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Babiker بابكر m Northern African, Arabic
Sudanese name possibly derived from the given name Bakr or from Arabic بَكَرَ (bakara) meaning "first born" or "to be early, to rise early".

Babikr بابكر m Northern African (Rare), Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Babiker.

Babnouda m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Sahidic Coptic name Papnoute.

Bachar بشار m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بشار (see Bashar) influenced by French orthography.

Bachir بشير m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Bashir chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Badaba m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of Patape.

Badar بدر m & f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Badr.

Badawi m Arabic (Mashriqi)
Transferred use of the surname Badawi, which comes from Arabic بَدَوِيّ (badawiyy, “bedouin”), referring to nomadic Arab tribes in the desert.

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

Badeea f Arabic
Means “inventor”.

Bader بدر m & f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدر (see Badr).

Badi m Arabic
Means "a wonderful man" in Arabic.

Badi al-Zaman بديع الزمان m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بديع الزمان (see Badi az-Zaman).

Badi az-Zaman بديع الزمان m Arabic
Means "marvel of the age" from Arabic بديع (badīʿ) meaning "marvelous, wonderful" and زمان (zamān) meaning "time, age, era".

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

Badiyah f Arabic (Rare)

Badra m & f Western African, Arabic
Possibly a variant of Badr.

Badr ad-Din بدر الدين m Arabic
Means "full moon of the religion" from Arabic بدر (badr) meaning "full moon" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Badr al-Din بدر الدين m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدر الدين (see Badr ad-Din).

Badr al-Zaman بدر الزمان m Arabic
Means "full moon of the era" from Arabic بدر (badr) meaning "full moon" combined with زمان (zamān) meaning "time, age, era".

Badreddine بدر الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدر الدين (see Badr ad-Din) chiefly used in North Africa.

Badredine بدر الدين m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدر الدين (see Badr ad-Din) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Badri بدري m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Means "my full moon" in Arabic, derived from بدر (badr) meaning "full moon".

Badria بدرية f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدرية (see Badriya).

Badriah بدرية f Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدرية (see Badriya), as well as an Indonesian variant.

Badriyyah بدرية f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدرية (see Badriya).

Badruddin بدر الدين m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدر الدين (see Badr al-Din), as well as the Urdu, Bengali, Malay, and Indonesian form.

Badrul بدر ال m Arabic, Bengali, Malay, Indonesian
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with بدر ال (Badr al) meaning "full moon of the" (such as Badr al-Din).

Baghisha f Arabic
Means "light rain" in Arabic.

Bahaa بهاء m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهاء (see Baha).

Bahaa el-Din بهاء الدين m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهاء الدين (see Baha al-Din) chiefly used in Egypt.

Baha al-Din بهاء الدين m Arabic
Means "splendour of the faith" from Arabic بهاء (bahāʾ) meaning "splendour, glory" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Bahauddin بهاء الدين m Arabic, Dari Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهاء الدين (see Baha al-Din), as well as the Dari Persian form.

Baheejah بهيجة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Bahija.

Baheera f Arabic

Baher f Arabic
Bahr - means samandar -sea... [more]

Bahia بهية f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهية (see Bahiyya).

Bahiah بهية f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهية (see Bahiyya), as well as the Malay form.

Bahijah بهيجة f Arabic, Malay
Variant transcription of Bahija.

Bahir m Arabic
Means "brilliant" in Arabic.

Bahira f Arabic (Rare)
Feminine form of Bahir.

Bahirah باهرة f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic variant transcription of Bahira as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form.

Bahiyah بهية f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهية (see Bahiyya), as well as the Malay form.

Bahiyyah بهية f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهية (see Bahiyya).

Bahjat بهجت m Arabic
Derived from Arabic بهجة (bahjah) meaning "joy, happiness".

Bahlul m Arabic
Means “fool” or “simpleton”.

Bahr ad-Din بحر الدين m Arabic (Rare)
Means "scholar of the religion" from Arabic بحر (baḥr) meaning "scholar, noble man, great man" (literally meaning "sea", but taken here to mean a person who possesses a vast sea of knowledge) combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Bahradin بَحْرَ الدِّيْن m Arabic (Rare)
Derived from Arabic Bahr al-Din, which means "sea of religion", itself derived from Arabic بَحْر (bahr) "sea, ocean" combined with Arabic دين (din) "religion, faith".

Bahr al-Din بحر الدين m Arabic (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بحر الدين (see Bahr ad-Din).

Bahri بحري m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Albanian
Means "maritime, nautical, marine" in Arabic, a derivative of بحر (bahr) meaning "sea".

Bahruddin بحر الدين m Arabic (Rare), Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic بحر الدين (see Bahr ad-Din), as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Bajilah باجِله f Arabic
Bajilah is an Arabic name found in Eastern Iraq.

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

Bakhita بخيتة f Arabic
Means "lucky; fortunate" derived from the Arabic roots ب-خ-ت (b-ḵ-t) ultimately from the Ancient Persian word *bagta- meaning “assigned; allotted; fate”. ... [more]

Bakhoum باخوم m Arabic
Arabic form of Pakhom.

Bakhta f African, Arabic, Berber
Means "starry" in Berber.

Bakri بكري m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "first, eldest, firstborn" in Arabic.

Baligha بليغة f Arabic
Means “eloquent” in Arabic.

Balsam f Arabic (Rare)

Bamba f Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
Arabic form of Pembe.

Bamoun m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of Pamoun, as pa- typically becomes ba- in Arabic, since Arabic doesn't have the phoneme /p/.

Ban f Arabic
It means "Discern", "To show"

Bana f Arabic (Rare)

Banan f & m Arabic
Means "fingers, fingertips" in Arabic.

Bannoudi m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Bohairic Coptic name Pennouti.

Banoub m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of Panoub, as pa- typically becomes ba- in Arabic, since Arabic doesn't have the phoneme /p/.

Baqer باقر m Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian باقر (see Baqir), as well as the Persian form.

Bara'a براءة f Arabic
Means "blamelessness, innocence" in Arabic.

Baraah براءة f Arabic
Means "innocence" in Arabic.

Barah f Arabic
Means "to select" and "innocent" in Arabic.

Barakah بركة f Arabic (Rare)
Feminine form of Barak 2

Barhoom m Arabic
Diminutive of Ibrahim.

Barirah بريرة f Arabic

Barkatullah بركة الله m Arabic
Derived from Arabic Barakat "blessings" and Allah "the deity".

Barquq برقوق m Circassian, Adyghe, Turkish, Arabic
Adyghe name of Unknown Meaning. It is famous mainly as the name of the Burji dynasty’s founder.

Basam بسام m Arabic
Variant transcription of Bassam.

Baseem باسم m Arabic
Variant transcription of Basim.

Baseema باسمة f Arabic
Variant transcription of Basima.

Basel باسل m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسل (see Basil 2).

Basem باسم m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسم (see Basim).

Basema باسمة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسمة (see Basima).

Basemah باسمة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسمة (see Basima).

Bashayer بشاير f Arabic
A blessing rain. Can mean 'a lot of good news'.

Basheera بشيرة f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic بشيرة (see Bashira), as well as the Urdu form.

Basher بشير m Arabic, Urdu, Filipino, Maranao
Arabic and Urdu alternate transcription of Bashir as well as the Maranao form.

Bashira بشيرة f Arabic
Feminine form of Bashir.

Bashshar m Arabic
Variant transcription of Bashar.

Basimah باسمة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسمة (see Basima).

Basirah بصيرة f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic بصيرة (see Basira), as well as the Malay form.

Basmah بسمة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بسمة (see Basma).

Basri بصري m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish
Means "my vision" from Arabic بصر (basar) meaning "vision, sight". It is often given in honour of Muslim theologian and writer Hasan al-Basri.

Bassel باسل m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسل (see Basil 2).

Bassema باسمة f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Basima.

Bassil باسل m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسل (see Basil 2).

Bassim باسم m Arabic
Variant transcription of Basim.

Bassima باسمة f Arabic
Variant transcription of Basima

Bateel بتيل f Arabic
From the root “بتل” (batal) used denoting from Maryam (Mary) and as a meaning of piety and purity, also means the petal of a flower.

Batool بتول f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic بتول (see Batul), as well as the usual Urdu form.

Batoul بتول f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بتول (see Batul).

Batrisha باتريشا f Arabic (?)
One of the Arabic translitterations of of Patricia.

Bayan بيان m & f Arabic
"It means clarity, appearanc, ,expressing what is meant with good pronunciation and eloquent, expressive logicit can also mean An antelope that known for agility

Bayezid بايزيد m Turkish, Arabic, Persian
Means "father of Yazid".

Bayezzid m Turkish, Arabic, Persian
Variant transcription of Bayezid.

Baz الباز m Kurdish, Arabic
Means "falcon" in Arabic and Kurdish.

Bchira f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of بشيرة (See Bashira), chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Bechara بشارة m Arabic
From Arabic بِشَارَة (bišāra) meaning "good news, gospel" (etymologically related to Bashir), used in a Christian context.

Béchir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Bechir based on French orthography.

Bechir m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Bashir (chiefly Tunisian).

Beedo m Arabic (Rare)

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

Belal بلال m Arabic, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Arabic بلال (see Bilal), as well as the Bengali form.

Belgacem بلقاسم m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Tunisian variant of Belkacem.

Belhaj بالحاج f & m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Belkacem بلقاسم m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Abu al-Qasim chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Belkassem m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of بلقاسم (see Belkacem).

Bellara f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Bensalem m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Transferred use of the surname Bensalem.

Berlanty f Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)

Besada m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of Psote.

Beshoi m Arabic (Egyptian)
Possibly related to Besarion

Besma بسمة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بسمة (see Basma) chiefly used in North Africa.

Bessi m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Beya f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly means "noble" or "great lady".

Beyazid m Turkish, Arabic, Persian
Variant transcription of Bayezid.

Beyazit m Turkish, Arabic, Persian
Variant transcription of Bayezid.

Bilel بلال m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بلال (see Bilal) chiefly used in North Africa.

Billal بلال m Arabic (Maghrebi), Bengali (Muslim)
Maghrebi transcription and Bengali form of Bilal.

Billel بلال m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بلال (see Bilal) chiefly used in Algeria.

Biray f & m Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
Name found in the Bible rare used back in history.Biray is a late loan word from and refers to the fortified acropolis, usually built at the highest and most easily defensible part of a city ( Nehemiah 1:1; Esther 1:2 ). It referred to the fortress near the Temple in the rebuilt Jerusalem (Nehemiah 2:8 ) A castle place or mountain.

Bisan f Arabic (Rare)

Bismillah بسم الله m Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
From the Arabic phrase بِسْمِ ٱللّٰه‏ (bi-smi llāh) meaning "in the name of God (Allah)", from اِسْم (ism) "name" combined with اللّٰه (allāh) "Allah".

Biya f Arabic, Indian
Variant of Bia.

Bnouda m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Sahidic Coptic name Panoute.

Bnoudi m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Bohairic Coptic name Phnouti. In other words, one could say that this is a cognate or a variant form of Bnouda.

Bola بولي f Arabic, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Tibetan
Short form of Bolata.

Boualem m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Alam", from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father" combined with the given name Alem (chiefly Algerian).

Boubaker أبو بكر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أبو بكر (see Abu Bakr) chiefly used in North Africa.

Boubakeur أبو بكر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أبو بكر (see Abu Bakr) chiefly used in North Africa.

Boubekeur أبو بكر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أبو بكر (see Abu Bakr) chiefly used in North Africa.

Boubker أبو بكر m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic أبو بكر (see Abu Bakr) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Bouchaïb m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Transferred use of the surname Bouchaib, meaning "son of Shoaib"; mainly used in Morocco.

Bouchaib m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of بوشعيب (see Bouchaïb).

Bouchraya m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Possibly from Arabic باشر (bāšara) "to carry out, to exercise, to take" or from بشر (baššara) "to bring good news" or بشر (bašar) "human, humankind".... [more]

Boudjema m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Juma", From Arabic أبو (abu) meaning "father" combined with the given name Juma (chiefly Algerian).

Boudjemaa m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of بوجمعة (see Boudjema).

Boughèra m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Boumediene m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Transfered use of the surname Boumediene.

Bouthaina بثينة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بثينة (see Buthayna).

Bouthayna بثينة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بثينة (see Buthayna).

Boutheïna بثينة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Boutheina influenced by French orthography.

Boutheina بثينة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بثينة (see Buthayna) chiefly used in Tunisia.

Boutheyna بثينة f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بثينة (see Buthayna) chiefly used in North Africa.

Bouzid m & f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Zaid".

Boze m Arabic (Mashriqi, Modern)
Variant of Boaz

Btissam ابتسام f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ابتسام (see Ibtisam) chiefly used in North Africa.

Btissame ابتسام f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ابتسام (see Ibtisam) chiefly used in North Africa.

Bukhdan f Arabic
Means "sleek, smooth, slender" in Arabic.

Burhaan m Somali, Arabic
Means "charisma" in Somali and "proof" in Arabic.

Burhan al-Din برهان الدين m Arabic
From Arabic برهان (burhān) meaning "proof" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Buthaina بثينة f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بثينة (see Buthayna).

Buthainah f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means “beautiful”.

Buthayna بثينة f Arabic
Diminutive of Arabic بثنة (bathna) meaning "soft, easy, fertile (as in soil or land)" as well as "beautiful, plump".

Butifar m Arabic
Arabic form of Potiphar.

Bylasan بيلسان f Arabic
"It means Elderberry, from which incense and perfumes are extracted, and some treatments that benefit the scalp are also extracted.