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Atschalina f Romansh
Feminine form of Atschel.
Atschel f German (Swiss)
Diminutive and pet form of Beate. Rarely used as an official given name.
Attale m French
French form of Attalus.
Atteo m Italian
Italian form of Actaeus.
Attico m Italian
Italian form of Atticus.
Attide f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Atthis.
Attilia f Italian
Feminine form of Attilio.
Atze m German
A short form or nickname of Arthur or Adolf.... [more]
Aubéric m French
Variant form of Albéric.
Auberto m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aubert.
Audace m Italian
Italian form of Audax.
Audélia f French, Jewish
Both a French elaboration of Aude and a variant of Odélia. In the Jewish community, however, this name is considered and used as a variant of Odelia 2.
Audenzio m Italian
Italian form of Audentius.
Audoino m Italian
Italian form of Audoin.
Audoir m French (Archaic)
Variant form of Audoire.
Audomaro m Italian
Italian form of Audomarus.
Audry m French, French (Belgian)
French form of Aldric via Audric.
Auduin m French
French form of Alduin and/or Odwin.
Aufidio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Aufidius.
Augure m French (Archaic), Italian
French and Italian form of Augurius.
Augurio m Italian (Archaic), Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Augurius.
Aulaire f French (Archaic), Provençal
Early vernacular form of Eulalia, which survives in the French place name Saint-Aulaire, given in reference to the popular Spanish saint Eulalia of Mérida.
Aulo m Italian, Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Aulus.
Aure f French (Rare)
French form of Aurea and Aura.... [more]
Aurelie f German (Archaic), Czech (Rare)
German variant of Aurelia and Czech variant of Aurélie.
Aureo m Italian
Masculine form of Aurea.
Auriane f French
Variant of Oriane.
Aurinda f Portuguese, French
Possibly a variant of the Spanish name Laurinda, meaning "laurel tree".
Ausilia f Italian
Italian form of Auxilia.
Ausilio m Italian
Italian form of Auxilius.
Aussenzia f Italian
Feminine form of Aussenzio.
Aussenzio m Italian
Italian form of Auxentius.
Autberto m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Autbert
Autolico m Italian
Italian form of Autolycus.
Automne f French (Modern, Rare)
From French automne meaning "autumn, fall". This name first appeared in France in the 1990s as a quasi-adoption of English Autumn.
Avénie f Breton (Gallicized, Rare), French (Rare)
French variant of Awen. Saint Avénie was a sister of the 9th-century Achaean saint Benoît of Massérac.
Averardo m Italian (Rare)
Italian variant form of Everard.
Avit m Croatian, French, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian, Occitan
Croatian, French, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian and Occitan form of Avitus.
Avito m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Avitus.
Axalia f English (American, Rare), French (Rare)
Meaning uncertain; it might possibly be a variant of Axelia. There have also been cases in which the name appears to be a corruption of Azalia.
Axinja f German (Modern, Rare), Dutch (Modern, Rare)
German and Dutch transcription of Aksinya.
Aya f Spanish, French (Modern), Basque (Gallicized)
Spanish and Gallicized form of Basque Aia.
Ayleen f American (Hispanic), German, English
Variant of Aylín or Ailyn, which are Hispanic variants of Eileen... [more]
Aylin f German
German variant spelling of Eileen, better reflecting the German pronunciation. The look of it may also have been inspired by the Turkish Aylin, which is however pronounced differently in Turkish and has a different etymology.
Aymar m French, French (Belgian)
French form of a Germanic name which was composed of the elements heim "home" (see Haimo) and meri "famous".
Aymard m French, French (Belgian)
French form of a Germanic name which was composed of the elements heim "home" and hard "brave, hardy".
Aymeline f French, English
Possibly a variant of Emeline.
Aymone f French
Feminine form of Aymon.... [more]
Aysche f German (?)
Partial Germanisation of the originally Turkish name Ayşe.
Azalée f French, American, Louisiana Creole, French (Quebec)
French form of Azalea. See also Azélie; as a French given name, the form Azélie appears to be more common (in French-Canadian, Louisiana Creole French regions).... [more]
Azalee f German (Rare)
German form of Azalea.
Azeglio m Italian
Italian form of Agellus. The name was popularized by Massimo d'Azeglio (1798-1866) an Italian politician and writer.
Azeline f French, Medieval French
Possibly a variant of Azalaïs.
Azelle f French (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Possibly a feminization of Azel.
Azio m Italian (Rare)
Derived from the Latin axio meaning "owl". It can also be a variant of Azzo. It is rarely used because Azio is the Italianization of Actium, the town where Octavian gained his celebrated victory over Antony and Cleopatra, on September 2, 31 BCE.
Azuro m Italian
Masculine form of Azura.
Azzurro m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Azzurra.
Baba f Romansh
Contracted form of Barbla.
Babett f Hungarian, German (Rare), Luxembourgish
Hungarian form, German variant and Luxembourgish vernacular form of Babette. Babett Peter is a football player who had 118 appearances in the German national team winning among other titles the 2007 FIFA Wolrd Cup.
Babetta f Hungarian, Romansh
Latinate variant of Babette and Babett.
Babigna f Romansh
Variant of Babina.
Babila m Georgian (Archaic), Italian
Georgian and Italian form of Babylas.
Babina f Romansh
Diminutive of Baba.
Babsi f German (Modern), English (Modern)
Short and familiar form of Barbara.
Bacco m Italian
Italian form of Bacchus.
Bacucco m Italian
Diminutive of Abaco.
Baderich m German
German form of Baderic.
Badischte m German (Swiss)
Alemannic German form of Baptiste.
Bafta f German (Modern, Rare)
The given name of the Afro--German writer Bafta Sarbo.
Baiardo m Italian
Italian form of Bayard.
Baladine f German (Rare)
Germanised form of Balladyna.
Balbin m Croatian (Rare), French, Polish
Croatian, French and Polish form of Balbinus.
Balda m & f Italian
Male short form of Baldassare or Baldassarre and feminine form of Baldo.
Balduin m German (Rare)
Variant of Baldwin showing contamination from other names like Baudouin or Baldur.
Balian m German (Modern, Rare), Medieval French, French (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Meaning uncertain. This is most known for being the name of Balian of Ibelin (c. 1140-1193), a lord of the Crusader state of Jerusalem.... [more]
Baliano m Italian
Italian form of Balian.
Balsamia f History (Ecclesiastical), Italian (Archaic, ?)
From Latin balsamum meaning "balsam; balm", from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (balsamon) "balsam tree; fragrant oil of the balsam tree" (ultimately of Semitic origin). Saint Balsamia was the nurse of Saint Remigius (or Rémy) and the mother of Saint Celsinus... [more]
Balser m Romansh
Romansh form of Balthazar.
Baltarmia m Romansh
Romansh form of Bartholomew, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Baltermia m Romansh
Romansh form of Bartholomew, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Baltisar m Romansh
Romansh form of Balthazar.
Baltran m Romansh
Romansh form of Bertram.
Balugna f Romansh
Romansch form of Apollonia, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Balun m Romansh
Romansh form of Apollonius, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
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.
Bambina f Italian
Feminine form of Bambino.
Bambino m Italian (Rare), Romani
From bambino meaning "child, baby, toddler." It is more often used for females as its equivalent Bambina.... [more]
Banadetg m Romansh
Romansh form of Benedict.
Bandet m Romansh
Romansh form of Benedict.
Baptistin m French, Provençal
French diminutive of Baptiste and Provençal diminutive of Baptista.
Barachiele m Italian
Italian form of Barachiel.
Barbaro m Italian
Masculine form of Barbara.
Bärbelchen f Literature, German (Rare)
Double diminutive of Barbara via Bärbel.... [more]
Barbelle f French (Swiss, Archaic)
Diminutive of Barbe (compare also Bärbel).
Barbla f Romansh
Variant of Barla.
Bärbli f German (Swiss)
Swiss German diminutive of Barbara.
Barblina f Romansh
Diminutive of Barbla, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Barbulina f Romansh
Diminutive of Barbla, traditionally found in the Engadine valley and in central Grisons.
Barclamiu m Romansh
Romansh form of Bartholomew, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Bardone m Italian
Italian form and variant of Bardo.
Bardot m Romansh
Variant of Peider.
Barduot m Romansh
Variant of Bardot, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Barla f Romansh
Romansh variant of Barbara, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Barnabée f French (Rare)
Feminine version of Barnabé.
Barnim m Medieval German, German (Modern, Rare), Polish, Kashubian
Short form of names beginning with Barni- and Broni-, such as Bronimir, Barnimir, Bronisław and Barnisław... [more]
Barsanofio m Italian
Italian form of Barsanuphius.
Barsanofrio m Italian
Variant form of Barsanofio.
Barsanorio m Italian
Variant form of Barsanofio. Also compare Barsanofrio.
Barsanufio m Spanish, Italian
Spanish form of Barsanuphius, and Italian variant form of Barsanofio.
Barthlin m German (Archaic)
German diminutive of Bartholomew.
Bartimäus m German
German form of Bartimaeus.
Bartimeo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Bartimaeus.
Bartolino m Italian
Diminutive of Bartolo.
Bartolommea f Italian
Feminine form of Bartolommeo.
Basch m French (Swiss, Archaic)
Short form of Baschtian, an obsolete form of Bastian.
Bascha f German (Modern, Rare)
Slavic diminutive of Barbara.
Bascha m Upper German
A diminutive variant of the name Sebastian.
Baseli m Romansh
Romansh form of Basil 1, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Baselia f Romansh
Feminine form of Baseli.
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.
Basilide m French, Italian
French and Italian form of Basileides via its latinized form Basilides.
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.
Basilisco m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Basiliscus (see Basiliskos).
Bastgaun m Romansh (Archaic)
Surselvan Romansh form of Sebastian.
Basti m German
Diminutive of Sebastian, not commonly used as a given name in its own right.
Bastiano m Italian
Short form of Sebastiano.
Bastin m French
Variant of Bastien or short form of Sébastin.
Batesta m Romansh
Variant of Battesta.
Bathilda f English (Rare), German, History
Variant of Bathild. This was the name of a 7th-century English saint who became queen of the Franks after being sold to them as a slave. She was canonised for fighting against the slave trade, promoting monasticism and founding a convent... [more]
Bathylle f French (Rare)
Extremely rare variant of Bathilde.
Batist m Romansh
Variant of Battist.
Battarmeu m Romansh
Romansh form of Bartholomew.
Bauci f Italian
Italian form of Baucis.
Baudoin m French
French form of Balduin.
Baudolino m Italian
From the Germanic element baud, of uncertain meaning. This is the name of the patron saint of Alessandria, who lived in the eighth century, as well as a book by Umberto Eco.
Baudouine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Baudouin.
Bavaria f German (Modern, Rare)
The latinised name of the German state of Bayern.... [more]
Bavone m Italian
Italian form of Bavo.
Béa f French (Rare)
Short form of Béatrice, hardly ever used as a given name in its own right.
Béat m French (Archaic)
French form of Beatus.
Beato m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician form of Beatus and masculine form of Beata.
Beatris f Russian (Rare), Medieval Occitan, Medieval Spanish, Medieval Flemish, Czech (Rare), Breton, Provençal, Romansh, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Russian, Breton, Provençal, medieval Spanish and medieval Occitan form of Beatrix, a Czech and Romansh variant of that name and a Brazilian Portuguese variant of Beatriz.
Béatrix f French
French form of Beatrix.
Beda f & m Swedish, Italian, Spanish, Finland Swedish, Finnish
Form of Bede in various languages. Beda is a feminine name in Sweden and Finland.
Behrend m German, East Frisian
Contracted form of Bernhard, first recorded in the 1500s and still in occasional use today.
Behrendt m German (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Behrend, recorded between the 1500s and 1800s.
Bele f German (Modern, Rare)
German short form of Gabriele 2 and other names.... [more]
Belena f Old Celtic, German, Danish, Celtic Mythology
Latinized feminine form of Belenus. Belena was the wife of the Gaulish solar god Belenus and the goddess of the sun and the beginning summer.
Belina f Gascon, Italian
Gascon diminutive of Isabèl. Belina (known as Béline in French, died 1153) was a Roman Catholic virgin martyr who was canonized by Pope Innocent III in 1203... [more]
Béline f French (Rare), Literature, Theatre, History
Gallicized form of Belina. It was used by Molière in his play 'The Imaginary Invalid' (1673) ('Le Malade imaginaire' in French), where it belongs to the wife of Argan.
Belisario m Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Belisarius.
Bélise f French (Rare), Literature, Theatre
Gallicized form of Belisa. This name was used on one of the characters in Molière's play Les Femmes savantes (1672).
Bellerofonte m Italian, Greek Mythology (Italianized)
Italian form of Bellerophon. This was the name of an Italian composer Bellerofonte Castaldi (1580-1649).
Bellérophon m French, Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Bellerophon. It's also the name of a play.
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.
Beltramo m Italian
Italian form of Bertram.
Benedetg m Romansh
Romansh form of Benedict, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Bénilde f & m French (Rare)
French form of Benilda.... [more]
Benilde f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Benilda.
Bennone m Italian
Italian form and variant of Benno.
Benoist m Medieval French, French
Medieval French form of Benedict. (Cf. Benoît.)
Benoni m Biblical, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish
From the Hebrew name בֶּן־אוֹנִי (Ben-'oniy) meaning "son of my sorrow". This was the original name of Benjamin ("son of the right hand"), whose father, Jacob, renamed him in Genesis 35:18 (the name Benoni having been given by his mother, Rachel).
Benvenuta f Medieval Italian, Romansh, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Benvenuto. Benvenuta Bojani (1254 - 1292) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. She dedicated her life to strict austerities as an act of repentance and devotion to God and was known to have visions of angels and demons... [more]
Beppo m Italian
Diminutive of Giuseppe.
Béranger m French (Rare), French (African)
French form of Berengar, now more common in French-speaking parts of Africa.
Berardino m Italian
Diminutive of Berardo.
Bercario m Italian
Italian form of Berchar via Latinized form Bercharius.
Berengario m Italian
Italian form of Berengar.
Berenilde f Portuguese (Brazilian), French (Rare)
Portuguese and French form of Bernhild.... [more]
Berguitta f French
French spelling of Bergita.... [more]
Beringhiera f Italian
Feminine form of Beringhiero, itself a variant of Berengario.
Berlinda f Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Berlind.
Bernabò m Italian
Variant of Barnaba.
Bernald m German
German form of Bernwald.
Bernarde f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Bernard. Marie-Bernarde Soubirous was the birth name of Saint Bernadette.
Bernette f French, English
Possibly French diminutive of Bernadette.
Bernfried m German
The name is made up of the name elements bern meaning "bear" and fridu meaning "peace".
Bernhardine f German
Feminine form of Bernhard.
Berno m Medieval German, German (Rare)
Short form of names containing the element bern "bear" making it a cognate of Björn. Borne by the first abbot of Cluny venerated as a saint.
Bernoard m Germanic, French
Germanic variant of Bernward and French variant of Bernouard.
Bernoardo m Italian
Italian form of Bernward.
Bernold m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Bernwald.
Bernolfo m Italian
Italian form of Bernulf.
Bernone m Italian
Italian form of Berno.
Bernward m Medieval German, German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
This name derives from the Old High German name “Bernward”, composed of two elements bern "bear" plus wart "guard"... [more]
Bernwardo m Italian, Spanish
Spanish form of Bernward and italian variant Bernoardo.
Berolina f German (Rare)
The allegoric personification of the German city Berlin. Extremely rarely used as a given name.
Beronico m Italian (Rare)
This name is the Italian male equivalent of Veronica, the Latinized form of Berenice. Usage is rare, though there is a Saint Beronico, martyred in Antioch and commemorated on 19th October.
Berte f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), French (Rare)
Variant of Berta as well as a French variant of Berthe.
Bertel m & f German
Diminutive of Berta, Berthold or other names with Bert-.
Bertfried m German
German form of Bertfrid.
Berthilde f Germanic, Dutch, English, German, History
Variant of Berthild. Berthilde lived in the 7th century AD and was one of the five wives of Dagobert I, king of the Franks.
Berthoumine f Medieval French, French (Archaic)
Archaic southern French feminine form of Berthoumieu, a southern French form of Barthélémy.
Berti m German
Diminutive of Hubert and other names containing bert (often derived from the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright").... [more]
Bertilia f Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese
Form of Berthild. Bertilia was the name of a 7th-century saint from Mareuil (France).
Bertin m French (Quebec), French (Archaic), Provençal
French and Provençal form of Bertinus.
Bertine f Dutch, French (Rare), Norwegian, Flemish, Walloon
Diminutive of Berte as well as a short form of names ending in -bertine.
Bertl m & f German
Diminutive of Bert (masculine), Berta (feminine) and other names that contain the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright".