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Belluccia f Medieval Italian
Short form of Isabelluccia, which is a diminutive of Isabella.
Beluca f Galician
Diminutive of Sabela. Not used as a given name in its own right.
Belucha f Galician
Galician diminutive of Sabela and Isabel.
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.
Benchamina f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Benjamina.
Benchaporn f Thai
From Thai เบญจ (bencha) meaning "five" and พร (phon) meaning "blessing".
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".
Bencie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Bencelina and Benceline (strictly feminine) as well as transferred use of the surname Bencie (unisex).
Bendición f & m Spanish (Rare)
Means "blessing" in Spanish.
Benevolence f & m English (African)
From the English word, ultimately from Latin bene volent "well wishing".
Benica f Slovene
Diminutive of Benedikta. The name coincides with a place name in Slovenia.
Bénice f Popular Culture
The name of the main character in the German movie Schande (1999).
Benicia f Spanish
Feminine form of Benicio.
Benthesicyme f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Βενθεσικύμη (Benthesikyme), derived from βένθος (benthos) meaning "depth (of the sea)" and κῦμα (kyma) "wave, swell". According to the mythographer Apollodorus, she was a daughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the foster mother of Eumolpus.
Benucha f Galician
Hypocoristic of Benigna.
Berc'hed f Breton
Breton form of Bridget.
Bereniç f Catalan
Catalan form of Berenice.
Berenici f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian form of the name Berenice, reflecting the Brazilian pronunciation.
Bereniczka f Polish
Diminutive of Berenika.
Bêrîcan f Kurdish
From bêrî meaning "yearning" and can meaning "soul".
Beronica f American (Hispanic)
Unaccented form of Berónica mainly used in the United States.
Bertácska f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Berta.
Bertechildis f Frankish
Bertechildis was the fifth wife of Dagobert I, King of the Franks. Her name is a form of Berthild.
Bertica f Slovene
Diminutive of Berta.
Bertička f Czech
Diminutive of Berta, not used as a given name in its own right.
Bertrice f English (Rare)
Maybe a rhotic dialect form of Beatrice. An influence of popular names beginning in Ber- like Bert is possible.
Bertuccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Berta, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.... [more]
Bescha f Yiddish
Variant of Bascha.
Bessica f English (American, Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Bessie.
Beteck m & f Kenyang
From bɛtɨk meaning "work" in Kenyang.
Bethóc f Scottish Gaelic, Medieval Scottish
Derived from Scottish Gaelic beatha meaning "life", and therefore is related to the name Beathag. Most known bearers of this name include Bethóc Ingen mac Maíl Coluim, daughter of Malcolm II, King of Alba, as well as Bethóc, Prioress of Iona, daughter of Somerled, Lord of Argyll.
Betica f Slovene
Dimintutive form of Elizabeta.
Betrice f Medieval English
Contracted form of Beatrice.
Bhioctoria f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Victoria.
Biancabella f Folklore
Combination of Bianca and Italian bella, meaning "white-beautiful" in Italian. This is the name of the title character of the Italian fairy tale Biancabella and the Snake, written by Giovanni Francesco Straparola.
Bianchina f Italian
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.
Biatrici f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Beatrice.
Bibihadicha f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and the given name Khadija.
Bich f & m Vietnamese (Anglicized)
Variant of Bích used outside of Vietnam.
Bichier f Obscure (?)
Meaning unknown. It is possibly used in honor of the French saint, St Joan Elizabeth Bichier des Âges, who is commonly referred as Elizabeth Bichier.
Bictoria f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Victoria reflecting the Spanish pronunciation.
Biecsława f Polish
Feminine form of Biecsław.
Bilichild f Germanic, History
Variant spelling of Bilihild. Bilichild was the wife of Childeric II, a 7th-century Frankish king.
Bilistiche f Ancient Greek (Rare, ?), History
Perhaps a Macedonian dialectical form of Philistiche, or a Hellenized form of a non-Greek name. This was borne by a 3rd-century BC hetaira (courtesan or prostitute of ancient Greece) of uncertain origin... [more]
Binca f Slovene
Short form of Albinca.
Binchen f German (Rare)
Diminutive of Jakobina, Jakobine, Sabina, Sabine and sometimes Sabrina, as it contains the German diminutive suffix -chen... [more]
Bingchang f Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 嫦 (cháng), from the name of a moon goddess.
Bingchun f & m Chinese
This name can be combined with 冰 (Bing) meaning "Cold, Ice", and 春 (Chun) meaning "season of springtime", or 纯 (Chun) meaning "Purity, Pure, Unmixed, Skillful, Genuine, Simple, Practiced". Sources are in the notes.
Birca f Kurdish
Possibly from the Kurdish birc meaning "tower".
Bircə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "the only one" in Azerbaijani.
Bircəgül f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "the only flower", from Azerbaijani bircə meaning "the only one" and Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose".
Bircan f & m Turkish
From Turkish bir meaning "one" and can meaning "soul, life".
Birce f Turkish
Turkish form of Bircə.
Birchinia f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Virginia.
Biricik f Turkish
Means "the one and only, unique, dear" in Turkish.
Blackbird f & m English (Rare)
From the name of the animal, introduced into popular culture by the 1968 song of the same name performed by The Beatles.... [more]
Blåklocka f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From Swedish blåklocka meaning "harebell".
Blancha f Medieval Occitan
Occitan form of Blanca and Blanche.
Blanchandine f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
An Hungarian princess and a companion of Florete, the daughter of Emperor Filimenis.... [more]
Blanchefleur f Medieval French, Dutch (Rare), Literature, Arthurian Cycle
Means "white flower" in French. It is borne by a number of characters, who reflect purity and idealized beauty, in literature of the High Middle Ages, notably in the romances of Floris and Blanchefleur and Tristan and Iseult.
Blanchemal f Arthurian Cycle
The fairy mistress of Gawain, by whom she had a son named Guinglain.... [more]
Blanche-Neige f Folklore (Gallicized)
Combination of Blanche and Neige, used as a French translation of Snow White.
Blanchia f Medieval French (Latinized)
Latinized form of Blanche, recorded in 14th-century French-speaking Switzerland.
Blanchie f English
Diminutive of Blanche.
Blancòta f Medieval Occitan, Gascon
Medieval Gascon diminutive of Blanca.
Blankica f Slovene, Croatian
Diminutive of Blanka.
Blessica f Obscure
Blending of the English word bless and the name Jessica.
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."
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."
Bllauche f Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Blanche.
Bobča f Czech
Diminutive form of Bohumila.
Bodomcha f Uzbek
Means "thorny almond" in Uzbek.
Bogdanica f Polish
Diminutive form of Bogdana.
Bogica f Slovene
Feminine diminutive of Bogo.
Boguchna f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Bogusława.
Boguwłość f Polish
Polish name from Slavic bogŭ "god, deity" combined with volstĭ "power, rule, sovereignty". In Old Polish, the deuterotheme became włość "manor, estate".
Bohča f Czech
Diminutive form of Bohumila.
Bojanca f Slovene
Variant of Bojana.
Bolchuchuk f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek bol meaning "honey" and chuchuk meaning "sweet".
Boleczka f Polish
Diminutive form of Bolesława.
Bonacossa f Medieval Italian
Meaning uncertain; it is likely a medieval variant of Bonaccorsa.
Bonajuncta f Medieval Catalan, Medieval Jewish
From Latin Bonaiuncta, in which the first element derives from Latin bonus meaning "good" and the second element means "arrival" (ultimately deriving from the Latin verb iungere)... [more]
Bonamice f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin bona meaning "good" and Latin amica meaning "friend"
Bonči f Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Bona.
Boncuk f Turkish
Means "glass bead" in Turkish.
Bong-cha f Korean
Derived from the Korean Hangul 봉 (bong) and 차 (cha).
Bongkoch f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บงกช (see Bongkot).
Bongkochrat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บงกชรัตน์ (see Bongkotrat).
Bonifácia f Hungarian, Slovak
Hungarian and Slovak feminine form of Boniface. In Hungarian history, this name was borne by Erzsébet Bonifácia (born and died 1399), the short-lived daughter of Jadwiga I, Queen of Poland (sister of Mária/Marija I, Queen of Hungary and Croatia) and Vladislavas Jogaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania (later Władysław II Jagiełło, King of Poland); the princess was named for her godfather Pope Boniface IX.
Bonifacija f Slovene, Croatian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare)
Slovenian and Lithuanian feminine form of Bonifatius. In Lithuanian history, this name was borne by Elžbieta Bonifacija (born and died 1399), the short-lived daughter of Jadwiga I, Queen of Poland and Vladislavas Jogaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania (later Władysław II Jagiełło, King of Poland); the princess was named for her godfather Pope Boniface IX.
Bonifacja f Polish
Feminine form of Bonifacy. This name was borne by Elżbieta Bonifacja (born and died 1399), the short-lived daughter of Jadwiga I, Queen of Poland and Vladislavas Jogaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania (later Władysław II Jagiełło, King of Poland); the princess was named for her godfather Pope Boniface IX.
Boonchoo m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญชู (see Bunchu).
Boonchu m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunchu.
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]
Borchuluun m & f Mongolian
Means "brown stone, grey stone" in Mongolian, from бор (bor) meaning "brown, grey, dark" and чулуун (chuluun) meaning "stone"
Borcsa f Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Borbála, used as a given name in its own right.
Boricca f Sardinian
Variant of Forica.
Borogchin f Mongolian
Modern form of Boraqchin.
Botánica f Spanish
From the Spanish word botánica which translates to “botany” or “plant store”.
Boudiaca f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish boudi- "victory; advantage, profit; loot".
Boularche f Ancient Greek
βουλη (boulé) "will, determination, counsel" + ἄρχω (archo) "rule, command"
Bounchanh m & f Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ຈັນ (chanh) meaning "moon".
Bowchompoo f Thai (Rare)
A famous bearer would be famous thai pop singer, Bowchompoo, whose real name is Wanthip Srithongthuam.
Boychechak f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek boy meaning "rich, wealthy" and chechak meaning "sweet".
Bożeciecha f Polish
Feminine form of Bożeciech.
Božica f Slovak, Slovene
Slovak and Slovene diminutive of Božidara and Slovene diminutive of Božislava. While the Slovak name is not used as a given name in its own right, the Slovene name is.
Braccesca f Medieval Italian
Feminization of Braccio due to the use of the Italian feminine adjectival suffix -esca (compare Francesca).... [more]
Brace m & f English
Likely intended as a variant of Brice. Middle English (as a verb meaning ‘clasp, fasten tightly’) from Old French bracier ‘embrace’, from brace ‘two arms’, from Latin bracchia, plural of bracchium ‘arm’, from Greek brakhiōn.
Bracken f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Bracken.
Brancha f Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Breindel.
Breaca f Medieval Cornish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Breage, from Cornish bregh "brave". The 5th-century Cornish saint Breage is also known as Breaca or Bray. Breage is also probably the source of the medieval Cornish name Braya.... [more]
Breacnait f Irish
Means "freckled girl".
Brec'hed f Breton
Variant of Berc'hed.
Brecklyn f & m English (Modern)
Either a variant of Brooklyn or an elaboration of Brecken or Brock with the popular name suffix -lyn.
Bredica f Slovene
Diminutive of Breda 2.
Breece f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Breeze influenced by the sound of Reese.
Brescia f English (Rare)
From the place name Brescia.
Bricelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Brice using the popular name suffix lyn.
Bricia f Spanish (Mexican)
Feminine form of Bricio (compare Brizia). This name coincides with the name of a town in Castile and León, Spain.
Bricida f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Brigida.
Bricita f Sicilian
Variant of Bricida.
Bricken f Swedish (Rare)
Rare dialectal diminutive of Britta.
Brickly f English (Modern)
Combination of the masculine name "Brick" and the suffix -ly. Possible short form of "Bricklynn".
Bricta f Celtic Mythology
Bricta or Brixta was a Gaulish goddess who was a consort of Luxovius. It has, however, been suggested that if "Bricta is a title incorporating Bríg, it may actually be a title assigned to Sirona rather than a separate goddess"... [more]
Bricteva f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Medieval English
Latinized form of the Old English name Brihtgifu, a metathesis of Beorhtgifu.
Brictfled f Medieval English
A form of the Old English name Beorhtflæd.
Brictgyth f Medieval English
Variant form of Beorhtgyth, an Old English name derived from the elements beorht "bright" and guð "battle".
Brilliance f English (African, Rare)
Taken from the English word brilliance.
Britannica f African American (Rare)
Possibly from Latin britannica meaning "of Britannia, British", as in the title of the Encyclopædia Britannica, the oldest English-language general encyclopedia.
Brnjača f Medieval Serbian
The name of a Serbian Princess. The etymology of her name is unclear. It may be derived from Veronica, Berenice or Bernardine, or a nickname of her mother, taken from her feudal estate Brnjak... [more]
Bronćü f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Bronisława.
Broneczka f Polish
Diminutive of Bronisława.
Brucene f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Bruce.
Brucha f Yiddish
Variant of Bracha.
Bruchy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Brucha and Bracha.
Bruinsech f History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of an Irish saint, listed in the 17th-century Martyrology of Donegal under May 29: 'Bruinsech Cael (the slender), Virgin, daughter of Crimthann of Mag Trea'. She has been identified with Buriana, an Irish saint who traveled to Cornwall.
Brycelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Bryce using the popular name suffix lynn (see Lynn).
Bryceson m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bryson. According to the SSA, 22 boys were given the name Bryceson in 2018.
Brycyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bryson.
Buachan f Lao
From Lao ບົວ (bua) meaning "lotus" or "fruit" and ຈັນ meaning "moon".
Bucge f Anglo-Saxon
Possibly a diminutive of names containing the Old English element burg "fortress", as in the case of an 8th-century abbess by this name who corresponded with Saint Boniface and whose full name was Heahburg... [more]
Buchule m & f Xhosa
Means "intelligence, skill" in Xhosa.
Bucumi f Rundi
Means "tenth child" in Kirundi.
Bucura f Medieval Romanian
Feminine form of Bucur.
Buensuceso f & m Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso, meaning "Our Lady of the Good Event," referring to the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus.... [more]
Bunchoo m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญชู (see Bunchu).
Bunchu m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ชู (chu) meaning "raise, lift up".
Bunchuai m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ช่วย (chuai) meaning "help".
Burçak f & m Turkish
Means "vetch" in Turkish. Vetch is a genus of flowering plant, also known as Vicia.
Burçe f Turkish
Means baby wolf in Turkish It is a dimutive of Börü meaning wolf
Buschra f German
Germanised spelling of Bushra.
Buyanchimeg f Mongolian
From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".
Byamba-ochir m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and очир (ochir) meaning "diamond" or "staff, truncheon; thunderbolt".
Bzcho f Circassian
Means "doe" in Circassian.
Ca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Camila and Carla.
m & f Vietnamese
Means "the eldest; the first" in a northern Vietnamese dialect.
Caa'isha f Somali (Rare)
Somali variant of Aisha.
Caamanha f Tupi, New World Mythology
Derived from caamania meaning “forest mother” in the Classical Tupi and Nheengatu languages.
Çabas f Khakas
Means "meek, gentle" in Khakas.
Cabeiro f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Variant of Cabiro, the Latinized form of Kabeiro. This was the name of a nymph in Greek mythology.
Cabengo f Popular Culture
The name of Virginia Kennedy given to her by her twin sister Grace (Poto) in their own private language.... [more]
Cabeza f Spanish (European)
From cabeza "head", after the Marian title Virgen de la Cabeza, venerated in many points of Spain, specially in Andalusia. Legend has it that a shepherd found a statuette of Virgin Mary in La Cabeza hill in Sierra Morena.... [more]
Cabh'a f Kabyle
Possibly means "beautiful" in Kabyle.
Cabiria f Italian (Rare), Popular Culture
Perhaps a Latinized form of Greek Καβειρία (Kabeiria), an epithet of the goddess Demeter, possibly derived from the name of Mount Kabeiros in Asia Minor; see also Kabeiro... [more]
Cabry f & m Obscure
Transferred use of the surname Cabry, itself from the name of a river in Ireland.
Čača f Mari
Means "flower" in Mari.
Caca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Camila and Carla.
Caca f Roman Mythology
Feminine form of Cacus. This was the name of the sister of Cacus in Roman mythology.
Cacá m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Carlos and Carolina.
Çaçakh f Khakas
Means "tassel" in Khakas.
Cacamacihuatl f Nahuatl, Aztec
Etymology uncertain, possibly from the Classical Nahuatl elements cacamatl "small corncobs, small ears of corn" and cihuatl "woman, wife". Name borne by a queen of Tenochtitlan.
Çaçan f Khakas
Means "older sister" in Khakas.
Caçapava f Tupi
Derived from Tupi ka'a asapaba meaning "stroll through the forest".
Cacark’a f Abazin
From Russian цесарка (tsesarka) meaning "guinea-hen".
Cacau f Portuguese
Diminutive of Claudia.
Çacaxochitl m & f Nahuatl
The name of a medicinal plant with yellow flowers, also called coçatli ("weasel"). Possibly derived from zacatl "grass, hay, straw" and xochitl "flower".
Cacey f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Casey (See also Kacey).
Caching f Filipino
Diminutive of Escolastica.
Cacht f Irish
The name of multiple Irish queens
Cacilda f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Casilda.
Cacile f Ndebele
Means "clear" in Ndebele.
Çäçkä f Tatar
From a variant Tatar word meaning "flower".
Çaçtıu f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar чач (çaç) meaning "hair" and ultimately meaning "one with luxurious hair".
Cadance f English
Variant of Cadence.
Caddarina f Sardinian
Sassarese form of Katherine.
Caddie f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Caroline. This name is borne by the titular character of Carol Ryrie Brink's children's historical fiction novel Caddie Woodlawn.
Caddy f & m English (Rare), Literature
Variant of Caddie. Fictional bearers include Caddy Jellyby, a character in Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House (1853), and Candace "Caddy" Compson, a character in William Faulkner's novel The Sound and the Fury (1929).
Cadense f & m English (American)
Alternative and gender neutral spelling of the name Cadence; meaning tempo or rhythm.
Cadenza f & m American (Rare)
An "ornamental passage near the close of a song or solo," 1780, from Italian cadenza "conclusion of a movement in music." See also Cadence.
Cadidia f Filipino, Maranao
Maranao form of Khadija.
Cadie f & m English
Variant of Cady.
Cadiga f Arabic (Latinized), Literature
Archaic transcription of Khadija. This form is mostly used in older English translations of the Koran, as well as early translations of the Arabian Nights. A notable bearer of this name is the titular character's wife from the Arabian Nights-inspired novel "The History of Nourjahad" (1767) by Frances Sheridan.
Cadin f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Form the Turkish name Kadın that got integrated into Judeo-Spanish.
Cadince f American
Variant of Cadence.
Cadirina f Sardinian
Nuorese form of Katherine.
Cadrian m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Adrian
Cady f & m English (Modern, Rare)
While nowadays generally considered a phonetic spelling of Katie or a diminutive of Cadence, Cady was originally derived from a surname which was either a variant of Cade or an Anglicized form of Ó Ceadaigh ("descendant of Céadach"), with Ceadach being a byname derived from Irish ceadach "talkative".... [more]
Cae f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Kae.
Cæcilie f Danish
From the Latin name Caecilia.... [more]
Caeda f English
Derived from the English word ‘cadence’ meaning melody, music. Caeda is a symbol of the sky, and also an expert Pegasus Knight.
Caedyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Caden.
Caela f English (Rare)
Variant of Kayla, also used as a short form of Micaela.
Caela f Irish
Feminine variant of Caelan, ultimately from Irish caol meaning "slender".
Caeldori f Popular Culture
Most likely intended as an anagram of Cordelia. This name was first used as the name of a character in Fire Emblem: Fates. She resembles Cordelia, a character from the previous game, Fire Emblem: Awakening.
Caelea f English (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Kaylee, although in some cases it might be a variant of Caelia.