BasrimArabic, 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.
BegimGeorgian Derived from the Georgian noun ბეგი (begi) meaning "bey", which is ultimately derived from the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".... [more]
BeinifChinese From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow".
BeitimOld Norse From Old Norse beita meaning "to pasture cattle", "to use a weapon", "to harness to a vehicle", "to steer or sail near the wind, to cruise".
BeixifChinese From the Chinese 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn".
BeiyifChinese From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, ability".
Bēlet-bābilifBabylonian, Akkadian, Near Eastern Mythology Means "lady of Babylon", deriving from the Akkadian element belet (mistress, lady). This was a Babylonian name for the goddess Ishtar. Ishtar was worshipped under this name in the temple of Eturkalamma.
Bēlet-balāṭifNear Eastern Mythology, Akkadian Means "mistress of life", deriving from the Akkadian elements bēlet ("mistress or lady") and balāṭu ("life, vigour, good health"). This was possibly an Akkadian name for the goddess Nungal.
Belet-ilifNear Eastern Mythology Means "lady of the gods" or "mother of the gods" in Akkadian, deriving from the elements beltu ("lady, mistress") and ilu ("god, deity"). It is another name for the mother goddess Ninhursag.
Belet-serifNear Eastern Mythology Means "mistress of the steppe". The name borne by an underworld goddess in the court of Ereshkigal who was tasked with recording information about the dead entering the afterlife... [more]
Bēl-ṣarbimNear Eastern Mythology, Akkadian Means "lord of the poplar", deriving from the Akkadian elements bēlu ("boss, chief, master, lord") and ṣarbat (deriving from a place name, that presumably later became associated with groves of trees... [more]
BenammimHebrew, Biblical Means "son of my people" in Hebrew. This is the name of several people in the Bible.
BenchakanlayanifThai (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.
BenonimBiblical, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish From the Hebrew name בֶּן־אוֹנִי (Ben-'oniy) meaning "son of my sorrow". This was the original name of Benjamin ("son of the right hand"), whose father, Jacob, renamed him in Genesis 35:18 (the name Benoni having been given by his mother, Rachel).
BenruimChinese From the Chinese 本 (běn) meaning "root, origin" and 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
BentejuímSpanish (Canarian, Archaic) Bentejuí Semidán was a warrior leader from Gran Canaria, who militarily resisted the conquest of the island by the conquerors sent by the Crown of Castile.... [more]
BerdimTurkmen 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]
BerimBiblical In the Bible, Beri was the son of Zorphah, belonging to the tribe of Asher. (Chronicles, 7:36).
BerifKurdish (Rare) Beri means a lady shepherd, mountain lady, or it's from the name "Berivan", which can mean a certain type of mountain flower
Beri-fJapanese From Japanese 苺 (beri-) meaning "strawberry", 果実 (beri-) meaning "fruit; nut; berry" or other kanji pronounced in the same way. ... [more]
Bhaktim & fSanskrit, Indian Sanskrit word meaning devotion, love, attachment, etc. In Hinduism, the concept of emotional devotion to a personal deity or spiritual idea, and is also the name of the associated movement- notable Bhakti poet-saints include Mirabai and Kabir Das.
BhanumatifIndian Means "luminous" or "shining like the sun", from Sanskrit भानु (bhanu) "ray of light, splendour, brightness; the sun; beautiful woman" and -मत् (-mat) "as, like, having the qualities of".
BharatifIndian, 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.
BhartharimHinduism Bharthari, also known as "Baba Bharthari" or "Jogi Sant" Bharatthari in many parts of India, is the hero of many folk stories in North India. He was the ruler of Ujjain, before renouncing the world and abdicating in the favor of his younger brother Vikramaditya.
BibarifJapanese (Rare) This name is used as 美波里 with 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty," 波 (ha, nami) meaning "billow, wave, ripple" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village."... [more]
BibifPortuguese Portuguese diminutive of Beatriz. In Brazilian Portuguese this can also function as a diminutive of Gabriela, Fabiana, Bianca and other names containing a similar sound... [more]
BibifJapanese From Japanese 日 (bi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 妃 (bi) meaning "a ruler's wife; queen; empress" or 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" and duplicated using 々. Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also be used to form this name.... [more]
BibimHebrew Diminutive of Binyamin. This is borne by Israeli prime minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (1949-).
BibifKorean From Sino-Korean 雨 (bi) meaning "rain" doubled. Other hanja signs are possible. Spelling variant of Vivi.
BibinideifIjaw Means "I have believed or accepted" in Ijaw.
Bibiro'zifUzbek From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and ro'z meaning "day".
BiflindimOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from Old Norse bifa "story" and lind "lime-tree" or bif "movement; air; water" and lind. This is another name for Odin.
BifliðimOld Norse, Norse Mythology Combination of bif 'movement', 'air', 'water' and liði 'one who goes', 'one who fares'. Bifliði is a name for Óðinn.
BindumalinifHindi Hindi feminine name meaning "who wears garlands of pearls".
Binetif & mDagbani Means "they have enlightened us" in Dagbani.
BingfeifChinese From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain".
Binghuim & fChinese From Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" or 秉 (bǐng) meaning "grasp, hold, preserve, persist" combined with 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness"... [more]
BinglifChinese From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".
BingmeifChinese From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 梅 (méi) meaning "plum".
BingruifChinese From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "flower buds, unopened flowers".
BingxifChinese From the Chinese characters 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice; ice-cold" and 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream, creek", 晰 (xī) meaning "clear, evident; clearly" or 汐 (xī) meaning "night tides".
Bingyim & fChinese From Chinese 秉 (bǐng) meaning "grasp, hold, preserve, persist" combined with 毅 (yì) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm" or 彝 (yí) referring to a type of ritual wine vessel... [more]
BiruifChinese From the Chinese characters 碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue" or 璧 (bì) meaning "piece of jade with hole in it" and 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen; auspicious" or 芮 (ruì) meaning "tiny, small" or "water's edge".
Bisim & fYoruba Short form of names containing bisi, such as Adebisi.
BisimOld Norse Old Norse byname, from Old Norse bisi "commander", "leader" or related to Norwegian bias "to chat", "to trifle".
BittifSwedish (Rare), Greenlandic Variant form of Bitte or from the Swedish word bitti (short form of bittida) meaning "early" and Greenlandic younger spelling of Bíte.
BiwakifJapanese Biwaki, when written in Kanji means "Biwa (琵琶)", and "spirit, air (気)".
BiweifChinese From the Chinese characters 碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue" or 璧 (bì) meaning "piece of jade with hole in it" and 玮 (wěi) meaning "jade, valuable", 蔚 (wèi) meaning "luxuriant, thick; ornamental", 薇 (wēi) meaning "fern", or 微 (wēi) meaning "small".
BiyorifJapanese From Japanese 日 (bi) meaning "sun, day" combined with 和 (yori) meaning "peace, harmony". Other kanji combinations are possible.
BjarmimIcelandic Of unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a direct adoption of Icelandic bjarmi "loom, gleam of light" and a derivation from bjarmar, the Old Norse name for a branch of Finno-Ugric peoples called Permians in English (formerly also Bjarmians)... [more]
BocaimChinese From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 偲 (cāi) meaning "talented".
BochimGeorgian Mythology Probably from Mingrelian ბოჩი (bochi) meaning "(male) goat, sheep". In Georgian mythology this was the name of a patron god of cattle.
BoddimOld Norse, Norse Mythology Possibly a variant of Baði. Related to Icelandic budda "money-bag" and Norwegian boddi "newborn pet". In Norse mythology Boddi is one of the sons of Karl and Snør.
BohaimChinese "Bohai" (渤海) is a term with historical and geographical significance in China. It refers to a body of water located in northeastern China, between the Liaodong and Shandong Peninsulas. Historically, it was also the name of a kingdom that existed in the region during the Tang dynasty... [more]
Bo-huif & mKorean From Sino-Korean 甫 (bo) meaning "begin; man, father; great" or 普 (bo) meaning "wide, large" and 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty; imperial concubine" or 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid." A famous bearer is South Korean actress Lee Bo-hee (1959-).
Bộim & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 佩 (bội) meaning "pendant".
BojjimJapanese The Main Character of the Anime Ranking of Kings
BokaimChinese From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumphant; triumph, victory".
BondaimJapanese From Japanese 凡 (bon) meaning "ordinary, common, mediocre" combined with 大 (dai) meaning "big, great". Other kanji combinations are possible.
BongaifShona Means "be thankful" in a Shona dialect.
BongifXhosa, Southern African Short form of Sibongile. This was borne by South African singer and songwriter Angela Sibongile "Bongi" Makeba (1950-1985), the only child of singer Miriam Makeba... [more]
BonkifJapanese From Japanese 盆 (Bon), which means "Lantern Festival," and 気 (ki), which means "mood" or "spirit." Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.