BindomMedieval Italian Medieval name of unknown origin. It was very popular in Florence in the age of Dante Alighieri (late 13th - early 14th centuries). It is no more in use but it has originated the common surname Bindi.
BingefChinese From the Chinese characters 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous; glorious" and 娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful; good".
Bingom & fPopular Culture, Pet From an alternative form of bing, suggesting a ringing sound. As an exclamation of surprise or sudden realization, bingo! is attested from 1923.
Binkym & fEnglish (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.
Binnaf & mKorean (Modern) From the stem of verb 빛나다 (binnada) meaning "to shine," effectively a combination of Bit and verb 나다 (nada) meaning "to be born; to appear, arise; to break/come out; to grow, spread."
BinnyfEnglish Diminutive of Benita. In British television show, 'The Kids of 47A' (1973-1975), one of the sisters Gathercole is called Binny, but in this case her given name was Belinda.
BiorafJapanese From Japanese 実 (bi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", 緒 (o) meaning "thread" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Birayf & mArabic (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.
BircafKurdish Possibly from the Kurdish birc meaning "tower".
BircəfAzerbaijani From bir meaning "one, single" in Azerbaijani.
BirchmEnglish From the English word for the birch tree. Famous bearers include Birch Evans Bayh III, senator from Indiana, who assumed office in 1999. Birch Evans Bayh II was a senator from Indiana 1963-1981.
BirdofPopular Culture Birdo, known in Japan as Catherine (キャサリン Kyasarin), is a recurring character in the Mario franchise. Her first appearance was as an enemy in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, which was rebranded as Super Mario Bros... [more]
BirkefGerman German name of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include an old and obscure feminine form of Birk, which itself is an Alemannic short form of names containing the element Burk- (the name element being derived from Old High German burg "protection; shelter", compare Burkhard), an early 20th-century coinage based on Indogermanic bircha "glowing", an early 20th-century coinage based on Middle Low German berke "birch tree" and an early 20th-century coinage based on the modern German word Birke "birch tree" and thus making it a botanical word name.... [more]
BiruifChinese From the Chinese characters 碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue" or 璧 (bì) meaning "piece of jade with hole in it" and 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen; auspicious" or 芮 (ruì) meaning "tiny, small" or "water's edge".
BittifSwedish (Rare), Greenlandic Variant form of Bitte or from the Swedish word bitti (short form of bittida) meaning "early" and Greenlandic younger spelling of Bíte.
BivojmCzech (Rare) Allegedly derived from Czech bíti "to smite; to beat; to fight" and the Slavic element voji "soldier".
BiwanfChinese From the Chinese characters 碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue" or 璧 (bì) meaning "piece of jade with hole in it"and 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial; restrained" or 纨 (wán) meaning "white silk".
BiweifChinese From the Chinese characters 碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue" or 璧 (bì) meaning "piece of jade with hole in it" and 玮 (wěi) meaning "jade, valuable", 蔚 (wèi) meaning "luxuriant, thick; ornamental", 薇 (wēi) meaning "fern", or 微 (wēi) meaning "small".
BixiufChinese From the Chinese 必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly" and 秀 (xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant".
BixuefChinese From the Chinese 馝 (bì) meaning "fragrance" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
BiyanfChinese From the Chinese characters 碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue", 必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly", or 馝 (bì) meaning "fragrance" and 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant", 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose", 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow" or 焰 (yàn) meaning "fire, blaze, glowing".
BiyaofChinese From the Chinese characters 碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue" and 窈 (yǎo) meaning "obscure, secluded; refined" or 谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad".
BiyinfChinese From the Chinese 碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue" and 殷 (yīn) meaning "many, great, abundant, flourishing".
BiyoufChinese From the Chinese 馝 (bì) meaning "fragrance" and 幽 (yōu) meaning "quiet, secluded, tranquil, dark".
BiyuefChinese From the Chinese 璧 (bì) meaning "piece of jade with hole" and 玥 (yuè) meaning "mysterious gem, mythological pearl" or 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented".
BizanmKurdish Derived from Kurdish zana meaning "informed, smart".
BlademEnglish, Popular Culture Transferred use of the surname Blade or from the Old English blæd ‘leaf of a plant,' of Germanic origin; related to Dutch blad and German Blatt.... [more]
BlæcmAnglo-Saxon Old English byname derived from blæc meaning "black, dark". This is a cognate of Old Norse Blakkr.
Blærm & fIcelandic (Modern, Rare) Directly taken from the Old Norse name element blǣr "wind gust, gentle breeze".
BláeyfIcelandic (Modern, Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements blár "blue; dark; black" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
BlažomMontenegrin, Serbian Diminutive of Blagoje (also compare Blaž). A notable bearer of this name is the Montenegrin prime minister and president Blažo Jovanović (1907-1976).
BleizmBreton Derived from Breton bleiz "wolf; gray" and thus nowadays commonly considered the Breton equivalent of French Loup, this name was in former times also used as a phonetic approximation to Blois and given in honor of the Blessed Charles of Blois, Duke of Brittany.... [more]
Blessf & mEnglish, Filipino From the English word bless meaning "to consecrate or confer divine favor upon".
BletafAlbanian Derived from Albanian bletë "bee". According to Albanian folk belief, the bee is a sacred animal: when an animal ceases to live, Albanians predominantly use the verb ngordh while when a bee ceases to live, the verb vdes is used (which is used to refer to human death), alluding that bees are beings of a higher caste, comparable to humans.
BlinxmPopular Culture A phonetic rendering of the English word "blinks". Used by the eponymous feline main character of the Xbox game 'Blinx: The Time Sweeper".
Blissf & mEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Bliss or from Old English blīths, bliss, of Germanic origin; related to blithe... [more]
BlumefYiddish German-Yiddish form of Bluma. The name coincides with German Blume "flower".
BlutomPopular Culture Bluto is the name of the main antagonist of the famous Popeye series since 1932 - partly. There was a brief change of name to Brutus (1957 - 1978) during an apparent copyright dispute, but his name was reverted back to Bluto during the 1970s where it has remained his official name (although a 1988 comic book tried to remedy this by making Bluto and Brutus twin brothers).
BoaiemWest Frisian (Archaic) This archaic West Frisian given name can be a variant form of Boye as well as be a derivation of West Frisian boai meaning "boy".
Bo-baef & mKorean From Korean 보배 (bobae) meaning "treasure," shifted from Middle Korean 보ㅂᆡ (popoy), from Sino-Korean 寶貝. Other hanja used for this naem include 寶 (bo) meaning "treasure," 甫 (bo) meaning "big; beginning," 㻉 (bo) meaning "jade," 培 (bae) meaning "culture, cultivation; education," 䔒 (bae) meaning "bud" and 拜 (bae) meaning "prostration; bending, stooping."
BoburmPersian Bobur means Lion, Tiger, brave as Tiger, brave as Lion. This name actually was used as an adjective for lion/tiger
BochimGeorgian Mythology Probably from Mingrelian ბოჩი (bochi) meaning "(male) goat, sheep". In Georgian mythology this was the name of a patron god of cattle.
BodanmSouth Slavic The name Bodan is a name of South Slavic or possibly Germanic origin, it is a shortened form of the name Slobodan which is of Serbian origin and means Freedom. Alternatively it could derive from Proto-Germanic *butmaz (ground) via Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn (bottom)
BoddimOld Norse, Norse Mythology Possibly a variant of Baði. Related to Icelandic budda "money-bag" and Norwegian boddi "newborn pet". In Norse mythology Boddi is one of the sons of Karl and Snør.
Bodelf & mSwedish For feminine uses it is a Swedish dialectal variant form of Bodil and for masculine uses it is a Swedish dialectal variant form of Botolf.
BodenmEnglish (Modern) Likely an invented name based on the popular name syllable Bode, from names such as Bodhi or Bode. Alternatively it may be a transferred use of the surname Boden, or a variant of Beauden.
BodinmSerbian (Rare), Medieval Serbian, History Serbian king Constantine Bodin (fl. 1072–1108) was a ruler of Duklja, the second, although titular, King of Duklja and Dalmatia from 1081 to 1101, succeeding his father, King Michael.... [more]
BódogmHungarian (Archaic) An ancient form of modern Hungarian boldog "happy", but its meaning at the time was "rich".
BogátmHungarian (Rare) Old Hungarian name of possibly Slavic origin which is said to mean "rich, wealthy". In Western Hungary, this is a byname of Saint Julian.
BogeyfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from Old Norse bogi meaning "bow" (compare Bogi) combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune"... [more]
BohaimChinese "Bohai" (渤海) is a term with historical and geographical significance in China. It refers to a body of water located in northeastern China, between the Liaodong and Shandong Peninsulas. Historically, it was also the name of a kingdom that existed in the region during the Tang dynasty... [more]
Bo-huif & mKorean From Sino-Korean 甫 (bo) meaning "begin; man, father; great" or 普 (bo) meaning "wide, large" and 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty; imperial concubine" or 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid." A famous bearer is South Korean actress Lee Bo-hee (1959-).
BolinmPopular Culture An earthbending character from the TV series "The Legend of Korra" bears this name.
BolkafMedieval Polish Medieval Polish short form of Bolesława. Princess Bolka (1352 - 1427/1428) was the last representative of the Bytom-Koziel Piasts.
BombamLiterature Bomba the Jungle Boy is a series of American boys' adventure books produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate under the pseudonym Roy Rockwood; it was published between 1926 and 1938.
BommifKorean From Korean 봄미 (bommi) meaning "beautiful spring".
BondomGeorgian Meaning unknown. According to the available Georgian sources, no convincing etymology has been provided for the name to this day. Meanwhile, a Russian source derives the name from modern Persian بنده (bande) meaning "servant, slave", which ultimately comes from Middle Persian bandag meaning "servant"... [more]
BongifXhosa, Southern African Short form of Sibongile. This was borne by South African singer and songwriter Angela Sibongile "Bongi" Makeba (1950-1985), the only child of singer Miriam Makeba... [more]
BonkifJapanese From Japanese 盆 (Bon), which means "Lantern Festival," and 気 (ki), which means "mood" or "spirit." Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
BoothmEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Booth, which is derived from Middle English bothe meaning "booth, bothy, hut", which itself is ultimately derived from Old Norse búð meaning "booth, dwelling, shelter"... [more]
Bootsm & fEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Boots or a nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer.... [more]
BoqinmChinese “Bo” (伯) usually means “elder” or “chief,” while “qin” (勤) means “diligent” or “industrious.”