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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Balin m HinduismBalin is the name of a monkey king in the Hindu epic, "The Ramayama".
Baloo m Popular CultureBaloo is a main fictional character featured in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book from 1894 and The Second Jungle Book from 1895.
Balqi f UzbekMeans "to glitter, shine" or "to florish" in Uzbek.
Bama m & f AmericanDiminutive of
Alabama, the names of American states being in occasional use as given names. A notable bearer is professional baseball player
Carvel William "Bama"
Rowell (1916-1993) who played in Boston and Philadelphia, but hailed from Alabama... [
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Banan f & m ArabicMeans "fingers, fingertips" in Arabic.
Banaz f KurdishBorne by Banaz Mahmoud (1985-2006), a British-Iraqi woman of Kurdish origin who was murdered in an honour killing at the age of 20 by her family, who were arrested and sentenced. Banaz is also the name of a region in Turkey.
Banco m TheatreItalian form of
Banquo used in the opera 'Macbeth' premiered in 1847 by Giuseppe Verdi and Francesco Maria Piave. This name is only used for this opera as
banco coincides with the Italian meaning "bench; desk; bank".
Bane m East Frisian (Archaic)Short form of names that contain the element
bann meaning "ban" or else a short form of names containing the element
barn / bern "bear".... [
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Bane m Popular CultureFrom the English word
bane meaning "cause of misery or ruin". In the DC Comics universe, Bane is a powerful and intelligent criminal, first appearing in 1993, and is one of Batman’s most iconic enemies.
Bàng m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 胖 (
bàng) meaning "comfortable, at ease" or 旁 (
bàng) meaning "side, close by".
Bāng m ChineseFrom Chinese 邦 (
bāng) meaning "nation, country".
Bảng m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 榜 (
bảng) meaning "board, placard".
Bằng m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 鵬
(bằng) referring to the Peng, a type of giant bird in Chinese mythology.
Bang m & f KoreanBang is a Korean surname, which is cognate to the Chinese surname Fāng (方).
Bang m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 邦 (
bang) meaning "state (political division)".
Banga m ShonaMeans "knife" or "sword" in Shona. Banga is the name of a Ngbandi god of water.
Bang-u m Korean, HistoryMeaning unknown. This was the personal name of Grand Prince Jinan (1354-1394), oldest son of
Seong-gye (King Taejo).
Banjo m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Banjo. Occasionally used in homage to various persons using the byname, such as Australian poet Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson or American race car driver Edwin “Banjo” Matthews.
Bánk m HungarianBÁNK is a masculine Hungarian name. It is the name of the title character in the Opera Bánk Bán. Bán is a title of Hungarian nobility.
Banna f GaulishDerived from Gaulish
benna "peak, summit". This word also denoted a sort of carriage with four wheels.
Banri m & f JapaneseFrom 万里
(banri) meaning "thousands of miles," the second kanji referring to a unit of distance called
ri.... [
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Baoai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious" and
爱 (ài) meaning "love" or
嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter".
Baode m ChineseFrom the Chinese
宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" or
保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and
德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind; morals, ethics, virtue".
Baohu m ChineseFrom the Chinese
保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and
护 (hù) meaning "protect, guard, shelter".
Baoju f ChineseFrom the Chinese
保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and
菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".
Baoli f ChineseFrom the Chinese
葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve" or
保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" or
莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine".
Baolu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and
露 (lù) meaning "dew".
Baonu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious" and
女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl".
Baoth m IrishPerhaps related to
Beathan. It coincides with a Gaelic word meaning "vain, reckless, wanton, foolish". Other forms are
Baothan,
Baoithin/
Beheen and
Baolach... [
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Baoxi m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and
僖 (xī) meaning "joy, gladness, delight".
Baoxu m ChineseFrom the Chinese
保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and
旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliance, radiant".
Baoyi f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve",
宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" or
保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and
怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful".
Baozi m ChineseFrom the Chinese
保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and
孜 (zī) means "be as diligent as possible".
Bapsi f Indian (Parsi)Meaning unknown. This is borne by Bapsi Sidhwa (1938-), a Pakistani American novelist of Gujarati Parsi descent.
Bara f JapaneseFrom Japanese 薔薇 (
bara) meaning "rose". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.
Barah f ArabicMeans "to select" and "innocent" in Arabic.
Baram m Georgian (Rare)Georgian form of
Bahram. This name is extremely rare in Georgia today; actually, one could almost consider it to be archaic.
Baram m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)From native Korean 바람
(baram) meaning either "wind, air" or "desire, expectation, hope." The first word may have well been borrowed from Old Chinese 風
(*plum(s)) while the second word is derived from the verbal noun of verb 바라다
(barada) meaning "to wish that something was the case."
Barca f Galician (Rare)Derived from Galician word
barca meaning "barge, small boat". This is a the name or a title of the Virgin Mary (
Virxe da Barca, "Virgin of Barca") native to the town of Muxía, Galicia.
Bard m LiteratureA significant supporting character in The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, Bard the Bowman (abbreviated to Bard) of Esgaroth was a skilled archer and the heir of Girion, the last king of old Dale. He was described as "grim faced" and while a guardsman of Esgaroth he was often predicting floods and poisoned fish... [
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Bardh m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
bardh "to whiten; brighten" and, figuratively, "to bring honor and glory".
Bardo m GermanicPerhaps a short form of
Bardolph or other Germanic names containing the element
bard meaning "small axe" (in some cases "beard"). It was borne by a saint, an 11th-century archbishop of Mainz whom Pope Saint Leo IX advised to "lighten his duties and relax some of his personal austerities and mortifications".
Barel m & f HebrewMeans "son of God" or "God has created" in Hebrew, a combination of the names
Bar and
El.
Barep m JavaneseFrom Javanese
barêp meaning "first, principal, eldest".
Bargi f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
barg meaning "leaf".
Bari m Old Norse, Norse MythologyDerived from
barr "harsh". Related to Swedish
bare "magical being". In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf.
Barno f UzbekMeans "youthful, beautiful" in Uzbek.
Barr m EnglishName often derived from the location Barr
Barre m SomaliA name that comes from the Somali word bare which means "teacher." Barre was the last name (meaning the first name of the grandfather of) Mohamed Siad Barre (Somali spelling: Maxamed Siyaad Barre). Siad Barre was the military ruler and president of Somali from 1969 until 1991.
Barsz m Hungarian (Archaic)Ultimately of Turkic origin, the meaning of this name is "panther". Also compare modern Turkish
pars meaning "leopard, panther".
Barta f DutchDutch short form of
Bartholomea, though you could also say that it is the feminine form of
Bart. The name is sometimes erroneously interpreted as a variant spelling of
Berta.
Bartu m TurkishThe name is of Turkic origin and means "wealth".
Bary m & f MalagasyMeans "large eyes, brilliant eyes" in Malagasy.
Başar m TurkishMeans "achieve, succeed, accomplish" in Turkish.
Basav m BengaliThe 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... [
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Bašmu m Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian MythologyMeans "venomous snake", possibly deriving from the Sumerian elements
muš ("snake, reptile") and
uš ("venom, poison"). Name borne by a figure from Mesopotamian mythology, a horned snake with two forelegs and wings.
Basoy f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bas meaning "enough, stop" and
oy meaning "moon".
Bata f Basque (Rare)Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of
Beata. The name coincides with Basque
bata, absolutive plural of
bat, meaning "one".
Batal m AbkhazDerived from Arabic بطل
(batal) meaning "hero".
Baði m Old Norse, Norse MythologyDiminutive of names containing the element
bǫð meaning "battle". In Norse mythology this is the name of a Jotunn.
Batia f Greek MythologyThe name of a naiad of the town of Sparta in Lakedaimonia who married an early Spartan king, Oibalos. Her name is possibly derived from the word
βατεο (bateo) meaning "covering".
Bato m Albanian (Rare), History, IllyrianBato the Daesitiate (also known as Bato of the Daesitiates) was a chieftain of the Daesitiates, an Illyrian tribe which fought against the Roman Empire between 6 and 9 AD in a conflict known as Bellum Batonianum.
Bato m Cebuano, FilipinoFrom Cebuano
bato meaning "a rock, pebble, stone or boulder; a gemstone".
Bato m BuryatDerived from Mongolian бат
(batu) meaning "strong, firm".
Bátor m Hungarian (Rare)Originally it derives from a Turkish word and it means "warlord". Nowadays it is associated with Hungarian word "bride".
Batu m TurkishMeans "prevailing, preponderant" in Turkic, though it is more frequently associated with the Turkish word
batı meaning "west".
Baue m West FrisianA 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 scholars think that it is derived from the name
Bavo.
Baugr m Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
baugr "ring, money". This was the name of the sacred temple ring on which oaths were made.
Bauke m & f West Frisian, DutchFor a man, it is the diminutive form of
Baue - but for a woman, it is the feminine form of
Baue. However, the name is far more common on men than on women.
Bauto m HistoryFlavius Bauto (died c. 385) was a Romanised Frank who served as a magister militum of the Roman Empire and imperial advisor under Valentinian II.
Bava m HebrewBava or Baba is the name of various figures of the Talmud.... [
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Bavo m DutchA 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... [
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Bawi m & f ChinMeans "earl, officer" in Hakha Chin.
Bawk f & m KachinMeans "round, plump, beautiful" in Kachin.
Bawon m & f JavaneseMeans "share of a rice harvest received for one's services during the harvesting" in Javanese.
Bayan f KazakhDerived from Turkic
bayan meaning "lady, woman".
Bayan m & f Arabic"It means clarity, appearanc, ,expressing what is meant with good pronunciation and eloquent, expressive logicit can also mean An antelope that known for agility
Bayek m Popular CultureBayek, also known as Bayek of Siwa, is a fictional character in Ubisoft's
Assassin's Creed video game franchise.
Bayu m IndonesianMeans "wind, breeze" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit वायु
(vayu).
Bazar m BuryatMeans "diamond, vajra" in Buryat, ultimately from Sanskrit वज्र
(vajra).
Bebbe f Anglo-SaxonA diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth, this name gave rise to the place name Bamburgh, its Anglo-Saxon name being "Bebbanburh".
Bebe f FilipinoNickname derived from
bebe, a Filipino colloquialism for the English word
baby.
Bebel m SovietTransferred use of the surname
Bebel in honor of German socialist politician August Bebel (1840-1913).