This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the length is 4 or 5.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Babi m Egyptian MythologyHis name means “chief of the baboons” or “boss of the baboons”. In Egyptian mythology Babi was a god in form of a baboon. In Ancient Egypt ... [
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Bəbir m Azerbaijani (Rare)Derived from the Azerbaijani noun
bəbir meaning "leopard". As such, this name could be considered to be the Azerbaijani form of
Babur.... [
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Bách m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 柏
(bách) meaning "cypress tree, cedar".
Bạch m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 白
(bạch) meaning "white, pure".
Bacha m Georgian (Rare)Short form of
Bachana, but it can also be an independent name in its own right, in which case the name is directly derived from the Persian noun بچه
(bačče) meaning "child".
Backo f & m Indigenous AustralianMeaning unknown (from a language possibly spoken near Townsville, Queensland in the south-easthern Australia).... [
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Bada m YorubaPossibly from Yoruba
bá meaning "togerher with" and
dà meaning "mix". It is likely a short form of another name.
Bada m & f MadíMeaning unknown. Jamamadí language is spoken in Acre and Amazonas State in Brazil.
Bade m NigerianThe 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.
Bae-su m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 倍 (
bae) meaning "double, twice" and 水 (
su) meaning "water".
Bağır m AzerbaijaniAzerbaijani form of
Baqir. It coincides with the Azerbaijani word
bağır meaning "liver, heart".
Bagja m SundaneseMeans "happy" in Sundanese, ultimately from Sanskrit भाग्य
(bhāgya).
Bagok m KurdishDerived from Kurdish
bager meaning "whirlwind".
Bagot m Anglo-NormanDiminutive of
Bago, a Germanic name derived from Old High German
baga "dispute".
Bagyo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
bagya meaning "happiness, fortune, wellness", ultimately from Sanskrit भाग्य
(bhāgya).
Bahar m IndonesianMeans "sea" in Indonesian, ultimately from Arabic بحر
(baḥr).
Baifu m ChineseFrom the Chinese
柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and
夫 (fū) meaning "man, husband".
Bái-hǔ m & f AstronomyBái-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.
Baiji m ChineseFrom the Chinese
百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and
吉 (jí) meaning "auspicious, lucky".
Bailu f & m ChineseFrom 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".
Bain m LiteratureBain 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).
Báine f & m Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Irish MythologyAn 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.... [
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Baiqi m ChineseFrom the Chinese
百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and
麒 (qí), a legendary auspicious animal.
Baiyi m ChineseFrom the Chinese
柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and
义 (yì) meaning "righteousness".
Baizu m ChineseFrom the Chinese
柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and
祖 (zǔ) meaning "ancestor, forefather".
Bajal m UrduMeans 'living' in Urdu. In Urdu it can be written as 'باجل'.
Baka m & f MadíMeaning unknown. Jamamadí language is spoken in Acre and Amazonas State in Brazil.
Baka m Ancient EgyptianMeans "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... [
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Bakar m GeorgianMeaning 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.... [
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Bakht m & f Urdu, PashtoMeans "fortune, luck" in Urdu and Pashto, ultimately from Persian بخت
(bakht).
Bakoa m & f GilberteseDerived from a word meaning 'strong' or brave' and is a gender-neutral name used in Kiribati
Bakri m Arabic, Malay, IndonesianMeans "early riser" in Arabic, from the word بكر
(bakara) meaning "to be early". Alternately it could be considered a derivative of the name
Bakr.
Bakti m IndonesianMeans "reverence, devotion" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit भक्ति
(bhakti).
Baku m Japanese MythologyBaku (spelled 獏 or 貘) is the lion-headed ghost who eats nightmares in Japanese mythology. It can also refer to a "Malayan tapir" in everyday use.
Bakul f & m IndianBakul is the name of a sweet smelling flower. The name Bakul originated as a Hindu name. The name Bakul is most often used as a girl name or female name, but can sometimes be used for men.... [
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Bakur m Armenian (Rare), GeorgianArmenian 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... [
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Bakyt m & f Kyrgyz, KazakhFrom 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.
Balak m Biblical (Anglicized, Archaic)This is a name of a king of Moab in the book of Numbers. Together with Balaam, he conspired to halt the Israelites on their journey, by any means necessary.
Balie m Arthurian CycleA count who went to war with Adnain, a friend of Tristan’s. Tristan defeated him in combat and forced him to make peace.
Balik m & f BalineseMeans "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 HinduismBalin is the name of a monkey king in the Hindu epic, "The Ramayama".
Baloo m Popular CultureBaloo is a main fictional character featured in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book from 1894 and The Second Jungle Book from 1895.
Bama m & f AmericanDiminutive of
Alabama, the names of American states being in occasional use as given names. A notable bearer is professional baseball player
Carvel William "Bama"
Rowell (1916-1993) who played in Boston and Philadelphia, but hailed from Alabama... [
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Banan f & m ArabicMeans "fingers, fingertips" in Arabic.
Banco m TheatreItalian form of
Banquo used in the opera 'Macbeth' premiered in 1847 by Giuseppe Verdi and Francesco Maria Piave. This name is only used for this opera as
banco coincides with the Italian meaning "bench; desk; bank".
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".... [
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Bane m Popular CultureFrom 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.
Bàng m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 胖 (
bàng) meaning "comfortable, at ease" or 旁 (
bàng) meaning "side, close by".
Bāng m ChineseFrom Chinese 邦 (
bāng) meaning "nation, country".
Bảng m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 榜 (
bảng) meaning "board, placard".
Bằng m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 鵬
(bằng) referring to the Peng, a type of giant bird in Chinese mythology.
Bang m & f KoreanBang is a Korean surname, which is cognate to the Chinese surname Fāng (方).
Bang m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 邦 (
bang) meaning "state (political division)".
Banga m ShonaMeans "knife" or "sword" in Shona. Banga is the name of a Ngbandi god of water.
Bang-u m Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Grand Prince Jinan (1354-1394), oldest son of
Seong-gye (King Taejo).
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.
Bánk m HungarianBÁNK is a masculine Hungarian name. It is the name of the title character in the Opera Bánk Bán. Bán is a title of Hungarian nobility.
Banri m & f JapaneseFrom 万里
(banri) meaning "thousands of miles," the second kanji referring to a unit of distance called
ri.... [
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Baode m ChineseFrom the Chinese
宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" or
保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and
德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind; morals, ethics, virtue".
Baohu m ChineseFrom the Chinese
保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and
护 (hù) meaning "protect, guard, shelter".
Baoth m IrishPerhaps related to
Beathan. It coincides with a Gaelic word meaning "vain, reckless, wanton, foolish". Other forms are
Baothan,
Baoithin/
Beheen and
Baolach... [
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Baoxi m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and
僖 (xī) meaning "joy, gladness, delight".
Baoxu m ChineseFrom the Chinese
保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and
旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliance, radiant".
Baoyi f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve",
宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" or
保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful".
Baozi m ChineseFrom the Chinese
保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and
孜 (zī) means "be as diligent as possible".
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."
Bard m LiteratureA significant supporting character in The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, Bard the Bowman (abbreviated to Bard) of Esgaroth was a skilled archer and the heir of Girion, the last king of old Dale. He was described as "grim faced" and while a guardsman of Esgaroth he was often predicting floods and poisoned fish... [
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Bardh m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
bardh "to whiten; brighten" and, figuratively, "to bring honor and glory".
Bardo m GermanicPerhaps a short form of
Bardolph or other Germanic names containing the element
bard meaning "small axe" (in some cases "beard"). It was borne by a saint, an 11th-century archbishop of Mainz whom Pope Saint Leo IX advised to "lighten his duties and relax some of his personal austerities and mortifications".
Barel m & f HebrewMeans "son of God" or "God has created" in Hebrew, a combination of the names
Bar and
El.
Barep m JavaneseFrom Javanese
barêp meaning "first, principal, eldest".
Bari m Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived from
barr "harsh". Related to Swedish
bare "magical being". In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf.
Barre m SomaliA name that comes from the Somali word bare which means "teacher." Barre was the last name (meaning the first name of the grandfather of) Mohamed Siad Barre (Somali spelling: Maxamed Siyaad Barre). Siad Barre was the military ruler and president of Somali from 1969 until 1991.
Barsz m Hungarian (Archaic)Ultimately of Turkic origin, the meaning of this name is "panther". Also compare modern Turkish
pars meaning "leopard, panther".
Bartu m TurkishThe name is of Turkic origin and means "wealth".
Bary m & f MalagasyMeans "large eyes, brilliant eyes" in Malagasy.
Başar m TurkishMeans "achieve, succeed, accomplish" in Turkish.
Basav m BengaliThe name "Basav" is of Indian origin, particularly from the Kannada language. It is often associated with the historical figure Basavanna, who was a 12th-century philosopher, statesman, and social reformer in the Indian state of Karnataka... [
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Bašmu m Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian MythologyMeans "venomous snake", possibly deriving from the Sumerian elements
muš ("snake, reptile") and
uš ("venom, poison"). Name borne by a figure from Mesopotamian mythology, a horned snake with two forelegs and wings.
Batal m AbkhazDerived from Arabic بطل
(batal) meaning "hero".
Baði m Old Norse, Norse MythologyDiminutive of names containing the element
bǫð meaning "battle". In Norse mythology this is the name of a Jotunn.
Bato m Albanian (Rare), History, IllyrianBato the Daesitiate (also known as Bato of the Daesitiates) was a chieftain of the Daesitiates, an Illyrian tribe which fought against the Roman Empire between 6 and 9 AD in a conflict known as Bellum Batonianum.
Bato m Cebuano, FilipinoFrom Cebuano
bato meaning "a rock, pebble, stone or boulder; a gemstone".
Bato m BuryatDerived from Mongolian бат
(batu) meaning "strong, firm".
Bátor m Hungarian (Rare)Originally it derives from a Turkish word and it means "warlord". Nowadays it is associated with Hungarian word "bride".
Batu m TurkishMeans "prevailing, preponderant" in Turkic, though it is more frequently associated with the Turkish word
batı meaning "west".
Baue m West FrisianA name of Germanic origin that has been so strongly abbreviated, that one can no longer tell with certainty what the original form and its meaning is. Some scholars think that it is derived from the name
Bavo.
Baugr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
baugr "ring, money". This was the name of the sacred temple ring on which oaths were made.
Bauke m & f West Frisian, DutchFor a man, it is the diminutive form of
Baue - but for a woman, it is the feminine form of
Baue. However, the name is far more common on men than on women.
Bauto m HistoryFlavius Bauto (died c. 385) was a Romanised Frank who served as a magister militum of the Roman Empire and imperial advisor under Valentinian II.
Bava m HebrewBava or Baba is the name of various figures of the Talmud.... [
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Bavo m DutchA name of Germanic origin that has been so strongly abbreviated, that one can no longer tell with certainty what the original form and its meaning is. Some think that it may be a short form of a name containing the Germanic element
badu "battle" (like
Baderic), while others think that it is derived from the Germanic element
barn "child" via its Middle English form
babe... [
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