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Błogomysł m Polish
Derived from Polish błogi "blessed, blissful" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think"). As such, the meaning of this name is roughly "blessed thought".

Błogosław m Polish
Derived from Polish błogi "blessed, blissful" combined with Slavic slav "glory". As such, the meaning of this name is roughly "blissful glory".

Blohin m Medieval English

Bloid m Medieval Irish

Blomman f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "the flower" in Swedish.

Blommert m West Frisian
Frisian form of Bloemhard.

Blondel m Medieval French (?)
According to legend, Blondel was a troubadour who rescued the English king Richard the Lionheart, who had been captured while returning from the Crusades and was being held for ransom. The story goes that Blondel traveled Europe looking for Richard by playing the first verse of a song only they knew... [more]

Bloodgood m American (Rare)
Name of New York farmer Bloodgood Haviland Cutter (1817–1906). He was known as a 'farmer poet'. Well known author Mark Twain humorously dubbed Cutter the 'Poet Lariat' in Twain's non-fiction travelogue 'Innocents Abroad'... [more]

Bloom m English
Transferred use of the surname Bloom.

Bloscadh m Medieval Irish
Perhaps related to the word blosc "blast"

Blossius m Ancient Roman

Blǫvurr m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Related to Norwegian blava "to shine". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Blu f & m Italian (Modern), English (Rare)
Italian form of Blue and English diminutive of Bluford.

Bluebird m & f English (American, Rare)
Very rare but has been used in the US since the 1700s, particularly in Mississippi and Oklahoma.

Bluejay f & m English (Canadian, Rare)
Native American Chinook legends tell tales about of a hero named Bluejay who gets into rather sticky situations at times and other times helps out humanity.In one of the tales Bluejay is a female and another set of stories it is a different person named Bluejay and they are male.

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

Bluford m American (South)
Variation of Buford, possibly transfer of the surname Bluford.

Blunderboar m Arthurian Cycle
A giant who once managed to capture Jack the Giant-Killer, but was killed, along with his brothers, when Jack managed to escape.

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).

Bly m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bly.

Blyth m & f English
Variant of Blythe.

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

Bỉnh m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 秉 (bỉnh) meaning "to grasp, to hold, preside over".

Bnouda m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Sahidic Coptic name Panoute.

Bnoudi m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Bohairic Coptic name Phnouti. In other words, one could say that this is a cognate or a variant form of Bnouda.

Bo m Dutch
Short form of Willibrord, though it can also be a simplified spelling of Beau.

Bo m & f English
Variant of Beau or diminutive of Robert, Beaufort, Beauregard, Bonita or Bonnie.

Bo m & f Burmese
Means "leader, champion" in Burmese.

Bó m Old Norse
Variant of Búi.

Bộ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 部 (bộ) meaning "part, division; ministry; classifier".

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".

Boammaruri m Tswana
Means "truth" in Setswana.

Boamos m Romani
Romani corruption of Bohemas.

Bóandi m Old Norse
Means "farmer, peasant, landowner" in Old Norse.

Boanerges m Ancient Aramaic
The name that Jesus gave to James and John in the book of Mark, meaning the "sons of thunder".

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

Boas m Dutch
Variant of Boaz.

Boatametse m Tswana
Means "His kingdom drew near" in Setswana.

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.

Bobbejaan m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
One might think that this name is a blend of the name Bob with Jaan, but that is not the case. In Belgium and the Netherlands, the use of this rare first name originated with the Flemish singer and musician Bobbejaan Schoepen (1925-2010)... [more]

Bobbin m English (Rare)
From the English-speaking word bobbin, which spools thread.

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

Bobbyjo f & m American (South, Rare), English (British, Rare, ?)
Variant of either Bobbijo or Bobbyjoe.

Bobbyjoe m American (South, Rare), English (British, Rare)
Combination of Bobby and Joe. Bobbijo is the feminine counterpart.

Bobert m English (Rare)
Variant of Robert using the short form Bob.

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]

Bobirbek m Uzbek
Variant of Boburbek.

Bobirjon m Uzbek
From the given name Bobir combined with Persian جان (jān) meaning "soul, life".

Bobley m African (Rare)

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.

Bobore m Sardinian
Short form of Sarbadore.

Bobori m Sardinian
Short form of Salvadori.

Boboto m & f Lingala
Means "peace" in Lingala.

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

Boburbek m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Baburbek.

Boby m English (Rare)
Variant of Bobby.

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

Bocang m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 沧 (cāng) meaning "dark blue, dark green".

Boccaccio m Medieval Italian

Boccob m Popular Culture

Boccus m Arthurian Cycle
The King of Media who served the Roman Procurator Lucius.... [more]

Bocefus m English
Variant of Bocephus.

Bocephus m English, Popular Culture
Likely a corruption of the Ancient Greek name Bucephalus. ... [more]

Bochang m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper".

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.

Bochong m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honour".

Bochuan m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 川 (chuān) meaning "stream, river".

Bőd m History (Ecclesiastical)

Bod m Popular Culture
Bod is a classic British children's TV and book series about a little boy named Bod.

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".

Bodaway m Navajo
Means "fire maker" in Navajo.

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]

Bodegast m Germanic
Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with Gothic gasts (gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."

Bodegisel m Germanic
Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with gisel "hostage" or "pledge."

Bodegisil m Germanic
Variant of Bodegisel.

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.

Bodemar m Germanic
Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

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

Bodene m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Bodene; a corruption of the French Baudouin.

Boderad m Germanic
Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Bodesta f & m Southern African (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Bodeum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the stem of verb 보듬다 (bodeumda) meaning "to embrace, hug, clasp."

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

Bodhidharma m Buddhism, History, Sanskrit
Means "dharma of enlightenmemt" in Sanskrit, from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma) "virtue, religious and moral duties" and बोधि (bodhi) "the illuminated or enlightened intellect"... [more]

Bodhin m English
Variant of Boden.

Bodhisattva xm Buddhism, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Means "enlightened being" from Sanskrit, literally "one whose essence is perfect knowledge", composed of बोधि (bodhi) "perfect knowledge, perfect wisdom" (see Bodhi; also related to Buddha) and सत्त्व (sattva) "essence, reality, being"... [more]

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]

Bodmaël m Breton (Gallicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Gaulish Bodd "good will" and Breton mael "prince". This is the name of a 6th century saint.

Bodmael m Breton
Breton form of Bodmaël.

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".

Bodognou m Medieval Breton

Bodomér m Hungarian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a Hungarian borrowing of Budimir.

Bodor m Medieval Hungarian
Short form of Bodomér.

Boduenas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Baldwin.

Boduognatos m Old Celtic
Derived from Celtic boduus or boduo(s) "crow" combined with gnato, which can mean both "knowing, intelligent" and "son."

Boduognatus m Old Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Boduognatos.

Bodvaël m Breton (Gallicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Bodmaël.

Bodvael m Breton
Breton form of Bodvaël.

Bödvar m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Bǫðvarr.

Bodvar m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern Scandinavian form of Bǫðvarr.

Boe m Danish (Rare), Old Swedish
Old Swedish and Danish younger form of Bói.

Boeddha m History
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Buddha.

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

Boediman m Indonesian
Older spelling of Budiman based on Dutch orthography.

Boediono m Javanese
Older spelling of Budiono based on Dutch orthography.

Boele m Sardinian
Sardinian short form of Raffaele.

Boemea m Romani (Archaic)

Boemondo m Italian
Italian form of Bohemond.

Boemundo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Bohemond via Latinized form Boemundus.

Boemundus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Boiamund.

Boentoro m Indonesian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Buntoro based on Dutch orthography.

Boeotus m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Derived from Greek βοώτης (bootes) meaning "herdsman", itself from βοῦς (bous) meaning "ox, cow".

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

Boêraou m Gallo
Gallo form of Ambroise.

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

Boethos m Ancient Greek
Greek name for Hotepsekhemwy.

Boethus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Boethos.... [more]

Boeyken m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Boudeken.

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".

Bofang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "father's older brother, paternal elder uncle", 波 (bō) meaning "wave" or 博 (bó) meaning "abundant, plentiful, extensive, ample" combined with 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" or 方 (fāng) meaning "upright, honest, fair"... [more]

Bǫfarr m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Meaning unknown; possibly related to Bófi. This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

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]

Bogart m English
Transferred use of the surname Bogart.... [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.

Bogata m Russian
Means "wealthy" in Russian.

Bogdán m Hungarian
Cognate of Bogdan, meaning "gift of God".

Bogdanas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Bogdan.

Bogdanŭ m Medieval Russian
Old East Slavic form of Bogdan.

Bògdón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Bogdan.

Bøggild m Danish (Modern)
Danish variant of Bøgild.

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

Bogie m English
Diminutive of Bogart.

Bøgild m Danish (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Bøgild.

Bogislaus m Medieval Slavic (Latinized), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
A Latinized form of Bogusław.

Bogislaw m Polabian (?), Pomeranian
Polabian and Pomeranian form of Bogusław.

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

Bogodar m Medieval Polish
Composed of the members Bog ("God") and dar ("gift, present"). The name is considered to be equivalent in meaning to the name Adeodatus, and thus Bogodar celebrates its name-day on the days of St Adeodatus' memorial.

Bogoja m Macedonian, Serbian
The name is used in the Balkan countries Macedonia and Serbia. It is from the eastern orthodox church, from the South Slavic language. Dates back since 1926.

Bogoljub m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Bog "God" and ljubiti ''to love".

Bogolyub m Bulgarian
From the Slavic elements богъ (bogu) meaning "God" and lyuby meaning "love".

Bogomierz m Polish
Polish form of Bogomir.

Bogoris m Medieval Slavic, Bulgar
Bulgar variant of Boris.

Bogosav m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Bogoslav.

Bogosi m Tswana
Means "kingdom" in Setswana.

Bogoslav m Croatian
Croatian form of Bogusław.

Boguchwał m Polish
Composed of the Slavic elements bogu "god" and chwal "to praise, to glorify". As such, the meaning of this name is "to praise God, to thank God".

Boguměr m Sorbian
Lower Sorbian cognate of Bohuměr. In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Gottfried.

Bògùmił m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Bogumił.

Bogumil m Hungarian
The name originates from slavic culture. It means God + kind.

Bogumilus m Polish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Bogumil, a famous bearer of this name was Bogumił Piotr who was Archbishop of Gniezno and also a hermit.

Bogun m Medieval Serbian

Bogurad m Polish

Bogured m Polish
Variant of Bogurad.

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

Bogusąd m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish bóg "god", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic bogъ "god". The second element is derived from Polish sądzić "to judge" (also compare Croatian suditi and Czech soudit, both of which mean "to judge")... [more]

Bogusch m German (Silesian, Archaic)
Diminutive of Boguslaw and Bogumil.

Boguslaw m German (Silesian)
Silesian German form of Bogusław.

Bògùsłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Bogusław.

Bògùsz m Kashubian
Short form of names beginning with the element Bògù-, such as Bògùmił and Bògùsłôw.

Bo-gyeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 甫 "begin; man, father; great" or 寶 "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" (bo), and 炅 "brilliance" or 璟 "luster of gem" (gyeong).

Bohačesć m Sorbian (Archaic)
Derived from Upper Sorbian bóh "god" and česćić "to honour; to venerate, to revere". In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Ehregott.

Bohachwał m Sorbian (Archaic)
Derived from Upper Sorbian bóh and chwalić "to praise". In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Gottlob.

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.

Bohemas m Romani
Variant of Bohemia.

Bohémond m French, Medieval French
French form of Bohemond via Latinized form Boemundus.

Bohemond m History, Medieval
From Italian Buamundo, which is of uncertain meaning. According to the Norman historian Orderic Vitalis it was derived from Latin Buamundus, the name of a mythical Gigas (giant), originally given as a nickname to the crusader prince Bohemond I (christened Mark; c. 1058-1111) by his father because he was extremely large at birth.

Bohemundo m Spanish
Spanish form of Bohemond via Latinized form Boemundus.

Bohoľub m Slovak
Slovak translation of Gottlieb.

Bohrom m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Variant of Bahrom, which is the main Tajik and Uzbek form of Bahram.

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

Bohuchwał m Sorbian (Archaic)
Variant of Bohachwał.

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-).

Bohuměr m Sorbian
Upper Sorbian form of Bohumír. In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Gottfried.

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

Bohuwěr m Sorbian
Derived from Upper Sorbian bóh "god" and wěra "faith". In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Traugott.

Bói m Old Norse, Icelandic
Variant of Búi.

Bội m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 佩 (bội) meaning "pendant".

Boia m Medieval English

Boiamund m Germanic
derives from the Germanic name “Boiamund”, composed of two elements: From the Frisian and Germanic elements boii, Bojen, Boje "ruler, dweller" and mundō "protector, protection, tutelage, guardianship"... [more]

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

Boicu m Sardinian
Sardinian short form of Salvatore.

Boidmal m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish buaid meaning "victory, profit" and mál "noble, chief".

Boikaego m Tswana
Means "someone to lean on" in Setswana.

Boikanyo m & f Tswana
Means "trustworthy" in Setswana.

Boike m East Frisian

Boiken m Albanian (Rare)

Boiko m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Boyko.

Boipuso m & f Tswana
Means "independence" in Tswana.

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

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.

Boisy m American (Rare)
Variant of Boise.

Boj m North Frisian
Variant of Boy.

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

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

Bojiang m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 江 (jiāng) meaning "large river".

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.”

Bojislav m Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements boji meaning "battle" and slava meaning "glory".

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

Bojomir m Polish
Derived from Slavic boj "battle, fight" combined with Slavic mir "peace", thus the name's meaning is something along the lines of "fighting for peace".

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".

Bokamoso m & f South African, Sotho
Means "future".

Bokda m Buddhism
Burmese form of Buddha.

Bokeem m African American
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from the biblical place name Bochim, which is also found spelled as Bokim.... [more]

Bokeh m Indigenous Taiwanese

Bokele m Lingala
Bokele is the name of Lonkundo’s dad in Mongo mythology.

Bokhodir m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Bahadur.

Bokidara m & f Ibibio
Means "accept with joy" in Ibibio.

Bokkai m Japanese

Bokoi m Japanese

Bo-kyung f & m Korean
Kim Bo-kyung is a South Korean actress.

Bol m & f Dinka
Means "twin" in Dinka.

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

Bolad m Mongolian (Archaic)
Older form of Bold.

Bolade m & f Yoruba
Means "comes with wealth" in Yoruba.

Bolar m Irish Mythology
Variant of Balor.

Bolatbek m Kazakh
From Kazakh болат (bolat) meaning "steel" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Bolatkhan m Kazakh
Combination of the given name Bolat and the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".

Bolawa m Nigerian

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

Boldbaatar m Mongolian
Means "steel hero" in Mongolian, from болд (bold) meaning "steel" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

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

Bolden m English
Transferred use of the surname Bolden.

Boldi m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Buldi.

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

Boleczest m Polish

Bolelut m Polish

Bolemir m Medieval Polish
Derived from Slavic bole "large" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Bolemysł m Polish
Derived from Slavic bole "large" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").

Bolentinu m Sardinian
Logudorese form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).

Bòlesk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Bòlesłôw.

Boleslas m French
Variant of Bolesław.

Boleslaus m Medieval Czech (Latinized)
Latinized form of Boleslav. Boleslaus was the brother of Duke Wenceslaus of Bohemia (the inspiration for the Christmas carol) and became notorious for his murder.

Boļeslavs m Latvian
Latvian form of Bolesław

Boleslavs m Latvian
LAtvian from Boleslav.

Boleslovas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Bolesław.

Bòlesłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Bolesław.

Boli m Medieval English
Medieval English form of Bolli.

Bolian m & f Chinese
Combination of Bo 2 , Li 1 and An 1 .

Boliang m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 梁 (liáng) meaning "bridge" or 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, radiant, enlightened".

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

Bolko m Polish
Diminutive of Bolesław.

Bolkon m Ancient Greek
Unknown etymology. This was the name of a Syracusan general.

Bolla m Medieval English
Possibly a variant of Bolle.

Bolland m Germanic
From the Ancient Germanic elements bolo meaning "friend" and landa meaning "land".

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

Bolloronus m Alsatian (Archaic)
A historical name from Southern Alsace.

Boln m Medieval English

Bolne m Medieval English

Bolo m Indonesian

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

Bolor-erdene m & f Mongolian
Means "crystal jewel" from болор (bolor) meaning "crystal" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure"

Bolot m Kyrgyz
Means "steel" in Kyrgyz.

Bolotbek m Kyrgyz
From Kyrgyz болот (bolot) meaning "steel" and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Bolouikie m & f Ijaw
Means "think of the future" in Ijaw.

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.

Boltaire m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish variant of Voltaire. A famous bearer is ecuadorian president Lenín Moreno.

Boltežar m Slovene

Bǫlþorn m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Old Norse combination of bǫl 'bale', 'misfortune'; 'sin'; 'arrow' and þorn 'thorn, spike, thorn-bush'. Bǫlþorn is a jǫtunn, He is the father of Bestla.

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

Bolton m English (Rare)
From Old English bolt-tun, “settlement within a dwelling”.

Boluś m Polish
Diminutive of Bolesław.

Boluwaji m & f Yoruba
Means "wakes up with the lord" in Yoruba.

Bǫlverkr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Old 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.

Bölverkur m Icelandic
Modern Icelandic form of Bǫlverkr.

Bolvin m Arthurian Cycle
Counselor to Earl Milon, who desired Enide, Erec’s wife. Milon and Bolvin tried to kidnap the woman, but Erec killed them both.

Bolzhedor m Soviet, Russian (Rare, Archaic)
An early soviet name created from russian phrase "Большая железная дорога", which means "Big railroad".

Bom f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Koream 봄 (bom) meaning "spring(time)."... [more]

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.

Bomani m Yao
Means "warrior" in Yao.

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.