BadawimArabic (Mashriqi) Transferred use of the surname Badawi, which comes from Arabic بَدَوِيّ (badawiyy, “bedouin”), referring to nomadic Arab tribes in the desert.
BademNigerian The use of the name in Nigeria is likely due to the Bade Emirate, a traditional state in Yobe State, Nigeria, the home of the Bade people.
BadeeymYakut Derived from the name of a folk Yakut hero who was the first leader of the Kangalassky Yakuts.
BadegiselmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element bald "brave, bold" (commonly reduced to bad or baud when Latinized) or possibly Celto-Germanic badu "battle", combined with gisel "hostage" or "pledge" (ge- "co-" + the root of "sell" in the sense of "give"—thus something or someone given in exchange).
BadelihanmChinese Meaning unknown, possibly a Siniced form of an Asian name. It is written with the Chinese characters 巴 (see Ba) combined with 德 (see De), 里 (see Li 1) and 汗 (see Han).... [more]
Baderm & fArabic Alternate transcription of Arabic بدر (see Badr).
BadericmGermanic, History Means "powerful battle", derived from the Germanic elements badu "battle" and rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." Baderic was a 6th-century co-king of the Thuringii, a Germanic tribe.
BądzimirmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish bądź, which is the second-person singular imperative form of the verb być "to be". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]
BæglirmOld Norse Old Norse name deriving from a verb related to Nynorsk begla meaning "to hinder, to stand in someone's way" or a noun related to Nynorsk begla meaning "contrary, sullen, obstinate person".
Baek-homKorean From Sino-Korean 白虎 (baek-ho), referring to a white tiger, also one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations which represents the west and the autumn season. This makes it cognate with Japanese Byakko.... [more]
Baek-hyeonmKorean From Sino-Korean 伯 "older brother" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good".
BældægmAnglo-Saxon Mythology Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Balder. Made up of the Old English elements bæl, of disputed origin, and dæg, meaning "day." ‘The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle,’ written after the Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons, treats him as a historical figure, listing him among the legendary ancestors of the kings of Bernicia and Wessex.
BagabandimMongolian From Mongolian бага (baga) meaning "small, young" and банди (bandi) meaning "disciple (of a lama), novice, son".
BagabuxšamOld Persian From Old Persian 𐏎 (baga) meaning "god" and possibly buxša meaning "releasing, to free" or "bestowing benefit".
BagacithramOld Persian Means "form of god", "offspring of god", or "of divine origin", from Old Persian 𐏎 (baga) meaning "god" and *ciθrah meaning "shining, brilliant", "form, appearance" or "lineage, origin"
BagarimmArthurian Cycle A Knight of the Round Table who embarked with the others on the Grail Quest.
BagasmJavanese Means "healthy, strong, firm" in Javanese.
BagaskoromJavanese From Javanese bagaskara meaning "sun", ultimately from Sanskrit भास्कर (bhāskara).
BagavazdāmOld Persian Old Persian name possibly meaning "endured by God" or "endurance of God", from Old Persian 𐏎 (bagaʰ) "God" and vazdāh "persistence, endurance".
BagdemagusmArthurian Cycle Meaning unknown. In Arthurian legend, Bagdemagus is the king of Gorre, a Knight of the Round Table and the father of Maleagant.
BagheeramLiterature Bagheera is a black panther (black Indian leopard) who is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories in The Jungle Book (coll. 1894) and The Second Jungle Book (coll. 1895). The word Bagh (बाघ) means tiger in Hindi.
BagoasmOld Persian Bagoas was a eunuch in the court of the Persian Empire in the 4th century BC. Bagoas was a courtier of Darius III and later of Alexander the Great.
BagungusmArthurian Cycle (Archaic) Meaning unknown. An extremely rare figure in Arthurian legend, Bagungus only appears in the earliest transcriptions of the works of Laghamon, from about 1190, and due to its rarity is thought by some to be a corruption of the name Bagdemagus.
Baha al-DinmArabic Means "splendour of the faith" from Arabic بهاء (bahāʾ) meaning "splendour, glory" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
BahozmKurdish Derived from Kurdish ba meaning "storm".
Bahr ad-DinmArabic (Rare) Means "scholar of the religion" from Arabic بحر (baḥr) meaning "scholar, noble man, great man" (literally meaning "sea", but taken here to mean a person who possesses a vast sea of knowledge) combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
BahradinmArabic (Rare) Derived from Arabic Bahr al-Din, which means "sea of religion", itself derived from Arabic بَحْر (bahr) "sea, ocean" combined with Arabic دين (din) "religion, faith".
BaihaomChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" or 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 淏 (hào) meaning "clear water".
BaihaqimIndonesian From the name of 11th-century Islamic scholar Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn Husayn al-Bayhaqi, derived from the name of the city of Bayhaq (now Sabzevar) in present-day Iran.
Bái-hǔm & fAstronomy Bái-Hǔ is a Xiang (象) one of the Four Symbols that include all the constellation of the Chinese System. Bái-Hǔ is known as The White Tiger of the West and is a mythological spirit creature linked with the west, the left and the fall/autumn season.
BaihuanmChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" or 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 欢 (huān) meaning "joyous, merry, happy" or 焕 (huàn) meaning "shining".
BaihuimChinese From the Chinese 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent".
BaihuomChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and 火 (huǒ) meaning "fire, flame".
BaikangmChinese From the Chinese 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" or 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and 亢 (kàng) meaning "high, proud, excessive" or 康 (kāng) meaning "peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy".
Baikof & mGeorgian Diminutive of Baia. This name is most commonly used on women.
BaikunmChinese From the Chinese 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 锟 (kūn) meaning "ancient sword".
BailemmEnglish, Hebrew, Yiddish means "he who watches over his siblings." This name is usually given to the first son. Bailem is somewhat connected to Bailey.
Bailuf & mChinese From the Chinese 白 (bái) meaning "white, pure" or 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret", 鹿 (lù) meaning "deer" or 禄 (lù) meaning "blessing, happiness".
BainmLiterature Bain was the son of Bard in J. R. R. Tolkien's book, The Hobbit. "Bain" means "beautiful" in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional language, Sindarin (Elvish).
Báinef & mIrish, Scottish Gaelic, Irish Mythology An Irish name meaning "whiteness, pallor". In Irish Mythology, Báine was a princess, daughter of Tuathal Techtmar, ancestor of the kings of Ireland. "Cailín na Gruaige Báine" and "Bruach na Carraige Báine" are the names of two traditional Irish songs.... [more]
BaipengmChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and 鹏 (péng), an enormous mythological bird.
BaiqimChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and 麒 (qí), a legendary auspicious animal.
BaiqiangmChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" or 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 强 (qiáng) meaning "strong, powerful, energetic".
BaiqingmChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and 卿 (qīng) meaning "noble, high officer".
BaiquanmChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" or 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 权 (quán) meaning "power, right, authority" or 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain; wealth, money".
Bairuim & fChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" or 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".
BaisenmChinese From the Chinese 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 森 (sēn) meaning "forest".
BaishangmChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and 尚 (shàng) meaning "still, yet; fairly, rather".
BaishengmChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and 生 (shēng) meaning "life" or 升 (shēng) meaning "rise, go up, advance".
BaishuaimChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and 帅 (shuài) meaning "commander".
BaitaomChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and 韬 (tāo) meaning "sheath, scabbard, bow case".
BaiwangmChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and 旺 (wàng) meaning "prosper, prosperous, increase".
Baixingm & fChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and 幸 (xìng) and "luck(ily), favor, fortunately".
BaixiongmChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and 雄 (xióng) meaning "male, manly; hero; grand, imposing".
Baixuef & mChinese From the Chinese 白 (bái) meaning "white, pure, bright" or 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" or 学 (xué) meaning "learning, knowledge".
BaiyimChinese From the Chinese 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 义 (yì) meaning "righteousness".
Baiyingf & mChinese From the Chinese 白 (bái) meaning "white, pure" and 英 (yīng) meaning "hero" or "flower, petal, leaf".
BaizhanmKazakh Means "rich soul" from Kazakh бай (bay) meaning "rich" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin).
BaizhaomChinese From the Chinese 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous, illustrious".
BaizhimChinese From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence".
BaizhumChinese From Chinese 白 (bái) meaning "white, pure" and 朮, 术 (zhú) meaning "glutinous millet". Other character combinations can form this name as well.... [more]
BaizumChinese From the Chinese 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 祖 (zǔ) meaning "ancestor, forefather".
BajalmUrdu Means 'living' in Urdu. In Urdu it can be written as 'باجل'.
BajurimIndonesian From the name of 19th-century Egyptian scholar and teacher Ibrahim al-Bajuri (1784-1860), derived from the name of the city of Bajur (now El Bagour) in present-day Egypt.
Bakam & fMadí Meaning unknown. Jamamadí language is spoken in Acre and Amazonas State in Brazil.
BakamAncient Egyptian Means "his soul is (in) his Ka" in Egpytian, derived from Egyptian bꜣ(ba) "to be(come) an animate, efficacious soul" and kꜣ(ka), an Egyptian concept of vital essence... [more]
BakaffamEastern African Bakaffa (throne name Asma Sagad, later Masih Sagad Ge'ez መሲህ ሰገድ, "to whom the anointed bows") was nəgusä nägäst (May 18, 1721 – September 19, 1730) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty... [more]
BakarmGeorgian 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]
BakaremAncient Egyptian From Egyptian "bꜣ-kꜣ-rꜥ", meaning "glorious is the soul of Ra" or "the ba of the ka of Ra", from Egyptian bꜣ "working power; soul, personality" combined with ka "soul, life-force" and the name of the Egyptian god Ra... [more]
BakarymArabic An indirect Quranic name from Arabic Bakūr / Bakr, an ancient name of Arabian tribes, meaning "young camel".
BakbukiahmBiblical Means "Yahweh has emptied" or "Yahweh pours out" in Hebrew, from the roots בקק (baqaq) meaning "to be empty, to become empty" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God... [more]
BakenranefmAncient 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".