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Avakum m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Habakkuk.

Avallac'h m Literature

Avan m Hinduism, Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhalese, Indian (Sikh), Bengali
Meaning, "favour, preservation, protection,(= तर्पण) satisfaction , joy, pleasure, desire, speed, preserving, a preserver."

Avan m & f Kurdish
Derived from Kurish avê "water".

Avandre m African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements a and von with the name Andre.

Avaneesh m Indian, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit अवनी (avani) meaning "earth" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler".

Avaneet m & f Indian (Sikh, Rare)

Avangard m Soviet
Derived from Russian авангард (avangard), which is a borrowing of French avant garde "vanguard". A famous bearer of this name is Avangard Leontiev (b. 1947), a Soviet and Russian film and theatre actor.

Avanip m Indian (Rare)
Modern Hindi transcription of Sanskrit अवनिप (Avanipa) meaning "protector of earth, ruler of earth; king", from अवनी (avanī) "earth" and प (pa) "protecting, guarding".

Avant m African American (Rare)
From the French word avant meaning "front" or "before". Its usage as a first name may be associated with the word "avant-garde".

Avante m African American

Avanui f & m Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "big coast", "great coast", or "big beach", "great beach".

Avaré m Brazilian (Rare)

Avarga m & f Mongolian
Means "giant, huge, enormous" or "champion, winner, titleholder" in Mongolian.

Avargabaatar m Mongolian (Rare)
From Mongolian аварга (avarga) meaning "giant, huge, enormous" or "champion" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Avargakhüü m Mongolian (Rare)
From Mongolian аварга (avarga) meaning "giant, huge, enormous" or "champion" and хүү (khüü) meaning "son, boy; child".

Avary f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery.

Avashante m African American
Combination of the prefix av and Ashante.

Avataĸ m Greenlandic
Means "float made of sealskin (used in the kayak)" in Greenlandic.

Avataq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Avataĸ.

Avatarssuaĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "big float made of sealskin (used in the qajaq)", combined with Avataĸ and -rsuaq "big, great".

Avatarsuaq m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Avatarssuaĸ.

Avaya m Indian

Avaz m Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz, Tajik
Possibly an Uzbek, Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz and Tajik form of Awaz.

Avazbek m Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Tajik
Combination of Avaz and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Avdal m Armenian (Rare)
Variant of Abdal.

Avdar m Kurdish

Avdei m Russian
Russian cognate to Obadiah.

Avdie m Biblical Romanian
Romanian form of Abdias.

Avdiel m Biblical Hebrew
Variant of Abdiel.

Avdifaks m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Audifax.

Avdiis m Ancient Oscan

Avdipaksi m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Audifax.

Avdiy m Russian
Modern Russian form of 'Ovadyah (see Obadiah) via its Biblical Greek form Abdiou.

Avdiyes m Russian
Possibly derived from Biblical Hebrew abdiyës̄ meaning "to listen"

Avdo m Bosnian
Diminutive of Abdulah.

Avdokim m Russian
Variant form of Evdokim.

Avdullah m Kosovar, Albanian
Albanian form of Abdullah.

Avdy m Russian
Variant transcription of Avdiy.

Ave m Dutch, West Frisian
The origin of this Frisian name is uncertain; it is such a shortened and transformed form of certain names that it is very difficult to tell what the original name(s) must have been. Ave is usually said to be a short form of names that contained the Old Norse element âlfr (alb in Old High German) "elf" - but this cannot be said with certainty... [more]

Avedon m English

Aveke m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of names containing the name element aval meaning strength or power.

Avel m Breton, Bulgarian, Greek (Rare), Russian (Rare), Ukrainian
Form of Abel in various languages.... [more]

Avelin m Medieval English
Diminutive of the Ancient Germanic names Avo and Avi (compare also Ava 1, Aveline and Evelyn).

Avelj m Serbian (Rare)
Serbian form of Abel.

Avel·lí m Catalan
Transferred use of the surname Avel-lí, Catalan form of Avellino, the surname of the 17th-century Italian saint Andrew Avellino.

Avellino m Italian
From Avellino, a town in Italy.

Aven m English
Transferred use of the surname Aven.

Avenant m Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Avenant.

Avenanzio m Italian (Rare)
Derived from the Latin meaning "he who greets first".

Avendrace m Sardinian (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)

Avenel m Medieval English
Originally derived from the same, highly uncertain, source as Avo and Ava 3, Avenel was first in use as a given name in the Middle Ages, and later went on to become a surname (which, in turn, was occasionally re-used as a given name from the 1500s onwards).

Avens m & f English

Aventin m Medieval French, French (Rare)
French form of Aventinus.

Aventine m History
Anglicised form of Aventin, or English form of Aventinus.

Aventinus m Roman Mythology
This name can be traced to the Aventine Hill, allegedly one of the Seven Hills that Ancient Rome was founded upon. Aventinus of Alba Longa was a mythical king said to have been buried there. It is debated as to whether the hill was named for the figure, or vice versa... [more]

Aventurine f & m English
From the Italian phrase a ventura meaning "by chance". The name alludes to the fact that the gemstone that originally had the name aventurine - which was goldstone, a type of brownish colored glass flecked with gold and manufactured in Italy since the 17th century - was discovered by accident... [more]

Avenue m English
Early 17th century from French, feminine past participle of avenir ‘arrive, approach’, from Latin advenire, from ad- ‘towards’ + venire ‘come’.

Avenyn m Medieval Flemish

Aveon m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Avon.

Avera m Jewish (Rare, ?)
Diminutive of Avraham.

Avera m Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Averkiy.

Averaldo m Portuguese (Brazilian)

Averardo m Italian (Rare)
Italian variant form of Everard.

Averchie m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Abercius.

Averell m English
Variant of Averill.

Averett m English

Averey m & f English
Variant of Avery.

Averhardt m German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Eberhardt.

Averian m Russian
my great-grandfather

Averkios m Greek (Rare)
Modern Greek spelling of Aberkios.

Averkiy m Russian
This name is derived from the Ancient Greek name Aberkios.

Averky m Russian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Russified)
Alternate transcription of Russian Аверкий (see Averkiy).

Averley f & m Obscure
Transfered from the surname.

Averof m Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer of this name is the Greek Cypriot politician Averof Neofytou (b. 1961).

Averruncus m Roman Mythology
In ancient Roman religion, Averruncus or Auruncus is a god of averting harm. Aulus Gellius says that he is one of the potentially malignant deities who must be propitiated for their power to both inflict and withhold disaster from people and the harvests.... [more]

Avesh f & m Indian

Avett m English

Avgerinos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Augerinos.

Avgeris m Greek
Masculine derivative of Avgi, from Ancient Greek αὐγή (auge) meaning "dawn, sunlight".

Ávgos m Sami
Sami form of August.

Avgoustinos m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Augoustinos, which is the ancient Greek form of Augustinus.

Avgoustos m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Augoustos, which is the ancient Greek form of Augustus.

Avgustin m Bulgarian, Russian
Bulgarian and Russian form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).

Avgustine m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).

Avgustinos m Armenian
Armenian form of Augustine 1.

Avhatakali m South African

Avhatendi m & f Venda
Means "they do not believe" in Tshivenda.

Avhustyn m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Ukrainian form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).

Aviad m Hebrew
Means "my father forever".

Avian m & f English (American, Rare)

Avianus m Late Roman

Aviceno m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Avicenna.

Avichai m Hebrew
Variant of Avishai.

Avicus m Latin (Archaic)
Avicus is from the Latin word avis meaning "bird" with a contemnendus adjective, -cus. Avicus is a character in Anne Rice's series The Vampire Chronicles. He first appears in the novel Blood & Gold & is an ancient vampire from Rome who was made by Akasha, the first vampire in existence.

Avie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of male or female names beginning with Av- such as Ava 1, Avis, Avery, etc... [more]

Aviee f & m English (American, Americanized, Rare)

Aviezer m Hebrew
Means "my father is help" in Hebrew.

Avigad m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Avi and Gad which possibly means "my father is the lucky one" in Hebrew. It's quite rare name in Israel.

Avigdor m Hebrew, Judeo-Provençal
In the Bible, the name Avigdor was one of the 6 names of Moses mention in Midrash. In modern times, this name is used as a Hebrew form of Victor.

Aviguy m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "my father is from the valley", either from Hebrew Avi means "my father" and Guy 2 means "valley".... [more]

Avihai m Hebrew
Combination of the names Avi and Hai means "my father is alive" in Hebrew.

Avihail f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Modern Hebrew form of Abihail.

Avihud m Ancient Hebrew
Meaning "My Father is glorious" in reference to God.

Avijit m Indian
MEANING - Who won the Moon or who cannot be won over. ... [more]

Avik m Armenian
Diminutive for Avetis

Avilio m Spanish

Aviliy m Russian (Archaic)
Russian form of Avilius.

Avilo m Greek

Avimor f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Avi and Mor means "father of myrrh" in Hebrew.

Avin m Indian
Diminutive of Avinash.

Avin m & f Kurdish
Means "love" in Kurdish.

Avin m English
Strong

Avinadav m Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew (Modern)
Variant transcription of Abinadab

Avinatan m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Avi and Natan means "my father gave" or "gifted father" in Hebrew.

Avinesh m Indian
the name reveals infinity,the infinite power of almighty god,origin of om.

Avinoam m Hebrew
Means "my father is pleasant" in Hebrew, from a combination of the names Avi and Noam.

Avinoy f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "father of beauty" in Hebrew. Combination of the names Avi and Noy.

Avio m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name related to aviorpoq "sound", "ring", "twitter", "buzzing" (in the ears), "whistle". The notion that buzzing in the ears (aviutitsineq or avequllattaaneq) as a plea for food from a deceased is known thoughout most of Greenland... [more]

Avion m English, African American

Avior f & m Astronomy
This name originated in the time of the Ancient Roman Empire. Although its direct origin is unknown, a close translation of the name is avian, from the Latin aviarius. Avior is also the name for Epsilon Carinae.

Avior m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the names Avi and Or means "my father is light" or "I'll bring the light" (from the word אביא means "I'll bring") in Hebrew.

Avioz m Hebrew
Combination of the names Avi and Oz 2 means "my father has strength" in Hebrew.

Avir m Hebrew
Possibly a variant of Amir, meaning treetop.

Avira m Ancient Aramaic (Rare, ?)
This name is listed in Kolatch's Complete Dictionary of English and Hebrew Names (1984), where it is given an Aramaic origin, meaning "air, atmosphere, spirit." It was the name of a Babylonian Talmudic scholar.

Aviraj m Bengali (Hindu), Indian, Punjabi
Bengali spelling of Abhiraj.

Aviran m Hebrew
Combination of the name Avi, means "my father". And the word רַן (ran), means "to sing". The name means "my father sings" or "my father's happy song" in Hebrew.

Avish m & f Indian (Muslim)
Avish in Urdu and Punjabi means 'The Last Follower' or in Sri Lankan it means 'The God's Follower' this name is mostly used by Indians, Pakistans, Sri Lankans or people who speak Urdu.

Avishka m & f Sinhalese

Avit m Croatian, French, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Occitan
Croatian, French, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian and Occitan form of Avitus.

Avitas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Avitus.

Áviðr m Old Norse
Probably a combination of the Germanic element *az- "edge, point" and Old Norse viðr "forest".

Avito m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Avitus.

Avitohol m History
Possibly the original form of the name of Attila the Hun.

Aviu m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Avio.

Avivos m Greek (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Avraam or Greek form of Aviv.

Avksenty m Russian
Variant transcription of Avksentiy.

Avksom m Soviet
Москва (Moskva) spelled in reverse.

Avleen f & m Punjabi, Indian
Means "immersed with love" in Punjabi. As well as a modern spelling of Aveline.

Avlok m Hindi
Means "king of universe" in Hindi.

Avlos m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Aulos, which is the ancient Greek form of Aulus.

Avneet f & m Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
This is borne by Indian actress Avneet Kaur (2001-).

Avni m Turkish, Albanian
Derived from Arabic عون (ʿawn) meaning "helper".

Avo m Germanic
Of disputed origin and meaning.... [more]

Avo m Estonian
Variant of Aavo.

Avon f & m English (Modern)
English variant of Afon.

Avo-naco m Cheyenne (Anglicized)
From the Cheyenne name Ávoonenáhkohe meaning "starving bear" or "lean bear".

Avonte m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements a, von and tay.

Avory f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avery perhaps influenced by Ivory.

Avotra m & f Malagasy
Means "redemption" in Malagasy.

Avraam m Greek, Bulgarian, Biblical Romanian
Modern Greek and Romanian form of Abraham and Bulgarian variant of Avram.

‘Avraham m Ancient Hebrew
Ancient Hebrew from of Abraham.

Avral m & f Mongolian
Means "providence, deliverance, rescue, protection" in Mongolian.

Avramijus m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Abraham.

Avrelian m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Aurelianus.

Avreliane m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Aurelianus.

Avreliy m Bulgarian, Russian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Russian and Ukrainian form of Aurelius.

Avremel m Jewish
Character in Elie Wiesel's play The Trial of God.

Avrey f & m English
Variant of Avery.

Avri m & f Hebrew, American (Rare)
Diminutive of Avraham.... [more]

Avriel m & f Hebrew (Rare), English
Name of an angel in judaism, meaning unknown.

Avrilianos m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Aurelianos, which is the ancient Greek form of Aurelianus.

Avrilios m Greek
Modern Greek form of Aurelios.

Avrin m & f Hebrew, English

Avrohom m Yiddish
Yiddish pronunciation of Abraham

Avrom m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Abraham.

Avron m Italian, Jewish
Ancient Sicilian but now being used as a first name again; was taken from Sicily by Jews somewhere around 500 years ago (or longer), and became a Jewish sir-name (e.g., Arnon Avron the mathematician)... [more]

Avror m Russian (Rare), Armenian (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare), Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Russian masculine form of Aurora, which is also occasionally used in countries that were once part of the Soviet Union.

Avry f & m American (Rare)
Variant of Avery. In 2008, 30 boys and 24 girls were given the name AVRY. Also in 2018, 17 boys and 11 girls were named AVRY.

Avtalyon m Early Jewish
The name of a Pharisaic Av-Beit-Din (vice-president) of the Sanhedrin, second to Shemaya, during the 1st century BC.

Avtandili m Georgian
Form of Avtandil with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Avtar m Hinduism
Hindu name meaning "descent" and refers to deities in Hinduism.

Avtonom m History (Ecclesiastical), Russian (Archaic)
Russian form and Romanian variant of Autonom. A notable bearer was Russian general Avtonom Golovin (1667-1720).

Avtuka m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Avtandil via its short form Avto.

Avu m Hindi

Avundiy m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Abundius.

Avva m Greenlandic
Younger form of Áva.

Avvakum m Russian
Russian form of Habakkuk.

Ávvu m Sami
Either derived from Sami ávvu meaning "joy" or a Sami form of Auvo.

Avy m Hebrew
Variant of Avi.

Avyaan m Sanskrit
Supposedly means "beginning", and relates to Lords Vishnu and Ganesha.

Avyaanreddy m Obscure (Modern, Rare, ?)

Avyan m Sanskrit
Variant of Avyaan.

Ayvan m English (Rare)
Perhaps a spelling variant of Evan.

Azmaveth m Biblical
This name is comprised of two parts: עז ('az) meaning "power, to be strong" and מוות (mavet) meaning "death". Some sources claim the combined meaning of this name is "Death is Strong".... [more]

Aznavour m Armenian
Variant of Aznavur.

Aznavur m Armenian
Meaning ''bulky, offensive, sullen and tough person'', ultimately from Persian.

Baasanjav m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баасан (baasan) meaning "Friday" and жав (jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".

Baatarjav m Mongolian
From Mongolian баатар (baatar) meaning "hero" and жав (jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".

Baavgai m Mongolian
Means "bear" in Mongolian.

Bagavazdā m Old Persian
Old Persian name possibly meaning "endured by God" or "endurance of God", from Old Persian 𐏎 (bagaʰ) "God" and vazdāh "persistence, endurance".

Bakhtovar m Tajik
Tajik form of Bakhtawar.

Bakhva m Mingrelian, Georgian, Ossetian, Literature
Georgian sources state that this name is of Mingrelian origin and means "well-set, stocky".... [more]

Balavarman m Sanskrit, History
From Sanskrit बल (bala) "strength, might" with वर्मन् (varman) "armor, protection". This was the name of the 3rd ruler of the Varman dynasty, ruling from 398 to 422 AD.

Baldeva m Indian
Means strong.

Baldovín m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Baldwin.

Baldvin m Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Cognate of Baldwin.

Balvant m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਬਲਵੰਤ (see Balwant).

Balveer m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਬਲਵੀਰ (see Balvir).

Balvinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਬਲਵਿੰਦਰ (see Balwinder).

Balvir m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" combined with वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Balvis m Latvian (Rare)
Masculine form of Balva.

Bärgvidh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Biærghvidh.

Barkev m Armenian (Rare)
Means "gift" in Armenian.

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

Bartolv m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Barthold or a combination of bjartr "light, shining" and ulfr "wolf" (see also Bertulf).

Barvelain m Arthurian Cycle
A Saxon king killed by Aglovale at the battle of Clarence.

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]

Bashevis m & f Ancient Hebrew, Yiddish

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

Baudouvin m Provençal
Variant of Baudouin.

Bava m Hebrew
Bava or Baba is the name of various figures of the Talmud.... [more]

Bavão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Bavo.

Baveethran m Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Bavithran.

Bávllos m Sami
Sami form of Paulus.

Bávlos m Sami
Sami variant of Bávllos.

Bavo m Dutch
A name of Germanic origin that has been so strongly abbreviated, that one can no longer tell with certainty what the original form and its meaning is. Some think that it may be a short form of a name containing the Germanic element badu "battle" (like Baderic), while others think that it is derived from the Germanic element barn "child" via its Middle English form babe... [more]

Bavó m Catalan
Catalan form of Bavo.

Bavón m History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Bavo.

Bavon m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Bavo.

Bavone m Italian
Italian form of Bavo.

Bávva m Sami (Rare)
Variant of Bávvál.

Bávvál m Sami
Sami form of Pavel.

Baxva m Mingrelian, Georgian, Ossetian
Variant transcription of Bakhva.

Beaivi m Sami
Means "day, sun" in Sami. Its Finnish cognate is Päivä.

Beaivvet m Sami
Variant of Beaivi.

Beauvis m Medieval French
Derived from Middle French beau (via Old French biau, bel) "beautiful, fair; handsome, comely" and Old French viz or vit "sight, visage".

Bedyvere m Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Bedivere.

Beethoven m English
Transferred use of the surname Beethoven.

Believe f & m American (Rare), English (Puritan)
Late Old English belȳfan, belēfan, alteration of gelēfan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geloven and German glauben, also to lief.

Belislav m Bulgarian
From old Slavic bělъ meaning "white", possibly also idiomatically "good", and slava meaning "glory".

Bellovesus m Gaulish
Gaulish name meaning “worthy of power”

Beloslav m Bulgarian
Variant form of Belislav.

Beloved f & m English (Puritan), Literature
Meaning, "dearly loved."

Belvedere m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From an Italian word meaning "beautiful sight", from Italian bel "beautiful" and vedere "a view, sight". It was apparently coined in the early 19th century, when it first appears as a given name in United States historical records (for both Northern and Southern states), along with its feminine variant Belva.... [more]

Belvin m English
Maybe derived from the surname Belville.... [more]

Benevolence f & m English (African)
From the English word, ultimately from Latin bene volent "well wishing".

Benleveng m Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French
Medieval cognate of Bienvenu.

Bèn-Vengu m Provençal
Provençal form of Bienvenu.

Benvengut m Medieval Occitan, Provençal
Occitan cognate of Benvenuto.

Benvenist m Judeo-Catalan
Transferred use of the surname Benvenist.

Benvenutas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Benvenuto.

Benvenutu m Corsican

Benvenutus m Italian (Latinized), Medieval Latin
Latinized form of Benvenuto.

Benvido m Medieval Galician
Derived from the Galician the adjective benvido "welcome".

Benvingut m Medieval Occitan, Occitan (Archaic)
Variant of Benvengut.

Bergulv m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Modern Norwegian form of Bergulfr.

Bergviðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse bjǫrg "help, save, rescue" and viðr "forest, wood, tree".

Berivoj m Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements birati "to take, to gather" (in an inflected form) and voi "soldier".

Bernvardus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Bernward.

Bertav m Kurdish
Means "dawn, daybreak" in Kurdish.

Berulv m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bergulv (see Borgulfr).

Bervainas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun bernas meaning "child" as well as "boy, lad" or from the Lithuanian verb berti meaning "to spread, to scatter, to strew"... [more]

Bevel m Literature
A word meaning “a slope from the horizontal or vertical in carpentry and stonework; a sloping surface or edge,” coming from the French for “to gape.” Flannery O'Connor used it for two characters in her 1955 short story "The River."

Beverlie f & m English
Variant of Beverly.

Bhagatveer m Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
From Punjabi ਭਗਤ (bhagat) meaning "worshipper, devotee" (itself from Sanskrit भक्त (bhakta) meaning "devoted, loyal, faithful") and Sanskrit वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Bharvi f & m Indian
Means "holy basil (plant)" in Hindi.

Bhasvan m Hindi
Allegedly means "shining" in Hindi.

Bhavadh m Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai ภาวัฒน์ or ภวัต (see Phawat).

Bhavaksh m Hinduism (Sanskritized, Rare)

Bhavasar m Tamil

Bhavdeep m & f Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit भावन (bhavana) "producing, manifesting, thought, emotion" and दीप (dipa) "lamp, light".

Bhavesh m Indian

Bhavik m Hindi

Bhavin m Hinduism
"one who is expressive"; Bhaav = expression, also sometimes used to mean emotion, in many Indian languages... [more]

Bhavinder m Indian

Bhavjit m Punjabi

Bhavya m & f Hindi
Hindi unisex name meaning "magnificant, grandiose".

Bhavyaa f & m Indian

Bhuvan m Gujarati

Bhuvneshwar m Indian

Biærghvidh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Bergviðr.

Biaver m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Bjórr.

Bien-li-viengue m & f Jewish

Bienvenido m Spanish
Masculine form of Bienvenida.

Bienvenu m French
French form of Benvenuto.

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... [more]

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"... [more]

Bivoj m Czech (Rare)
Allegedly derived from Czech bíti "to smite; to beat; to fight" and the Slavic element voji "soldier".

Bívorr m Old Norse
Variant of Bifurr.

Bivörr m Old Norse
Variant of Bifurr.

Bjarnvarðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse bjǫrn "bear" and vǫrðr "guard".

Bjarnvarður m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Bjarnvarðr.

Björgvin m Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements bjǫrg "help" or "deliverance" and vinr "friend".

Bjørnvald m Norwegian (Rare)
Formed from Bjørn and the Old Norse element valdr "ruler". Also compare the Germanic cognate Bernwald.

Blackavar m Literature
A rabbit who escaped from a warren called Efrafa in the book Watership Down by Richard Adams.

Blævar m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic combination of blǣr 'wind gust, gentle breeze' and varr 'attentive'.

Blapþvari m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "babbling pole; staff". This is the name of a Jotunn in Norse mythology.

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

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]

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.

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

Bogoslav m Croatian
Croatian form of Bogusław.

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

Boļeslavs m Latvian
Latvian form of Bolesław

Boleslavs m Latvian
LAtvian from Boleslav.

Boleslovas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Bolesław.