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Bliksem m & f DutchModern word name; Dutch for "lightning". Popular name for fast pets, such as dogs or horses.
Bo m & f BurmeseMeans "leader, champion" in Burmese.
Boma m & f SwahiliMeaning "fort or enclosure". The word actually originates from Swahili and is traditionally known as an enclosure, a stockade or fort used to protect people's livestock (usually sheep and cattle).
Bonagiunta m & f Medieval Italian, LiteratureDerived from the Italian adjective
buono meaning "good" as well as "fair" combined with
giunta, the feminine past participle of the Italian verb
giungere meaning "to arrive". As such, the name is basically a reference to the safe arrival of a newborn.... [
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Bonamy m & f EnglishTransferred use of the surname. This name was borne by British literary scholar Bonamy Dobrée (1891-1974), who was given the name because it was a family surname.
Bong m & f LaoMeans "lotus" in Lao.
Bongsu m & f MalayMeans "the youngest" in Malay, used for the last born child.
Borchuluun m & f MongolianMeans "brown stone, grey stone" in Mongolian, from бор
(bor) meaning "brown, grey, dark" and чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone"
Boreal m & f English (Rare)From the Boreal Forest, which was named after the Greek god Boreas, who was a purple-winged god of the North Wind in Greek mythology.
Borey m & f KhmerMeans "large city, community, province, country" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit पुरि
(puri).
Borkhüü m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian бор
(bor) meaning "brown, grey, dark" and хүү
(khüü) meaning "boy, son; child".
Botsu m & f JapaneseJapanese term for "enlightened one" or "seeker"
Bouaphanh m & f LaoFrom Lao ບົວ
(boua) meaning "lotus" and ພັນ
(phanh) meaning "thousand".
Boukazi m & f IjawMeans "a child born in a bush" in Ijaw.
Boun m & f LaoMeans "happiness, prosperity, goodness" in Lao.
Bounchanh m & f LaoFrom Lao ບຸນ
(boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ຈັນ
(chanh) meaning "moon".
Bounheuang m & f LaoFrom Lao ບຸນ
(boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ເຮືອງ
(heuang) meaning "bright, clear, glorious".
Bounhome m & f LaoFrom Lao ບຸນ
(boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ໂຮມ
(home) meaning "unite, join, assemble, gather".
Bounkham m & f LaoFrom Lao ບຸນ
(boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ຄຳ
(kham) meaning "gold".
Bounnhang m & f Lao (Rare)From Lao ບຸນ
(boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ຍັງ
(nyang) meaning "remain, have, possess". A notable bearer is former Laotian president Bounnhang Vorachit (1937-).
Bounthavy m & f LaoFrom Lao ບຸນ
(boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ທະວີ
(thavy) meaning "increase, add, grow".
Bounthieng m & f LaoFrom Lao ບຸນ
(boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ທ່ຽງ
(thieng) meaning "true, sure, correct" or "noon".
Bow m & f English (Rare)A variant of
Bo 1, probably influenced by the word "bow" which is used to shoot with arrows or by the word "bowtie", or a diminutive of
Rainbow.
Brace m & f EnglishLikely intended as a variant of
Brice. Middle English (as a verb meaning ‘clasp, fasten tightly’) from Old French
bracier ‘embrace’, from
brace ‘two arms’, from Latin
bracchia, plural of
bracchium ‘arm’, from Greek
brakhiōn.
Brave m & f EnglishFrom the French
brave, from the Italian
bravo, itself either from Provençal
brau 'show-off', from the Gaulish
*bragos 'fine', or from the Latin
*bravus, from a fusion of
pravus and
barbarus into a root
*bravus.
Brihaspati m & f Hinduism, Indian, Bengali, HindiFrom Sanskrit बृहस्पति
(bṛhaspati) meaning "Jupiter (the planet)" or "Thursday". This is the name of a Hindu deity of piety and religious devotion who is often identified with the planet Jupiter.
Brodi m & f English (Rare)Variant of
Brody. According to the US Social Security Administration, 24 baby boys and 13 baby girls were named Brodi in 2006
Bronze m & f EnglishBronze is a yellowish-brown alloy of copper with up to one-third tin. It is a modern first name. In the US, 5 girls and 9 boys were given this first name in 2018.
Bu m & f ChineseA historical figure with this name is Lü Bu (also known as Lü Fengxian), a Chinese general in the Three Kingdoms period.
Bualoi m & f LaoMeans "candied lotus seed" in Lao.
Bug m & f EnglishA popular unisex nickname between 1920-1935, based on the slang term "bugsy" meaning "crazy."
Bulganbayar m & f MongolianFrom the Mongolian
булган (bulgan) meaning "sable" and
баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Bunchu m & f ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and ชู
(chu) meaning "raise, lift up".
Bunchuai m & f ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and ช่วย
(chuai) meaning "help".
Bunhung m & f LaoFrom the Lao
ບຸນ (bun) meaning "happiness", "goodness, virtue" or "fate, luck" and
ບຸນຮຸ່ງ (hung) meaning ""light, bright" or "dawn".
Bunkoet m & f ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and เกิด
(gèrt) meaning "to occur, to happen".
Bunloet m & f ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and เลิศ
(loet) meaning "excellent, superb, fine".
Bunluea m & f ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and เหลือ
(luea) meaning "left over, remainder, surplus".
Bunma m & f ThaiMeans "arrival of merit" from Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and มา
(ma) meaning "move, come, arrive".
Bunmi m & f ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and มี
(mi) meaning "have, own, possess".
Bunnao m & f LaoFrom the Lao
ບຸນ (bun) meaning "happiness", "goodness, virtue" or "fate, luck" and
ເນົາ (nao) meaning "New Year's Eve".
Bunsi m & f ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and ศรี
(si) meaning "honour, glory, splendour".
Bunsoem m & f ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and เสริม
(soem) meaning "enhance, reinforce, support".
Bunsom m & f ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and สม
(som) meaning "worthy".
Bunsong m & f ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and ส่ง
(song) meaning "send, deliver".
Bunsuep m & f ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and สืบ
(suep) meaning "search, investigate".
Buntaeng m & f LaoFrom the Lao
ບຸນ (bun) meaning "happiness", "goodness, virtue" or "fate, luck" and
ແຕງ (taeng) meaning "melon, cucumber".
Bunthawee m & f ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "virtue, merit" and ทวี
(tá-wee) meaning "to increase, to add".
Bunthoeng m & f LaoFrom the Lao
ບຸນ (bun) meaning "happiness", "goodness, virtue" or "fate, luck" and
ເຖິງ (thoeng) meaning "reach, attain".
Bunthom m & f ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and ถม
(thom) meaning "overwhelming, abundant, plentiful".
Bunyong m & f ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and ยง
(yong) meaning "firm, stable, steady".
Bunyuen m & f ThaiFrom Thai บุญ
(bun) meaning "merit" and ยืน
(yuen) meaning "long-lasting, enduring".
Buronya m & f AkanMeans "Christmas" in Akan. This may be given to children born around this time of year.
Bütenbayar m & f MongolianMeans "whole, entire celebration" or "whole, entire joy" in Mongolian.
Buwozi m & f IjawMeans "a child whose feet came out first before the head during birth" in Ijaw.
Buyan m & f MongolianMeans "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" in Mongolian.
Buyan-amgalan m & f MongolianDerived from Mongolian
буян (buyan) meaning "good luck, fortune" and
амгалан (amgalan) both meaning "peaceful, calm".
Buyantogtokh m & f MongolianDerived from Mongolian
буян (buyan) meaning "good luck, fortune" and
тогтох (togtokh) meaning "settle, set, entrench".
Buyanzayaa m & f MongolianDerived from
буян (buyan) meaning "good luck, fortune" and
заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, fortune, fate".
Byambadalai m & f MongolianFrom the Mongolian
бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and
далай (dalai) meaning "sea".
Byambajav m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian бямба
(byamba) meaning "Saturday" and жав
(jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".
Byambatsogt m & f MongolianFrom the Mongolian
бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and
цогт (tsogt) meaning "spirited, ardent".
Byambazhargal m & f MongolianFrom the Mongolian
бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and
жаргал (zhargal) meaning "happiness, joy".
Byung-Hee m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 秉
(byeong) meaning "grasp, hold", "bundle", or "authority" or 丙
(byeong) "third" combined with 熙
(hui) "bright, splendid, glorious". Other hanja combinations are possible.
Cà m & f VietnameseMeans "the eldest; the first" in a northern Vietnamese dialect.
Çacaxochitl m & f NahuatlThe name of a medicinal plant with yellow flowers, also called
coçatli ("weasel"). Possibly derived from
zacatl "grass, hay, straw" and
xochitl "flower".
Cagney m & f EnglishGardener and kind friend in "The Penderwicks" by Jeanne Birdsall (National Book Award winner).... [
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Cai m & f ChineseDerived from the Chinese character 财 (
cái) meaning "wealth; valuable; riches; money" or 彩 (
cǎi) meaning "colour; literary or artistic talent" but also "applause; cheer".... [
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Caiseal m & f Irish (Modern), English (Modern)From Irish
caiseal meaning "great stone fort" or "castle". A notable bearer of the name is the Australian Sci-Fi and fantasy novelist, artist and musician
Caiseal Mór. This is a modern Irish word name and not commonly used in Ireland or Northern Ireland.
Caizhong m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
采 (cǎi) meaning "collect, gather" and
忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion".
Cake m & f EnglishFrom the English word, a sweet dessert food, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European
*gog "ball-shaped object".
Calli m & f NahuatlMeans "house, structure, room; second day-sign of the tonalpohualli" in Nahuatl.
Cầm m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 琴
(cầm) meaning "zither, lute".
Cambridge m & f English (Rare)Transferred use of the place name (used by a number of locations in the English-speaking world), derived from its old name
Grantebrycge (referring to the original place in the east of England) meaning "bridge by the river Granta," where the name of the river (of unknown origin) was changed to
Cante and then
Cam (by Middle English) to match the current name of the town.... [
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Can m & f ChineseDerived from the Chinese character 灿 (
càn) meaning "vivid; bright; lustrous".... [
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Cảnh m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 景
(cảnh) meaning "scenery, view, landscape".
Canyon m & f EnglishFrom the English word
canyon, ultimately from Greek
kanna "small reed", after the plants that grow in the bottom of canyons.
Cao m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 高
(cao) meaning "tall, high".
Catan m & f Classic Mayan (Archaic)it is a mayan name short Yacatan which was the capitol of the mayan world. it was also used in a books called Sirens Call by C H B-eliott
Catur m & f IndonesianMeans "four" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit चतुर्
(chatur). It was traditionally given to the fourth-born child.
Caxochitl m & f NahuatlPossibly a variant of
acaxochitl, "reed flower", an aquatic plant with red or white flowers. Alternately, it may mean "he/she is a flower", deriving from Nahuatl
ca "is, to be" and
xochitl "flower".
Celebrant m & f LiteratureFrom J.R.R. Tolkien's artificial language known as Quenya . Means, "Silver lode " from the words
Celeb meaning "silver" and
rant meaning "river, lode". The name of the river that runs through Lórien.
Celeia m & f South SlavicThis name could be connected to the former spelling and pronunciation of the town in Solvenia named “Celje”, that was formerly name Celeia during the Roman period. It could also mean “gift of god” and “heavenly”.
Cereus m & f EnglishFrom the genus name of a type of night-blooming cacti found from California to Chile, from Latin
cereus "waxen, waxy", which was also used as a substantive to mean "a wax-light, -taper" ("particularly those brought by clients to their patrons as presents at the time of the Saturnalia"), and so called because the cactus' shape "suggests a candle."
Ceu m & f ChinMeans "brightness; light" in Chin.
Ceylon m & f EnglishFrom the historical name of the British crown colony (present-day Sri Lanka). Ceylon was translated as such into English from
Ceilão, the name the Portuguese Empire used for the island, which had been derived from Sanskrit
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