Submitted Names Starting with B

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Belica f Spanish
Diminutive of Isabel.
Belicar m Guanche
The name of a Guanche mencey (leader) from Tenerife.
Belief m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "trust, faith, or confidence in someone or something."
Believe f & m American (Rare), English (Puritan)
Late Old English belȳfan, belēfan, alteration of gelēfan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geloven and German glauben, also to lief.
Belikto m Buryat
Means "wisdom" in Buryat.
Bêlim f Kurdish
Means "stem" in Kurdish.
Belimir m Croatian
The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic bělъ "white, pale". Also see Běla, which is of the same etymology. The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".
Belimira f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Belimir.
Bełin m Venetian
Venetian form of Bellino.
Belin f Medieval French
Medieval French diminutive form of Isabel.
Belin m Gascon
Masculine form of Belina.
Beliña f Galician
Diminutive of Isabel.
Belina f Gascon, Italian
Gascon diminutive of Isabèl. Belina (known as Béline in French, died 1153) was a Roman Catholic virgin martyr who was canonized by Pope Innocent III in 1203... [more]
Belina f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Bele and Bela.
Belina f Albanian
Derived from Albanian belinë "Jerusalem sage (plant)".
Béline f French (Rare), Literature, Theatre, History
Gallicized form of Belina. It was used by Molière in his play 'The Imaginary Invalid' (1673) ('Le Malade imaginaire' in French), where it belongs to the wife of Argan.
Bělinka f Czech
Diminutive of Běla.
Belisa f Galician (Rare)
Diminutive of Isabel.
Belisama f Celtic Mythology
Belisama was a goddess worshipped in ancient Gaul and Britain, associated with lakes and rivers, fire, crafts and light, who was identified with Minerva in the interpretatio romana... [more]
Belisario m Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Belisarius.
Belisarius m Greek (Latinized), History
From Greek Βελισάριος (Belisarios), probably of Illyric origin. This was the name of a famed Byzantine general and war hero who served the emperor Justinian. He was possibly of Slavic ancestry which has led to speculation that the name derives from Slavonic Beli-tzar "white prince" (the -sarius element being interpreted as coming from the old Slavic word tsesar or tsesari, which was derived from Caesar, thus giving Belisarius a "princely" connotation), but this etymology has since been discounted as somewhat dubious.
Bélise f French (Rare), Literature, Theatre
Gallicized form of Belisa. This name was used on one of the characters in Molière's play Les Femmes savantes (1672).
Belise f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
English and Brazilian Portuguese adoption of Bélise.
Belislav m Bulgarian
From old Slavic bělъ meaning "white", possibly also idiomatically "good", and slava meaning "glory".
Belita f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning. It was first recorded in Artaxoa (in the Navarre area) in 1330.
Belita f Portuguese
Diminutive of Anabela.
Beliyu-work f Amharic
Means "especially gold" in Amharic.
Belja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Bosnian form of Bella.
Belka f Yiddish
Diminutive of Beila and its variants.
Belkacem m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Abu al-Qasim chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Belkıs f Turkish
Turkish form of Bilqis.... [more]
Belkis f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish, Spanish (Caribbean)
Spanish borrowing of Bilqis. Bearers of this name include the late Cuban artist Belkis Ayón (1967-1999) and Cuban-American writer Belkis Cuza Malé (1942-).
Belkisa f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Bilqis.
Belkise f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Bilqis.
Belkız f Turkish
Variant of Belkıs. Belkız Özener (1940-) is a Turkish singer.
Bell f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Bell 1.
Bell f Scots
Variant of Belle.
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]
Bellacara f Medieval Italian
From Latin bella "beautiful" and cara "dear, beloved". See also Carabella, which is composed of the same elements in reverse order.
Belladonna f Literature, Medieval Italian
From Italian bella "beautiful, fair" and donna "lady". This is the name of an extremely poisonous plant (Atropa belladonna; also bears the popular name of deadly nightshade). The author J. R. R. Tolkien used it as a hobbit name in 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954), where it belongs to the mother of Bilbo Baggins.
Belladora f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the names Bella and Dora.
Bellaflore f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin bella "beautiful, charming, pleasant" and a derivative of Latin flos "flower".
Bellag f Scots
Diminutive of Bell.
Bellamae f English
Combination of Bella and Mae.
Bellamaria f English
Combination of Bella and Maria, possibly inspired by the Virgin Mary (Bella Maria meaning "beautiful Mary").
Bellamay f English (Rare)
A combination of Bella and May
Bellamira f Theatre
Probably derived from the Latin elements bella "beautiful" and mira "wondrous" (cf. Mirabella). This name belongs to a courtesan in the play 'The Jew of Malta' (written c. 1589 or 1590) by English dramatist Christopher Marlowe.
Bellangere m Arthurian Romance
Alteration of Berengar, possibly influenced by French bel, beau meaning "fine, beautiful, great" and anger "anger" (thus "righteous anger")... [more]
Bellaria f Literature
Perhaps derived from Latin bellare meaning "to fight". This name was used by Robert Greene for a character in his prose romance 'Pandosto: The Triumph of Time' (1588). It was also used by Henry Fielding in his play 'The Temple Beau' (1730), and by Aaron Hill (1685-1750) in his poem 'Bellaria, at her Spinnet'.
Bellarosa f English
Combination of Bella and Rosa
Bellarose f English (Rare)
Combination of Bella and Rose.
Bellavita f Medieval Italian
From Latin bella meaning "beautiful" and vita meaning "life".
Belldandy f Popular Culture
Variant of Verdandi, representing an Anglicization of the name's Japanese transcription. This is the name of a major character in the manga series "Oh My Goddess!"
Bellé f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Arabella.
Bellerose f French
Means "Beautiful rose" in French.
Bellicent f Literature, Arthurian Romance
From an Old French form of the Germanic name Belissendis, possibly composed of the elements bili "suitable, proper, fitting, decent, amiable" (cf. Biligard) and swind "strong, brave, powerful".... [more]
Bellicia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Bellicius. Bellicia was one of the Vestal Virgins.
Bellida f Judeo-Spanish
Diminutive of Bella.
Belling m Anglo-Saxon
Form of Bædling found in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book.
Bellinu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Bello.
Bellis f Danish
It can also be inspired by the Latin word bellis "daisy".
Bello m Medieval Italian, Spanish
Short form of Jacobello or other names ending in bello. It is also associated with the Italian word meaning "beautiful, handsome".
Bellotte f Literature, French (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from French belle meaning "beautiful". This is the name of Laidronette's sister in Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tale The Green Serpent.
Bellovesus m Gaulish
Gaulish name meaning “worthy of power”
Belluccia f Medieval Italian
Short form of Isabelluccia, which is a diminutive of Isabella.
Belluls f Jewish
From the Latin bellule (pretty, nice, well-formed), this is found in a Jewish catacomb in Rome as the name of a woman. It is possibly the precursor to such names as the Sephardic Bela and the Yiddish Shayna
Belluzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Bella.
Belluzzu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Bello.
Belly f Jèrriais
Variant of Bellé.
Belmin m Bosnian
Male form of Belma.
Belmina f Bosnian
Feminine form of Belmin.
Belmir m Bosnian
Variant of Belmin.
Belmira f Portuguese
Most likely a version of Elmira 1, which derives from Edelmira, stemming from Adelmar, which combines the Germanic elements adal meaning "noble" and mari meaning "famous"... [more]
Belmiro m Portuguese
Meaning: handsome, good-looking... [more]
Belmondo m Croatian (Rare)
Means "beautiful world", from Italian bel "beautiful, pleasant" and mondo "world". It is used as a surname in Italy.
Belmont m French
Transferred from the surname "Belmont."
Belo m Slovak
Slovak form of Béla.
Beloha m Malagasy
Means "big head" in Malagasy.
Belomir m Croatian
Variant form of Belimir.
Belomira f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Belomir.
Belon f Gascon (Rare)
Diminutive of Isabèl.
Belona f Lithuanian, Spanish, Portuguese
Lithuanian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Bellona.
Beloslav m Bulgarian
Variant form of Belislav.
Beloslava f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Beloslav. Beloslava of Bulgaria was a Bulgarian princess and Queen consort of Serbia between 1234 and 1243. She was the wife of king Stefan Vladislav I.
Beloved f & m English (Puritan), Literature
Meaning, "dearly loved."
Beloy m Filipino
Diminutive of Isabelo.
Belphegor m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
From Ba'al Pe'or, the name of a Semitic god mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, meaning "Ba'al of Mount Pe'or" or "lord of the opening". In Christian demonology this is the name of a demon that represents the deadly sin of sloth.
Belqis f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Bilqis.
Bēl-ṣarbi m Near Eastern Mythology, Akkadian
Means "lord of the poplar", deriving from the Akkadian elements bēlu ("boss, chief, master, lord") and ṣarbat (deriving from a place name, that presumably later became associated with groves of trees... [more]
Belthazor m Popular Culture
Likely a variant of Balthazar, used in the TV show Charmed.
Belton m English (Rare)
Enclosure... [more]
Beltramino m Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Diminutive of Beltramo, the Tuscan form of Bertram.
Beltramo m Italian
Italian form of Bertram.
Beltrán m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Bertram or Bertrand. It is sometimes given in reference to the 16th-century Spanish saint Louis Bertrand (known as Luis Beltrán in Spanish), a Dominican friar who preached in South America; he is called the "Apostle to the Americas".
Beltran m Catalan
Variant of Bertran.
Beltrand m Gallo
Gallo form of Bertrand.
Beltso m Medieval Basque
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One current theory, however, connects this name to Basque beltxo, a diminutive of beltz / baltz "black".
Beltzane f Basque
Derived from the Basque adjective beltz "black; dark" in combination with the feminine name suffix -ne.
Beluca f Galician
Diminutive of Sabela. Not used as a given name in its own right.
Belucha f Galician
Galician diminutive of Sabela and Isabel.
Belus m Greek Mythology
King of Egypt and brother of Aegyptus and Danaus in Greek Mythology.
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.
Belvedere m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From an Italian word meaning "beautiful sight", from Italian bel "beautiful" and vedere "a view, sight". It was apparently coined in the early 19th century, when it first appears as a given name in United States historical records (for both Northern and Southern states), along with its feminine variant Belva.... [more]
Belvidera f Theatre
Derived from Italian belvedere meaning "a fair sight" (compare Belvedere). This was used by English dramatist Thomas Otway for a character in his tragedy Venice Preserv'd (1682).
Belvin m English
Maybe derived from the surname Belville.... [more]
Belvina f Literature
Apparently from the Latin word meaning "beast-like" (also written beluina), derived from bēlua "beast, monster" (Italian belva) with the adjectival suffix‎ -īnus "of, like"... [more]
Belynda f English
Variant of Belinda.
Belzora f English (American, Rare)
Meaning unknown. It might possibly be derived from Belzora, the name of a port town in Texas that was abandoned in the 1870s.
Bembem f Manipuri
Means "young girl; baby" in Meitei.
Bembeniu m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Bienvenido.
Bembö m Kalmyk
Means "Saturn" in Kalmyk.
Bembya m Kalmyk
Derived from Kalmyk Бембә (Bembä) meaning "Saturn (planet)".
Bemma f Manipuri
Means "baby girl" in Meitei.
Ben m & f Japanese
This name is used as 勉 (ben, tsuto.meru) meaning "exertion," 弁/辨 (hen, ben, araso.u, hanabira, wakima.eru, wa.keru) meaning "dialect, petal, speech" or 便 (bin, ben, tayo.ri) meaning "convenience."... [more]
Ben m Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew בן (ben), meaning "son".
Bena f Lithuanian, Slovene
Lithuanian short form of names beginning with Ben- such as Benedikta and Slovene diminutive of Benedikta and Benjamina.
Bena f Polish
Diminutive form of Benigna, Bernarda, or Bernardyna.
Bena f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "seek, search" in Shipibo.
Ben-abinadab m Biblical
Menas "son of Abinadab" or "son of a generous father", ultimately derived from Hebrew בן (ben) meaning "son", אב ('ab) meaning "father", and נדב (nadab) meaning "to willingly give"... [more]
Beňadik m Slovak
Slovak form of Benedict.
Benadikt m Faroese
Faroese form of Benedict.
Benadikta f Faroese
Faroese form of Benedicta.
Benafsha f Afghan
Afghani variant of Banafsheh.
Benah f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Short form of Gubena or Abena. This was used by early slaves in the American South - attested in the 1730s in South Carolina... [more]
Benahuya m Guanche
Meaning unknown. It was borne by a Guanche man from La Palma who was christened in Seville.
Benaia m Biblical Italian
Italian form of Benaiah.
Benájá m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Benaiah.
Benaja m Biblical German
German form of the Biblical name Benaiah.
Benajah m Biblical
Variant of Benaiah.
Benami m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Bonami. This name was also used as a secular form of Benjamin.
Benammi m Hebrew, Biblical
Means "son of my people" in Hebrew. This is the name of several people in the Bible.
Benanzio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Venantius.
Benar m & f Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao benar meaning "true, truly".
Bênard m Norman
Norman form of Bernard.
Benard m English
Transferred use of the surname Benard.
Bênardin m Norman
Norman form of Bernardin.
Benardiñe f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque variant of Bernardiñe.
Benardo m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Bernard.
Benaset m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Benedict.
Benáta f Hungarian
Originally a Hungarian short form of Benedikta, now used as a given name in its own right.
Beñate f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a feminine form of Beñat.
Benaw f Kurdish
Means "willow" in Kurdish.
Benayt m Gallo
Gallo form of Benoît.
Benazeer f Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Benazir.
Benazir f & m Urdu, Bengali
From Persian بی‌نظیر (bi-nazir) meaning "incomparable, matchless". It is used as a feminine name in Pakistan while it is typically masculine in Bangladesh. A famous bearer was Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007), the first female prime minister of Pakistan.
Benben f Japanese
Means valve, speech, or petal.... [more]
Bencha f & m Thai
Means "baldachin, canopy, dais" in Thai.
Benchakanlayani f Thai (Rare)
Means "woman of fivefold beauty" in Thai, from เบญจ (bencha) meaning "five, fivefold" and กัลยาณี (kanlayani) meaning "beautiful girl, belle". In Buddhism this term refers to a woman with five favourable attributes: beautiful hair, beautiful teeth, beautiful flesh, beautiful skin and beauty at any age.
Benchamas f Thai
Alternate transcription of Benchamat.
Benchamat f Thai
Means "chrysanthemum" in Thai.
Benchamín m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Benjamin.
Benchamina f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Benjamina.
Bencharat f Thai
From Thai เบญจ (bencha) meaning "five" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Benchawan f Thai
Means "five-coloured" from Thai เบญจ (bencha) meaning "five" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".
Benchomo m Guanche
Variant of Bencomo.
Bencit m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Contracted form of Benedict. This name was also used as a secular form of Baruch.
Bencomo m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche benčom meaning "ambitious" or benchomo meaning "the greatest". It belonged to the penultimate mencey (leader) (1423-1495) of Taoro, Tenerife.
Bende m Hungarian
Short form of Bendegúz.
Bendet m Jewish
Variant of Bendit.
Bendewa f Kurdish
Means "hopeful" in Kurdish.
Bendición f & m Spanish (Rare)
Means "blessing" in Spanish.
Bendidora f Ancient Greek
Means "gift of Bendis", derived from the name of the Thracian goddess Bendis (genitive Βενδῖδος) combined with Greek δῶρον (doron) meaning "gift".
Bendig m Judeo-Provençal
Judeo-Provençal form of Benedict.
Bendigt m & f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Archaic Norwegian variant of Benedikt, as well as a Swedish feminine form.
Bendikt m & f Old Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Contracted form of Benedikt as well as a modern Swedish feminine form.
Bendis f Thracian Mythology
Thracian goddess of the moon and the hunt.
Bendit m Jewish, Yiddish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French
Yiddish form of Benedikt. This was generally used as a secular form of Baruch. (See also Seligmann)
Bendito m Portuguese (African)
Means "blessed" in Portuguese.
Bendix m North Frisian, Low German
North Frisian and Low German form of Benedictus (see Benedict). Also compare Bendiks.... [more]
Bendo f African
This means is from a Liberian dialect. It means beautiful...
Bendor m English (Rare)
In the case of Dr Bendor Grosvenor, art historian, the name Bendor is derived from the Grosvenor family's medieval heraldic shield, a bend or, a golden bend (diagonal stripe), which they used until 1389 when it was claimed instead by the Scrope family, in the case Scrope v Grosvenor... [more]
Bendžaminas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Benjamin.
Bendzhamen m Russian (Rare)
Russian transcription of Benjamin, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Bene m East Frisian
Short form of names that contain the element bern- "bear".
Benead m Breton
Breton form of French Benoît.
Beneatha f Theatre
Meaning unknown, possibly invnted from the English word "beneath" and the feminine suffix "a". Beneatha Younger is character in the play "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry.
Beneba f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
English corruption of Abena. This was used by early slaves in the American south. Attested in the 1730's in South Carolina.
Benebell f English (American)
Possible combination of Bene and Bell
Benecio m Spanish
Benecio means blessed and is from Mexico.
Bened m Welsh
Welsh form of Benedictus (see Benedict).
Benedeit m Medieval Occitan
Medieval Occitan form of Benedict.
Benedèt m Piedmontese
Piedmontese form of Benedict.
Benedet m Aragonese, Lombard
Aragonese and Lombard form of Benedict.
Benedeta f Aragonese
Feminine form of Benedet.
Benedetg m Romansh
Romansh form of Benedict, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Benedettu m Corsican, Sicilian, Maltese
Corsican, Sicilian and Maltese form of Benedict.
Bénedeyt m Gascon
Gascon form of Benedict.
Benedic m Judeo-Provençal
Judeo-Provençal form of Benedict.
Bénédict m French (Quebec, Archaic), Jèrriais
Québecois variant and Jèrriais form of Benedict.
Bênêđictô m Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Benedictus (see Benedict).
Benedicto m Spanish
Spanish form of Benedict.
Benedictu m Asturian
Asturian form of Benedict.
Benedig m Breton (Rare)
Breton form of Benedict.
Benedikte m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Benedictus (see Benedict).
Benedikto m Basque
Basque form of Benedict.
Benediktos m Greek
Greek form of Benedictus (see Benedict). A bearer of this name was Benediktos Adamantiades (1875-1962), a Greek ophthalmologist after whom a disease was named.
Benedikts m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Benedictus (see Benedict).
Benediktus m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Benedictus (see Benedict).
Benedit m Gascon
Gascon form of Benedict.
Benedite f Basque
Basque form of Benedicta.
Beneditta f Sicilian, Hungarian
Sicilian form of Benedetta as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name.
Beneditto m Medieval Italian, Neapolitan
Medieval Italian and Neapolitan form of Benedictus.
Benedittu m Maltese, Sicilian
Maltese form of Benedict and variant of Benidittu.
Benefşe f Ottoman Turkish
Means "violet" in Turkish.
Benegar m Medieval French, Germanic
Derived from Latin bene meaning "well; agreeably, favorably" combined with Old High German and Old Saxon ger meaning "spear".
Beneharo m Spanish (Canarian)
The name of a late 15th-century Guanche king of Anaga on the island of Tenerife (present-day Canary Islands, Spain) according to the epic poem Antigüedades de las Islas Afortunadas de la Gran Canaria (1604) by Antonio de Viana... [more]
Beneît m Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Benedict.
Beneita f Sardinian
Feminine form of Beneitu. Beneita de Càlaris was the judge (which equals the title of queen in medieval Sardinia) of Càlaris from 1214 to 1233.
Beneito m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Benedict.
Beneittu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Benedict.
Beneitu m Sardinian (Rare)
Sardinian form of Benedict.
Benek m Polish
Diminutive of Benedykt.
Beneke m East Frisian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Bene, in use between the 1400s and 1700s.
Benel m Hebrew
Means "son of God" in Hebrew.
Benelli f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Benelli.
Benemérito m Spanish (Archaic)
From Latin benemeritus, a combination of bene ("good") and meritus ("worthy"), meaning "good deserving".
Benen m History
Benen was the name of the first Irish Bishop of Ireland, who was a follower of St. Patrick. ... [more]
Benerib f Ancient Egyptian
The name of a queen consort of the first dynasty in Ancient Egypt, meaning "sweet of heart", deriving from the Ancient Egyptian elements bene ("sweet") and ib ("heart").
Benesech m Lengadocian
Languedocian form of Benedict.
Benesek m Cornish
Cornish form of Benedict, derived from Latin benedictus "blessed".