BarrikadmSoviet, Russian Masculine form of Barrikada. This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.... [more]
BarrikadafSoviet, Russian Derived from the Russian noun баррикада (barrikada) meaning "barricade". This name was used by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names, possibly in reference to the protests and strikes by labourers.
BasiliskosmLate Greek, Astronomy Ancient Greek name meaning literally "little king", a diminutive of Basileios. This was also the Greek name for Regulus, a star in the constellation Leo.
BasiloklesmAncient Greek, Literature The first element of this name is derived from the Greek noun βασιλεύς (basileus) meaning "king" (see Basil 1), though technically both βασίλεια (basileia) meaning "queen, princess" and βασίλειος (basileios) meaning "royal, kingly" are also possible.... [more]
BatkhaanmMongolian Means "strong king, firm ruler" in Mongolian, from бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm" and хаан (kaan) meaning "khan, ruler, leader"... [more]
Batkhuyagm & fMongolian From Mongolian бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm" and хуяг (khuyag) meaning "armour" or "warder, overseer".
Baukem & fWest Frisian, Dutch For a man, it is the diminutive form of Baue - but for a woman, it is the feminine form of Baue. However, the name is far more common on men than on women.
BaurakmMormon In older publications of the Doctrine and Covenants, and alias used by Joseph Smith was a double name, Baurak and Ale. It is identified as a Hebrew term meaning "God bless you."
BecketmEnglish From a surname which was a variant of the surname Beckett. In some cases it might be given in honour of the English saint Thomas Becket (1118-1170).
BejkushmAlbanian (Rare) Derived from Albanian bejkush "white-haired (said of sheep); white ram".
BekamGeorgian Modern form of Bega, which is an old variant of Begi. Out of all the names that are descended from the latter name and still in use, Beka is the most common.
BekarysmKazakh Derived from the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Kazakh арыс (arys) meaning "foundation, support, framework" (also used as a territorial unit in the Kazakh Khanate).
BekbolatmKazakh From the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Kazakh болат (bolat) meaning "steel" (of Persian origin).
BekbolotmKyrgyz From the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Kyrgyz болот (bolot) meaning "steel".
BekmuratmKyrgyz, Kazakh From the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with the given name Murat.
BeknurmKazakh From the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" and Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light".
BekoemAkan Means "war time" in Akan, typically used for a child born in war.
BeksoltamChechen Derived from the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with the Arabic title سُلْطَان (sulṭān) meaning "sultan, king, ruler".
BeksultanmKazakh, Kyrgyz From the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" and Arabic سلطان (sultan) meaning "sultan, ruler".
BektasmKazakh From the Turkic title beg meaning "chieftain, master" and Kazakh тас (tas) meaning "stone".
BektaşmTurkish Means "sturdy stone" from Turkish pek meaning "hard, firm, solid" and taş meaning "stone, rock". Alternately it may be from Old Turkish beŋdeş meaning "equal, peer".
BektemirmKyrgyz From the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Kyrgyz темир (temir) meaning "iron".
Bektim & fJavanese From Javanese bêkti meaning "devotion, veneration, respect", ultimately from Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti).
BektoshmUzbek From beg meaning "chieftan, master" combined with tosh meaning "stone, rock".
BekundamAfrican It is used by the people of the switzerlan of uganda.... [more]
BenchakanlayanifThai (Rare) Means "woman of fivefold beauty" in Thai, from เบญจ (bencha) meaning "five, fivefold" and กัลยาณี (kanlayani) meaning "beautiful girl, belle". In Buddhism this term refers to a woman with five favourable attributes: beautiful hair, beautiful teeth, beautiful flesh, beautiful skin and beauty at any age.
BenediktosmGreek Greek form of Benedictus (see Benedict). A bearer of this name was Benediktos Adamantiades (1875-1962), a Greek ophthalmologist after whom a disease was named.
BenikafJapanese From Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) which both mean "flower", 加 (ka) meaning "increase", 霞 (ka) meaning "mist" or 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance"... [more]
BenikofJapanese From Japanese 紅 (beni) "red, vermilion" and 子 (ko) "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
BenkosmCentral African, Manding, Afro-American (Slavery-era) Benkos Biohó (died 1621), also known as Domingo Biohó, was said to have been born in either the Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola, where he was seized by the Portuguese slaver Pedro Gomez Reynel, sold to businessman Juan Palacios, and later, after transportation to what is now Colombia in South America, sold again to the Spaniard Alonso del Campo in 1596, in Cartagena de Indias... [more]
Beom-seokmKorean Combination of a beom hanja, like 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," 凡 meaning "all, everyone" or 汎 "large, big, extensive," and a seok hanja, such as 錫 meaning "tin; copper" or 奭 meaning "big, large, great; thriving, flourishing."
BerkanmTurkish From Turkish berk meaning "strong, hard, firm" combined with kan "blood, lineage".
BerkcanmTurkish From the words berk, meaning "strong", and can, meaning "soul".
Berkem & fTurkish, Medieval Mongolian From Turkish berk and Mongolian бэрх (berkh) both meaning "strong, firm" or "difficult, hard", derived from Old Turkic bérk. This was the name of a ruler of the Mongol Golden Horde from 1257-1266... [more]
BerkyaruqmMedieval Turkic Means "firm, unwavering light", from Turkic berk meaning "firm, solid" and yaruk meaning "light". This was the name of the fifth sultan of the Seljuk Empire.
BernardikafSlovene Originally a diminutive of Bernarda, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
BernardkafSlovene Originally a diminutive of Bernarda, used as a given name in its own right. This name is also treated as the Slovene form of Bernadette.
BerrickmEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Berrick which was originally taken from various locational names in Kent, Shropshire, Oxfordshire, Yorkshire and Norfolk.... [more]
BesikmGeorgian 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]