BABAJANmArmenian (Rare) Means " soul, friendly" in Armenian. Until the end of the last century, it was a rather common name, but it is still being forgotten, but Babajanyan’s surname is still preserved.
BABATHAfAncient Aramaic Babatha is the name of a Jewish woman who owned land near Petra (modern Jordan) and En-Gedi (modern Israel) in the 2nd century AD. Because her personal documents were preserved, much of her personal life is known today.
BABHRUm & fIndian Indian unisex name also written as Babhrú (बभ्रु), masculine and sometimes feminine, or Babhrū (बभ्रू), which is purely feminine, meaning "reddish-brown, tawny".
BABHRULOMNIfSanskrit MEANING : brown haired lady. Here बभ्रु means brown + लोम्नी means hair (of female )... [more]
BABIKERmNorthern African, Arabic Sudanese name possibly derived from the given name BAKR or from Arabic بَكَرَ (bakara) meaning "first born" or "to be early, to rise early".
BABIOLEfLiterature Means "bauble" or "trinket" in French. According to the French fairytale, Babiole is the daughter of a queen. The fairy Fanfreluche tricks the queen into turning her daughter into a monkey.
BƏBIRmAzerbaijani (Rare) Derived from the Azerbaijani noun bəbir meaning "leopard". As such, this name could be considered to be the Azerbaijani form of BABUR.... [more]
BABÜRŞAHmTurkish 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.
BABYLONfBiblical In Babylonian the name Bab–ilu (Babel, or Babylon) meant “gate of the gods,” but the Hebrews derogatorily associated it with balal, a word in their language meaning “to confuse” (Gen. 11:9)... [more]
BACHAmGeorgian (Rare) Short form of BACHANA, but it can also be an independent name in its own right, in which case the name is directly derived from the Persian noun بچه (bačče) meaning "child".
BACHANAmGeorgian Derived from an old Georgian word that means "obedient, submissive, docile", which itself is ultimately derived from the Persian noun بچه (bačče) meaning "child".
BÀ CHÚA XỨfFar Eastern Mythology The name of a Vietnamese goddess of business, health and the Vietnamese border. Her name is derived from bà chúa meaning "lady, a woman of wealth and luxury" and xứ meaning "country".
BACKOf & mIndigenous Australian Meaning unknown (from a language possibly spoken near Townsville, Queensland in the south-easthern Australia).... [more]
BADBfIrish Mythology, Irish Means "crow, demon" in early Irish (and may have originally denoted "battle" or "strife"). In Irish myth the Badb was a war goddess who took the form of a crow. She and her sisters, the Morrígan and MACHA, were a trinity of war goddesses known collectively as the Morrígna.
BADEm & fEnglish Possibly from the traditionally English surname, from the Old English personal name BADA which possibly a short form of various names with the first element being the Old English beadu "battle"... [more]
BADEfTurkish Means "wine, drink", from Persian bâde (باده) "wine".
BADEmNigerian The use of the name in Nigeria is likely due to the Bade Emirate, a traditional state in Yobe State, Nigeria, the home of the Bade people.
BADEEYmYakut Derived from the name of a folk Yakut hero who was the first leader of the Kangalassky Yakuts.
BADEGISELmAncient Germanic Derived from the Germanic element bald "brave, bold" (commonly reduced to bad or baud when Latinized) or possibly Celto-Germanic badu "battle", combined with gisel "hostage" or "pledge" (ge- "co-" + the root of "sell" in the sense of "give"—thus something or someone given in exchange).
BADERICmAncient Germanic, History Means "powerful battle", derived from the Germanic elements badu "battle" and rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." Baderic was a 6th-century co-king of the Thuringii, a Germanic tribe.
BADROULBADOURfLiterature, Folklore From Arabic بدر البدور (Badr ul-Budūr) meaning "full moon of full moons" (see also BUDUR). This is the name of the princess in the Middle Eastern fairy tale 'Aladdin', one of the tales in the 'Arabian Nights'.
BADR-UN-NISSAfPersian The name of a Mughal princess meaning "full moon amongst women".
BĄDZIMIRmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish bądź, which is the second-person singular imperative form of the verb być "to be". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]
BAEDDANmWelsh Mythology In the medieval Welsh tale 'Culhwch and Olwen' this name belongs to the father of Maelwys, one of Arthur's warriors.
BÆGLIRmAncient Scandinavian Old Norse name deriving from a verb related to Nynorsk begla meaning "to hinder, to stand in someone's way" or a noun related to Nynorsk begla meaning "contrary, sullen, obstinate person".
BAEK-HOmKorean From Sino-Korean 白虎 (baek-ho), referring to a white tiger, also one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations which represents the west and the autumn season. This makes it cognate with Japanese Byakko.... [more]
BAEK-HYEONmKorean From Sino-Korean 伯 "older brother" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good".
BÆLDÆGmAnglo-Saxon Mythology Anglo-Saxon equivalent of BALDER. Made up of the Old English elements bæl, of disputed origin, and dæg, meaning "day." ‘The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle,’ written after the Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons, treats him as a historical figure, listing him among the legendary ancestors of the kings of Bernicia and Wessex.
BAGDEMAGUSmArthurian Romance Meaning unknown. In Arthurian legend, Bagdemagus is the king of Gorre, a Knight of the Round Table and the father of MALEAGANT.
BAGHAZATfTatar From Arabic bahjat meaning "delight, joy".
BAGHEERAmLiterature Bagheera is a black panther (black Indian leopard) who is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories in The Jungle Book (coll. 1894) and The Second Jungle Book (coll. 1895). The word Bagh (बाघ) means tiger in Hindi.
BAGUNGUSmArthurian Romance (Archaic) Meaning unknown. An extremely rare figure in Arthurian legend, Bagungus only appears in the earliest transcriptions of the works of Laghamon, from about 1190, and due to its rarity is thought by some to be a corruption of the name BAGDEMAGUS.
BAHIYYAHfArabic Means "brilliant, beautiful, radiant" in Arabic.
BAHÍYYIHfPersian Persian form of BAHIYYA or Behiye. This name was borne by a member the Bahá'í holy family: Bahíyyih Khánum (1846-1932), the only daughter the Bahá'í Faith's founder, Bahá'u'lláh.
BAHORJAMOLfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek bahor meaning "spring" and jamol meaning "beauty".
BAHOROYfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek bahor meaning "spring" and oy meaning "moon".
BAHOZmKurdish Derived from Kurdish ba meaning "storm".
BAHRAfUzbek Means "gain, advantage" or "pleasure, delight" in Uzbek.
BAHRADINmArabic (Rare) Derived from Arabic Bahr al-Din, which means "sea of religion", itself derived from Arabic بَحْر (bahr) "sea, ocean" combined with Arabic دين (din) "religion, faith".
BAHRAGULfUzbek From the Uzbek bahra meaning "profit, gain" or "pleasure" and gul meaning "flower".
BAIAf & mGeorgian Derived from ბაია (baia), which is the Georgian name for the buttercup flower or really any flowering plant from the Ranunculus genus.... [more]
BÁI-HǓm & fAstronomy Bái-Hǔ is a Xiang (象) one of the Four Symbols that include all the constellation of the Chinese System. Bái-Hǔ is known as The White Tiger of the West and is a mythological spirit creature linked with the west, the left and the fall/autumn season.
BAIHUmChinese Mythology From Chinese 白 (bái) meaning "white" and 虎 (hǔ) meaning "tiger". This is the Chinese name of the White Tiger, associated with the west and the autumn season.
BAILEMmEnglish, Hebrew, Yiddish means "he who watches over his siblings." This name is usually given to the first son. Bailem is somewhat connected to BAILEY.
BAINmLiterature, Judeo-Christian Legend Bain was the son of Bard in J. R. R. Tolkien's book, The Hobbit. "Bain" means "beautiful" in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional language, Sindarin (Elvish).
BÁINEf & mIrish, Scottish Gaelic, Irish Mythology An Irish name meaning "whiteness, pallor". In Irish Mythology, Báine was a princess, daughter of Tuathal Techtmar, ancestor of the kings of Ireland. "Cailín na Gruaige Báine" and "Bruach na Carraige Báine" are the names of two traditional Irish songs.... [more]
BAINESmEnglish (American) Transferred use of the surname Baines. This was the middle name of President Lyndon B. Johnson.
BAJGALMAAfMongolian Derived from Mongolian байгаль (bajgal') meaning "nature" and маа (maa) meaning "mother".
BAJILAHfArabic Bajilah is an Arabic name found in Eastern Iraq. This name belongs to people who show “power” and “bravery” in difficult situations. Although rarely found this name has great meaning and depth to the people who bare this name.
BAJUKmAlbanian From the Albanian bajukë meaning "coot".
BAKAfJapanese From Japanese 羽 (ba) meaning "feathers" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.
BAKAm & fMadí Meaning unknown. Jamamadí language is spoken in Acre and Amazonas State in Brazil.
BAKAFFAmEastern African Bakaffa (throne name Asma Sagad, later Masih Sagad Ge'ez መሲህ ሰገድ, "to whom the anointed bows") was nəgusä nägäst (May 18, 1721 – September 19, 1730) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty... [more]
BAKENEfBasque (Modern, Rare) Female name coined by Sabino Arana Goiri who derived it from the Basque word bake meaning "peace". It is sometimes understood as a Basque equivalent of IRENE.
BAKHRIDDINmTajik, Uzbek Derived from Tajik баҳр (bahr) meaning “sea”, ultimately from Arabic بَحْر (baḥr) meaning “sea, river”, combined with Arabic دِين (dīn) meaning “religion, creed, faith”.