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.
BodemEnglish (Modern) Popularized by American skier Bode Miller (1977-), born Samuel Bode Miller, in whose case it was inspired by the English word bode meaning "to indicate by signs, as future events", according to his 2005 autobiography... [more]
BodegastmGermanic Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with Gothic gasts (gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."
BodegiselmGermanic Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with gisel "hostage" or "pledge."
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.
BodhanafYiddish Bodhana is a Yiddish name, made from the combined elements of BOD (the Ukranian word meaning G-d) and HAN (from the Hebrew, meaning gracious).... [more]
BodhidharmamBuddhism, History, Sanskrit Means "dharma of enlightenmemt" in Sanskrit, from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma) "virtue, religious and moral duties" and बोधि (bodhi) "the illuminated or enlightened intellect"... [more]
BodhisattvaxmBuddhism, English (American, Modern, Rare) Means "enlightened being" from Sanskrit, literally "one whose essence is perfect knowledge", composed of बोधि (bodhi) "perfect knowledge, perfect wisdom" (see Bodhi; also related to Buddha) and सत्त्व (sattva) "essence, reality, being"... [more]
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]
BodiserefIjaw Means "she likes to come to the world" in Ijaw.
BodomalalafMalagasy From the Malagasy bodo meaning "childish, young" and malala meaning "beloved, esteemed, revered". The name Bodo is often given to baby girls as a placeholder before a chosen name is given, and is sometimes retained as a woman's name, or, as a here, as a prefix in the name.
BoeofAncient Greek The name of an ancient Delphic priestess and hymn-writer, likely derived from the location Boeotia, ultimately from the Ancient Greek word βοώτης (boṓtēs) meaning “herdsman”.
BofanmChinese From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 繁 (fán) meaning "numerous, complicated, complex".
Bofangm & fChinese From Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "father's older brother, paternal elder uncle", 波 (bō) meaning "wave" or 博 (bó) meaning "abundant, plentiful, extensive, ample" combined with 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" or 方 (fāng) meaning "upright, honest, fair"... [more]
Bofengm & fChinese From 博 (bó) meaning "wide, extensive, gamble" or 波 (bø) meaning "wave", combined with 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix, male firebird" or 枫 (fēng) meaning "maple" or 丰 (fēng) meaning "luxuriant, lush, beautiful"... [more]
BófimOld Swedish From Old Norse bófi meaning "knave, rogue."
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.
BogdísfIcelandic (Rare) Combination of the Old Norse name elements bogi "bow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
BogeyfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from Old Norse bogi meaning "bow" (compare Bogi) combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune"... [more]
BogodarmMedieval Polish Composed of the members Bog ("God") and dar ("gift, present"). The name is considered to be equivalent in meaning to the name Adeodatus, and thus Bogodar celebrates its name-day on the days of St Adeodatus' memorial.
BogojamMacedonian, Serbian The name is used in the Balkan countries Macedonia and Serbia. It is from the eastern orthodox church, from the South Slavic language. Dates back since 1926.
BoguchwałmPolish Composed of the Slavic elements bogu "god" and chwal "to praise, to glorify". As such, the meaning of this name is "to praise God, to thank God".
BogumilusmPolish (Latinized) Latinized form of Bogumil, a famous bearer of this name was Bogumił Piotr who was Archbishop of Gniezno and also a hermit.
BogusądmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish bóg "god", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic bogъ "god". The second element is derived from Polish sądzić "to judge" (also compare Croatian suditi and Czech soudit, both of which mean "to judge")... [more]
BoguwłośćfPolish Polish name from Slavic bogŭ "god, deity" combined with volstĭ "power, rule, sovereignty". In Old Polish, the deuterotheme became włość "manor, estate".
BoguwolafPolish Derived from the Slavic elements bogu "god" and wola "will".
Bo-gyeongf & mKorean From Sino-Korean 甫 "begin; man, father; great" or 寶 "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" (bo), and 炅 "brilliance" or 璟 "luster of gem" (gyeong).
BohačesćmSorbian (Archaic) Derived from Upper Sorbian bóh "god" and česćić "to honour; to venerate, to revere". In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Ehregott.
BohachwałmSorbian (Archaic) Derived from Upper Sorbian bóh and chwalić "to praise". In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Gottlob.
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]
BohaomChinese From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 淏 (hào) meaning "clear water".
BòhéfChinese From Chinese 薄荷 (bòhé) meaning "mint". One fictional bearer of this name is Bòhé Lánzé (藍澤 薄荷), who is also known as Minto Aizawa in the original Japanese or Corina Bucksworth in the English dub, from Tokyo Mew Mew/Mew Mew Power.
BohemChinese From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 赫 (hè) meaning "bright, radiant, glowing".
BohemondmHistory, Medieval From Italian Buamundo, which is of uncertain meaning. According to the Norman historian Orderic Vitalis it was derived from Latin Buamundus, the name of a mythical Gigas (giant), originally given as a nickname to the crusader prince Bohemond I (christened Mark; c. 1058-1111) by his father because he was extremely large at birth.
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-).
BohuwěrmSorbian Derived from Upper Sorbian bóh "god" and wěra "faith". In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Traugott.
BohyunfKorean From Sino-Korean 甫 (bo) meaning "begin; man, father; great" or 普 (bo) meaning "wide, large" and From Sino-Korean 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble" or From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" Other hanja combinations are possible
BoiamundmGermanic derives from the Germanic name “Boiamund”, composed of two elements: From the Frisian and Germanic elements boii, Bojen, Boje "ruler, dweller" and mundō "protector, protection, tutelage, guardianship"... [more]
Bo-inf & mKorean From Sino-Korean 寶 (bo) meaning "treasure" combined with 仁 (in) meaning "compasionate" or 人 (in) meaning "man, person, mankind, people" Other character combinations can form this name as well.
BoisilmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Saint Boisil (died 661) was a monk of Melrose Abbey, an offshoot of Lindisfarne, then in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria, but now in Scotland, where he must have been one of the first generation of monks.
BojjimJapanese The Main Character of the Anime Ranking of Kings
BojomirmPolish Derived from Slavic boj "battle, fight" combined with Slavic mir "peace", thus the name's meaning is something along the lines of "fighting for peace".
BojunmChinese From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 君 (jūn) meaning "gentleman, monarch", 骏 (jùn) meaning "excellent horse" or 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, capable, handsome".
BokaimChinese From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumphant; triumph, victory".
BokangfSotho Means "praise" or "rejoice" in Sotho.
BokeemmAfrican American Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from the biblical place name Bochim, which is also found spelled as Bokim.... [more]
BolatbekmKazakh From Kazakh болат (bolat) meaning "steel" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
BolatkhanmKazakh Combination of the given name Bolat and the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".
BolattafGreenlandic Greenlandic form of Bolette. A known bearer of this name is Bolatta Silis-Høegh (1981-), a Greenlandic artist who resides in Denmark.
BolemysłmPolish Derived from Slavic bole "large" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").
BoliangmChinese From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 梁 (liáng) meaning "bridge" or 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, radiant, enlightened".
BolinmPopular Culture An earthbending character from the TV series "The Legend of Korra" bears this name.
BolinmChinese From 博 (bó) meaning "wide, extensive gamble" or 波 (bō) meaning "wave", combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest" or 琳 (lín) meaning "fine jade, gem"... [more]
Bolingm & fChinese From 博 (bó) meaning "abundant, rich, plentiful" or 波 (bō) meaning "wave" combined with 灵 (líng) meaning "spirit, soul" or 铃 (líng) meaning "bell, chime" or 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade"... [more]
BoliviafAmerican (Hispanic, Rare) From the name of the country in South America. The country got its name from the surname Bolívar, in honour of the revolutionary Simón Bolívar.
BoljahonfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek bol meaning "honey" and jahon meaning "the world".
BolkafMedieval Polish Medieval Polish short form of Bolesława. Princess Bolka (1352 - 1427/1428) was the last representative of the Bytom-Koziel Piasts.
Bolor-erdenem & fMongolian Means "crystal jewel" from болор (bolor) meaning "crystal" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure"
BolortungalagfMongolian Means "clear crystal" in Mongolian, from болор (bolor) meaning "crystal" and тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "transparent, clear" or "serenity".