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Bayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".
Bayaraa m & f Mongolian
Means "our joy" in Mongolian, from баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration" and the possessive suffix -аа (-aa).
Bayarbaatar m Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".
Bayarbileg m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy" and билэг (bileg) meaning "gift, talent, aptitude".
Bayardalai m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy" and далай (dalai) meaning "ocean, sea".
Bayardo m Spanish
Spanish form of Bayard used by Gabriel García Márquez for a character in his novella 'Chronicle of a Death Foretold' (1981).
Bayarjargal m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Bayarlakh m & f Mongolian
Means "celebration" in Mongolian.
Bayarsaikhan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "beautiful, nice, handsome".
Bayarsüren m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Bayart m & f Mongolian
Means "joyful, happy" in Mongolian.
Bayartsengel m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy" and цэнгэл (tsengel) meaning "feast, merrymaking, gaiety".
Bayartsogt m Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy" and цогт (tsogt) meaning "spirited, ardent, brilliant".
Bayarzhargal m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Bayasakh m & f Mongolian
Means "rejoice, be merry" in Mongolian.
Bayasal f & m Mongolian
Means "joy, delight" in Mongolian.
Bayasgalan m & f Mongolian
Means "joy, happiness" in Mongolian.
Bayaz m & f Tatar
Means "white" in Tatar.
Bayazit m Bashkir
Bashkir form of Bayezid
Baybal m Yakut
Yakut form of Pavel.
Baybars m Medieval Turkic, History
Means "lord panther" in Turkish, derived from Turkish bay "rich person, noble" and pars "leopard, panther". This was the name of the fourth Mamluk Sultan of Egypt and Syria.
Bay-chen-daysen m Apache
Means "long nose" in Apache.
Baydad m Middle Persian
Middle Persian form of Bagadata.
Bayek m Popular Culture
Bayek, also known as Bayek of Siwa, is a fictional character in Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed video game franchise.
Bayemon m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend (Gallicized)
French form of Paimon, found in French editions of The Grimoire of Pope Honorius.
Baye-ribuh m & f Kelabit
Means "one thousand crocodiles" in Kelabit.
Bayezid m Turkish, Arabic, Persian
Means "father of Yazid".
Bayezzid m Turkish, Arabic, Persian
Variant transcription of Bayezid.
Bayğay-ool m Tuvan
Means "bad boy" in Tuvan.
Bayinnaung m History
Means "king's elder brother" from Burmese ဘုရင် (bayin) meaning "king" and နောင် (naung) meaning "elder brother". This was the name of a 16th-century king of Myanmar.
Bayko m Medieval Russian
Diminutive of Bay.
Bəylər m Azerbaijani
Means "beys, chieftains, masters" in Azerbaijani (the plural of bəy, ultimately from Turkic beg).
Baylei f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.
Bayli f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.
Baymagambet m Kazakh
From Kazakh бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy" combined with the given name Magambet.
Baýmuhammet m Turkmen
From Turkmen baý meaning "wealthy, prosperous" combined with Muhammet.
Bayn m Kalmyk
Means "wealth" in Kalmyk.
Baynard m English
From the Middle English personal name "Bainard", via Norman French from ancient Germanic "Beinhard", perhaps from *bein-*, meaning "leg, bone" or a supposed element *bagin-*, meaning "dispute", and *-hard*, meaning "hard, brave."
Bayou m American (South, Rare, ?)
From the American English word bayou which derives from the Choctaw word bayuk meaning "small stream".
Bayr m Kalmyk
Means "joy" in Kalymk.
Bayraktar m Turkish (Rare)
Means "flagger" or "flag carrier" in Turkish. More common as a surname (see Bayraktar).
Baýram m Turkmen
Means "festival, holiday" in Turkmen.
Bayras m Bashkir
Given to boys born on a holiday.
Bayron m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Byron, reflecting the English pronunciation.
Baysangur m Chechen (Rare)
Derived from the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" or Persian bai meaning "mister" combined with Persian سنگ (sang) meaning "stone, rock". Baysangur of Benoa (1794-1861) was a Chechen commander of the 19th century.
Baytimer m Tatar
Derived from бай (bay) meaning "rich" and тимер (timer) meaning "iron".
Bayu m Indonesian
Means "wind, breeze" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit वायु (vayu).
Bayzhan m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Baizhan.
Bazarbay m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
From Persian بازار (bazar) meaning "market, marketplace" combined with Kyrgyz/Kazakh бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Bazyl m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Basil 1.
Bazylëszk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Bazyl.
Bazylides m Polish
Polish form of Basileides.
Bazyliskus m Polish
Polish form of Basiliscus (see Basiliskos).
Bazyliusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Basilius. Also compare Bazyli.
Beasley m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Beasley.
Beejay m African American (Modern, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials BJ.
Beenay m Nepali
This name is Nepali
Behuy m Atayal
Meaning "wind"
Behyar m Persian
Means "great neck" in Persian. From beh meaning good and yar meaning neck.
Beibarys m Kazakh
From the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Kazakh барыс (barys) meaning "snow leopard".
Bekarys m Kazakh
Derived from the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Kazakh арыс (arys) meaning "foundation, support, framework" (also used as a territorial unit in the Kazakh Khanate).
Bekhbayar m & f Mongolian
From бэх (bekh) meaning "ink" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy"
Belayneh m Eastern African, Amharic
It is an Amharic expression, which means "the new child is above all others". From the Amharic elements በላይ (belay) meaning "above" and ነህ (Neh) means "you".... [more]
Beloy m Filipino
Diminutive of Isabelo.
Bembya m Kalmyk
Derived from Kalmyk Бембә (Bembä) meaning "Saturn (planet)".
Benahuya m Guanche
Meaning unknown. It was borne by a Guanche man from La Palma who was christened in Seville.
Benayt m Gallo
Gallo form of Benoît.
Bénedeyt m Gascon
Gascon form of Benedict.
Beneyt m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Benedict. This name was also used as a translation of Baruch.
Benigny m Polish
Polish form of Benignus.
Beninye f & m Dagbani
Means "stay and witness" in Dagbani.
Beniyoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Benley m English (American, Rare)
A made up name perhaps influenced by Bentley
Benóný m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Benoni.
Benry m Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Variant/combination of Ben 1 and Henry.
Bentayga m Guanche
Means "mountain range" in Guanche.
Benyamin m Indonesian, Armenian, Persian
Indonesian, Armenian and Persian form of Benjamin.
Benying m Chinese
From 本 (běn) meaning "root, origin, source" and 影 (yǐng) meaning "shadow".
Benyuan m Chinese
From the Chinese 本 (běn) meaning "root, origin" and 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin".
Beom-gyu m Korean
Combination of a beom hanja, e.g. 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," and a gyu hanja, e.g. 奎 meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride."
Berdimyrat m Turkmen
From Turkmen berdi meaning "gave", the past tense of bermak meaning "give", combined with the given name Myrat.
Berkeley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Berkeley.
Berkley m & f English
Variant of Berkeley.
Berkyaruq m Medieval Turkic
Means "firm, unwavering light", from Turkic berk meaning "firm, solid" and yaruk meaning "light". This was the name of the fifth sultan of the Seljuk Empire.
Berney m English
Variant of Bernie, which is a diminutive of Bernard.
Bernye m & f Spanish, English
Form of Bernie.
Béryl f & m French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Beryl.
Beryoza m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Derived from the Russian noun берёза (beryoza) meaning "birch tree". Also compare Bereza, which is a medieval first name of the same etymological origin.... [more]
Bethley f & m English
Transferred use of surname Bethley.
Bexley f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Bexley.
Bextiyar m Kurdish
Means "happy" in Kurdish.
Bey m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bey.
Beya m Zulu
Means “they go” in Zulu.
Beyaert m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Beiaard.
Beyanî m Kurdish
Masculine form of Beyan.
Beyazid m Turkish, Arabic, Persian
Variant transcription of Bayezid.
Beyazit m Turkish, Arabic, Persian
Variant transcription of Bayezid.
Beybit m Kazakh
Means "peaceful" in Kazakh.
Beye m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Beie.
Beyene m Amharic
Means "he decreed" in Amharic.
Beyhan f & m Turkish
From Turkish bey meaning "gentleman, lord, master" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".
Beyond m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English-speaking word beyond, meaning "on the far side."
Beysen m Kazakh
Means "born on Thursday", derived from Kazakh бейсенбі (beysenbi) meaning "Thusday" (of Persian origin).
Beyti m Turkish
Means "couplet" in Turkish
Beytullah m Turkish (?)
Turkish. The name Beytullah is of Arabic origin and means "House of the God, Home of Allah, Qaba".
Beyu m Chamorro
Chatino form of Silverio.
Bhadyoga m Indian
Indian boy's name meaning "A wealthy person"
Bhaiṣajyaguru m Buddhism
From Sanskrit भैषज्य (bhaishajya) meaning "curativeness, healing, remedy" and गुरु (guru) meaning "teacher, sage, master". This is sthe name of a bodhisattva associated with healing and medicine in Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition.
Bhaiṣajyarāja m Buddhism
From Sanskrit भैषज्य (bhaisajya) meaning "curativeness, healing, remedy" and राज (raja) meaning "king". This is the name of a bodhisattva associated with healing in Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition.
Bhaiṣajyasamudgata m Buddhism
From Sanskrit भैषज्य (bhaishajya) meaning "curativeness, healing, remedy" and समुद्गत (samudgata) meaning "risen, appeared, begun". This is the name of a bodhisattva associated with healing and medicine in Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition.
Bhaishajyaguru m Buddhism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit भैषज्यगुरु (see Bhaiṣajyaguru).
Bhaishajyaraja m Buddhism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit भैषज्यराज (see Bhaiṣajyarāja).
Bhaishajyasamudgata m Buddhism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit भैषज्यसमुद्गत (see Bhaiṣajyasamudgata).
Bhavya m & f Hindi
Hindi unisex name meaning "magnificant, grandiose".
Biebey m Yakut
Means "honey" in Yakut.
Biernardyn m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Bernardyn.
Bijaya m & f Odia, Nepali
Odia and Nepali form of Vijaya.
Billy m Greek (Modern)
Variant of Bilis influenced by the unrelated English name Billy.
Billye f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Billy.
Billyjoe m American (South)
Combination of Billy and Joe. It's feminine counterpart is Billiejo.
Bilyal m Circassian
Circassian form of Bilal.
Binaya m & f Indian, Nepali
Form of Binay.
Binderiyaa f & m Mongolian
Means "beryl" in Mongolian.
Bingyan f & m Chinese
This 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 Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving".
Bingyi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 秉 (bǐng) meaning "grasp, hold, preserve, persist" combined with 毅 (yì) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm" or 彝 (yí) referring to a type of ritual wine vessel... [more]
Bingyin m & f Chinese
From 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 Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave, courageous".
Bingyun f & m Chinese
This name is a combination of 冰/氷 (bing) meaning "cold, ice", and 允 (yun) meaning "consent, allow", 运 (yun) meaning "conveyance, transportation, luck, haul, carriage, fortune, traffic, ship", or 云 (yun) meaning "cloud".
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.
Binyomin m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Benjamin.
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.
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]
Biryar m Kurdish
Means "decision" in Kurdish.
Bishoy m Coptic
Variant 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-.
Bitbyeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Byeol (compare Byeolbit).
Bit-yeoul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Yeo-ul.
Bixby f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Bixby.
Biyaman m Yakut
Means "make wealth" in Yakut.
Biyen m Ojibwe
Ojibwe variant of Peter.
Blakeney f & m English
From Old English blæc meaning "black, dark" or blac meaning "pale" combined with Old English eg meaning "island" or hæg meaning "enclosure".
Blandyn m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Blandinus (compare Blandyna).
Blayden m English
Variant of Bladen.
Blayk m English
Variant of Blake.
Blayke m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Blake.
Blaylock m Popular Culture
From the book series Black Dagger Brotherhood by J. R. Ward
Blazyj m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Blasius.
Blethyn m Medieval Welsh
Medieval variant of Bleddyn.
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".
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.
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]
Bobbyjoe m American (South, Rare), English (British, Rare)
Combination of Bobby and Joe. Bobbijo is the feminine counterpart.
Bodaway m Navajo
Means "fire maker" in Navajo.
Bogolyub m Bulgarian
From the Slavic elements богъ (bogu) meaning "God" and lyuby meaning "love".
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).
Boikanyo m & f Tswana
Means "trustworthy" in Setswana.
Bo-kyung f & m Korean
Kim Bo-kyung is a South Korean actress.
Bolemysł m Polish
Derived from Slavic bole "large" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").
Bom-byeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Byeol.
Bonamy m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Bonamy. This name was borne by British literary scholar Bonamy Dobrée (1891-1974), who was given the name because it was a family surname.
Bonamy m Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French
Derived from Middle French bon "good (virtuous, having positive qualities)" and ami "friend". This name was also used as a secular form of Benjamin,
Bong-hyeon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 奉 (bong) meaning "offer, present, respect" or 峯 (bong) meaning "peak, summit" combined with 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous" or 鉉 (hyeon) referring to a device used to lift a ritual tripod cauldron... [more]
Bonifatiy m Russian
Variant form of Bonifatsiy. A known bearer of this name was the Soviet philosopher Bonifaty Kedrov (1903-1985). In his case, Bonifaty is just a variant transcription of Bonifatiy: the spelling is exactly the same in Russian, so they are really the same name.
Bonifatsiy m Russian
Russian form of Bonifatius (see Boniface).
Bonnefoy m Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic)
Derived from French bonne, the feminine form of the adjective bon, "good" and foi "faith".
Bonsenyor m Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Means "good lord". In modern times, more common as a surname.
Boonyarit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunyarit.
Boonyong m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunyong.
Boranbay m Kazakh
From Kazakh боран (boran) meaning "blizzard, storm" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Borey m & f Khmer
Means "large city, community, province, country" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit पुरि (puri).
Boryslav m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Borislav. Meaning interpreted usually as "fight for glory!".
Borzygniew m Polish
Composed of members of borzy ("to fight") and gniew ("anger"). It could mean "the one who fights in anger."
Borzymir m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Borimir.
Borzysław m Polish
Polish form of Borislav.
Bouchraya m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly from Arabic باشر (bāšara) "to carry out, to exercise, to take" or from بشر (baššara) "to bring good news" or بشر (bašar) "human, humankind".... [more]
Boudy m & f Dutch
Variant spelling of Boudie.
Bounthavy m & f Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ທະວີ (thavy) meaning "increase, add, grow".
Bowdy m American (Americanized, Rare, ?)
Variant of Bohdi and transferred use of the surname Bowdy.
Bowyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bowen.
Bowynn f & m Obscure
Variant of Bowen, sometimes used as a feminine form.
Boy m North Frisian, West Frisian, East Frisian, Dutch, Danish, German, English (Rare)
Variant form of Boye. In English-speaking countries, the name is usually derived from the English word boy meaning "boy" (in a manner comparable to the name Sonny) or a short form of the given names Boyce and Boyd.... [more]
Boyan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bo 2 and Yan 2.
Boyan m Medieval Slavic
Means "storyteller, singer" in Old Slavic.
Boyang m Chinese
From 博 (bó) meaning "abundant, plentiful, rich" and 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean".
Boycho m Bulgarian
Variant form of Boyko.
Boye m West Frisian, East Frisian, North Frisian
There are many etymologies possible for this Frisian name. One is that it is a pet form of Germanic given names that contained the element bodo meaning "lord, ruler" or baug meaning "bow"... [more]
Bo-yeon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 甫 "begin; man, father; great" or 普 "universal, general, widespread" (bo), and 娟 "beautiful, graceful" or 淵 "gulf, abyss, deep" (yeon).
Boyer m English
Variant of the English occupational surname Bowyer meaning "bow maker" transferred into use as a given name.
Boyin m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 胤 (yìn) meaning "heir, successor".
Boyne m English
Transferred use of the surname Boyne.
Boyong m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave, courageous".
Boyue m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 岳 (yuè) meaning "mountain peak".
Bożyk m Polish
Diminutive form of Bożydar.
Bożymir m Polish
Polish cognate of Božimir.
Bożysław m Polish
Means "divine glory", derived from Slavic bozy "divine" combined with Slavic slav "glory".
Bradlay m English
Variant of Bradley.
Bradly m English
Variant of Bradley.
Bradney m Old Norman
Bradney is one of the many names that the Normans brought with them when they conquered England in 1066. The Bradney family lived in the town and parish of Bradney in county Somerset. The name was originally derived from the Old English word "bradeney," which means "the dweller at the broad island."
Bradyn m English
Variant of Braden.
Brandtley m English
Variant of Brantley.
Brandy m English
Diminutive of Brandon.
Brandyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant form of Brandon (when borne by a male). In the case of a female bearer, this name can be considered as the feminine form of Brandon... [more]
Bransby m English
Transferred use of the surname Bransby.
Brantly m English
Variant of Brantley.
Bravery m English
From the English word "bravery" meaning "being Brave, a brave act".
Brawley m English
Transferred use of the surname Brawley. A known bearer of this name is American actor Brawley Nolte (b. 1986), the son of American actor Nick Nolte (b... [more]
Braxley m & f English (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, based on other similar names such as Paisley and Brinley.
Bray m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bray, derived from Cornish bre meaning "hill".
Braydn m English
Variant of Braden.
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