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Bakchos m Greek Mythology
Original form of Bacchus.

Bakchus m Polish
Polish form of Bacchus.

Bakenkhonsu m Ancient Egyptian
Means "servant of Khonsu" in Ancient Egyptian.

Bakhos m Greek Mythology

Bakis m Greek
Variant transcription of Μπάκης (see Mpakis).

Balakrishnan m Indian, Tamil, Malayalam
Variant of Balakrishna.

Balamuralikrishna m Indian, Sanskrit
Derived from the Sanskrit बालमुरलीकृष् (Balamuralikrishna) meaning “young Krishna holding the flute”.

Balandis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun balandis, which can mean "dove, pigeon" as well as "April" (as in, the month).

Balassa m Medieval Hungarian
Medieval Hungarian form of Balázs (via the medieval variant Balass. This name was first used in Hungary in the 13th century.

Balasubramaniam m Indian, Tamil
From Sanskrit बाल (bāla) meaning "young, child" combined with the name Subramaniam.

Balasubramanian m Indian, Tamil
Alternate transcription of Balasubramaniam.

Balbinos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Balbinus.

Balbulus m Medieval, Literature
The Latin word balbulus mean "stammerer". It was the byname of St. Notker of St. Gallen.... [more]

Baldassari m Sardinian
Sassarese and Gallurese form of Balthazar.

Baldassarre m Italian (Archaic)
Variant of Baldassare.

Baldassarru m Sardinian
Logudorese and Nuorese form of Balthazar.

Balduinus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of Baldwin.

Baldwinus m Dutch
Variant of Balduinus.

Baliaslaŭ m Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Boleslav.

Balius m Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Means "ball", "dance / dancing party", "masquerade" in Lithuanian.

Balkrishan m Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Variant of Balakrishna.

Balltesar m Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese variant of Baltasar

Balša m Montenegrin, Serbian
Means "strong", "healthy", "big man".

Balsamo m Medieval Italian
Masculine form of Balsamia.

Balsar m German (Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Balthasar.

Balser m Romansh
Romansh form of Balthazar.

Balsir m English
Likely a variant of Balthasar

Baltasary m Belarusian
Variant Belarusian form of Balthazar.

Baltassarru m Sardinian
Campidanese form of Balthazar.

Baltazaras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Balthazar.

Baltes m Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Short form of Balthasar.

Baltesar m Asturian
Asturian form of Balthazar.

Balthamos m Literature
This is the name of an angel in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials book series.

Balthisar m Romansh
Variant of Baltisar.

Baltisar m Romansh
Romansh form of Balthazar.

Baltramiejus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Bartholomew.

Baltsar m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Balthazar.

Baltus m Dutch, Literature

Balvis m Latvian (Rare)
Masculine form of Balva.

Bambis m Greek
Variant transcription of Μπάμπης (see Mpampis).

Bamse m Swedish (Rare), Old Swedish (Rare)
From an Old Scandinavian word meaning "bear". In modern Swedish often used when referring to something large.

Bamshad m Persian
From Persian بام (bām) meaning "dawn" and شاد (shād) meaning "happy, glad".

Banaias m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Benaiah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Banastre m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Banastre. This was borne by the British officer and politician Banastre Tarleton (1754-1833), known for fighting in the American War of Independence.

Bandobras m Literature
Bandobras Took, commonly known as Bullroarer, was a Hobbit of the Shire and the hero of the Battle of the Green Fields.

Bangas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Banga.

Bangsen m Chinese
From the Chinese 邦 (bāng) meaning "nation, country" and 森 (sēn) meaning "forest".

Bangshan m Chinese
From the Chinese 邦 (bāng) meaning "nation, country" and 山 (shān) meaning "hill, mountain".

Bangsheng m Chinese
From the Chinese 邦 (bāng) meaning "nation, country" and 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel".

Bangsim m & f Dagbani
"Knowledge" denoting "Intelligence"

Banguolis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Literally means "little wave", derived from the Lithuanian noun banga meaning "wave, billow" combined with the masculine diminutive suffix -(u)olis. As such, one could consider this name to be a diminutive of the name Bangas.

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

Banksy f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred used of the surname Banksy as a given name. It could also be used as a diminutive of the name Banks.

Bannarasee f & m Thai
Means "lotus" in Thai.

Bannister m English
Transferred use of the surname Bannister.

Bánnos m Sami
Sami variant of Bávllos.

Bannus m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish benna "peak, summit". This word also denoted a sort of carriage with four wheels.

Banos m Coptic (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Vane.

Bansi m Hindi
Means "flute" in Hindi.

Banush m Albanian

Banyers m Arthurian Cycle
A Knight of the Round Table who participated in the Grail Quest.

Baosen m Chinese
From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 森 (sēn) meaning "forest".

Baoshan m Chinese
From Chinese 宝 or 寶 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare" combined with 山 (shān) meaning "mountain, hill, peak", 珊 (shān) meaning "coral", or 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind"... [more]

Baoshen m Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 深 (shēn) meaning "close, dark, deep".

Baosheng m Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 生 (shēng) meaning "life".

Baoshi m Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 狮 (shī) meaning "lion".

Baptesta m Romansh
Variant of Battesta.

Bâptiste m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Baptiste.

Baptistin m French, Provençal
French diminutive of Baptiste and Provençal diminutive of Baptista.

Baptistòu m Occitan
Occitan form of Baptiste.

Báquides m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Bacchides.

Barabás m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Barabbas.

Barabas m Theatre, English (Puritan)
Variant of Barabbas. In literature, this is the name of the main character in Christopher Marlowe's play The Jew of Malta (ca. 1590).

Barabasz m Polish
Polish form of Barabbas.

Barabbas m Ancient Aramaic (Hellenized), Biblical
Hellenized form of bar-Abbâ, which means "son of Abba" in Aramaic, derived from Aramaic bar meaning "son" combined with the Aramaic given name Abba... [more]

Baragsen m Tuareg
From the Tuareg abarag meaning "pride".

Barakhsan m Yakut
Means "favorite", "security, defense".

Baralis m Arthurian Cycle
Tristan’s great-grandfather.... [more]

Baraso m Guanche

Barastyr m Ossetian Mythology
Meaning unknown. This is the name of the Ossetian ruler of the underworld who assigns dead souls either to paradise or his realm, comparable to the Greek Hades.

Barbaros m Turkish
Turkish form of Barbarossa.

Barbarossa m History
Meaning "red beard" in Italian. ... [more]

Barbarus m Late Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Roman cognomen which was derived from Greek βάρβαρος (barbaros) meaning "foreign, non-Greek" (see Barbara).

Barbatianus m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Latin barbatus meaning "bearded" (see Barbatus) combined with the Latin suffix -ianus.... [more]

Barbatius m Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from Latin barbatus meaning "bearded" (see Barbatus).

Barbatus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective barbatus meaning "bearded".... [more]

Bardaisan m Assyrian, Gnosticism
From Syrian ܕܝܨܢ (bar Daiṣān) "son of the Dayṣān", referring to the Daysan River. This is the name of an Assyrian teacher and founder of the Bardaisanites.

Bardesanes m Assyrian (Latinized), Gnosticism (Latinized)
Latinized form of Bardaisan.

Bardhosh m Albanian
Derived from Albanian bardhosh "pallid, pale; blond or gray-haired; white bull, white steer, white ox". The name coincides with that of a village in Kosovo.

Bardylis m History (Archaic)
Name of multiple Illyrian rulers

Barhadbesciabas m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Name of a Christian martyr who was decapitated during the reign of Shapur II.

Barinthus m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
A mysterious Otherwordly sea deity about whom very little is known.... [more]

Bariša m Croatian
Derived from Bartol.

Barisan m History
This name was first found in Northern Italy (Tuscany and Liguria, to be precise). Its meaning and etymological origin is unknown, though it is probably related to the name of the Italian town of Barisano, which was named Castrum Barisani (meaning "Barisan's castle") in its earliest records... [more]

Barisone m Medieval Sardinian

Baristo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Evaristus.

Barisua f & m Ogoni
Means "God knows" in Khana.

Bar-jesus m Biblical
Means "son of Jesus" in Hebrew, ultimately derived from Hebrew בר (bar) meaning "son" and ישע meaning "Jesus, to save". In the Bible, he was a false prophet that is mentioned in Acts 13:6.

Barkevious m African American (Rare)
A modern invented name of unknown meaning.... [more]

Barkos m Biblical
Barkos was a painter who was the father of some of the Nethinim.

Barlas m Pashto
Means "powerful" in Pashto.

Barnabáš m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Barnabas.

Barnabaš m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Yugoslav form of the Hungarian name Bárnabas. Used by Hungarian diaspora across the Ex-Yugo countries, especially in Vojvodina.

Barnabasz m Polish
Polish form of Barnabas.

Barnabus m English (Rare, ?)
Variant of Barnabas.

Barnas m Kurdish

Barnebas m Hebrew
Hebrew variant of Barnabas.

Barnisław m Pomeranian
Pomeranian form of Bronisław.

Barriss m American (Rare)

Bars m Hungarian (Archaic)
Variant of Bors.

Barsabas m Biblical
Means "son of Sabas". It is the name of multiple biblical characters and saints.

Barsali m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of John.

Barsaly m Romani (Caló)
Variant of Barsali.

Barsam m Armenian
Western Armenian transcription of Parsam.

Barsanofio m Italian
Italian form of Barsanuphius.

Barsanofrio m Italian
Variant form of Barsanofio.

Barsanopi m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Barsanuphius.

Barsanorio m Italian
Variant form of Barsanofio. Also compare Barsanofrio.

Barsanouphios m Coptic (Bohairic, Hellenized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Hellenized form of the Bohairic Coptic name ⲃⲉⲣϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ (Beršenoufi), which is ultimately derived from Ancient Egyptian wršy-nfr meaning "good guardian".... [more]

Barsanufi m Catalan
Catalan form of Barsanuphius.

Barsanufije m Croatian (Archaic)
Croatian form of Barsanuphius.

Barsanúfio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Barsanuphius.

Barsanufio m Spanish, Italian
Spanish form of Barsanuphius, and Italian variant form of Barsanofio.

Barsanufiusz m Polish
Polish form of Barsanuphius.

Barsanuphe m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Barsanuphius.

Barsanuphius m Coptic (Bohairic, Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Barsanouphios, which is a hellenization of the Bohairic Coptic name Beršenoufi.... [more]

Barsegh m Armenian
Armenian form of Basil 1.

Barsilai m Spanish (Archaic)

Barsimaeus m History (Ecclesiastical)
From Syriac ܒܪܣܡܝܐ (Barsamya), possibly meaning "son of the blind man" or "son of the divine standard". This is the name of a Christian saint and bishop of Edessa (now Şanlıurfa, Turkey).... [more]

Barsimäus m History (Ecclesiastical, Germanized)
Germanised form of Barsimaeus.

Barsimeu m Catalan
Catalan form of Barsimaeus.

Barsoum m Ancient Aramaic
Transferred use of the surname Barsoum. St. Barsoum El Erian was a Coptic saint in the thirteenth century.

Barsz m Hungarian (Archaic)
Ultimately of Turkic origin, the meaning of this name is "panther". Also compare modern Turkish pars meaning "leopard, panther".

Bartelmeeus m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Bartolomeus.

Bartelmes m Medieval Baltic
Variant of Bertelmeus.

Bartelmeuß m Medieval Low German
Medieval Low German form of Bartholomew.

Bartemius m Literature
Form of Bartimaeus.

Barthelmies m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Bartolomeus.

Bartholemus m German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Bartholomäus.

Bartholoways m Romani (Archaic)
Romani form of Bartholomew.

Bartilmebis m German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German variant of Bartholomäus.

Bartimaeus m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Latinized form of Bartimaios. In the New Testament, Bartimaeus is a blind man who was healed by Jesus.

Bartimaios m Biblical Greek
This is a hybrid Aramaic-Greek name that means "son of Timaios", as it consists of the Aramaic noun בּר (bar) meaning "son" and the Greek personal name Timaios.

Bartimäus m German
German form of Bartimaeus.

Bartimeus m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Variant of Bartimaeus used in some versions of the Vulgate (Latin Bible) as well as several English Bibles: the Bishops' Bible (1568), Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610) and the original 1611 edition of the King James Bible.

Bartiš m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Bartholomew.

Bartolmes m Medieval Baltic
Variant of Bartolmewes.

Bartolmeus m Medieval Baltic
Variant of Bartolmewes.

Bartolmewes m Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian form of Bartholomew.

Bartolomäus m German (Rare)
Variant of Bartholomäus.

Bartolomejs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Bartholomew.

Bartolomeus m Swedish (Rare), Old Danish, Medieval Dutch, Medieval Baltic, Dutch (Archaic)
Swedish, medieval Dutch and medieval Latvian form of Bartholomew.

Bartos m Medieval Hungarian
Diminutive of Old Hungarian Bartalom (see Bertalan).

Bartughimeos m Armenian
Armenian form of Bartholomew.

Bārtulis m Latvian (Archaic)

Bartuś m Polish
Diminutive of Bartłomiej.

Bartusz m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Bartosz.

Bartymeusz m Polish
Polish form of Bartimaeus.

Bartysz m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Bartosz.

Barusone m Medieval Sardinian
Variant of Barisone.

Barysbi m Ossetian
Ossetian form of Boris.

Baryslau m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Borislav.

Basam m Arabic
Variant transcription of Bassam.

Basan m Emilian-Romagnol, Venetian
Emilian-Romagnol and Venetian form of Bassianus.

Basang m Kalmyk
From Kalmyk басң (basñ) meaning "Venus (the planet)" or "Friday", ultimately from Tibetan པ་སངས (pa-sangs).

Bašankʼ-a m Sidamo
Means "sorghum" in Sidama.

Başar m Turkish
Means "achieve, succeed, accomplish" in Turkish.

Basarab m Medieval Romanian
Basarab I the Founder was a prince of Wallachia (c. 1310 – 1352).... [more]

Basaraba f & m Vlach
Derived from Basaraba, which is the Vlach name for the historical region of Bessarabia. It is said to be the native land of the Vlach people.

Basav m Bengali
The name "Basav" is of Indian origin, particularly from the Kannada language. It is often associated with the historical figure Basavanna, who was a 12th-century philosopher, statesman, and social reformer in the Indian state of Karnataka... [more]

Basch m French (Swiss, Archaic)
Short form of Baschtian, an obsolete form of Bastian.

Bascha m Upper German
A diminutive variant of the name Sebastian.

Bascha m Biblical German
Form of Baasha in modern German bibles.

Baschi m German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Sebastian.

Baschli m German (Swiss, Archaic)
Diminutive of Sebastian.

Bas'cian m Istriot
Istriot form of Sebastian.

Basciante m Arthurian Cycle
Basciante is a knight outside Malecasta's castle in Book 3, Canto 1. of "The Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser.

Baścik m Silesian
Silesian form of Sebastian.

Bascom m English
Transferred use of the surname Bascom.

Bascum m English
Variant of Bascom.

Baseem m Arabic
Variant transcription of Basim.

Basel m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسل (see Basil 2).

Baseleyos m Amharic
Amharic form of Basileus.

Baseli m Romansh
Romansh form of Basil 1, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Basem m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسم (see Basim).

Bash m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Diminutive of Sebastian.

Bashan m Ancient Hebrew
Bible Hebrew

Bashandy m Coptic (Arabized)
Egyptian Arabic form of Pashonti.

Basharat m & f Urdu
Means "good news" in Urdu, ultimately from Arabic بشارة (bashāra).

Bashel f & m English (American, Archaic)
Possibly use of the surname Bashel as a given name.

Basher m Arabic, Urdu, Filipino, Maranao
Arabic and Urdu alternate transcription of Bashir as well as the Maranao form.

Bashevis m & f Ancient Hebrew, Yiddish

Bashiila m Buryat
Buryat form of Basil.

Bashiir m Somali
Somali form of Bashir.

Bashim m Turkmen
Variant of BEŞİM.

Bashlam m Chechen (Rare)
From Bashlam, the Chechen name for Mount Kazbek.

Basho m Japanese

Bashshar m Arabic
Variant transcription of Bashar.

Bashukat m Aguaruna
From the Awajún bashu meaning "wild turkey, curassow".

Basi m Berber
Meaning unknown.

Basiel m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Basilius. A known bearer of this name was the Belgian priest and poet Basiel De Craene (1880-1956).

Basil m & f English (Modern)
From the herb, unrelated to Basil 1.

Basile m Sardinian
Logudorese and Nuorese form of Basil 1.

Basileides m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun βασιλείδης (basileides) meaning "prince", which is ultimately derived from the Greek noun βασιλεύς (basileus) meaning "king" (see Basil 1).

Basileo m Galician (Archaic), Spanish (Archaic)
Galician form of Basileios.

Basilèu m Sicilian
Variant of Basiliu.

Basileus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Variant form of Basilius. This was also a title used by kings, as well as a few saints.

Basili m Georgian (Rare)
Older Georgian form of Basileios (see Basil 1). This name is barely in use nowadays. Its shorter form Basil is considered more modern and is thus more in use, but even that name is rare in Georgia... [more]

Basili m Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon, Sardinian
Occitan and Campidanese Sardinian form of Basil 1.

Basilià m Catalan
Catalan form of Basilianus.

Basiliano m Galician (Archaic)
Galician form of Basilianus.

Basilianus m Ancient Roman
Longer form of Basilius.

Basilide m French, Italian
French and Italian form of Basileides via its latinized form Basilides.

Basílides m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Basileides (see Basilides).

Basilides m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Basileides. Bearers of this name include the philosopher Basilides the Epicurean (2nd century BC) and saint Basilides (died around 205 AD).

Basilien m French (Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Basilianus.

Basílio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Basil 1.

Basilique m & f French (Archaic), French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Basiliscus which was also used as a feminine form of this name.

Basilisco m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Basiliscus (see Basiliskos).

Basiliscus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Basiliskos. Basiliscus of Comana (died c. 310), also known as Basiliscus of Pontus, was a Greek martyr.

Basilisko m History
Basque form of Basiliscus.

Basiliskos m Late Greek, Astronomy
Ancient Greek name meaning literally "little king", a diminutive of Basileios. This was also the Greek name for Regulus, a star in the constellation Leo.

Basiliu m Corsican, Sicilian, Sardinian
Corsican, Sardinian and Sicilian form of Basilius.

Basillide m Basque
Basque form of Basileides.

Basilokles m Ancient Greek, Literature
The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun βασιλεύς (basileus) meaning "king" (see Basil 1), though technically both βασίλεια (basileia) meaning "queen, princess" and βασίλειος (basileios) meaning "royal, kingly" are also possible.... [more]

Bäşim m Turkmen
From Turkmen bäş meaning “five”.

Basing m Medieval English

Basireletsi m Tswana
Means "our protector" in Setswana.

Basiriu m Sardinian
Sassarese form of Basil 1.

Basjan m Polish
Polish form of Bassianus.

Basjan m Afrikaans

Baskoro m Javanese
Javanese form of Bhaskara.

Basle m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Basolus.

Bašmu m Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Mythology
Means "venomous snake", possibly deriving from the Sumerian elements muš ("snake, reptile") and uš ("venom, poison"). Name borne by a figure from Mesopotamian mythology, a horned snake with two forelegs and wings.

Basoeki m Javanese
Older spelling of Basuki influenced by Dutch orthography.

Basolus m Ancient Roman
Meaning unknown.

Basoor m Pashto
This name was first given to Basirullah , know as Basoor Afg

Basree m Thai (Muslim)
Thai form of Basri.

Basri m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish
Means "my vision" from Arabic بصر (basar) meaning "vision, sight". It is often given in honour of Muslim theologian and writer Hasan al-Basri.

Basrizal m Indonesian
Combination of Basri and the masculine suffix -zal.

Bass f & m American
Transferred use of the surname Bass. It can also be a variant of Bas.

Basse m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Sebastian.

Bassel m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسل (see Basil 2).

Bassey m & f African
(Efik and Ibibio) origin meaning little god

Bassian m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian-Romagnol form of Bassianus.

Bassianus m Theatre, Ancient Roman
The given name of a character in the 1594 Shakesperian play 'Titus Andronicus'.

Bassil m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسل (see Basil 2).

Bassim m Arabic
Variant transcription of Basim.

Bassirou m French (African)

Bastaou m Gallo
Gallo form of Bastien.

Bastek m Silesian
Diminutive of Sebastian.

Bastén m Walloon
Walloon short form of Sebastén.

Basten m Dutch, Flemish
Dutch short form of Sebastian.

Bastgaun m Romansh (Archaic)
Surselvan Romansh form of Sebastian.

Basti m German
Diminutive of Sebastian, not commonly used as a given name in its own right.

Bastía m Catalan
Catalan form of Bastían.

Bastían m Icelandic, Spanish
Icelandic and Spanish form of Bastian.

Bastián m Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Truncated form of Sebastián.

Bastiano m Italian
Short form of Sebastiano.

Bastianu m Sicilian, Corsican (Rare), Sardinian
Truncated form of Sebastianu.

Bastião m Medieval Portuguese, Portuguese
Truncated form of Sebastião.

Bastiaun m Romansh (Archaic)
Older form of Bastgaun.

Bastijn m Dutch
Dutch pet form of Bastiaan or short form of Sebastijn.

Bastil m Soviet
Adoption of French Bastille, referring to the stormed fortress in Paris during the French Revolution.

Bastin m French
Variant of Bastien or short form of Sébastin.

Bastjan m Maltese
Maltese form of Sebastian.

Basudeb m Indian, Bengali, Odia
Bengali and Odia form of Vasudeva.

Basuki m Javanese
Means "safe, prosperous, flourishing, healthy" in Javanese.

Basumitra m Bhojpuri
Meaning "Friend of the World".

Baswin m Medieval English (Anglicized)
Anglicanized form of Batsveinn.

Basyar m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Bashar.

Basyir m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Bashir.

Baszileidész m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Basileides.

Batara Sambu m Indonesian Mythology
From Indonesian batara meaning "god, deity" and sambu of uncertain meaning, possibly from Sanskrit शंभु (śambhu) meaning "sage, venerable man". In Javanese mythology, he is the god of teachers and a son of Batara Guru.

Bates m English
Transferred use of the surname Bates.

Batesta m Romansh
Variant of Battesta.

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

Bathusi m & f Tswana
Means "helpers" in Setswana.

Bathycles m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek name Βαθυκλῆς (Bathykles), which was derived from the Greek elements βαθύς (bathus, bathys) meaning "deep, profound" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory, fame"... [more]

Bathyllus m Ancient Roman
Latinized form of Ancient Greek Βάθυλλος (Bathyllos), possibly derived from the element βαθύς (bathys) "deep, profound".

Batis m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Greek form of the Old Persian name *Bata meaning "wine".

Batisse m Walloon, Picard
Walloon and Picard form of Baptiste.

Batist m Romansh
Variant of Battist.

Batista m Aragonese, Sardinian, Piedmontese, Ladin
Aragonese form of Bautista and Sardinian, Ladin and Piedmontese form of Battista.

Batiste m French (Modern), French (Belgian)
Variant of Baptiste.

Batistet m Provençal
Diminutive of Batisto.

Batistin m French (Rare), Provençal
Variant of Baptistin.

Batisto m Provençal
Provençal form of Baptiste.

Batistou m Occitan
Occitan form of Baptiste.

Batlamyus m Turkish
Turkish form of Ptolemy.

Batsa m Nepali
Meaning "Son".

Batsaikhan m Mongolian
From Mongolian бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "beautiful, nice, handsome, fine".

Batsükh m & f Mongolian
Means "strong axe" in Mongolian, from бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm" and сүх (sükh) meaning "axe".

Batsveinn m Medieval English
From the Old Norse byname Bátsveinn meaning "boatman".

Battes m Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Vernacular diminutive of Baptist and Baptiste.

Battesta m Romansh
Variant of Battista.

Battesto m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Battista.

Battistha m Sardinian
Sassarese form of Battista.

Battisti m Corsican (Rare)
Variant of Battista.

Battistu m Corsican
Corsican form of Battista.