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Benna f Scots
Shetlandic Scots reduced form of Brenda.

Benta f African

Benta f Danish, Icelandic
Variant of Bente.

Benta f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Bento.

Benxa m Galician
Galician short form of Benxamín and Benjamín.

Benya m Jewish

Benza m Guanche
Borne by a Guanche noble from Tenerife.

Beona f American (South, Archaic)

Berea f English (Rare)

Berka m Jewish

Berla f American (South, Archaic)

Berma f Kurdish
Means "lady" in Kurdish.

Berna m Spanish
Diminutive of Bernabe.

Berna f Hungarian, German (Bessarabian), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Afrikaans
Short form of Bernadett and Bernadetta as well as a Dutch and Afrikaans short form of names beginning with the element Bern-.

Berna f Spanish
Short form of Bernardina or Bernarda.

Berra f Turkish
Means "blessed soul" in Turkish.

Bersa f Old Norse
Feminine form of Bersi.

Bèrta f Gascon
Gascon form of Bertha.

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

Besma f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بسمة (see Basma) chiefly used in North Africa.

Bessa m Bessania
Bessa is a swedish dog from ikea, fabricated in sweden he is a "Gosig Golden"

Betha f Scottish
Anglicized variant of Beathag.

Betha f Romansh
Variant of Beta.

Betha f Medieval English
Variant of Bethia.

Betja f Yiddish (Germanized, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a German-Yiddish variant of Bithiah.

Bětka f Czech
Diminutive of Alžběta via the variant diminutive Běta.

Betka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Elizabeta, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Betra f Polynesian
Means "love" in Marshallese.

Betsa m Shipibo-Conibo
Means "finish" in Shipibo.

Betta f Italian, Romansh
Italian and Romansh short form of Elisabetta.

Betta f Sicilian
Contracted form of Binidetta.

Betta f Hungarian
Short form of Babett, Berta and Erzsébet.

Betta f Frankish
Diminutive of Bertha, or of Germanic names containing the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element berht, Old High German beraht meaning "bright" (Proto-Germanic *berhtaz)... [more]

Betua f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish *betua "birch tree".

Beula f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Beulah.

Beuna f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Buena.

Beyla f Norse Mythology
From the reconstructed Proto-Norse name *Baunila, possibly meaning "little bean" or "little swelling". In Norse mythology, Beyla is a servant of the god Freyr with her husband Bryggvir.

Beyla f Yiddish
See Baila

Bhira m Mandaean
Means "chosen" in Mandaic.

Bhoja m Indian, History
Ultimately derived from Sanskrit भुज् (bhuj) "to enjoy, consume, eat". This was the name of one of the ruler of the Kingdom of Malwa in central India, widely regarded as one of the most celebrated kings in the Indian history... [more]

Biana f Jewish

Biana f Literature
Means "fair skinned", "white", or "fair". It was invented for a character in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series, Biana Amberly Vacker, by Shannon Messenger.

Biana f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Biana is the name of a character from the KOTLC book series.... [more]

Biata f Medieval Russian, Sicilian
Variant of Beata.

Biata f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Beatrice.

Bicca m Anglo-Saxon
Possibly derived from Old English becca "pickaxe, spade" or bica "beak, point; pointed ridge".

Bicia f Medieval Italian

Bidda f Romani (Archaic)

Bidia m Buryat

Biela f Portuguese (Brazilian), Galician
Short form of Gabriela.

Biera m Northern Sami
Sami form of Per.

Bieta f Polish
Diminutive of Elżbieta.

Bigga f Sami
Sami diminutive of Birgitta.

Biggá f Sami
Sami form of Biggi.

Bigna f Romansh
Romansh form of Barbara as well as a variant of Bina. This name is traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Bihxa m & f Yi
Means "one hundred ceremonies" in Yi.

Biijá f Sami
Sami form of Pia and variant of Birrá.

Bijya f Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish bijîn meaning "enviable".

Bikká f Sami
Sami variant of Biggá.

Bilgə f Azerbaijani
From the Turkish bilge meaning "wise, profound".

Bilia f Medieval Italian

Bilka f Slovene
Diminutive of Biljana.

Billa f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Sibilla.

Billa f Jewish
Variant of Bila.

Bilma f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Vilma.

Bimla f Punjabi
Means "rose" in Punjabi.

Binca f Slovene
Short form of Albinca.

Binda f Indigenous Australian
Means 'Green place' and 'Deep water'.

Binea m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical boy's name meaning "Son of the Lord"

Binia f Romansh
Variant of Bignia.

Binja f German (Swiss)
Variant of Bigna, written according to German phonetics.

Binka f Kashubian
Diminutive of names ending in -bina, such as Albina and Sabina.

Binna f & m Korean (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."

Binta f Hausa
From the Arabic بِنْت‎ (bint) meaning "daughter".

Biola f Marshallese
Marshellese form of Violet.

Biona m Judeo-Catalan

Biora f Japanese
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]

Birca f German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Birka.

Birca f Kurdish
Possibly from the Kurdish birc meaning "tower".

Bircə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "the only one" in Azerbaijani.

Birda f American (South)
Variant of Bertha, influenced by Birdie.

Birga f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), German (Rare)
Contracted form of Birgitta, as well as a feminine form of Birger.

Biria f Shona
Means "gathering" in Shona.

Birka f German
Variant of Birke.

Birla f Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Bera.

Birna f Icelandic, Faroese
Female form of Biǫrn. Currently popular in Iceland.

Birrá f Sami
Sami diminutive of Birita.

Birsa f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Bersa.

Birtá f Sami
Sami form of Birta.

Bista m Sardinian
Nuorese short form of Battista.

Bitha f American (South, Archaic)
Truncated form of Tabitha.

Bítia f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Bithiah.

Bit-na f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Binna.

Bitta f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bitte.

Bitya f Biblical Hebrew
Like bityah

Bjela f Czech (Rare)
Derived from the old Slavic word белъ (belu) meaning "white". Cognate of Běla.

Blaca m Anglo-Saxon
Weak form of Blæc.

Blaia f Catalan (Rare)
Feminine form of Blai.

Blaka f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Judeo-Anglo-Norman cognate of Blake.

Blasa f Spanish
Feminine form of Blas.

Blaža f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian short form of Blaženka and Slovene variant of Blažka.

Blesa f Kurdish
Means “thank you” in Kurdish.

Bleta f Albanian
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.... [more]

Bleza f Breton (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Blez.

Blida f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish form of Blíða.

Blima f Yiddish
Variant of Bluma.

Blina f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Blin.

Bnaya m Hebrew (Anglicized, Modern), Jewish
Alternative Anglicisation of Benaiah. "built by God"... [more]

Bobba f Icelandic
Variant of Bobbi.

Bobča f Czech
Diminutive form of Bohumila.

Bobra f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Barbara, influenced by Bob.

Bodda m Medieval English

Bodza f Hungarian (Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian bodza "elderberry; elder (tree)".

Boena f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Buena.

Bogga f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Boga.

Bohča f Czech
Diminutive form of Bohumila.

Boina f Romani
Variant of Bona.

Bo-jia m & f Chinese
Combination of Bo 2 and Jia.

Bojta m Medieval Hungarian

Bokda m Buddhism
Burmese form of Buddha.

Bolda f Hungarian
19th-century coinage derived from Hungarian boldog "happy, joyous, cheerful".

Bolka f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish short form of Bolesława. Princess Bolka (1352 - 1427/1428) was the last representative of the Bytom-Koziel Piasts.

Bolla m Medieval English
Possibly a variant of Bolle.

Bolla f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare)
Pet form of Bóthildr and names containing the name element borg meaning "castle, fortification", like Borghild and Ingeborg.

Bolta m Croatian (Rare)
Variant form of Bolto.

Bomba m Literature
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.

Bonca m Hungarian
Variant of Bonc.

Bonda m Anglo-Scandinavian
Form of Bóandi.

Bonga m Mbundu
Means "he who is looking" in Mbundu.

Bonja m & f Montenegrin

Bonka f Medieval Slavic, Medieval Czech
Medieval Czech diminutive of Bona.

Bonna f History (Ecclesiastical)
Alternate name of Saint Wuna.

Bonna f Judeo-French
Variant of Bona.

Bonna f Bariba
Name traditionally given to the second born daughter.

Bonoa f Judeo-Provençal (Archaic)
Cognate of Bonona.

Borga f Old Norse
Short form of names beginning with or ending in the element borg.

Børka f Faroese
Derived from Faroese børkuvísa "tormentil" (a type of flower).

Borka f Slovene
Feminine form of Bor via the form Bora.

Borka m Literature, Swedish (Rare)
Borka is the father of Birk Borkason and one of the antagonists in Astrid Lindgren's 'Ronia the Robber's Daughter'. Lindgren might have gotten the name from Lake Borkasjön in Lapland, northern Sweden.

Borka f Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of Borko.

Borka f Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Borbála, used as a given name in its own right.

Borna m Persian
meaning in Persian: Young, Youth, Fresh, Healthy, Brave... [more]

Borsa m Hungarian (Archaic)
Variant of Bors.

Börta f Swedish (Archaic)
Dialectal variant of Birta recorded in Norrland and Västergötland.

Borxa m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Borja.

Bosca m Romani (Archaic)

Bôsza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Barbara.

Brada f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Braden.

Braga f Icelandic
Feminine form of Bragi.

Bráha m Czech
Diminutive form of Abraham.

Braha f Hebrew (Rare, ?)

Brana f Jewish, Yiddish (?)

Brana f Croatian, Serbian
Nickname for Branka.

Brana f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse brattr "steep". This is the name of a jotunn in Norse mythology.

Brasa f Galician (Archaic)
Feminine form of Bras.

Braya f Medieval Cornish
Medieval Cornish name which is said to be derived from Cornish bregh "brave; fine".

Breca m Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Breca (sometimes spelled Breoca) was a Bronding who, according to the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf, was Beowulf’s childhood friend.

Brena f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Breno.

Břeťa m Slovak, Slovene, Czech
Nickname of Bretislav or Břetislav.

Breta f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Berta.

Breya f English (American, Rare)

Breza f Croatian (Rare)
Means "birch" in several Slavic languages.

Brida f Medieval German, Romansh (Archaic)
Medieval German and archaic Romansh short form of Brigitta, via the variant Brigida.

Brida f Irish (Anglicized)
Variant of Breda 1.

Bríga f Irish (Rare)
Possibly a Latinized form of Bríd or Brígh.

Brima f Faroese
Feminine form of Brimi.

Brina f English
Short form of Sabrina.

Brisa f Spanish
Previously a short form of Briseida, though it is now regarded as an independent name directly from the Spanish word brisa "breeze". In Mexico this name was popularized by a character named Brisa (played by actress Margarita Magaña) on the telenovela "Por tu amor" (1999).

Briza f English

Brola f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ბროლი (broli) meaning "crystal" (as in the glass, not the mineral). In some cases, this name can also be a short form of the related name Nazibrola.

Bróna f Irish
Anglicized form of Brónach.

Brona f Irish (Anglicized), English
Anglicized form of Brónach.

Brula f Assyrian
Means "pearl" in Assyrian.

Bryda f Medieval Polish
Contracted form of Brygida.

Bryea f Jamaican Patois

Bryga f Polish
Diminutive form of Brygida.

Bryňa f Czech
Diminutive form of Brynhild.

Bryna f English, Yiddish (Anglicized)
Yiddish ברײַנא from German Bräune "brown(ness)".

Bsora f Hebrew
Means "good news" in Hebrew.

Bubba m English, Popular Culture
In the American South, the name is from a term of endearment usually thought to be based on the word brother.

Bucca m Medieval English

Bucha f & m Indian

Budda m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name of uncertain meaning, perhaps related to Brythonic boud "victory". It coincides with an Old English word meaning "beetle" (and could be a byname derived from it).

Budda m History
Azerbaijani, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian form of Buddha.

Budha m Hinduism
Means "Mercury (planet)" or "wise, intelligent, learned" in Sanskrit. In Hindu mythology this is the name of the god of the planet Mercury who also represents intellect and wisdom. According to legend he was born out of an affair between the moon god Chandra and the astral goddess Tara, with his birth ultimately leading to a great war.

Buena f Spanish, Judeo-Spanish
Means "good" in Judeo-Spanish.

Bugha m Medieval Turkic
Ultimately derived from Proto-Turkic *buka meaning "bull, ox". Also compare Bughaj.

Bukha m Buryat
Means "bull" in Buryat.

Bulga m & f Mongolian
Means "sable" in Mongolian.

Bulma f Popular Culture
Used as the name of a main character off Dragon Ball Z,it is a play on the word 'Bloomers'.

Bunea f Medieval Romanian
Variant of Buna.

Bunga f Indonesian, Malay
Means "flower" in Indonesian and Malay.

Bunga f Thai
Means "potpourri (a mixture of various scented flowers in a bag)" in Thai, ultimately from Malay bunga.

Bunka f Japanese
From Japanese 文 (bun) meaning "sentence" combined with 加 (ka) meaning "increase". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Bunma m & f Thai
Means "arrival of merit" from Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and มา (ma) meaning "move, come, arrive".

Bunta m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (bun) meaning "sentence" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Buppa f Thai
Alternate transcription of Buppha.

Burga f Romansh
Short form of Walburga, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Burla f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Burl.

Burma f English (American)
This name was sporadically used in the American South in the early 20th-century. Perhaps it is just a transferred use of the place name.

Butta m Dagestani

Bydia f Romani (Archaic)

Byrda f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Latinate form of Byrd and Byrdie.

Bytha f American (South, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Bitha.

Cabh'a f Kabyle
Possibly means "beautiful" in Kabyle.

Cacia f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinised form of Kakia.

Çäçkä f Tatar
From a variant Tatar word meaning "flower".

Cadda m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Cedd or Ceadda.

Cadia f English (Rare)

Caeda f English
Derived from the English word ‘cadence’ meaning melody, music. Caeda is a symbol of the sky, and also an expert Pegasus Knight.

Caela f English (Rare)
Variant of Kayla, also used as a short form of Micaela.

Caela f Irish
Feminine variant of Caelan, ultimately from Irish caol meaning "slender".

Cáijá m Sami
Unknown meaning.

Caila f English (Modern)
Variant of Kayla.

Cainã m Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Kenan 1.

Caira f English
Variant of Cara and Kyra.

Caísa f Literature (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Caïssa, fictional goddess of chess.

Caisa f Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Variant of Kajsa.

Caiva f Celtic Mythology, Germanic Mythology
Caiva was a goddess who was worshipped in Gerolstein in present-day Germany. It has been speculated that she might have been a mother goddess.

Cajka f Serbian
Diminutive of Caja, which is used as a diminutive of Jelisaveta and Stanislava.

Calea f English
Variant of Kaylee or Kalea.

Calia f American (Rare)

Calia f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant transcription of Kalia.

Calla f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Kalla as well as an adoption of the plant name.

Calla f East Frisian (Archaic)
A short version of the name Cateleina recorded in the 16th century in East Frisia.

Camia f English (Modern)

Camma f History (Latinized), Old Celtic
The name of a Galatian princess and priestess of Artemis whom Plutarch writes about in both On the Bravery of Women and the Eroticus or Amatorius.

Camya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kamya.

Canda f Indian
Indian feminine name meaning "Fierce, impetuous, violent", an epithet of Parvati.

C'Anna f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ceanna.

Canna f English (Rare)
Rare name of uncertain origin and meaning that first appeared in the 19th century.... [more]

Çaoya m Nahuatl
Possibly means "he just left" in Nahuatl.

Çarba f Khakas
Means "grain" in Khakas.

Carda f German (Rare)
Short form of Ricarda.

Caria f English (Rare), South African
Possibly a variant of Carrie or Cara, or from the ancient place name Caria... [more]

Carma f African American
Variant of Karma.

Carna f Roman Mythology
The goddess who makes strong muscles, and defends the internal organs from witches or strigae.

Çarra f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Çara.

Carra f English
A variant of the Irish name Cara meaning "Friend"

Carra f Sicilian
Variant of Carla.

Carya f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Karya.

Casca m Ancient Roman, Theatre
Roman cognomen which was derived from Oscan casca meaning "old". This was borne by one of the assassins of Julius Caesar: Servilius Casca. He features in Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar' (1599).

Casea f English (Modern)
Variant of Casey or Cassie.

Casia f Galician (Rare), Puerto Rican (Rare)
Galician form of Cassia.

C’əs-na f Abkhaz
Means "little bird" in Abkhaz.

Casta f Spanish
Casta is an Iberian word (existing in Spanish, Portuguese and other Iberian languages since the Middle Ages), meaning 'lineage'. It is documented in Spanish since 1417 and is linked to the Proto-Indo-European ger... [more]

Catea f Moldovan
Moldovan form of Katya.

Catta f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish cattos "cat".

Catya f English (Modern)
This name is gained popular in early 200’s! And popular well-known “The Elite Player” Catya Washington former Bad Girl! Catya Washington was in the show Bad Girls club (2006-2017) and Baddies West.

Céala f Irish

Ceana f Scottish Gaelic
Means "fair one" in Scottish Gaelic.

C’ǝbra f Circassian, Abkhaz
Means "savory (plant)" in Abkhaz and Circassian.

Cecca f Corsican
Diminutive of Francesca (compare Ceccu).

Cecía f Galician
Galician form of Cecilia.

Cecia f Spanish (Latin American)
Latin American variant of Cecía.

Čedna f Croatian (Rare, Archaic)

Cedra f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Cedric. A famous namesake is the child actress in the 2018 movie Capernaüm, Cedra Izzam.

Ceija f Romani

Ceita f Yiddish
Variant of Tzeitel.

Celda f Spanish
Diminutive of Griselda.

Celha f Occitan
Occitan form of Celia, also used as a contracted form of Ceselha.

Célka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Marcela via Marcélka.

Cella f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Marcella.

Celma f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)

Célya f French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
Variant of Célia.

Celya f Arabic

Cenia f American (South, Archaic)
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Centa f Latvian
Feminine form of Centis. Another theory, however, considers this name a variant of Zenta.

Ceola m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Ceol.

Ceola f American (South, ?)
Possibly a short form of Osceola influenced by names such as Viola, Leola, Theola and Neola.

Ceola f Irish (Modern)
This is a modern Irish name, directly taken from Irish ceol meaning "music, singing".

Cerva f Italian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Cerva, meaning "doe, hind (female deer)" in Italian.

Cesca f Catalan, English (Rare)
Diminutive of Francesca.

Cesia f Biblical Spanish, Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Keziah.

Cesia f Italian
Italian form of Caesia.

Cesia f Silesian, Yiddish
Yiddish and Silesian short form of Cecylia.

Çeşmə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "water spring" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian چشمه (cheshme).

Cessa f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of Narcessa.

Cevia f Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a corruption of Sylvia.

Ceyda f Turkish

Ceyla f Turkish

Chaba f American, Yiddish, Hebrew
Variant transcription of Chava.

Chaba f Thai
Means "hibiscus" in Thai.

Chaca f Popular Culture

Chae-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 采 (chae) meaning "collect, gather, pluck" or 彩 (chae) meaning "colour" combined with 雅 (a) meaning "elegant, graceful, refined" or 娥 (a) meaning "good, beautiful"... [more]

Chaia f German
Variant transcription of Chaya.

Chaja f Hebrew (Germanized), Hebrew (Polonized), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
A variant of Chaya used by German and Polish Jews. The name is also occasionally used by non-Jewish Netherlanders.

Chaka f & m African American (Rare), South African (Rare)

Ch’ama m Aymara
Means "strength" in Aymara.

Chana f Bulgarian
Possibly a Bulgarian female form of Chano.

Chana f Japanese
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chana f & m Aymara
Means "youngest child" in Aymara.

Chata m Japanese
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Chava f & m Spanish
Diminutive of Salvador and Rosalva.

Chawa f Jewish
Variant of Chawwah.

Checa f Filipino (Rare)
Filipino form of Chica.

Cheda m English (American, Rare)
First used by youtuber tis not cheda found here https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCiY4Quz6lXFOF0961_jGAGg

Cheda m English (American, Americanized, Modern, Rare)
Derived from cheddar cheese first used by youtuber Tis_Not_Cheda

Cheja f Kaguru
Means "we came" in Chikaguru.

Cheka f Indian