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Ayzsia f African American
Variant of Asia 1.

Azalya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azalea.

Azaray f Obscure

Azariy m Russian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic)
Russian and Ukrainian form of Azariah.

Azayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Either a combination of the popular elements a, zay and la or a variant of Azalea.

Azelya f Turkish (Rare)
Variant of Azalea.

Azlynn f English (Modern, Rare)

Azmiya f Uzbek
Possibly from the Uzbek azm meaning "resolution".

Azuray f African American (Modern, Rare)
Apparently a misspelling of Azuree, the name of a perfume by the designer Estée Lauder.

Azylis f French (Modern, Rare), Breton (Gallicized, ?)
Variant of Aziliz.

Baatyr m Kyrgyz, Yakut (Rare)
Kyrgyz and Yakut form of Batur.

Badaya f Pakistani, Arabic
Possible meanings could be "beginnings, initiation, inception, genesis"

Badeey m Yakut
Derived from the name of a folk Yakut hero who was the first leader of the Kangalassky Yakuts.

Ba'diya f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek ba'd meaning "heart, soul".

Badiya f Arabic
Means "desert" in Arabic. Derived from Arabic "badī," meaning 'rhetorical embellishment,' referring in general to the concept of novelty.

Baelyn f Various (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bailynn.

Baholy f Malagasy
Means "cactus spike" in Malagasy.

Bailyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Bailey using the popular name suffix lyn.

Baiyan f & m Chinese

Baiyun f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred; numerous, many" and 芸 (yún) meaning "rue, herb used to keep insects away; to cut grass or weeds; art, talent, ability, craft, technique, performance, acting, trick, stunt".

Bakary m Arabic
An indirect Quranic name from Arabic Bakūr / Bakr, an ancient name of Arabian tribes, meaning "young camel".

Bakery m Western African
Meaning unknown.... [more]

Bakoly f Malagasy
Derived from Malagasy bakoly "china, chinaware, porcelain; a crockery" with the intended meaning of "porcelain" and implying that the bearer is just as delicate or fair as this material.

Baldey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse baldr "brave, bold" (compare Baldur) and ey "island" or ey "good fortune".

Banksy f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred used of the surname Banksy as a given name. It could also be used as a diminutive of the name Banks.

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

Banyat m Thai
Means "law, act, decree" in Thai.

Banyen f Thai
Means "marvel of Peru (a type of flower)" or "magenta" in Thai.

Baoyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Baoyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl".

Barayu f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羽 (ba) meaning "feathers" or 薔薇 (bara) meaning "rose" and 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid", 歌 (ra) meaning "song, poetry", 夜 (yu) meaning "night; the evening" 佑 (yu) meaning "help, assist"

Barcey f English (Rare)

Barley m & f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Barley.

Barrye m & f English
Variant or feminine spelling Barry.

Barthy m English (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Bartholomew

Baryal m Pashto
Means "brave" in Pashto.

Bassey m & f African
(Efik and Ibibio) origin meaning little god

Basyar m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Bashar.

Basyir m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Bashir.

Batyam f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bat and Yam, means “daughter of the sea; mermaid” in Hebrew, also a city near Tel Aviv.

Baudry m Medieval French, French (Belgian)
Variant form of Baldéric via the form Baudric.

Baxley f English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Baxley, a variant of Bexley.

Bayart m & f Mongolian
Means "joyful, happy" in Mongolian.

Baybal m Yakut
Yakut form of Pavel.

Baydad m Middle Persian
Middle Persian form of Bagadata.

Baydam m Yakut

Baylaa f Obscure
Variant of Bayla.

Bəylər m Azerbaijani
Means "beys, chieftains, masters" in Azerbaijani (the plural of bəy, ultimately from Turkic beg).

Baylei f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Baylen m American (Modern, Rare)

Baylie f English
Variant of Bailey.

Baylin f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bailynn.

Baylye f Obscure
Variant of Bailey.

Baylyn f English
alternate spelling of Baylen

Baymax m Popular Culture

Bayolo m & f Nigerian (Rare)

Baýram m Turkmen
Means "festival, holiday" in Turkmen.

Bayras m Bashkir
Given to boys born on a holiday.

Bayron m Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish form of Byron, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Bazyla f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Bazyli.

Beauty f English, Popular Culture, South African
From the English word "beauty", ultimately derived from Latin bellus, "beautiful". See also Belle and Bella.

Beckey f English
Variant of Becky.

Beejay m African American (Modern, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials BJ.

Beenay m Nepali
This name is Nepali

Behiya f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant of Bahiyya.

Behyar m Persian
Means "great neck" in Persian. From beh meaning good and yar meaning neck.

Beiyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems".

Beiyao f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 瑶 (yáo) meaning "precious jade".

Bekény m Hungarian (Rare)

Belaye f Arthurian Cycle
A princess and wife of Lohengrin. She died of grief when Lohengrin was murdered by men sent by her parents.

Belkys f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Belkis.

Belyse f Rwandan

Bembya m Kalmyk
Derived from Kalmyk Бембә (Bembä) meaning "Saturn (planet)".

Benaya m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Benaiah.

Benayt m Gallo
Gallo form of Benoît.

Beneyt m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Benedict. This name was also used as a translation of Baruch.

Benley m English (American, Rare)
A made up name perhaps influenced by Bentley

Bennye f English (Rare)
Feminine spelling of Benny.

Benóný m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Benoni.

Bensyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Spelling variant of Benson.

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

Bently m English (Modern)
Variant of Bentley.

Bényín f Bette
Means "love" in Bette Obudu.

Benyna f German (East Prussian)

Berény m Medieval Hungarian

Bergny f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian variant of Borgny.

Bergný f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese variant of Borgný.

Berlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Berlin using the popular suffix lyn.

Berney m English
Variant of Bernie, which is a diminutive of Bernard.

Bernye m & f Spanish, English
Form of Bernie.

Berrye f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Berry 2.

Beryan f History (Ecclesiastical)
Cornish form of Buriana.

Béryle f French (Modern, Rare)

Beryll f English (Rare)
Variant of Beryl.

Bessye f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant spelling of Bessie.

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

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]

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

Betsye f English
Variant of Betsy.

Bettey f American
Variant of Betty.

Bettsy f English (Rare)
Variant of Betsy.

Bettys f Medieval English
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

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

Beyanî m Kurdish
Masculine form of Beyan.

Beybit m Kazakh
Means "peaceful" in Kazakh.

Beybûn f Kurdish
Means "chamomile" in Kurdish.

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".

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

Beyron m Swedish (Rare)

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

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

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

Biboye f Ijaw
Means "destiny" in Ijaw.

Bidu-ya m Apache

Biebey m Yakut
Means "honey" in Yakut.

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

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

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

Bilyal m Circassian
Circassian form of Bilal.

Binaya m & f Indian, Nepali
Form of Binay.

Binday f Filipino
Diminutive of Brigida.

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]

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

Binyan m Indigenous Australian

Biryar m Kurdish
Means "decision" in Kurdish.

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-.

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

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

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".

Blacky m English (Rare)
Variant of Blackie.

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

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

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

Blazyj m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Blasius.

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").

Bobbye f English
Variant of Bobby.

Bobley m African (Rare)

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

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,

Bonnye f English
Variant spelling of Bonny.

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

Boon-yi f Korean (Rare), Chinese

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.

Bosley m English

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

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

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

Boycho m Bulgarian
Variant form of Boyko.

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

Boydoy m Yakut

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).

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

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

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

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

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

Bradly m English
Variant of Bradley.

Bradyn m English
Variant of Braden.

Bralyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brandy m English
Diminutive of Brandon.

Brayda f Gascon (Archaic), Medieval Occitan

Braydn m English
Variant of Braden.

Brayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements bray and la, possibly intended as a feminine form of Braylon.

Brayle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name, using the same sounds found in names such as Braelyn and Gayle.

Brayli f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braylee/Brierley/Briley.

Breely f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brierley or Briley.

Breeyn f English
Likely a variant of Brianne or an elongation of Bryn.

Breezy f & m English (Modern)
From the adjective (see Breeze). It is also used as a diminutive for names containing -bri/bre(e)-, like Brianna or Sabrina.

Brelyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brenly f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brinley.

Brenya f English (American)

Bretny f English
Variant of Brittney.

Breyan m English (American)

Breyda f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Breyon m & f English (American, Rare)

Briany f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brianny.

Bridey f Irish (Rare), Manx
Irish variant of Bridie and Manx variant of Breeshey as well as a Manx cognate of Bríd and Brìde.

Brilyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brylynn.

Briney f English
Diminutive of Sybrina used in the 18th century.

Brinly f English
Variant of Brinley or transferred use of the surname Brinly.

Britny f English
Variant of Brittany.

Britty f Romani
Short form of Britannia.

Brocky m English
Diminutive of Brock.

Bronny m African American

Bronya f Polish (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Bronia.

Bronys m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Bronius.

Brucey m English
Diminutive of Bruce.

Bruchy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Brucha and Bracha.

Brurya f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Bruria.

Bryane f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bryony or a feminine form of Brian.... [more]

Bryani f English (American, Rare)

Bryann f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brianne and Brian (See also Bryanne and Bryanna).

Brycin m English
Alternative spelling of Brysen

Brycyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bryson.

Brydan m English
Variant of Bryden.

Brydee f English (Australian, Modern)
Variant of Bridie.

Bryden m English (Modern)
Variant of Braden, perhaps influenced by Bryan.

Brydie f Irish

Brydon m English
Variant of Bryden.

Bryell f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brielle.

Bryher f English (British, Rare), Cornish
From the name of an island off the southwestern coast of Cornwall, one of the Isles of Scilly. This was adopted as a pen name by the English novelist Annie Winifred Ellerman (1894-1983).

Brylan m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braylon.

Brylea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briley.

Brylen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brylan.

Brylie f English
Variant of Bryley or possibly an elaboration of Riley or a pion of Bree/Breanna/Brenna (etc) and Rylie.

Brylyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brynel f Norwegian (Archaic)
Obsolete variant of Brynhild.

Brynel m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Brynjulf.

Brynie f English (American)

Brynil m & f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Brynild and Brynhild.

Brynle m English (British)

Brynly f English
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynna f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Brynn (probably influenced by Brenna) as well as a variant of Bryna.

Brynte m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Pet form of names beginning with Bryn-, derived from the Old Norse word brynja "armour, protection".

Bryona f English
Variant of Briana.

Brysan m English
Variant of Bryson.

Brysen m English
Variant of Bryson.

Brysha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements bry and sha.

Bryson m Ancient Greek
From the Greek Βρύσων.

Bryssa f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Brisa.

Brysun m English
Variant of Bryson.

Brysyn m English
Variant of Bryson.

Bryten m & f English
Variant spelling of Bryton.

Brytni f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Bryton m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Britton.

Bryyno m Finnish
Finnish form of Bryniulfr.

Bunnye f English
Variant spelling of Bunny.

Bunyau m Malaysian

Bunyod m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Bunyad.

Bunyot m Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ยอด (yot) meaning "top, best, excellent".

Bun'yuu m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (bun) "sentence" combined with 右 (yuu) meaning "right", 熊 (yuu) meaning "bear", 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave", 有 (yuu) meaning "exist", 雄 (yuu) meaning "hero, manly" or 融 (yuu) meaning "melt"... [more]

Burley m English
Transferred use of the surname Burley.

Burney m American
Variant of Bernie or transferred use of the surname Burney.

Busayo m & f Yoruba
Means "added joy" in Yoruba.

Busley m English

Busyra f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Bushra.

Buyana f Tuvan
Feminine form of Buyan.

Buyant m & f Mongolian
Means "virtuous" in Mongolian.

Buyung m Atayal

Byaain f Alaskan
Female given name created by Alaskan Native Eskimo Baayin Asiksick in the early 1900s.

Byakko m Japanese (Rare)
From 白虎 (byakko), referring to a white tiger, also one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations which represents the west and the autumn season. This makes it cognate with Korean Baek-ho.... [more]

Byamba m & f Mongolian
Means "Saturday" in Mongolian, derived from Tibetan སྤེན་པ (spen pa) meaning "Saturn (planet)" or "Saturday" (see Pemba).

Byamee m Indigenous Australian Mythology
Variant of Baiame.

Byanka f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Bianca.

Byanor m Arthurian Cycle
The recipient of a sword that formerly belonged to Arthur.

Byblis f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Byblis was the daughter of Miletus, who fell in love with her twin brother Caunus and subsequently killed herself... [more]

Byddia f Welsh (Rare)

Byeol-a f Korean (Rare)
Variant of Byeol-ah.

Byeol-i f & m Korean (Modern)
From Byeol combined with the subject marking particle 이 (i).

Byleth m & f Popular Culture
Variant of Beleth. This is the name of an avatar character in Fire Emblem: Three Houses.

Bylgja f Faroese, Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Feminine name taken from the Old Norse word bylgja meaning "billow, wave". In Norse Mythology, Bylgja was one of the nine daughters of the sea deities Ægir and Rán.

Byllie f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Billie, or a diminutive of Sibyl.

Byntli f English (American)
Alternate Spelling of Bentley

Byorte f Buryat
Buryat form of Börte.

Byrdie f American (South)
Variant of Birdie.

Byrger m Old Norse
Former variant of Birgir.

Byrita f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Byrghita (see Birgitta).

Byront m English
Likely a variant of Byron

Byrony f English

Bytzel f Medieval German
Maybe a diminutive of a name containing the secondary name element BIZ, probably derived from BID "to sustain; to hope"

Byyang m Yakut
Means "abundance, wealth" in Sakha.

Caedyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Caeley f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caelly f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kaylyn.

Caeryn f Obscure

Cagney m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Cagney.

Caidyn f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Caden.

Cailey f English
Variant of Kaylee.

Caisey m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Casey.

Caisyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Cason.

Caiyin f Chinese
From Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" combined with 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, noise, tone". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Caiyun f Chinese
From Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" combined with 云 (yún) meaning "cloud" or 韵 (yùn) meaning "rhyme, vowel"... [more]

Calaya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kalayah.

Caleya f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Kalea.

Caliya f English (Rare)
Variant of Kaliyah.

Calley f English
Variant of Callie.

Callye f English
Variant of Callie.

Callyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Callen.

Calvyn m English (Rare), French (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Calvin.

Calwyn m English (Rare)

Calwyn f Literature
Calwyn is a character in The Singer of All Songs, the first novel in the Chanters of Tremaris trilogy by Kate Constable. She is a 16-year-old priestess of Antaris who can sing ice chantments.

Calyce f Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Calyce or Calycia is the name of several characters:... [more]

Calynn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.

Calyse f English (American)
Variant of Calise.

Cambry f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Cambrie.

Cambry f English (American, Americanized, Modern)

Camdyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Camden.

Camily f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Camili.

Camiya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kamya.

Camlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Apparently an invented name combining Cam 2 with the popular name suffix lyn, perhaps influenced by Camryn.

Cammye f English
A variant spelling of Cammie.

Canary f & m English
From the name of the bird, Canary.

Caniya f African American (Rare)
Variant of Kaniya.