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Bethny f English
Variant of Bethany. A notable bearer is the author Bethny Ricks.

Bethy f English
Diminutive of Bethany, Elizabeth, and other names containing beth.

Bethye f English
A variant spelling of Bethy.

Bethzy f Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Latin American variant of Betsy. This name was brought to public attention by Bethzy Zamorano, a contestant on the Mexican reality television series Bailando por un Sueño... [more]

Bétry f French (Archaic)
Local variant of Béatrix found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France up until the 1700s.

Betsey f English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Betsy.

Betsye f English
Variant of Betsy.

Bettany f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bettany. This name is borne by English historian and writer Bettany Hughes (born 1968).

Bettanya f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Bettey f American
Variant of Betty.

Betthany f American (Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Bethany.

Bettrys f Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Betrys.

Bettsy f English (Rare)
Variant of Betsy.

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

Bettyann f English
Combination of Betty and Ann.

Bettyanna f English
A combination of Betty and Anna.

Bettyanne f English (Rare)
Combination of Betty and Anne 1.

Bettyjane f English (American)
Combination of Betty and Jane.

Bettyjean f American (Rare)
Combination of Betty and Jean 2 (See also Bettyjane and Bettyjo).

Bettyjo f English (Rare)
Combination of Betty and Jo.

Bettylou f English (American)
Combination of Betty and Lou.

Bettylyn f English
Betty with the -lyn suffix.

Bettylynn f English
Betty with the -lynne suffix.

Bettylynne f English
Betty with the -lynne suffix.

Bettymae f American
Combination of Betty and Mae.

Bettys f Medieval English
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Bety f Spanish (Latin American), English (Rare)
Variant of Betty, also used in Latin American countries as a short form of names containing Be- (or -be-) and -t-, like Beatriz and Alberta.

Betye f English (American)
Variant of Betty.

Betzaidy f South American (Modern, Rare)
A derivation from Bethsaida, used in Venezuela.

Betzenhuya m Guanche

Betzy f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Betsy.

Bevelyn f English (American)
Probably a blend between Beverly and Evelyn.

Beverlyann f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Beverly and Ann.

Beverlyn f English
Elaboration of Beverly.

Bevy f English
Diminutive of Beverly.

Bexley f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Bexley.

Bexlynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Likely a combination of Bex and Lynn.

Bextiyar m Kurdish
Means "happy" in Kurdish.

Bey m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bey.

Beya m Zulu
Means “they go” in Zulu.

Beya f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly means "noble" or "great lady".

Beyaert m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Beiaard.

Beyan f Kurdish
Means "morning" in Kurdish.

Beyanca f African American (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Bianca.

Beyanî m Kurdish
Masculine form of Beyan.

Beyaz f Turkish
Means "white" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic بياض (bayāḍ).

Beyazid m Turkish, Arabic, Persian
Variant transcription of Bayezid.

Beyazit m Turkish, Arabic, Persian
Variant transcription of Bayezid.

Beybit m Kazakh
Means "peaceful" in Kazakh.

Beybûn f Kurdish
Means "chamomile" in Kurdish.

Beydaan f Somali
Somali feminine name taken directly from the ordinary vocabulary word for "almond", which is perhaps ultimately from Persian بادام (bâdâm) "almond".

Beye m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Beie.

Beyene m Amharic
Means "he decreed" in Amharic.

Beyhan f & m Turkish
From Turkish bey meaning "gentleman, lord, master" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".

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

Beyle f Judeo-French
Variant of Bele.

Beyllida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bellida.

Beyllita f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bellida.

Beyndijn m Medieval Dutch

Beyonca f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bianca influenced by Beyoncé.

Beyond m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English-speaking word beyond, meaning "on the far side."

Beyonka f African American (Rare)
Variant of Bianca.

Beyron m Swedish (Rare)

Beysen m Kazakh
Means "born on Thursday", derived from Kazakh бейсенбі (beysenbi) meaning "Thusday" (of Persian origin).

Beyti m Turkish
Means "couplet" in Turkish

Beytullah m Turkish (?)
Turkish. The name Beytullah is of Arabic origin and means "House of the God, Home of Allah, Qaba".

Beyu m Chamorro
Chatino form of Silverio.

Beyzagül f Turkish
Combination of Beyza and Gül.

Beyzanur f Turkish
Turkish name meaning "very white light", combination of Beyza meaning "very white" and Nur meaning "light".

Bezprym m Medieval Polish
Variant of Biezprzem.

Bhadyoga m Indian
Indian boy's name meaning "A wealthy person"

Bhagyashi f Marathi
Meaning "Lucky".

Bhaiṣajyaguru m Buddhism
From 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 Buddhism
From 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 Buddhism
From 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.

Bhaishajyaguru m Buddhism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit भैषज्यगुरु (see Bhaiṣajyaguru).

Bhaishajyaraja m Buddhism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit भैषज्यराज (see Bhaiṣajyarāja).

Bhaishajyasamudgata m Buddhism
Alternate transcription of Sanskrit भैषज्यसमुद्गत (see Bhaiṣajyasamudgata).

Bhanupriya f Hindi
Derived from Bhanu and Priya.

Bhavya m & f Hindi
Hindi unisex name meaning "magnificant, grandiose".

Bhavyaa f & m Indian

Bibarys m Kazakh

Bibiğäyşä f Tatar

Bibihayot f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and hayot meaning "life".

Bibimaryam f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and the given name Maryam.

Bibiniyoz f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and niyoz meaning "entreaty, alms".

Bibioy f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and oy meaning "moon".

Bibirayhon f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and rayhon meaning "basil".

Bibishamsiya f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and shamsiya meaning "parasol".

Bibizaynab f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and the given name Zaynab.

Biboye f Ijaw
Means "destiny" in Ijaw.

Bidu-ya m Apache

Bieatryks f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Beatrix.

Biebey m Yakut
Means "honey" in Yakut.

Biernardyn m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Bernardyn.

Biffany f English (Rare)
Feminized form of "Biff". Possible variant of "Tiffany".

Biffy f English (American)
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Bijaya m & f Odia, Nepali
Odia and Nepali form of Vijaya.

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

Billey m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Billy.

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

Billye f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Billy.

Billyjo f & m American (South, Rare), English (British, Rare)
Variant of Billiejo or Billyjoe.

Billyjoe m American (South)
Combination of Billy and Joe. It's feminine counterpart is Billiejo.

Bilqeyis f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Bilqis.

Bilqeys f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Variant of Bilqeyis.

Bilyal m Circassian
Circassian form of Bilal.

Bilyaletdin m Tatar

Binaya m & f Indian, Nepali
Form of Binay.

Bincley f English (Australian, Rare, Archaic)

Binday f Filipino
Diminutive of Brigida.

Binderiyaa f & m Mongolian
Means "beryl" in Mongolian.

Bindiya f Indian

Bingyan f & m Chinese
This name is a combination of 冰 (Bing) meaning "Cold, Ice" and 艳 (Yan) meaning "Gorgeous, Beautiful" (usually for girls), or 岩 (Yan) meaning "Cliff, Rocks" (usually for boys). Other hanzi combinations are possible.

Bingye f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving".

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]

Bingyin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 秉 (bǐng) meaning "grasp, hold, maintain" or 丙 (bǐng) meaning "third" combined with 印 (yìn) meaning "seal, mark, sign", 寅 (yín) meaning "to respect", or 垠 (yín) meaning "riverbank, boundary", as well as other character combinations.

Bingyong m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave, courageous".

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

Bingyun f & m Chinese
This name is a combination of 冰/氷 (bing) meaning "cold, ice", and 允 (yun) meaning "consent, allow", 运 (yun) meaning "conveyance, transportation, luck, haul, carriage, fortune, traffic, ship", or 云 (yun) meaning "cloud".

Binky m & f English (Rare)
A nickname of unknown meaning. A notable bearer of the nickname is Binky Felstead from the show 'Made in Chelsea', whose real name is Alexandra.

Binmary f Indigenous Australian

Binny f English
Diminutive of Benita. In British television show, 'The Kids of 47A' (1973-1975), one of the sisters Gathercole is called Binny, but in this case her given name was Belinda.

Binoy m Bengali, Assamese, Malayalam
Variant of Vinay.

Binyan m Indigenous Australian

Binyang f Korean (Rare)
From the stem of verb 빛나다 (binnada) meaning "to shine," combined with 陽 (yang) meaning "sun"

Binying f Chinese
From the Chinese 彬 (bīn) meaning "cultivated, well-bred" or 玢 (bīn) meaning "jade's streaks" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems; bright, lustrous" or 英 (yīng) meaning "hero; outstanding person; petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero"

Binyomin m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Benjamin.

Biray f & m Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
Name found in the Bible rare used back in history.Biray is a late loan word from and refers to the fortified acropolis, usually built at the highest and most easily defensible part of a city ( Nehemiah 1:1; Esther 1:2 ). It referred to the fortress near the Temple in the rebuilt Jerusalem (Nehemiah 2:8 ) A castle place or mountain.

Birdy f English
Variant of Birdie.

Birthday ? Obscure
English word for the anniversary of when someone was born.

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"... [more]

Birvydė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Birvydas.

Biryar m Kurdish
Means "decision" in Kurdish.

Biscaya f Medieval Latin (Latinized, Modern)

Bishoy m Coptic
Variant 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-.

Bissāya f Babylonian
Of as yet unknown etymology, this name is attested several times in various Babylonian legal records from the Late Assyrian period.

Bitanya f Ethiopian

Bitbyeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Byeol (compare Byeolbit).

Bithy f American (South, Archaic)
Originally a diminutive of Tabitha, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Bithynia f Biblical, American (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of a region in Asia Minor mentioned in Acts in the New Testament.... [more]

Bitsy f English
Diminutive of Elisabeth.

Bitty f English
Short for Elizabeth.

Bitya f Biblical Hebrew
Like bityah

Bit-yeoul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Yeo-ul.

Bixby f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Bixby.

Biya f Arabic, Indian
Variant of Bia.

Biyaman m Yakut
Means "make wealth" in Yakut.

Biyan f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue", 必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly", or 馝 (bì) meaning "fragrance" and 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant", 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose", 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow" or 焰 (yàn) meaning "fire, blaze, glowing".

Biyao f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue" and 窈 (yǎo) meaning "obscure, secluded; refined" or 谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad".

Biyaya f Tagalog, Filipino
From Tagalog biyaya meaning "grace".

Biybisara f Karakalpak
Karakalpak form of Bubusara.

Biyen m Ojibwe
Ojibwe variant of Peter.

Biyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue" and 殷 (yīn) meaning "many, great, abundant, flourishing".

Biyonnca f African American (Rare)
Variant of Bianca

Biyori f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (bi) meaning "sun, day" combined with 和 (yori) meaning "peace, harmony". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Biyou f Chinese
From the Chinese 馝 (bì) meaning "fragrance" and 幽 (yōu) meaning "quiet, secluded, tranquil, dark".

Biyu f Chinese
Means "jasper" in Chinese.

Biyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue" and 圆 (yuán) meaning "circle, round" or 缘 (yuán) meaning "hem, margin" or "reason, fate".

Biyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 璧 (bì) meaning "piece of jade with hole" and 玥 (yuè) meaning "mysterious gem, mythological pearl" or 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented".

Bizzy f English
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Bjarkey f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrk "birch tree" or bjarkan "birch tree; name of the B-rune" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Bjarney f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrn "bear" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Bjartmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjartr "light; bright, shining" and mǣr "little girl; virgin, unmarried girl" or mær "daughter" or mėy "girl".

Bjørgny f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Borgný.

Björney f Icelandic (Modern)
Variant of Bjarney.

Blacky m English (Rare)
Variant of Blackie.

Bláey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements blár "blue; dark; black" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Blakeley f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Blakely.

Blakelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Blake using the popular name suffix lyn.

Blakelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Blakelyn.

Blakeney f & m English
From Old English blæc meaning "black, dark" or blac meaning "pale" combined with Old English eg meaning "island" or hæg meaning "enclosure".

Blakesley f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Blakesley.... [more]

Blandyn m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Blandinus (compare Blandyna).

Blandyna f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Blandine.

Blay m Medieval Spanish

Blayden m English
Variant of Bladen.

Blayk m English
Variant of Blake.

Blayke m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Blake.

Blaykleigh f Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Blakely.

Blaylock m Popular Culture
From the book series Black Dagger Brotherhood by J. R. Ward

Blayn m English (American, Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Blaine.

Blayne m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Blaine.

Blayr f English
Variant of Blair.

Blayze m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Blaze.

Blazyj m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Blasius.

Blenzibly f Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Tristan’s mother in the Icelandic Saga af Tristram ok Ísoud. She replaces Blancheflur (Blancheflor) from the earlier German sources and is the counterpart of Blesinbil in Norse Tristan legend.... [more]

Blessyn f English (Modern)
Altered form of Blessing.

Blethyn m Medieval Welsh
Medieval variant of Bleddyn.

Blezylla f History (Ecclesiastical)
Polish form of Blaesilla.

Blimy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Blima.

Blissity f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Bliss with the suffix -ity.

Błogomysł m Polish
Derived 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".

Blómey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements blóm "bloom, blossom, flower" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Bluejay f & m English (Canadian, Rare)
Native American Chinook legends tell tales about of a hero named Bluejay who gets into rather sticky situations at times and other times helps out humanity.In one of the tales Bluejay is a female and another set of stories it is a different person named Bluejay and they are male.

Bluey m & f Popular Culture (Rare)
Diminutive of Blue.

Bly m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bly.

Blyss f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bliss.

Blyth m & f English
Variant of Blythe.

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

Bobbye f English
Variant of Bobby.

Bobbyjo f & m American (South, Rare), English (British, Rare, ?)
Variant of either Bobbijo or Bobbyjoe.

Bobbyjoe m American (South, Rare), English (British, Rare)
Combination of Bobby and Joe. Bobbijo is the feminine counterpart.

Bobley m African (Rare)

Bobolayefa f Ijaw
Means "nothing can be compared to my own" in Ijaw.

Boby m English (Rare)
Variant of Bobby.

Bodaway m Navajo
Means "fire maker" in Navajo.

Bodey m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bodhi.

Boeyken m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Boudeken.

Bogey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse bogi meaning "bow" (compare Bogi) combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune"... [more]

Bogolyub m Bulgarian
From the Slavic elements богъ (bogu) meaning "God" and lyuby meaning "love".

Bogolyuba f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bogolyub.

Bo-gyeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 甫 "begin; man, father; great" or 寶 "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" (bo), and 炅 "brilliance" or 璟 "luster of gem" (gyeong).

Bohyun f Korean
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

Boikanyo m & f Tswana
Means "trustworthy" in Setswana.

Boisy m American (Rare)
Variant of Boise.

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

Bolemysł m Polish
Derived from Slavic bole "large" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").

Bom-byeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Byeol.

Bom-gyeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and 결 (gyeol) meaning "layer, ply; chance, opportunity, moment."

Bonafylla f Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Bonafilia.

Bonamy m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Bonamy. This name was borne by British literary scholar Bonamy Dobrée (1891-1974), who was given the name because it was a family surname.

Bonamy m Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French
Derived from Middle French bon "good (virtuous, having positive qualities)" and ami "friend". This name was also used as a secular form of Benjamin,

Bonasenyora f Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Feminine form of Bonsenyor.

Bonefey m Medieval English, Medieval Jewish
Variant of Bonnefoi.

Bonifatiy m Russian
Variant form of Bonifatsiy. A known bearer of this name was the Soviet philosopher Bonifaty Kedrov (1903-1985). In his case, Bonifaty is just a variant transcription of Bonifatiy: the spelling is exactly the same in Russian, so they are really the same name.

Bonifatsiy m Russian
Russian form of Bonifatius (see Boniface).

Bonnefoy m Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic)
Derived from French bonne, the feminine form of the adjective bon, "good" and foi "faith".

Bonny f English
Variant of Bonnie.

Bonnye f English
Variant spelling of Bonny.

Bonnyventure m English (Rare), Eastern African (Rare)
Variant of Bonaventure.

Bonsenyor m Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Means "good lord". In modern times, more common as a surname.

Bonyface m Medieval English
Variant of Boniface.

Bookyr m Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Booker.

Boonyarit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunyarit.

Boon-yi f Korean (Rare), Chinese

Boonyong m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunyong.

Boramey f Khmer
Means "day of the full moon" in Khmer.

Boranbay m Kazakh
From Kazakh боран (boran) meaning "blizzard, storm" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Boranbiyke f Dagestani
Derived from боран (boran) meaning "hurricane" and бийке (biyke) meaning "mistress".

Borbak-kys f Tuvan
Means "round girl" from Tuvan борбак (borbak) meaning "round, spherical" and кыс (kys) meaning "girl, daughter".

Borbolya f Hungarian
Directly taken from Hungarian borbolya "barberry, berberry".

Borey m & f Khmer
Means "large city, community, province, country" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit पुरि (puri).

Borgny f Norwegian
Modern Norwegian form of Borgný.

Borgný f Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" or bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and nýr "new; young; fresh" or ný "new moon, waxing moon".

Bormey f Khmer
Means "magical power or spirit" in Khmer.

Boronyslav m Ukrainian (Archaic)
Variant of Bronislav.

Boroskuobuya f Yakut
Yakut form of Praskoviya.

Borostyán f Hungarian (Rare)
Two separate words in Hungarian; "amber" and "ivy".

Boryana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Boryan.

Boryslav m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Borislav. Meaning interpreted usually as "fight for glory!".

Borysław m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Borislav.

Borysthenis f Greek Mythology
Etymology unknown, probably derived from the masculine name Borysthenes.

Borzygniew m Polish
Composed of members of borzy ("to fight") and gniew ("anger"). It could mean "the one who fights in anger."

Borzymir m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Borimir.

Borzysław m Polish
Polish form of Borislav.

Borzysława f Polish
Feminine form of Borzysław.

Bosley m English

Bostyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Boston.

Bosyang f Filipino
Diminutive of Ambrosia. This can also be used as a diminutive of Ambrocia, Tiburcia, and other names with similar sounds.

Bottyán m Medieval Hungarian

Bouchraya m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly from Arabic باشر (bāšara) "to carry out, to exercise, to take" or from بشر (baššara) "to bring good news" or بشر (bašar) "human, humankind".... [more]

Boudy m & f Dutch
Variant spelling of Boudie.

Bounthavy m & f Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ທະວີ (thavy) meaning "increase, add, grow".

Bouthayna f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بثينة (see Buthayna).

Boutheyna f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بثينة (see Buthayna) chiefly used in North Africa.

Bowdy m American (Americanized, Rare, ?)
Variant of Bohdi and transferred use of the surname Bowdy.

Bowyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bowen.

Bowynn f & m Obscure
Variant of Bowen, sometimes used as a feminine form.

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]

Boyan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bo 2 and Yan 2.

Boyan m Medieval Slavic
Means "storyteller, singer" in Old Slavic.

Boyang m Chinese
From 博 (bó) meaning "abundant, plentiful, rich" and 洋 (yáng) meaning "ocean".

Boychechak f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek boy meaning "rich, wealthy" and chechak meaning "sweet".

Boycho m Bulgarian
Variant form of Boyko.

Boycie m English (British, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
Diminutive of Boyce.

Boydoy m Yakut

Boye m West Frisian, East Frisian, North Frisian
There are many etymologies possible for this Frisian name. One is that it is a pet form of Germanic given names that contained the element bodo meaning "lord, ruler" or baug meaning "bow"... [more]

Bo-yeon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 甫 "begin; man, father; great" or 普 "universal, general, widespread" (bo), and 娟 "beautiful, graceful" or 淵 "gulf, abyss, deep" (yeon).

Bo-yeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 寶 "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 英 "petal, flower, leaf".

Boyer m English
Variant of the English occupational surname Bowyer meaning "bow maker" transferred into use as a given name.

Boyet m Filipino

Boyin m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 胤 (yìn) meaning "heir, successor".

Boying f Chinese
From the Chinese 波 (bō) meaning "wave" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous".

Boyli f Turkish
Very rare

Boyne m English
Transferred use of the surname Boyne.

Boyong m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave, courageous".

Bo-young f Korean

Boysie m English, South African, Trinidadian Creole, Jamaican Patois
Variant of Boise.

Boysuluv f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek boy meaning "rich, wealthy" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Boyue m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 岳 (yuè) meaning "mountain peak".

Bożyk m Polish
Diminutive form of Bożydar.

Bożymir m Polish
Polish cognate of Božimir.

Bożysław m Polish
Means "divine glory", derived from Slavic bozy "divine" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Braçayda m Medieval Spanish

Bracyn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brayson.

Bradey m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brady.

Bradlay m English
Variant of Bradley.

Bradleyna f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Bradley, with the suffix -na