Submitted Names on the List of Olympic Medalists

Angèlo f Provençal
Provençal form of Angèle.

Angie m Scots
Diminutive of Angus.

Anicét m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Anicetus.

Anier m Spanish (Caribbean, Rare), Spanish (Rare)

Aniko f Georgian
Georgian diminutive of Ana. It is possible that in some cases, the name is also a contracted form of Ananiko, which is a diminutive of Anana and Anano.

Aníta f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Anita 1.

Anița f Romanian (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Ana.

Anka f Mordvin
Mordvin form of Anna.

Anka f Nivkh
Derived from the Nivkh word for "year".

Anka f Japanese
From Japanese 安 (an) meaning "peace, quiet", 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" or 晏 (an) meaning "peaceful, quiet" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Additionally, other kanji combinations can form this name.

Anke m West Frisian
Variant of Ane 2, where the diminutive suffix ke has been added to the name.

Anky f Dutch
Variant of Anke.

Ánn m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "old" in Old Norse. Ánn is the name of a dwarf mentioned in the Vǫluspá.

Ánná f Sami
Sami variant of Anna.

An-na f Vietnamese
Vietnamese from Anna (see Ann)

Anna f Thai
Means "rice" in Thai.

Anna f East Frisian
Feminine variation of Frisian Anne 2.

Anna f Germanic
Old German short form of names beginning with the element arn meaning "eagle".

Anna m Anglo-Saxon
A hypocoristic or Lallname whose full form is unknown.... [more]

Anna f Chinese
Combination of An 1 and Na.

Anna f Japanese
From Japanese 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" or 安 (an) meaning "quiet, peaceful" combined with Japanese 奈 (na) a phonetic character. Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Anna f Ancient Berber
Means "my mother" in Amazigh.

Annà f Provençal
Provençal variant of Anna.

Ánne f Sami
Sami variant of Anne 1.

Anne f Japanese
From Japanese 安 (an) menacing "calm, peaceful" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Annechien f Dutch
Diminutive of Anne 1. It originated in the northeastern Dutch province of Drenthe, as the name contains the Drents diminutive suffix -chien, which is cognate to medieval Dutch -gjen (variantly spelled -gien) and medieval Dutch -tjen (variantly spelled -tien)... [more]

Anneloes f Dutch
Combination of the names Anne 1 and Loes. Known Dutch bearers of this name include the former field hockey player Anneloes Nieuwenhuizen (b... [more]

Annemarieke f Dutch
Combination of Anna and Marieke. (Cf. Annemarie, Annemieke.)

Änni f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Anna and Anne 1.

Anni f Estonian
Variant of Anna and Anne 1.

Anni f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Anna.

Anni m Catalan
Catalan form of Annius.

Anni m East Frisian
Diminutive of Anne 2.

Anni f Chinese
From 安 (ān) meaning "peaceful, calm, tranquil" and 妮 (nī) meaning "servant girl".

Annía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Annia.

Annia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Annius. Annia Aurelia Faustina (c. 201 AD – c. 222 AD) was an Anatolian Roman noblewoman. She was an Empress of Rome and third wife of the Roman emperor Elagabalus briefly in 221.

Annia f French (Modern, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare)
Variant of Anya or Ania, possibly influenced in its orthography by the name Anna.

Anniara f Caribbean (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)

Ans m Romansh
Variant of Hans.

Antawn m African American (Rare)
Variant of Anton.

Ánte m Sami
Variant of Ánde.

Ante m Sami
Sami variant of Anders.

Ante m Swedish
Diminutive of Andreas, Anders and Anton.

Antero m History (Ecclesiastical), Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese, Galician (Rare)
Form of Anteros in various Romance languages.

Anthonij m Dutch
Variant of Anthony.

Anthonius m Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans
Variant of Antonius.

Antigoni f Greek, Sicilian
Modern Greek and Sicilian form of Antigone.

Antoaneta f Romanian, Croatian (Rare), Bulgarian
Cognate of Antoinette.

Ánton m Sami
Sami form of Anton.

Antón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Anton.

Antôn m Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Antonius (see Anthony).

Antonel m Romanian
Diminutive of Anton.

Ántonia f Literature
Used in "My Ántonia", as the name of a Bohemian (Czech) protagonist. A form of the name Antonia, different than the usual Czech form Antonie 1... [more]

Antònia f Catalan, Sardinian
Catalan and Sardinian form of Antonia.

Antonía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Antonia.

Antonína f Czech
Czech feminine form of Antoninus (see Antonino).

Antoniña f Galician
Galician form of Antonina.

Antôniô m Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Antonius (see Anthony.)

Antóníus m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Antonius.

Antoníus m Icelandic (Archaic)
Icelandic form of Antonius.

Anushavan m Armenian
Means "sweet town" from Armenian անուշ (anuš) meaning "sweet" combined with ավան (avan) "town, village". Originally, it was formed from Avestan anaoša meaning "immortal" and urvan "soul", though it was also interpreted as meaning "slogan" or "adoring, loyal" or derived from a word meaning "coconut".

Apòlo m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Apollo.

Apolo m English, Spanish, Brazilian
Variant of Apollo.

Apríl f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of April.

Apti m Chechen, Ingush
Derived from Arabic أب ('ab) meaning "father".

Aramís m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Aramis.

Ard m Dutch
This name is often a short form of Arnoud (and other names containing the Germanic element aran or arn meaning "eagle", such as Arend) and Eduard... [more]

Ard m Biblical Hebrew
Ard was the tenth son of Benjamin in Genesis 46:21. It is relatively unusual among Hebrew names for ending in a cluster of two consonants instead of as a segholate.

Ardina f Dutch
This name can be a contracted form of Arendina and Arnoldina as well as be a more elaborate form of Arda... [more]

Ardy m & f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Ard (for males) and Arda (for females).

Ardy m Indonesian, Filipino
Meaning uncertain.

Argée m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Argeus.

Argentina f Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African), Italian, Romanian (Rare), English (Rare), Medieval English, Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin argentum meaning "silver" combined with the feminine adjectival suffix -ina.... [more]

Ari m Russian, Ukrainian
Short form of Aristarh.

Ari f English, Spanish, Italian
Short form of Ariadne, Ariadna and Arianna.

Ari f Japanese
From Japanese 安 (a) meaning "peace, quiet", 有 (a) meaning "have, possess, exist", 亜 or 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", or 明 (a) meaning "bright, light" and 璃 (ri) meaning "lapis lazuli", 里 (ri) meaning "village", 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 利 (ri) meaning "benefit, advantage", 吏 (ri) meaning "officer, official", or 梨 (ri) meaning "pear"... [more]

Ari m Javanese, Indonesian
Means "younger sibling" in Javanese.

Ari f & m Korean (Modern)
From the first part of adjective 아리땁다 (arittapda) meaning "pretty, lovely, beautiful." It can also be written with hanja, combining an a hanja, such as 雅 meaning "clean, pure; right, straight, correct; elegant, graceful" or 䢝 "second, next," with a ri hanja, like 利 meaning "benefit, advantage" or 里 meaning "village."

Ari m & f Thai
Means "kind, generous" in Thai.

Ari f Hungarian
Diminutive of Aranka.

Ari m & f Maori, Tahitian, Cook Islands Maori
Means "visible" and "the eleventh night of the lunar month" in Māori. Short form of Ariki and Ari'i meaning "chief" in Māori and Tahitian.

Aríanna f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Arianna.

Aribert m Germanic, German, French
Germanic variant of Haribert, though there can also easily be cases where the name is a variant of Arabert and Arinbert (see Arnbert).... [more]

Arie f English

Ariël m & f Dutch
Dutch form of Ariel.

Arihito m Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "exist, existance, belonging" and 人 (hito) meaning "man, person". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Arijan m Croatian
Masculine form of Arijana.

Arisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Aris.

Arisa f Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "to possess, exist" and 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 紗 (sa) meaning "silk, gauze". Other kanji combinations are possible. This name is often spelled in hiragana.

Arman m Mari
Mari form of Roman.

Arman m Bengali
In Bengali, Arman means poetry or poems

Armàṅd m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian form of Armando.

Armenak m Armenian
Variant of Aramaneak.

Armin m Bosnian
Bosnian form of Arminius

Armitage m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Armitage.

Arnė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Short form of Arnolda.

Arno m Polynesian
Means "wave" in Marshellese.

Arnó m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Arno.

A-ron m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 我 (a) meaning "the self, the ego" and 論 (ron) meaning "theory".

Árón m Irish
Irish form of Aaron.

Arón m Galician
Variant of Aarón.

Aron m Hebrew
Hebrew form of Aaron

Arpád m Slovak (Rare)
Slovak borrowing of Árpád.

Arpad m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Árpád.

Arpad m Turkish
Probably comes from arpacık in Turkish meaning "stye" or arpa in Turkish meaning "barley". It has relation with Hungarian name Árpád via barley.

Arsen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely an invented name based on the phonetic elements ar (cf. Arjay, Arshawn) and son.

Arsene f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of Arsenia.

Arsi m Finnish
A Karelian form of Arsenios. Finnish name day March 4.

Arturs m Latvian
Older form of Artūrs.

Arvin m Persian
Arvin is a masculine name of Persian origin. It is derived from the Persian word 'Arwin', which means 'friend of the people' or 'loved by all'.

Arvin m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English (Archaic)
Either a Scandinavian form of Arwin (see Erwin) or a combination of the Old Norse name elements ari "eagle" and vinr "friend".

Arvin f & m Mongolian
Means "rich, copious, abundant" in Mongolian.

Arvis m Latvian
Form of Arvīds. First recorded in 1943.

Asa f Old Swedish
Possibly a variant of Åsa.

Asa f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" or 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp, flax".... [more]

Asa f & m Indonesian
Means "hope" in Indonesian, ultimately frm Sanskrit आशा (asha).

Asafa m Jamaican Patois
Possibly a variant of Asaf.

Asbel m Biblical
Form of Ashbel used some older English translations of the Old Testament, including the Tyndale Bible, the Bishops' Bible (1568) and the Douy-Rheims Bible.... [more]

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

Asjha f African American (Modern, Rare)

Aśka f Polish
Polish diminutive of Joanna via Joaśka.

Aska f Kurdish
From Kurdish ask meaning "deer, gazelle".

Aska f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
A modern coinage which is considered both a feminine form of Aske and Ask as well as a direct adoption of the noun aska "ash; cinder".

Aşkın m & f Turkish
Means "exceeding, transcending, over, beyond" in Turkish.

Åslaug f Norwegian
Variant of Aslaug.

Asley m South American

Asli m Medieval English

Asli f Somali
Means "amber" in Somali.

Assar m Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian (Rare)
From the proto-Norse byname *AndswaruR meaning "he who answers".

Astra f Estonian

Ástrid f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Astrid.

Àstrid f Catalan
Catalan form of Astrid.

Asuna f Japanese (Rare)
From kanji 明日 (asu) meaning "tomorrow" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "greens, vegetables" or 奈 (na) meaning "Nara, what?, apple tree". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Atanase f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Atanasia and Athanasie.

Atina f Greek (Cypriot, Rare), Hungarian
Variant of Athina.

Atinuke f Nigerian

Ato m Aragonese

Ato m Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Avto, which is a short form of Avtandil.

Atwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Atwell.

Augie m English
Diminutive of August.

Augùst m Kashubian
Kashubian form of August.

Augùstin m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Augustin.

Aŭgusto m Esperanto
Esperanto form of August.

Auguszta f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Augusta.

Aurèlia f Catalan, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Catalan, Languedocian, Provençal and Gascon form of Aurelia.

Aurelià m Catalan
Catalan form of Aurelianus (see Aurelian).

Aŭrelio m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Aurelius.

Automne f French (Modern, Rare)
From French automne meaning "autumn, fall". This name first appeared in France in the 1990s as a quasi-adoption of English Autumn.

Áxel m Spanish
Spanish form of Axel.

Àxel m Catalan (Rare)
Variant of Axel.

Aya f Baoulé
Derived from Baoulé ya "Friday", referring to the day of the week on which the child was born and hence to be understood as "born on Friday".

Aya f Spanish, French (Modern), Basque (Gallicized)
Spanish and Gallicized form of Basque Aia.

Aya f Hebrew
Directly taken from Hebrew אַיָּה (ayá) meaning "honey buzzard".

Aya f Kazakh
Means "canopy, shelter, hideout" in Kazakh. It may also be derived from Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon".

Aya f & m Cherokee
Aya in the Cherokee language is a term for one's self. Usually used as "I" or "Me". If a family member uses this for someone it would me that they see a bit of themself in that person and it would be meant as a compliment.It is also a type of fern that is known as a symbol of endurance and resourcefulness... [more]

Ayana f Indian
Allegedly derived from Sanskrit ayana "going" (with the inteded meaning of "way").

Ayana f Amharic
Means "beautiful flower" in Amharic.

Ayana f Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour" or 綾 (aya) meaning "design" combined with 那 (na) meaning "what, which" or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ayana f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Tilt of the name Maayan, which means "fountain; spring of water" in Hebrew.

Ayana f Russian

Ayana f Kongo
support, protect, sustain

Ayana f Assyrian
Ayana means "helper" in Aramaic; it was also the name of the temple ruled by the Assyrian sky god Anu.

Azusa f & m Japanese
This name can be used on its own as 梓 (shi, azusa), referring to the catalpa tree, or it can be combined with 沙 (sa, sha, suna, yonageru) meaning "sand," 紗 (sa, sha, usuginu) meaning "gauze" or 彩 (sai, irodo.ru, sa) meaning "colouring."... [more]

Babben f Norwegian, Swedish
Diminutive of Barbro.

Båbe f Walloon
Walloon form of Barbara.

Babé f Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Badri m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Means "my full moon" in Arabic, derived from بدر (badr) meaning "full moon".

Bahne m North Frisian (Rare)

Bair m Buryat, Kalmyk
Derived from Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Bam m Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a diminutive for any name starting with the letter B. Also an onomatopoeia word suggesting the sound of a "loud thud". ... [more]

Banner m & f English (Rare)
A banner is a symbol-bearing flag.

Bâptiste m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Baptiste.

Bàrbara f Medieval Catalan, Catalan, Sardinian, Sicilian
Catalan, Sardinian and Sicilian form of Barbara.

Barbára f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Barbara.

Barbarà f Provençal
Provençal form of Barbara.

Barbel f Medieval Flemish
Diminutive of Barbara (compare Bärbel).

Barber m English
Transferred use of the surname Barber.

Barber f East Frisian
Variation of Barbara.

Barnabáš m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Barnabas.

Barnabaš m Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Yugoslav form of the Hungarian name Bárnabas. Used by Hungarian diaspora across the Ex-Yugo countries, especially in Vojvodina.

Barnett m English
Transferred use from the surname Barnett.

Baron m Judeo-French, Judeo-Provençal

Barrington m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic), Jamaican Patois
Transferred use of the surname Barrington.

Barron m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Barron.... [more]

Barton m English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Barton. In popular culture, Barton Fink is the name of a playwright in the 1991 film "Barton Fink".

Basil m & f English (Modern)
From the herb, unrelated to Basil 1.

Bastían m Icelandic, Spanish
Icelandic and Spanish form of Bastian.

Bastián m Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Truncated form of Sebastián.

Battsetseg f Mongolian
Means "strong flower" in Mongolian, from бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Bean m History (Ecclesiastical)

Bean f English
An informal nickname for Beatrice, Beatrix, Elizabeth and sometimes other names as well.

Béat m French (Archaic)
French form of Beatus.

Béata f French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Beata.

Beatričė f Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Beatrice.

Béatrix f French
French form of Beatrix.

Beattie m English
Transferred from the surname Beattie.

Beattie f Scots, English
Diminutive of Beatrice.

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

Bede f English
Diminutive of Obedience used in the 18th century.

Bede m Sami
Sami form of Peder.

Bedrich m Slovak
Slovak cognate of Bedřich.

Beezie f English
Nickname for Elizabeth.

Bela m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Béla.

Bela m Turkish
Means distinguished... [more]

Bela f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Bele.

Bela m Biblical
Means "crooked."... [more]

Bela f Yiddish, Judeo-French
Yiddish variant of Bella and Beila and Judeo-French variant of Bele.

Bela f Georgian, Spanish, Portuguese
Georgian short form of Izabela as well as a Spanish and Portuguese short form of Isabela. Also compare the Portuguese adjective bela meaning "beautiful".... [more]

Belen f Turkish
Means mountainside, mountainous place in Turkish

Belle f Judeo-French, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Bele.

Bellé f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Arabella.

Bền m & f Vietnamese
Means "durable, strong" or "long-lasting" in Vietnamese.

Ben m Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew בן (ben), meaning "son".

Ben m & f Japanese
This name is used as 勉 (ben, tsuto.meru) meaning "exertion," 弁/辨 (hen, ben, araso.u, hanabira, wakima.eru, wa.keru) meaning "dialect, petal, speech" or 便 (bin, ben, tayo.ri) meaning "convenience."... [more]

Bénédict m French (Quebec, Archaic), Jèrriais
Québecois variant and Jèrriais form of Benedict.

Benedikte m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Benedictus (see Benedict).

Benediktus m Indonesian, German (Bessarabian)
Indonesian and Bessarabian German form of Benedictus (see Benedict).

Beníta f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Benita.

Benjamen m English (Rare)
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjamîn m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Benjamin.

Bennet m Medieval English
Diminutive of Benedict.

Bennet m German (Modern), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bennett.

Benný f Icelandic
Short form of names beginning with Ben- and Bern-.

Bep f & m Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of Elisabeth and Elizabeth (strictly feminine). As a unisex name, Bep is usually a short form of names that contain the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright", such as Albert and Gijsbert for men and Berta/Bertha and Lamberta for women.... [more]

Berend m Dutch, Flemish
Variant of Bernard.

Bèrnabé m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Barnabas.

Bernabe f Medieval Occitan
Medieval Occitan variant feminine form of Bernat.

Bernabe m Spanish (Latin American, Americanized, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Filipino (Hispanicized, Rare)
Unaccented form of Bernabé used mainly in America and the Philippines. It's also used in Brazil.... [more]

Bernabè m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Barnabas.

Bernabë m Gallo
Gallo form of Barnabé.

Bernardus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of Bernard.

Berndt m Swedish, German, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Bernd.

Berni m & f English

Bershawn m & f African American

Bert m Yakut
Means "valiant" in Yakut.

Bèrta f Gascon
Gascon form of Bertha.

Berta f Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
Short form of Alberta, Roberta and other names ending in berta.

Berþa f Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Bertha, from earlier Old English Berhte meaning "bright one" (from beorht "bright")... [more]

Bèrtram m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Bertram.

Besik m Georgian
Short form of Besarion. It began to be used as an independent name in the 18th century, thanks to the Georgian poet Besarion Gabashvili (1750-1791), who was known as Besik or Besiki... [more]

Besik m Ossetian, Abkhaz
Diminutive of Beslan.

Best m Medieval English

Béthanie f French
French form of Bethany.

Bettý f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Betty.

Bianka f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (bi) meaning "seed; fruit; nut", 琵 (bi) meaning "guitar-like instrument" or 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful", 安 (an) meaning "calm, peaceful" or 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower"... [more]

Bíbí f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bibi.

Bibi f Turkmen

Bibi f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Diminutive of Birgitta and its various forms. It can also be used as a diminutive of other names beginning with or containing B, such as Bibiana and Beata... [more]

Bibi m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian Portuguese diminutive of Fábio or Fabiano.

Bibi f Bashkir
Means "hostess" in Bashkir.

Bibi f Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of Beatriz. In Brazilian Portuguese this can also function as a diminutive of Gabriela, Fabiana, Bianca and other names containing a similar sound... [more]

Bibi f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (bi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 妃 (bi) meaning "a ruler's wife; queen; empress" or 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" and duplicated using 々. Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also be used to form this name.... [more]

Bibi m Hebrew
Diminutive of Binyamin. This is borne by Israeli prime minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (1949-).

Bibi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 雨 (bi) meaning "rain" doubled. Other hanja signs are possible. Spelling variant of Vivi.

Bigge f & m Sami, Swedish
Sami variant of Biggi and Swedish diminutive of Birger.

Billy m Greek (Modern)
Variant of Bilis influenced by the unrelated English name Billy.

Bilyal m Circassian
Circassian form of Bilal.

Bimbo m Filipino

Bin f Japanese (Archaic)

Biển m Vietnamese
Means "sea, ocean" in Vietnamese.

Bin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 斌 or 彬 (bīn) meaning "refined", 滨 (bīn) meaning "beach, seashore" or 宾 (bīn) meaning "visitor, guest", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Bingyi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 秉 (bǐng) meaning "grasp, hold, preserve, persist" combined with 毅 (yì) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm" or 彝 (yí) referring to a type of ritual wine vessel... [more]

Bingyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure".

Binia f Romansh
Variant of Bignia.

Bira f Polish
Diminutive form of Biruta.

Bira m & f Indian, Nepali, Mongolian
Derived from Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Bisi m & f Yoruba
Short form of names containing bisi, such as Adebisi.

Bisi m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse bisi "commander", "leader" or related to Norwegian bias "to chat", "to trifle".

Biurakn f Armenian (Rare)

Bjorn m Various
Variant of Björn or Bjørn used outside of Scandinavia and Germany.

Blagoja m Macedonian
Variant of Blagoje.

Bo m & f English
Variant of Beau or diminutive of Robert, Beaufort, Beauregard, Bonita or Bonnie.

Bo f Japanese (Archaic)
This is an Edo Period name.

Bo m Dutch
Short form of Willibrord, though it can also be a simplified spelling of Beau.

Bo m & f Burmese
Means "leader, champion" in Burmese.

Bó m Old Norse
Variant of Búi.

Bö f Literature
‘Bö’ or ‘Böe’ means "gust", "blast" or "scud" in German and is one of the shortest words in that language. It is also remindful of "beauty", as in Beau... [more]

Bộ m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 部 (bộ) meaning "part, division; ministry; classifier".

Bo-bae f & m Korean
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."

Bode m English (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]

Bodó m Medieval Hungarian
Short form of Bodomér.

Bogdán m Hungarian
Cognate of Bogdan, meaning "gift of God".

Bojan f Swedish
Diminutive of names ending with -borg, such as Valborg and Ingeborg.

Bojána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Bojana.

Bo-kyung f & m Korean
Kim Bo-kyung is a South Korean actress.

Bolade m & f Yoruba
Means "comes with wealth" in Yoruba.

Bong-ju m Korean
From Sino-Korean 鳳 "male phoenix; symbol of joy" and 柱 "pillar, post; support". A famous bearer is South Korean marathoner Lee Bong-ju (1970-).

Boram f & m Korean
From native Korean 보람 (boram) meaning "fruitful, useful, worthwhile."... [more]

Börge m Swedish, German (Rare)
Swedish form of Børge.

Bóris m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Boris.

Bòris m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Boris.

Boris f Hungarian
Diminutive of Borbála.

Børre m Norwegian
Variant of Birger; see also Børge.

Bosko m Sorbian
Diminutive of Bosćij.

Bosko m Romani
Romani form of Boško.

Boughèra m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Bowen m & f Chinese (Modern)
Combination of Bo 2 and Wen.

Boy m North Frisian, West Frisian, East Frisian, Dutch, Danish, German, English (Rare)
Variant form of Boye. In English-speaking countries, the name is usually derived from the English word boy meaning "boy" (in a manner comparable to the name Sonny) or a short form of the given names Boyce and Boyd.... [more]

Bozo m Banat Swabian
Banatswabian borrowing of Božo.

Brahîm m Kurdish
Kurdish form of Ibrahim.