This is a list of submitted names in which a substring is l or o.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Bertefleda f GermanicDerived from Old High German
beraht "bright" combined with
flâdi "beauty, respectability."
Bertl m & f GermanDiminutive of
Bert (masculine),
Berta (feminine) and other names that contain the Germanic element
beraht meaning "bright".
Bertulf m Germanic, GermanDerived from Old High German
beraht "bright" combined with Gothic
vulfs "wolf."
Berúthiel f LiteratureA character mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name is derived from the fictional Sindarin language, and possibly means "angry queen", from a combination of
bereth meaning "queen, spouse" or "supreme, sublime",
ruth meaning "anger", and the feminine suffix "-iel".
Bérylune f TheatrePerhaps an elaborated form of French
béryl meaning "beryl", possibly blending it with the word
lune "moon". This was used by the Belgian playwright and poet Maurice Maeterlinck for a fairy in his play 'The Blue Bird' (1908).
Beryoza m Soviet, Russian (Rare)Derived from the Russian noun берёза
(beryoza) meaning "birch tree". Also compare
Bereza, which is a medieval first name of the same etymological origin.... [
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Besfort m AlbanianDerived from Albanian
besim "faith; belief" and
fort "strong".
Besorah f HebrewBesorah means news. Paired with Tova it means good news.
Bessille f Arthurian CycleIn the Prose Tristan, a Cornish woman who loved Tristan. When Tristan rejected her, she became the paramour of Andred, Tristan’s enemy, and conspired to reveal his affair with Isolde to King Mark.
Besula f JewishThis is found in the Jewish catacombs of Rome as the name of a woman.
Betel f TamilBetel is a "type of plant from South and South East Asia."
Betheil m & f AssyrianAn Assyrian given name meaning “beta d alaha’ or “house of God” in English, it is an Aramaic form of the name
Bethel.
Bethléem f French (Archaic)French form of
Bethlehem, which is the name of the birthplace of Jesus Christ. It appears that the given name Bethléem has always been very rare. I came across it in the Belgian civil registry (when I was doing genealogical research), where Bethléem was the name of an 18th-century French-speaking Belgian woman who was married, had 8 children between 1729-1748 and ultimately died in 1779.
Bethóc f Scottish Gaelic, Medieval ScottishDerived from Scottish Gaelic
beatha meaning "life", and therefore is related to the name
Beathag. Most known bearers of this name include Bethóc Ingen mac Maíl Coluim, daughter of Malcolm II, King of Alba, as well as Bethóc, Prioress of Iona, daughter of Somerled, Lord of Argyll.
Bethulia f English (Rare, Archaic)From the name of a city mentioned only in the apocryphal Book of
Judith, possibly derived from the Hebrew noun בתולה
(betula) meaning "virgin". The city's deliverance by Judith, when besieged by the Assyrian general
Holofernes, forms the subject of the Book of Judith.
Betigül f TurkishDerived from Turkish
beti "shape, figure, build" and
gül "rose". It is often interpreted to mean "as beautiful as a rose".
Beto m PortugueseDiminutive of Alberto, Adalberto, Roberto and names ending with "-berto". People who use this form includes brazilian singer Roberto Pereira dos Santos, better known by his stage name Beto Jamaica and portuguese footballer António Alberto Bastos Pimparel, known as Beto.
Betsalel m Hebrew, BiblicalMeans "in the shadow" in Hebrew. In the bible, this is the name of a son of Uri who was one of the architects of the tabernacle, and the name of an Israelite.
Beuno m WelshProbably from Welsh
bu "cow" and
-no "knowing". The name of a 7th-century Welsh saint.
Bevel m LiteratureA word meaning “a slope from the horizontal or vertical in carpentry and stonework; a sloping surface or edge,” coming from the French for “to gape.” Flannery O'Connor used it for two characters in her 1955 short story "The River."
Beyla f Norse MythologyFrom 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.
Beytullah m Turkish (?)Turkish. The name Beytullah is of Arabic origin and means "House of the God, Home of Allah, Qaba".
Bezaleel m Hebrew (Anglicized), English (Puritan)Anglicized form of Hebrew
Betsalel, meaning "in the shadow." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Uri who was one of the architects of the tabernacle, and the name of an Israelite.
Bezalel m BiblicalHebrew, meaning "protected by God". It occurs in the Bible as the name of a celebrated skilled craftsman. As a result, the school of arts set up in Jerusalem in the 20th century was named Bezalel.
Bezmiâlem f Ottoman TurkishMeaning "feast of the World" in Ottoman Turkish (
bezm - "feast" and
âlem - "the World", taken from Persian language). ... [
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Bhekumbuso m Zulu (Rare)Means "look after the kingdom", from Zulu
bheka "look after" and
umbuso "kingdom, dominion".
Bhoja m Indian, HistoryUltimately 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... [
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Bhumibol m Thai (Rare)Means "strength of the land" from Thai ภูมิ
(phumi) meaning "land, earth" and พล
(phon) meaning "force, strength, power". Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927-2016) was the king of Thailand from 1946 until his death.
Biancabella f FolkloreCombination of
Bianca and Italian
bella, meaning "white-beautiful" in Italian. This is the name of the title character of the Italian fairy tale Biancabella and the Snake, written by Giovanni Francesco Straparola.
Biao m ChineseFrom Chinese 彪
(biāo) meaning "tiger stripes, small tiger", 标
(biāo) meaning "mark, sign, award, prize", 表
(biǎo) meaning "surface, outside, exterior, table, form" or 飚
(biāo) meaning "whirlwind", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Biarnlaugr m Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
bjǫrn "bear" and
laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".
Bibihayot f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
hayot meaning "life".
Bibijahon f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
jahon meaning "the world".
Bibijamol f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
jamol meaning "beauty".
Bibiniyoz f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
niyoz meaning "entreaty, alms".
Bibinovvot f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
novvot meaning "rock sugar".
Bibinozik f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
nozik meaning "fine, delicate".
Bibioy f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
oy meaning "moon".
Bibirayhon f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
rayhon meaning "basil".
Bibiro'zi f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
ro'z meaning "day".
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".
Bibitoj f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
toj meaning "crown".
Bibizilol f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
zilol meaning "crystal-clear, limpid, unclouded".
Bibizor f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
zor meaning "entreaty, need, desire".
Bíbor f Hungarian (Rare)Old Hungarian name originally meaning "flax tissue", nowadays it is associated with Hungarian word "purple". Its more popular diminutive is
Bíborka.
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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Bichiko m GeorgianDiminutive of
Bichia, which has by now become an independent name in Georgia. Interestingly, in this case the diminutive (Bichiko) is much more common in Georgia than the main form (Bichia).
Bickel m Dutch (Rare)Rare Dutch given name, which is probably derived from (or related to) the Dutch word
bikkel, which is an informal (or slang) word for a tough, no-nonsense man. In that regard, the name is somewhat comparable with English masculine names such as
Brick and
Rock, as those are also meant to convey a certain sense of rugged masculinity... [
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Bielke f YiddishVariant of
Beylke. Jerry Bock used this for the name of
Tevye's fifth daughter in his musical 'Fiddler on the Roof' (1964).
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.
Bihong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly" or
碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue" and
虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" or
鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan".
Bihotza f BasqueDerived from Basque
bihotz "heart; spirit; (by extension) courage; (term of endearment) dear, darling".