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Basri m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish
Means "my vision" from Arabic بصر (basar) meaning "vision, sight". It is often given in honour of Muslim theologian and writer Hasan al-Basri.

Basrizal m Indonesian
Combination of Basri and the masculine suffix -zal.

Basudeb m Indian, Bengali, Odia
Bengali and Odia form of Vasudeva.

Basuki m Javanese
Means "safe, prosperous, flourishing, healthy" in Javanese.

Basyir m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Bashir.

Bat m Mongolian
Variant of Batu.

Bata m & f Kalmyk
Means "tough" in Kalmyk.

Batal m Abkhaz
Derived from Arabic بطل (batal) meaning "hero".

Bataqa m Caucasian Mythology
Abkhaz form of Syrdon.

Batara Guru m Indonesian Mythology
From Indonesian batara meaning "god, deity", ultimately from Sanskrit भट्टार (bhattara), and guru meaning "teacher", ultimately from Sanskrit गुरु (guru)... [more]

Batara Sambu m Indonesian Mythology
From Indonesian batara meaning "god, deity" and sambu of uncertain meaning, possibly from Sanskrit शंभु (śambhu) meaning "sage, venerable man". In Javanese mythology, he is the god of teachers and a son of Batara Guru.

Batbold m Mongolian
Means "strong steel" in Mongolian, from бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm" and болд (bold) meaning "steel".

Batchimeg f Mongolian
Means "strong ornament" in Mongolian, from бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament".

Baterez m Caucasian Mythology
East Circassian (Kabardian) form of Batradz.

Bathala m Philippine Mythology
Means "god, deity" in Tagalog, derived from Sanskrit भट्टार (bhaṭṭāra) meaning "holy, honourable, venerable" (through a transmission from Malay betara). In native Tagalog mythology, Bathala is the deity who created the universe... [more]

Batima f Kazakh
Kazakh form of Fatimah.

Batjargal m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Batma f Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz form of Fatimah.

Batradz m Ossetian, Caucasian Mythology
Alternate transcription of Batraz.

Batsaikhan m Mongolian
From Mongolian бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "beautiful, nice, handsome, fine".

Batu m Turkish
Means "prevailing, preponderant" in Turkic, though it is more frequently associated with the Turkish word batı meaning "west".

Batur m Turkish, Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from the Turco-Mongolian honorific title ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ (baɣatur) meaning "hero" (see Bahadur).

Batyras m Karachay-Balkar (Rare), Caucasian Mythology
Karachay-Balkar form of Batradz.

Batyrkhan m Kazakh
From Kazakh батыр (batyr) meaning "hero, brave" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".

Baudi m Chechen
Chechen form of Dawud (see David).

Baurzhan m Kazakh
Variant transcription of Bauyrzhan.

Bauyrzhan m Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh бауыр (bauyr) meaning "brother, relative, sibling" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

Baveethran m Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Bavithran.

Bawk f & m Kachin
Means "round, plump, beautiful" in Kachin.

Baya f Ancient Berber, Kabyle

Bayaana f Yakut

Bayan m Buryat
Means "rich" in Buryat.

Bayan f Kazakh
Derived from Turkic bayan meaning "lady, woman".

Bayañ m Yakut
Means "visitor with great wealth".

Bayanay m Yakut
Means "hunter-trapper" and "fisherman".

Bayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Bayarma f Buryat
Derived from Buryat баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Bayarmaa f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).

Bayartsetseg f Mongolian
Means "flower of joy" in Mongolian, from баяр (bayar) meaning "joy" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Baybal m Yakut
Yakut form of Pavel.

Baydam m Yakut

Bayğay-ool m Tuvan
Means "bad boy" in Tuvan.

Bayğötdin m Bashkir

Baýmuhammet m Turkmen
From Turkmen baý meaning "wealthy, prosperous" combined with Muhammet.

Bayn m Kalmyk
Means "wealth" in Kalmyk.

Bayra f Kalmyk
Feminine form of Bayr.

Bayrambikä f Bashkir
Derived from байрам ‎(bayram) “festivity” and бикә ‎(bikä) which is a name element.

Baysangur m Chechen (Rare)
Derived from the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" or Persian bai meaning "mister" combined with Persian سنگ (sang) meaning "stone, rock". Baysangur of Benoa (1794-1861) was a Chechen commander of the 19th century.

Bayu m Indonesian
Means "wind, breeze" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit वायु (vayu).

Bayzhan m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Baizhan.

Bäz̦är f Bashkir
Means "moon" in Bashkir.

Bazargul f Kazakh
Derived from Persian بازار (bâzâr) meaning "market, marketplace" and Kazakh гүл (gül) meaning "flower".

Bazigit m Dagestani

Bazylia f Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Bazyla.

Bé f & m Vietnamese
Means "small, little" in Vietnamese.

Beatrici f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Beatrice.

Bechara m Arabic
From Arabic بِشَارَة (bišāra) meaning "good news, gospel" (etymologically related to Bashir), used in a Christian context.

Béchir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Bechir based on French orthography.

Bechir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Bashir (chiefly Tunisian).

Bedrettin m Turkish
Turkish form of Badr al-Din.

Bedukhæ f Ossetian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Bedukhæ is a character in the Nart epics and a beautiful Nart woman who falls in love with Sosruko.

Bee f & m Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Mei 1.

Beena f Indian, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bina.

Beera m Indian, Telugu

Bega m Georgian (Rare), Ossetian
Georgian variant of Begi. In Ossetian, most likely the name is also derived from the Ottoman Turkish title بك (beg) meaning "ruler, chief, lord".

Begenç m Turkmen
Means "happiness" in Turkmen.

Begi m Georgian
Derived from the Georgian noun ბეგი (begi) meaning "bey", which is ultimately derived from the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".... [more]

Begimai f Kyrgyz
Variant transcription of Begimay.

Begimay f Kyrgyz
Derived from begum, the feminine form of the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master", combined with Kyrgyz ай (ay) meaning "moon".

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

Beibulat m Chechen

Beibut m Kazakh
Means "peaceful, peace" in Kazakh, though it can also be a combination of the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" and Persian پولاد (pulâd) meaning "steel".

Beishekan f Kyrgyz
Derived from Kyrgyz бейшемби (beyshembi) meaning "Thursday".

Bekarys m Kazakh
Derived from the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Kazakh арыс (arys) meaning "foundation, support, framework" (also used as a territorial unit in the Kazakh Khanate).

Bekbolat m Kazakh
From the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Kazakh болат (bolat) meaning "steel" (of Persian origin).

Bekbulat m Chechen
Variant transcription of Bekbolat.

Bekbuzar m Chechen

Beket m Kazakh
Means "station, port" in Kazakh.

Bekhan m Chechen
Variant transcription of Bekkhan.

Bekir m Turkish, Crimean Tatar
Turkish and Crimean Tatar form of Bakr or Bakir.

Bekkhan m Chechen, Ingush
From the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".

Beksolta m Chechen
Derived from the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with the Arabic title سُلْطَان (sulṭān) meaning "sultan, king, ruler".

Beksultan m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
From the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" and Arabic سلطان (sultan) meaning "sultan, ruler".

Bektas m Kazakh
From the Turkic title beg meaning "chieftain, master" and Kazakh тас (tas) meaning "stone".

Bektaş m Turkish
Means "sturdy stone" from Turkish pek meaning "hard, firm, solid" and taş meaning "stone, rock". Alternately it may be from Old Turkish beŋdeş meaning "equal, peer".

Bekyzæ m Ossetian

Bekzhan m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
From the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" and Kazakh and Kyrgyz жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

Belal m Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic بلال (see Bilal), as well as the Bengali form.

Belek m & f Tuvan, Kyrgyz
Means "gift" in Tuvan and Kyrgyz. It is unisex among the Tuvans and solely masculine in Kyrgyzstan.

Belek-maa f Tuvan
Means "little gift" in Tuvan.

Belgacem m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Tunisian variant of Belkacem.

Belkacem m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Abu al-Qasim chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Bellia f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Belia.

Bembya m Kalmyk
Derived from Kalmyk Бембә (Bembä) meaning "Saturn (planet)".

Bênard m Norman
Norman form of Bernard.

Benazir f & m Urdu, Bengali
From Persian بی‌نظیر (bi-nazir) meaning "incomparable, matchless". It is used as a feminine name in Pakistan while it is typically masculine in Bangladesh. A famous bearer was Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007), the first female prime minister of Pakistan.

Bencha f & m Thai
Means "baldachin, canopy, dais" in Thai.

Benchakanlayani f Thai (Rare)
Means "woman of fivefold beauty" in Thai, from เบญจ (bencha) meaning "five, fivefold" and กัลยาณี (kanlayani) meaning "beautiful girl, belle". In Buddhism this term refers to a woman with five favourable attributes: beautiful hair, beautiful teeth, beautiful flesh, beautiful skin and beauty at any age.

Benchamas f Thai
Alternate transcription of Benchamat.

Benchamat f Thai
Means "chrysanthemum" in Thai.

Bencharat f Thai
From Thai เบญจ (bencha) meaning "five" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Benchawan f Thai
Means "five-coloured" from Thai เบญจ (bencha) meaning "five" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Benget m Batak
Means "steadfast, diligent, forbearing" in Toba Batak.

Benja f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Bencha.

Benjamas f Thai
Alternate transcription of Benchamat.

Benjamat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Benchamat.

Benjarat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bencharat.

Benjawan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Benchawan.

Benő m Hungarian
Diminutive of Benedek or Benjámin.

Bensalem m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Transferred use of the surname Bensalem.

Benta f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Bento.

Bentang m & f Sundanese
Sundanese form of Bintang.

Benvida f Medieval Galician
Derived from Galician benvida, the feminine form of the adjective benvido "welcome".

Benwenut m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Benvenuto.

Benxamín m Galician
Galician form of Benjamin.

Benxamina f Galician (Rare)
Galician cognate of Benjamina.

Berahim m Malay (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Malay and Indonesian form of Ibrahim (see Abraham).

Berdimyrat m Turkmen
From Turkmen berdi meaning "gave", the past tense of bermak meaning "give", combined with the given name Myrat.

Berdy m Turkmen

Berenardu m Sardinian
Logudorese form of Bernard.

Bergen m Yakut
Means "accurate" in Yakut.

Beri-bera m Georgian Mythology
Meaning unknown. Beri-Bera was an agricultural god of fertility, harvests, and animals. He is worshiped in eastern Georgia with a festival held at the end of the year.

Berik m Kazakh
Means "firm, hard, strong" in Kazakh.

Berkan m Turkish
From Turkish berk meaning "strong, hard, firm" combined with kan "blood, lineage".

Berke m & f Turkish, Medieval Mongolian
From Turkish berk and Mongolian бэрх (berkh) both meaning "strong, firm" or "difficult, hard", derived from Old Turkic bérk. This was the name of a ruler of the Mongol Golden Horde from 1257-1266... [more]

Bernabeu m Galician
Galician form of Barnabas.

Bernardia f Various (Rare)
Feminine form of Bernard.

Bernarduzzu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Bernardo.

Bert m Yakut
Means "valiant" in Yakut.

Berting m Filipino
From the name Berto combined with the suffix -ing.

Bertu m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Sardinian form of Berto.

Beryoza m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Derived from the Russian noun берёза (beryoza) meaning "birch tree". Also compare Bereza, which is a medieval first name of the same etymological origin.... [more]

Besik m Georgian
Short form of Besarion. It began to be used as an independent name in the 18th century, thanks to the Georgian poet Besarion Gabashvili (1750-1791), who was known as Besik or Besiki... [more]

Besik m Ossetian, Abkhaz
Diminutive of Beslan.

Beşir m Turkish
Turkish form of Bashir.

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

Besma f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بسمة (see Basma) chiefly used in North Africa.

Bete m Yakut

Bettuzza f Sicilian
Variant of Bettina.

Beybit m Kazakh
Means "peaceful" in Kazakh.

Beysen m Kazakh
Means "born on Thursday", derived from Kazakh бейсенбі (beysenbi) meaning "Thusday" (of Persian origin).

Beza f & m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "payment, redemption" in Amharic.

Bežen-ool m Tuvan
Means "50 boy" in Tuvan.

Bhabendra m Indian, Assamese

Bhanu m & f Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Telugu
Means "ray of light, brightness, splendour" in Sanskrit.

Bharati f Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Hindi
Feminine form of Bharata, though it could also be derived from Sanskrit भारती (bharati) meaning "speech, voice, word". This is an epithet of the Hindu goddess Saraswati.

Bharti f Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Variant of Bharati.

Bhumibol m Thai (Rare)
Means "strength of the land" from Thai ภูมิ (phumi) meaning "land, earth" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power". Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927-2016) was the king of Thailand from 1946 until his death.

Bhushan m Indian, Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit भूषण (bhūṣaṇa) meaning "embellishment, ornament, decoration".

Bia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Gabriela.

Biaggina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Biaggia.

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.

Biatrici f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Beatrice.

Bibert m Circassian, Karachay-Balkar
Possibly a form of Albert.

Bibi f Bashkir
Means "hostess" in Bashkir.

Bibijan f Indian (Rare)

Bibinur f Kazakh
Derived from Persian بی‌بی‌ (bibi) meaning "madam, lady, matron" combined with Kazakh нұр (nur) meaning "light" (of Arabic origin).

Bibit m & f Javanese
Means "origin, source, offspring, seed" in Javanese.

Bíbor f Hungarian (Rare)
Old Hungarian name originally meaning "flax tissue", nowadays it is associated with Hungarian word "purple". Its more popular diminutive is Bíborka.

Bidia m Buryat

Biebey m Yakut
Means "honey" in Yakut.

Bikä f Tatar

Bikash m Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Nepali
Eastern Indian and Nepali form of Vikas.

Bikbulat m Bashkir
Derived from Bashkir бик (bik) meaning "strong, hard" and from Persian پولاد (pulâd) meaning “steel”.

Biktimer m Tatar

Bilel m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بلال (see Bilal) chiefly used in North Africa.

Bilguunsaran f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "wise moon", from Bilgüün meaning "wise" and саран (saran) meaning "moon".

Billal m Arabic (Maghrebi), Bengali (Muslim)
Maghrebi transcription and Bengali form of Bilal.

Billel m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بلال (see Bilal) chiefly used in Algeria.

Bilqiz f Chechen
Chechen name of Turkic origin from Proto-Turkic *bạl meaning "honey" combined with *kɨ̄ŕ "girl, woman".

Bilyal m Circassian
Circassian form of Bilal.

Bimal m Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali
Bengali, Assamese and Nepali form of Vimal.

Bimo m Javanese
Javanese form of Bhima.

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

Bin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 斌 or 彬 (bīn) meaning "refined", 滨 (bīn) meaning "beach, seashore" or 宾 (bīn) meaning "visitor, guest", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Bina f Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese, Nepali
Variant of Vina.

Binca f Slovene
Short form of Albinca.

Bing f & m Chinese, Zhuang
Derived from the Chinese characters 丙 (bǐng) meaning "third" or 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" or 兵 (bīng) meaning "army, soldier".... [more]

Bingbing f & m Chinese
Reduplication of Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

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.

Binnardinu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Binnardu.

Binod m Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Nepali
Eastern Indian and Nepali form of Vinod.

Bintang m & f Indonesian
Means "star" in Indonesian.

Binti f Indonesian
Derived from Arabic بِنْت (bint) meaning "daughter, girl".

Bintou f Western African
From Arabic بِنْت (bint) meaning "daughter, girl".

Bipul m Indian, Assamese, Bengali, Nepali
Assamese, Bengali and Nepali form of Vipul.

Biran m & f Indian, Hindi

Biren m Indian, Assamese, Bengali, Odia
From Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Birendra m Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali
Bengali, Assamese, and Nepali form of Virendra.

Birlant f Chechen
Means "like a diamond" in Chechen.

Birnardinu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Birnardu.

Birsu f Turkish (Rare)
From Turkish bir meaning "one" and su meaning "water".

Birzhan m Kazakh
From Kazakh бір (bir) meaning "one" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

Bis f & m Indian
Possibly from Sanskrit बिस (bisa) meaning "(shoot or stalk of a) water lily".

Bishwajit m Bengali
Bengali form of Vishwajit.

Bislan m Adyghe, Chechen
Variant of Beslan.

Bismillah m Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
From the Arabic phrase بِسْمِ ٱللّٰه‏ (bi-smi llāh) meaning "in the name of God (Allah)", from اِسْم (ism) "name" combined with اللّٰه (allāh) "Allah".

Bisolt m Chechen
Meaning unknown.

Biswajit m Indian, Bengali, Odia
Bengali and Odia form of Vishwajit.

Biswanath m Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese
Bengali, Odia and Assamese form of Vishwanath.

Biyaman m Yakut
Means "make wealth" in Yakut.

Blandyn m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Blandinus (compare Blandyna).

Błażéj m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Blasius.

Blažena f Slovene
Feminine form of Blaž.

Blažka f Slovene
Feminine form of Blaž.

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.... [more]

Blezylla f History (Ecclesiastical)
Polish form of Blaesilla.

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.

Bodesta f & m Southern African (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Boediono m Javanese
Older spelling of Budiono based on Dutch orthography.

Boentoro m Indonesian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Buntoro based on Dutch orthography.

Boiko m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Boyko.

Bojanka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Bojana, used as a given name in its own right.

Bolata f Indian (Rare, ?), Southern African (Rare, ?)

Bolatbek m Kazakh
From Kazakh болат (bolat) meaning "steel" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Bolatkhan m Kazakh
Combination of the given name Bolat and the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".

Bolawan f Maranao
Means "gold" in Maranao.

Bold m Mongolian
Means "steel" in Mongolian, of Persian origin.

Bolin m Popular Culture
An earthbending character from the TV series "The Legend of Korra" bears this name.

Bolot m Kyrgyz
Means "steel" in Kyrgyz.

Bolotbek m Kyrgyz
From Kyrgyz болот (bolot) meaning "steel" and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Bonaccorsa f Medieval Italian, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Bonaccorso.

Bonar m Batak
Means "true, just, fair, honest" in Toba Batak.

Bondavi m Judeo-Provençal
Cognate of Bondavid.

Boon m & f Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Wen.

Boonchai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunchai.

Boonchu m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunchu.

Boonma m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunma.

Boonmee m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunmi.

Boonrat m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunrat.

Boonrit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunrit.

Boonruan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunruean.

Boonruean f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunruean.

Boonruen f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunruean.

Boonsom m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunsom.

Boonsong m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunsong.

Boontarik f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Buntharik.

Boontharik f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Buntharik.

Boonthom m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunthom.

Boontom m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunthom.

Boonyarit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunyarit.

Boonyong m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunyong.

Bootur m Yakut
Means "protector", "to protect the people and the homeland".

Bóra f Hungarian (Modern)
Derived from Hungarian bóra "bora (northern to north-eastern katabatic wind in the Adriatic Sea)".

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]

Borbak-kys f Tuvan
Means "round girl" from Tuvan борбак (borbak) meaning "round, spherical" and кыс (kys) meaning "girl, daughter".

Borhan m Bengali, Malay
Bengali and Malay form of Burhan.

Borhanuddin m Malay
Malay variant of Burhan ad-Din.

Borhanudin m Malay
Malay variant of Burhan ad-Din.

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

Boriboon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Boribun.

Boribun m Thai
Means "complete, whole, perfect" in Thai.

Borkhuarali m Ossetian Mythology
This is the name of the Ossetian god of cereals and grain and the son of Khorældar. He was killed by Batraz, causing the Narts to fall to famine.

Borxan m Bashkir
Means "evidence" in Bashkir.

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

Borzysława f Polish
Feminine form of Borzysław.

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.

Botakoz f Kazakh
Variant of Botagoz.

Botir m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Batur.

Boua f & m Lao
Means "lotus" in Lao.

Bouakham f & m Lao
From Lao ບົວ (boua) meaning "lotus" and ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".

Boualem m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Alam", from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father" combined with the given name Alem (chiefly Algerian).

Bouaphanh m & f Lao
From Lao ບົວ (boua) meaning "lotus" and ພັນ (phanh) meaning "thousand".

Bouathong f & m Lao
From Lao ບົວ (boua) meaning "lotus" and ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold".

Bouchaïb m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Transferred use of the surname Bouchaib, meaning "son of Shoaib"; mainly used in Morocco.

Bouchraya m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly from Arabic باشر (bāšara) "to carry out, to exercise, to take" or from بشر (baššara) "to bring good news" or بشر (bašar) "human, humankind".... [more]

Boughèra m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Boun m & f Lao
Means "happiness, prosperity, goodness" in Lao.

Bounchanh m & f Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".

Bounheuang m & f Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ເຮືອງ (heuang) meaning "bright, clear, glorious".

Bounhome m & f Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ໂຮມ (home) meaning "unite, join, assemble, gather".

Bounkham m & f Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ຄຳ (kham) meaning "gold".

Bounkong m Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ຄົງ (kong) meaning "constant, strong, durable".

Bounnhang m & f Lao (Rare)
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ຍັງ (nyang) meaning "remain, have, possess". A notable bearer is former Laotian president Bounnhang Vorachit (1937-).

Bounthavy m & f Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ທະວີ (thavy) meaning "increase, add, grow".

Bounthieng m & f Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ທ່ຽງ (thieng) meaning "true, sure, correct" or "noon".

Bounthong m Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ທອງ (thong) meaning "gold".

Boupha f & m Lao
Means "flower" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit पुष्प (pushpa).

Boutheïna f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Boutheina influenced by French orthography.

Boutheina f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بثينة (see Buthayna) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Bouzid m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Zaid".

Boydoy m Yakut

Bozorgmehr m Persian
Derived from Persian بزرگ (bozorg) meaning "large, big, great" combined with مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, mercy".

Braha f Hebrew (Rare, ?)

Brahima m Western African
Form of Ibrahim used in parts of western Africa.

Brancalion m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Brancaleone.

Brat-ool m Tuvan
Means "brother boy" in Tuvan.

Bratoslava f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bratoslav.

Breitnica f Indian (Christian, Rare)

Brihaspati m & f Hinduism, Indian, Bengali, Hindi
From Sanskrit बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati) meaning "Jupiter (the planet)" or "Thursday". This is the name of a Hindu deity of piety and religious devotion who is often identified with the planet Jupiter.

Brinika f Indian (Rare)

Brown m English
Transferred use of the surname Brown.

Bửu m & f Vietnamese
Variant of Bảo.

Bua f Thai
Means "lotus" in Thai.

Buakham f & m Thai, Lao
Derived from Thai บัว (bua) meaning "lotus" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold". It is also used as an alternate transcription of the Lao name Bouakham, which has the same meaning... [more]

Bubusara f Kyrgyz
Means "noble lady" from Persian بی‌بی‌ (bibi) meaning "matron, lady, woman" combined with سارا (sara) meaning "noble, pure". A notable bearer was Bubusara Beyshenalieva (1926-1973), a Kyrgyz ballerina.

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

Buchanan m Scottish, English (American, Rare)
From the surname Buchanan. A fictional bearer is the Marvel Comics character James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes.

Buda m Buryat
Buryat form of Buddha, used as a given name.