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Bilzi m Sami
Meaning unknown.

Bima m Shipibo-Conibo
Means "make achieve, make succeed" in Shipibo.

Bimal m Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali
Bengali, Assamese and Nepali form of Vimal.

Bimbo m Filipino

Bimo m Javanese
Javanese form of Bhima.

Binak m Albanian
Derived from Albanian binak "twin".

Binan m Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo bina meaning "wasp" and the genitive suffix -n.

Binar m Kurdish
Means "hillside" in Kurdish.

Binck m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Bink.

Bindo m Medieval Italian
Medieval name of unknown origin. It was very popular in Florence in the age of Dante Alighieri (late 13th - early 14th centuries). It is no more in use but it has originated the common surname Bindi.

Binea m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical boy's name meaning "Son of the Lord"

Bing m English (Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Bing or from a nickname, as was the case for American singer and actor Bing Crosby (1903-1977), who was originally called Bingo.

Bing f & m Chinese, Zhuang
Derived from the Chinese characters 丙 (bǐng) meaning "third" or 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" or 兵 (bīng) meaning "army, soldier".... [more]

Bing f & m Filipino
Affectionate nickname (compare Bong and Beng).

Bingo m & f Popular Culture, Pet
From an alternative form of bing, suggesting a ringing sound. As an exclamation of surprise or sudden realization, bingo! is attested from 1923.

Bính m & f Vietnamese
Derived from the Sino-Vietnamese 丙 (bǐng) referred to the Third Heavenly Stem, connected with Fire in the Chinese philosophy of Wu Xing.... [more]

Binh m & f Vietnamese (Anglicized, Expatriate)
Variant of Bình used outside of Vietnam.

Binig m Breton
Diminutive of Albin via the diminutive Albinig.

Bink m Dutch (Rare)
Fairly rare Dutch given name, which is probably derived from (or related to) the Dutch word bink, which is an informal (or slang) word for a tough, no-nonsense man who is afraid of no one. In that regard, the name is somewhat comparable with English masculine names such as Brick and Rock, as those are also meant to convey a certain sense of rugged masculinity... [more]

Bink m Kashubian
Diminutive of Albin.

Binky m & f English (Rare)
A nickname of unknown meaning. A notable bearer of the nickname is Binky Felstead from the show 'Made in Chelsea', whose real name is Alexandra.

Binna f & m Korean (Modern)
From the stem of verb 빛나다 (binnada) meaning "to shine," effectively a combination of Bit and verb 나다 (nada) meaning "to be born; to appear, arise; to break/come out; to grow, spread."

Binne m West Frisian
Variant form of Benne.

Bino m Italian
Diminutive of Benedetto.

Binod m Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Nepali
Bengali, Odia, Assamese and Nepali form of Vinod.

Binoy m Bengali, Assamese, Malayalam
Variant of Vinay.

Binq m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Bink.

Bintu f & m Nigerian

Biona m Judeo-Catalan

Biör m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Björn.

Biǫrn m Old Norse
Means "bear" in Old Norse.

Biórr m Old Norse
Variant of Bjórr.

Bipul m Indian, Assamese, Bengali, Nepali
Assamese, Bengali and Nepali form of Vipul.

Bira m & f Indian, Nepali, Mongolian
Derived from Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Biraj m Indian

Biran m & f Indian, Hindi

Biras m Lithuanian (Rare)
Short form of masculine names that start with Bir-, such as Birmantas and Birvydas.

Biray f & m Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
Name found in the Bible rare used back in history.Biray is a late loan word from and refers to the fortified acropolis, usually built at the highest and most easily defensible part of a city ( Nehemiah 1:1; Esther 1:2 ). It referred to the fortress near the Temple in the rebuilt Jerusalem (Nehemiah 2:8 ) A castle place or mountain.

Birch m English
From the English word for the birch tree. Famous bearers include Birch Evans Bayh III, senator from Indiana, who assumed office in 1999. Birch Evans Bayh II was a senator from Indiana 1963-1981.

Birco m German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Birko.

Bird f & m American (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Bird.

Biren m Indian, Assamese, Bengali, Odia
From Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Biri f & m Shipibo-Conibo
Means "shining" in Shipibo.

Birin m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo biri meaning "shining" and the genitive suffix -n.

Biriu m Sardinian
Gallurese variant of Minniu.

Birki m Sami
Sami form of Birger.

Birko m German (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Birk.

Birni m Faroese
Masculine form of Birna.

Birol m Turkish
Means "alone" from Turkish bir meaning "one, only" and ol meaning "to be".

Biron m English (Rare), Theatre
Shakespeare used this name in one of the three companions of King Ferdinand in Love's Labour Lost (1594).

Birru m Amharic
Means "the silver" in Amharic.

Birt m English
Variant of Burt.

Biru m & f Indonesian (Rare)
Means "blue" in Indonesian.

Biruk m Ethiopian, African
Transferred use of the surname Biruk, after the footballer Shai Biruk.

Bisal m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Hinduism, Kannada, Odia
MEANING - sprout, bud, shoot... [more]

Bise m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Bisi.

Biser m Bulgarian
Maculine form of Bisera.

Bishr m Chechen
Chechen form of Bashar.

Bisi m & f Yoruba
Short form of names containing bisi, such as Adebisi.

Bisi m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse bisi "commander", "leader" or related to Norwegian bias "to chat", "to trifle".

Bisse f & m Swedish
Diminutive of various names, some containing the letters B, I and/or S (in any order), for example Britt, Elisabet and Sebastian.

Bista m Sardinian
Nuorese short form of Battista.

Bital m Aragonese
Variant of Bidal.

Bith m Biblical
Masculine form of "Bithiah."

Bit-na f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Binna.

Bítor m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Victor.

Biur m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Bjórr.

Bivoj m Czech (Rare)
Allegedly derived from Czech bíti "to smite; to beat; to fight" and the Slavic element voji "soldier".

Bixby f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Bixby.

Biyen m Ojibwe
Ojibwe variant of Peter.

Bizan m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish zana meaning "informed, smart".

Bizas m Bosnian, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Bosnian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Byzas.

Bizén m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Vincent.

Bjart m Norwegian
Variant of Bjarte.

Bjǫlr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Younger form of Belwar. In Norse mythology this was the name of a jǫtunn.

Bjor m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Bjórr.

Bjorn m Various
Variant of Björn or Bjørn used outside of Scandinavia and Germany.

Bjórr m Old Norse
From Old Norse bjórr meaning "beaver".

Blaca m Anglo-Saxon
Weak form of Blæc.

Blade m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Ladislaus.

Blade m English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Blade or from the Old English blæd ‘leaf of a plant,' of Germanic origin; related to Dutch blad and German Blatt.... [more]

Blæc m Anglo-Saxon
Old English byname derived from blæc meaning "black, dark". This is a cognate of Old Norse Blakkr.

Blær m & f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from the Old Norse name element blǣr "wind gust, gentle breeze".

Blaes m Arthurian Cycle
on of the Earl of Llychlyn and one of the Three Just Knights of Arthur’s Court. He was dedicated to preserving justice through “earthly Law”, in contrast to his fellow knights, who followed the Law of the Church and the Law of Arms.... [more]

Blain m English (American)
Variant of Blaine.

Blais m French
Variant of Blaise

Blanc m Medieval English
A masculine equivalent of Blanche. Also compare Demiblanc and Blanchard, other names recorded in Domesday Book.

Bland m English (Rare)
Either a transferred use of the surname Bland or an English form of Blandus.

Blane m English (American)
Variant of Blaine.

Blase m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Blase or a variant of Blaise.

Blàsi m Provençal
Provençal form of Blaise.

Blasi m Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Occitan form of Blasius.

Blau f & m Catalan (Modern)
From Catalan blau, cognate with English Blue.

Blay m Medieval Spanish

Blayk m English
Variant of Blake.

Blayn m English (American, Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Blaine.

Blaze f & m Medieval English
Name used in reference to St. Blaze.

Blažo m Montenegrin, Serbian
Diminutive of Blagoje (also compare Blaž). A notable bearer of this name is the Montenegrin prime minister and president Blažo Jovanović (1907-1976).

Bled m Albanian (Rare)

Bleio m Medieval English

Bleiz m Breton
Derived from Breton bleiz "wolf; gray" and thus nowadays commonly considered the Breton equivalent of French Loup, this name was in former times also used as a phonetic approximation to Blois and given in honor of the Blessed Charles of Blois, Duke of Brittany.... [more]

Bleon m Albanian

Blesi m Romansh (Archaic)
Romansh form of Blasius.

Bless f & m English, Filipino
From the English word bless meaning "to consecrate or confer divine favor upon".

Bleu f & m English
From the French word for "Blue". Not typically used in France.

Blez m Breton (Rare, Archaic)
Breton form of Blaise.

Blin m Albanian
Derived from Albanian bli(n) "sturgeon" or bli(r) "linden tree, lime tree; linden flower".

Blinx m Popular Culture
A phonetic rendering of the English word "blinks". Used by the eponymous feline main character of the Xbox game 'Blinx: The Time Sweeper".

Bliss f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bliss or simply from the English word "bliss".

Blitz m English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the word blitz, meaning a sudden and strong military attack, which is derived from German blitzkrieg.

Blize m Medieval English

Bloid m Medieval Irish

Bloom m English
Transferred use of the surname Bloom.

Bluey m & f Popular Culture (Rare)
Diminutive of Blue.

Bluto m Popular Culture
Bluto is the name of the main antagonist of the famous Popeye series since 1932 - partly. There was a brief change of name to Brutus (1957 - 1978) during an apparent copyright dispute, but his name was reverted back to Bluto during the 1970s where it has remained his official name (although a 1988 comic book tried to remedy this by making Bluto and Brutus twin brothers).

Blyth m & f English
Variant of Blythe.

Bnaya m Hebrew (Anglicized, Modern), Jewish
Alternative Anglicisation of Benaiah. "built by God"... [more]

Boaie m West Frisian (Archaic)
This archaic West Frisian given name can be a variant form of Boye as well as be a derivation of West Frisian boai meaning "boy".

Boas m Dutch
Variant of Boaz.

Boáz m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Boaz.

Boba m Popular Culture
A diminutive or variation of Bob. This is the name of Boba Fett who is a bounty hunter from Star Wars. Boba Fett is a sly reference to another hotshot jockey, Bob Falfa, the drag racer played by none other than Mr... [more]

Bo-bae f & m Korean
From Korean 보배 (bobae) meaning "treasure," shifted from Middle Korean 보ㅂᆡ (popoy), from Sino-Korean 寶貝. Other hanja used for this naem include 寶 (bo) meaning "treasure," 甫 (bo) meaning "big; beginning," 㻉 (bo) meaning "jade," 培 (bae) meaning "culture, cultivation; education," 䔒 (bae) meaning "bud" and 拜 (bae) meaning "prostration; bending, stooping."

Bobb m American (Modern)
Variant of Bob.

Bobbo m English (Rare)
Rare diminutive of Robert (and Robin).

Bobi f & m English (Rare), Welsh
Variant of Bobby.

Bobie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Bobby.

Bobir m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Babur, possibly via Babir. Also compare Bobur.... [more]

Bobo m History (Ecclesiastical), Frankish (Latinized, ?)
This was the name of a 10th century saint.

Bobon m Medieval French
A French hypochoristic form of Ratbod.

Bobs m & f English (Rare)
Short form of Robert, Robin and other names. Famous bearers of this name include the South African-Canadian painter and potter Bobs Cogill Haworth (1900-1988), and American actor Bobs Watson (1930-1999).

Bobur m Persian
Bobur means Lion, Tiger, brave as Tiger, brave as Lion. This name actually was used as an adjective for lion/tiger

Boby m English (Rare)
Variant of Bobby.

Bocai m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 偲 (cāi) meaning "talented".

Bochi m Georgian Mythology
Probably from Mingrelian ბოჩი (bochi) meaning "(male) goat, sheep". In Georgian mythology this was the name of a patron god of cattle.

Boda m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English boda meaning "messenger, herald, prophet".

Bodan m South Slavic
The name Bodan is a name of South Slavic or possibly Germanic origin, it is a shortened form of the name Slobodan which is of Serbian origin and means Freedom. Alternatively it could derive from Proto-Germanic *butmaz (ground) via Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn (bottom)

Bodao m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 焘 (dào) meaning "shine, illuminate; envelope".

Bodb m Irish Mythology
In Irish mythology, Bodb Derg was a son of Eochaid Garb or the Dagda, and the Dagda's successor as King of the Tuatha Dé Danann.

Bodda m Medieval English

Boddi m Old 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.

Bode m English (Modern)
Popularized by American skier Bode Miller (1977-), born Samuel Bode Miller, in whose case it was inspired by the English word bode meaning "to indicate by signs, as future events", according to his 2005 autobiography... [more]

Bodel f & m Swedish
For feminine uses it is a Swedish dialectal variant form of Bodil and for masculine uses it is a Swedish dialectal variant form of Botolf.

Boden m English (Modern)
Likely a variant of Beauden.

Bodey m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bodhi.

Bodi m English

Bodie m English
Short form of Boden.... [more]

Bodin m Serbian (Rare), Medieval Serbian, History
Serbian king Constantine Bodin (fl. 1072–1108) was a ruler of Duklja, the second, although titular, King of Duklja and Dalmatia from 1081 to 1101, succeeding his father, King Michael.... [more]

Bodó m Medieval Hungarian
Short form of Bodomér.

Bódog m Hungarian (Archaic)
An ancient form of modern Hungarian boldog "happy", but its meaning at the time was "rich".

Bodor m Medieval Hungarian
Short form of Bodomér.

Boedi m Indonesian
Older spelling of Budi influenced by Dutch orthography.

Boele m Sardinian
Sardinian short form of Raffaele.

Boer m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 儿 (ér) meaning "son, child".

Boes m Dutch (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Dutch form of Boso. This given name is extremely rare in the Netherlands nowadays and is more commonly found as a patronymic surname.... [more]

Boet m Dutch

Boêze m Gallo
Gallo form of Ambroise.

Bofan m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 繁 (fán) meaning "numerous, complicated, complex".

Bofen f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bo 2 and Fen 1.

Bófi m Old Swedish
From Old Norse bófi meaning "knave, rogue."

Bofo m Spanish
Diminutive of Rodolfo.

Bofu m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 夫 (fū) meaning "man, husband".

Bofur m Literature, Germanic Mythology
A character created by J.R.R. Tolkien in 'The Hobbit'. Bofur is a Dwarf in Thorin's Company who is related to Bifur and Bombur... [more]

Boğaç m Turkish
as strong as a bull... [more]

Bogát m Hungarian (Rare)
Old Hungarian name of possibly Slavic origin which is said to mean "rich, wealthy". In Western Hungary, this is a byname of Saint Julian.

Bogi m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare), Faroese
From Old Norse bogi meaning "bow".

Bogie m English
Diminutive of Bogart.

Bogo m Slovene (Rare)
Short form of names Bogdan, Bogoljub, Bogomil, Bogomir or Bogoslav.

Bogun m Medieval Serbian

Boguś m Polish, Silesian
Diminutive of names beginning with Bog-, such as Bogdan, Bogumił, Bogumir and Bogusław.

Bohai m Chinese
"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]

Bohao m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 淏 (hào) meaning "clear water".

Bohdi m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bodhi.

Bohe m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 赫 (hè) meaning "bright, radiant, glowing".

Bo-hee f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Bo-hui.

Bohu m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 虎 (hǔ) meaning "tiger; brave, fierce".

Bo-hui f & m Korean
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-).

Bohuš m Slovak
Diminutive of Bohuslav, used as a given name in its own right.

Boia m Medieval English

Boian m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Боян (see Boyan).

Boicu m Sardinian
Sardinian short form of Salvatore.

Boike m East Frisian

Boiko m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Boyko.

Bo-in f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 寶 (bo) meaning "treasure" combined with 仁 (in) meaning "compasionate" or 人 (in) meaning "man, person, mankind, people" Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Boise m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Boise or the place name Boise.

Boisy m American (Rare)
Variant of Boise.

Bøje m Danish
Danish variant of Boye.... [more]

Bo-jia m & f Chinese
Combination of Bo 2 and Jia.

Bojji m Japanese
The Main Character of the Anime Ranking of Kings

Bojta m Medieval Hungarian

Bojun m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 君 (jūn) meaning "gentleman, monarch", 骏 (jùn) meaning "excellent horse" or 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, capable, handsome".

Bokai m Chinese
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".

Bokda m Buddhism
Burmese form of Buddha.

Bokeh m Indigenous Taiwanese

Bokoi m Japanese

Bóla m Old Norse
From Old Norse bóla meaning "blain, botch".

Bolad m Mongolian (Archaic)
Older form of Bold.

Bolar m Irish Mythology
Variant of Balor.

Bold m Mongolian
Means "steel" in Mongolian, of Persian origin.

Bolde m Old Danish
Old Danish name of uncertain origin and meaning. Maybe related to the name element bald.

Boldi m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Buldi.

Boldt m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Boldt.

Boli m Medieval English
Medieval English form of Bolli.

Bolin m Popular Culture
An earthbending character from the TV series "The Legend of Korra" bears this name.

Bolin m Chinese
From 博 (bó) meaning "wide, extensive gamble" or 波 (bō) meaning "wave", combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 琳 (lín) meaning "fine jade, gem"... [more]

Bolko m Polish
Diminutive of Bolesław.

Bolla m Medieval English
Possibly a variant of Bolle.

Bolli m Old Norse, Icelandic
From Old Norse bolli meaning "round one."

Boln m Medieval English

Bolne m Medieval English

Bolo m Indonesian

Bolor f & m Mongolian
Means "crystal" in Mongolian.

Bolot m Kyrgyz
Means "steel" in Kyrgyz.

Bolt m Popular Culture, Pet
An animated dog being the title hero in the movie 'Bolt' (2008). The name comes from a lightning bolt mark on his side.

Bolta m Croatian (Rare)
Variant form of Bolto.

Bolto m Croatian
Croatian short form of Baltazar, cognate of Slovene Boltežar and Hungarian Boldizsár.

Boluś m Polish
Diminutive of Bolesław.

Boma m & f Swahili
Meaning "fort or enclosure". The word actually originates from Swahili and is traditionally known as an enclosure, a stockade or fort used to protect people's livestock (usually sheep and cattle).

Boman m Swedish (Rare)
Possibly transfered usage of the surname Boman.

Bomba m Literature
Bomba the Jungle Boy is a series of American boys' adventure books produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate under the pseudonym Roy Rockwood; it was published between 1926 and 1938.

Bomi m Popular Culture
The middle name of Freddie Mercury, whose given name was Farrokh Bomi Bulsara.

Bomo f & m Ijaw
Means "praise" in Ijaw.

Bona m Khmer
Means "boy" or "man" in Khmer.

Bonar m Scottish, English
Transferred use of the surname Bonar.

Bonar m Batak
Means "true, just, fair, honest" in Toba Batak.

Bonas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Shortened form of names beginning with Bon-, like Bonaventūras and Bonifacijus.

Bonc m Hungarian (Archaic)
Possibly derives from Hungarian boncol meaning "to autopsy", itself derived from bont "to demolish" and szol a frequentative suffix.

Bonca m Hungarian
Variant of Bonc.

Bond m Anglo-Scandinavian, Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Bóandi.

Bonda m Anglo-Scandinavian
Form of Bóandi.

Bonde m Swedish, Old Swedish, Old Danish
Form of Bóandi meaning "farmer, landowner, yeoman, master".

Bóndi m Old Danish, Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Variant of Bóandi. This is the name of one of Karl and Snør's sons in Norse mythology.

Bondi m Medieval English, Old Danish
Old Danish form of Bóandi.

Bondo m Anglo-Scandinavian
Form of Bóandi.

Bondo m Georgian
Meaning unknown. According to the available Georgian sources, no convincing etymology has been provided for the name to this day. Meanwhile, a Russian source derives the name from modern Persian بنده (bande) meaning "servant, slave", which ultimately comes from Middle Persian bandag meaning "servant"... [more]

Bonet m Aragonese, Judeo-Provençal, Judeo-Catalan
Aragonese and Judeo-Provençal form of Bonitus.

Bông f & m Vietnamese
Means "flower" in Vietnamese.

Bong m & f Lao
Means "lotus" in Lao.

Bong m Filipino
Common affectionate nickname (compare Bing and Beng).

Bonga m Mbundu
Means "he who is looking" in Mbundu.

Boni m & f Spanish
Diminutive of Bonifacio and Bonifacia.

Bonik m German (Silesian, Archaic)
Diminutive of Bonifatius.

Bónis m Hungarian
Diminutive of Bonifác.

Bonja m & f Montenegrin

Bono m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Bonus.

Bono m Judeo-Italian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Masculine form of Bona.

Bono m Popular Culture
Derives from 'Bono Vox', an altered form of bonavox, which is Latin for "good voice". On its own, it could be seen as a variant of Bonus.... [more]

Bonui f & m Korean (Rare)
from the korean word '보늬', meaning the inner shell of chestnuts, acorns, etc.

Bonum m Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Variant of Bunem.

Bonus m Ancient Roman
From Latin bonum "good".

Bonzo m Popular Culture
Meaning unknown.... [more]

Boon m & f Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Wen.

Booth m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Booth, which is derived from Middle English bothe meaning "booth, bothy, hut", which itself is ultimately derived from Old Norse búð meaning "booth, dwelling, shelter"... [more]

Boots m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Boots or a nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer.... [more]

Boqin m Chinese
“Bo” (伯) usually means “elder” or “chief,” while “qin” (勤) means “diligent” or “industrious.”

Boqir m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Baqir

Boqiu m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 逑 (qiú) meaning "collect, unite" or 遒 (qiú) meaning "strong, unyielding, forceful".

Bora m & f Medieval Mongolian
Older form of Bor, meaning "brown, grey".

Boram f & m Korean
From native Korean 보람 (boram) meaning "fruitful, useful, worthwhile."... [more]

Boran m Khmer
Means "ancient, old" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit पुराण (purana).

Borat m Popular Culture
Possibly an invented name, perhaps based on Borut. This is the name of the titular character in the film 'Borat' (2006).

Bore m Swedish
Derived from Greek βορέας (boreas) "north wind". Kung Bore (King Bore) is a Swedish personification of winter.

Bore m Sardinian
Short form of Sarbadore.

Borey m & f Khmer
Means "large city, community, province, country" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit पुरि (puri).

Börge m Swedish, German (Rare)
Swedish form of Børge.

Bo'ri m Uzbek
Means "wolf" in Uzbek.

Boril m Bulgarian
Boril of Bulgaria was the emperor of Bulgaria from 1207 to 1218.

Borin m Literature
A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. After his younger nephew, Frór, and brother were slain, Borin departed from the Ered Mithrin with his younger nephew, Thrór, to the Lonely Mountain in eastern Middle-earth, and lived there until his death... [more]

Bóris m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Boris.

Bòris m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Boris.

Børje m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Börje.

Borka m Literature, Swedish (Rare)
Borka is the father of Birk Borkason and one of the antagonists in Astrid Lindgren's 'Ronia the Robber's Daughter'. Lindgren might have gotten the name from Lake Borkasjön in Lapland, northern Sweden.

Bǫrkr m Old Norse
Old Norse name and byname meaning "bark".

Borna m Persian
meaning in Persian: Young, Youth, Fresh, Healthy, Brave... [more]

Borno m Medieval Galician

Boro m & f Luo (Archaic)
One of the progenies of the Alego clans

Boroo f & m Mongolian
Means "rain" in Mongolian. Alternatively, it could be derived from бор (bor) meaning "brown, grey, dark (colour)".

Boros m Greek Mythology
Possibly derived from Βωρεῖς (Boreis), the name of a Milesian tribe in Ancient Greece. This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology.

Borr m Norse Mythology
Possibly means "son" in Old Norse. Borr is a deity in Norse Mythology. He is married to Bestla, father of Odin, Vili and Vé, and son of Búri.

Børre m Norwegian
Variant of Birger; see also Børge.

Bors m Hungarian (Archaic)
Derived from Hungarian bors meaning "pepper".

Borsa m Hungarian (Archaic)
Variant of Bors.

Borui m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".

Boruk m Ethiopian
Variant of Biruk.

Borus m Greek Mythology

Borvo m Celtic Mythology
In Lusitanian and Celtic polytheism, Borvo was a healing deity associated with bubbling spring water.

Borxa m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Borja.

Borz m Chechen (Rare)
Means "wolf" in Chechen.

Bosa m Anglo-Saxon
Of unknown meaning.... [more]

Bosca m Romani (Archaic)

Bosco m Romani (Archaic)

Bose m English
Meaning unknown. Possibly a diminutive of Ambrose or a variant of Boss.

Bosen m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 森 (sēn) meaning "forest".

Bósi m Old Danish
From Old Norse bósi meaning "plump, chubby man".

Bosi m Medieval English, Old Danish
Old Danish form of Bósi.

Bosim m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Tajik and Uzbek form of Basim.

Bosko m Sorbian
Diminutive of Bosćij.

Bosko m Romani
Romani form of Boško.

Boso m Frankish
Germanic given name of uncertain meaning. Some sources state that it is a short form of Germanic given names that contain the element boto meaning "bid, offer" (such as Bodegisel - also compare Bode), whilst others state that it is a short form of Germanic given names that contain the element burg meaning "protection", such as Burghard (see Burchard)... [more]

Boson m French (Archaic)
French form of Boso. A known bearer of this name was Boson de Talleyrand-Périgord (1832-1910), a French nobleman and prince of Sagan.

Boss m American
Possibly transferred use of the surname Boss, or taken from the English word boss, meaning "one who is in charge", from Middle Dutch baes "master of a household, friend"... [more]