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Arimo m Finnish
A Finnish name of unknown origin and meaning.

Arion m Ancient Greek, Greek, Greek Mythology, Popular Culture
In Greek mythology, Arion is the name of a divine immortal talking horse, who is the son of the gods Poseidon and Demeter. In real life, this name was borne by a Greek singer and poet of Methymna on Lesbos, skilled at the cithara and inventor of the dithyramb... [more]

Arios m Armenian
Armenian form of Arius.

Arisha m Hebrew
Probably a form of the Hebrew name אֲרִי (‘Ari’) or אַרְיֵה (‘Arieh’) meaning “lion”.

Arisol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ari and Sol.

Aristid m Croatian
Croatian form of Aristides.

Aristille m Louisiana Creole
Variant of Aristile.

Arito m Japanese
From Japanese 現 (ari) meaning "present, existing, actual", 彩 (ari) meaning "colour", 在 (ari) meaning "exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in", 有 (ari) meaning "exist" or 可 (ari) meaning "can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 史 (to) meaning "history, chronicle" or 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up"... [more]

Ariya f & m Thai, Indonesian
Thai and Indonesian form of Arya 1. It is more commonly feminine in Thailand while is it more often used as a masculine name in Indonesia.

Ariyan m Persian, Bengali
Variant of Arya 1.

Arkansas m & f English (Rare)
A French pronunciation (Arcansas) of a Quapaw (a related Kaw tribe) word, akakaze, meaning "land of downriver people" or the Sioux word akakaze meaning "people of the south wind".

Arkasha m Russian
Diminutive of Arkadiy.

Arkimed m Armenian
Armenian form of Archimedes.

Arlington m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Arlington. Notable bearer the American poet Edwin Arlington Robinson received the name rather unusually when a man from Arlington, Massachusetts was selected to pull a name out of a hat to bestow his first name, Edwin.

Armandas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Armand.

Armenak m Armenian
Variant of Aramaneak.

Armengol m Catalan (Rare)
Variant of Ermengol.

Armia f & m Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant form of Armias or Armi.

Armias f & m Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Variant form of Armas.

Arminas m Lithuanian
This name can be the Lithuanian form of the German name Armin as well as be an independent, authentic Lithuanian name. In the case of the latter, the name consists of Lithuanian ar meaning "also, too, as well (as)" combined with the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate".... [more]

Armistead m American
Reached it's peak populularty in 1800's United States

Arnauton m Occitan (Rare)
Diminutive of Arnaud.

Arono m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Aaron.

Arricard m Occitan
Occitan variant of Ricard.

Arricart m Occitan
Variant of Arricard.

Arrobert m Occitan
Occitan variant of Robert.

Arroyo m Spanish
Transferred from the surname "Arroyo".

Artagan m Scottish Gaelic
A diminutive of the Gaelic name Artair, which is thought to mean "bear" or "stone". Also refers to the ancient Celtic word "art" which has three meanings: "a stone", "God" and "noble".

Artelus m Romani (Latinized)
Possibly a Latinized form of Arthur or a masculine form of Arthelais.

Artemiusz m Polish
Polish form of Artemios.

Arthouros m Greek (Rare)
Greek form of Arthur.

Arthuro m Filipino
Variant of Arturo.

Artigas m South American
Transferred use of the surname Artigas, given in honour of political leader, military general and statesman José Gervasio Artigas (1764-1850), a national hero of Uruguay and the wider Rio de la Plata region.

Artogrul m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani name of Turkic origins, derived from the name elements ar, "man", and togrul, "to justify oneself", with the intended meaning of "man who justifies himself". This was the name of an ancient Turkic leader, Artogrul bey, who was the father of Osman bey, founder of the Ottoman state.

Aruku m Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 歩 (aruku, aru) meaning "walk", 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit" combined with 來 (ku) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become" or 空 (ku) meaning "sky"... [more]

Arunchai m Thai
From Thai อรุณ (arun) meaning "dawn, daybreak, sunrise" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Arunsak m Thai
From Thai อรุณ (arun) meaning "dawn, daybreak, sunrise" and ศักดิ์ (sak) meaning "power, honour".

Aruto m Japanese
From the Japanese 亜 "sub-" (as in "subtropical") and 仁 "benevolence."

Arya m & f Hebrew (Rare)
means "the lion of god" in Hebrew (ari-lion, ya-god).

Arythlan m Bashkir
Means "lion" in Bashkir.

Arzylan m Tuvan (Rare)
Means "lion" in Tuvan.

Asada m Arabic
From Arabic أسد ('asada) meaning "lion".

Asail m Russian (Rare, Archaic)
Biblical Russian form of Asahel.

Asaki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" combined with 月 (ki) meaning "moon" or 咲 (ki) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Asani m Swahili
Means "rebellious" in Swahili.

Asato m Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Asatur m Armenian
Short form of Astvatsatur.

Asawin m Thai
Alternate transcription of Atsawin.

Asaya m & f Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" or 麻 (asa) meaning "flax" combined with 也 (ya) meaning "also", 哉 (ya), an exclamation or 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Asberry m American (Rare)
Variant of Asbury.

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

Ascención f & m Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Ascensión.

Aseka m Shona
Meaning “he laughs; he who has laughed”.

Ashamaz m Caucasian Mythology, Circassian
Circassian form of Atsamaz.

Ashira m & f Shona
Meaning “receive; accept; welcome”, the fuller version of the name is Gashira.

Ashitaka m Popular Culture
Used for the main protagonist (アシタカ) in the anime film, Princess Mononoke.

Askerbiy m Circassian
Derived from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʿaskar) meaning "army, soldiers" and the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Asmara m & f Indonesian
Means "love" in Indonesian.

Asmodej m Croatian
Croatian form of Asmodaeus.

Asmoro m Javanese
From Javanese asmara meaning "love".

Aśoka m Indian
Variant of Ashoka.

Aspazjusz m Polish (Rare)
Variant of Aspazy.

Aspazy m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Aspasius.

Asriel m Popular Culture
This is the name of a character in the RPG Undertale. The name Asriel has several possible meanings or origins.... [more]

Assawin m Thai
Alternate transcription of Atsawin.

Assele m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Axel.

Assibat m Medieval Occitan
Variant of Assivat.

Assivat m Medieval Occitan
Variant of Assivus, using the suffix -at.

Assivus m Medieval Occitan (Latinized)
Possibly derived from Latin asservo "watch over, observe". This name was recorded in Gascony, between 1283 and 1286.

Assunto m Italian
Masculine form of Assunta.

Asteris m Greek (Rare)
Variant of Asterios.

Astijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Astius.

Asuma m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 明日 (asu) meaning "tomorrow", 明 (asu) meaning "bright, light", 未来 (asu) meaning "future", 遊 (asu) meaning "play" or 飛 (asu) meaning "fly", 洲 (su) meaning "continent, sandbar, island, country" combined with 馬 (ma) meaning "horse", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 磨 (ma) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine", 麻 (ma) meaning "flax, linen, hemp" or 海 (ma) meaning "sea, ocean"... [more]

Asuto m Japanese
From Japanese 明日 (asu) meaning "tomorrow" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Aswin m Indian, Malayalam, Tamil, Indonesian, Thai
Southern Indian and Indonesian form of Ashwin as well as a Thai alternate transcription of Atsawin.

Asylbek m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
From Kazakh and Kyrgyz асыл (asil) meaning "precious, noble" (of Arabic origin) combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Asylkhan m & f Kazakh
From Kazakh асыл (asil) meaning "precious, noble" and the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".

Asylzhan m & f Kazakh
From Kazakh асыл (asil) meaning "precious, noble" (of Arabic origin) and жан (zhan) meaning "soul" (of Persian origin).

Asynkryt m Polish
Polish form of Asynkritos.

Atachai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อรรถชัย (see Atthachai).

Atae m & f Japanese (Rare)
From 与え/與え (atae) meaning "gift, godsend."... [more]

Atalay m Turkish
Famous, well-known.

Atali f & m English
Unisex version of "Atalia".

Atanes m Armenian
Armenian form of Athanasius.

Ataphol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อรรถพล (see Atthaphon).

Ataphon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อรรถพล (see Atthaphon).

Atapol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อรรถพล (see Atthaphon).

Atapon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อรรถพล (see Atthaphon).

Ataru m & f Japanese
From Japanese 陽 (ataru) meaning "the sun". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Atasit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อรรถสิทธิ์ (see Atthasit).

Atau m Japanese (Rare)
From archaic verb 与う/與う (atau), modern 与える/與える (ataeru) meaning "to give, bestow, grant, award; to provide, supply" or verb 能う (atau) meaning "to be able (to do)."... [more]

Atavi f & m American (Rare, ?)

Atea m & f Maori
Means "clear" in Maori.

Ateist m Soviet, Russian (Archaic)
Derived from the Russian noun атеист (ateist) meaning "atheist". This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.

Atemu m Egyptian Mythology
In Egyptian mythology, Atemu was the name of the god of Annu.

Athachai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อรรถชัย (see Atthachai).

Athamas m Ancient Greek
Uncertain etymology. This was the name of a Boeotian king who married the goddess Nephele in Greek mythology.

Athanaas m Dutch (Archaic)
Dutch form of Athanasius.

Athaphol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อรรถพล (see Atthaphon).

Athaphon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อรรถพล (see Atthaphon).

Athapol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อรรถพล (see Atthaphon).

Athapon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อรรถพล (see Atthaphon).

Athasit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อรรถสิทธิ์ (see Atthasit).

Atian m Indigenous American
Abenaki variant of Steven.

Atiba m & f Yoruba
Means "understanding" in Yoruba.

Átila m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Attila.

Atlahua m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Probably from Nahuatl atlatl, "spear-thrower", and -huah, a possessive suffix, meaning "lord of the spear-thrower" or "possessor of the spear-thrower". The first element may alternately be from atl, "water; ninth day-sign of the tonalpohualli"... [more]

Atlantic m English
The term “Atlantic” was in the sixth century BC by a Greek poet, Atlantikôi pelágei or the “Sea of Atlas.”

Atmojo m Javanese
From Sanskrit आत्मज (atmaja) meaning "son, child", ultimately from आत्मा (atma) meaning "soul, spirit".

Atomu m & f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Japanese derivation of the English word atom.... [more]

Atreyu m Literature (Anglicized)
Anglicized variant of Atréju, which was created by German author Michael Ende for the hero of his fantasy novel 'Die unendliche Geschichte' (1979; English: 'The Neverending Story')... [more]

Atsada m Thai
Derived from Thai อัษฎ (atsad) meaning "eight".

Atsamaz m Caucasian Mythology, Ossetian
Meaning uncertain, most likely of Alanian origin. In Caucasian mythology Atsamaz is a musician who plays a magical golden pipe. He is also a hero in the Nart sagas.

Atsawin m Thai
Means "knight, cavalier" in Thai.

Atsuhito m Japanese
From the stem of adjective 厚/篤い (atsui) meaning "kind, cordial, hospitable, warm" (also used as 敦 or 充, the last one meaning "full") combined with 人 (hito) meaning "person," also used as 仁 meaning "benevolence, compassion, humanity."

Atsuji m Japanese
From Japanese 淳 (atsu) meaning "pure" combined with 二 (ji) meaning "two". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Atsuki m Japanese
From Japanese 渥 (atsu) meaning "moist" combined with 幹 (ki) meaning "tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Atsuma m & f Japanese
From Japanese 渥 (atsu) meaning "moist" or 敦 (atsu) meaning "kindness, affinity" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Atsumu m Japanese
From the kanji 集, meaning "to gather/congregate."

Atsundo m Japanese (Rare)
Shift from Atsuhito.... [more]

Atsuo m Japanese
From Japanese 温 (atsu) meaning "warm" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Atsurou m Japanese
From Japanese 篤 (atsu) meaning "honest" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Atsuto m Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 敦 (ton, tai, dai, chou, atsu.i) meaning "industry, kindliness", 厚 (kou, atsu.i, aka) meaning "thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen, shameless" or 篤 (toku, atsu.i) meaning "fervent, kind, cordial, serious, deliberate" with 斗 (to, tou) meaning "Big Dipper, sake dipper", 人 (jin, nin, -to, hito, -ri) meaning "person" or 翔 (shou, kage.ru, to.bu) meaning "fly, soar."... [more]

Attachai m Thai
Alternate transcription of Atthachai.

Attaphol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Atthaphon.

Attaphon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Atthaphon.

Attapol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Atthaphon.

Attapon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Atthaphon.

Attasit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Atthasit.

Atthachai m Thai
From Thai อรรถ (at) meaning "essence" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Atthaphol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Atthaphon.

Atthaphon m Thai
From Thai อรรถ (at) meaning "essence" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".

Atthapol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Atthaphon.

Atthapon m Thai
Alternate transcription of Atthaphon.

Atthasit m Thai
From Thai อรรถ (at) meaning "essence" and สิทธิ์ (sit) meaning "right, authority, privilege".

Attikus m Greek
Original spelling of the name Atticus. This name come from the Greek Ἀττικός Attikos means "from Attika" and was popularly used for Greek nobles.

Aubraham m Scots
Scots form of Abraham.

Audenzio m Italian
Italian form of Audentius.

Augusti m Finnish
Variant of Aukusti.

Augustýn m Czech (Rare)
Variant of Augustin.

Auksencjusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Auxentius.

Auksenty m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Auxentius.

Aulia f & m Indonesian
Derived from Arabic أولياء ('awliya) meaning "friends, companions, guardians", the plural of ولي (wali).

Auliver m Medieval Italian
A variant of Oliver.... [more]

Aurelek m Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Aureliusz, Aurelian or Aureli.

Aureus m Late Roman
Means "golden, gilded" in Latin, from aurum "gold" (see Aurea). An aureus was also a gold coin of ancient Rome, equivalent to 25 denarii. This was the name of a Christian saint who was martyred in the 5th century with his sister Saint Justina at the cathedral of Mainz in Germany; they were killed by invading Huns while celebrating Mass.

Ausencio m Spanish (Mexican)
Spanish form of Auxentius.

Ausiàs m Catalan
Catalan form of Alzeas (via the variants Auzias and Elzéar), itself an Occitan form of Eleazar.

Ausi'i m Akkadian
Akkadian form of Hosea.

Ausòne m Occitan (Archaic)
Occitan form of Ausonius via its French form Ausone.

Avallac'h m Literature

Avaneesh m Sanskrit
Derived from the Sanskrit words “ava” meaning “gift” and “neesh” meaning “lord” or “ruler”. So, the meaning is “God’s gift”.

Avangard m Soviet, Crimean Tatar (Archaic), Russian (Rare)
Derived from Crimean Tatar 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.

Avante m African American

Avenant m Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Avenant.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Avvakum m Russian
Russian form of Habakkuk.

Awasin m Literature
This is the name of a protagonist, a Cree chief's son, in the novel 'Lost in the Barrens' (also sometimes called 'Two Against the North') by Canadian author Farley Mowat, first published in 1956. It won a Governor General's Award in 1956 and the Canada Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award in 1958.... [more]

Axael m & f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Mexican)
Combination of Axel and Asael or other names ending in -ael.

Ayalon m Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Ajalon.

Ayao f & m Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colouring" or 文 (aya) meaning "sentence" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "cord" or 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" (both feminine) or 夫 (o) meaning "husband, man, manly" (masculine)... [more]

Ayaru m Japanese (Rare)
From Aya 1, modelled to look like it came from a verb ending in -ru.... [more]

Ayase f & m Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 矢 (ya) meaning "arrow" combined with 世 (se) meaning "generations". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Ayata m Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour", 彪 (aya) meaning "spotted, mottled, patterned, small tiger", 礼 (aya) meaning "salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration" or 綾 (aya) meaning "design, figured cloth, twill" combined with 多 (ta) meaning "many, much", 汰 (ta) meaning "washing, sieving, filtering, weeding out, luxury", 拓 (ta) meaning "clear (the land), open, break up (land)" or 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big"... [more]

Ayato m & f Japanese
From 文 (aya) "art" and 人 (to) "person."... [more]

Ayaxcan m Nahuatl
Means "with difficulty, slowly" in Nahuatl.

Aydamir m Circassian
From Turkic ay meaning "moon" and temür meaning "iron".

Ayesu m & f African
Muslim African

Ayodhya m & f Indian
Ayodhya is a city in India, and birthplace of the god Rama in Hindu mythology. It comes from अयोध्या (ayodhyā), "unconquerable citadel" in Sanskrit.

Ayotoch m Nahuatl
Means "armadillo" in Nahuatl, literally "turtle-rabbit".

Ayoze m Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche *ayuhsah meaning "he (who) arrives". Ayoze or Yose was a Guanche chieftain from Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands, at the time of Jean de Béthencourt's arrival to the island... [more]

Ayrton m English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Various
Transferred use of the surname Ayrton, which was originally taken from the place name Airton.... [more]

Ayuo m Japanese
From Japanese 鮎 (ayu) meaning "ayu, sweetfish" or 歩 (ayu) meaning "walk" combined with 生 (o) meaning "live" or 郎 (o) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Ayuto m Japanese
From Japanese 歩 (ayu) meaning "walk" combined with 采 (to) meaning "collect, gather", 士 (to) meaning "samurai, warrior", 知 (to) meaning "to know" or 都 (to) meaning "capital (city)"... [more]

Azagba m Western African
Means "born out of town".

Azamet m & f Turkish
Means "greatness, granduer, magnificance" in Turkish.

Azami m Arabic, Malay
Means "my determination, my resolution" in Arabic, derived from عزام (azzam) meaning "determination, resolution".

Azeddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عز الدين (see Izz ad-Din) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Azeglio m Italian
Italian form of Agellus. The name was popularized by Massimo d'Azeglio (1798-1866) an Italian politician and writer.

Azemar m Occitan
Variant of Ademart and Azémar.

Azhari m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Derived from Arabic أزهر ('azhar) meaning "shining, bright".

Azibo m Nigerian
Azibo means “youth” in Nigerian. It also means “Earth” in Egyptian.

Azibo m Malawi
Meaning Earth or youth

Aziman m Bunun

Azira m & f Arabic
This name means "a rising star" in Arabic. Traditionally a female name, but sounds similar to the fictional character Aziraphale from Neil Gaiman's series Good Omens, so it's conceivable it can be used for both.

Azizjan m Kazakh
Combination of the name Aziz with the Kazakh word jan, meaning "dear" or "soul" (derived from Persian).

Azizkhan m Kazakh
Combination of the name Aziz and the Turkic title khan, meaning "king" or "ruler".

Azmaveth m Biblical
This name is comprised of two parts: עזז ('azaz) meaning "to be strong" and מות (mut) meaning "to kill". Some sources claim the combined meaning of this name is "Death is Strong".... [more]

Azraël m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend (Dutchified), Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend (Gallicized)
Dutch and French form of Azrael.

Azuala m Mizo

Azuro m Italian
Masculine form of Azura.

Azusa f & m Japanese
This name can be used on its own as 梓 (shi, azusa), referring to the catalpa tree, or it can be combined with 沙 (sa, sha, suna, yonageru) meaning "sand," 紗 (sa, sha, usuginu) meaning "gauze" or 彩 (sai, irodo.ru, sa) meaning "colouring."... [more]

Azzeddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Izz al-Din chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Azzedine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Izz al-Din chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Azzurro m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Azzurra.

Baasandorj m Mongolian
From Mongolian баасан (baasan) meaning "Friday" and дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".

Babacar m Western African
Form of Abu Bakr used in parts of western Africa.

Babilas m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Babila.

Baboucarr m Wolof, Western African
Variant of Boubacar in many Western African languages.

Babürşah m Turkish
Babür, combined with a Perso-Turkic royal title, şah meaning "shah". As a whole, it means "shah as strong as a tiger". This was the nickname of Zahir ud-Din Muhammad, the 16th-century founder of the Mughal Empire in India.

Bachanó m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Sebastián.

Badmaarag f & m Mongolian
Means "ruby" in Mongolian.

Badr al-Din m Arabic
From Arabic بدر (badr) meaning "full moon" and دين (din) meaning "religion, faith".

Badrangui m & f Mongolian
Means "inspirational, flourishing" in Mongolian.

Badrizal m Indonesian, Minangkabau
Combination of Badri and the Minangkabau masculine suffix -zal.

Badruddin m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Badr al-Din as well as the Urdu, Bengali, Malay, and Indonesian form.

Bafana m Zulu
Derived from Zulu abafana, the plural form of umfana, meaning "boy, young man."

Bafomet m Russian
Russian form of Baphomet.

Bahrizal m Indonesian, Minangkabau
Combination of Bahri and the Minangkabau masculine suffix -zal.

Bakary m Arabic
An indirect Quranic name from Arabic Bakūr / Bakr, an ancient name of Arabian tribes, meaning "young camel".

Bakhytzhan m & f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Bakytzhan.

Bakytzhan m & f Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh бақыт (baqyt) meaning "happiness, luck" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

Balandín m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Valentine 1.

Balantín m Aragonese
Variant of Balandín.

Baldovín m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Baldwin.

Balduin m German (Rare)
Variant of Baldwin showing contamination from other names like Baudouin or Baldur.

Balero m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Valerius.

Balian m German (Modern, Rare), Medieval French, French (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Meaning uncertain. This is most known for being the name of Balian of Ibelin (c. 1140-1193), a lord of the Crusader state of Jerusalem.... [more]

Baliano m Italian
Italian form of Balian.

Balinor m Popular Culture (Rare), Arthurian Cycle
The name Balinor has no known meaning. However, it was once used in the television series 'Merlin' (2008–2012) where the character Balinor was the father of Merlin and a former Dragonlord... [more]

Baltabek m Kazakh
From Kazakh балта (balta) meaning "axe, hatchet" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Baltesar m Asturian
Asturian form of Balthazar.

Bambino m Italian (Rare), Romani
From bambino meaning "child, baby, toddler." It is more often used for females as its equivalent Bambina.... [more]

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.

Bandojé m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Bernard.

Bandojí m Romani (Caló)
Variant of Bandojé.

Bannister m English
Transferred use of the surname Bannister.

Baolan m & f Chinese
Combination of Bao and Lan 1.

Baothghalach m Irish
Means "foolishly valorous", from the roots baoth "foolish, vain" and galach "valorous".

Baphomet m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Popular Culture
Probably from a medieval corruption of Mahomet. This appears in the Inquisition of the Knights Templar as the name of an alleged Muslim or pagan idol. In the 19th century it became associated with a Western occult symbol drawn by Eliphas Lévi, a "Sabbatic Goat" image depicting a demonic horned god.

Baptistòu m Occitan
Occitan form of Baptiste.

Barabasz m Polish
Polish form of Barabbas.

Barandán m Spanish (Archaic)
Variant of Brendán.

Bardiya m Ancient Egyptian

Barendon m Romani (Archaic)
Romani form of Brandon.

Bariša m Croatian
Derived from Bartol.

Baristo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Evaristus.

Barkhudar m Armenian
Armenian form of Barkhurdar.

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

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

Barrikad m Soviet, Russian
Masculine form of Barrikada. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]

Barsaly m Romani (Caló)
Variant of Barsali.

Bartleby m Literature
This name was apparently invented by the 19th-century writer Herman Melville, who perhaps intended it to mean "Bartholomew's town" from the medieval English name Bartle, a diminutive of Bartholomew, combined with the English place name suffix by meaning "farm, settlement" from Old Norse býr (compare Darby, Colby and Willoughby).... [more]

Bartlome m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Bartholomew.

Bartuelu m Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Bartolo.

Baruti m Tswana
Means "teacher" in Tswana.

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

Baskoro m Javanese
Javanese form of Bhaskara.

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

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

Batanga m Bontoc
Variant of Fatanga.

Batbaatar m Mongolian
Means "strong hero" from Mongolian бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

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]

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

Battulga m Mongolian
From Mongolian бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm" and тулга (tulga) meaning "cooking stand".

Bawornrat f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บวรรัตน์ (see Bowonrat).

Bawornsak m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บวรศักดิ์ (see Bowonsak).

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" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Bayarsaikhan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness, celebration" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "beautiful, nice, handsome, fine".

Bebeto m Portuguese
Alternative diminutive of Alberto, Adalberto, Roberto and names ending with "-berto". People with this name includes famous footballer José Roberto Gama de Oliveira, known as Bebeto and volleyball player Paulo Roberto de Freitas, known as Bebeto de Freitas.

Bedirxan m Kurdish

Będzieciech m Medieval Polish
Means "will bring of happiness", from the elements będzie ("will") and ciech ("happiness").

Beeri m & f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical
Hebrew name deriving from בְּאֵר be'er "well", "fountain" with suffix, meaning "my well".... [more]

Beinidict m Irish
Irish form of Benedict.

Belacqua m Literature
Possibly from a contraction of Bevilacqua, an Italian surname that was originally a nickname derived from the expression bevi l'acqua meaning "drinks water", probably applied ironically to a heavy drinker of alcohol... [more]

Belardo m Asturian
Asturian form of Abelardo.

Belarmo m Asturian (Rare)
Variant of Belarmino.

Belcebú m Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Beelzebub.

Belimir m Croatian
The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Slavic bělъ "white, pale". Also see Běla, which is of the same etymology. The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace".

Belkacem m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Abu al-Qasim chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Belphegor m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
From Ba'al Pe'or, the name of a Semitic god mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, meaning "Ba'al of Mount Pe'or" or "lord of the opening". In Christian demonology this is the name of a demon that represents the deadly sin of sloth.

Beltramo m Italian
Italian form of Bertram.

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]

Beňadik m Slovak
Slovak form of Benedict.

Benaia m Biblical Italian
Italian form of Benaiah.

Benanzio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Venantius.

Bencomo m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche benčom meaning "ambitious" or benchomo meaning "the greatest". It belonged to the penultimate mencey (leader) (1423-1495) of Taoro, Tenerife.

Bendición f & m Spanish (Rare)
Means "blessing" in Spanish.

Beneke m East Frisian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Bene, in use between the 1400s and 1700s.

Beneset m Occitan, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Occitan form of Benedict.

Benezet m Occitan
Variant of Beneset / Bénézet.

Bengamin m English (Rare)
Variant of Benjamin.

Benignusz m Hungarian
Cognate of Benignus, meaning "kind, friendly".

Benino m Asturian, Aragonese, Medieval Italian
Variant of Benigno.

Benjiman m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjirō m Japanese
This name combines 弁/辨 (hen, ben, araso.u, hanabira, wakima.eru, wa.keru) meaning "dialect, speech, petal" or 勉 (ben, tsuto.meru) meaning "exertion" with 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, second," 治 (ji, chi, osa.ma/eru, nao.su/ru) meaning "cure, heal, rule" or 二 (ji, ni, futa(.tsu), futata.bi) meaning "two" and 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son."... [more]

Benjman m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Bentejuí m Spanish (Canarian, Archaic)
Bentejuí Semidán was a warrior leader from Gran Canaria, who militarily resisted the conquest of the island by the conquerors sent by the Crown of Castile.... [more]

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