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Babar بابر m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu بابر (see Babur).

Baber بابر m Urdu
Alternate transcription of Urdu بابر (see Babur).

Babur بابر m Urdu
From a Persian word meaning "tiger". This was the nickname of Zahir ud-Din Muhammad, the 16th-century founder of the Mughal Empire in India.

Bahadur बहादुर m Hindi, Nepali
From Persian بهادر (bahādor), itself from Turkic bagatur meaning "hero, warrior". This was the name of rulers of the Mughal Empire.

Bakhtiar بختیار m Persian, Urdu
Means "lucky, fortunate" in Persian.

Bal बाल, बाळ m Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
From Sanskrit बाल (bāla) meaning "young, child", sometimes a short form of names such as Balakrishna.

Bala 1 பாலா, బాలా, बाला m & f Tamil, Telugu, Hindi
Variant and feminine form of Bal.

Balakrishna బాలకృష్ణ, ಬಾಲಕೃಷ್ಣ, बालकृष्ण m Telugu, Kannada
From Sanskrit बाल (bāla) meaning "young" combined with the name of the Hindu god Krishna.

Balaram ବଳରାମ, বলরাম, बलराम m Odia, Bengali, Hindi, Nepali
Modern transcription of Balarama.

Baldev बलदेव m Hindi
Modern Hindi transcription of Baladeva.

Balkrishna बाळकृष्ण m Marathi
Marathi form of Balakrishna.

Balwinder ਬਲਵਿੰਦਰ m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Barun বরুণ m Bengali
Bengali form of Varuna.

Basant बसन्त m Hindi
Modern form of Vasanta.

Basheer بشیر m Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic بشير or Urdu بشیر (see Bashir).

Bashir بشیر m Arabic, Urdu
Means "bringer of good news, herald" in Arabic, from the root بشّر (bashshara) meaning "to bring good news".

Basu বাসু m Bengali
Bengali form of Vasu.

Bharat भरत, ભારત m Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali
Modern form of Bharata.

Bharath பரத், ഭരത്, భరత్ m Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu
Southern Indian form of Bharata.

Bhaskar भास्कर, భాస్కర్, ಭಾಸ್ಕರ್ m Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Kannada
Modern form of Bhaskara.

Bhavana भावना, ಭಾವನಾ, ഭാവന f Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam
From Sanskrit भावन (bhāvana) meaning "producing, manifesting, thought, emotion".

Bhavna भावना, ಭಾವನಾ, ഭാവന f Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam
Alternate transcription of Hindi/Marathi भावना, Kannada ಭಾವನಾ or Malayalam ഭാവന (see Bhavana).

Bhim भीम m Hindi, Nepali
Modern form of Bhima.

Bibek বিবেক m Nepali, Bengali
Nepali and Bengali form of Vivek.

Bijay বিজয়, ବିଜୟ m Bengali, Odia, Nepali
Bengali, Odia and Nepali form of Vijaya.

Bijoy বিজয় m Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali বিজয় (see Bijay).

Bilal بلال m Arabic, Turkish, Urdu
Means "wetting, moistening" in Arabic. This was the name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

Binay বিনয় m Bengali
Bengali form of Vinay.

Bipin बिपिन m Marathi, Hindi
Variant of Vipin.

Bishal বিশাল m Nepali, Bengali
Nepali and Bengali form of Vishal.

Bishan बिशन m Hindi
Variant of Vishnu.

Brijesh बृजेश, બ્રિજેશ, ब्रिजेश m Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi
Modern form of Brijesha.

Bushra بشریٰ f Arabic, Urdu
Means "good news" in Arabic, from the root بشّر (bashshara) meaning "to bring good news".

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