AbdmArabic (?) From Arabic عبد (ʿabd, 3abd) meaning "servant, slave". This name is found commonly among other Arabic names, such as Abd Allah, and Abd al-Aziz.
ArdmDutch This name is often a short form of Arnoud (and other names containing the Germanic element aran or arn meaning "eagle", such as Arend) and Eduard... [more]
BadbfIrish Mythology, Irish Means "crow, demon" in early Irish (and may have originally denoted "battle" or "strife"). In Irish myth the Badb was a war goddess who took the form of a crow. She and her sisters, the Morrígan and Macha, were a trinity of war goddesses known collectively as the Morrígna.
Baderm & fArabic Alternate transcription of Arabic بدر (see Badr).
BageshreefMarathi Bageshree is a form of ''raag'' or melody in Indian Classical Music. It is a raag usually sung at late evenings to bring peace to the mind. It is a feminine name.
BainmLiterature Bain was the son of Bard in J. R. R. Tolkien's book, The Hobbit. "Bain" means "beautiful" in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional language, Sindarin (Elvish).
Báinef & mIrish, Scottish Gaelic, Irish Mythology An Irish name meaning "whiteness, pallor". In Irish Mythology, Báine was a princess, daughter of Tuathal Techtmar, ancestor of the kings of Ireland. "Cailín na Gruaige Báine" and "Bruach na Carraige Báine" are the names of two traditional Irish songs.... [more]
BammPopular Culture, English (Modern, Rare) Possibly a diminutive for any name starting with the letter B. Also an onomatopoeia word suggesting the sound of a "loud thud". ... [more]
Bânm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 彬 (bân) meaning "elegant, refined".
Bảnm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 本 (bản) meaning "root, origin, source".
BanmArthurian Cycle The name of Sir. Lancelot's father in Arthurian tales, Ban of Benoic.
Banm & fVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 班 (ban) meaning "group, party, band".
BanemPopular Culture From the English word bane meaning "cause of misery or ruin". In the DC Comics universe, Bane is a powerful and intelligent criminal, first appearing in 1993, and is one of Batman’s most iconic enemies.
BáomVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 豹 (báo) meaning "leopard, spotted big cat".
BaothmIrish Perhaps related to Beathan. It coincides with a Gaelic word meaning "vain, reckless, wanton, foolish". Other forms are Baothan, Baoithin/Beheen and Baolach... [more]
BarszmHungarian (Archaic) Ultimately of Turkic origin, the meaning of this name is "panther". Also compare modern Turkish pars meaning "leopard, panther".
BạtmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 拔 (bạt) meaning "to pull, to extract, to choose".
BậtmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 弼 (bật) meaning "to aid, assist, help".
BatmEnglish (Archaic), Medieval English Diminutive of Bartholomew; also compare Bate. A notable bearer was American gunfighter and lawman Bartholomew 'Bat' Masterson (1853-1921), famed sheriff of Dodge City, Kansas.
Bềnm & fVietnamese Means "durable, strong" or "long-lasting" in Vietnamese.
Benm & fJapanese This name is used as 勉 (ben, tsuto.meru) meaning "exertion," 弁/辨 (hen, ben, araso.u, hanabira, wakima.eru, wa.keru) meaning "dialect, petal, speech" or 便 (bin, ben, tayo.ri) meaning "convenience."... [more]
BesmEgyptian Mythology Etymology uncertain. It could derive from Nubian bes "cat". It could also be from Egyptian bs "flame" or bz "to be initiated, to introduce". Bes is an ancient Egyptian deity worshipped as a protector of households, particularly mothers, children, and childbirth... [more]
BímVietnamese (Archaic) From Sino-Vietnamese 賁 (bí) of uncertain meaning. This is the name of the founder of the Early Lý dynasty of Vietnam.
BiaomChinese From 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.
BiemmDutch (Rare) Meaning unknown, as the name is a distortion that originated from nursery speech, which makes it difficult to retrace the original name.... [more]
BilfNorse Mythology, Icelandic Means "instant" in Old Norse. It's also a poetic word describing a woman. In Norse Mythology, Bil and her brother Hjúki follow Máni across the heavens.
Binm & fChinese From Chinese 斌 or 彬 (bīn) meaning "refined", 滨 (bīn) meaning "beach, seashore" or 宾 (bīn) meaning "visitor, guest", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
BingmEnglish (Rare) Either transferred use of the surname Bing or from a nickname, as was the case for American singer and actor Bing Crosby (1903-1977), who was originally called Bingo.
Bínhm & fVietnamese Derived from the Sino-Vietnamese 丙 (bǐng) referred to the Third Heavenly Stem, connected with Fire in the Chinese philosophy of Wu Xing.... [more]
BinkmDutch (Rare) Fairly rare Dutch given name, which is probably derived from (or related to) the Dutch word bink, which is an informal (or slang) word for a tough, no-nonsense man who is afraid of no one. 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... [more]
BirchmEnglish From the English word for the birch tree. Famous bearers include Birch Evans Bayh III, senator from Indiana, who assumed office in 1999. Birch Evans Bayh II was a senator from Indiana 1963-1981.
Bitf & mKorean (Modern) From native Korean 빛 (bit) meaning "light, glow."
BiểumVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 表 (biểu) meaning "table, chart".
BixmAmerican Diminutive of Bismark. Famously borne by American jazz legend, Bix Beiderbecke, who was a reknowned cornetist and pianist during the 1920s.
BizmAmerican (Rare) A nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer. Notable namesakes include professional baseball player JamesRaleigh "Biz" Mackey (1897 -1965)... [more]
Blåm & fSwedish (Rare) Means "blue" in Swedish. Ultimately derived from Old Norse blár meaning "blue" but often denoting "dark, black" (compare Bláinn). A few hundred years ago sometimes used as a variant or short form of Blasius.
BlæcmAnglo-Saxon Old English byname derived from blæc meaning "black, dark". This is a cognate of Old Norse Blakkr.
BleizmBreton Derived from Breton bleiz "wolf; gray" and thus nowadays commonly considered the Breton equivalent of French Loup, this name was in former times also used as a phonetic approximation to Blois and given in honor of the Blessed Charles of Blois, Duke of Brittany.... [more]
Bleuf & mEnglish From the French word for "Blue". Not typically used in France.
Blissf & mEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Bliss or simply from the English word "bliss".
BỉnhmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 秉 (bỉnh) meaning "to grasp, to hold, preside over".
BomDutch Short form of Willibrord, though it can also be a simplified spelling of Beau.
Bom & fBurmese Means "leader, champion" in Burmese.
BöfLiterature ‘Bö’ or ‘Böe’ means "gust", "blast" or "scud" in German and is one of the shortest words in that language. It is also remindful of "beauty", as in Beau... [more]
BộmVietnamese From Sino-Vietnamese 部 (bộ) meaning "part, division; ministry; classifier".
Bobsm & fEnglish (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).
BonmEnglish (Australian), Popular Culture Given in honour of AC/DC rock star "Bon" Scott, who was born Ronald Scott. His nickname was given to him at school, to differentiate him from another Ronald in his class... [more]
BossmAmerican Possibly transferred use of the surname Boss, or taken from the English word boss, meaning "one who is in charge", from Middle Dutch baes "master of a household, friend"... [more]
Bowm & fEnglish (Rare) A variant of Bo 1, probably influenced by the word "bow" which is used to shoot with arrows or by the word "bowtie", or a diminutive of Rainbow.
BozmEnglish, American A nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer. For example, Boz was used as a pen name by CharlesDickens (1812-1870) in the 1830s when publishing short pieces in newspapers... [more]
Bracem & fEnglish Likely intended as a variant of Brice. Middle English (as a verb meaning ‘clasp, fasten tightly’) from Old French bracier ‘embrace’, from brace ‘two arms’, from Latin bracchia, plural of bracchium ‘arm’, from Greek brakhiōn.
BrassmEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Brass. Alternately, could be taken directly from the English word brass, a metal alloy of copper and zinc, possibly derived from Proto-Germanic brasō "fire, pyre"... [more]
BraunmGerman Transferred from the surname "Braun", which means "brown."
Braym & fEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Bray, derived from Cornish bre meaning "hill".
Breezef & mEnglish From the English word "breeze" referring to "a light, gentle wind". From the Dutch bries 'breeze', from the Eastern Frisian brîse 'breeze', from brisen 'to blow fresh and strong'.
BrickmPopular Culture Originally a nickname from the English word brick (having the slang meaning "a good fellow" from 1840). It was used for a character in Tennessee Williams' play 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' (1955).
BriegefIrish, Northern Irish Anglicized form of Bríd. A known bearer is Briege McKenna (1946-), a Catholic nun and faith healer from Northern Ireland.
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]
BronxmEnglish Transferred use of the place name Bronx. It began gaining popularity as a given name after singers Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson used it for their son in 2008.
BrownemEnglish (Rare, Archaic) Variant of Brown. Notable namesake is Henry Browne Blackwell, an English born publisher and social reformer who was one of the founders of the Republican Party in the US... [more]
BrucmCatalan (Modern) From Catalan bruc meaning "tree heath", a species of flowering plant native to the Mediterranean basin. This is also the name of a town in Catalonia where, according to the legend, a young drummer in the Peninsular War (1807-1814) deceived the enemy troops into believing the Spanish troops were larger than they were merely by playing the drum.
BubmEnglish (Rare) Likely from the English vocabulary word for a boy or young man, bub.
BuddmEnglish (American) Short form of Buddy. In American culture Bud, Budd, and Buddy were often as a nickname for a son named for his father to avoid name confusion. It later became used as an independent name.
Bưởim & fVietnamese From Vietnamese Chữ Nôm 𣞻 (bưởi) meaning "pomelo".
ButtsmAmerican (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Butts or a nickname with meaning particular to the bearer. Notable namesake, professional baseball player, Albert "Butts" Wagner was the older brother of baseball great Honus Wagner.
CadhanmOld Irish, Irish Mythology Gaelic byname meaning "barnacle goose". In Irish legend Cadhan was a hero who slayed a monster with the help of his hound.
CaykefLiterature From the name of a character that is featured in L. Frank Baum's book The Lost Princess of Oz (1917). Her name is a misspelling of the English word "cake".
Chắcm & fVietnamese Means "certain, secure" in Vietnamese.
ChacmNew World Mythology The Mayan god of Agriculture, Fertility, and Rain. He is also associated with east and the colour yellow.
ChaeofThai (Rare) Means "clear, transparent, limpid" in Thai. It is more commonly used as a nickname.
ChaifEnglish (American) From Hindi word 'chai', derived from Chinese word 'cha' meaning "tea". Masala chai, literally "spice tea", is a flavored tea drink from India that usually consists of black tea, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, black pepper, and ginger (though variations exist)... [more]
ChaimThai From ชาย (chai) meaning "man" or ชัย (chai) meaning "victory". It can also function as a short form of Somchai, Sakchai, and other names containing the same element.