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Bertolfa f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bertolfo
Bertolfo m Italian
Italian form of Bertulf and variant of Bertulfo.
Bertolt m Medieval Baltic, German, Dutch
Medieval Latvian form of Berthold as well as a German and Dutch variant.
Bertulfo m Spanish, Italian
Spanish form of Bertulf and Italian variant of Bertolfo.
Béryl f & m French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Beryl.
Besançon m French (Swiss, Archaic)
From the surname Besançon. Besançon Hugues (1487-1532) was a Swiss political and religious leader who was a member of the Grand Council of Geneva.
Beta f Slovak, Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Romansh
Slovak diminutive of Alžbeta (not used as a given name in its own right), Portuguese diminutive of Elisabete, Alberta ou Roberta and Romansh variant of Betta.
Betha f Romansh
Variant of Beta.
Béthanie f French
French form of Bethany.
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.
Bétry f French (Archaic)
Local variant of Béatrix found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France up until the 1700s.
Betta f Italian, Romansh
Italian and Romansh short form of Elisabetta.
Betti f Estonian, Hungarian, German (Swiss)
Estonian short form of Eliisabet, Hungarian short form of Erzsébet and Swiss German short form of Elisabeth.
Bianchina f Italian
Diminutive of Bianca.
Bianchinetta f Italian
Diminutive of Bianchina. A known bearer of this name was the only sister of the famous navigator Christopher Columbus.
Bianora f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bianore.
Bianore m Italian
Italian form of Bianor.
Biase m Italian (Archaic)
Old-fashioned regional variant of Biagio.
Bibiane f French (Rare), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French, German and Dutch form of Bibiana.
Biblide f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Byblis.
Bibulo m Italian
Italian form of Bibulus.
Bienvenu m French
French form of Benvenuto.
Biette f French (Rare), Medieval French, History
Perhaps from Bietta, the Romansch form of Beata. ... [more]
Biggi f Danish, German
Pet form of Brigitte, Birgit and their variants.
Bigna f Romansh
Romansh form of Barbara as well as a variant of Bina. This name is traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Bignia f Romansh
Variant of Bigna.
Bina f Romansh
Short form of Jacobina, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in the Engadine valley.
Binchen f German (Rare)
Diminutive of Jakobina, Jakobine, Sabina, Sabine and sometimes Sabrina, as it contains the German diminutive suffix -chen... [more]
Bineta f German (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Bine 1 with the originally Spanish or Portuguese ending -eta.
Binia f Romansh
Variant of Bignia.
Binja f German (Swiss)
Variant of Bigna, written according to German phonetics.
Bino m Italian
Diminutive of Benedetto.
Birga f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), German (Rare)
Contracted form of Birgitta, as well as a feminine form of Birger.
Birka f German
Variant of Birke.
Birke f German
German name of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include an old and obscure feminine form of Birk, which itself is an Alemannic short form of names containing the element Burk- (the name element being derived from Old High German burg "protection; shelter", compare Burkhard), an early 20th-century coinage based on Indogermanic bircha "glowing", an early 20th-century coinage based on Middle Low German berke "birch tree" and an early 20th-century coinage based on the modern German word Birke "birch tree" and thus making it a botanical word name.... [more]
Bistgaun m Romansh
Romansh form of Sebastian, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Bizantino m Italian
Italian form of Byzantinus.
Blais m French
Variant of Blaise
Blaisine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Blaise.
Bleibefromm m German (Rare)
Meaning "stay pious". The name is literally made up of the two German words bleibe, meaning "stay", and fromm, meaning "pious" or "devout".
Blesi m Romansh (Archaic)
Romansh form of Blasius.
Blu f & m Italian (Modern), English (Rare)
Italian form of Blue and English diminutive of Bluford.
Bluetta f Italian
Italian form of Bluette.
Bluette f French (Swiss, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Archaic)
Derived from French bluet, a variant of bleuet, "cornflower".
Boemondo m Italian
Italian form of Bohemond.
Bohémond m French, Medieval French
French form of Bohemond via Latinized form Boemundus.
Bolonia f Romansh (Archaic)
Truncated form of Appolonia.
Bombardine f German (Rare, Archaic)
The name is derived from the German word Bombarde "bombard (the weapon)".... [more]
Bonaldo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Bonald.
Bonaparte m Italian (Rare), French (Rare)
Variant and French form of Buonaparte.
Bonifazio m Italian
Italian form of Boniface.
Bonifazius m Medieval Latin, German (Rare)
Variant of Bonifacius, itself a variant of Bonifatius; the name originally meant "good fate" (from Latin bonum "good" and fatum "fate"), but folk law altered the meaning to "well-doer" or "doer of good deeds" (from Latin bonum and facere "to do")... [more]
Bonito m Italian, Spanish
Italian English and Spanish forms of Bonitus.
Bonizella f Italian (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Italian (Tuscan), History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Bonizone. The Blessed Bonizella or Bonizzella Cacciaconti (1235-1300) was a Sienese widow who devoted her time and money to the poor after the death of her husband, Naddo Piccolomini.
Börge m Swedish, German (Rare)
Swedish form of Børge.
Borromäus m German (Rare)
From the surname of Saint Carlo Borromeo, whose name is translated as Carolus Borromäus in German.... [more]
Borussia f German (Rare, Archaic)
The personification of Prussia.... [more]
Borwin m German (Rare)
The name Borwin is formed from the Slavonic name element BOR "fight, battle" and the Germanic name element WIN "friend".... [more]
Boson m French (Archaic)
French form of Boso. A known bearer of this name was Boson de Talleyrand-Périgord (1832-1910), a French nobleman and prince of Sagan.
Bosone m Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Boso. A known bearer of this name was Boso of Arles (10th century AD), a Frankish nobleman who spent much of his life in Italy (where he was known as Bosone) and at one point became a Margrave of Tuscany there.
Bourcard m French (Archaic)
French form of Burkhard found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 1700s.
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]
Braida f Romansh, Medieval Occitan
Romansh variant of Brigitta, traditionally found in the Engadine valley, as well as an Occitan form of this name.
Brandano m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Brendan via its medieval Latin form Brandanus.
Brauliona f Italian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Braulia.
Braulione m Italian
Italian form of Braulio.
Brauna f German
Feminine form of "Braun", which means "brown" in German.
Brendano m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Brendan via its medieval Latin form Brendanus.
Brenno m Italian
Italian form of Brennus.
Briac m French, Breton
From a Brythonic name derived from the Celtic element *brigo "high, noble, mighty". As such this name can be viewed as a Breton cognate of Brian. In the case of Saint Briac, who arrived in Brittany with Saint Tugdual circa 548, this was a short form of the old Welsh name Briafael.
Briand m French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Brient.
Briasside m Italian
Italian form of Bryaxis.
Bricitus m Medieval Latin, German (Archaic)
German latinized version of Brice.
Brida f Medieval German, Romansh (Archaic)
Medieval German and archaic Romansh short form of Brigitta, via the variant Brigida.
Brigido m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Brigida.
Bringfriede f German (Modern, Rare)
Coined from the German phrase Bring Friede "bring peace!". The name was given to girls in Germany during and after the two world wars to express the desire for peace.... [more]
Briseide f Italian
Italian form of Briseis.
Briseo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Briseus.
Brithney f French (Modern, Rare)
French borrowing of Britney.
Brix m & f German (Rare)
Short version of Bricitus or Beatrix.
Brixius m German
German form of Brice.
Brizio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Brice and diminutive of Fabrizio.
Bromère m French
French form of Bromerus.
Bromero m Italian
Italian form of Bromerus.
Bronislao m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Bronisław via Latinized form Bronislaus.
Bronislas m Medieval Slavic (Gallicized), French
French form of Bronisław, via its Latinized form Bronislaus.
Brose m German
Short form of Ambros.
Brösel m & f German (Archaic)
Obsolete diminutive form of both Ambros and Ambrosia.... [more]
Brosi m German (Archaic)
German diminutive form of Ambrosius (see Ambrosios), which is now rather archaic or at least old-fashioned.
Brosius m German (Archaic)
Short form of Ambrosius (see Ambrosios). This name is now rather archaic and one is more likely to come across it in German-speaking areas as a surname, rather than a first name.
Bruni m & f Old Danish, German
Old Danish form of Brúni as well as a German diminutive of the feminine names Brunhild and Brunhilde.... [more]
Brunilde f Italian
Italian form of Brunhild.
Brunildo m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Brunilde.
Brunon m Polish, French, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Variant of Bruno based on the genitive form of the Latin declination.
Brunone f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Brunon found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 1700s.
Brunonia f German
Allegoric personification of the city (and the fromer state) of Braunschweig (Brunswick), Germany. Very rarely used as a given name.
Brunoro m Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Brunor.
Bruto m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Brutus.
Burcardo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian Spanish and Portuguese form of Burchard.
Burga f Romansh
Short form of Walburga, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Burgel f Upper German, German (Austrian)
Short form of names that begin with or end in the element "Burg-", most commonly Walburga. ... [more]
Burglind f German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the name elements burg "castle, protected place" and linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".... [more]
Burglinde f German
It is a two-element name composed of the Germanic name elements burg "protected place, castle" and lind "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".
Burgrun f German (Rare)
The name is composed of the two Germanic name elements burg "castle; protection" and run "rune".
Burki m German
Diminutive of masculine given names that contain the Germanic element burg meaning "fortress", such as Burkhard.... [more]
Bürklin m Upper German (Archaic)
Historic diminutive of the name Burkhard.
Burtel m Romansh
Variant of Bartel, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Buschra f German
Germanised spelling of Bushra.
Cabiria f Italian (Rare), Popular Culture
Perhaps a Latinized form of Greek Καβειρία (Kabeiria), an epithet of the goddess Demeter, possibly derived from the name of Mount Kabeiros in Asia Minor; see also Kabeiro... [more]
Caesia f Ancient Roman, Greek, Italian
Caesia is a Latin word that means "bluish grey" or "light blue.” Caesia also refers to a genus of herbs.
Cafiera f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Cafiero.
Cafiero m Italian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Cafiero. From an Italian surname derived from Arabic kafir meaning "infidel". It was first used as a name in the late 19th century, in honor of Italian anarchist Carlo Cafiero (1846-1892).
Caino m Italian
Italian form of Cain.
Calcedonio m Italian
Derived from a Greek name meaning "from Chalcedon". Chalcedon was a city in what is now the Asian part of Istanbul.
Caline f French (Modern, Rare, ?)
A feminine variation of the Greek name Νικολαος (Nikolaos). It also resembles the french word "câlin(e)" (affectionate).
Calipso f Catalan, Galician, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Catalan, Galician, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Calypso.
Calist m Lengadocian, Romansh
Languedocian and Romansh form of Callistus.
Caliste f & m French (Rare), Provençal
French masculine and feminine form of Callistus as well as a Provençal masculine form of Calixte.
Callimaco m Italian
Italian form of Callimachus.
Callinico m Italian
Italian form of Callinicus.
Callino m Italian
Italian form of Callinus.
Callippo m Italian
Italian form of Kallippos via its latinized form Callippus.
Callist m Romansh
Variant of Calist.
Calliste m & f French
Variant of Caliste.
Callistrato m Italian
Italian form of Callistratus (see Kallistrate).
Calocera f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Calocero. Due to the similarities in appearance and pronunciation, this name is often confused with the name Calogera.
Calocero m Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Calocaerus and Calocerus, which are both latinizations of the Greek given name Kalokairos.... [more]
Calonimo m Italian
Italian form of Kalonymos via its latinized form Calonymus.
Calpurniano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Calpurnianus.
Calpurnio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Calpurnius.
Calvino m Italian
Italian form of Calvin.
Camélien m History (Ecclesiastical), French (Rare)
French form of Camelianus. This name was borne by a 6th-century saint who succeeded Loup as the bishop of Troyes.
Camil m Catalan, Romansh, Romanian, Occitan, Provençal, Lengadocian
Romansh, Catalan, Romanian and Occitan form of Camillus.
Camile f & m Picard, Gascon, Provençal, Walloon, French (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Picard and Walloon masculine and feminine form, Gascon and Provençal masculine form and French masculine variant of Camille as well as a Brazilian Portuguese variant of Camila.
Campino m German (Rare)
Campino is the stage name of Andreas Frege.
Camus m French (Rare), Chinese (Cantonese, Rare, ?)
Transferred use of the surname Camus.
Candeloro m Italian
Italian masculine form of Candelaria.
Candidiano m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Candidianus.
Candylène f French
The name was the subject of a 1971 eponymous French pop song by Yves Heuzé. Since then, the name has experienced sporadic usage in France.
Caninio m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Caninius.
Canio m Italian, Spanish (Latin American)
Italian and Spanish form of Canius.
Cantidiano m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Cantidianus.
Cantidio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Cantidius.
Canzia f Italian
Feminine form of Canzio.
Canzianilla f Italian
Italian form of Cantianilla.
Canziano m Italian
Italian form of Cantianus.
Canzio m Italian
Italian form of Cantius.
Capaneo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Capaneus.
Capitolino m Italian
Italian form of Capitolinus.
Capposo m Italian
Variant spelling of Cupposo.
Caprasio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Caprasius.
Caralampo m Italian, Spanish
Italian form of Charalampos via Charalampus and Spanish variant of Caralampio.
Carda f German (Rare)
Short form of Ricarda.
Carélie f French (Belgian, Rare), French (Swiss, Rare)
Cognate of Carelia. The name coincides with the place name Carélie.
Carena f English (Modern, Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Carina 1, influenced by Karen 1. As a German name, it is also a variant of Karena.
Cariberto m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Charibert.
Caridemo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Charidemus.
Carino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Carinus.
Caristo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Carystus.
Caritina f Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), Filipino (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Charitine. This name is mostly used in Mexico.
Caritone m Italian
Italian form of Chariton.
Carli m Friulian, Romansh
Friulian and Romansh form of Charles.
Carlign m Romansh
Variant of Carlin.
Carlin m Romansh
Diminutive of Carl.
Carlina f German, English, Dutch, Flemish, Sicilian, Romansh
German and Dutch variant of Karlina and Sicilian, Romansh and English feminine diminutive of Carl.
Carlino m Portuguese (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Variant of Carlinhos or an elaboration of Carlo/Carlos.
Carlmaria m German (Rare)
Combination of Carl and Maria.
Carlomanno m Italian
Italian form of Carloman.
Carmelia f Romansh
Romansh form of Carmel.
Carmelina f Italian, Romansh
Italian diminutive of Carmela and Romansh diminutive of Carmelia.
Carmeline f Italian
Diminutive form of Carmela
Carmeluccio m Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Carmelo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Carminella f Italian
Diminutive of Carmina.
Carminio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Carminius.
Carminuccio m Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Carmine, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.
Caro f Spanish, English, German
Short form of Caroline or other names that begin with caro, commonly used in Great Britain (England).
Carpo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Carpus.
Carpoforo m Italian
Italian form of Carpophorus.
Cartère m French (Archaic)
French form of Karterios via its latinized form Carterius.
Carterio m Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Karterios via its latinized form Carterius.
Caruso m Italian (Expatriate)
Might be from the surname Caruso.... [more]
Carvell m French
Means:swampy dwelling... [more]
Carvilio m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Carvilius.
Cäsarion m German
German form of Caesarion.
Casilde f French (Rare), Italian (Rare)
French and Italian form of Casilda.
Casimire f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Casimir.
Cassandro m Italian, Portuguese
Italian and Portuguese form of Cassander.
Cassiano m Italian
Italian form of Cassian.
Cassiodor m Catalan, German
Catalan and German form of Cassiodorus.
Castgina f Romansh
Romansh form of Christina, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Castille f & m French (Rare), Louisiana Creole, English
Transferred use of the surname Castille.
Castore m Italian
Italian form of Castor.
Castorina f Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Italian feminine form of Castorino, or else a direct feminine diminutive of either Castoro or Castore, formed with the feminine diminutive suffix -ina (itself ultimately from the Latin feminine adjective-forming suffix -īna "of or pertaining to").
Castorino m Italian
Italian diminutive of Castoro or Castore (both Italian forms of Castor), formed with the masculine diminutive suffix -ino (itself ultimately from the Latin masculine adjective-forming suffix -īnus "of or pertaining to").... [more]
Castoro m Italian, Sardinian
Italian and Sardinian form of Castor. In both languages, this is also the ordinary vocabulary word for "beaver" (in Sardinian, this usage is alongside the word castorru).
Castrense m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Castrensis. A known bearer of this name is the Italian former soccer player Castrense Campanella (b. 1962).
Castrenza f Italian (Rare)
Variant spelling of Castrensa.
Castrenze m Italian
Variant spelling of Castrense.
Castriziano m Italian
Italian form of Castricianus.
Catena f Italian, Sicilian
Derived from Italian catena "chain", this name was taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Maria Santissima della Catena. The name is mainly found in Sicily.
Cateno m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Catena.
Cäthe f German (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Spelling variant of Käthe.... [more]
Cathia f French
French adaption of Russian Katya.
Cathrina f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese, Swedish (Rare), German (Rare), Romansh
Scandinavian variant of Katrina, German contraction of Catharina and Romansh variant of Catrina.
Catin f French (Archaic), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Originally a (now archaic) French diminutive of Catherine. While in Louisiana French catin also means "doll; mannequin, dummy", in European French catin means "harlot, slattern" (which is no doubt the reason this form of the name fell out of usage in France).
Catiuscia f Italian
Italian borrowing of Katyusha.
Catline f Guernésiais, French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Guernésiais form of Cateline and French variant of Cathline.
Catregna f Romansh
Variant of Catrina, traditionally found in central Grisons.
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