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Axa f English (American, Archaic)
Early corruption of Achsah.
Axa f Finnish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Meaning uncertain, but it may be a feminine form of Axel.
Axelía f Icelandic (Archaic)
Icelandic form of Axelia.
Ayzik f Nivkh (Archaic)
Derived from Nivkh ayzn meaning "gold". Because most Nivkhs adopted Russian names in the 20th century, it is no longer used in the modern-day.
Azaire m French (Cajun), American (South), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare and archaic French form of Azariah.
Azalias m Greek (Rare, Archaic), Hebrew (Rare, Archaic)
The masculine variant of Azalia, and a variant of Azaliah.... [more]
Azcatl f Nahuatl (Archaic)
Means "ant" in Nahuatl.
Azelia f English (Rare), German (Rare, Archaic)
Azelia was first recorded in the 19th century. Its origin is uncertain and highly debated; some scholars argue that it might be a feminization of the biblical name Azel... [more]
Azilda f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Azilda is a town in Ontario named after one of the first female pioneers to settle there, Azilda Bélanger (née Brisebois), who was known for her healing abilities.
Azshara f Popular Culture (Archaic)
Believed to be inspired by the name Asherah, Azshara is the name given to one of World of Warcraft's most notable characters - Queen Azshara. ... [more]
Azuba f Biblical Spanish, Biblical Polish, Romani (Archaic)
Spanish and Polish form as well as a Romani variant of Azubah.
Baba m Azerbaijani, Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from the Persian honorific title بابا (baba), which formally means "grandfather, wise old man, sir". Its informal meaning is "dad, daddy", but that particular meaning is probably not the reason behind the use of this honorific title as a given name and name element.
Babel f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Vernacular diminutive of Barbara.
Babila m Georgian (Archaic), Italian
Georgian and Italian form of Babylas.
Bagungus m Arthurian Cycle (Archaic)
Meaning unknown. An extremely rare figure in Arthurian legend, Bagungus only appears in the earliest transcriptions of the works of Laghamon, from about 1190, and due to its rarity is thought by some to be a corruption of the name Bagdemagus.
Bainja f Sardinian (Archaic)
Sardinian form of Gabina.
Balak m Biblical (Anglicized, Archaic)
This is a name of a king of Moab in the book of Numbers. Together with Balaam, he conspired to halt the Israelites on their journey, by any means necessary.
Balbijn m & f Dutch (Archaic)
Dutch form of both Balbinus and Balbina.
Baldomera f Spanish (Rare), Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Baldomero (Spanish) or Baldomer (Polish).
Baldram m Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements bald "bold" and hraban "raven".
Balentín m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Louisiana Spanish form of Valentín.
Balesquida f Asturian (Archaic)
Asturian feminine form of Velasco.
Balla f Galician (Archaic)
Truncated form of Oballa.
Balzer m Romansh, Danish (Archaic)
Romansh regular and Danish vernacular form of Balthasar. It was borne by Danish politician Balzer Jacobsen, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1655 to 1661.
Bamat m Kabardian (Rare, Archaic), Circassian (Rare, Archaic)
One of the Kabardian-Circassian versions of Muhammad. A known bearer is the Kabardian supreme prince Bamat. Not used anymore.
Banastre m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Banastre. This was borne by the British officer and politician Banastre Tarleton (1754-1833), known for fighting in the American War of Independence.
Bane m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short form of names that contain the element bann meaning "ban" or else a short form of names containing the element barn / bern "bear".... [more]
Baptysta f Polish (Archaic)
Polish feminine form of Baptista.
Barba f Breton, Corsican, Latvian, Estonian (Archaic)
Breton, Corsican, Latvian and Estonian cognate of Barbara (compare French Barbe).
Barbary f Manx, Medieval English, English (Archaic)
English vernacular form and Manx regular form of Barbara.
Barbelle f French (Swiss, Archaic)
Diminutive of Barbe (compare also Bärbel).
Bardine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Probably a feminine form of Bård.
Barley m & f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Barley.
Barnard m Germanic, Dutch (Rare), Lengadocian, Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Barnhard. In some instances, this name might also be a variant spelling of Bernard.
Bårni f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Borgny used in Vestlandet.
Baronetta f Judeo-Italian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Possibly an adoption of the Italian title baronetta, the feminine form of baronetto, "baronetess; female baronet".
Barthlin m German (Archaic)
German diminutive of Bartholomew.
Bartold m Germanic (Polonized, Archaic)
Earliest form was probably Berhtwald or later Berhtoald. ... [more]
Bartolv m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Barthold or a combination of bjartr "light, shining" and ulfr "wolf" (see also Bertulf).
Basch m French (Swiss, Archaic)
Short form of Baschtian, an obsolete form of Bastian.
Bashel f & m English (American, Archaic)
Possibly use of the surname Bashel as a given name.
Basilia f Anglo-Norman, Medieval English, Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), German (Rare), Italian (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Feminine form of Basil 1 via its latinized form Basilius. This was borne by an obscure early saint. As an English name it has long been obsolete, but was much used in the Middle Ages; perhaps a reference to Saint Veronica as Basilia in the medieval Mors Pilati (Death of Pilate) was responsible for the name's popularity.
Basilique m & f French (Archaic), French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Basiliscus which was also used as a feminine form of this name.
Basilisa f Georgian (Archaic), Spanish, Galician
Georgian and Spanish form of Basilissa.
Baskel f English (American, Archaic)
Possibly as a given name of the surname Baskel.
Bastgaun m Romansh (Archaic)
Surselvan Romansh form of Sebastian.
Bat m English (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.
Båtel m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Rare archaic form of Bótulfr, most common in Gotland, Sweden.
Battes m Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Vernacular diminutive of Baptist and Baptiste.
Batur m Turkish, Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from the Turco-Mongolian honorific title ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ (baɣatur) meaning "hero" (see Bahadur).
Bazilisks m Latvian (Archaic)
Latvian form of Basiliscus (see Basiliskos).
Bazyla f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Bazyli.
Béat m French (Archaic)
French form of Beatus.
Begonia f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
From the name of a flowering plant, which was named for the French botanist Michel Bégon. In some cases it may be a variant of the Spanish Begoña.
Begtabeg m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from the Ottoman Turkish gubernatorial title بكلربكی‎ (beglerbegi) meaning "bey of the beys" or "head of the beys". In turn, it is derived from the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".... [more]
Behrendt m German (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Behrend, recorded between the 1500s and 1800s.
Beigis f Scots (Archaic), Medieval Scottish
Diminutive of Margaret (compare English Peggy).
Beinir m Old Norse, Faroese, Icelandic (Archaic)
From Old Norse beini(r) meaning "help, benefit".
Bejke f Hungarian (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.
Belgica f German (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the geographical name Belgium.
Belja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Bosnian form of Bella.
Bellotte f Literature, French (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from French belle meaning "beautiful". This is the name of Laidronette's sister in Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tale The Green Serpent.
Belva f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Apparently a feminine form of Belvedere. A notable bearer of this name was Belva Lockwood (1830-1917), one of the first female lawyers in the United States.
Belvedere m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From an Italian word meaning "beautiful sight", from Italian bel "beautiful" and vedere "a view, sight". It was apparently coined in the early 19th century, when it first appears as a given name in United States historical records (for both Northern and Southern states), along with its feminine variant Belva.... [more]
Bendigt m & f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Archaic Norwegian variant of Benedikt, as well as a Swedish feminine form.
Bendikt m & f Old Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Contracted form of Benedikt as well as a modern Swedish feminine form.
Bénédict m French (Quebec, Archaic), Jèrriais
Québecois variant and Jèrriais form of Benedict.
Beneke m East Frisian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Bene, in use between the 1400s and 1700s.
Benemérito m Spanish (Archaic)
From Latin benemeritus, a combination of bene ("good") and meritus ("worthy"), meaning "good deserving".
Benje m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of names containing the name element bern meaning bear.
Benneke m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of names containing the name element bern meaning bear.
Bentejuí m Spanish (Canarian, Archaic)
Bentejuí Semidán was a warrior leader from Gran Canaria, who militarily resisted the conquest of the island by the conquerors sent by the Crown of Castile.... [more]
Benvon f Medieval Irish (Anglicized), Irish (Anglicized, Archaic)
Anglicization of Bean Mhumhan, an Irish name allegedly meaning "Lady of Munster".
Benvy f Medieval Irish (Anglicized), Irish (Anglicized, Archaic)
Anglicization of Bean Mhidhe, an Irish name allegedly meaning "Lady of Meath".
Berardina f Gascon (Archaic)
Feminine form of Berard.
Beresh m Hebrew (Rare, Archaic)
Rare alternate form Barukh or Baruch
Bergulv m Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Modern Norwegian form of Bergulfr.
Berilla f English (Rare, Archaic)
This name is probably an elaboration of Beryl. It was used from the mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century.
Berlie f English (Rare), American (South, Archaic)
Berlie Doherty (born 1943) is an English novelist, poet, playwright and screenwriter. She is best known for children's books, for which she has twice won the Carnegie Medal.
Bernada f Catalan (Archaic)
Feminine form of Bernat.
Bernadòta f Gascon (Archaic), Lengadocian
Gascon and Languedocian cognate of Bernadette.
Berneda f American (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Berneda.
Berteline f Danish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Berte as well as a feminine form of Bertel.
Berthoumine f Medieval French, French (Archaic)
Archaic southern French feminine form of Berthoumieu, a southern French form of Barthélémy.
Bertin m French (Quebec), French (Archaic), Provençal
French and Provençal form of Bertinus.
Bertraneta f Medieval Occitan, Gascon (Archaic)
Medieval Gascon feminine diminutive of Bertran.
Beshim m Vlach (Archaic)
Means "warrior" in Vlach.
Besselyn f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Basel (via its variant Besel). It was recorded in 14th-century Frankfurt, Germany.
Bethléem f French (Archaic)
French form of Bethlehem, which is the name of the birthplace of Jesus Christ. It appears that the given name Bethléem has always been very rare. I came across it in the Belgian civil registry (when I was doing genealogical research), where Bethléem was the name of an 18th-century French-speaking Belgian woman who was married, had 8 children between 1729-1748 and ultimately died in 1779.
Betixa f Basque (Archaic), Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name that was recorded from the 13th century onwards.... [more]
Beton m American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Beton.
Bétry f French (Archaic)
Local variant of Béatrix found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France up until the 1700s.
Beuckel m West Frisian (Archaic), Medieval Dutch
Medieval Frisian diminutive of Beuwe.... [more]
Biàsgiu m Sardinian (Archaic)
Sardinian form of Blaise.
Bietie f Scottish (Archaic)
Possible diminutive of Beitris. See also Beatie.
Bird f & m American (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Bird.
Bireta f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Old Swedish variant of Birgitta.
Birga f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), German (Rare)
Contracted form of Birgitta, as well as a feminine form of Birger.
Birreth f Danish (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Birita.
Birtvel m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from Georgian ბირთვისელი (birtviseli) meaning "of Birtvisi". Birtvisi is the name of a medieval Georgian fortress, which in medieval Georgia was famous for being impregnable... [more]
Bithleem f Greek (Rare, Archaic)
Alternate (possibly archaic) transcription of Greek Βηθλεέμ (see Vithleem).
Bithy f American (South, Archaic)
Originally a diminutive of Tabitha, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Bithynia f Biblical, American (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of a region in Asia Minor mentioned in Acts in the New Testament.... [more]
Bjermund m Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrn "bear" and mund "protection".
Björnhild f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse name elements bjǫrn "bear" and hildr "battle; fight".
Bjørnstjerne m Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Bjørn and Norwegian stjerne meaning "star". Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910) was a Norwegian writer and Nobel laureate (Literature, 1903).
Blesi m Romansh (Archaic)
Romansh form of Blasius.
Bleza f Breton (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Blez.
Blizbor m Polish (Archaic)
The name is composed of the elements bliz (close, near) and bor (fight; struggle). The designated nameday in Poland is January 28 and March 12.
Blonda f German, Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
German name meaning "blond".... [more]
Bluette f French (Swiss, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Archaic)
Derived from French bluet, a variant of bleuet, "cornflower".
Bo f Japanese (Archaic)
This is an Edo Period name.
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