BiannafEnglish, Mexican (?) In English, this is an invented based on the popular name suffix -ianna. It is also Mexican, the meaning unknown. This is the name of a news anchor on Good Morning America, Bianna Golodryga.
Binnaf & mKorean (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."
BinnyfEnglish 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.
BiúrstæinnmOld Norse Ancient Scandinavian masculine name with the combination of bjórr "beaver" and steinn "stone".
BleuzennfBreton Of uncertain origin and meaning. Some academics consider Bleuzenn a Breton cognate of either Welsh Blodeuyn or Welsh Blodwen while others consider this name a derivation from Middle Breton bleuzuenn "flower"... [more]
BonadonnafJudeo-Italian (Archaic) Derived from Italian bona, an older form of buona, the feminine form of the adjective buono, "good; pleasant; kind" and donna "woman; lady".
BorgunnafOld Norse Derived from the Germanic name elements borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" and unna "to love".
Bounnhangm & fLao (Rare) From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ຍັງ (nyang) meaning "remain, have, possess". A notable bearer is former Laotian president Bounnhang Vorachit (1937-).
BrannockmHistory (Ecclesiastical) The name of the eponymous saint of the village of Braunton in Devon, England. Saint Brannock (or Brannoc) is said to have originated from South Wales and established a monastery at Braunton in the 6th century... [more]
BrennleyfEnglish (American, Modern, Rare) Variant of Brenley. This name was brough to limited public attention by Brennley Brown, a contestant in the 12th season of the American TV show 'The Voice'.
BrennosmGaulish, History Brennos, chieftain of the Senones, led an army of Cisalpine Gauls in their attack on Rome in the Battle of the Allia, in 387 BC. Another Brennos was one of the leaders of the army of Gauls who attempted to invade and settle in the Greek mainland in 278 BC... [more]
BritannicafAfrican American (Rare) Possibly from Latin britannica meaning "of Britannia, British", as in the title of the Encyclopædia Britannica, the oldest English-language general encyclopedia.
BritannicusmAncient Roman Latin byname meaning "of Britain". This was one of the bynames of Emperor Claudius after the Roman conquest of Britain in 43 AD. Claudius also gave it to his son, Britannicus (full name Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus; 41-55 AD).
BronnmLiterature, Popular Culture Ser Bronn of the Blackwater is the name of a character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]
Buyannemekhm & fMongolian Means "add good luck" in Mongolian, from буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and нэмэх (nemekh) meaning "to add, increase; to enhance".
CainhannochmMormon (Rare) From an alternative name for New York used in the Doctrine and Covenants. A possible origin could be that in the Bible, Cain, the son of Adam, had a son named Enoch... [more]
CainnearfOld Irish, Irish Mythology From Irish caoin meaning "gentle", and der meaning "daughter". This was the name of Queen Medb's daughter in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Some saints have borne this name as well.
CairennfIrish Mythology In medieval Irish legends, this name was borne by the mother of Niall of the Nine Hostages, a concubine of King Eochu (or Eochaid). She was treated harshly by his jealous wife Queen Mongfind, but later rescued by her son.
CaitlinnfEnglish Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 7 girls born in the USA in 2010.
CannetellafLiterature Derived from Italian canna "reed" combined with a diminutive suffix. This name is borne by the protagonist of the Italian fairy tale "Cannetella" by Giambattista Basile. Cannetella is a young princess who marries the evil wizard Fioravante.
Cayennef & mEnglish (Modern, Rare) From Old Tupi quiínia meaning "hot pepper," referring to any of several very hot chilli peppers or a powder condiment or spice formed from these varieties.
CethlennfIrish Mythology Possibly means "crooked tooth". In Irish myth she was the wife of Balor of the Evil Eye, king of the Fomorians and by him the mother of Ethniu (or Eithne, Ethlenn).... [more]
Cézannef & mEnglish, Afrikaans From the French artist, Paul Cézanne. This name is sometimes used as a feminine name by Afrikaners in South Africa due to its similarity to Suzanne.