This is a list of submitted names in which the pattern is *s* or v*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Bettisia f Medieval ItalianPossibly a diminutive of
Elisabetta, or a variant of
Bettina. Bettisia Gozzadini (1209–1261) was the first woman to teach at a university; specifically the University of Bologna.
Beysen m KazakhMeans "born on Thursday", derived from Kazakh бейсенбі
(beysenbi) meaning "Thusday" (of Persian origin).
Bhaiṣajyaguru m BuddhismFrom Sanskrit भैषज्य
(bhaishajya) meaning "curativeness, healing, remedy" and गुरु
(guru) meaning "teacher, sage, master". This is sthe name of a bodhisattva associated with healing and medicine in Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition.
Bhaiṣajyarāja m BuddhismFrom Sanskrit भैषज्य
(bhaisajya) meaning "curativeness, healing, remedy" and राज
(raja) meaning "king". This is the name of a bodhisattva associated with healing in Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition.
Bhaiṣajyasamudgata m BuddhismFrom Sanskrit भैषज्य
(bhaishajya) meaning "curativeness, healing, remedy" and समुद्गत
(samudgata) meaning "risen, appeared, begun". This is the name of a bodhisattva associated with healing and medicine in Mahayana and Vajrayana tradition.
Bhawanishankar f IndianThis name is made by two person's name first is a female (BHAWANI) & second is a male (SHANKAR)... [
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Bhekumbuso m Zulu (Rare)Means "look after the kingdom", from Zulu
bheka "look after" and
umbuso "kingdom, dominion".
Bhupesh m Hindi, MarathiFrom Sanskrit भू
(bhu) meaning "earth, land" and ईश
(īśa) meaning "ruler, lord, husband".
Bibiaisha f KazakhDerived from Persian بیبی (
bibi) meaning "madam, lady, matron" combined with the given name
Aisha Bibisafar f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
safar meaning "trip, journey".
Bibisaida f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and the given name
Saida.
Bibisanam f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
sanam meaning "idol, beautiful woman".
Bibisan'at f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
san'at meaning "art, craft".
Bibishahar f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
shahar meaning "city, large town".
Bibishakar f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
shakar meaning "sugar, sweet".
Bibishamsiya f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
shamsiya meaning "parasol".
Bibisohiba f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
sohiba meaning "owner, possessor (fem.)".
Bibisuluv f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Bibisuman f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
suman meaning "jasmine".
Bibulus m Ancient RomanRoman cognomen which was derived from the Latin adjective
bibulus, which can mean "fond of drinking, drinking readily or freely, ever thirsty" (mostly in relation to alcoholic beverages), as well as "absorbent, porous"... [
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Bifrons m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Roman MythologyDerived from the Latin adjective bifrons, meaning "having two foreheads (faces)", as a title of the Roman god
Janus. The deity and his epithet were later corrupted as the name of a demonic earl of Hell within the Lesser Key of Solomon, the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, and the Dictionnaire Infernal.
Bildosne f Basque (Rare)Derived from Basque
bildots "lamb" and the Basque feminine suffix
-ne. It is used as a Basque equivalent of
Inés.
Bilegsaikhan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian билэг
(bileg) meaning "gift, talent" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Biligis m GermanicThe first element of this Germanic name comes from
bili "gentleness." The meaning and origin of the second element is rather uncertain: we know that it comes from
gis (the original form was possibly
gîs), but we don't exactly know where
gis itself comes from... [
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Bilistiche f Ancient Greek (Rare, ?), HistoryPerhaps a Macedonian dialectical form of
Philistiche, or a Hellenized form of a non-Greek name. This was borne by a 3rd-century BC hetaira (courtesan or prostitute of ancient Greece) of uncertain origin... [
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Binasuor m HistoryMeaning uncertain. This was the name of a 14th-century king of Champa.
Bingsheng m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and
生 (shēng) meaning "life".
Bingshu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and
淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
Binsar m BatakMeans "rising (of the sun)" in Toba Batak.
Bipasha f BengaliFrom the Bengali name of the Beas River in the states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in northern India, which is derived from Sanskrit and literally means "unfettered, free". Known bearers are Bipasha Basu (1979-), a Bengali actress, and Bipasha Hayat (1971-), a Bangladeshi actress.
Birmantas m Lithuanian (Rare)The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb
birti meaning "to be born" as well as "to pour out" and "to spread, to scatter, to strew" or from the Lithuanian verb
byrėti meaning "to crumble, to disintegrate, to fall down"... [
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Birsel f TurkishFrom Turkish
bir meaning "one" and
sel meaning "flood".
Birsen f TurkishFrom Turkish
bir meaning "one" combined with Turkish
sen meaning "you", giving it the figurative meaning of "only you".
Birsha m BiblicalBirsha is the king of Gomorrah in Genesis 14 who joins other Canaanite city kings in rebelling against Chedorlaomer.
Birvydas m Lithuanian (Rare)The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb
birti meaning "to be born" as well as "to pour out" and "to spread, to scatter, to strew" or from the Lithuanian verb
byrėti meaning "to crumble, to disintegrate, to fall down"... [
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Bis f & m IndianPossibly from Sanskrit बिस
(bisa) meaning "(shoot or stalk of a) water lily".
Bisa f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Punjabi, Gujarati, Marathi, Sinhalese, NepaliFeminine form of
Bis.
Biscop m Anglo-SaxonMeans "bishop" in Old English. In Tom Holland's
Dominion (p. 190 in chap. 7) he writes: 'Jarrow's founder, an Anglian lord named Biscop Baducing, ... name had been latinised, to
Benedict ...'
Bishnud m TupiA popular name among Tupi communities in Formosa (Argentina), this name may also be a Guarani mythological god.
Bishoy m CopticVariant form of
Pishoy, which is probably at least partly arabized, since Arabic doesn't have the phoneme
/p/ and thus Arabs always replace the
p- in Coptic names by a
b-.
Bisi m Old NorseOld Norse byname, from Old Norse
bisi "commander", "leader" or related to Norwegian
bias "to chat", "to trifle".
Bismillah m Arabic, Urdu, PashtoFrom the Arabic phrase بِسْمِ ٱللّٰه
(bi-smi llāh) meaning "in the name of God (Allah)", from اِسْم
(ism) "name" combined with اللّٰه
(allāh) "
Allah".
Bissāya f BabylonianOf as yet unknown etymology, this name is attested several times in various Babylonian legal records from the Late Assyrian period.
Bisuko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 実 (
bi) meaning "seed; fruit; nut", 寿 (
su) meaning "longevity, long life" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Bitheridus m GermanicBitheridus was a chieftain of the Alemannic Bucinobantes tribe who served in the Roman Army under Valentinian I.
Biúrstæinn m Old NorseAncient Scandinavian masculine name with the combination of
bjórr "beaver" and
steinn "stone".
Bjarndís f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
bjǫrn "bear" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Bjørnstjerne m Norwegian (Archaic)Combination of
Bjørn and Norwegian
stjerne meaning "star". Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910) was a Norwegian writer and Nobel laureate (Literature, 1903).
Blædís f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
blǣr "wind gust, gentle breeze" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Blaes m Arthurian Cycleon of the Earl of Llychlyn and one of the Three Just Knights of Arthur’s Court. He was dedicated to preserving justice through “earthly Law”, in contrast to his fellow knights, who followed the Law of the Church and the Law of Arms.... [
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Blaesilla f History (Ecclesiastical)Feminine diminutive of
Blaesus. Blaesilla (364–384) was a Roman widow and disciple of Jerome. Most of the knowledge about Blaesilla's life comes from the writings of Jerome, in which he described her piety and virtue... [
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Błagosław m PolishMeans "to beg for glory", derived from Polish
błagać "to beg, to plead, to pray" combined with Slavic
slav "glory".
Blaharis m Arthurian CycleA Knight of the Round Table defeated and taken prisoner by the Queen’s Knights during a tournament.
Blasine f Arthurian CycleDaughter of Igerne (Igraine) and Duke Hoel of Tintagil, sister of Brimesent, and half-sister of Arthur in the Vulgate Merlin. She married King Nentres of Garlot.... [
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Blasios m Late GreekThis name can be a hellenized form of
Blasius (see
Blaise), but it can also be a genuine Greek name in its own right. In that case, it is derived from the Greek noun βλαστός
(blastos) meaning "young shoot, bud, sprout", which itself is ultimately derived from the Greek verb βλαστέω
(blasteo) meaning "to sprout"... [
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Blåsippa f Swedish (Modern, Rare)Swedish name for the plant hepatica nobilis. It is the second middle name of popular Swedish folk singer Sofia Karlsson.
Blastos m Ancient Greek, Biblical GreekDerived from the Greek noun βλαστός
(blastos) meaning "sprout, shoot, bud", which ultimately comes from the Greek verb βλαστάνω
(blastano) meaning "to bud, to sprout, to grow".
Bleoberis m Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureA Knight of the Round Table from Gannes, first mentioned by Chrétien de Troyes. His name may derive from a twelfth-century storyteller named Bleheris mentioned in several texts.... [
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Bless f & m English, FilipinoFrom the English word
bless meaning "to consecrate or confer divine favor upon".
Blessed f & m English (Puritan), AfricanFrom the English word "blessed" meaning "having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing; held in veneration; revered", ultimately from Old English
blētsian,
blēdsian "to consecrate (with blood)".
Bliksem m & f DutchModern word name; Dutch for "lightning". Popular name for fast pets, such as dogs or horses.
Błogomysł m PolishDerived from Polish
błogi "blessed, blissful" combined with Polish
myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
mysliti "to think"). As such, the meaning of this name is roughly "blessed thought".
Błogosław m PolishDerived from Polish
błogi "blessed, blissful" combined with Slavic
slav "glory". As such, the meaning of this name is roughly "blissful glory".
Bloisine f Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureDaughter of Urbin of the Mountain (Urpin) and sister of Brun, a knight killed by Gawaine. To avenge her brother, she plotted Gawaine’s murder, but she eventually fell in love with Gawaine.
Bobs m & f English (Rare)Short form of
Robert,
Robin and other names. Famous bearers of this name include the South African-Canadian painter and potter Bobs Cogill Haworth (1900-1988), and American actor Bobs Watson (1930-1999).
Bodegast m GermanicDerived from Gothic
biutan "to offer" or Old High German
boto "bid, offer" combined with Gothic
gasts (
gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."
Bodegisel m GermanicDerived from Gothic
biutan "to offer" or Old High German
boto "bid, offer" combined with
gisel "hostage" or "pledge."
Bodisere f IjawMeans "she likes to come to the world" in Ijaw.
Boduognatos m Old CelticDerived from Celtic
boduus or
boduo(s) "crow" combined with
gnato, which can mean both "knowing, intelligent" and "son."
Bogdís f Icelandic (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
bogi "bow" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Bogusąd m PolishThe 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")... [
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Boguwłość f PolishPolish name from Slavic
bogŭ "god, deity" combined with
volstĭ "power, rule, sovereignty". In Old Polish, the deuterotheme became
włość "manor, estate".
Bohačesć m Sorbian (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.
Boisil m History (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.