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Balázs m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Blaise.

Bálint m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).

Barbara f English, Italian, French, German, Polish, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Late Roman
Derived from Greek βάρβαρος (barbaros) meaning "foreign, non-Greek". According to legend, Saint Barbara was a young woman killed by her father Dioscorus, who was then killed by a bolt of lightning. She is the patron of architects, geologists, stonemasons and artillerymen. Because of her renown, the name came into general use in the Christian world in the Middle Ages. In England it became rare after the Protestant Reformation, but it was revived in the 19th century.

Barna m Hungarian
Hungarian short form of Barnabas.

Barnabás m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Barnabas.

Barta m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian short form of Bertalan.

Bartal m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian short form of Bertalan.

Bea f English, Hungarian, Dutch
Short form of Beatrix or Beáta.

Beáta f Hungarian, Czech, Slovak
Hungarian, Czech and Slovak form of Beata.

Beatrix f German, Hungarian, Dutch, English, Late Roman
Probably from Viatrix, a feminine form of the Late Latin name Viator meaning "voyager, traveller". It was a common name amongst early Christians, and the spelling was altered by association with Latin beatus "blessed, happy". Viatrix or Beatrix was a 4th-century saint who was strangled to death during the persecutions of Diocletian.... [more]

Béla m Hungarian
The meaning of this name is not known for certain. It could be derived from Hungarian bél meaning "guts, bowel" or Old Slavic bělŭ meaning "white". This was the name of four Hungarian kings. It was also borne by the Hungarian composer Béla Bartók (1881-1945).

Bence m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Vincent. It is also used as a short form of Benedek.

Bendegúz m Hungarian
Hungarian variant of the Turkic name Mundzuk, possibly from mončuq meaning "jewel, bead". This was the name of Attila the Hun's father.

Benedek m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Benedictus (see Benedict).

Benett m Hungarian (Modern)
Hungarian form of Bennett.

Benjámin m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Benjamin.

Bernadett f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Bernadette.

Bernát m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Bernard.

Berta f Polish, Czech, Hungarian, German, Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Slovene
Form of Bertha in several languages.

Bertalan m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Bartholomew.

Bertók m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian diminutive of Bertalan and other names beginning with Bert.

Bettina f German, Danish, Italian, Hungarian
Diminutive of Elisabeth (German and Danish), Benedetta or Elisabetta (Italian), or Erzsébet (Hungarian).

Bianka f German, Hungarian, Polish
German, Hungarian and Polish form of Bianca.

Bíborka f Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian bíbor meaning "purple".

Blanka f Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Croatian, Slovene
Form of Blanche in several languages.

Boglárka f Hungarian
Means "buttercup (flower)" in Hungarian (genus Ranunculus), derived from the archaic word boglár meaning "ornament".

Boldizsár m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Balthazar.

Bonifác m Czech (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Czech and Hungarian form of Bonifatius (see Boniface).

Borbála f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Barbara.

Boróka f Hungarian
Hungarian diminutive of Borbála. It also means "juniper" in Hungarian.

Botond m Hungarian
Means "stick, mace" in Hungarian.

Bözsi f Hungarian (Rare)
Diminutive of Erzsébet.

Brigitta f German, Dutch, Hungarian
German, Dutch and Hungarian form of Bridget.

Bulcsú m Hungarian
Hungarian name of uncertain meaning. This was the name of a 10th-century Hungarian military leader.

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