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This is a list of submitted names in which the usage is English or American.
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Barre m English
Variant of Barry.
Barrick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Barrick.
Barron m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Barron.... [more]
Barrow m English
Transferred use of the surname Barrow.
Barrye m & f English
Variant or feminine spelling Barry.
Barsheba f American, Biblical
Variant of the Old Testament place name Be'ersheba, meaning "seventh well" or "well of the oath" (Genesis 21:31). The phrase "from Dan to Be'ersheba" was the usual way of designating the Promised Land.
Bartelot m Medieval English, English (Puritan)
Diminutive of Bartholomew. Precursor to the surname Bartlett.
Barthel m English
Diminutive of Bartholomew.
Bartholomea f Dutch, English
Dutch and English feminine form of Bartholomew.
Bartine f English, Dutch
Feminine form of Bartholomew. A known bearer of this name is the late American film actress Bartine Burkett. The name is sometimes erroneously interpreted as a variant spelling of Bertine.
Bartlett m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bartlett.... [more]
Bartley m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bartley.
Bartolommeo m Medieval Italian, American (Rare)
Archaic Italian form of Bartolomeo which apparently survived in the US where it is occasionally used.... [more]
Barton m English, 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".
Barty m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Diminutive of Bartholomew and other Bart- names.
Baruck m English
Variant of Baruch.
Barzilla f & m American, English (Puritan)
Variant of Barzillai. In the United States it was introduced by the Puritans as a masculine name, and first (?) used for girls in the mid-18th century.
Bascom m English
Transferred use of the surname Bascom.
Bascum m English
Variant of Bascom.
Bashel f & m English (American, Archaic)
Possibly use of the surname Bashel as a given name.
Basil m & f English (Modern)
From the herb, unrelated to Basil 1.
Baskel f English (American, Archaic)
Possibly as a given name of the surname Baskel.
Bass f & m American
Transferred use of the surname Bass. It can also be a variant of Bas.
Bastille f English (American, Rare)
Probably use of the surname Bastille.
Bat m English (Archaic), Medieval English
Diminutive of Bartholomew; also compare Bate. A notable bearer was American gunfighter and lawman Bartholomew 'Bat' Masterson (1853-1921), famed sheriff of Dodge City, Kansas.
Bates m English
Transferred use of the surname Bates.
Bathilda f English (Rare), German, History
Variant of Bathild. This was the name of a 7th-century English saint who became queen of the Franks after being sold to them as a slave. She was canonised for fighting against the slave trade, promoting monasticism and founding a convent... [more]
Bathshua f Biblical, English (Puritan)
Means "daughter of salvation" or "daughter of prosperity" in Hebrew. The first element is Hebrew בַּת (bat) meaning "daughter"; the second element could be derived from the verb יָשַׁע (yasha') "to save, to deliver", which is related to the verb שוע (shawa') meaning "to cry out (for salvation)" and the nouns שוע (shua'), שוע (shoa') and שועה (shawa) all of which mean "a cry (for salvation)", or it could be derived from a noun שוע which has been interpreted as meaning "riches, wealth".... [more]
Bathurst m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Bathurst.
Battalion m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "a large, organized group of people pursuing a common aim or sharing a major undertaking." Referring to the army of God (believers).
Bauer m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bauer.
Bax m English
Short form of Baxter.
Baxley f English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Baxley, a variant of Bexley.
Baxton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the English surname of Baxton.
Bay f & m Medieval English, English
From the Middle English personal name Baye, from Old English Beaga (masculine) or Beage (feminine).... [more]
Baylei f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.
Bayli f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.
Baylie f English
Variant of Bailey.
Baynard m English
From the Middle English personal name "Bainard", via Norman French from ancient Germanic "Beinhard", perhaps from *bein-*, meaning "leg, bone" or a supposed element *bagin-*, meaning "dispute", and *-hard*, meaning "hard, brave."
Bayou m American (South, Rare, ?)
From the American English word bayou which derives from the Choctaw word bayuk meaning "small stream".
Beadie f English
Diminutive of Beatrice.
Beale m English
Transferred use of the surname Beale.
Beall m English
Transferred use of the surname Beall.
Bean f English
An informal nickname for Beatrice, Beatrix, Elizabeth and sometimes other names as well.
Beanie f Scots, English
Variant of Beenie.
Bearthm m American (Rare, ?)
Bearthm Brakhage is an American director and actor. The name was likely invented by his father, Stan Brakhage.
Beasley m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Beasley.
Beattie m English
Transferred from the surname Beattie.
Beattie f Scots, English
Diminutive of Beatrice.
Beauanna f English (Rare)
A combination of Beau and Anna
Beaufort m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Beaufort.
Beautiful f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word beautiful, ultimately from Latin bellus "beautiful, fine".
Beauty f English, Popular Culture, South African
From the English word "beauty", ultimately derived from Latin bellus, "beautiful". See also Belle and Bella.
Beaux m & f English
Variant of Beau
Bebe f English
Diminutive of Barbara, Elizabeth and any other name starting with 'B'.
Beccy f English
Variant of Becky.
Bechet f English
Transferred from the surname Bechet.... [more]
Beci f English
Variant of Becky
Beckee f English
Variant of Becky.
Beckem m & f English (American)
Variant of Beckham. Beckem was given to 15 boys in 2017 per the SSA.
Becker m English
Transferred use of the surname Becker.
Becket m English
From a surname which was a variant of the surname Beckett. In some cases it might be given in honour of the English saint Thomas Becket (1118-1170).
Beckette f English (Modern)
Feminine form of Beckett.
Beckey f English
Variant of Becky.
Becki f English
Variant of Becky.
Beckie f English
Variant of Becky.
Beckom m English
Variant of Beckham.
Be-courteous m English (Puritan)
Referring to Ephesians 4:32, "And be ye courteous to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you."
Bede f English
Diminutive of Obedience used in the 18th century.
Bedford m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bedford.
Beeanna f English
Variant of Bianna.
Beecher m English
Transferred use of the surname Beecher.
Beechum m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Beechum.
Beeker m English
Transferred use of the surname Beeker.
Beethoven m English
Transferred use of the surname Beethoven.
Beezie f English
Nickname for Elizabeth.
Be-faithful m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to Revelation 2:10, "Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life."
Begonia f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
From the name of a flowering plant, which was named for the French botanist Michel Bégon. In some cases it may be a variant of the Spanish Begoña.
Behira f Hebrew, American, Yiddish
Means "clear, bright" in Hebrew.
Behr m English
Transferred use of the surname Behr.
Beige f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the color beige.
Beka f English
Diminutive of Rebecca or Rebekah.
Bekah f English
Diminutive of Rebekah. A famous bearer is the American singer Bekah Liechty (2000- )
Bekka f English
Variant of Becca.
Bel f English, Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabel.
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.
Belise f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
English and Brazilian Portuguese adoption of Bélise.
Bell f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Bell 1.
Belladora f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the names Bella and Dora.
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
Bellarosa f English
Combination of Bella and Rosa
Bellarose f English (Rare)
Combination of Bella and Rose.
Beloved f & m English (Puritan), Literature
Meaning, "dearly loved."
Belton m English (Rare)
Enclosure... [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.
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]
Belvin m English
Maybe derived from the surname Belville.... [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.
Benard m English
Transferred use of the surname Benard.
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]
Benebell f English (American)
Possible combination of Bene and Bell
Benelli f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Benelli.
Benessa f English (American, Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Benicia which was influenced by Vanessa. It might also be a combination of Ben 1 and Vanessa or similar names ending in -essa.
Benevolence f & m English (African)
From the English word, ultimately from Latin bene volent "well wishing".
Benhur m Biblical Hebrew, Literature, English (American)
Means "son of Hur". The patronymic of the main character in the 1880 novel, 'Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ' by Lew Wallace.
Benjie m English
Diminutive of Benjamin.
Benjman m English
Variant of Benjamin.
Benley m English (American, Rare)
A made up name perhaps influenced by Bentley
Benn m English
Variant of Ben 1.
Bennetta f English
Feminine form of the name Bennett.
Bennye f English (Rare)
Feminine spelling of Benny.
Bentlee m American
Variant of Bentley.
Bentleigh f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bentley, incorporating the spelling and feminine usage of Leigh.
Benuel m American
The name may be a blend of Benjamin and Samuel or a spelling variant of Penuel.... [more]
Beomann m English
A English name that means "Beekeeper".
Beresford m English
Transferred use of the surname Beresford.
Beretta f & m Spanish, English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Beretta. The usage in the USA is probably influenced by the fact that there is a producer of firearms named Beretta.
Beriah m English, Hebrew, Biblical
Probably derived from a Hebrew root meaning "to make noise", or another Hebrew root meaning "in evil". This is the name of multiple people in the Bible.
Beric m English (British), Literature, Popular Culture
Variant of Berrick. Beric Dondarrian is a character in 'A Song of Ice and Fire', as well as it's TV counterpart 'Game of Thrones', known for leading the Brotherhood without Banners and being repeatedly resurrected, though in his case, the name is a variant of Barak 1, as he is known as The Lightning Lord.
Beril f English (Rare)
Variant of Beryl. Beril Jents (1918-2013) was an Australian fashion designer. She is recognized as "Australia’s first queen of haute couture".
Berilla f English (Rare, Archaic)
This name is probably an elaboration of Beryl. It was used from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century.
Berinthia f Theatre, Literature, English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, perhaps first used by Sir John Vanbrugh for a young widow in his play 'The Relapse' (1697). It was subsequently used by Richard Brinsley Sheridan for a widow in his play 'A Trip to Scarborough' (1777), and also appears in Dickens's 'Dombey and Son' (1848) belonging to Mrs Pipchin's niece.
Berkeley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Berkeley.
Berkley m & f English
Variant of Berkeley.
Berlie f English (Rare), American (South, Archaic)
Berlie Doherty (born 1943) is an English novelist, poet, playwright and screenwriter. She is best known for children's books, for which she has twice won the Carnegie Medal.
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.
Bernita f American
Variant of Bernadette or diminutive of names containing Bern and followed by the suffix -ita.
Bernye m & f Spanish, English
Form of Bernie.
Beronica f American (Hispanic)
Unaccented form of Berónica mainly used in the United States.
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.
Berthabelle f English (?)
Berthabelle is a compound of Bertha and Belle.
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.
Bertilia f Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese
Form of Berthild. Bertilia was the name of a 7th-century saint from Mareuil (France).
Berton m English
Variant of Burton.
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.
Bertrum m English
Variant of Bertram.
Berura f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Means "pure" in Hebrew.
Bes f English
Variant spelling of Bess or Bessy.
Bessica f English (American, Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Bessie.
Bessy f English
Variant of Bessie.
Be-steadfast m English (Puritan)
Referring to being steadfast in one's faith.
Be-strong f English (Puritan)
Referencing being strong despite trials and tribulations.
Bethabara f Biblical, American (Rare)
From the name of a biblical city. In the New Testament the city of Bethabara is where John the Baptist met Jesus, and proclaimed, "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world" (John 1:28-29).
Be-thankful f English (Puritan)
Referring to being thankful for God's blessings.
Bethanna f English
Beth and the popular -anna suffix.
Bethanne f English
Variant of Bethann.
Bethannie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bethany, influenced by Annie.
Betheline f English
Elaboration of Bethel.
Bethen f English
Variant of Bethan.
Bethena f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Bethana. Bethena, A Concert Waltz ( 1905) is a composition by Scott Joplin.
Bethia f Biblical Latin, Scottish, English
Form of Bithiah used in some versions of the Old Testament, including the Douay-Rheims Bible. This name was popular in Scotland from the 17th century as an Anglicised form of Gaelic Beathag... [more]
Bethiah f English
Variant of Bithiah.
Bethie f English
Variant of Bethy.
Bethlehem f Ethiopian, English (Rare)
From a biblical place name, the city where Jesus was born (see Bethlehem).
Bethley f & m English
Transferred use of surname Bethley.
Bethlyn f English
Beth with the popular-lyn suffix.
Bethlyne f English (Rare)
Beth with the -lyne suffix.
Bethlynn f English
Beth with the popular -lynn.
Bethlynne f English
Beth with the -lynne suffix.
Bethnie f English
Variant spelling of Bethney.
Bethny f English
Variant of Bethany. A notable bearer is the author Bethny Ricks.
Bethulia f English (Rare)
Bethulia is a biblical city whose deliverance by Judith, when besieged by Holofernes, forms the subject of the Book of Judith... [more]
Bethy f English
Diminutive of Bethany, Elizabeth, and other names containing beth.
Bethye f English
A variant spelling of Bethy.
Bethzy f Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Latin American variant of Betsy. This name was brought to public attention by Bethzy Zamorano, a contestant on the Mexican reality television series Bailando por un Sueño... [more]
Beton m American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Beton.
Betrina f English (Rare)
Possible variant of Bettina.
Bets f English
Short form of Elizabeth and variant or nickname of Betsy.
Betsi f English
Variant of Betsy.
Betsye f English
Variant of Betsy.
Bett f English (American)
Diminutive of Betty.
Bettany f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bettany. This name is borne by English historian and writer Bettany Hughes (born 1968).
Bettey f American
Variant of Betty.
Bettsi f English
Variant of Betsy.