one of youth and beauty. This is the birth name of a noted Australian folk singer, Butterfly Boucher, among others.
ButtonmEnglish The name of Button Gwinnett, one of the signatories (first signature on the left) on the United States Declaration of Independence.
ButtsmAmerican (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Butts or a nickname with meaning particular to the bearer. Notable namesake, professional baseball player, Albert "Butts" Wagner was the older brother of baseball great Honus Wagner.
BuvaisarmChechen Derived from Arabic أويس (uwais) meaning "small wolf, little wolf" combined with Persian سر (sar) meaning "head, topmost, foremost" or "leader, chief".
BuvianbarfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek buvi meaning "grandmother, mother" and anbar meaning "ambergris".
BuviqandfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek buvi meaning "grandmother, mother" and qand meaning "sugarcube".
BuvisuluvfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek buvi meaning "grandmother, mother" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
BuvizahrofUzbek Derived from the Uzbek buvi meaning "grandmother, mother" and the given name Zahro.
Buwanf & mTagalog Means "moon" in Tagalog. It is not often used as a given name.
Buyantogtokhm & fMongolian Derived from Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good luck, fortune" and тогтох (togtokh) meaning "settle, set, entrench".
BuyantsetsegfMongolian Derived from Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
BuzimHebrew, Romani, Biblical From Hebrew בוז (buz), "contempt". This name occurs only once in the Bible. The prophet Ezekiel mentions him as his father.
BuzzymAmerican A name that can be formed as an onomatopoeia, a word based on sound, or a nickname for someone with a short haircut. ... [more]
BvumaimShona Bvumai means "Admit". This may be a name given to say to adversary admit that you were wrong, you were defeated or that you committed the offence
BwamimShona Meaning "emperor", another form of the name is Hwami.
BweranimChewa Means "come" or "come back" in Chewa.
ByaainfAlaskan Female given name created by Alaskan Native Eskimo Baayin Asiksick in the early 1900s.
ByakkomJapanese (Rare) From 白虎 (byakko), referring to a white tiger, also one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations which represents the west and the autumn season. This makes it cognate with Korean Baek-ho.... [more]
ByakuranmJapanese From Japanese 百 (byaku) meaning "hundred" or 白 (byaku) meaning "white" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.
ByakurenfJapanese From Japanese 白 (byaku) "white" and 蓮 (ren) "lotus."
ByakuyamPopular Culture Means "white night" or "arctic night" in Japanese. It is the name of a character in the popular Japanese manga and anime, "Bleach"
ByambabaatarmMongolian From the Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
Byambadalaim & fMongolian From the Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and далай (dalai) meaning "sea".
ByambadorjmMongolian From Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".
Byambajargalm & fMongolian From Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Byambajavm & fMongolian From Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and жав (jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".
Byamba-ochirmMongolian From the Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and очир (ochir) meaning "staff, truncheon" or "thunderbolt".
Byambasürenf & mMongolian From Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
ByambatsetsegfMongolian Means "Saturday flower" in Mongolian, from бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Byambatsogtm & fMongolian From the Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and цогт (tsogt) meaning "spirited, ardent".
Byambazhargalm & fMongolian From the Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and жаргал (zhargal) meaning "happiness, joy".
ByblisfGreek Mythology In Greek mythology, Byblis was the daughter of Miletus, who fell in love with her twin brother Caunus and subsequently killed herself... [more]
Byeong-cheolmKorean From Sino-Korean 秉 "grasp, hold; bundle; authority" and 哲 "wise, sagacious". A famous bearer is South Korean businessman Lee Byung-chul (1910-1987), founder of the Samsung Group.
Byeong-sumKorean From Sino-Korean 炳 "bright, luminous; glorious" and 守 "defend, protect, guard, conserve". A famous bearer is South Korean footballer Yoo Byung-soo (1988-).
Bylethm & fPopular Culture Variant of Beleth. This is the name of an avatar character in Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
BylgjafFaroese, Icelandic, Norse Mythology Feminine name taken from the Old Norse word bylgja meaning "billow, wave". In Norse Mythology, Bylgja was one of the nine daughters of the sea deities Ægir and Rán.
ByrafEnglish (Rare) Feminine form of Byron. This was borne by Byra Louise 'Puck' Whittlesey (1922-1988), the wife of Jack Hemingway, daughter-in-law of Ernest Hemingway and mother of actresses Mariel Hemingway and Margaux Hemingway.
ByrhtferthmAnglo-Saxon From the Old English name Byrhtferð, derived from Old English byrht, which is a variant of beorht "bright, clear", and an uncertain second element which may be derived from ferhð "spirit" or may be a West Saxon metathesis of Anglian friþ "peace" (making this name a cognate of Beorhtfrith).
ByrhtferðmAnglo-Saxon Form of Byrhtferth. Byrhtferð (c. 970 – c. 1020) was an English priest and monk. He invented an older version of the alphabet in 1011.
Byung-chanmKorean From Sino-Korean 秉 means 'grasp,hold;bundle;authority' 燦 means 'vivid,illuminating;bright'
Byung-Heem & fKorean From Sino-Korean 秉 (byeong) meaning "grasp, hold", "bundle", or "authority" or 丙 (byeong) "third" combined with 熙 (hui) "bright, splendid, glorious". Other hanja combinations are possible.
ByzantinusmLate Roman Means "from Byzantium", with Byzantium being the latinized form of Greek Byzantion, which itself was ultimately derived from the personal name Byzas... [more]
ByzantiusmLate Roman Latinized form of Greek Byzantios, which essentially meant "from Byzantium" (see also Byzantinus). This was the name of an archbishop of Bari (Italy) from the 11th century AD.
ByzasmGreek Mythology Derived from Thracian búzas "he-goat, buck" (similar to Indo-European bhugo "buck" and Greek bous "ox, cow"); since Thracian was not a Hellenic language, one could probably call Byzas a hellenization of sorts... [more]
ByzefGreek Mythology Perhaps related to Byzas or to the Greek adverb βύζην (buzên) meaning "close pressed, closely". According to the Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis, Byze was a nymph, daughter of Erasinos and sister of Melite, Anchiroe and Maera.