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Baldegard f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from Old High German
bald "bold, brave." The second element is derived from
gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic
gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Baldegild f GermanicDerived from Old High German
bald "bold, brave" combined with Gothic
gild "sacrifice."
Baldeman m GermanicDerived from Old High German
bald "bold, brave" combined with
man "man."
Baldemar m GermanicDerived from Old High German
bald "bold, brave" combined with Old High German
mâri "famous."
Baldhild f GermanicDerived from Old High German
bald "bold, brave" combined with Old Norse
hildr "battle."
Baldulf m GermanicDerived from Old High German
bald "bold, brave" combined with Gothic
vulfs "wolf."
Baleba f LubaMeans "they have birthed" in Luba-Kasai, one of the Luba languages.
Balganym f KazakhDerived from Kazakh бал
(bal) meaning "honey" and ханым
(khanym) meaning "lady, madame".
Balgarma f TibetanFrom the Tibetan
དཔལ་ (dpal) meaning "glory, fortune, luck",
དཀར (dkar) meaning "white", "bright, light" or "pure" and
མ (ma) meaning "mother".
Balgeun f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From the present determiner form of of adjective 밝다
(bakda) meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear; acute, learned; cheerful, happy" (compare
Balgeum).
Balhaniy f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Karachay-Balkar
бал (bal) meaning "honey" and the Turkic title
khan meaning "king, ruler".
Balik m & f BalineseMeans "turn, return, again" in Balinese. This name is traditionally added to the end of first, second, third, and fourth-born names (for example,
Wayan Balik would be the name given to a fifth-born child, followed by
Made Balik,
Nyoman Balik, and
Ketut Balik for the sixth, seventh, and eighth-born child, respectively).
Balin m HinduismBalin is the name of a monkey king in the Hindu epic, "The Ramayama".
Baljin m & f TibetanDerived from the Tibetan
དཔལ་ (dpal) meaning "glory, fortune, luck" and
སྦྱིན (sbyin) meaning "alms, donation".
Balkiz f TurkishDerived from Turkish
bal meaning "honey" and
kiz meaning "girl, daughter".
Balladyna f Polish (Rare), TheatreUsed by the Polish writer Juliusz Słowacki for the heroine of his tragic play
Balladyna (1834), about a fictional Slavic queen who is corrupted by her rise to power. Słowacki based the name on the Polish word
ballada meaning "ballad".
Ballïbikä f BashkirFrom Bashkir
баллы (ballï) meaning "sweet" and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Balnur f KazakhFrom Kazakh
бал (
bal) meaning "honey" and from Arabic
نور (
nur) meaning "light"
Balog'at f AbazinMeans "maturity" or, figuratively, "perfection" in Uzbek.
Baloo m Popular CultureBaloo is a main fictional character featured in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book from 1894 and The Second Jungle Book from 1895.
Balqi f UzbekMeans "to glitter, shine" or "to florish" in Uzbek.
Balqız f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Karachay-Balkar
бал (bal) meaning "honey" and
къыз (qız) meaning "girl".
Balsamia f ItalianDerived from Greek
βάλσαμον (balsamon), originally from Hebrew
basam, "spice; scent, perfume" and ultimately coming to mean "balm, balsam, ointment", folk etymology likes to interpret this name as "she who soothes; she who comforts; she who revitalizes"... [
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Balsheker f KyrgyzFrom the Kyrgyz
бал (bal) meaning "honey" and
шекер (sheker) meaning "sugar".
Baltabek m KazakhFrom Kazakh балта
(balta) meaning "axe, hatchet" combined with the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Balthamos m LiteratureThis is the name of an angel in Philip Pullman's
His Dark Materials book series.
Baltis f Semitic MythologyEtymology unknown. This was the name of an Arabian goddess associated with the planet Venus.
Balzer m Romansh, Danish (Archaic)Romansh regular and Danish vernacular form of
Balthasar. It was borne by Danish politician Balzer Jacobsen, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1655 to 1661.
Balzhan f KazakhFrom Kazakh бал
(bal) meaning "honey" and жан
(zhan) meaning "soul".
Balzhinima m BuryatMeans "sun of happiness" or "sun of prosperity" in Buryat, from Tibetan བདེ་བ
(bde ba) "happiness, bliss, joy" and ཉི་མ
(nyi ma) "sun, day".
Bama m & f AmericanDiminutive of
Alabama, the names of American states being in occasional use as given names. A notable bearer is professional baseball player
Carvel William "Bama"
Rowell (1916-1993) who played in Boston and Philadelphia, but hailed from Alabama... [
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Bamikole m YorubaBUILD ME A HOUSE, MEANING: CREATING A STRONG AND CONSTRUCTIVE RELATIONSHIP AMONG PEOPLE AS A FAMILY
Bamrung m & f ThaiMeans "care for, nourish, maintain" in Thai.
Ban m & f LaoMeans "flower, bloom" or "happy" in Lao.
Ban m Arthurian CycleThe name of Sir. Lancelot's father in Arthurian tales, Ban of Benoic.
Banan f & m ArabicMeans "fingers, fingertips" in Arabic.
Banastre m English (Archaic)Transferred use of the surname
Banastre. This was borne by the British officer and politician Banastre Tarleton (1754-1833), known for fighting in the American War of Independence.
Banaz f KurdishBorne by Banaz Mahmoud (1985-2006), a British-Iraqi woman of Kurdish origin who was murdered in an honour killing at the age of 20 by her family, who were arrested and sentenced. Banaz is also the name of a region in Turkey.
Banchop m ThaiMeans "join, meet, come together" in Thai.
Banco m TheatreItalian form of
Banquo used in the opera 'Macbeth' premiered in 1847 by Giuseppe Verdi and Francesco Maria Piave. This name is only used for this opera as
banco coincides with the Italian meaning "bench; desk; bank".
Bandit m ThaiMeans "scholar, wise man, sage" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit पण्डित
(pandita).
Bandith m LaoMeans "intelligent, learned, philosopher, sage" in Lao.
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".... [
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Bāng m ChineseFrom Chinese 邦 (
bāng) meaning "nation, country".
Bang m & f KoreanBang is a Korean surname, which is cognate to the Chinese surname Fāng (方).
Banga m ShonaMeans "knife" or "sword" in Shona. Banga is the name of a Ngbandi god of water.
Bangaru m IndianTranslates to "golden" in Telugu. Also used to express "fine", "noble", "beautiful" or "admirable".
Bang-gwa m Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Jeongjong (1357-1419), second king of the Joseon dynasty.
Bangon f ThaiMeans "woman, lady" or "lovely, beautiful" in Thai.
Bang-u m Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Grand Prince Jinan (1354-1394), oldest son of
Seong-gye (King Taejo).
Banguolė f LithuanianLiterally means "little wave", derived from the Lithuanian noun
banga meaning "wave, billow" combined with the feminine diminutive suffix
-(u)olė. As such, one could consider this name to be a diminutive of the name
Banga.
Banguolis m Lithuanian (Rare)Literally means "little wave", derived from the Lithuanian noun
banga meaning "wave, billow" combined with the masculine diminutive suffix
-(u)olis. As such, one could consider this name to be a diminutive of the name
Bangas.
Bang-won m Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Taejong (1367-1422), third king of Joseon.
Banira f JapaneseFrom Japanese 母 (
ba) meaning "mother", 似 (
ni) meaning "becoming" combined with 蘭 (
ra) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Banitu f Ancient AssyrianOf unknown etymology. Possibly derived from either Akkadian
banītu meaning "beautiful", or
bānītu (also Akkadian), meaning "divine Creatress". Banitu was a queen of the Neo Assyrian empire circa 729 BCE.
Banjhākri m & f NepaliFrom
Ban, meaning “forest”, and
Jhākri, meaning “healer”.
Banjo m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Banjo. Occasionally used in homage to various persons using the byname, such as Australian poet Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson or American race car driver Edwin “Banjo” Matthews.
Bánk m HungarianBÁNK is a masculine Hungarian name. It is the name of the title character in the Opera Bánk Bán. Bán is a title of Hungarian nobility.
Banksia f English (Australian)Banksia is an uncommon name deriving from the Native Australian plant that produces honeysuckle like flowers. The plant species were originally named after Sir Joseph Banks, who first collected its samples in 1770.
Banna f GaulishDerived from Gaulish
benna "peak, summit". This word also denoted a sort of carriage with four wheels.