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Aytekin m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay "moon" and tekin "single".

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]

Ayume f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 明 (a) meaning "bright" combined with 夢 (yume) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ayuna f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 鮎 (ayu) meaning "freshwater trout, smelt", 安 (a) meaning "relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful", 杏 (a) meaning "apricot", 空 (a) meaning "sky", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 朱 (a) meaning "vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody", 渉 (ayu) meaning "ford, go cross, transit, ferry, import, involve", 歩 (ayu) meaning "walk", 明 (a) meaning "bright, light", 有 (a) meaning "exist" or 晏 (a) meaning "late, quiet, sets (sun)", 佑 (yu) meaning "help, assist", 優 (yu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 友 (yu) meaning "friend", 由 (yu) meaning "wherefore, a reason", 夕 (yu) meaning "evening", 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten" or 夢 (yu) meaning "dream" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 那 (na) meaning "what", 南 (na) meaning "south" or 名 (na) meaning "name"... [more]

Ayuto m Japanese
From Japanese 歩 (ayu) meaning "walk" combined with 采 (to) meaning "collect, gather", 士 (to) meaning "samurai, warrior", 知 (to) meaning "to know" or 都 (to) meaning "capital (city)"... [more]

Azaan m Arabic
Means "announcement, call to prayer" in Arabic. It refers to the call to prayer that is recited five times a day at the mosque to let people know that prayers will be held soon.

Azim m Arabic, Uzbek, Tajik, Bengali, Persian, Malay, Azerbaijani
Means "magnificent, great, powerful" in Arabic. This can also be used an alternate transcription of Azerbaijani Əzim. In Islamic tradition العظيم (al-Azim) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Azimullah m Arabic, Urdu
Means "magnificence of Allah", from Arabic عَظِيم (ʿaẓīm) meaning "magnificence, grandiose" and الله (Allah).

Azin f Persian
Means "beauty, adornment". In ancient Persian, it meant "creed, system".

Azizullah m Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Pashto
Means "dear to Allah", from Arabic عَزِيز (ʿazīz) meaning "dear, darling" and الله (Allah).

Azuka f Japanese
From Japanese 梓 (azu) meaning "Japanese cherry birch" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Bååˊres m Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Boris.

Bæilir m Old Norse
Probably an Old Norse variant of Bæglir.

Bænadikt m Faroese
Faroese form of Benedikt.

Bæron m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Byron.

Bagge m Old Swedish, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Old Swedish and modern form of Baggi.

Bahja f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "beauty" in Arabic.

Bahta m Tigrinya
Meaning unknown.

Baika f Japanese
From Japanese 梅花 (baika) meaning "plum blossom".

Baines m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Baines. This was the middle name of President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Bajram m Albanian
Albanian form of Bayram.

Baka f Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (ba) meaning "feathers" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Baklan m Russian (Rare, Archaic)

Balasubramaniam m Indian, Tamil
From Sanskrit बाल (bāla) meaning "young, child" combined with the name Subramaniam.

Baldvin m Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Cognate of Baldwin.

Baleigh f & m English
Variant of Bailey.

Balika f Greenlandic
Variant of Palikka.

Banafsaj f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "violet" in Arabic.

Bánccu m Sami
Sami form of Paukku.

Banira f Japanese
From Japanese 母 (ba) meaning "mother", 似 (ni) meaning "becoming" combined with 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Bánnos m Sami
Sami variant of Bávllos.

Bára f Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Faroese
Means "wave, billow" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Bára was the daughter of Ægir and Rán. She was sometimes referred to as Drǫfn, also meaning "wave, billow".

Barako f Japanese
From Japanese 薔薇 (bara) meaning "rose" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Barbára f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Barbara.

Barbette f American (Rare)
Diminutive of Barbara.

Bardha f Albanian, Albanian Mythology
Feminine form of Bardh. In Albanian mythology, Bardha are pale, nebulous figures who dwell under the earth. According to old folklore, to propitiate them one strews cakes or sugar on the ground.

Barebra f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Barbara.

Bärgvidh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Biærghvidh.

Barika f Slovene
Diminutive of Barbara.

Barkatullah m Arabic
Derived from Arabic Barakat "blessings" and Allah "the deity".

Barkev m Armenian (Rare)
Means "gift" in Armenian.

Barnabáš m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Barnabas.

Barriss m American (Rare)

Bartal m Faroese
Faroese form of Bartel and Barthold.

Barthéléme m French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Cajun, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Barthélémy.

Bárður m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Bárðr.

Bartolomäus m German (Rare)
Variant of Bartholomäus.

Baseem m Arabic
Variant transcription of Basim.

Basem m Arabic
Variant of Basim.

Bassim m Arabic
Variant transcription of Basim.

Bastanist f Catalan

Baudet m Medieval French
Diminutive of Baudoin or Baudri.

Baudoin m French
French form of Balduin.

Baudri m Medieval French
French of of Balderich.

Baui m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Baugi.

Bávllos m Sami
Sami form of Paulus.

Bávlos m Sami
Sami variant of Bávllos.

Bazê f Kurdish
Means "falcon" in Kurdish.

Bazilije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Basil 1.

Bazilijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Basil 1.

Beaivvet m Sami
Variant of Beaivi.

Beamont m & f American (Archaic)
Variant of Beaumont.

Beanta m Sami
Sami form of Bengt.

Beatriche f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Beatrice.

Beedo m & f Arabic (Rare), Chinese (Rare)

Befrîn f Kurdish
Means "snowy" in Kurdish.

Beghel m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Bæglir.

Begla m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Bæglir.

Behdad m Persian
From Persian به (beh) meaning "good, excellent" combined with داد (dâd) "justice".

Behgjet m Albanian (Rare)

Behkká m Sami
Sami form of Pekka.

Beinteinn m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Benteinn.

Beitir m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Beiti.

Bejide m Yoruba
Means "(one that) come(s) with rain" in Yoruba.

Bekeowei m Ijaw

Bělinka f Czech
Diminutive of Běla.

Bellia f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Belia.

Benadikt m Faroese
Faroese form of Benedict.

Benda f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Bente.

Bende f Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bente.

Bendict m Old Swedish
Variant of Bendikt.

Bendikt m & f Old Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Contracted form of Benedikt as well as a modern Swedish feminine form.

Bendina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bendine.

Bendine f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Elaboration of Bende.

Beneharo m Spanish (Canarian)
The name of a late 15th-century Guanche king of Anaga on the island of Tenerife (present-day Canary Islands, Spain) according to the epic poem Antigüedades de las Islas Afortunadas de la Gran Canaria (1604) by Antonio de Viana... [more]

Beni f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (beni) or 朱 (beni) both meaning "crimson".

Benía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Benja.

Benício m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese Brazilian form of Benedict.

Benidikta f Icelandic (Archaic), Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Benedikta.

Benihime f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Benio f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (benio) meaning "crimson" or from Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 央 (o) meaning "center, middle". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Beníta f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Benita.

Beniyoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Beʹnjam m Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Benjamin.

Benjamine m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjamini m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Benjamin.

Benna f Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with Ben-, particularly Bente and Benedikte, as well as a short form of names beginning with Bern-, particularly Bernhardine.

Benný f Icelandic
Short form of names beginning with Ben- and Bern-.

Benóný m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Benoni.

Bentein m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Benteinn.

Benteinn m Old Norse
Originally a kenning (a type of figure of speech used in Norse poetry) composed of Old Norse ben "mortal wound" and teinn "twig, sprout".

Bentey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bente and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Benti m Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Benteinn.

Berchtold m Medieval German
Composed of the Germanic name elements beraht "bright" and walt "to rule".

Berdie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Birdie.

Beregolf m Medieval Scandinavian
Former Anglo-Scandinavian form of Bergulfr.

Bergar m Faroese
Variant of Borgar.

Bergheiður f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic variant of Björgheiður.

Berglind f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" or bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and lind "lime-tree, linden tree; linden spear-shaft; (protective shield of) linden wood".

Bergrán f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse bjǫrg "help, salvation" combined with the name of the Norse goddess Rán.

Bergrós f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" or bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and rós "rose" (ultimately from Latin rosa "rose").

Bergrún f Icelandic
Variant of Borgrún.

Bergþór m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bergþórr.

Bergþóra f Old Norse, Icelandic
Feminine form of Bergþórr.

Bergthora f Faroese
Faroese variant of Bergtóra.

Bergþórr m Old Norse
Combination of bjarga "to help" (but also associated with berg "mountain") and þórr "thunder".

Bergtór m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Bergþórr.

Bergtóra f Faroese
Faroese form of Bergþóra.

Berguluer m Medieval Scandinavian
Former Anglo-Scandinavian form of Bergulfr.

Bergulv m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Modern Norwegian form of Bergulfr.

Bergur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Bergr.

Bergviðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse bjǫrg "help, save, rescue" and viðr "forest, wood, tree".

Beri- f Japanese
From Japanese 苺 (beri-) meaning "strawberry", 果実 (beri-) meaning "fruit; nut; berry" or other kanji pronounced in the same way. ... [more]

Berika f Japanese
From Japanese 苺 (beri) meaning "strawberry" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Beri-na f Japanese
From Japanese 苺 (beri-) meaning "strawberry" combined with 楠 (na) meaning "camphor tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Berkhard m Old High German
Old High German variant of Burkhard.

Bernadien f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Bernadine.

Berneice f English (American)
Variant of Bernice.

Bernódía f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Bernódus.

Bernódus m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Bernodus.

Bernodus m Swedish
Variant of Bernoldus.

Berntine f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Bernt.

Bersa f Old Norse
Feminine form of Bersi.

Bersi m Medieval English, Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Old Norse diminutive of Björn.

Bertička f Czech
Diminutive of Berta, not used as a given name in its own right.

Bertta f Finnish
Finnish form of Berta.

Beru f Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese 鈴 (beru) meaning "bell". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Berulf m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Berulv (see Borgulfr).

Berulv m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bergulv (see Borgulfr).

Besi m Medieval English (Latinized), Medieval Scandinavian (Latinized)
Variant of Bisi or Bósi. This is found in the 11th-century Domesday Book.

Besse f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bessie.

Bestla f Norse Mythology, Astronomy
Bestla is a giantess in Norse Mythology. She is married to Borr and mother of Odin, Vili and Vé... [more]

Bethana f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Bethany.

Bethann f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Beth and Ann.

Betúel m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Bethuel.

Betzy f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Betsy.

Beula f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Beulah.

Bey m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bey.

Beyan f Kurdish
Means "morning" in Kurdish.

Beyzanur f Turkish
Turkish name meaning "very white light", combination of Beyza meaning "very white" and Nur meaning "light".

Bhekizizwe m Zulu
Means "look after the nations" in Zulu.

Biærghvidh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Bergviðr.

Bialfi m Old Norse
From Old Norse bjalfi meaning "fur, pelt".

Bian f Vietnamese (Rare)
Meaning "secret" in Vietnamese, rarely used as a given name.

Bianka f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (bi) meaning "seed; fruit; nut", 琵 (bi) meaning "guitar-like instrument" or 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful", 安 (an) meaning "calm, peaceful" or 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower"... [more]

Biarnheðinn m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Bjarnheðinn.

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

Bibgul f Kazakh (Rare)

Bibian f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (bi) meaning "beauty; beautiful", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 亜 (an) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Biehtár m Sami
Sami form of Pätar.

Bienná m Sami
Sami variant of Bierdna.

Biera m Sami
Sami form of Per.

Bierdna m Sami
Means "bear" in Sami.

Bierril m Sami
Sami diminutive of Biera.

Bieržá m Sami
Variant of Biera.

Bifliði m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Combination of bif 'movement', 'air', 'water' and liði 'one who goes', 'one who fares'. Bifliði is a name for Óðinn.

Bihto m Sami
Sami form of Pietari.

Bijáš m Sami
Sami form of Bjarne.

Bilbil m Albanian
Derived from Albanian bilbil "nightingale".

Biển m Vietnamese
Means "sea, ocean" in Vietnamese.

Bína f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Bina.

Bintu f & m Nigerian

Biötuł m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Bartholomew.

Bipasha f Indian
Meaning "river". Famous bearers are Bipasha Basu (born January 7, 1979) and Indian actress and model and Bipasha Hayat (born March 23, 1971), Bangladeshi actress and model.

Birgar m Faroese
Variant of Birgir.

Birit f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Birgitta.

Birla f Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Bera.

Birrit f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Birit.

Birsa f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Bersa.

Bise m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Bisi.

Bisi m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse bisi "commander", "leader" or related to Norwegian bias "to chat", "to trifle".

Bit f Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Bitta.

Bíte f Greenlandic
Greenlandic diminutive of Petrine.

Bitt f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Bitte.

Bitta f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bitte.

Bittan f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Birgitta.

Bitte f Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Pet form of Birgitta and its various forms.

Bitten f Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Variant of Bitte.

Bitthe f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bitte.

Bitti f Swedish (Rare), Greenlandic
Variant form of Bitte or from the Swedish word bitti (short form of bittida) meaning "early" and Greenlandic younger spelling of Bíte.

Bittie f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bitti.

Biwako f Popular Culture
This name combines 琵琶 (biwa), referring to the biwa or Japanese lute, or 枇杷 (biwa), referring to the loquat, with 子 (shi, su, tsu, (-)ko, -ne) meaning "child."... [more]

Biyori f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (bi) meaning "sun, day" combined with 和 (yori) meaning "peace, harmony". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Bizantí m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Byzantinus.

Bjargar m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Borgar.

Bjargdís f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic variant of Bergdís.

Bjarkar m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse bjǫrk "birch tree" (compare Bjarki) and herr "army, warrior".

Bjarkey f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrk "birch tree" or bjarkan "birch tree; name of the B-rune" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Bjarnar m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bjørnar.

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".

Bjarndis f Faroese
Faroese form of Bjarndís.

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").

Bjarnfreður m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Bjarni and Old Norse -freðr, derived from friðr meaning "love, peace". (As a name element, Old Norse friðr may mean "protection, defense".)

Bjarnfríð f Faroese
Faroese form of Bjarnfríður.

Bjarnfríður f Icelandic
Combination of Bjarni and the Old Norse element fríðr meaning "beautiful", originally "beloved".

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

Bjarnheðin m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Bjarnheðinn.

Bjarnhéðinn m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Bjarnheðinn.

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

Bjartmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjartr "light; bright, shining" and mǣr "little girl; virgin, unmarried girl" or mær "daughter" or mėy "girl".

Bjørga f Norwegian
Short form of names starting or ending with the Old Norse name element bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue".

Björgheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and heiðr "bright, clear; honour"... [more]

Björghildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Borghildur.

Bjorn m Various
Variant of Björn or Bjørn used outside of Scandinavia and Germany.

Bjørne m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bjørn.

Björney f Icelandic (Modern)
Variant of Bjarney.

Björnfríður f Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Bjarnfríður.

Björnstjerne m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Bjørnstjerne.

Blå m & f Swedish (Rare)
Means "blue" in Swedish. Ultimately derived from Old Norse blár meaning "blue" but often denoting "dark, black" (compare Bláinn). A few hundred years ago sometimes used as a variant or short form of Blasius.

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

Blædís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements blǣr "wind gust, gentle breeze" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Blær m & f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from the Old Norse name element blǣr "wind gust, gentle breeze".

Blævar m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic combination of blǣr 'wind gust, gentle breeze' and varr 'attentive'.

Bláey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements blár "blue; dark; black" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Bláinn m Old Norse
From Old Norse blár meaning "blue, dark, black".

Bláklukka f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Blåklocka.

Bless f & m English, Filipino
From the English word bless meaning "to consecrate or confer divine favor upon".

Blessica f Filipino (Rare)
Possibly a combination of the English word bless meaning "to confer blessing upon" and the suffix -ica taken from names like Jessica.

Blessina f Indian (Christian, Modern, Rare)

Blíða f Icelandic (Rare)
Directly taken from Old Norse blíða "friendliness, gentleness" (compare Blida).

Blomman f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "the flower" in Swedish.

Bo m Dutch
Short form of Willibrord, though it can also be a simplified spelling of Beau.

Bo m & f English
Variant of Beau or diminutive of Robert, Beaufort, Beauregard, Bonita or Bonnie.

Boba m Popular Culture
A diminutive or variation of Bob. This is the name of Boba Fett who is a bounty hunter from Star Wars. Boba Fett is a sly reference to another hotshot jockey, Bob Falfa, the drag racer played by none other than Mr... [more]

Boddi m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Possibly a variant of Baði. Related to Icelandic budda "money-bag" and Norwegian boddi "newborn pet". In Norse mythology Boddi is one of the sons of Karl and Snør.

Bodel f & m Swedish
For feminine uses it is a Swedish dialectal variant form of Bodil and for masculine uses it is a Swedish dialectal variant form of Botolf.

Bodela f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish dialectal variant form of Bodil recorded in Scania and Halland.

Bodhild f Norwegian
Variant of Bodil.

Bodhill f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bodhild (see Bodil).

Bódog m Hungarian (Archaic)
An ancient form of modern Hungarian boldog "happy", but its meaning at the time was "rich".

Bóel f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Boel.

Boeld f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Bóthildr.

Boeline f Danish
Diminutive of Boel.

Boell f Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Former Danish variant of Boel.

Bófríðr f Old Norse
Variant of Bótfríðr.

Boga f Icelandic
Feminine form of Bogi.

Bogata m Russian
Means "wealthy" in Russian.

Bògdana f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Bogdana.

Bogdís f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bogi "bow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Bogey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse bogi meaning "bow" (compare Bogi) combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune"... [more]

Bogga f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Boga.

Bøggild m Danish (Modern)
Danish variant of Bøgild.

Boghildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse bogi "bow" (also compare Bogi) and hildr "battle", perhaps modelled on Borghildur.

Bogi m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare), Faroese
From Old Norse bogi meaning "bow".

Bøgild m Danish (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Bøgild.

Bogomira f Slovene
Feminine form of Bogomir.

Bohuš m Slovak
Diminutive of Bohuslav, used as a given name in its own right.

Boja f Slovene
Short form of Bojana.

Bøje m Danish
Danish variant of Boye.... [more]

Bol f Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of Bodil.

Bóla m Old Norse
From Old Norse bóla meaning "blain, botch".

Bola f Greenlandic
Short form of Bolatta.

Bolade m & f Yoruba
Means "comes with wealth" in Yoruba.

Bolatta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Bolette. A known bearer of this name is Bolatta Silis-Høegh (1981-), a Greenlandic artist who resides in Denmark.

Bolde m Old Danish
Old Danish name of uncertain origin and meaning. Maybe related to the name element bald.

Boldi m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Buldi.

Boldt m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Boldt.

Bolethe f Danish
Variant of Bolette.

Bolette f Danish, Theatre, Greenlandic, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Bodil. Bolette Wrangel is a character in the play 'Fruen fra havet' (Engl. 'The Lady from the Sea') written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen in 1888.

Boli m Medieval English
Medieval English form of Bolli.

Boline f Danish (Rare)
Elaborated form of Bol.

Bolivia f American (Hispanic, Rare)
From the name of the country in South America. The country got its name from the surname Bolívar, in honour of the revolutionary Simón Bolívar.

Bolli m Old Norse, Icelandic
From Old Norse bolli meaning "round one."

Bolour f Persian
Means "crystal" in Persian.

Bǫlþorn m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Old Norse combination of bǫl 'bale', 'misfortune'; 'sin'; 'arrow' and þorn 'thorn, spike, thorn-bush'. Bǫlþorn is a jǫtunn, He is the father of Bestla.

Bǫlverkr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Old Norse name meaning "evil-doer, malefactor" with the combination of bǫl "misfortune", "evil", "bale" and verk "work, piece of work, business, deed". Bǫlverkr is another name for Óðinn who is a character in Norse Mythology.

Bomani m Yao
Means "warrior" in Yao.

Bonanno m Medieval Italian
Means "good year" in Italian.

Bonginkosi m Zulu
Means "thanksgiving" in Zulu.

Bǫngull m Old Norse
Old Norse byname meaning "blighter, rascal".

Boomer m Popular Culture
Character in Disney's Fox and the Hound.

Borgar m Norwegian, Faroese, Icelandic, Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Old Swedish and modern form of Borgarr.

Borgarr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse borg "castle" and herr "army".

Børger m Norwegian (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Birger or variant of Borgar.

Borger m Norwegian
Variant of Birger or Borgar.

Borggæirr m Old Norse
From Old Norse borg "castle" and geirr "spear".

Borgrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Borgrun.

Borgrun f Norwegian (Archaic)
Relatively modern name (from early 20th century) created by combining the Old Norse name elements borg "castle, fortification" and rún "secret".

Børjer m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Børger.

Børka f Faroese
Derived from Faroese børkuvísa "tormentil" (a type of flower).

Botel m & f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Former variant of Bothild or Botolv.

Botelle f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Bothilde.

Bótfríðr f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse bót "remedy" and fríðr "beautiful".

Boði m Old Norse (Hypothetical), Icelandic (Rare)
Hypothetical Anglo-Scandinavian diminutive of Bǫðvarr (from Old Norse bǫð "battle").

Bóthild f Faroese
Faroese younger form of Bóthildr.

Bóthilda f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Bóthildr.

Bothilde f Old Danish, Danish
Form of Bothilda.

Bothilder f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Bóthildr.

Bóthildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Bóthildr.

Bothilia f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Botilda.