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.
Bilfrið m Anglo-SaxonDerived from the Old English elements
bil "sword" and
friþ "peace". A notable bearer of this name was an obscure Northumbrian saint dubbed "St Billfrith the Anchorite".
Bilgin m TurkishMeans "scholar", "wise person" and derivated from "bil-" root which means "to know".
Bilifrid m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
bili "gentleness" combined with Old High German
fridu "peace."
Biligis m GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name comes from
bili "gentleness." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
gis (the original form was possibly
gîs), but we don't exactly know where
gis itself comes from... [
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Biligrim m GermanicThe meaning of the first element of this name is uncertain. Some sources theorise that it is derived from a Germanic (possibly Saxon) word that meant "gentleness". Compare Proto-Germanic
*biliz meaning "gentle, kind" as well as "fair, decent".... [
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Bilihelm m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
bili "gentleness" combined with Old High German
helm "helmet, protection."
Bilimar m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
bili "gentleness" combined with Old High German
mâri "famous."
Bilimund m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
bili "gentleness" combined with Old High German
mund "protection."
Biliram m GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
bili "gentleness" combined with
hraban or
hramn "raven."
Billingr m Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived from Old Norse
billingr "twin" or from Ancient Germanic
bhi- "two-, double-" and -
ingr, a suffix denoting "belonging to" or "descended from". In Norse mythology this is the name of both a dwarf and a giant, the latter of whom is the father of a girl
Odin wants to seduce.
Bin m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 斌 or 彬
(bīn) meaning "refined", 滨
(bīn) meaning "beach, seashore" or 宾
(bīn) meaning "visitor, guest", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Bindo m Medieval ItalianMedieval 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.
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, ZhuangDerived from the Chinese characters 丙 (
bǐng) meaning "third" or 冰 (
bīng) meaning "ice" or 兵 (
bīng) meaning "army, soldier".... [
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Bingbing f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 冰
(bīng) meaning "ice, cold" combined with itself, as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Bingchun f & m ChineseThis name can be combined with 冰 (Bing) meaning "Cold, Ice", and 春 (Chun) meaning "season of springtime", or 纯 (Chun) meaning "Purity, Pure, Unmixed, Skillful, Genuine, Simple, Practiced". Sources are in the notes.
Bingliang f & m ChineseThis name can be made up of 冰 (Bing) meant "Ice, Cold" and 梁 (Liang) means "Beam, Elevation, Bridge, Mast".
Bingling f & m Chinese冰 (Bing) means "Ice, Cold" while 灵 (Ling) means "Soul, Spirit" or 铃 ... [
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Bingliu f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" combined with 柳 (liǔ) meaning "willow", 榴 (liú) meaning "pomegranate", 瑠 (liú) meaning "lapis lazuli", 流 (liú) meaning "flow, stream, current", 刘 (liú) meaning "kill, destroy", or 六 (liù) meaning "six"... [
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Bingo m & f Popular Culture, PetFrom an alternative form of
bing, suggesting a ringing sound. As an exclamation of surprise or sudden realization,
bingo! is attested from 1923.
Bingyan f & m ChineseThis name is a combination of 冰 (Bing) meaning "Cold, Ice" and 艳 (Yan) meaning "Gorgeous, Beautiful" (usually for girls), or 岩 (Yan) meaning "Cliff, Rocks" (usually for boys). Other hanzi combinations are possible.
Bingye f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and
晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving".
Bingyi f & m ChineseBing means "Ice, Cold" and Yi means "Righteousness, Justice, Benefit, Profit, Proper, Suitable, Decisive, Resolute, Firm, (these four are mainly feminine) "Harmony, Joy, Ceremony, Rites."
Bingyin m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 秉
(bǐng) meaning "grasp, hold, maintain" or 丙
(bǐng) meaning "third" combined with 印
(yìn) meaning "seal, mark, sign", 寅
(yín) meaning "to respect", or 垠
(yín) meaning "riverbank, boundary", as well as other character combinations.
Bingyong m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and
勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave, courageous".
Bingyun f & m ChineseThis name is a combination of 冰/氷 (Bing) meaning "Cold, Ice", and 允 (Yun) meaning "Consent, Allow", possibly 运 (Yun) meaning "Conveyance, Transportation, Luck, Haul, Carriage, Fortune, Traffic, Ship", or 云 (Yun) meaning "Cloud"... [
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Bính m & f VietnameseDerived from the Sino-Vietnamese 丙 (
bǐng) referred to the Third Heavenly Stem, connected with Fire in the Chinese philosophy of Wu Xing.... [
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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... [
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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."
Biodun m & f YorubaMeans "born during a festival" in Yoruba.
Biordo m Medieval ItalianMeaning uncertain. The best known bearer of this name was the Italian military leader Biordo Michelotti (1352-1398).
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.
Bircan f & m TurkishTurkish origin, Bir is Turkish for "one" and Can translates to "soul, life" so therefore, "one soul".
Birch m EnglishFrom 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.
Birender m IndianVery old name, name of a kind belongs to Haryana - Rajesthan (Full name id Veer Birender Paratap Singh) the kind of mavaid of Rajesthan, he is belongs to a family of maharana Pratap of Rajesthan.
Birk m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, LiteratureShort form of
Berkhard. Birk Borkason is a character in Astrid Lindgren's 'Ronia, the Robber's Daughter' (1981). He was originally named Bork before Lindgren realized that it was too easily confused with his father's name (Borka) and thus changed to Birk.
Birmantas m Lithuanian (Rare)The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb
birti meaning "to be born" as well as "to pour out" and "to spread, to scatter, to strew" or from the Lithuanian verb
byrėti meaning "to crumble, to disintegrate, to fall down"... [
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Biron m English (Rare), TheatreShakespeare used this name in one of the three companions of King Ferdinand in
Love's Labour Lost (1594).
Birsha m BiblicalBirsha is the king of Gomorrah in Genesis 14 who joins other Canaanite city kings in rebelling against Chedorlaomer.
Birtvel m Georgian (Archaic)Derived from Georgian ბირთვისელი
(birtviseli) meaning "of Birtvisi". Birtvisi is the name of a medieval Georgian fortress, which in medieval Georgia was famous for being impregnable... [
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Birvydas m Lithuanian (Rare)The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb
birti meaning "to be born" as well as "to pour out" and "to spread, to scatter, to strew" or from the Lithuanian verb
byrėti meaning "to crumble, to disintegrate, to fall down"... [
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Birzaith m & f BiblicalBirzaith is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:31 but it is unclear if the person is a man or a woman.
Birzhan m KazakhFrom Kazakh бір
(bir) meaning "one" and жан
(zhan) meaning "soul".
Bis f & m IndianPossibly from Sanskrit बिस
(bisa) meaning "(shoot or stalk of a) water lily".
Biscop m Anglo-SaxonMeans "bishop" in Old English. In Tom Holland's
Dominion (p. 190 in chap. 7) he writes: 'Jarrow's founder, an Anglian lord named Biscop Baducing, ... name had been latinised, to
Benedict ...'
Bishnud m TupiA popular name among Tupi communities in Formosa (Argentina), this name may also be a Guarani mythological god.
Bishoy m CopticVariant form of
Pishoy, which is probably at least partly arabized, since Arabic doesn't have the phoneme
/p/ and thus Arabs always replace the
p- in Coptic names by a
b-.
Bisi m Old NorseOld Norse byname, from Old Norse
bisi "commander", "leader" or related to Norwegian
bias "to chat", "to trifle".
Bismillah m Arabic, Urdu, PashtoFrom the Arabic phrase بِسْمِ ٱللّٰه
(bi-smi llāh) meaning "in the name of God (Allah)", from اِسْم
(ism) "name" combined with اللّٰه
(allāh) "
Allah".
Biston m Greek MythologyIn Greek mythology, Biston was the son of Ares and Callirrhoe, daughter of river-god Nestus. Biston built the city of Bistonia on the shores of Lake Bistonis in Thrace.
Bitheridus m GermanicBitheridus was a chieftain of the Alemannic Bucinobantes tribe who served in the Roman Army under Valentinian I.
Biúrstæinn m Old NorseAncient Scandinavian masculine name with the combination of
bjórr "beaver" and
steinn "stone".
Bivoj m Czech (Rare)Allegedly derived from Czech
bíti "to smite; to beat; to fight" and the Slavic element
voji "soldier".
Bix m AmericanDiminutive of Bismark. Famously borne by American jazz legend, Bix Beiderbecke, who was a reknowned cornetist and pianist during the 1920s.
Bizan m KurdishDerived from Kurdish
zana meaning "informed, smart".
Bizhan m PersianLater form of
Vezhan, of which the meaning is uncertain. It may possibly be etymologically related to the New Persian verb بختن
(bextan), which can mean "to sift" as well as "to sieve"... [
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Biztha m BiblicalMeans "eunuch". In the book of Esther, the second of the seven eunuchs of King Ahasuerus' harem.
Bjarmi m IcelandicOf unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a direct adoption of Icelandic
bjarmi "loom, gleam of light" and a derivation from
bjarmar, the Old Norse name for a branch of Finno-Ugric peoples called
Permians in English (formerly also
Bjarmians)... [
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Bjarnat m SorbianSorbian form of
Bernhard. Bjarnat Krawc (German: Bernhard Schneider), born 1861, was a Sorbian conductor.
Bjørge m NorwegianMasculine form of
Bjørg or a short form of any male name beginning with the Old Norse name element
bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".
Björgúlfur m IcelandicDerived from Old Norse
björg meaning "protection, help" (see also
Björg) combined with Old Norse
úlfr meaning "wolf".
Björgvin m IcelandicDerived from the Old Norse elements
bjǫrg "help" or "deliverance" and
vinr "friend".
Bjørnstjerne m Norwegian (Archaic)Combination of
Bjørn and Norwegian
stjerne meaning "star". Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910) was a Norwegian writer and Nobel laureate (Literature, 1903).
Björnúlfr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
björn "bear" combined with Old Norse
úlfr "wolf."
Blå m & f Swedish (Rare)Means "blue" in Swedish. Ultimately derived from Old Norse
blár meaning "blue" but often denoting "dark, black" (compare
Bláinn). A few hundred years ago sometimes used as a variant or short form of
Blasius.
Blackavar m LiteratureA rabbit who escaped from a warren called Efrafa in the book Watership Down by Richard Adams.
Blackbird f & m English (Rare)From the name of the animal, introduced into popular culture by the 1968 song of the same name performed by The Beatles.... [
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Blackie m American (Rare)A nickname or a diminutive. As a nickname the meaning is particular to the bearer, perhaps referring to dark hair color or complexion. That was the case for sports writer
William Forrest "Blackie"
Sherrod (1919-2016)... [
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Blade m English, Popular CultureTransferred 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.... [
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