American Submitted Names

Blackstone m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.

Blacky m English (Rare)
Variant of Blackie.

Blade m English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Blade or from the Old English blæd ‘leaf of a plant,' of Germanic origin; related to Dutch blad and German Blatt.... [more]

Blain m English (American)
Variant of Blaine.

Blaineley f English (Modern)
This name was giving to a character in the cartoon show Total Drama (2007-). Blaineley was a host in season 3 of Total Drama World Tour, and was the host of Total Drama Aftermath. Blaineley is World Tour was later the first adult contestant!

Blaize m English (Modern)
Variant of Blaise or Blaze

Blakelee f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Blakely.

Blakeleigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Blakely.

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]

Blanchette f American (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Blanche

Blanchie f English (American)
Nickname or variant of Blanche.

Bland m English (Rare)
Either a transferred use of the surname Bland or an English form of Blandus.

Blane m American
Variant of Blaine.

Blase m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Blase or a variant of Blaise.

Blayden m English
Variant of Bladen.

Blayk m English
Variant of Blake.

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

Blayn m English (Anglicized)
Variant of Blaine.

Blayne m & f American (Hispanic)
Variant: Blaine

Blayr f English
Variant of Blair.

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

Bleaker m English
Transferred usage of the surname Bleaker.

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

Bless f & m English, Filipino
From the English word bless meaning "to consecrate or confer divine favor upon".

Blessence f African American (Modern, Rare)
Blend of Blessing and Essence.

Blessyn f English (Modern)
Altered form of Blessing.

Bleu f & m English
From the French word for "Blue". Not typically used in France.

Bliss f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bliss or from Old English blīths, bliss, of Germanic origin; related to blithe... [more]

Blissa f English (American)
Invented name. Means "perfect happiness" in American English.

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

Blisstina f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the English-speaking word 'bliss' and the popular suffix 'tina.

Blithe f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Blythe.

Blondean f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an extremely rare Anglicized form of Blandine influenced by Blondie and Dean.

Blondene f English (American, Rare)

Bloodgood m American (Rare)
Name of New York farmer Bloodgood Haviland Cutter (1817–1906). He was known as a 'farmer poet'. Well known author Mark Twain humorously dubbed Cutter the 'Poet Lariat' in Twain's non-fiction travelogue 'Innocents Abroad'... [more]

Bloom f English
From the English word bloom, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ("to thrive, flower, bloom").

Bloom m English
Transferred use of the surname Bloom.

Blu f & m Italian (Modern), English (Rare)
Italian form of Blue and English diminutive of Bluford.

Bluebell f English, Popular Culture
From the name of the flower, used to some extent as a first name when flower names were in vogue at the end of the 19th century.

Bluebelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Bluebell.

Bluebird m & f English (American, Rare)
Very rare but has been used in the US since the 1700s, particularly in Mississippi and Oklahoma.

Bluebonnet f English (Rare)
From the English name for the bluebonnet flower.

Bluford m American (South)
Variation of Buford, possibly transfer of the surname Bluford.

Bly m English (American, Modern, Rare)

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

Blyth m & f English
Variant of Blythe.

Bo m & f English
Variant of Beau or diminutive of Robert, Beaufort, Beauregard, Bonita or Bonnie.

Boanna f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Boardman m English (Rare)

Bobb m American (Modern)
Variant of Bob.

Bobbeth f English
Either a variant of Bobette, most likely influenced by Beth, or a combination of Bob/Bobbie and Beth.

Bobbiejo f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Bobbie and Jo.

Bobbijo f American (South), English (Rare)
Combination of Bobbi and Jo.

Bobbin m English (Rare)
From the English-speaking word bobbin, which spools thread.

Bobbo m English (Rare)
Rare diminutive of Robert (and Robin).

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.

Bobert m English (Rare)
Variant of Robert using the short form Bob.

Bobette f English (Rare)
Variant of Babette, most likely influenced by Bobbie.

Bobi f & m English (Rare), Welsh
Variant of Bobby.

Bobra f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Barbara, influenced by Bob.

Bocefus m English
Variant of Bocephus.

Bocephus m English, Popular Culture
Likely a corruption of the Ancient Greek name Bucephalus. ... [more]

Bode m English
Famous bearer: American skier Bode Miller

Boden m English (Modern)
Likely an invented name based on the popular name syllable Bode, from names such as Bodhi or Bode. Alternatively it may be a transferred use of the surname Boden, or a variant of Beauden.

Bodene m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Bodene; a corruption of the French Baudouin.

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

Bodhin m English
Variant of Boden.

Bodi m English

Bodie m English
Short form of Boden.... [more]

Bogart m English
Transferred use of the surname Bogart.... [more]

Bogie m English
Diminutive of Bogart.

Bohemia f Romani, English (Rare)
From place name Bohemia.

Boise m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Boise or the place name Boise.

Boisy m American (Rare)
Variant of Boise.

Bokeem m African American
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from the biblical place name Bochim, which is also found spelled as Bokim.... [more]

Bolden m English
Transferred use of the surname Bolden.

Boldt m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Boldt.

Bolivia f American (Hispanic, Rare)
From the name of the country in South America. The country got its name from the surname Bolívar, in honour of the revolutionary Simón Bolívar.

Bolton m English (Rare)
From Old English bolt-tun, “settlement within a dwelling”.

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

Bonar m Scottish, English
Transferred use of the surname Bonar.

Bonham m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bonham.

Bonnebelle f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Contraction of the names Bonne or Bonnie and Belle.

Bonnee f English (Rare)
Variant of Bonnie.

Bonner m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bonner.

Bonnevieve f American

Bonniebel f English (Rare)

Bonniebelle f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Bonnie and Belle.

Bonny f English
Variant of Bonnie.

Bonnye f English
Variant spelling of Bonny.

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

Bonquisha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements bon (from Bonnie or Bonita), quee and sha... [more]

Boo f English
Boo is a diminutive of Baby and Babe.

Booth m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Booth, which is derived from Middle English bothe meaning "booth, bothy, hut", which itself is ultimately derived from Old Norse búð meaning "booth, dwelling, shelter"... [more]

Boots m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Boots or a nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer.... [more]

Boreal m & f English (Rare)
From the Boreal Forest, which was named after the Greek god Boreas, who was a purple-winged god of the North Wind in Greek mythology.

Borris m English (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Boris.

Bose m English
Meaning unknown. Possibly a diminutive of Ambrose or a variant of Boss.

Bosley m English

Boss m American
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]

Bosten m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Boston.

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

Botham m African American

Botswana f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the place name.

Botulph m English, Norwegian
Derived from Botulphus, which was the latinized form for both Botulf and Bótulfr.

Boulder m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English-speaking word boulder.

Bouldin m English (Modern, Rare)
The origins of the name Bouldin are from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from the Old English personal name Bealding, which was originally derived from the name Beald. Bouldin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century... [more]

Bourne m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bourne.

Bow m & f English (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.

Bowden m English (American)
Transferred use from the surname Bowden.

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

Bower m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bower. It was the middle name of John Bower "Bouse" Hutton (1877-1962), a Canadian ice hockey goaltender and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Bowman m English
Transferred use of the surname Bowman.

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

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]

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

Boyne m English
Transferred use of the surname Boyne.

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

Boz m English, American
A nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer. For example, Boz was used as a pen name by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) in the 1830s when publishing short pieces in newspapers... [more]

Brace m & f English
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.

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

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

Brada f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Braden.

Braddock m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Braddock.

Bradie f & m English
Variant of Brady.

Bradison m English (American, Modern)
Coming from an English name, Meaning son of Bradley or is also used as a very rare substitute for Bradley, Addison or Madison.

Bradlay m English
Variant of Bradley.

Bradlea f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Bradlee m & f English (Rare)
Masculine and feminine variant of Bradley.

Bradlei m English
Variant of Bradley.

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

Bradlie m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bradley.

Bradlina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Bradley, with the suffix lina

Bradly m English
Variant of Bradley.

Bradon m English
Variant of Braden.

Bradshaw m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bradshaw.

Bradyn m English
Variant of Braden.

Braebyrn f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Braedon m English
Variant of Braden.

Braedyn m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braden.

Braegan m English (American, Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix bray and the name Reagan.

Braelan m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braylon.

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

Braelynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brahm m English, Indian
Variant of Bram and Brahma.

Braidi f American
Feminine variant of Brady, with an "i" added in the middle to evoke the english word "braid"

Braidon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braden.

Brailee f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Braylee.

Braileigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braylee.

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

Brailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Braisen m English (American)
Variant of Brazen.

Braison m English (American)
Borne by Braison Cyrus, the son of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, as a portmanteau of B. Ray's Son with B for Billy, rai for Ray, and -son to indicate "son of" to mean, "The son of Billy Ray."

Bralin m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braylon.

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

Bralynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn or Braylon.

Bramble m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bramble.

Brampton m English (Rare)

Bramwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Bramwell.

Bran m English
Short form of Brandon.

Branch m Popular Culture, English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Branch or from Middle English from Old French branche, from late Latin branca ‘paw’.

Brandan m English
Variant of Brandon.

Brandelyn f English

Brandiann f English
Combination of Brandi and Ann.

Brandianne f English
A combination of Brandi and Anne 1.

Brandice f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brandis.

Brandin m English (Modern)
Variant form of Brandon. Also compare Brandyn. Known bearers of this name include the former American professional basketball player Brandin Knight (b... [more]

Brandis f American (Modern)
Apparently a modern invented name, blending Brandy with Candice (or Beatrice), though it coincides with a surname which was taken from a place name (either "from from a former Brandis castle in Emmental near Bern, Switzerland, or from any of the places so named in Saxony, Germany", or from the Czech town of Brandýs, on the Labe (Elbe) river (German Brandeis)).

Brandtley m English
Variant of Brantley.

Brandun m English
Variant of Brandon.

Brandy m English
Diminutive of Brandon.

Brandylynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Brandy and Lynn.

Brandyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant form of Brandon (when borne by a male). In the case of a female bearer, this name can be considered as the feminine form of Brandon... [more]

Branford m Louisiana Creole, African American, American (South)

Brannan m Irish, English
Variant of Brannon.

Bransby m English
Transferred use of the surname Bransby.

Bransen m English (Rare)
Variant of Branson.

Bransyn m English (American)
Variant of Branson.

Brantlee m English (American)
Variant of Brantley.

Brantleigh f English
Variant of Brantley.

Brantlie f English
Variant of Brantley.

Brantly m English
Variant of Brantley.

Brantwell m English

Branwell m English
Variant of Bramwell. A famous namesake is Patrick Branwell Brontë, brother of the famous Brontë sisters.

Branwyn f English
Variant of Welsh Branwen.

Branycia f African American

Brasen m English
Means "bold".

Brashlyn f English (Rare)
Combination of the English word "Brash" and the suffix -lyn. Possible variant of the popular name "Ashlyn".

Brasilia f American (Hispanic)
From the capital of Brazil or a feminine form of Brasil.

Brass m English (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]

Braunwyn f English (Rare)
Probably an English variant of Bronwyn. A known bearer of this name is Braunwyn Windham-Burke (b. 1977), who stars in the American reality television series The Real Housewives of Orange County (2006-).

Brave m & f English
From the French brave, from the Italian bravo, itself either from Provençal brau 'show-off', from the Gaulish *bragos 'fine', or from the Latin *bravus, from a fusion of pravus and barbarus into a root *bravus.

Braven m English
Variant of Brave, with the popular name suffix -en, possibly influenced by Raven.

Bravery m English
From the English word "bravery" meaning "being Brave, a brave act".

Brawleigh m English
Variant of Brawley. A known bearer of this name is American Republican politician Brawleigh Graham.

Brawley m English
Transferred use of the surname Brawley. A known bearer of this name is American actor Brawley Nolte (b. 1986), the son of American actor Nick Nolte (b... [more]

Braxden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braxton using the popular phonetic suffix den, found in such names as Hayden and Aidan.

Braxlee m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braxley.

Braxley m & f English (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, based on other similar names such as Paisley and Brinley.

Braxon m English
Variant of Braxton.

Braxson m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braxton.

Braxston m American (Rare)
Variant of Braxton.

Braxtyn m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Braxton.

Bray m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bray, derived from Cornish bre meaning "hill".

Brayan m American
Perhaps a variant of Bryan.

Braydan m English (Modern)
Variant of Braden.

Braydin m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braden.

Braydn m English
Variant of Braden.

Braydon m American
Variant of Brayden.

Brayla f American (Modern, Rare)
Probably a feminine form of Braylon influenced by similar-sounding names such as Kayla and Jayla.

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

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

Braylea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braylee.

Braylee f English (American, Modern)
Combination of the popular phonetic elements bray and lee, modelled on similar names such as Bailey, Kaylee and Hayley... [more]

Brayleen f English
Possibly a combination of the English surname Bray, from the Cornish bre 'hill' combined with the suffix -leen. Another possibility is that it's a feminized variant of Brayden combined with the suffix -leen.

Brayleigh f American (Modern)
Variant of Braylee.

Braylene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brayleen (See also Jaylene).

Brayley f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brierley.

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

Braylie f English
Variant of Brierley.

Braylin m & f English (American)
Variant of Braelyn.

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

Braylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brayman m American

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

Brayson m English
Transferred use of the surname Brayson.

Brayton m English (Modern, Rare)
Likely a variant of Braden, or else a transferred use of the English habitational surname Brayton (which is derived from Old Norse breithr "broad", or from the Old Norse personal name Breithi, combined with Old English tun "town, farmstead").

Brayzen m American (Modern, Rare)

Brazen m English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "bold, shameless, obvious" or "made of brass, of brass colour".

Brazil f & m English (Modern)
From the name of the Latin American country.

Brazilia f English
Variant of Brasilia.

Bre f English
Diminutive of name beginning with Bre-, Bri-, and Bry-. Most notably for Brianna.

Brea f English
Possibly a variant of Bree, Breagh or Bria. Actress Brea Grant played Daphne Millbrook on Heroes.

Breada f English (Rare), Irish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Breda 1.

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

Breahi f African American

Brealyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brealynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Breannah f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana.

Breasha f African American

Breasia f African American
Combination of Bre and Asia 1.

Breata f English (Rare)

Breauna f English (Modern)
Variant of Briana.

Breaux m English (American, Rare)

Breck m English
Likely taken from the Old Irish word brecc meaning “speckled, spotted; trout”. It probably originated as a nickname given to somebody with freckles.

Breckan m English (Modern)
Variant of Brecken.

Brecken m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Brecken.

Breckin m English
Variant of Brecken.

Brecklyn f & m English (Modern)
Either a variant of Brooklyn or an elaboration of Brecken or Brock with the popular name suffix -lyn.

Brecklynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brecklyn.

Breckyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brecken

Breeana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana.

Breeann f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brianne, or a combination of Bree and Ann.

Breeanna f English
Variant of Brianna.

Breeanne f English
Variant of Brianne.

Breece f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Breeze influenced by the sound of Reese.

Breelee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Rare combination of Bree and Lee.

Breeleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brileigh.

Breella f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briella.

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

Breelyn f English (Modern)
Combination of Bree and the popular name suffix lyn.

Breelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Bree and Lynn.

Breelynne f English (American)
Variant of Breelyn.

Breena f English (Modern)
Probably an invented name, perhaps based on Breanna. (See also Brina.)

Bree'shay f African American (Rare)

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

Breeze f & m English
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'.

Breezee f English
Variant of Breezie.

Breezey f English
Variant of Breezie.

Breezi f English
Variant of Breezie.

Breezie f English (Rare), Popular Culture
This name may be derived from the word breezy.... [more]

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.

Brehannah f English (Rare)
Likely either a variant of Briana or a combination of the prefix bre and Hannah.

Brein f English (Rare)

Breion m English
Variant of Brian.

Breklyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brecklyn.

Breland m & f English (American)
Transferred from the surname.

Brelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brielle.

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

Brelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brem m English

Bren m English
Short form of Brendan.

Brenae f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brené.

Brend m English
Short form of Brendan.

Brendalee f English (Rare)
Combination of Brenda and Lee, popularised by singer Brenda Lee (1944-).

Brendalynn f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Brenda using the popular name suffix lynn.

Brendie f English
A diminutive of Brenda.

Brendin m English (Rare)
Variant of Brendan.

Brendyn m English (Modern)
Variant of Brendan.

Brené f English (American, Rare)
Probably a combination of two names, such as a name starting with B- with René or Renée.... [more]

Brenhin m English (American)

Brenlee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brinley.

Brenleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brinley.

Brenley f English
Variant of Brinley.