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Bean f English
An informal nickname for Beatrice, Beatrix, Elizabeth and sometimes other names as well.
Beanie f Scots, English
Variant of Beenie.
Beatrize f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Beatrice, or perhaps in some cases Beatriz.
Beattie m English
Transferred from the surname Beattie.
Beattie f Scots, English
Diminutive of Beatrice.
Beauanna f English (Rare)
A combination of Beau and Anna
Beaufort m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Beaufort.
Beautiful f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Simply from the English word beautiful.
Beauty f English, Popular Culture, South African
From the English word "beauty", ultimately derived from Latin bellus, "beautiful". See also Belle and Bella.
Beaux m & f English
Variant of Beau
Beeanna f English
Variant of Bianna.
Be-faithful m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to Revelation 2:10, "Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life."
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.
Beka f English
Diminutive of Rebecca or Rebekah.
Bekah f English
Diminutive of Rebekah. A famous bearer is the American singer Bekah Liechty (2000- )
Bekka f English
Variant of Becca.
Belladora f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the names Bella and Dora.
Bellamae f English
Combination of Bella and Mae.
Bellamaria f English
Combination of Bella and Maria, possibly inspired by the Virgin Mary (Bella Maria meaning "beautiful Mary").
Bellamay f English (Rare)
A combination of Bella and May
Bellarosa f English
Combination of Bella and Rosa 1
Bellarose f English (Rare)
Combination of Bella and Rose.
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.
Belynda f English
Variant of Belinda.
Belzora f English (American, Rare)
Meaning unknown. It might possibly be derived from Belzora, the name of a port town in Texas that was abandoned in the 1870s.
Benard m English
Transferred use of the surname Bénard.
Benessa f English (American, Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Benicia which was influenced by Vanessa. It might also be a combination of Ben 1 and Vanessa or similar names ending in -essa.
Benjman m English
Variant of Benjamin.
Bennetta f English
Feminine form of the name Bennett.
Bentham m English
Transferred use of the surname Bentham.
Beomann m English
A English name that means "Beekeeper".
Beretta f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Beretta. The usage in the USA is probably influenced by the fact that there is a producer of firearms named Beretta.
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.
Berinthia f Theatre, Literature, English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, perhaps first used by Sir John Vanbrugh for a young widow in his play 'The Relapse' (1697). It was subsequently used by Richard Brinsley Sheridan for a widow in his play 'A Trip to Scarborough' (1777), and also appears in Dickens's 'Dombey and Son' (1848) belonging to Mrs Pipchin's niece.
Berthabelle f English (?)
Berthabelle is a compound of Bertha and Belle.
Berthenia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Parthenia via its variant Perthenia. Also compare Barthenia.... [more]
Bertilia f Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese
Form of Berthild. Bertilia was the name of a 7th-century saint from Mareuil (France).
Bertresa f English (American)
Maybe derived from the surname Bertrés.
Bessica f English (American, Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Bessie.
Be-steadfast m English (Puritan)
Referring to being steadfast in one's faith.
Bethabara f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From a New Testament place name, Βηθαβαρά (Bēthabará) in Greek, which is derived from Hebrew בית עברה (bēt ‛ăbārāh) meaning "house of the ford" or "place of crossing"... [more]
Be-thankful f English (Puritan)
Referring to being thankful for God's blessings.
Bethanna f English
Beth and the popular -anna suffix.
Bethanne f English
Variant of Bethann.
Bethannie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bethany, influenced by Annie.
Bethena f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Bethana. Bethena, A Concert Waltz (1905) is a composition by Scott Joplin.
Bethia f Biblical Latin, Scottish, English
Form of Bithiah used in some versions of the Old Testament, including the Douay-Rheims Bible. This name was popular in Scotland from the 17th century as an Anglicised form of Gaelic Beathag... [more]
Bethiah f English
Variant of Bithiah.
Bethlea f English (Rare)
Beth with the -lea suffix.
Bethleah f English (Rare)
Beth with the -leah suffix.
Bethulia f English (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of a city mentioned only in the apocryphal Book of Judith, possibly derived from the Hebrew noun בתולה (betula) meaning "virgin". The city's deliverance by Judith, when besieged by the Assyrian general Holofernes, forms the subject of the Book of Judith.
Betrina f English (Rare)
Possible variant of Bettina.
Bettany f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bettany. This name is borne by English historian and writer Bettany Hughes (born 1968).
Bettyann f English
Combination of Betty and Ann.
Bettyanna f English
A combination of Betty and Anna.
Bettyanne f English (Rare)
Combination of Betty and Anne 1.
Bettyjane f English (American)
Combination of Betty and Jane.
Betula f English (Rare)
Derived from Latin betula meaning "birch".
Bezaleel m Hebrew (Anglicized), English (Puritan)
Anglicized form of Hebrew Betsalel, meaning "in the shadow." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Uri who was one of the architects of the tabernacle, and the name of an Israelite.
Bianna f English, Mexican (?)
In English, this is an invented based on the popular name suffix -ianna. It is also Mexican, the meaning unknown. This is the name of a news anchor on Good Morning America, Bianna Golodryga.
Biffany f English (Rare)
Feminized form of "Biff". Possible variant of "Tiffany".
Bilena f English
English variant of Bilina.
Bilinda f English (British, Rare)
Probably rarely used alternate spelling of Belinda. Mostly known because of Bilinda Butcher, who is guitarist/singer of My Bloody Valentine.
Billard m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Billard.
Billiam m English
Variant of William, incorporating the diminutive Bill.
Billianne f English
Strictly feminine version of Billie, or a combination of Billy and Anne 1.
Billiejean f English (Rare)
Combination of Billie and Jean 2. This is also popularized by the title of the song by Michael Jackson named "Billie Jean" released on January 22nd 1983.
Billina f Literature, English (American)
Character from a novel in the Oz series.
Bina f English
Diminutive of Sabina and Sabrina.
Bingham m English (British, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bingham.
Biralee f Indigenous Australian, English (Australian)
Means "baby" in an Australian Aboriginal language. Using Aboriginal words as names was a popular trend in 1970s Australia.
Birdella f English (Rare)
Probably an elaborate form of Bird. It can also be a combination of Bird and the suffix -ella.
Birdena f English (American)
Elaborated form of Bird.
Bismack m Central African, English (African)
Possibly a variant of Bismarck. This is borne by Congolese basketball player Bismack Biyombo (1992-).
Blackbird f & m English (Rare)
From the name of the animal, introduced into popular culture by the 1968 song of the same name performed by The Beatles.... [more]
Blackstone m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.
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]
Bladen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Modern name, probably based on the sounds found in other names such as Blade and Braden. It also coincides with the surname Bladen.
Blakelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Blake using the popular name suffix lyn.
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]
Blanchie f English
Diminutive of Blanche.
Bland m English (Rare)
Either a transferred use of the surname Bland or an English form of Blandus.
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.
Blayr f English
Variant of Blair.
Bleaker m English
Transferred usage of the surname Bleaker.
Blease m English (American, Rare)
From the English surname, Blease.
Blissa f English (American)
Invented name. Means "perfect happiness" in American English.
Blisstina f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the English-speaking word 'bliss' and the popular suffix 'tina.
Bluejay f & m English (Canadian, Rare)
Native American Chinook legends tell tales about of a hero named Bluejay who gets into rather sticky situations at times and other times helps out humanity.In one of the tales Bluejay is a female and another set of stories it is a different person named Bluejay and they are male.
Boardman m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Boardman.
Bodhisattva xm Buddhism, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Means "enlightened being" from Sanskrit, literally "one whose essence is perfect knowledge", composed of बोधि (bodhi) "perfect knowledge, perfect wisdom" (see Bodhi; also related to Buddha) and सत्त्व (sattva) "essence, reality, being"... [more]
Bogart m English
Transferred use of the surname Bogart.... [more]
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.
Bonar m Scottish, English
Transferred use of the surname Bonar.
Bonham m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bonham.
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.
Boronia f English (Australian, Rare)
An Australian shrub with pink or red flowers which are famed for their exquisite scent. The plant is named after Francesco Borone, a talented botanical field assistant who came to a tragic end.
Botanie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the word botany, a noun meaning “the scientific study of plants, including their physiology, structure, genetics, ecology, distribution, classification, and economic importance”.
Botswana f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the place name.
Bowman m English
Transferred use of the surname Bowman.
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.
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.
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
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.
Braedon m English
Variant of Braden.
Braegan m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix bray and the name Reagan.
Brahm m English, Indian
Variant of Bram and Brahma.
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."
Bramble m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bramble.
Bramwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Bramwell.
Bran m English
Short form of Brandon.
Branch m English (American, Rare)
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.
Brandiann f English
Combination of Brandi and Ann.
Brandianne f English
A combination of Brandi and Anne 1.
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]
Brandtley m English
Variant of Brantley.
Brandun m English
Variant of Brandon.
Brandy m English
Diminutive of Brandon.
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]
Bransby m English
Transferred use of the surname Bransby.
Brantly m English
Variant of Brantley.
Branton m English
Derived from the surname Branton.
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.
Brashlyn f English (Rare)
Combination of the English word "Brash" and the suffix -lyn. Possible variant of the popular name "Ashlyn".
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]
Brax m English (Australian)
Short form of Braxton, popularized by the character Darryl 'Brax' Braxton of the soap opera Home and Away.
Braxden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braxton using the popular phonetic suffix den, found in such names as Hayden and Aidan.
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.
Bray m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bray, derived from Cornish bre meaning "hill".
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.
Braylee f English (American, Modern)
Combination of the phonetic elements bray and lee, in line with names like Braelyn and Briley.
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.
Braylie f English
Variant of Brierley.
Brayson m English (American, Modern)
Either a combination of the popular elements bray and son or a transferred use of the surname Brayson.
Brayton m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Brayton. It began rising in popularity in the 1990s along with other names containing the elements bray and ton.
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.
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.
Bread-of-life m English (Puritan)
Referring to the word of God as the only thing required for subsistence.
Breagan m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Breagan.
Breagh f Scottish, English (Canadian)
Allegedly derived from Scottish Gaelic brèagha, ultimately from Old Irish bregda, "fine, handsome, beautiful".
Breah f English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Brianna, or elaboration of Bree.
Breahn f English (New Zealand)
The name originated from the name Brianna
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.
Breena f English (Modern)
Probably an invented name, perhaps based on Breanna. (See also Brina.)
Brehannah f English (Rare)
Likely either a variant of Briana or a combination of the prefix bre and Hannah.
Breigha f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Bria or an elaboration of Breigh.
Breland m & f English (American)
Transferred from the surname.
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.