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Bostyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Boston.

Botham m African American

Botolf m Norwegian
Variant form of Botulf.

Botolv m Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Bótolfr.

Botric m Anglo-Saxon
From Old English bot "remedy, help; improvement" and ric "king, ruler", an older form of Boteric... [more]

Botulf m Germanic, Swedish (Rare)
Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf." There are also instances where this name is a later form of the ancient Scandinavian name Bótulfr.

Botvid m Swedish
Derived from the old Norse elements 'bot' meaning penance and 'vidh' meaning forest. Known to have been used since the 9th century

Bouden m Medieval Dutch
Possibly a diminutive of Boudijn.

Boudie m & f Dutch
Diminutive of Boudewijn and its feminizations Boudewina and Boudina.... [more]

Boulat m Russian
French transcription of Bulat.

Boupha f & m Lao
Means "flower" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit पुष्प (pushpa).

Bourag m Armenian
Means "forest" in Armenian.

Bourne m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bourne.

Bouzes m Thracian

Bouzid m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Zaid".

Bovorn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บวร (see Bowon).

Bowden m English (American)
Transferred use from the surname Bowden.

Bowman m English
Transferred use of the surname Bowman.

Boworn m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บวร (see Bowon).

Bowser m Popular Culture
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Bowser. This is the Western name of Bowser, a turtle-like creature and main antagonist of the Super Mario franchise, debuting in the 1985 game Super Mario Bros... [more]

Bowynn f & m Obscure
Variant of Bowen, sometimes used as a feminine form.

Boxian f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 波 (bō) meaning "wave" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined" or 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".

Boxuan m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 煊 (xuān) meaning "warm".

Boyang m Chinese
From 博 (bó) meaning "abundant, plentiful, rich" and 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean".

Boycho m Bulgarian
Variant form of Boyko.

Boycie m English (British, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
Diminutive of Boyce.

Boydoy m Yakut

Bo-yeon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 甫 "begin; man, father; great" or 普 "universal, general, widespread" (bo), and 娟 "beautiful, graceful" or 淵 "gulf, abyss, deep" (yeon).

Boyong m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave, courageous".

Boysie m English, South African, Trinidadian Creole, Jamaican Patois
Variant of Boise.

Bożdar m Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Bożydar.

Bozhan m Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Bojan.

Bozhen m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 臻 (zhēn) meaning "reach, attain" or "utmost, superior".

Bozhil m Bulgarian

Bozhin m Bulgarian

Bracyn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brayson.

Bradey m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brady.

Bradie f & m English
Variant of Brady.

Bradly m English
Variant of Bradley.

Bradon m English
Variant of Braden.

Brăduț m Romanian
Derived from Romaninan brăduț, the diminutive of brad, "fir tree".

Bradyn m English
Variant of Braden.

Brāhēm m Balochi
Balochi form of Abraham.

Brahen m Medieval Spanish, Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Short form of Abrahen.

Brahîm m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Ibrahim.

Brahms m & f Various
Transferred use of the surname Brahms.

Brajan m Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Serbian name stemming from the word брајо (brajo), a diminutive form of the word "brother".

Brájen m Hungarian (Modern)
Hungarian form of Brian.

Brajko m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Diminutive of Brajan.

Bralin m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braylon.

Bralyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Branca m Medieval Italian
Short form of both Brancaleone and Brancazio. A known bearer of this name was the Genovese nobleman Branca Doria (c... [more]

Branca m Ligurian
Short form of Brancalion.

Branch m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Branch or from Middle English from Old French branche, from late Latin branca ‘paw’.

Branco m Portuguese (Rare, Archaic)
Portuguese masculine form of Branca.

Brandà m Catalan
Catalan form of Brendan.

Brande m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Variant of Brandr.

Brandh m Old Swedish
Variant of Brandr.

Brandi m Old Norse
Pet form of Brandr.

Brando m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Blandus

Brandy m English
Diminutive of Brandon.

Branoc m Medieval Breton
Derived from Breton bran "raven; crow".

Branok m Cornish
Cornish form of Branoc.

Branor m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
A famous knight of Uther Pendragon’s table, hailed in Palamedes. When he was about 120 years old, he visited Arthur’s court and defeated almost all of Arthur’s knights in joust, including Arthur, Lancelot, Palamedes, and Gawaine... [more]

Brante f & m Obscure

Brasen m Obscure

Brasil m Spanish
"brazil"

Bratan m Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic element bratu "brother".

Braule m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Braulio.

Braven m English
Variant of Brave, with the popular name suffix -en, possibly influenced by Raven.

Braxon m English
Variant of Braxton.

Braydn m English
Variant of Braden.

Brazen m English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "bold, shameless, obvious" or "made of brass, of brass colour".

Brazil f & m English (Modern)
From the name of the Latin American country.

Brazos m Spanish (Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Brazos or from a Spanish word meaning "arms".

Breaux m English (American, Rare)

Brecan m Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Breacán.

Bredon m Literature
This is one of the many names of Lord Peter Wimsey, a fictional character created by Dorothy L. Sayers. It is also the name of his firstborn son.

Breece m Scots (Archaic)
Obsolete variant of Bruce.

Breece f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Breeze influenced by the sound of Reese.

Breeze f & m English
From the English word "breeze" referring to "a light, gentle wind". From the Dutch bries 'breeze', from the Eastern Frisian brîse 'breeze', from brisen 'to blow fresh and strong'.

Breezy f & m English (Modern)
From the adjective (see Breeze). It is also used as a diminutive for names containing -bri/bre(e)-, like Brianna or Sabrina.

Brefni m Irish
Variant spelling of either Bréifne (see Breifne) or its anglicization Breffny.... [more]

Breido m Low German (Rare, Archaic)
A traditional name with unknown etymology in the Rantzau family.

Breion m English
Variant of Brian.

Brelyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brendà m Catalan (Archaic)
Catalan form of Brendan.

Brendo m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Meaning uncertain, could be a masculine form of Brenda, a variant of Brendan or a variant of Breno.

Brenin m Welsh

Brenly f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brinley.

Brenno m Italian
Italian form of Brennus.

Breoca m Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Alternate spelling of Breca, a character from Beowulf.

Breock m Medieval Cornish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Cornish form of Briog.

Bresti m Faroese
Variant of Brestir.

Bretel m Medieval English

Breði m Old Norse
Means "snowbank; snowdrift". Is related to Breiðr.

Breton m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Breton.

Brette m & f English
Variant of Brett.

Breval m Breton
Derived from the place name Bréval, ubicated in north-central France. Recorded as other forms, ultimately comes from the Germanic name Berher and French val "valley", albeit the first element was later reinterpreted as bref "small".

Brevan m Welsh (?)

Brevin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Invented name combining the sounds present in the names Brendan and Kevin.

Brewen m Breton
Breton form of Bregwin.

Brewer m English
Transferred use of the surname Brewer.

Breyan m English (American)

Breyon m & f English (American, Rare)

Brezki m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, meaning "British".

Briand m French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Brient.

Briann f & m English
Variant of Brianne or Brian.

Briant m English (American), Medieval French
Probably of Bretonic origin.

Bricen m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bryson

Brício m Brazilian
Brazilian form of Brice.

Briçio m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Bricius.

Bricio m Spanish, American (Hispanic)
Spanish form of Bricius. It can also be a short form of Fabricio.

Bridei m Pictish, History
Name of seven Kings of the Picts.

Bridge m & f English
Diminutive of Bridger or Bridget.

Briend m Breton

Brieuc m French, French (Belgian), History (Ecclesiastical)
Gallicized form of Briog.

Bright m & f English
Short form of Brighton.

Briken m Albanian

Brilyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brylynn.

Brimar m Icelandic
Possibly derived from Old Norse brim meaning "surf, surge" (compare Brimir) combined with herr meaning "army, warrior"... [more]

Brímir m Icelandic
Variant of either Brimir or Brími.

Brimir m Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Faroese
Probably related to Old Norse brim meaning "surf". This is another name for Ymir in Norse mythology.

Brisco m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Briscoe.

Briseo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Briseus.

Briseu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Briseus.

Brison m English
Variant of Bryson.

Britan f & m English
Variant of Britton.

Briten m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Britton.

Briton m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Britton or derived from the surname Briton.

Brixen m German (Silesian)
German Silesian form of Brice

Brizio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Brice and diminutive of Fabrizio.

Briziu m Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Bricius.

Brjánn m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Brian.

Brocky m English
Diminutive of Brock.

Brodan m Arthurian Cycle
A Knight of the Round Table who embarked with the others on the Grail Quest.

Broddi m Medieval English, Old Norwegian, Icelandic
Old Norse variant of Broddr.

Broddr m Old Norse
From Old Norse broddr meaning "spike".

Brodee m English
Variant of Brody.

Broden m English
Transferred use of the surname Brodén.

Broder m Danish (Rare), Low German (Rare)
Modern form of Old Norse Bróðir.

Brodhi m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brody, influenced by Bodhi.

Brodin m English
Variant of Broden.

Brodix m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Brodi with the same ending as Maddox and Dax.

Brolin m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brolin.

Bronco m English
Derived from the English-speaking word bronco, which describes a wild horse.

Bronek m Polish
Diminutive of Bronisław.

Bronny m African American

Brønte m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal form of Brynte.

Bronys m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Bronius.

Bronze m & f English
Bronze is a yellowish-brown alloy of copper with up to one-third tin. It is a modern first name. In the US, 5 girls and 9 boys were given this first name in 2018.

Brorda m Medieval English

Brösel m & f German (Archaic)
Obsolete diminutive form of both Ambros and Ambrosia.... [more]

Brough m English (British)

Browne m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Brown. Notable namesake is Henry Browne Blackwell, an English born publisher and social reformer who was one of the founders of the Republican Party in the US... [more]

Brożek m Polish
Diminutive of Ambroży.

Brucey m English
Diminutive of Bruce.

Brucie m English
Diminutive of Bruce.

Brudan m Arthurian Cycle
The nephew of Brian of the Isles, Arthur’s enemy. He murdered the noble Meliot of Logres, and was slain in turn by Perceval.

Brudus m Pictish, History
Brudus was a leader of the Picts.

Bruist m Dutch (Archaic)
Short form of Bruisten. This name is unlikely to ever be used/revived in modern times, due to its similarity to the Dutch verb bruisen "to fizz", which may have some teasing potential.

Brunas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Bruno.

Brunel m Medieval English

Brunik m Polish
Diminutive of Bruno.

Brunio m Polish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Bruno.

Brunon m Polish, French, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Variant of Bruno based on the genitive form of the Latin declination.

Brunor m Arthurian Cycle
Likely derived from the Germanic element brunna "armour, protection" or brun "brown". This is the name of several characters in Arthurian tales, including the father of Sir Galehaut and the Knight of the Ill-Fitting Coat.

Brusen m English (Rare)

Bruslí m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Brucelí.

Bruuno m Finnish
A Finnish variant spelling of Bruno.

Bryann f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brianne and Brian (See also Bryanne and Bryanna).

Brycin m English
Alternative spelling of Brysen

Brycyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bryson.

Brydan m English
Variant of Bryden.

Bryden m English (Modern)
Variant of Braden, perhaps influenced by Bryan.

Brydon m English
Variant of Bryden.

Brylan m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braylon.

Brylen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brylan.

Brynel m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Brynjulf.

Brynil m & f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Brynild and Brynhild.

Brynle m English (British)

Brynte m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Pet form of names beginning with Bryn-, derived from the Old Norse word brynja "armour, protection".

Brysan m English
Variant of Bryson.

Brysen m English
Variant of Bryson.

Bryson m Ancient Greek
From the Greek Βρύσων.

Brysun m English
Variant of Bryson.

Brysyn m English
Variant of Bryson.

Bryten m & f English
Variant spelling of Bryton.

Bryton m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Britton.

Bryyno m Finnish
Finnish form of Bryniulfr.

Buadán m Irish

Bualoi m & f Lao
Means "candied lotus seed" in Lao.

Bubbah m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bubba.

Bubber m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
A variant of Bubba, likely based on the Appalachian pronunciation.

Buddas m History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Buddha, borrowed from Ancient Greek Βούδδας (Boúddas) "Buddha". This was the renaming of Terebinthus of Turbo, a purported pupil of Scythianus during the 1st to 2nd century AD.

Buddie m American (Rare)
Variant of Buddy.

Budolf m Danish
Danish form of Botulf.

Buetur m Yakut
Yakut form of Peter.

Buford m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Buford.

Bughaj m Azerbaijani
Means "bull" in Azerbaijani coming from the word bugha.... [more]

Buhawi m Tagalog (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From Tagalog buhawi meaning "cyclone, whirlwind, tornado"

Buhori m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Bukhari.

Buichi m Japanese
From Japanese 武 (bu) meaning "military, martial" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Bujamí m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Bartholomew.

Bujoné m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Prudencio.

Bukata m & f Bemba
Means "God's glory" in Bemba.

Bukdur m Yakut

Búkuig m Aguaruna
Possibly from the Awajún bukuítut meaning "smoke".

Bulbul m Mandaean
Means "nightingale" in Mandaic.

Buldus m History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Latinized form of Bőd.

Bülend m Turkish
Variant of Bülent.

Bulgan m Buryat
Means "sable" in Buryat.

Bumper m American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word “bumper”. A famous bearer of this name is American football player, Bumper Pool.

Buncha m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บัญชา (see Bancha).

Buncho m Japanese

Bunchu m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ชู (chu) meaning "raise, lift up".

Bundit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Bandit.

Bungou m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (bun) meaning "sentence" combined with 剛 (gou) meaning "sturdy". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Bungsu m & f Indonesian, Malay
Means "youngest, last-born" in Indonesian and Malay.

Bunker m English
Transferred from the surname Bunker.

Bunlue m Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ลือ (lue) meaning "spread, circulate, disseminate".

Bunmee m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunmi.

Bunmei m Japanese (Archaic)

Bunnao m & f Lao
From the Lao ບຸນ (bun) meaning "happiness", "goodness, virtue" or "fate, luck" and ເນົາ (nao) meaning "New Year's Eve".

Bunnou m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (bun) "sentence" combined with 雄 (nou) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Bunpei m Japanese
From 文 (bun) meaning "writing" and 平 (hei) meaning "peace, harmony, flat". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Bunpot m Thai

Bunrat f & m Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Bunrit m Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ฤทธิ์ (rit) meaning "power".

Bunsei m Japanese

Bunsom m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and สม (som) meaning "worthy".

Buntar m Soviet
Derived from Russian бунтарь (buntar') meaning "rebel".

Bunyau m Malaysian

Bunyod m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Bunyad.

Bunyot m Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ยอด (yot) meaning "top, best, excellent".

Bun'yuu m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (bun) "sentence" combined with 右 (yuu) meaning "right", 熊 (yuu) meaning "bear", 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave", 有 (yuu) meaning "exist", 雄 (yuu) meaning "hero, manly" or 融 (yuu) meaning "melt"... [more]

Buötuł m Vilamovian
Variant of Biötuł.

Buø̄tuł m Vilamovian
Variant of Biötuł.

Buotur m Yakut
Yakut form of Pyotr.

Burçak f & m Turkish
Means "vetch" in Turkish. Vetch is a genus of flowering plant, also known as Vicia.

Bürged m Mongolian
Means "eagle" in Mongolian.

Burger m Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), West Frisian (Archaic)
Dutch, Afrikaans and West Frisian form of the ancient Germanic name Burghar.... [more]

Burghi m Medieval English

Burhon m Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Burhan.

Buriad m & f Mongolian
Means "Buryat" in Mongolian.

Burinn m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Buri. This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Burkit m Kazakh (Rare)
Means "golden eagle" in Kazakh.

Burkni m Icelandic
From Old Norse burkni meaning "brake, common fern".

Burley m English
Transferred use of the surname Burley.

Burney m American
Variant of Bernie or transferred use of the surname Burney.

Burnie m English
Variant of Burney.

Burnin m Medieval English

Burnis m English (American, Rare)
Either taken from the surname, or a variant of Burns.

Buroin m Arthurian Cycle
The duke of the White Lake. He raised and educated Tybalt, the youth who became Lancelot’s first squire. He gave lodging to Lancelot one night as he traveled to Arthur’s court.

Buroku m Japanese
The name Buroku consists of the kanji's 武 and 禄. 武 means military or martial, and 禄 means blessing; happiness or prosperity.

Burrel m English
Variant of Burrell.

Burrer m Medieval English

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

Burrus m Late Roman
This is a name of an adviser of Emperor Nero, But the full name was Sextus Afranius Burrus.

Burtel m Romansh
Variant of Bartel, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Burtie m English
Diminutive of Burton.

Burtis m English (Rare)
Likely transferred from the surname, Burtis.

Busayo m & f Yoruba
Means "added joy" in Yoruba.

Busley m English

Busola m & f Yoruba
Means "added wealth" in Yoruba.

Busono m Javanese
From Javanese busana meaning "clothing, ornament, garment", ultimately derived from Sanskrit भूषण (bhūṣaṇa).

Bussho m Japanese

Butaro m Japanese
Variant transcription of Butarou.

Buðli m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from boð ("bid, offer"). In Norse mythology Buðli is a Swedish king and the father of Brynhildr.

Butler m English
From the surname Butler.

Button m English
The name of Button Gwinnett, one of the signatories (first signature on the left) on the United States Declaration of Independence.

Buural m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "grey" in Mongolian.

Büüvei m & f Mongolian
Means "lullaby" in Mongolian.

Buwono m Javanese
Javanese form of Buana.

Buwozi m & f Ijaw
Means "a child whose feet came out first before the head during birth" in Ijaw.

Buxton m English
Derived from the surname Buxton.

Buyant m & f Mongolian
Means "virtuous" in Mongolian.

Buyung m Atayal

Buzzie m English (American)
Variant of Buzzy.

Bvumai m Shona
Bvumai means "Admit". This may be a name given to say to adversary admit that you were wrong, you were defeated or that you committed the offence

Byakko m Japanese (Rare)
From 白虎 (byakko), 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 Korean Baek-ho.... [more]

Byamba m & f Mongolian
Means "Saturday" in Mongolian, derived from Tibetan སྤེན་པ (spen pa) meaning "Saturn (planet)" or "Saturday" (see Pemba).

Byamee m Indigenous Australian Mythology
Variant of Baiame.

Byanor m Arthurian Cycle
The recipient of a sword that formerly belonged to Arthur.

Byeol-i f & m Korean (Modern)
From Byeol combined with the subject marking particle 이 (i).

Byleth m & f Popular Culture
Variant of Beleth. This is the name of an avatar character in Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

Byrger m Old Norse
Former variant of Birgir.

Byront m English
Transferred use of the surname Byront.

Byyang m Yakut
Means "abundance, wealth" in Sakha.

Caakıp m Yakut
Yakut form of Jacob.

Cabaas m Somali
Somali form of Abbas.

Cabbar m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Jabbar.

Cabdul m Eastern African, Somali
Somali form of Abdul.

Cabell m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Cabell. A notable bearer is jazz musician and bandleader Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (1907-1994).

Cacama m Nahuatl
Means "small ear of corn" in Nahuatl.

Cachua m Nahuatl
Means "shoe owner, one who wears sandals" in Nahuatl, from cactli "shoe, sandal" and the possessive suffix -hua.

Cadain m Arthurian Cycle
One of Arthur’s nobles, listed in Biket’s Lai du Cor. He helped stop Arthur from killing Guenevere when a magical horn betrayed a trivial infidelity... [more]

Cadhan m Old Irish, Irish Mythology
Gaelic byname meaning "barnacle goose". In Irish legend Cadhan was a hero who slayed a monster with the help of his hound.

Cadvan m English (British, Rare)
Anglicized form of Cadfan.

Cadwal m Medieval Welsh, Breton (Rare)
From Old Welsh cad "battle" and gwal "leader". This occurs in Shakespeare's play 'Cymbeline' (1609) as the name of Arviragus while in hiding in Wales.... [more]