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Baudry m Medieval French, French (Belgian)
Variant form of Baldéric via the form Baudric.

Baue m West Frisian
A name of Germanic origin that has been so strongly abbreviated, that one can no longer tell with certainty what the original form and its meaning is. Some scholars think that it is derived from the name Bavo.

Bauke m & f West Frisian, Dutch
For a man, it is the diminutive form of Baue - but for a woman, it is the feminine form of Baue. However, the name is far more common on men than on women.

Baukje f West Frisian, Dutch
Strictly feminine form of Bauke.

Bautesar m Occitan
Occitan form of Balthazar.

Baŭtramiej m Belarusian (Rare), Literature
Belarusian form of Bartholomaios (see Bartholomew). This form is rare and might even be archaic; Varfalamiej is the form most commonly used today.... [more]

Baŭtruk m Belarusian
Diminutive of Baŭtramiej, which is one of the Belarusian forms of Bartholomew.

Bavo m Dutch
A name of Germanic origin that has been so strongly abbreviated, that one can no longer tell with certainty what the original form and its meaning is. Some think that it may be a short form of a name containing the Germanic element badu "battle" (like Baderic), while others think that it is derived from the Germanic element barn "child" via its Middle English form babe... [more]

Bavon m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Bavo.

Bawo m Polish
Polish form of Bavo.

Baxton m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the English surname of Baxton.

Baxva m Mingrelian, Georgian, Ossetian
Variant transcription of Bakhva.

Bay m Medieval Russian
Derived from the archaic Russian verb баять (bayat) meaning "to speak, to tell", which is ultimately derived from Church Slavonic bajati meaning "to speak, to talk, to tell, to narrate".

Bayko m Medieval Russian
Diminutive of Bay.

Bazyliusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Basilius. Also compare Bazyli.

Beatrijs f Dutch, Flemish, Literature
Dutch form of Beatrix. A notable bearer of this name is the Blessed Beatrijs of Nazareth (1200-1268), a Flemish Cistercian nun who is known as Beatrice in English.... [more]

Beatris f Russian (Rare), Medieval Occitan, Medieval Spanish, Medieval Flemish, Czech (Rare), Breton, Provençal, Romansh, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Russian, Breton, Provençal, medieval Spanish and medieval Occitan form of Beatrix, a Czech and Romansh variant of that name and a Brazilian Portuguese variant of Beatriz.

Beatrisa f Georgian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Georgian and Russian form of Beatrice.

Beauchiana f Dutch (Rare)
A combination of the French masculine adjective beau meaning "beautiful, handsome" with the name Chiana. Interestingly, this given name has a strong resemblance with the French surname Beauchain and its variant Beauchaine... [more]

Będzimir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish będzie "will be"; it is the third-person singular future tense of the verb być "to be". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]

Beer m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of names that contain the Germanic element bern meaning "bear", such as Berend and its rare variant Beerend.... [more]

Beernaert m Medieval Flemish
Variant of Bernaert, which appears to have been purely Flemish.

Beertje f Dutch
Feminine form of Beer. In Dutch, beertje also means "bearlet, little bear".... [more]

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".

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]

Beglar m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Ottoman Turkish plural form of the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".... [more]

Begtabeg m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from the Ottoman Turkish gubernatorial title بكلربكی‎ (beglerbegi) meaning "bey of the beys" or "head of the beys". In turn, it is derived from the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".... [more]

Beheshta f Afghan
Derived from the Persian noun بهشت (behesht) meaning "paradise, heaven". A known bearer of this name is the Afghan news anchor Beheshta Arghand.

Beiaard m Dutch
Dutch form of Bayard.

Beie m West Frisian (Rare)
Short form of masculine Germanic names that contain the Germanic element baug meaning "bow" as well as "bend, crook".

Beijaard m Dutch
Variant of Beiaard.

Beijaert m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Beyaert.

Beitse m West Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Beie.

Beitske f West Frisian
West Frisian diminutive of Elisabeth as well as the feminine form of Beitse.... [more]

Beka m Georgian
Modern form of Bega, which is an old variant of Begi. Out of all the names that are descended from the latter name and still in use, Beka is the most common.

Bekhan m Chechen
Variant transcription of Bekkhan.

Bela f Georgian, Spanish, Portuguese
Georgian short form of Izabela as well as a Spanish and Portuguese short form of Isabela. Also compare the Portuguese adjective bela meaning "beautiful".... [more]

Beldia f Corsican (Archaic), Medieval Corsican

Belfante m Medieval Italian
Derived from Italian bel fante meaning "fair child", which consists of the Italian adjective bello meaning "fair, beautiful" and the Italian noun fante, a medieval variant of the (now dated and rare) Italian noun infante meaning "infant, child"... [more]

Belfantino m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Belfante, as -ino is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Belimir m Croatian
The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic bělъ "white, pale". Also see Běla, which is of the same etymology. The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".

Belisaria f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Belisario.

Belisarius m Greek (Latinized), History
From Greek Βελισάριος (Belisarios), probably of Illyric origin. This was the name of a famed Byzantine general and war hero who served the emperor Justinian. He was possibly of Slavic ancestry which has led to speculation that the name derives from Slavonic Beli-tzar "white prince" (the -sarius element being interpreted as coming from the old Slavic word tsesar or tsesari, which was derived from Caesar, thus giving Belisarius a "princely" connotation), but this etymology has since been discounted as somewhat dubious.

Belladora f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the names Bella and Dora.

Bellone f Roman Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Bellona.

Belluccia f Medieval Italian
Short form of Isabelluccia, which is a diminutive of Isabella.

Belomir m Croatian
Variant form of Belimir.

Belona f Lithuanian, Spanish, Portuguese
Lithuanian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Bellona.

Belzora f English (American, Rare)
Meaning unknown. It might possibly be derived from Belzora, the name of a port town in Texas that was abandoned in the 1870s.

Bencie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Bencelina and Benceline (strictly feminine) as well as transferred use of the surname Bencie (unisex).

Bendix m North Frisian, Low German
North Frisian and Low German form of Benedictus (see Benedict). Also compare Bendiks.... [more]

Bendžaminas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Benjamin.

Bened m Welsh
Welsh form of Benedictus (see Benedict).

Benedikte m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Benedictus (see Benedict).

Benediktos m Greek
Greek form of Benedictus (see Benedict). A bearer of this name was Benediktos Adamantiades (1875-1962), a Greek ophthalmologist after whom a disease was named.

Benedikts m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Benedictus (see Benedict).

Benet m Catalan, Lengadocian, Provençal
Catalan, Languedocian and Provençal form of Benedict.

Benia m & f Georgian, Kashubian
Georgian short form of Beniamin as well as a Kashubian diminutive of Benedikta, Beniamina and Bernatka.... [more]

Benica f Slovene
Diminutive of Benedikta. The name coincides with a place name in Slovenia.

Beniditta f Sicilian
Variant of Beneditta.

Benignas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Benignus (see Benigno).

Benja m Dutch, Spanish
Diminutive of Benjamin. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch actor Benja Bruijning (b. 1983).

Benne m West Frisian
Variant form of Ben 1.

Bennert m Dutch
Dutch form of Bernard.

Beno m Georgian, German (Bessarabian), Kashubian
Short form of names beginning with Ben-, such as Benedikt (German and Kashubian), Benedikte (Georgian) and Beniamin (Georgian and Kashubian).... [more]

Beorhthelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht meaning "bright" and helm meaning "helmet".

Bep f & m Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of Elisabeth and Elizabeth (strictly feminine). As a unisex name, Bep is usually a short form of names that contain the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright", such as Albert and Gijsbert for men and Berta/Bertha and Lamberta for women.... [more]

Beppe m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of masculine given names that start with Be-, such as Bertil.

Beppie f Dutch, Limburgish
Diminutive of Bep. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch actress Beppie Melissen (b. 1951) and the Limburgish singer Beppie Kraft (b. 1946).

Bera m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ბერი (beri), which literally means "monk" but can also (figuratively) mean "old man" in at least some cases. Also compare the noun ბერიკაცი (berikatsi) meaning "old man" and the verb დაბერება (dabereba) meaning "to age, to grow old".... [more]

Berb f Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Barbara.

Berbe f Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Barbara.

Berbke f Limburgish
Limburgish diminutive form of Barbara (see also Berb).

Berdi m Turkmen
Means "given (by God)" in Turkmen. It is derived from the past tense of the Turkmen verb bermek meaning "to give", which itself is ultimately derived from Old Turkic ber meaning "to give".... [more]

Berdia m Georgian
Georgian form of Berdi, which means "given (by God)" and is ultimately derived from Old Turkic ber meaning "to give".

Berdien f Dutch
Variant form of Berdine, with its spelling more phonetical in nature. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch flutist Berdien Stenberg (b. 1957).

Berdine f Dutch
Contracted form of Bernardine. In some cases, it can also be a variant form of Bertine.

Berengarius m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Berengar.

Berenicianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the feminine first name Berenice. A bearer of this name was Gaius Julius Alexander Berenicianus, a Cilician prince from the 2nd century AD.

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

Bereza m Medieval Slavic
Derived from medieval Slavic береза (bereza) meaning "birch tree".

Berimir m Croatian
Derived from Slavic brati "reap, gather" (also see Berislav) combined with Slavic mir "peace".

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."

Berlinda f Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Berlind.

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.

Bernaert m Medieval Dutch, Medieval Flemish
Medieval Dutch form of Bernard, which was most common in Flanders (Belgium).

Bernald m German
German form of Bernwald.

Bernardien f Dutch
Dutch form of Bernardine.

Bernardin m Medieval French, French, Lengadocian, Provençal, Venetian, Croatian
Diminutive of Bernard.

Bernardinus m Medieval Latin, History (Ecclesiastical), Dutch (Rare)
Derivative of Bernardus, though there are also cases where the name is a direct latinization of Bernardin and Bernardino... [more]

Bernarduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Bernardo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Bernardus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of Bernard.

Bernerd m English (Rare)
Variant of Bernard.

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."

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."

Bernold m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Bernwald.

Bernolf m Germanic, Dutch, German
Variant of Bernulf.

Berntrud f Germanic
Variant of Berentrud.

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".

Bersabee f Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Bathsheba, as it first appeared in the Septuagint. The modern Greek form of the name is Virsavee.

Bersant m Kosovar
Meaning unknown at this moment in time. Also compare the somewhat similar-looking names Berkant (Turkish), Berzan (Kurdish), Birzhan and Baurzhan (both Kazakh).... [more]

Bertachar m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Old High German wachar "vigilant." The name might also be a form of Berthar.

Bertarid m Germanic
Longer form of Bertrid.

Bertautas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun bernas meaning "child" as well as "boy, lad" or from the Lithuanian verb berti meaning "to spread, to scatter, to strew"... [more]

Bertautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Bertautas.

Bertefleda f Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with flâdi "beauty, respectability."

Berteflede f Germanic, History
Variant of Bertefleda. Berteflede was a daughter of Charibert I, a 6th-century Merovingian king of Paris.

Bertegund f Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Old High German gund "war."

Bertfrid m Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Bertfried m German
German form of Bertfrid.

Berthar m Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Old High German hari "army."

Berthegund f Germanic
Variant of Bertegund.

Berthenia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Parthenia via its variant Perthenia. Also compare Barthenia.... [more]

Berthilde f Germanic, Dutch, English, German, History
Variant of Berthild. Berthilde lived in the 7th century AD and was one of the five wives of Dagobert I, king of the Franks.

Bertien f Dutch
Dutch form of Bertine, with its spelling phonetical in nature.

Bertijn m Dutch
Dutch form of Bertinus.

Bertilia f Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese
Form of Berthild. Bertilia was the name of a 7th-century saint from Mareuil (France).

Bertine f Dutch, French (Rare), Norwegian, Flemish, Walloon
Diminutive of Berte as well as a short form of names ending in -bertine.

Bertinho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of names ending in -berto, such as Alberto and Roberto. Also compare Betinho.

Bertinus m Dutch (Latinized)
Diminutive form of Bertus. In other words, one could say that this is the male equivalent of Bertina.

Bertl m & f German
Diminutive of Bert (masculine), Berta (feminine) and other names that contain the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright".

Bertoald m Germanic
Variant of Bertwald.

Bertolf m Germanic, Dutch, German
Variant of Bertulf.

Bertrad m Germanic
Means "bright counsel", derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Bertrada f Germanic, History, Medieval Polish, German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Bertrad. ... [more]

Bertrid m Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Anglo-Saxon ridan "to ride."

Bertrud f Germanic, German
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with þruþ "strength."

Bertuccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Berta, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Bertuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Berto, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]

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

Bertus m Dutch (Latinized)
Latinized form of Bert, as well as a short form of latinized Germanic names that contain the element beraht "bright", such as Albertus.

Bertwald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Gothic valdan "to reign" (see Berthold).

Bertwin m Germanic, Dutch, German
Means "bright friend", derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Beruša f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Berenika. Also compare Beruška.

Beruška f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Berenika. Also compare Beruša.

Bervainas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun bernas meaning "child" as well as "boy, lad" or from the Lithuanian verb berti meaning "to spread, to scatter, to strew"... [more]

Bervainė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Bervainas.

Berwoud m Dutch
Dutch form of Bernwald.

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]

Beržas m Lithuanian, Folklore, Popular Culture
Derived from the Lithuanian noun beržas meaning "birch tree". In Lithuanian folklore and popular culture, Beržas is the name of one of the three sons of the titular character of the folk tale Eglė žalčių karalienė, which translates to English as Eglė, the Queen of Serpents.

Besada m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of Psote.

Beschier m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Passchier, probably via the archaic forms Peschier and Pesschier.

Beseleel m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Bezalel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Beselehel m Biblical Latin
Form of Bezalel used in the Latin Old Testament.

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]

Besiki m Georgian
Form of Besik with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი (-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.... [more]

Besiko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Besarion and its short form Beso.

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]

Besuka m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Besarion and its short form Beso.

Bethléem f French (Archaic)
French form of Bethlehem, which is the name of the birthplace of Jesus Christ. It appears that the given name Bethléem has always been very rare. I came across it in the Belgian civil registry (when I was doing genealogical research), where Bethléem was the name of an 18th-century French-speaking Belgian woman who was married, had 8 children between 1729-1748 and ultimately died in 1779.

Bethuël m Dutch
Dutch form of Bethuel, but less common than the main Dutch form (Betuël).

Betico m Spanish, Papiamento
Diminutive of Beto, as it contains the Spanish masculine diminutive suffix -ico.... [more]

Betkil m Georgian (Rare), Georgian Mythology, Folklore
Meaning unknown. It is possibly of Svan origin, since Betkil is the name of a tragic protagonist from a Svan folk song.... [more]

Beto m Georgian
Meaning uncertain; it might perhaps be a short form of Betkil. Also compare names like Beso and Vano.

Betsaida f Biblical (Hispanicized), Spanish (Latin American)
Derived from Betsaida, which is the Spanish form of Bethsaida, the name of two places in the New Testament. For both places, the name is either of Aramaic or Hebrew origin and means either "house of hunting" or "house of fishing"... [more]

Betuël m Dutch
Dutch main form of Bethuel.

Betzaida f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant spelling of Betsaida. This name is the most popular out of the two.... [more]

Beuckel m West Frisian (Archaic), Medieval Dutch
Medieval Frisian diminutive of Beuwe.... [more]

Beyaert m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Beiaard.

Bezhan m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Bizhan, which is an older form of Bijan.

Bianchetta f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Bianca.

Bianchinetta f Italian
Diminutive of Bianchina. A known bearer of this name was the only sister of the famous navigator Christopher Columbus.

Bianda f Indonesian

Bianor m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from either Greek βία (bia) meaning "bodily strength, force" or βίος (bios) meaning "life" combined with ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]

Bíbulo m Spanish
Spanish form of Bibulus.

Bibulo m Italian
Italian form of Bibulus.

Bibulus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective bibulus, which can mean "fond of drinking, drinking readily or freely, ever thirsty" (mostly in relation to alcoholic beverages), as well as "absorbent, porous"... [more]

Bichia m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ბიჭი (bichi) meaning "boy, lad" as well as "son".

Bichiko m Georgian
Diminutive of Bichia, which has by now become an independent name in Georgia. Interestingly, in this case the diminutive (Bichiko) is much more common in Georgia than the main form (Bichia).

Bickel m Dutch (Rare)
Rare Dutch given name, which is probably derived from (or related to) the Dutch word bikkel, which is an informal (or slang) word for a tough, no-nonsense man. In that regard, the name is somewhat comparable with English masculine names such as Brick and Rock, as those are also meant to convey a certain sense of rugged masculinity... [more]

Bidzo m Georgian
Short form of Bidzina.

Bieke f Dutch (Rare), Flemish
Diminutive of Beatrijs/Beatrix and Sabina/Sabine as well as Gabrielle (via its short forms Gabi and Gabie).

Bieke f West Frisian
Variant of Bietje.

Biel f Limburgish (Rare)
Short form of Sibilla, likely via the French form Sibylle or Sybille.

Biem m Dutch (Rare)
Meaning unknown, as the name is a distortion that originated from nursery speech, which makes it difficult to retrace the original name.... [more]

Bienor m Greek Mythology
Variant of Bianor. This is the name of several characters from Greek mythology, one of which is a centaur.

Biernådete f Walloon
Walloon form of Bernadette.

Bies m Dutch (Rare)
Meaning unknown, possibly of West Frisian origin.... [more]

Bijan m Persian, Literature
Modern form of Bizhan. In literature, Bijan is the name of a character in the 11th-century epic poem 'Shahnameh' written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi.

Bikenti m Georgian
Georgian form of Vincentius (see Vincent).

Biktor m Late Roman (Hellenized), Georgian (Rare), Greek (Rare)
Late Greek form of Victor, as well as the original Georgian form of Victor. Biktor is considered an old and rare name in both Georgia and Greece... [more]

Bilasuzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Bilasa.

Bilasuzzu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Bilasi.

Bilichild f Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Bilihild. Bilichild was the wife of Childeric II, a 7th-century Frankish king.

Bilifrid m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element bili "gentleness" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Biligard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element bili "gentleness." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Biligis m Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name comes from bili "gentleness." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from gis (the original form was possibly gîs), but we don't exactly know where gis itself comes from... [more]

Biligrim m Germanic
The meaning of the first element of this name is uncertain. Some sources theorise that it is derived from a Germanic (possibly Saxon) word that meant "gentleness". Compare Proto-Germanic *biliz meaning "gentle, kind" as well as "fair, decent".... [more]

Biligund f Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element bili "gentleness" combined with Old High German gund "war."

Bilihelm m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element bili "gentleness" combined with Old High German helm "helmet, protection."

Bilihild f Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element bili "gentleness" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."

Bilimar m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element bili "gentleness" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Bilimund m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element bili "gentleness" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

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

Bilitrud f Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element bili "gentleness" combined with þruþ "strength."

Billa f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Sibilla.

Bilol m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Bilal.

Biltrud f Germanic
Shorter form of Bilitrud.

Biltrude f Germanic, History
Variant of Biltrud. Biltrude was the wife of Grimoald, an 8th-century duke of Bavaria.

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

Binck m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Bink.

Bineke f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Bine 1, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke.... [more]

Binidetta f Sicilian
Variant of Biniditta.

Binidinu m Sicilian
Variant of Binidittu.

Binidittina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Biniditta.

Binidittinu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Binidittu.

Binidittu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Benedictus (see Benedict).

Biniritta f Sicilian
Variant of Biniditta.

Binirittu m Sicilian
Variant of Binidittu.

Binita f Sicilian
Cognate of Benita.

Binittu m Sicilian
Contracted form of Binidittu.

Binitu m Sicilian
Cognate of Benito.

Bink m Dutch (Rare)
Fairly rare Dutch given name, which is probably derived from (or related to) the Dutch word bink, which is an informal (or slang) word for a tough, no-nonsense man who is afraid of no one. In that regard, the name is somewhat comparable with English masculine names such as Brick and Rock, as those are also meant to convey a certain sense of rugged masculinity... [more]

Binne m West Frisian
Variant form of Benne.

Binnert m West Frisian
Frisian form of Bennert.

Binq m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Bink.

Biordo m Medieval Italian
Meaning uncertain. The best known bearer of this name was the Italian military leader Biordo Michelotti (1352-1398).

Biralee f Indigenous Australian, English (Australian)
Means "baby" in an Australian Aboriginal language. Using Aboriginal words as names was a popular trend in 1970s Australia.

Biras m Lithuanian (Rare)
Short form of masculine names that start with Bir-, such as Birmantas and Birvydas.

Birė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Short form of feminine names that start with Bir-, such as Birmantė and Birvydė.

Birmantas m Lithuanian (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb birti meaning "to be born" as well as "to pour out" and "to spread, to scatter, to strew" or from the Lithuanian verb byrėti meaning "to crumble, to disintegrate, to fall down"... [more]

Birmantė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Birmantas.

Birtvel m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from Georgian ბირთვისელი (birtviseli) meaning "of Birtvisi". Birtvisi is the name of a medieval Georgian fortress, which in medieval Georgia was famous for being impregnable... [more]

Biru m & f Indonesian (Rare)
Means "blue" in Indonesian.

Birutis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Diminutive of masculine names that start with Bir- (such as Birmantas and Birvydas), since this name contains the masculine diminutive suffix -utis... [more]

Birvydas m Lithuanian (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb birti meaning "to be born" as well as "to pour out" and "to spread, to scatter, to strew" or from the Lithuanian verb byrėti meaning "to crumble, to disintegrate, to fall down"... [more]

Birvydė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Birvydas.

Bishoy m Coptic
Variant form of Pishoy, which is probably at least partly arabized, since Arabic doesn't have the phoneme /p/ and thus Arabs always replace the p- in Coptic names by a b-.

Bissarion m Late Greek
Variant of Bessarion.

Bissente m Sardinian
Nuroese form of Vincent.

Bittina f Sicilian
Contracted form of Binidittina.

Bittinu m Sicilian
Contracted form of Binidittinu.

Bizantí m Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Byzantinus.

Bizantino m Italian
Italian form of Byzantinus.

Bizas m Bosnian, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Bosnian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Byzas.

Bizhan m Persian
Later form of Vezhan, of which the meaning is uncertain. It may possibly be etymologically related to the New Persian verb بختن (bextan), which can mean "to sift" as well as "to sieve"... [more]

Björgólfur m Icelandic
Variant form of Björgúlfur.

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".

Bjørnhild f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Björnhild.

Björnúlfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse björn "bear" combined with Old Norse úlfr "wolf." Icelandic equivalent of Bernolf.

Blagomir m Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements blag "good, gentle, kind, blessed" and mir "peace".

Blagomira f Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Blagomir.

Błagosław m Polish
Means "to beg for glory", derived from Polish błagać "to beg, to plead, to pray" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Blakesley f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Blakesley.... [more]

Blasios m Late Greek
This name can be a hellenized form of Blasius (see Blaise), but it can also be a genuine Greek name in its own right. In that case, it is derived from the Greek noun βλαστός (blastos) meaning "young shoot, bud, sprout", which itself is ultimately derived from the Greek verb βλαστέω (blasteo) meaning "to sprout"... [more]

Blastos m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Derived from the Greek noun βλαστός (blastos) meaning "sprout, shoot, bud", which ultimately comes from the Greek verb βλαστάνω (blastano) meaning "to bud, to sprout, to grow".

Blastus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical, Biblical Latin
Latinized form of Blastos. According to the Bible, Blastus was the chamberlain of Herod Agrippa (Acts 12:20), a mediator for the Sidonians and Tyrians, and was believed to be involved in the events that led to Herod's death.

Blažiejus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Blasius (see Blaise).

Blažo m Montenegrin, Serbian
Diminutive of Blagoje (also compare Blaž). A notable bearer of this name is the Montenegrin prime minister and president Blažo Jovanović (1907-1976).

Blicgard f Germanic
The first element is derived from Old High German blich "lightning, glow" or blicchan "to flash, to shine." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Blichelm m Germanic
Derived from Old High German blich "lightning, glow" or blicchan "to flash, to shine" combined with Old High German helm "helmet, protection."

Blichild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German blich "lightning, glow" or blicchan "to flash, to shine" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."

Blictrud f Germanic
Derived from Old High German blich "lightning, glow" or blicchan "to flash, to shine" combined with þruþ "strength."

Bloem f Dutch (Rare)
Derived from the Dutch word bloem meaning "flower".... [more]

Bloemaart m Dutch
Variant of Bloemhard.

Bloeme f Dutch (Rare), Yiddish (Dutchified)
As a Dutch name, it is a variant of Bloem. But as a Yiddish name, it is a transcription of Blume. A known bearer of this name was Bloeme Evers-Emden (1926-2016), a Dutch Jewish teacher, child psychologist, and author who attended school with the famous diarist Anne Frank (1929-1945).

Bloemhard m Dutch
The first element of this name is derived from Dutch bloem "flower", which ultimately comes from Gothic blôma. The second element is derived from Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy".

Błogomił m Polish
Derived from Polish błogi "blessed, blissful" combined with Slavic mil "gracious, dear". As such, the meaning of this name is roughly "dear and blessed".

Błogomysł m Polish
Derived from Polish błogi "blessed, blissful" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think"). As such, the meaning of this name is roughly "blessed thought".

Błogosław m Polish
Derived from Polish błogi "blessed, blissful" combined with Slavic slav "glory". As such, the meaning of this name is roughly "blissful glory".

Blommert m West Frisian
Frisian form of Bloemhard.

Bluebelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Bluebell.

Bnouda m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Sahidic Coptic name Panoute.

Bnoudi m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Bohairic Coptic name Phnouti. In other words, one could say that this is a cognate or a variant form of Bnouda.

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

Boaie m West Frisian (Archaic)
This archaic West Frisian given name can be a variant form of Boye as well as be a derivation of West Frisian boai meaning "boy".

Bobbejaan m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
One might think that this name is a blend of the name Bob with Jaan, but that is not the case. In Belgium and the Netherlands, the use of this rare first name originated with the Flemish singer and musician Bobbejaan Schoepen (1925-2010)... [more]

Bobien f Dutch
Dutch feminine variant of Bob, or a pet form of Robina, Robine or Robien.

Bobir m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Babur, possibly via Babir. Also compare Bobur.... [more]

Bobirbek m Uzbek
Variant of Boburbek.

Boburbek m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Baburbek.

Bodegast m Germanic
Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with Gothic gasts (gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."

Bodegisel m Germanic
Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with gisel "hostage" or "pledge."

Bodemar m Germanic
Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Boderad m Germanic
Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Boduenas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Baldwin.

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

Boduognatus m Old Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Boduognatos.

Boeddha m History
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Buddha.

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]

Bogdanas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Bogdan.

Bogomierz m Polish
Polish form of Bogomir.

Bogusąd m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish bóg "god", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic bogъ "god". The second element is derived from Polish sądzić "to judge" (also compare Croatian suditi and Czech soudit, both of which mean "to judge")... [more]

Bohrom m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Variant of Bahrom, which is the main Tajik and Uzbek form of Bahram.

Bojomir m Polish
Derived from Slavic boj "battle, fight" combined with Slavic mir "peace", thus the name's meaning is something along the lines of "fighting for peace".

Bokeem m African American
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from the biblical place name Bochim, which is also found spelled as Bokim.... [more]

Bolemir m Medieval Polish
Derived from Slavic bole "large" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Bolemysł m Polish
Derived from Slavic bole "large" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").

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

Bonacossa f Medieval Italian
Meaning uncertain; it is likely a medieval variant of Bonaccorsa.

Bonagiunta m & f Medieval Italian, Literature
Derived from the Italian adjective buono meaning "good" as well as "fair" combined with giunta, the feminine past participle of the Italian verb giungere meaning "to arrive". As such, the name is basically a reference to the safe arrival of a newborn.... [more]

Bonald m Germanic
Derived from Latin bonus meaning "good" combined with Old German walt meaning "power, authority".

Bonaldo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Bonald.

Bonamico m Medieval Italian
Derived from the Italian adjective bono meaning "good" combined with the Italian noun amico meaning "friend".

Boncompagno m Medieval Italian
Derived from the Italian adjective bono meaning "good" combined with the Italian noun compagno meaning "companion, friend".

Bonconte m Medieval Italian, Literature
Derived from the Italian adjective bono meaning "good" combined with the Italian noun conte meaning "count" or "earl" (also compare Contessa).... [more]

Bondo m Georgian
Meaning unknown. According to the available Georgian sources, no convincing etymology has been provided for the name to this day. Meanwhile, a Russian source derives the name from modern Persian بنده (bande) meaning "servant, slave", which ultimately comes from Middle Persian bandag meaning "servant"... [more]

Bonfante m Medieval Italian, Judeo-Italian, Medieval Jewish
Medieval Italian form of the Late Latin given name Bonusinfans meaning "good child", which was derived from the Latin adjective bonus meaning "good" and the Latin noun infans meaning "infant, child".... [more]