This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the description contains the keywords mouth or of or river.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Beausoleil m French (Cajun)Joseph Broussard 1702-1765; also known as beausoleil. Leader of Acadian people of Nova Scotia.
Bebel m SovietTransferred use of the surname
Bebel in honor of German socialist politician August Bebel (1840-1913).
Bebeto m PortugueseAlternative diminutive of Alberto, Adalberto, Roberto and names ending with "-berto". People with this name includes famous footballer José Roberto Gama de Oliveira, known as Bebeto and volleyball player Paulo Roberto de Freitas, known as Bebeto de Freitas.
Beburos m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendBeburos is an angel mentioned in the Greek Apocalypse of Ezra whose name was revealed to Esdras as one of the nine angels who will govern "at the end of the world."
Becas f & m PortuguesePortuguese short form of Isabel, Rebeca, Bernardo, and other names with the "be" sound. It can also come from the word "bebé" (baby).
Becket m EnglishFrom a surname which was a variant of the surname
Beckett. In some cases it might be given in honour of the English saint Thomas Becket (1118-1170).
Bedalis m Arthurian CycleOne manuscript of the Prose Tristan, in departure from the others, describes Tristan’s death at the hands of a lord named Bedalis.... [
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Będzimir m PolishThe 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"... [
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Beemoni m DagbaniFounder of Gushegu and Karaga. Name of one of the sons of Naa Gbewaa.
Be-faithful m & f English (Puritan)Referring to Revelation 2:10, "Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life."
Bega m Georgian (Rare), OssetianGeorgian 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 GeorgianDerived from the Georgian noun ბეგი
(begi) meaning "bey", which is ultimately derived from the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".... [
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Beglar m Georgian (Rare)Derived from the Ottoman Turkish plural form of the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".... [
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Begli m TurkmenMeans "of the beg", from the Turkic military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
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".... [
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Begtse m Mongolian MythologyBegtse "Begtse the Great Coat of Mail" is the lord of war in Tibetan Buddhism, originally a pre-Buddhist war god of the Mongols, the name Begtse (Wylie: Beg tse) is a loanword from Mongolian begder, meaning "coat of mail"... [
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Behçet m TurkishTurkish form of Arabic بَهْجَة (
bahja) meaning "joy, happiness"
Behechio m TaínoName of the king,cacique of the kingdom of Xaragua in Hispaniola. He was the older brother of Anacaona.
Beibut m KazakhMeans "peaceful, peace" in Kazakh, though it can also be a combination of the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master" and Persian پولاد
(pulâd) meaning "steel".
Beid m & f AstronomyDerived from Arabic
al baid, meaning "the (ostrich) egg". This is the traditional name of the star Omicron 1 Eridani in the constellation
Eridanus.
Beie m West Frisian (Rare)Short form of masculine Germanic names that contain the Germanic element
baug meaning "bow" as well as "bend, crook".
Beka m GeorgianModern 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.
Bekbolat m KazakhFrom the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Kazakh болат
(bolat) meaning "steel" (of Persian origin).
Belacqua m LiteraturePossibly from a contraction of
Bevilacqua, an Italian surname that was originally a nickname derived from the expression
bevi l'acqua meaning "drinks water", probably applied ironically to a heavy drinker of alcohol... [
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Belamis m Arthurian CycleA duke in Arthur’s service who married the Duchess of the Dark Mountain. He appears in Daniel von dem blühenden Tal, Der Stricker, 1210-1225.
Bele m Swedish (Rare)Possibly a Swedish form of
Beli, an Old Norse name meaning "to roar".
Beleg m LiteratureBeleg, also known as Beleg Cúthalion or Beleg Strongbow for his good bowmanship, was a Sindarin Elf who served in the army of King Elu Thingol of Doriath as the chief of the Marchwardens - and was a predominant companion of Túrin Turambar.
Beleth m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendIn demonology, Beleth is a mighty and terrible king of Hell, who has eighty-five legions of demons under his command. He rides a pale horse, and a variety of music is heard before him, according to most authors on demonology, and the most known grimoires.
Belfante m Medieval ItalianDerived 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"... [
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Belianís m LiteratureBelianís of Greece is the hero of a Spanish chivalric romance novel, "The honour of chivalry", following in the footsteps of the influential Amadis de Gaula... [
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Belianz m Arthurian CycleOne of four miscreant brother knights killed by Gawaine in "Diu Crône" by Heinrich von dem Türlin, c. 1230
Belimir m CroatianThe 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".
Belisarius m Greek (Latinized), HistoryFrom 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.
Beloc m Greek (Cypriot, Archaic)Beloc is a classical rendering of the Semitic words bēlu and ba'al, which both mean "lord". It can be used as a theonym, personal name, or royal title. Beloc has multiple meanings, including: ... [
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Belphegor m Judeo-Christian-Islamic LegendFrom
Ba'al Pe'or, the name of a Semitic god mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, meaning "
Ba'al of Mount Pe'or" or "lord of the opening". In Christian demonology this is the name of a demon that represents the deadly sin of sloth.
Bēl-ṣarbi m Near Eastern Mythology, AkkadianMeans "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... [
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Beltrán m Spanish, GalicianSpanish and Galician form of
Bertram or
Bertrand. It is sometimes given in reference to the 16th-century Spanish saint Louis Bertrand (known as Luis Beltrán in Spanish), a Dominican friar who preached in South America; he is called the "Apostle to the Americas".
Beltso m Medieval BasqueOf uncertain origin and meaning. One current theory, however, connects this name to Basque
beltxo, a diminutive of
beltz / baltz "black".
Belvedere m English (American, Rare, Archaic)From an Italian word meaning "beautiful sight", from Italian
bel "beautiful" and
vedere "a view, sight". It was apparently coined in the early 19th century, when it first appears as a given name in United States historical records (for both Northern and Southern states), along with its feminine variant
Belva.... [
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Ben m & f JapaneseThis name is used as 勉 (
ben, tsuto.meru) meaning "exertion," 弁/辨 (hen,
ben, araso.u, hanabira, wakima.eru, wa.keru) meaning "dialect, petal, speech" or 便 (bin,
ben, tayo.ri) meaning "convenience."... [
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Ben-abinadab m BiblicalMenas "son of
Abinadab" or "son of a generous father", ultimately derived from Hebrew בן (ben) meaning "son", אב ('ab) meaning "father", and נדב (nadab) meaning "to willingly give"... [
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Benammi m Hebrew, BiblicalMeans "son of my people" in Hebrew. This is the name of several people in the Bible.
Benazir f & m Urdu, BengaliFrom Persian بینظیر
(bi-nazir) meaning "incomparable, matchless". It is used as a feminine name in Pakistan while it is typically masculine in Bangladesh. A famous bearer was Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007), the first female prime minister of Pakistan.
Bencomo m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)Derived from Guanche
benčom meaning "ambitious" or
benchomo meaning "the greatest". It belonged to the penultimate
mencey (leader) (1423-1495) of Taoro, Tenerife.
Bendigeid m Arthurian CycleThe giant son of Llyr and Penardun and brother Branwen and Manawydan Fab Llyr. Some sources, however, make Bendigeid Vran and Branwen the children of Llyr by Iweriadd, while Manawydan fab Llyr was the son of Llyr by Penardun.... [
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Bendor m English (Rare)In the case of Dr Bendor Grosvenor, art historian, the name Bendor is derived from the Grosvenor family's medieval heraldic shield, a
bend or, a golden bend (diagonal stripe), which they used until 1389 when it was claimed instead by the Scrope family, in the case Scrope v Grosvenor... [
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Benediktos m GreekGreek form of
Benedictus (see
Benedict). A bearer of this name was Benediktos Adamantiades (1875-1962), a Greek ophthalmologist after whom a disease was named.
Beneharo m Spanish (Canarian)The name of a late 15th-century Guanche king of Anaga on the island of Tenerife (present-day Canary Islands, Spain) according to the epic poem
Antigüedades de las Islas Afortunadas de la Gran Canaria (1604) by Antonio de Viana... [
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Benemias m Arthurian CycleA knight saved from the prison of Eskalibon of Belamunt (Eskilabon) by Arthur’s Sir Garel. In return, he served Garel in the war against King Ekunaver of Kanadic, and was eventually awarded a seat at the Round Table.
Benen m HistoryBenen was the name of the first Irish Bishop of Ireland, who was a follower of St. Patrick. ... [
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