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Asfour m Arabic
Means "sparrow (bird)" in Arabic.

Ashwatthama m Sanskrit
This name means "Fiery tempered" or "the sacred voice which relates to that of a horse". This name is mentioned in the Mahabharata. As the son of the warrior Dronacharya

Asida f Abkhaz
Means "lioness" from Arabic أَسَد (ʾasad) meaning "lion" (see Azida).

Asit m Indian, Bengali
Derived from Sanskrit असित (asita) meaning "dark, black" or "(black) snake".

Aska f Kurdish
From Kurdish ask meaning "deer, gazelle".

Askbjörn m Swedish (Modern)
Swedish name with the combination of askr "ash tree" and bjǫrn "bear".

Askê f Kurdish
Means "deer" in Kurdish.

Aspačanā m Old Persian
Means "horse lover", derived from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎱 (aspa) meaning "horse" and čanā meaning "desire, love".

Aspacanah m Old Persian
Ancient Persian masculine name meaning "delighting in horses".

Asparukh m Middle Persian, Medieval Georgian, Bulgarian
Etymology disputed, either meaning "one who has shining horses" or "one who has the soul of a horse".

Aspatha m Biblical
One of the sons of Haman in the Book of Esther. Meaning "given by a sacred horse".

Aspelenie f Baltic Mythology
Alleged Lithuanian goddess of stoves and, more specifically, stove corners.... [more]

Astolf m German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name of Germanic origin formed from the name element *AST "branch (of a tree)" and *WOLF "wolf".

Astore m Italian (Rare)
Derived from the Italian noun astore meaning "goshawk", which effectively makes this name an Italian cognate of Astor.... [more]

Astyochos m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek adjective ἀστυόχος (astyochos) meaning "protecting the city". It consists of the Greek noun ἄστυ (asty) meaning "city, town" combined with the Greek verb ὀχέω (ocheo) meaning "to bear, to carry, to hold fast, to sustain", which is closely related to the Greek verb ἔχω (echo) meaning "to have, to hold, to possess"... [more]

Asuhi f Japanese
From Japanese 明日 (asu) meaning "tomorrow" combined with 妃 (hi) meaning "a ruler's wife; queen; empress", 飛 (hi) meaning "to fly" or 陽 (hi) meaning "light, sun, male"... [more]

Ásulfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse as "god" and ulf "wolf."

Asuma m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 明日 (asu) meaning "tomorrow", 明 (asu) meaning "bright, light", 未来 (asu) meaning "future", 遊 (asu) meaning "play" or 飛 (asu) meaning "fly", 洲 (su) meaning "continent, sandbar, island, country" combined with 馬 (ma) meaning "horse", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 磨 (ma) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine", 麻 (ma) meaning "flax, linen, hemp" or 海 (ma) meaning "sea, ocean"... [more]

Atalamy m Yakut
Means "deity / creator of horses".

Âtâlia m Greenlandic
Means "he whose course is set towards aataat (harps seals)" in Greenlandic.

Atapachtli m Nahuatl
Means "water shell", from atl "water" and tapachtli "sea shell, coral".

Atargatis f Semitic Mythology (Hellenized)
Atargatis was the chief goddess of northern Syria in Classical antiquity. She was also referred to as Derketo (Ancient Greek: Δερκετὼ) or Deasura (by Romans)... [more]

Atbir m Berber
Means "dove" in Amazigh.

Atenolfo m Lombardic (Italianized)
A dithematic name with the second name element wolf "wolf" and the first name element athan that is probably derived from Gothic aþn "year".

Aðalbjörn m Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and bjǫrn "bear" (making it a cognate of Adalbero).

Atiqtalaaq m & f Inuit
Means "polar bear cub" in Inuit.

Atkiray m Medieval Mongolian
Means "stallion" in Middle Mongolian.

Átoko m Hopi
Means "crane" in Hopi.

Atori f Japanese (Rare)
From 花鶏 (atori), referring to the brambling bird.... [more]

Atototl m & f Nahuatl
Means "water bird" in Nahuatl, from atl "water" and tototl "bird". Can refer to several specific kinds of birds, including pelicans, herons, wild geese, and other water-dwelling birds.

Atotoztli f Nahuatl, Aztec
Means "water parrot", deriving from the Nahuatl elements atl ("water, a body of water") and toztli ("yellow parrot"). Name borne by an Aztec queen that possibly ruled as tlatoani (ruler of a city-state) in her own right.

Atsa f Navajo
Navajo name meaning "Eagle".

Atsumiko f Japanese (Rare)
Atsu means "warm", mi means "beauty", and ko means "child, sign of the rat: first sign of the Chinese zodiac".

Atsuto m Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 敦 (ton, tai, dai, chou, atsu.i) meaning "industry, kindliness", 厚 (kou, atsu.i, aka) meaning "thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen, shameless" or 篤 (toku, atsu.i) meaning "fervent, kind, cordial, serious, deliberate" with 斗 (to, tou) meaning "Big Dipper, sake dipper", 人 (jin, nin, -to, hito, -ri) meaning "person" or 翔 (shou, kage.ru, to.bu) meaning "fly, soar."... [more]

Atteneri f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Guanche name meaning "here is the beautiful young woman", derived from the Guanche demonstrative *hata and *teneriht "gazelle", used here to mean "beautiful girl". This was recorded as the name of a 10-year-old Guanche girl from the island of Tenerife (present-day Canary Islands, Spain) who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1495... [more]

Audbjørn m Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "wealth, fortune" and bjǫrn "bear".

Audulf m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element auda "wealth, property" (also see Audovacar) combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Aufidius m Ancient Roman, History, Literature
From the Roman nomen gentile Aufidius, which is of uncertain origin and meaning. The first element, au, may have been derived from the Latin preverb au "away, off", but it could also have been a phonetic variant of the Latin preverb ab "from"... [more]

Austbiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of austr "east" and bjǫrn "bear".

Auðulfr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and ulfr "wolf".

Autolykos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek αὐτός (autos) meaning "self". The second element is a little bit uncertain, in that there are two possibilities available for it. The first possibility is that it is derived from Greek λυκου (lykou) "of a wolf", which itself is ultimately derived from Greek λύκος (lykos) "wolf"... [more]

Auva f Astronomy
Auva is the medieval name of Delta Virginis, a star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. ... [more]

Aventinus m Roman Mythology
This name can be traced to the Aventine Hill, allegedly one of the Seven Hills that Ancient Rome was founded upon. Aventinus of Alba Longa was a mythical king said to have been buried there. It is debated as to whether the hill was named for the figure, or vice versa... [more]

Avie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of male or female names beginning with Av- such as Ava 1, Avis, Avery, etc... [more]

Avo-naco m Cheyenne (Anglicized)
From the Cheyenne name Ávoonenáhkohe meaning "starving bear" or "lean bear".

Awanata f Miwok
Means "turtle" in Miwok.

Awlagh m Berber
Means "little rabbit" in Amazigh.

Awsim m Berber
Means "fawn" in Tamazight.

Axil m Berber (Rare)
Means "cheetah" in Berber.

Ayah m & f Biblical Hebrew
Means "falcon" or "vulture" in Hebrew. In the Bible, this is the name of the father of Rizpah as well as the son of Zibeon.

Ayameko f Japanese (Rare)
Ayame means "iris (flower), sweet flag, calamus" and ko means "child, sign of the rat".

Ayata m Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour", 彪 (aya) meaning "spotted, mottled, patterned, small tiger", 礼 (aya) meaning "salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration" or 綾 (aya) meaning "design, figured cloth, twill" combined with 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 汰 (ta) meaning "washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury", 拓 (ta) meaning "clear (the land), open, break up (land)" or 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big"... [more]

Aydar m Bashkir, Tatar, Kazakh
Means "forelock, topknot", referring to the hairstyle worn by ancient Turkic warriors. Alternatively, it could be from Kazakh, Bashkir, and Tatar ай (ay) meaning "moon, month" combined with Arabic حَيْدَر‏ (ḥaydar) meaning "lion".

Aydoğan f & m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay "moon" and doğan “falcon”.

Aykux̂ m Aleut
Meaning "dog".

Aymaral f Turkish
From the Turkish ay meaning "moon" and maral meaning "doe, deer".

Ayotoch m Nahuatl
Means "armadillo" in Nahuatl, literally "turtle-rabbit".

Ayotzin f & m Nahuatl
From Nahuatl ayotli "squash, gourd, pumpkin". Coincides with a Nahuatl word meaning "turtle, tortoise".

Ayrad m Berber
Means "lion" in Amazigh.

Aytsemnik f Armenian (Rare)
Old Armenian name meaning "little roe deer, fawn of a roe". According to the 12th-century Armenian historian Samuel Anetsi, this was the name of a female warrior who died defending the Armenian city of Ani against Persian invaders... [more]

Ayuka m Kalmyk
Means "bear cub", from Kalmyk аю (ayu) meaning "bear". Ayuka Khan (1669-1724) was a leader of the Kalmyk Khanate.

Ayukhan m Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Kazakh аю (ayu) meaning "bear" and the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".

Ayuko f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 阿 (a) meaning "flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 茜 (a) meaning "madder, red dye, Turkey red", 鮎 (a) meaning "freshwater trout, smelt", 安 (a) meaning "relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful", 杏 (a) meaning "apricot", 香 (a) meaning "fragrance", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 肖 (ayu) meaning "resemblance", 暖 (a) meaning "warmth", 天 (a) meaning "heavens, sky, imperial", 歩 (ayu) meaning "walk", 明 (a) meaning "bright, light", 有 (a) meaning "exist", 和 (a) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 亞 (a) meaning "rank, follow" or 晏 (a) meaning "late, quiet, sets (sun)", 右 (yu) meaning "right", 百 (yu) meaning "hundred", 悠 (yu) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 有 (yu) meaning "exist", 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause", 夕 (yu) meaning "evening", 優 (yu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 弓 (yu) meaning "archery bow", 夢 (yu) meaning "dream", 友 (yu) meaning "friend", 祐 (yu) meaning "help", 柚 (yu) meaning "citron", 宥 (yu) meaning "soothe, calm, pacify", 裕 (yu) meaning "abundant, rich", 侑 (yu) meaning "urge to eat" or 魚 (yu) meaning "fish" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child", 呼 (ko) meaning "call, call out to, invite" or 虹 (ko) meaning "rainbow"... [more]

Azarga m Buryat
Means "stallion" in Buryat.

Azcacoatl m & f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly a combination of Nahuatl azcatl "ant" and coatl "snake".

Azcatl f Nahuatl (Archaic)
Means "ant" in Nahuatl.

Azcaxochitl f Nahuatl
Means "ant-flower", from Nahuatl azcatl "ant" and xōchitl "flower". This was the name of an Aztec noblewoman.

Azenkwed m Berber
Means "male gazelle" in Amazigh.

Azida f Circassian
Means "lioness" from Arabic أَسَد (ʾasad) meaning "lion".

Azio m Italian (Rare)
Derived from the Latin axio meaning "owl". It can also be a variant of Azzo. It is rarely used because Azio is the Italianization of Actium, the town where Octavian gained his celebrated victory over Antony and Cleopatra, on September 2, 31 BCE.

Azland f African, English (American, Rare)
As an African name it means "powerful". As an English name, it is an alternate spelling of Azlan which is a variant of Aslan, a Turkish name meaning "lion"... [more]

Aznar m Medieval Basque
From old Basque azenar(i), azenari ("fox", modern azeri).

Aztamitl m Nahuatl
Derived from Nahuatl aztatl "heron, snowy egret" and mitl "arrow".

Aztatl m Nahuatl
Means "heron, snowy egret" in Nahuatl.

Aztlan m & f Aztec and Toltec Mythology, American (Hispanic, Rare), Mexican (Rare)
From the name of the legendary ancestral homeland of the Aztec peoples. Etymology uncertain, often said to mean "place of the herons", from Nahuatl aztatl "heron, snowy egret" and the locative suffix -tlan, though this doesn’t fit Nahuatl morphology... [more]

Azu m Igbo
Means "fish" in Igbo.

Azza f Arabic
Possibly meaning "young female gazelle", deriving from the Arabic word azaza ("it was dear, it was expensive" referring to the difficulty in catching young gazelles).

Azzam m Arabic
Means "determined, resolute" as well as "lion" in Arabic, from the word عَزَمَ (azama) meaning "to determine, to decide, to be firmly resolved".

Báalam m & f Yucatec Maya, Classic Mayan, Mayan Mythology
Báalam, who represents Jaguars, is a deity from Mayan Mythology. His name means “Jaguar” in Yucatec Maya.

Baalham m & f Mayan, Classic Mayan, Mayan Mythology
Baalham means “Jaguar” in the Classic Mayan language.

Baavgai m Mongolian
Means "bear" in Mongolian.

Bəbir m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Derived from the Azerbaijani noun bəbir meaning "leopard". As such, this name could be considered to be the Azerbaijani form of Babur.... [more]

Babürşah m Turkish
Babür, combined with a Perso-Turkic royal title, şah meaning "shah". As a whole, it means "shah as strong as a tiger". This was the nickname of Zahir ud-Din Muhammad, the 16th-century founder of the Mughal Empire in India.

Badb f Irish Mythology, Irish
Means "crow, demon" in early Irish (and may have originally denoted "battle" or "strife"). In Irish myth the Badb was a war goddess who took the form of a crow. She and her sisters, the Morrígan and Macha, were a trinity of war goddesses known collectively as the Morrígna.

Bagala f Hindi, Indian
From Hindi बगला (bagala) meaning "heron".

Bagwis m Filipino, Tagalog
Means "soft wing feather (of a bird)" in Tagalog.

Bahlam m Classic Mayan
Means "jaguar", deriving from the Classic Maya element balam ("jaguar"). This was used as a name element by Classic Maya royalty.

Bahrin f Uzbek
Means "peregrine falcon" in Uzbek.

Baige f Chinese
From the Chinese 白 (bái) meaning "white, pure" and 鸽 (gē) meaning "pigeon, dove".

Bailu f Chinese
From the Chinese 白 (bái) meaning "white, pure" and 鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret" or 鹿 (lù) meaning "deer".

Baiyun f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred; numerous, many" and 芸 (yún) meaning "rue, herb used to keep insects away; to cut grass or weeds; art, talent, ability, craft, technique, performance, acting, trick, stunt".

Bakary m Arabic
An indirect Quranic name from Arabic Bakūr / Bakr, an ancient name of Arabian tribes, meaning "young camel".

Balandis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun balandis, which can mean "dove, pigeon" as well as "April" (as in, the month).

Balang m & f Kelabit
Means "spirit tiger" in Kelabit.

Balbala f Pashto
From Persian بلبل‎ (bulbul) "nightingale".

Baldram m Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements bald "bold" and hraban "raven".

Baldulf m Germanic
Derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Bamse m Swedish (Rare), Old Swedish (Rare)
From an Old Scandinavian word meaning "bear". In modern Swedish often used when referring to something large.

Bane m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short form of names that contain the element bann meaning "ban" or else a short form of names containing the element barn / bern "bear".... [more]

Banoy m Filipino
Means "eagle" in Tagalog.

Banzou m Popular Culture
Means "accompaniment" in Mandarin. Name of the main antagonist in the Netflix movie "Duck Duck Goose" (2018).

Báo m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 豹 (báo) meaning "leopard, spotted big cat".

Baojuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 鹃 (juān) meaning "cuckoo".

Baoshan m Chinese
From Chinese 宝 or 寶 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare" combined with 山 (shān) meaning "mountain, hill, peak", 珊 (shān) meaning "coral", or 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind"... [more]

Baoyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Baphomet m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Popular Culture
Probably from a medieval corruption of Mahomet. This appears in the Inquisition of the Knights Templar as the name of an alleged Muslim or pagan idol. In the 19th century it became associated with a Western occult symbol drawn by Eliphas Lévi, a "Sabbatic Goat" image depicting a demonic horned god.

Baran m Russian (Rare)
Means "ram" in Russian.

Bardhok m Albanian
Derived from Albanian bardhok "fair-haired; white; white ram".

Bardhosh m Albanian
Derived from Albanian bardhosh "pallid, pale; blond or gray-haired; white bull, white steer, white ox". The name coincides with that of a village in Kosovo.

Bardolph m Theatre, Medieval English (?)
Possibly from a Germanic name derived from the elements bard, meaning "small axe" or "beard", and wulf "wolf". Shakespeare used it for minor characters in several plays.

Barnulf m Germanic
Derived from Gothic barn (synonymous with Scottish bairn) "child" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Barragul f Uzbek
Derived from barra meaning "lamb" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Bartleby m Literature
This name was apparently invented by the 19th-century writer Herman Melville, who perhaps intended it to mean "Bartholomew's town" from the medieval English name Bartle, a diminutive of Bartholomew, combined with the English place name suffix by meaning "farm, settlement" from Old Norse býr (compare Darby, Colby and Willoughby).... [more]

Bartolv m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Barthold or a combination of bjartr "light, shining" and ulfr "wolf" (see also Bertulf).

Bashukat m Aguaruna
From the Awajún bashu meaning "wild turkey, curassow".

Bašmu m Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Mythology
Means "venomous snake", possibly deriving from the Sumerian elements muš ("snake, reptile") and uš ("venom, poison"). Name borne by a figure from Mesopotamian mythology, a horned snake with two forelegs and wings.

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]

Batto m & f Japanese
"Bat"

Batura m Georgian (Rare)
Either a variant of Batur or derived from the Georgian adjective ბათურა (batura) meaning "plump" (in reference to a child) as well as "fat dog"... [more]

Bawan m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo bawa meaning "parrot" and the genitive suffix -n.

Baye-ribuh m & f Kelabit
Means "one thousand crocodiles" in Kelabit.

Baz m Kurdish, Arabic
Means "falcon" in Arabic and Kurdish.

Baze m Armenian
Means "falcon, hawk" in Armenian

Bazê f Kurdish
Means "falcon" in Kurdish.

Beaduwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beadu "battle" and wulf "wolf". Alternative form of Beowulf, cognate to Germanic Badulf.

Behan m Irish
Irish origin that derives from "bee" but means "child."

Beibarys m Kazakh
From the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Kazakh барыс (barys) meaning "snow leopard".

Beid m & f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic al baid, meaning "the (ostrich) egg". This is the traditional name of the star Omicron 1 Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.

Beila m Medieval Basque
Basque form of the Visigothic name Vigila. It might possibly also be influenced by Basque bela "crow".

Bejkush m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian bejkush "white-haired (said of sheep); white ram".

Bene m East Frisian
Short form of names that contain the element bern- "bear".

Bennu f Turkish
Means "an eagle" in Turkish. It's the name of a character in the Turkish TV series 'Binbir Gece'.

Beocca m Anglo-Saxon, Literature
Possibly derived from Old English beo "bee" and a diminutive suffix, therefore meaning "little bee." It may also be related to the Old English masculine name Becca, from which Beckham is derived... [more]

Beom f Korean
From the Hangul Korean 범 (beom) meaning "tiger".... [more]

Beorhthun m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and hun "bear cub". Compare Hunbeorht.

Beorhtwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and wulf "wolf", making it a cognate of Bertulf... [more]

Beornwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English beorn "warrior, man" and wulf "wolf". This was the name of a King of Mercia who reigned in the 9th century... [more]

Ber m Medieval English, Germanic
Possible diminutive of ber- names. Also the germanic word for "bear."

Berchar m Germanic, Frankish
Frankish variant of Bernhar with the elements bero "bear" and hari "army".

Berdan m Popular Culture
This was the name of Shere Khan's cousin from the 2014 cartoon series "Simba the King Lion."

Berentrud f Germanic
Derived from Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German) combined with þruþ "strength."

Berewold m Medieval English
From words beofor, meaning "beaver" and wold meaning "forest."

Berfrid m Medieval French, Medieval German, Germanic
Derived from Old High German, Old Saxon bero "bear" and Old High German fridu, Old Saxon frithu "peace".

Berich m Medieval Catalan
Derived from Old High German, Old Saxon bero meaning "bear" combined with Old High German rih "ruler".

Berlind f Germanic, German (Rare)
Derived from Proto-Germanic *beran or *bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German) combined with Old High German lind or lindi "soft, tender."

Berlwin m Old High German, Medieval, Medieval Polish, Medieval French
An elongation of Old High German, Old Saxon bero "bear" + Old High German wini "friend".

Bernachar m Germanic
Derived from Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German) combined with Old High German wachar "vigilant." The name might also be a form of Bernhar.

Bernegilde f Medieval French, Medieval English, Medieval German
Derived from Old High German, Old Saxon bero meaning "bear" and Proto-Germanic *geldą meaning "reward, gift, money".

Bernfried m German
The name is made up of the name elements bern meaning "bear" and fridu meaning "peace".

Bernhar m Germanic
Derived from Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German) combined with Old High German hari "army."

Bernhild f German (Rare)
Derived from the Germanic elements bern meaning "bear" and hild meaning "battle."

Bernlef m Germanic, Dutch
The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German). The second element comes from laifa, which in turn is derived from Gothic laiba (leiba in Old High German and leifr in Old Norse) "remnant, remains." By that, they actually meant the person that is left behind after one's death, so laifa is best translated (depending on the context) as "heir" or "survivor."

Berno m Germanic, German
Diminutive for names containing the element bern "bear" making it a cognitive of Björn. Used by the first abbot of cluny venerated as a saint.

Bernulf m Germanic, Dutch, German
Derived from Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German) combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Bernwald m Germanic, German
Derived from the Proto-Germanic beran or bernu meaning "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German) combined with Gothic valdan meaning "to reign".

Bernward m Medieval German, German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
This name derives from the Old High German name “Bernward”, composed of two elements bern "bear" plus wart "guard"... [more]

Berowulf m Medieval English, Germanic
Variant of Bernwulf, from Germanic bero "bear" and wulf "wolf."

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]

Bertulf m Germanic, German
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Berwald m Medieval French, Medieval Dutch
Derived from Old High German bero "bear" and walt "power, authority".

Beslan m Chechen, Ingush, Circassian, Abkhaz, Karachay-Balkar
From the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Turkic arslan meaning "lion".

Bessel m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Of Frisian origin, this name is possibly a diminutive of a shortened form of Germanic names that contain either the element bern meaning "bear" or the element beraht meaning "bright"... [more]

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).

Beuno m Welsh
Probably from Welsh bu "cow" and -no "knowing". The name of a 7th-century Welsh saint.

Bhramar m Hindi
Means "black bee, black beetle" in Hindi.

Bhumi m & f Shona
It means "wolf".

Biao m Chinese
From Chinese 彪 (biāo) meaning "tiger stripes, small tiger", 标 (biāo) meaning "mark, sign, award, prize", 表 (biǎo) meaning "surface, outside, exterior, table, form" or 飚 (biāo) meaning "whirlwind", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Biarnhǫfði m Old Norse
Means "bear-head" in Old Norse from bjǫrn "bear" and hǫfuð "head".

Biarnlaugr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements bjǫrn "bear" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

Bierdna m Sami
Means "bear" in Sami.

Bifurr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Possibly derived from German biber or bever both meaning "beaver", or an Old Norse name meaning "the quaking one". In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf.

Bihong f Chinese
From the Chinese 必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly" or 碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue" and 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" or 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan".

Bikki m Ainu
Meaning "Frog" in Ainu. Name of Ainu artist and activist Bikki Sunazawa, who designed the Ainu flag in 1973.

Bilbil m Albanian
Derived from Albanian bilbil "nightingale".

Bildosne f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque bildots "lamb" and the Basque feminine suffix -ne. It is used as a Basque equivalent of Inés.

Biliram m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element bili "gentleness" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."

Billee f & m Hindi (Rare), Indian (Modern), English (Modern)
From Hindi बिल्ली (billee) meaning "cat". It is also used as variant of the name BILLY, BILLIE, or BILLI.

Bina f Yiddish, Hebrew
Yiddish name derived from bin(e) "bee", which was originally used as a translation of the Hebrew name Deborah, though it has since become associated with modern Hebrew bina "understanding".... [more]

Binan m Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo bina meaning "wasp" and the genitive suffix -n.

Binchen f German (Rare)
Diminutive of Jakobina, Jakobine, Sabina, Sabine and sometimes Sabrina, as it contains the German diminutive suffix -chen... [more]

Bindi f Indigenous Australian, Nyungar
Means "butterfly" from the word bindi-bindi in Nyungar, spoken in Western Australian near Perth.... [more]

Bingyin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 秉 (bǐng) meaning "grasp, hold, maintain" or 丙 (bǐng) meaning "third" combined with 印 (yìn) meaning "seal, mark, sign", 寅 (yín) meaning "to respect", or 垠 (yín) meaning "riverbank, boundary", as well as other character combinations.

Biǫrn m Old Norse
Means "bear" in Old Norse.

Birabiro f Amharic
Means "butterfly" in Amharic.

Bite f Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian name of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a direct derivation from Latvian bite "a bee" and a short form of Brigita.

Biúrstæinn m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian masculine name with the combination of bjórr "beaver" and steinn "stone".

Biyan f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue", 必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly", or 馝 (bì) meaning "fragrance" and 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant", 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose", 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow" or 焰 (yàn) meaning "fire, blaze, glowing".

Bjarndís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrn "bear" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Bjarney f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrn "bear" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Bjarngerður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Icelandic word bjǫrn meaning "bear" and garðr meaning "enclosure; protection".

Bjarnheðinn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse bjǫrn "bear" and heðinn "jacket of fur or skin".

Bjarnvarðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse bjǫrn "bear" and vǫrðr "guard".

Bjermund m Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrn "bear" and mund "protection".

Björgúlfur m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse björg meaning "protection, help" (see also Björg) combined with Old Norse úlfr meaning "wolf".

Björnhild f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse name elements bjǫrn "bear" and hildr "battle; fight".

Björnúlfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse björn "bear" combined with Old Norse úlfr "wolf."

Bjórr m Old Norse
From Old Norse bjórr meaning "beaver".

Blæcwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English blæc "black" and wulf "wolf". This is the source of the place name Blakesley (see Blakesley).

Blæingr m Old Norse
Means "raven", literally "blue-black one", a derivative of Old Norse blár "blue, dark, livid" (the colour used to describe corpses and bruises, e.g. hel-blár "black as death"). This was originally a byname.

Blaidd m Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh blaidd "wolf".

Bledri m Medieval Welsh
Derived from Welsh blaidd "wolf" and rhi "ruler".

Bleiddudd m Medieval Welsh
Welsh form of the Brythonic name *Bledjojüd- meaning "wolf lord", from Proto-Brythonic *blėð meaning "wolf" (Welsh blaidd) and *jʉð meaning "lord" (Welsh udd).

Bleiz m Breton
Derived from Breton bleiz "wolf; gray" and thus nowadays commonly considered the Breton equivalent of French Loup, this name was in former times also used as a phonetic approximation to Blois and given in honor of the Blessed Charles of Blois, Duke of Brittany.... [more]

Bleta f Albanian
Derived from Albanian bletë "bee". According to Albanian folk belief, the bee is a sacred animal: when an animal ceases to live, Albanians predominantly use the verb ngordh while when a bee ceases to live, the verb vdes is used (which is used to refer to human death), alluding that bees are beings of a higher caste, comparable to humans.

Bochi m Georgian Mythology
Probably from Mingrelian ბოჩი (bochi) meaning "(male) goat, sheep". In Georgian mythology this was the name of a patron god of cattle.

Boduognatos m Old Celtic
Derived from Celtic boduus or boduo(s) "crow" combined with gnato, which can mean both "knowing, intelligent" and "son."

Boes m Dutch (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Dutch form of Boso. This given name is extremely rare in the Netherlands nowadays and is more commonly found as a patronymic surname.... [more]

Bogárka f Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian bogár "beetle, bug".

Bong-ju m Korean
From Sino-Korean 鳳 "male phoenix; symbol of joy" and 柱 "pillar, post; support". A famous bearer is South Korean marathoner Lee Bong-ju (1970-).

Bongseok m Korean
From Sino-Korean 鳳 "male phoenix; symbol of joy" and 錫 meaning "tin; copper" or 奭 meaning "big, large, great; thriving, flourishing." Other combinations are possible

Boraqchin f Medieval Mongolian
Meaning uncertain, possibly from Mongolian борогчин (borogchin) meaning "(female) bird" or "brown skin (of female animals)". This was the name of a 13th-century Alchi Tatar woman and the senior wife of Mongol ruler Batu Khan (c... [more]

Boremund m Literature
Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television series "House of the Dragon". In the series, Boremund Baratheon is the Lord of Storm's End and the head of House Baratheon early in the reign of King Viserys Targaryen during the middle years of the Targaryen dynasty in Westeros.

Borgarhjǫrtr f Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse borg "fortress, citadel" and hjǫrtr "hart, stag". In the Norse sagas, Þóra Borgarhjǫrtr is the second wife of Ragnar Loðbrók.

Borgulfr m Old Norse
Combination of Old Norse bjarga "to help" (but also associated with borg "castle, fortification, stronghold") and ulfr "wolf."

Bo'ri m Uzbek
Means "wolf" in Uzbek.

Bo'rigul f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek bo'ri meaning "wolf" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Bo‘rijamol f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek bo'ri meaning "wolf" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Borz m Chechen (Rare)
Means "wolf" in Chechen.

Bota f Kazakh
Means "camel calf, colt" in Kazakh.

Botagoz f Kazakh
From Kazakh бота (bota) meaning "camel calf, colt" and көз (koz) meaning "eye". The name was traditionally given to girls who were believed to possess the "evil eye" due to the appearance of their eyes at birth.

Bo‘taqora f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek bo'ta meaning "baby camel", an endearing name for small children, and qora meaning "black, dark".

Botulf m Germanic, Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf." There are also instances where this name is a later form of the ancient Scandinavian name Bótulfr.

Bótulfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse bót "remedy, help" combined with Old Norse úlfr "wolf".

Boukolos m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek βουκόλος (boukolos) meaning "cowherd, herdsman", which is ultimately derived from Greek βοῦς (bous) meaning "cow, ox, bull". Also compare the Greek verb βουκολέω (boukoleo) meaning "to tend cattle".

Bozgul f Tajik
Means "falcon rose" From боз (boz) meaning "falcon" and гул (gul) meaning "flower, rose" (see gol)

Bozkurt m Turkish
Means "grey wolf" in Turkish.

Braddan m Manx
Of debated origin and meaning. While some scholars consider this name a Manx form of Brendan, others derive it from Manx braddan "salmon" (ultimately via Irish bradán).

Brancaleone m Medieval Italian
The meaning of this medieval Italian given name is either "a lion's paw" or "he who captures the lion". In the case of the former meaning, the name is derived from Italian branca meaning "paw, claw" combined with Italian leone meaning "lion"... [more]

Brandoch m Literature
Brandoch Daha is a lord in the novel "The Worm Ouroboros" by Eric Rücker Eddison.

Brandubh m Irish Mythology
Means "black raven" in Irish. In Irish legend this was a board game played by the heroes and gods. It was also the name of a king of Leinster (whom the 'Annals of Ulster' say died in 604); he was a good friend of Mongán of the Dál nAraidi but coveted Mongán's wife, Dubh Lacha... [more]

Brandulf m Germanic
Derived from Old Norse brand "sword" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Brangen m Old Irish
Derived from the Archaic or Primitive Irish ᚁᚏᚐᚅᚑᚌᚓᚅᚔ (Branogeni) meaning "raven clan".

Branoc m Medieval Breton
Derived from Breton bran "raven; crow".

Brayton m English (Modern, Rare)
Likely a variant of Braden, or else a transferred use of the English habitational surname Brayton (which is derived from Old Norse breithr "broad", or from the Old Norse personal name Breithi, combined with Old English tun "town, farmstead").

Brodulf m Germanic
The first element is derived from Old High German prôdi "weakness, decrepitude" or Old High German brôt "bread." The second element is derived from Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Brugmo f Tibetan
From the Tibetan འབྲུག ('brug) meaning "dragon, thunder" and མོ (mo) meaning "female, woman".

Brundabjalfi m Old Norse
Combination of an Old Norse word brundi (related to Norwegian brund "reindeer bull") and Bialfi.

Brunulf m Germanic
Derived from Old High German brunja "breastplate, cuirass" or brûn "brown" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Brúsi m Old Norse
From Old Norse brúsi meaning "buck, he-goat".

Bryngel m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of the Old Norse name Brynolf/Brynjulf which combined the two words brynja meaning "coat of mail" and ulfr meaning "wolf"... [more]

Bryniulfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse brynja "coat of mail, armor, protection" and ulfr "wolf".

Bucephalus m Pet, Ancient Greek, Literature
Means "ox-head" in Ancient Greek. From the Ancient Greek βούς (bous) 'ox' and κεφαλή (kephalē) 'head'. ... [more]

Budda m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name of uncertain meaning, perhaps related to Brythonic boud "victory". It coincides with an Old English word meaning "beetle" (and could be a byname derived from it).

Budeia f Greek Mythology
Means "oxen-yoker" in Greek. It is the name of a daughter of Lycus in Greek mythology.

Bueyo f Spanish (Rare)
From the Marian title Virgen de Bueyo, patron saint of Albelda de Iregua (La Rioja). The name Bueyo comes from a small settlement in the vicinity where oxherding was common (cf. Spanish buey "ox").

Bugafer f & m English (American, Americanized, Rare, ?)
The name Bugafer refers to a very obscure legend called "Keeper of the silver-eyed crow"... [more]

Bughaj m Azerbaijani
Means "bull" in Azerbaijani coming from the word bugha.... [more]

Büjin f & m Mongolian
Means "young hare" in Mongolian.

Bukha m Buryat
Means "bull" in Buryat.

Bülbül f Ottoman Turkish
Means "nightingale" in Ottoman Turkish.

Bulbul m Mandaean
Means "nightingale" in Mandaic.

Bülbülcan m Azerbaijani
From bülbül meaning "nightingale" and can meaning "soul, life" (see jan)

Bulga m & f Mongolian
Means "sable" in Mongolian.

Bulgan m Buryat
Means "sable" in Buryat.

Bulganbayar m & f Mongolian
From the Mongolian булган (bulgan) meaning "sable" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".

Buluqhan f Medieval Mongolian
Means "sable", deriving from the Mongolian element bulga ("sable").

Bulzhamuur f Buryat
Means "lark" in Buryat.

Bướm f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "butterfly" in Vietnamese.

Bumin m Turkish
Means "owl" or "division" in Proto-Turkic. Bumin was the founder of Turkic Khaganate.

Bunko f Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 文子 with 文 (bun, mon, aya, fumi) meaning "art, decoration, figures, literature, style, sentence, plan" and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac)."... [more]

Bun'yuu m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (bun) "sentence" combined with 右 (yuu) meaning "right", 熊 (yuu) meaning "bear", 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave", 有 (yuu) meaning "exist", 雄 (yuu) meaning "hero, manly" or 融 (yuu) meaning "melt"... [more]

Buqu m & f Medieval Mongolian
Means "deer" in Middle Mongolian.

Büre m Bashkir
Means "wolf" in Bashkir.

Bürged m Mongolian
Means "eagle" in Mongolian.

Burgutoy f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek burgut meaning "eagle" and oy meaning "moon".

Burkit m Kazakh (Rare)
Means "golden eagle" in Kazakh.

Bürkitbay m Kazakh
From the Kazakh бүркіт (bürkit) meaning "eagle" and бай (bay) meaning "bey".

Buvaisar m Chechen
Derived from Arabic أويس (uwais) meaning "small wolf, little wolf" combined with Persian سر (sar) meaning "head, topmost, foremost" or "leader, chief".

Býleistr m Norse Mythology
Means "bee-lightning" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology he is Loki's brother.

Byzas m Greek 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]

Bzcho f Circassian
Means "doe" in Circassian.

Cacahuehue m Nahuatl
Possibly means "old frog", from Nahuatl caca "frog, toad" and huehue "elder, old man".

Cacark’a f Abazin
From Russian цесарка (tsesarka) meaning "guinea-hen".

Çacaxochitl m & f Nahuatl
The name of a medicinal plant with yellow flowers, also called coçatli ("weasel"). Possibly derived from zacatl "grass, hay, straw" and xochitl "flower".

Cadhan m Old Irish, Irish Mythology
Gaelic byname meaning "barnacle goose". In Irish legend Cadhan was a hero who slayed a monster with the help of his hound.

Cadno m Welsh, Old Welsh
Derived from Welsh cat "battle" and -no "knowing". The modern Welsh word cadno, "fox", likely stems from the given name, similar to French Renard.

Caelifer m Roman Mythology
From a poetic Latin epithet of the Greek god Atlas which meant "supporting the heavens", from caelum "heaven" and ferre "to bear, to carry, to bring"... [more]

Caique m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Folk etymology likes to consider this name to be of Tupi origin and assigns it the meaning "water bird". Since no etymology or evidence of use by the Tupi people has ever been provided, it is likely that this is a faux-indigenous name... [more]

Caley f & m English
From the English surname, Caley, meaning "jackdaw clearing" or from an Irish surname which is an altered form of Macauley... [more]

Caligo m English, Popular Culture
Possibly related to the name for the genus of the "owl butterfly" or the Latin word meaning "darkness, mist." Name of a faerie in the game 'Lovestruck.'

Calvert m English
Means "calf herder."

Campa Huitz m Nahuatl
Means "where does he come from?" in Nahuatl.

Cancor m Medieval German
Probably related to Old High German kanker "spider" with the transferred meaning "weaver".

Candelifera f Roman Mythology
Means "candle bearer", derived from Latin candela "a taper, a wax-light, a tallow-candle" (the source of the English word candle) and ferre "to bear". In Roman mythology Candelifera was a goddess supposed to assist at childbirth, for whom a symbolical candle or torch was lighted.... [more]

Caninius m Ancient Roman
From the Roman nomen Caninius, which is derived from Latin caninus "dog-like, of a dog" (which in turn is derived from Latin canis "dog").

Canisius m Dutch (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Canisius. From the Dutch surname Kanis... [more]

Canius m Ancient Roman
Derived from Latin canus "old, grey(-haired), elderly" or Latin canis "dog." This name was borne by Canius Rufus, a Roman poet.

Canna f English (Rare)
Rare name of uncertain origin and meaning that first appeared in the 19th century.... [more]

Capa m Sioux
Means "beaver" in Sioux.

Capella f Astronomy
This is the brightest star in the constellation Auriga. Its name means "little she-goat" from Latin capra "she-goat" with a diminutive suffix. In Roman mythology the star represented the goat Amalthea.

Caprasius m Late Roman
Possibly derived from Latin capra meaning "(she-)goat". A bearer of this name was Caprasius of Agen, a French saint from the early 4th century AD.

Capricorn m Astronomy
From Latin Capricornus meaning "horned like a goat" (from caper, genitive capri "goat" and cornu "horn"), a loan-translation of Greek Aigokheros, the name of the constellation... [more]

Capricornus m Roman Mythology, Astronomy
Means "goat" in Latin. The name of one of the constellations of the zodiac.

Caprotina f Roman Mythology
From Latin caprotinus "of goats". An epithet of Juno.

Carmanos m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish *carmon- "weasel".

Carmo m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish *carmon- "weasel".

Carpo f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Astronomy
Latinized form of Greek Καρπώ (Karpô), which is derived from Greek καρπόω (karpoô) "to bear fruit; to reap or enjoy fruit". In Greek mythology this was the name of one of the Horae or Seasons; Carpo was the goddess of autumn and of the harvest, that is, the fruits of summer... [more]

Cartimandua f History, Old Celtic
Celtic name, in which the second element is mandu "pony, colt, filly". The first element is less certain, perhaps from karti "drive out", or it may mean "clean, sleek". This was the name of a 1st-century queen of the Brigantes.

Carveth m English (Rare)
Ultimately from the village of Carveth in Cornwall, from Cornish Karvergh meaning ("fort of horses")... [more]

C’əs-na f Abkhaz
Means "little bird" in Abkhaz.