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Belief m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "trust, faith, or confidence in someone or something."

Belise f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
English and Brazilian Portuguese adoption of Bélise.

Bellie f English
Version of Belle and Bell

Belson m English
Derived from the surname Belson.

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

Belvah f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Belva.

Belvia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Belva.... [more]

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

Benard m English
Transferred use of the surname Bénard.

Bencie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Bencelina and Benceline (strictly feminine) as well as transferred use of the surname Bencie (unisex).

Bendor m English (Rare)
In the case of Dr Bendor Grosvenor, art historian, the name Bendor is derived from the Grosvenor family's medieval heraldic shield, a bend or, a golden bend (diagonal stripe), which they used until 1389 when it was claimed instead by the Scrope family, in the case Scrope v Grosvenor... [more]

Benhur m Biblical Hebrew, Literature, English (American)
Means "son of Hur". The patronymic of the main character in the 1880 novel, 'Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ' by Lew Wallace.

Benjie m English
Diminutive of Benjamin.

Benley m English (American, Rare)
A made up name perhaps influenced by Bentley

Bennot m English (American, ?)

Bennye f English (Rare)
Feminine spelling of Benny.

Benoni m Biblical, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish
From the Hebrew name בֶּן־אוֹנִי (Ben-'oniy) meaning "son of my sorrow". This was the original name of Benjamin ("son of the right hand"), whose father, Jacob, renamed him in Genesis 35:18 (the name Benoni having been given by his mother, Rachel).

Bensyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Spelling variant of Benson.

Bently m English (Modern)
Variant of Bentley.

Benuel m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a combination of Benjamin and the ending of names such as Samuel an Emmanuel... [more]

Berdie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Birdie.

Beriah m English, Hebrew, Biblical
Probably derived from a Hebrew root meaning "to make noise", or another Hebrew root meaning "in evil". This is the name of multiple people in the Bible.

Berlie f English (Rare), American (South, Archaic)
Berlie Doherty (born 1943) is an English novelist, poet, playwright and screenwriter. She is best known for children's books, for which she has twice won the Carnegie Medal.

Berlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Berlin using the popular suffix lyn.

Berney m English
Variant of Bernie, which is a diminutive of Bernard.

Bernye m & f Spanish, English
Form of Bernie.

Berrie f & m English (?)
Variant of Barry or Berry 2.

Berrye f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Berry 2.

Berton m English
Variant of Burton.

Beryll f English (Rare)
Variant of Beryl.

Bessye f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant spelling of Bessie.

Bethen f English
Variant of Bethan.

Bethia f Biblical Latin, Scottish, English
Form of Bithiah used in some versions of the Old Testament, including the Douay-Rheims Bible. This name was popular in Scotland from the 17th century as an Anglicised form of Gaelic Beathag... [more]

Bethie f English
Variant of Bethy.

Bethne f English (Australian, Modern, Rare)
Variation of Bethany influenced by Daphne.

Bethny f English
Variant of Bethany. A notable bearer is the author Bethny Ricks.

Bethye f English
A variant spelling of Bethy.

Betsey f English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Betsy.

Betsie f English (Rare), Dutch
Variant of Betsy.

Betsye f English
Variant of Betsy.

Bettee f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Betty.

Bettsi f English
Variant of Betsy.

Bettsy f English (Rare)
Variant of Betsy.

Betula f English (Rare)
Derived from Latin betula meaning "birch".

Bexlee f English (American, Rare)
Feminine variant of Bexley

Bexley f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Bexley.

Beyond m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English-speaking word beyond, meaning "on the far side."

Bianna f English, Mexican (?)
In English, this is an invented based on the popular name suffix -ianna. It is also Mexican, the meaning unknown. This is the name of a news anchor on Good Morning America, Bianna Golodryga.

Bibbit f English
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Biddie f English, Scottish
Diminutive of Bridget.

Bidkar m Biblical
Bidkar was an officer of the Israelite king Jehu. Jehu ordered Bidkar to throw the body of the king he usurped, Jehoram, into the field of Naboth, fulfilling prophecy... [more]

Biffie f English (Australian)
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Bigtha m Biblical
Bigtha is one of the eunuchs who served King Xerxes in Esther 1:10.

Bildad m Biblical
Etymology unknown. Bildad the Shuhite was one of Job's three friends. Also used for one of the characters in Moby Dick

Bilena f English
English variant of Bilina.

Billee f & m Hindi (Rare), Indian (Modern), English (Modern)
From Hindi बिल्ली (billee) meaning "cat". It is also used as variant of the name BILLY, BILLIE, or BILLI.

Billye f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Billy.

Binnie f & m English
A diminutive for names starting with Be such as Belinda or Benedict.

Birsha m Biblical
Birsha is the king of Gomorrah in Genesis 14 who joins other Canaanite city kings in rebelling against Chedorlaomer.

Birtie f English
Variant of Bertie.

Bithia f Biblical
Variant of Bithiah.

Biztha m Biblical
Means "eunuch". In the book of Esther, the second of the seven eunuchs of King Ahasuerus' harem.

Blacky m English (Rare)
Variant of Blackie.

Blaize m English (Modern)
Variant of Blaise or Blaze

Blayke m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Blake.

Blayne m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Blaine.

Blayze m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Blaze.

Blease m English (American, Rare)
From the English surname, Blease.

Blissa f English (American)
Invented name. Means "perfect happiness" in American English.

Blithe f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Blythe.

Boanna f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Bobbin m English (Rare)
From the English-speaking word bobbin, which spools thread.

Bobbye f English
Variant of Bobby.

Bobert m English (Rare)
Variant of Robert using the short form Bob.

Bodene m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Bodene; a corruption of the French Baudouin.

Bodhin m English
Variant of Boden.

Bogart m English
Transferred use of the surname Bogart.... [more]

Bolden m English
Transferred use of the surname Bolden.

Bolton m English (Rare)
From the surname Bolton.

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.

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

Bonnee f English (Rare)
Variant of Bonnie.

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

Bonnye f English
Variant spelling of Bonny.

Boomer m English, Popular Culture
Likely from a nickname for a loud person. ... [more]

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.

Borris m English (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Boris.

Bosley m English

Bosten m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Boston.

Bostyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Boston.

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

Bowden m English (American)
Transferred use from the surname Bowden.

Bowman m English
Transferred use of the surname Bowman.

Boycie m English (British, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
Diminutive of Boyce.

Boysie m English, South African, Trinidadian Creole, Jamaican Patois
Variant of Boise.

Bracyn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brayson.

Bradey m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brady.

Bradie f & m English
Variant of Brady.

Bradly m English
Variant of Bradley.

Bradon m English
Variant of Braden.

Bradyn m English
Variant of Braden.

Bralin m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braylon.

Bralyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Branch m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Branch or from Middle English from Old French branche, from late Latin branca ‘paw’.

Brandy m English
Diminutive of Brandon.

Braven m English
Variant of Brave, with the popular name suffix -en, possibly influenced by Raven.

Braxon m English
Variant of Braxton.

Braydn m English
Variant of Braden.

Brayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements bray and la, possibly intended as a feminine form of Braylon.

Brayle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Braelyn and Gayle.

Brayli f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braylee/Brierley/Briley.

Brazen m English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "bold, shameless, obvious" or "made of brass, of brass colour".

Brazil f & m English (Modern)
From the name of the Latin American country.

Breada f English (Rare), Irish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Breda 1.

Breagh f Scottish, English (Canadian)
Allegedly derived from Scottish Gaelic brèagha, ultimately from Old Irish bregda, "fine, handsome, beautiful".

Breahn f English (New Zealand)
The name originated from the name Brianna

Breata f English (Rare)

Breaux m English (American, Rare)

Breely f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brierley or Briley.

Breena f English (Modern)
Probably an invented name, perhaps based on Breanna. (See also Brina.)

Breeyn f English
Likely a variant of Brianne or an elongation of Bryn.

Breeze f & m English
From the English word "breeze" referring to "a light, gentle wind". From the Dutch bries 'breeze', from the Eastern Frisian brîse 'breeze', from brisen 'to blow fresh and strong'.

Breezi f English
Variant of Breezie.

Breezy f & m English (Modern)
From the adjective (see Breeze). It is also used as a diminutive for names containing -bri/bre(e)-, like Brianna or Sabrina.

Breigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bree inspired by the spelling of Leigh.

Breion m English
Variant of Brian.

Brelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brielle.

Brelyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brenae f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brené.

Brenly f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brinley.

Brenya f English (American)

Breona f English (American)
Variant of Briana.

Bresha f English

Bretny f English
Variant of Brittney.

Brette m & f English
Variant of Brett.

Brevin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Invented name combining the sounds present in the names Brendan and Kevin.

Brewer m English
Transferred use of the surname Brewer.

Brexli f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brexley.

Breyan m English (American)

Breyon m & f English (American, Rare)

Briane f English
French feminine form of Brian.

Briann f & m English
Variant of Brianne or Brian.

Briant m English (American), Medieval French
Probably of Bretonic origin.

Briany f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brianny.

Bricen m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bryson

Bridge m & f English
Diminutive of Bridger or Bridget.

Brieah f English (American)

Briela f English (Modern)
Short form of Gabriela.

Briell f English (Modern)
Variant of Brielle.

Briget f English (Rare)
Variant of Bridget.

Bright m & f English
Short form of Brighton.

Brilee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briley.

Brilyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brylynn.

Brinda f English (Rare)
Variant of Brenda, influenced by other -inda names such as Linda.

Briney f English
Diminutive of Sybrina used in the 18th century.

Brinly f English
Variant of Brinley or transferred use of the surname Brinly.

Brinna f English (Modern)
Variant of Brynna.

Briona f English
Variant of Briana.

Brioni f English (Rare)
Variant of Bryony.

Brisco m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Briscoe.

Brison m English
Variant of Bryson.

Britan f & m English
Variant of Britton.

Briten m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Britton.

Britne f English (American)

Britni f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Britny f English
Variant of Brittany.

Briton m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Britton or derived from the surname Briton.

Brocky m English
Diminutive of Brock.

Brodee m English
Variant of Brody.

Broden m English
Transferred use of the surname Brodén.

Brodhi m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brody, influenced by Bodhi.

Brodin m English
Variant of Broden.

Brodix m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Brodi with the same ending as Maddox and Dax.

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

Bronco m English
Derived from the English-speaking word bronco, which describes a wild horse.

Bronze m & f English
Bronze 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.

Brough m English (British)

Browne m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Brown. Notable namesake is Henry Browne Blackwell, an English born publisher and social reformer who was one of the founders of the Republican Party in the US... [more]

Brucey m English
Diminutive of Bruce.

Brucie m English
Diminutive of Bruce.

Brusen m English (Rare)

Bryane f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bryony or a feminine form of Brian.... [more]

Bryani f English (American, Rare)

Bryann f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brianne and Brian (See also Bryanne and Bryanna).

Brycin m English
Alternative spelling of Brysen

Brycyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bryson.

Brydan m English
Variant of Bryden.

Brydee f English (Australian, Modern)
Variant of Bridie.

Bryden m English (Modern)
Variant of Braden, perhaps influenced by Bryan.

Brydon m English
Variant of Bryden.

Bryell f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brielle.

Bryher f English (British, Rare), Cornish
From the name of an island off the southwestern coast of Cornwall, one of the Isles of Scilly. This was adopted as a pen name by the English novelist Annie Winifred Ellerman (1894-1983).

Brylan m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braylon.

Brylea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briley.

Brylen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brylan.

Brylie f English
Variant of Bryley or possibly an elaboration of Riley or a pion of Bree/Breanna/Brenna (etc) and Rylie.

Brylyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brynie f English (American)

Brynle m English (British)

Brynly f English
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynna f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Brynn (probably influenced by Brenna) as well as a variant of Bryna.

Bryona f English
Variant of Briana.

Brysan m English
Variant of Bryson.

Brysen m English
Variant of Bryson.

Brysun m English
Variant of Bryson.

Brysyn m English
Variant of Bryson.

Bryten m & f English
Variant spelling of Bryton.

Brytni f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Bryton m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Britton.

Bubbah m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bubba.

Buelah f English
Variant of Beulah.

Buffie f English (Rare)
Variant of Buffy.

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

Bunker m English
Transferred from the surname Bunker.

Bunnie f English
Diminutive of Berenice.

Bunnye f English
Variant spelling of Bunny.

Burdie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Birdie.

Burley m English
Transferred use of the surname Burley.

Burnie m English
Variant of Burney.

Burnis m English (American, Rare)
Either taken from the surname, or a variant of Burns.

Burrel m English
Variant of Burrell.

Burris m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Burris.

Burtie m English
Diminutive of Burton.

Burtis m English (Rare)
Likely transferred from the surname, Burtis.

Busley m English

Butler m English
From the surname Butler.

Button m English
The name of Button Gwinnett, one of the signatories (first signature on the left) on the United States Declaration of Independence.

Buxton m English
Derived from the surname Buxton.

Buzzie m English (American)
Variant of Buzzy.

Byllie f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Billie, or a diminutive of Sibyl.

Byntli f English (American)
Alternate Spelling of Bentley

Byront m English
Transferred use of the surname Byront.

Byrony f English

Cabela f English (Rare)

Caddie f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Caroline. This name is borne by the titular character of Carol Ryrie Brink's children's historical fiction novel Caddie Woodlawn.

Cadela f English (Rare)

Cadvan m English (British, Rare)
Anglicized form of Cadfan.

Caeden m English (Modern)
Variant of Caden.

Caedon m & f English (American, Americanized, Modern)
Variant of Caden

Caedyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Caelah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kayla.

Caelea f English (Rare)
Most likely a variant of Kaylee, although in some cases it might be a variant of Caelia.

Caeleb m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caleb.

Caelee f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caelem m English (New Zealand)
Variant of Callum or Caelum.

Caelen m English
Variant of Caelan.

Caeley f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caelin f English
Variant of Caelyn.

Caelli f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caelly f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylyn.

Caeman m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cayman.

Caeson m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Caggie f English
Diminutive of Catherine or Caroline.

Cagney m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Cagney.

Cahlia f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a modern coinage based on Carla.

Caidan m English (Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Caidin m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Caidyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Cailah f English
Variant of Kayla.

Cailan m & f English
Variant of Caelan.

Cailea f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailee f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailen f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Caelan.

Cailey f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailie f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailli f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Cailum m Scottish (Modern, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Callum.

Caiman m English (American)
From the lizard species and crocodile species known as caimans. See Cayman

Cairon m English
Variant spelling of Kairon, possibly influenced by Ciarán (at least in the United Kingdom).... [more]

Caisen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Caisey m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Casey.

Caison m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Cason.

Caisyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Cason.

Caitee f English
Variant of Katie.

Caitie f Irish, English, Scottish
Variant of Katie.

Calani f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kalani.

Caleah f English (Modern, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Caliah f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Calian m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caelan.

Calice f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calise, which might be based on Calista. It coincides with the French noun calice meaning "chalice"... [more]

Calico m & f English (Rare)
From the English word calico referring to something having a pattern of red and contrasting areas, specially the tri-coloured cat, resembling the color of calico cloth, a kind of rough cloth often printed with a bright pattern... [more]

Calien f Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)

Caligo m English, Popular Culture
Possibly related to the name for the genus of the "owl butterfly" or the Latin word meaning "darkness, mist." Name of a faerie in the game 'Lovestruck.'

Calina f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)

Calise f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Kelis, or an invented name based on the sounds found in names such as Calista, Kaliyah and Alise.

Calixa f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Calix.

Caliya f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Callam m English
Variant of Callum.

Called m & f English (Puritan)
Meaning, "to summon." Referring to the calling to the work of God.

Callen m English
Variant of Callan.

Calley f English
Variant of Callie.

Callia f Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Κάλλια or Καλλία (see Kallia).

Callin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Callan and Kellan. As a rare feminine name, it can be a variant of Kaylyn or Caelan.

Callye f English
Variant of Callie.

Callyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Callen.

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

Calvyn m English (Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calvin.

Calwyn m English (Rare)

Calynn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.