This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the first letter is B.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Boidmal m Old IrishDerived from Old Irish
buaid meaning "victory, profit" and
mál "noble, chief".
Boisil m History (Ecclesiastical)Saint Boisil (died 661) was a monk of Melrose Abbey, an offshoot of Lindisfarne, then in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria, but now in Scotland, where he must have been one of the first generation of monks.
Bojing m Chinese“Bo” (伯) typically means “elder” or “chief” and is often used as a title or an honorific. “Jing” (静) means “quiet” or “calm.”
Bojomir m PolishDerived from Slavic
boj "battle, fight" combined with Slavic
mir "peace", thus the name's meaning is something along the lines of "fighting for peace".
Bokeem m African AmericanMeaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from the biblical place name
Bochim, which is also found spelled as
Bokim.... [
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Bokele m LingalaBokele is the name of Lonkundo’s dad in Mongo mythology.
Bolatbek m KazakhFrom Kazakh болат
(bolat) meaning "steel" combined with the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Bolatkhan m KazakhCombination of the given name
Bolat and the Turkic title
khan meaning "ruler, leader".
Bolde m Old DanishOld Danish name of uncertain origin and meaning. Maybe related to the name element
bald.
Bolemysł m PolishDerived from Slavic
bole "large" combined with Polish
myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
mysliti "to think").
Bolin m Popular CultureAn earthbending character from the TV series "The Legend of Korra" bears this name.
Bolland m GermanicFrom the Ancient Germanic elements
bolo meaning "friend" and
landa meaning "land".
Bolotbek m KyrgyzFrom Kyrgyz болот
(bolot) meaning "steel" and the Turkish military title
beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Bolt m Popular Culture, PetAn animated dog being the title hero in the movie 'Bolt' (2008). The name comes from a lightning bolt mark on his side.
Bǫlþorn m Old Norse, Norse MythologyOld Norse combination of
bǫl 'bale', 'misfortune'; 'sin'; 'arrow' and
þorn 'thorn, spike, thorn-bush'. Bǫlþorn is a jǫtunn, He is the father of
Bestla.
Bǫlverkr m Old Norse, Norse MythologyOld Norse name meaning "evil-doer, malefactor" with the combination of
bǫl "misfortune", "evil", "bale" and
verk "work, piece of work, business, deed". Bǫlverkr is another name for
Óðinn who is a character in Norse Mythology.
Boma m & f SwahiliMeaning "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).
Bomba m LiteratureBomba 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.
Bombastus m German (Swiss)Possibly descended from Latin
bombax meaning "cotton" or "indeed (interjection)" or from German
Bombast meaning "pompous language".
Bǫmburr m Norse MythologyRelated to
bimbult ("bumpy; uneasy"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.
Bomi m Popular CultureThe middle name of Freddie Mercury, whose given name was Farrokh Bomi Bulsara.
Bonald m Medieval FrenchDerived from Latin
bonus meaning "good, kind, right, pleasant; valid, useful, healthy" together with Old Saxon
wald and Old High German
walt meaning "power, authority".
Bonamy m & f EnglishTransferred use of the surname. This name was borne by British literary scholar Bonamy Dobrée (1891-1974), who was given the name because it was a family surname.
Bonar m BatakMeans "true, just, fair, honest" in Batak.
Bonc m Hungarian (Archaic)Possibly derives from Hungarian
boncol meaning "to autopsy", itself derived from
bont "to demolish" and
szol a frequentative suffix.
Bondai m JapaneseFrom Japanese 凡 (
bon) meaning "ordinary, common, mediocre" combined with 大 (
dai) meaning "big, great". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Bondit m Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval JewishOf debated origin and meaning. Some modern-day scholars consider this name a variant of
Bendit, while others connect this name to Catalan
bon (compare
Bono) and
dit, the past participle of Catalan
dir "to say", and thus giving this name the meaning of "well said".
Bondo m GeorgianMeaning 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"... [
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Bonenfaunt m Judeo-Anglo-NormanDerived from and Old French
bon "good (virtuous, having positive qualities)" and Anglo-Norman
enfaunt "child". This name was also used as a secular form of
Benjamin.
Bong m & f LaoMeans "lotus" in Lao.
Bongbong m FilipinoDiminutive of
Bong. Perhaps the most well-known bearer of this name is Bongbong Marcos, a Filipino politician.
Bong-ju m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 鳳 "male phoenix; symbol of joy" and 柱 "pillar, post; support". A famous bearer is South Korean marathoner Lee Bong-ju (1970-).
Bongkot f & m ThaiMeans "lotus" (a poetic word) in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit पङ्कज
(pankaja).
Bongoron m Judeo-ProvençalProvençal for "Good day", a translated variant of the Hebrew name "Yom-tob" or
Yom-tov of the same meaning. See also the French "bonjour" and Italian "buongiorno"... [
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Bongseok m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 鳳 "male phoenix; symbol of joy" and 錫 meaning "tin; copper" or 奭 meaning "big, large, great; thriving, flourishing." Other combinations are possible
Bongsu m & f MalayMeans "the youngest" in Malay, used for the last born child.
Bonifatiy m RussianVariant form of
Bonifatsiy. A known bearer of this name was the Soviet philosopher Bonifaty Kedrov (1903-1985). In his case, Bonifaty is just a variant transcription of Bonifatiy: the spelling is exactly the same in Russian, so they are really the same name.
Bonjour m Judeo-FrenchDerived from Old French
bon "good (not of poor quality)" and French
jour "day".
Bono m Popular CultureDerives 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.... [
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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"... [
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Bootur m YakutMeans "protector", "to protect the people and the homeland".
Boqin m Chinese“Bo” (伯) usually means “elder” or “chief,” while “qin” (勤) means “diligent” or “industrious.”
Boram f & m KoreanFrom native Korean 보람
(boram) meaning "fruitful, useful, worthwhile."... [
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Boran m KhmerMeans "ancient" in Khmer, or a reference to the distant past.
Borat m Popular CulturePossibly an invented name, perhaps based on
Borut. This is the name of the titular character in the film 'Borat' (2006).
Borchuluun m & f MongolianMeans "brown stone, grey stone" in Mongolian, from бор
(bor) meaning "brown, grey, dark" and чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone"
Bore m SwedishDerived from Greek βορέας (
boreas) "north wind". Kung Bore (King Bore) is a Swedish personification of winter.
Boreal m & f English (Rare)From the Boreal Forest, which was named after the Greek god Boreas, who was a purple-winged god of the North Wind in Greek mythology.
Boremund m LiteratureCreated by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television series "House of the Dragon". In the series, Boremund Baratheon is the Lord of Storm's End and the head of House Baratheon early in the reign of King Viserys Targaryen during the middle years of the Targaryen dynasty in Westeros.
Borey m & f KhmerMeans "large city, community, province, country" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit पुरि
(puri).
Borgsten m Old SwedishOld Swedish name with the combination of
bjǫrg "help", "deliverance" and
stēn "stone".
Borgulfr m Old NorseCombination of Old Norse
bjarga "to help" (but also associated with
borg "castle, fortification, stronghold") and
ulfr "wolf."
Boribun m ThaiMeans "complete, whole, perfect" in Thai.
Boril m BulgarianBoril of Bulgaria was the emperor of Bulgaria from 1207 to 1218.
Borimir m Bulgarian, Croatian, SerbianDerived from Slavic
bor "battle" combined with Slavic
mir "peace". A known bearer of this name is Borimir Perković (b. 1967), a former Croatian soccer player.
Boriša f & m VlachMeans "fighter", from Vlach
boriti meaning "to fight".
Borisi m GeorgianForm of
Boris with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.