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Bəhram m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Bahram.
Bahramand m Pashto
Means "fortunate, blessed, prosperous" in Pashto.
Bahri m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Albanian
Means "like the sea" from Arabic بحر (baḥr) meaning "sea".
Bahrie f Albanian
Variant of Bahrije.
Bahrije f Albanian
Albanian form of Bahriye.
Bahriye f Turkish
Feminine form of Bahri.
Bahruddin m Arabic (Rare), Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic بحر الدين (see Bahr ad-Din), as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
Bəhruz m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Behruz.
Bahta f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bahtijar.
Bahtiar m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Bakhtiar.
Bahtija m Bosnian
Variant of Bahtijar.
Bahtijar m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Bakhtiar.
Bahtjar m Bosnian
Variant of Bahtijar.
Bahto m Bosnian (Rare)
Short form of Bahtijar.
Bahuslau m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Boguslav.
Bahylay m Yakut
Yakut form of Vasiliy.
Baia f Basque (Rare)
Taken from the name of a Basque river that has its source in Gorbeia and flows into the Ebro.... [more]
Baia f Galician (Rare)
Galician variant of Olalla.
Baiardo m Italian
Italian form of Bayard.
Baiba f Latvian
Originally a diminutive of Barbara (via another diminutive, Barba), used as a given name in its own right.
Baignu m Sardinian
Gallurese variant of Gavinu.
Baihaqi m Indonesian
From the Arabic surname البيهقي (al-Bayhaqī), which was borne by the 11th-century Islamic scholar Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Husayn al-Bayhaqi. The name indicates that he came from the city of Bayhaq (now Sabzevar) in present-day Iran.
Baijaert m Dutch
Variant of Beijaert.
Baiko f & m Georgian
Diminutive of Baia. This name is most commonly used on women.
Baila f English (American, Modern)
Invented name based on the sounds of names like Bailey and Kayla.
Baillu m Sardinian
Nuorese variant form of Basil 1.
Baily f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.
Bailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Bailey and Lynn.
Bainbridge m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bainbridge.
Baingiu m Sardinian
Campidanese variant of Gavinu.
Bainja f Sardinian (Archaic)
Sardinian form of Gabina.
Bainza f Sardinian
Variant of Bainja.
Bainzu m Sardinian
Logudorese variant of Gavinu.
Baiq f Sasak
From an honorific title used by Sasak women of noble descent, typically placed before the given name.
Bair m Buryat, Kalmyk
Derived from Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".
Bairma f Buryat
Derived from Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".
Baizhan m Kazakh
Means "rich soul" from Kazakh бай (bay) meaning "rich" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin).
Bajame f Albanian
Derived from Albanian bajame "almond".
Bajamonte m Medieval Italian, Venetian
Medieval Venetian form of Boemondo.
Baján m History
Hungarian form of Bayan.
Baje m & f East Frisian
Variant of Boje. ... [more]
Bajgalmaa f Mongolian
Means "nature woman" or "mother nature" in Mongolian, from байгаль (baigal') meaning "nature" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).
Bajo m Albanian, Montenegrin, Serbian, Slovak
Albanian short form of Bajram as well as a diminutive of Branislav (Slovak) and Bratislav (Montenegrin and Serbian).... [more]
Bajram m Albanian
Albanian form of Bayram.
Bajuri m Indonesian
From the Arabic surname الباجوري (al-Bājūrī) borne by 19th-century Egyptian Sunni scholar Ibrahim al-Bajuri. The name indicates that he was from the city of Bajur (now El Bagour).
Bakar m Georgian
Meaning and origin uncertain. Some Georgian scholars view the name as a variant of Bakur, whilst others deem it more likely that the name is the Georgian form of the Arabic name Bakr.... [more]
Bakartxo f Basque
Diminutive of Bakarne.
Bake f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde who based the name on Basque bake "peace; tranquillity, serenity". It was originally intended as a Basque equivalent of Paz 1, but was later on also suggested as a feminine form of Bako.
Bakea f Basque
Variant of Bake. Bakea Ziganda Ferrer (1890 - 1966) was the first Basque female scholar.
Bakenranef m Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian bꜣk-n-rn.f meaning "servant of his name", derived from bꜣk "servant" combined with n(j) "of, belonging to, possessing", rn "name, identity, reputation", and the suffix .f "he, him, his".
Bakhadyr m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Bahadır
Bakhita f Arabic
Means "lucky; fortunate" derived from the Arabic roots ب-خ-ت (b-ḵ-t) ultimately from the Ancient Persian word *bagta- meaning “assigned; allotted; fate”. ... [more]
Bakhodir m Uzbek
Alternate transcription of Баҳодир (see Bahodir)
Bakhram m Kazakh, Tatar
Kazakh and Tatar form of Bahram
Bakhretdin m Uzbek (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might perhaps be a variant form of Bakhriddin. Also compare Bagrat.
Bakhriddin m Tajik, Uzbek
Derived from Tajik баҳр (bahr) meaning “sea”, ultimately from Arabic بَحْر (baḥr) meaning “sea, river”, combined with Arabic دِين (dīn) meaning “religion, creed, faith”.
Bakhruddin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Bahr al-Din.
Bakhrudin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Bahr al-Din.
Bakht m & f Urdu, Pashto
Means "fortune, luck" in Urdu and Pashto, ultimately from Persian بخت (bakht).
Bakhtawar f & m Urdu
Means "bringing happiness" derived from Persian بخت (bakht) meaning "fortune, happiness" and آور (avar) meaning "bringing, giving".
Bakhtovar m Tajik
Tajik form of Bakhtawar.
Bakht-un-nissa f Persian
Means "fortunate amongst women" in Persian. This was the name of Mughal princess, whose father, Homayoun, apparently derived her name from a dream he had on the night of her birth.
Bakhva m Mingrelian, Georgian, Ossetian, Literature
Georgian sources state that this name is of Mingrelian origin and means "well-set, stocky".... [more]
Bakhytzhan m & f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Bakytzhan.
Bəkir m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Bakr.
Bako m Armenian, Georgian
Short form of Ambako (Georgian), Ambakum (Armenian), Bakar (Georgian) and Bakur (both Armenian and Georgian).
Bakri m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "first, eldest, firstborn" in Arabic.
Bakti m Indonesian
Means "reverence, devotion" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti).
Bakuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Bako, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).
Bakur m Armenian (Rare), Georgian
Armenian and Georgian form of Pakur. Some of the earliest known bearers of this name are the 2nd-century kings Bakur of Armenia and Bakur of Lazica (in Colchis), who are both better known under the Latin name Pacorus... [more]
Bakyt m & f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
From Kyrgyz бакыт (bakyt) or Kazakh бақыт (baqyt) both meaning "happiness, luck", ultimately from Persian بخت (bakht). It is only used as a masculine name in Kyrgyzstan while it is unisex in Kazakhstan.
Bakytbek m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
From Kyrgyz бакыт (bakyt) or Kazakh бақыт (baqyt) both meaning "happiness, luck" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Bakytzhan m & f Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh бақыт (baqyt) meaning "happiness, luck" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
Balaca m & f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "small" in Azerbaijani.
Balacaxanım f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "small lady", from Azerbaijani balaca meaning "small, little" and xanım meaning "madam, wife".
Baladine f German (Rare)
Germanised form of Balladyna.
Balaji m Indian, Tamil, Telugu
Derived from Sanskrit बल (bála) meaning "power, strength, might". This is an epithet of Venkateswara, one of the forms of the Hindu deity Vishnu.
Balambér m History
Hungarian form of Balambér.
Balan m Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Belenus.
Balandis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun balandis, which can mean "dove, pigeon" as well as "April" (as in, the month).
Balanos f Greek Mythology
Derived from Ancient Greek βάλανος (balanos) meaning "acorn" or "oak tree". This was the name of one of the eight hamadryad daughters of Oxylos and Hamadryas, associated with oak trees.
Balassa m Medieval Hungarian
Medieval Hungarian form of Balázs (via the medieval variant Balass. This name was first used in Hungary in the 13th century.
Balasubramaniam m Indian, Tamil
From Sanskrit बाल (bāla) meaning "young, child" combined with the name Subramaniam.
Balasubramanian m Indian, Tamil
Alternate transcription of Balasubramaniam.
Balausa f Kazakh
Means "green, herbs" or "young, beautiful" in Kazakh.
Balaxanım f Azerbaijani
From Azerbaijani bala meaning "child" and xanım meaning "madam, lady".
Balbeer m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਬਲਬੀਰ (see Balvir).
Balbijn m & f Dutch (Archaic)
Dutch form of both Balbinus and Balbina.
Balbir m & f Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Balvir.
Balbulus m Medieval, Literature
The Latin word balbulus mean "stammerer". It was the byname of St. Notker of St. Gallen.... [more]
Balda m & f Italian
Male short form of Baldassare or Baldassarre and feminine form of Baldo.
Baldan m Buryat
Buryat form of Palden.
Baldeep m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" combined with दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".
Baldegard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Baldegild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."
Baldeman m Germanic
Derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave" combined with man "man."
Baldemar m Germanic
Derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."
Baldey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse baldr "brave, bold" (compare Baldur) and ey "island" or ey "good fortune".
Baldhild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."
Baldip m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਬਲਦੀਪ (see Baldeep).
Baldolf m Germanic
Variant of Baldulf.
Baldomera f Spanish (Rare), Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Baldomero (Spanish) or Baldomer (Polish).
Baldram m Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements bald "bold" and hraban "raven".
Baldrich m Medieval German, Medieval Dutch
Medieval German and Dutch form of Baldric.
Balduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Baldo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]
Balduin m German (Rare)
Variant of Baldwin showing contamination from other names like Baudouin or Baldur.
Baldulf m Germanic
Derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."
Baldvina f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Baldvin.
Baldyrgan f & m Kazakh
Means "hemlock, hogweed" in Kazakh.
Balendiñe f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Valentina and Valentine 2... [more]
Balene f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Modern Basque contracted form of Balerene.
Balentín m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Louisiana Spanish form of Valentín.
Balentin m Basque
Basque form of Valentinus.
Balentina f Basque
Basque form of Valentina.
Balere f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Valeria and Valérie.
Baleren m Basque
Basque form of Valerianus.
Balerene f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of Valeriana and Valériane.
Balganym f Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh бал (bal) meaning "honey" and ханым (khanym) meaning "lady, madame".
Balgeum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of adjective 밝다 (bakda) meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear; acute, learned; cheerful, happy" (compare Balgeun).
Balgeun f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of of adjective 밝다 (bakda) meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear; acute, learned; cheerful, happy" (compare Balgeum).
Balian m German (Modern, Rare), Medieval French, French (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Meaning uncertain. This is most known for being the name of Balian of Ibelin (c. 1140-1193), a lord of the Crusader state of Jerusalem.... [more]
Baliano m Italian
Italian form of Balian.
Balich m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Baldwin.
Balik m & f Balinese
Means "turn, return, again" in Balinese. This name is traditionally added to the end of first, second, third, and fourth-born names (for example, Wayan Balik would be the name given to a fifth-born child, followed by Made Balik, Nyoman Balik, and Ketut Balik for the sixth, seventh, and eighth-born child, respectively).
Balin m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
The name was used in Arthurian legend by Sir Thomas Malory as the name of one of King Arthur's valiant knights. ... [more]
Balin m Hinduism
Balin is the name of a monkey king in the Hindu epic, "The Ramayama".
Balinor m Popular Culture (Rare), Arthurian Cycle
The name Balinor has no known meaning. However, it was once used in the television series 'Merlin' (2008–2012) where the character Balinor was the father of Merlin and a former Dragonlord... [more]
Baljan f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Balzhan.
Baljeet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" and जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".
Baljit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਬਲਜੀਤ (see Baljeet).
Balki m Medieval English, Old Norse, Old Norwegian
From Old Norse balkr meaning "beam, rafter, ridge of land."
Balla f Galician (Archaic)
Truncated form of Oballa.
Balle m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Balli.
Balli m Old Norse, Old Danish
Either from Old Norse ballr "dangerous, risky, bold, brave" or bollr "ball".
Balpreet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" and प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".
Balraj m Indian, Punjabi
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" and राज (raja) meaning "king".
Balsamia f History (Ecclesiastical), Italian (Archaic, ?)
From Latin balsamum meaning "balsam; balm", from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (balsamon) "balsam tree; fragrant oil of the balsam tree" (ultimately of Semitic origin). Saint Balsamia was the nurse of Saint Remigius (or Rémy) and the mother of Saint Celsinus... [more]
Balsamo m Medieval Italian
Masculine form of Balsamia.
Balser m Romansh
Romansh form of Balthazar.
Baltabek m Kazakh
From Kazakh балта (balta) meaning "axe, hatchet" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Baltarmia m Romansh
Romansh form of Bartholomew, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Baltazaras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Balthazar.
Baltermia m Romansh
Romansh form of Bartholomew, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Balti m Spanish
Short form of Baltasar.
Baltisar m Romansh
Romansh form of Balthazar.
Baltramiejus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Bartholomew.
Baltran m Romansh
Romansh form of Bertram.
Baltsar m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Balthazar.
Baltz m Medieval Basque
Derived from Basque baltz "black".
Baltza f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Baltz.
Balugna f Romansh
Romansch form of Apollonia, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Balun m Romansh
Romansh form of Apollonius, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Balva f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian balva "prize, reward".
Balvant m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਬਲਵੰਤ (see Balwant).
Balveer m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਬਲਵੀਰ (see Balvir).
Balvir m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" combined with वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave".
Balvis m Latvian (Rare)
Masculine form of Balva.
Balwant m & f Indian (Sikh)
Means "possessing strength" from Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" and वत् (vat) meaning "possessing, having".
Balwin m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Baldwin.
Balzar m Ladin
Ladin form of Balthasar.
Balzer m Romansh, Danish (Archaic)
Romansh regular and Danish vernacular form of Balthasar. It was borne by Danish politician Balzer Jacobsen, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1655 to 1661.
Balzhan f Kazakh
From Kazakh бал (bal) meaning "honey" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
Balzhin f & m Buryat, Mongolian
Means "chamomile, mayweed (flower)" in Buryat and Mongolian.
Balzhinima m Buryat
Means "sun of happiness" or "sun of prosperity" in Buryat, from Tibetan བདེ་བ (bde ba) "happiness, bliss, joy" and ཉི་མ (nyi ma) "sun, day".
Bamael m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Bimhal, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
Bambina f Italian
Feminine form of Bambino.
Bambino m Italian (Rare), Romani
From bambino meaning "child, baby, toddler." It is more often used for females as its equivalent Bambina.... [more]
Bamdad m Persian
Means "dawn, morning, break of day" in Persian.
Bamoun m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of Pamoun, as pa- typically becomes ba- in Arabic, since Arabic doesn't have the phoneme /p/.
Bamrung m & f Thai
Means "care for, nourish, maintain" in Thai.
Bamse m Swedish (Rare), Old Swedish (Rare)
From an Old Scandinavian word meaning "bear". In modern Swedish often used when referring to something large.
Bamshad m Persian
From Persian بام (bām) meaning "dawn" and شاد (shād) meaning "happy, glad".
Bản m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 本 (bản) meaning "root, origin, source".
Ban m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 班 (ban) meaning "group, party, band".
Banabèu m Provençal
Provençal form of Barnabé.
Banadetg m Romansh
Romansh form of Benedict.
Banafshe f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian بنفشه (see Banafsheh).
Banafsheh f Persian
Means "violet (the flower)" in Persian.
Banaias m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Benaiah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
Banan f & m Arabic
Means "fingers, fingertips" in Arabic.
Banana f & m Obscure
Taken directly from the banana fruit.
Banashree f Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali বনশ্রী (see Banashri).
Banashri f Bengali
From Sanskrit वन (vana) meaning "forest, wood" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".
Banasree f Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali বনশ্রী (see Banashri).
Banasri f Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali বনশ্রী (see Banashri).
Banba f Irish Mythology
One of a trinity of Irish goddesses, with Ériu and Fódla.
Bancherd m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บรรเจิด (see Banchoet).
Banchoet m Thai
Means "to beautify, to become pretty" in Thai.
Banchong m & f Thai
Means "elaborate, delicate" in Thai.
Banchop m Thai
Means "join, meet, come together" in Thai.
Bandet m Romansh
Romansh form of Benedict.
Bandit m Thai
Means "scholar, wise man, sage" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit पण्डित (pandita).
Bandith m Lao
Means "intelligent, learned, philosopher, sage" in Lao.
Bane m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short form of names that contain the element bann meaning "ban" or else a short form of names containing the element barn / bern "bear".... [more]
Bane m Popular Culture
From the English word bane meaning "cause of misery or ruin". In the DC Comics universe, Bane is a powerful and intelligent criminal, first appearing in 1993, and is one of Batman’s most iconic enemies.
Bāng m Chinese
From Chinese 邦 (bāng) meaning "nation, country".
Bằng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 鵬 (bằng) referring to the Peng, a type of giant bird in Chinese mythology.
Banga f Lithuanian, Latvian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian and Latvian nouns banga meaning "wave, billow".
Bangas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Banga.
Bangon f Thai
Means "woman, lady" or "lovely, beautiful" in Thai.
Bangorn f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bangon.
Banguolė f Lithuanian
Literally means "little wave", derived from the Lithuanian noun banga meaning "wave, billow" combined with the feminine diminutive suffix -(u)olė. As such, one could consider this name to be a diminutive of the name Banga.
Banguolis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Literally means "little wave", derived from the Lithuanian noun banga meaning "wave, billow" combined with the masculine diminutive suffix -(u)olis. As such, one could consider this name to be a diminutive of the name Bangas.
Banjerd m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บรรเจิด (see Banchoet).
Banjo m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Banjo. Occasionally used in homage to various persons using the byname, such as Australian poet Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson or American race car driver Edwin “Banjo” Matthews.
Banjoed m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บรรเจิด (see Banchoet).
Banjong m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Banchong.
Bankole m Western African, Yoruba
Means "build my house for me" in Yoruba.
Banksia f English (Australian)
Banksia is an uncommon name deriving from the Native Australian plant that produces honeysuckle like flowers. The plant species were originally named after Sir Joseph Banks, who first collected its samples in 1770.
Bankston m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bankston.
Banna f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish benna "peak, summit". This word also denoted a sort of carriage with four wheels.
Banner m & f English (Rare)
A banner is a symbol-bearing flag.
Bannon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Bannon.
Bannoudi m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Bohairic Coptic name Pennouti.
Bannus m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish benna "peak, summit". This word also denoted a sort of carriage with four wheels.
Banos m Coptic (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Vane.
Banoub m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of Panoub, as pa- typically becomes ba- in Arabic, since Arabic doesn't have the phoneme /p/.
Bənövşə f Azerbaijani
Means "violet (flower)" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian بنفشه (banafshe).
Banri m & f Japanese
From 万里 (banri) meaning "thousands of miles​," the second kanji referring to a unit of distance called ri.... [more]
Banthoeng m Thai
Means "amusing, entertaining" in Thai.
Banuçiçək f Azerbaijani
From Persian بانو (bānū) meaning "lady" and Turkic čeček meaning "flower, blossom"... [more]
Banugul f Persian
Means "flower lady" in Persian.
Banxe m Old Swedish (Rare)
Variant spelling of Bamse found in southwest Sweden in the 14th and 16th century.
Banyat m Thai
Means "law, act, decree" in Thai.
Banyen f Thai
Means "marvel of Peru (a type of flower)" or "magenta" in Thai.
Banyu m Javanese
Means "water" in Javanese.
Banzragch m & f Mongolian
Derived from Sanskrit पञ्चरक्षा (Pañcaraksha) meaning "five protections" or "five rakshas", the name of a Buddhist text and the five dharanis (protective chants or incantations) it contains, as well as the five goddesses identified with them.
Báo m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 豹 (báo) meaning "leopard, spotted big cat".
Baohong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare" or 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, maintain" combined with 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast"... [more]
Baojie m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare", 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, maintain" or 葆 (bǎo) meaning "luxuriant growth, dense foliage, hide, conceal" combined with 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding" or 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure"... [more]
Baojing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare" or 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, maintain" combined with 璟 (jǐng) meaning "lustre of gems", 京 (jīng) meaning "capital city", 晶 (jīng) meaning "clear, crystal", 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" or 靖 (jìng) meaning "peaceful, tranquil"... [more]
Baolin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare" combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest"... [more]
Baoqiang m Chinese
From Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare" or 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, maintain" combined with 强 (qiáng) meaning "strong, powerful, energetic"... [more]
Baoshan m Chinese
From Chinese 宝 or 寶 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare" combined with 山 (shān) meaning "mountain, hill, peak", 珊 (shān) meaning "coral", or 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind"... [more]
Baoth m Irish
Perhaps related to Beathan. It coincides with a Gaelic word meaning "vain, reckless, wanton, foolish". Other forms are Baothan, Baoithin/Beheen and Baolach... [more]
Baoyuan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare" or 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, maintain" combined with 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin", 源 (yuán) meaning "source, origin" or 原 (yuán) meaning "source, origin, beginning, meadow, field, plain"... [more]
Baphomet m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Popular Culture
Probably from a medieval corruption of Mahomet. This appears in the Inquisition of the Knights Templar as the name of an alleged Muslim or pagan idol. In the 19th century it became associated with a Western occult symbol drawn by Eliphas Lévi, a "Sabbatic Goat" image depicting a demonic horned god.
Bâptiste m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Baptiste.
Baptistin m French, Provençal
French diminutive of Baptiste and Provençal diminutive of Baptista.
Baptistina f Provençal
Feminine form of Baptistin.
Baptysta f Polish (Archaic)
Polish feminine form of Baptista.
Baqer m Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian باقر (see Baqir), as well as the Persian form.
Bar m & f Hebrew
Means "son" or "grain, cereal" in Hebrew.
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".
Bəraət m & f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "justification" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic براءة (barā'a).
Baraba m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Barabbas. Only used as a Biblical name.
Baraball f Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Barabal. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Annabella.
Barabas m Theatre, English (Puritan)
Variant of Barabbas. In literature, this is the name of the main character in Christopher Marlowe's play The Jew of Malta (ca. 1590).
Barabasz m Polish
Polish form of Barabbas.
Barabbas m Ancient Aramaic (Hellenized), Biblical
Hellenized form of bar-Abbâ, which means "son of Abba" in Aramaic, derived from Aramaic bar meaning "son" combined with the Aramaic given name Abba... [more]
Barac m Biblical Latin
Form of Barak 1 used in the Latin Old Testament.
Barachel m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Form of Barakel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.
Barachiel m Biblical Greek, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Greek form of Barakel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.... [more]
Barack f Hungarian
Means "apricot" in Hungarian.
Baram m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Bahram. This name is extremely rare in Georgia today; actually, one could almost consider it to be archaic.
Baram m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 바람 (baram) meaning either "wind, air" or "desire, expectation, hope." The first word may have well been borrowed from Old Chinese 風 (*plum(s)) while the second word is derived from the verbal noun of verb 바라다 (barada) meaning "to wish that something was the case."
Barani f Burmese
From the name of the second lunar mansion of the Burmese zodiac, representing an asterism of three stars in the constellation Aries. The word itself is ultimately derived from Sanskrit भरणी (bharaṇī).
Baranka f Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Ágnes, used as a given name in its own right.
Barba f Breton, Corsican, Latvian, Estonian (Archaic)
Breton, Corsican, Latvian and Estonian cognate of Barbara (compare French Barbe).