All Submitted Names

Baolan m & f Chinese
Combination of Bao and Lan 1.

Baolang m Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 琅 (láng) meaning "white carnelian; pure".

Baolei m Chinese
From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 雷 (léi) meaning "thunder".

Baoli f Chinese
From the Chinese 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve" or 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" or 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine".

Baolian f Chinese
From the Chinese 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Baolin f Chinese
From the Chinese 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade".

Baoling f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve" or 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 岭 (lǐng) meaning "mountain ridge".

Baolinh f Vietnamese
Means "protective, spring" in Vietnamese.

Baolu f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 露 (lù) meaning "dew".

Baoman m Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 满 (mǎn) meaning "full, completely, satisfied".

Baoming f & m Chinese

Baona f Chinese
Combination of Bao and Na.

Baone f Tswana (Rare)

Baoneng m Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 能 (néng) meaning "can, be able".

Baonian f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of".

Baonu f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious" and 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl".

Baoping m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 平 (píng) meaning "calm, peaceful, even, flat".

Baoqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve" and 茜 (qiàn) meaning "madder, reeds".

Baoqing m Chinese
From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 庆 (qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate".

Baorong f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 绒 (róng) meaning "silk, cotton".

Baorui f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower buds".

Baosen m Chinese
From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 森 (sēn) meaning "forest".

Baoshan m Chinese
From Chinese 宝 or 寶 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare" combined with 山 (shān) meaning "mountain, hill, peak", 珊 (shān) meaning "coral", or 善 (shàn) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind"... [more]

Baoshen m Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 深 (shēn) meaning "close, dark, deep".

Baosheng m Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 生 (shēng) meaning "life".

Baoshi m Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 狮 (shī) meaning "lion".

Baoshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Baotán m Irish

Baoth m Irish
Perhaps related to Beathan. It coincides with a Gaelic word meaning "vain, reckless, wanton, foolish". Other forms are Baothan, Baoithin/Beheen and Baolach... [more]

Baothghalach m Irish
Means "foolishly valorous", from the roots baoth "foolish, vain" and galach "valorous".

Baotian m Chinese
From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven".

Baotran f Vietnamese
It means precious or gem.

Baovola f Malagasy
From the Malagasy name for the Adansonia digitata baobab tree.

Baowen f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Baoxi m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 僖 (xī) meaning "joy, gladness, delight".

Baoxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Baoxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious" and 纤 (xiān) meaning "fine, delicate, graceful", 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined" or 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal".

Baoxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".

Baoxin m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, intelligence, soul".

Baoxiong m Chinese
From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 雄 (xióng) meaning "male, manly; hero; grand, imposing".

Baoxiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 秀 (xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant".

Baoxu m Chinese
From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliance, radiant".

Baoyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Baoyi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve", 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" or 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful".

Baoying f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" or 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous" or 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom".

Baoyong f Chinese
From the Chinese 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve" and 咏 (yǒng) meaning "sing song".

Baoyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl".

Baozhai f Chinese
From Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning “treasure”, while 斋 (zhāi) meaning “pavilion, studio”.

Baozhang m Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 长 (zhǎng) meaning "long, lasting; be good at, excel".

Baozhe m Chinese
From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 哲 (zhé) meaning "wise, sage".

Baozheng m Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 正 (zhèng) meaning "right, proper, correct".

Baozhi m Chinese
From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence".

Baozhu m Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 柱 (zhù) meaning "pillar; support, lean on" or 祝 (zhù) meaning "pray for happiness or blessings".

Baozhuang m Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 壮 (zhuàng) meaning "big, large, robust".

Baozi m Chinese
From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 孜 (zī) means "be as diligent as possible".

Bapaki m Tswana
Means "those who give testimony" in Setswana.

Baphomet m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Popular Culture
Probably from a medieval corruption of Mahomet. This appears in the Inquisition of the Knights Templar as the name of an alleged Muslim or pagan idol. In the 19th century it became associated with a Western occult symbol drawn by Eliphas Lévi, a "Sabbatic Goat" image depicting a demonic horned god.

Bapke f Dutch

Bapoo m Indian

Bappahan f Karachay-Balkar
Means "dandelion" in Karachay-Balkar.

Bapsi f Indian (Parsi)
Meaning unknown. This is borne by Bapsi Sidhwa (1938-), a Pakistani American novelist of Gujarati Parsi descent.

Baptesta m Romansh
Variant of Battesta.

Bâptiste m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Baptiste.

Baptistin m French, Provençal
French diminutive of Baptiste and Provençal diminutive of Baptista.

Baptistina f Provençal
Feminine form of Baptistin.

Baptistòu m Occitan
Occitan form of Baptiste.

Baptysta f Polish (Archaic)
Polish feminine form of Baptista.

Baqah m Indigenous Taiwanese

Baqdaulet m Kazakh
From бақ (baq) meaning "garden" and дәулет (daulet) meaning "country, government"

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

Baqıtjan m Kazakh
From the Kazakh бақыт (baqıt) meaning "happiness, luck" and жан (jan) meaning "soul".

Baqıyat f Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar feminine form of Baqi.

Baqiza f Kazakh
Kazakh form of Pakiza

Baqlajon m Uzbek

Baqtïyar m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Bakhtiyar.

Báquides m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Bacchides.

Bar m & f Hebrew
Means "son" or "grain, cereal" in Hebrew.

Bára f Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Faroese
Means "wave, billow" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Bára was the daughter of Ægir and Rán. She was sometimes referred to as Drǫfn, also meaning "wave, billow".

Bara f Japanese
From Japanese 薔薇 (bara) meaning "rose". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.

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

Baraah f Arabic
Means "innocence" in Arabic.

Bəraət f Azerbaijani
Means "justification" in Azerbaijani.

Baraba m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Barabbas. Only used as a Biblical name.

Baraball f Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Barabal. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Annabella.

Baraban m Russian
Means "drum" in Russian.

Barabara f American (Archaic)
Variant of Barbara

Barabás m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Barabbas.

Barabas m Theatre, English (Puritan)
Variant of Barabbas. In literature, this is the name of the main character in Christopher Marlowe's play The Jew of Malta (ca. 1590).

Barabasz m Polish
Polish form of Barabbas.

Barabbas m Ancient Aramaic (Hellenized), Biblical
Hellenized form of bar-Abbâ, which means "son of Abba" in Aramaic, derived from Aramaic bar meaning "son" combined with the Aramaic given name Abba... [more]

Barac m Biblical Latin
Form of Barak 1 used in the Latin Old Testament.

Baracha f Ancient Hebrew
Alternate latinization of ברכה Bracha

Barachel m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Form of Barakel used in the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), the Clementine Vulgate (1592) and the Nova Vulgata ("Neo-Vulgate", 1979). The latter two are respectively the former and current official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church.

Barachiel m Biblical Greek, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Greek form of Barakel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.... [more]

Barachiele m Italian
Italian form of Barachiel.

Barack f Hungarian
Means "apricot" in Hungarian.

Baragsen m Tuareg
From the Tuareg abarag meaning "pride".

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

Baraha f Japanese
From Japanese 薔薇 (bara) meaning "rose" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Barahil m Macedonian
Macedonian form of Barachiel.

Barahir m Literature
Means "fiery lord" in Sindarin. In Tolkien's 'The Silmarillion', this was the name of the father of Beren. It was also mentioned in 'The Lord of the Rings' as the name of both a Steward of Gondor and the grandson of Eowyn and Faramir.

Bara-irnun f Sumerian
Etymology uncertain, possibly deriving in part from the Sumerian element bára, meaning "throne dais, ruler". Name borne by a queen of the city of Umma (fl. 2400 BCE).

Baraka m Biblical
Variant of Berechiah.

Baraka f Japanese
From Japanese 薔薇 (bara) meaning "rose" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Barakah f Arabic (Rare)
Feminine form of Barak 2

Barakel m Biblical Hebrew
“blessing of God” or "God blesses", appears in the Book of Job in the Hebrew Bible

Barakhsaana f Yakut

Barakhsan m Yakut
Means "favorite", "security, defense".

Baraki m Amharic
Means "one who blesses" in Amharic.

Barakiel m Croatian
Croatian form of Barachiel.

Barako f Japanese
From Japanese 薔薇 (bara) meaning "rose" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Baralis m Arthurian Cycle
Tristan’s great-grandfather.... [more]

Baram m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Bahram. This name is extremely rare in Georgia today; actually, one could almost consider it to be archaic.

Baram m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 바람 (baram) meaning either "wind, air" or "desire, expectation, hope." The first word may have well been borrowed from Old Chinese 風 (*plum(s)) while the second word is derived from the verbal noun of verb 바라다 (barada) meaning "to wish that something was the case."

Baran m Russian (Rare)
Means "ram" in Russian.

Baranamtarra f Sumerian
Etymology unknown, possibly deriving from Sumerian elements nam meaning "(area of) responsibility; destiny, fate, lot" and tar meaning "deliberate, judicious". Name borne by a queen of Lagash (circa 2384 BCE), known for her involvement in the trade of wool, silver, and bronze between Lagash, Dilmun, and Umma.

Barandán m Spanish (Archaic)
Variant of Brendán.

Barangaroo f Indigenous Australian
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by an Eora woman of the Cammeraygal clan (fl. 1780s).

Barangó m Hungarian
Etymology uncertain, perhaps from barangoló meaning "roaming".

Barani f Burmese
From the name of the second lunar mansion of the Burmese zodiac, representing an asterism of three stars in the constellation Aries. The word itself is ultimately derived from Sanskrit भरणी (bharaṇī).

Baranka f Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Ágnes, used as a given name in its own right.

Baraq m Biblical Hebrew
Ancient Hebrew form of Barak 1.

Baraqiel m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Means "lightning of God" in Aramaic. According to the Book of Enoch, Baraqiel was the 9th watcher of the 20 leaders of the 200 fallen angels.

Baraquiel m Portuguese, Spanish
Spanish and Portuguese form of Barachiel.

Baraso m Guanche

Barastyr m Ossetian Mythology
Meaning unknown. This is the name of the Ossetian ruler of the underworld who assigns dead souls either to paradise or his realm, comparable to the Greek Hades.

Barayu f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羽 (ba) meaning "feathers" or 薔薇 (bara) meaning "rose" and 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid", 歌 (ra) meaning "song, poetry", 夜 (yu) meaning "night; the evening" 佑 (yu) meaning "help, assist"

Barba f Breton, Corsican, Latvian, Estonian (Archaic)
Breton, Corsican, Latvian and Estonian cognate of Barbara (compare French Barbe).

Barbacy m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Barbatus.

Barbada f Spanish, Catalan
Cognate of Barbata.

Barbala f Latvian

Barbale f Georgian Mythology
Meaning unknown, though it is similar to the Sumerian and Akkadian epithet bibbiru meaning "shining, splendor". Barbale was the Georgian goddess of cattle, poultry fertility, the sun, women's fertility, and healing.

Barban f Breton (Archaic)
Variant of Barba.

Barbar f Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian form of Barbara.

Bàrbara f Medieval Catalan, Catalan, Sardinian, Sicilian
Catalan, Sardinian and Sicilian form of Barbara.

Barbára f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Barbara.

Barbarà f Provençal
Provençal form of Barbara.

Barbaranne f English (Rare)
Combination of Barbara and Anne 1.

Barbarela f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Barbarella.

Barbarella f Popular Culture
Likely influenced by the name Barbara. This is the name of the main character in the 'Barbarella' comic book.

Barbarette f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Barbara.

Barbari f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali
MEANING : 'curly-haired', a species of ocimum,yellow sandal wood, gum myrrh, vermilion

Barbarita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Bárbara.

Barbaros m Turkish
Turkish form of Barbarossa.

Barbarossa m History
Meaning "red beard" in Italian. ... [more]

Barbarus m Late Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Roman cognomen which was derived from Greek βάρβαρος (barbaros) meaning "foreign, non-Greek" (see Barbara).

Barbary f Manx, Medieval English, English (Archaic)
English vernacular form and Manx regular form of Barbara.

Barbat m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Barbatus.

Barbata f Neapolitan, Medieval English
Feminine form of the Latin cognomen Barbatus.

Barbatian m History (Ecclesiastical, Anglicized)
English form of Barbatianus.

Barbatus m Late Roman
Means "bearded" in Latin. A famous barer of the name is Barbatus of Benevento.

Barbea f Ancient Near Eastern (Latinized)
The name of an early Christian martyr from Edessa (today: Şanlıurfa, Turkey).

Barbel f Medieval Flemish
Diminutive of Barbara (compare Bärbel).

Bärbelchen f Literature, German (Rare)
Double diminutive of Barbara via Bärbel.... [more]

Barbelle f French (Swiss, Archaic)
Diminutive of Barbe (compare also Bärbel).

Barbelo f Gnosticism
Refers to the first emanation of God in Gnostic cosmogony.

Barbelot f Medieval English
Diminutive of Barbara.

Barber m English
Transferred use of the surname Barber.

Barber f East Frisian
Variation of Barbara.

Barbera f Medieval Catalan, Medieval German, Dutch
Variant of Barbara.

Barberine f French

Barbette f American (Rare)
Diminutive of Barbara.

Barbi f English
Variant of Barbie.

Barbika f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Barbara, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Barbilia f Medieval French
Recorded in 16th-century French-speaking Switzerland.

Bàrbira f Sicilian
Variant of Bàrbara.

Barbka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Barbara, used as a given name in its own right.

Bärbl f German (Austrian)
Austrian German diminutive of Barbara.

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.

Barbo m Spanish

Barbo f Provençal
Provençal form of Barbe.

Barboa f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Barbara.

Barbod m Persian

Bárbola f Medieval Spanish
Medieval form of Bárbara.

Barbôrka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Barbara.

Barborka f Czech, Silesian
Czech and Silesian diminutive of Barbora, not used as a given name in its own right.

Barboura f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Barbara. It is possible that there are also cases where the name is a feminization of the surname Barbour.

Barbray f Scots
Scots form of Barbara.

Barbrey f Manx
Manx form of Barbara.

Barbu m Romanian

Barbulina f Romansh
Diminutive of Barbla, traditionally found in the Engadine valley and in central Grisons.

Barby f English (Rare)
Variant of Barbie. This is also the name of a town in Germany, though the town's name derives from a different source.

Barbz f English
Diminutive of Barbara or other names beginning with Ba(r)-.

Barča f Czech, Slovene
Czech diminutive of Barbora and Slovene diminutive of Barbara.

Barca f Galician (Rare)
Derived from Galician word barca meaning "barge, small boat". This is a the name or a title of the Virgin Mary (Virxe da Barca, "Virgin of Barca") native to the town of Muxía, Galicia.

Barcaz m Romansh (Archaic)
Variant of Pancraz.

Barcazin m Romansh (Archaic)
Diminutive of Barcaz.

Barcelay m Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Barsilai.

Barcelona f American (Hispanic)
Barcelona is a city in Spain. It is the capital and largest city of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain.

Barcey f English (Rare)

Barchinsuluv f Uzbek
Possibly derived from barchin meaning "everything" and suluv meaning "beauty".

Barcklay m English (Rare)
Variant of Barclay.

Barclame m Medieval Romansh
Romansh form of Bartholomew.

Barclameu m Romansh (Archaic)
Variant of Barclamiu.

Barclamiu m Romansh
Romansh form of Bartholomew, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Barcroft m English (Australian, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Barcroft. Barcroft Henry Thomas Boake (1866-1892) was an Australian poet.

Bard m Literature
A significant supporting character in The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, Bard the Bowman (abbreviated to Bard) of Esgaroth was a skilled archer and the heir of Girion, the last king of old Dale. He was described as "grim faced" and while a guardsman of Esgaroth he was often predicting floods and poisoned fish... [more]

Bardaisan m Assyrian, Gnosticism
From Syrian ܕܝܨܢ (bar Daiṣān) "son of the Dayṣān", referring to the Daysan River. This is the name of an Assyrian teacher and founder of the Bardaisanites.

Barden m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Barden.

Bardesanes m Assyrian (Latinized), Gnosticism (Latinized)
Latinized form of Bardaisan.

Bardh m Albanian
Derived from Albanian bardh "to whiten; brighten" and, figuratively, "to bring honor and glory".

Bardha f Albanian, Albanian Mythology
Feminine form of Bardh. In Albanian mythology, Bardha are pale, nebulous figures who dwell under the earth. According to old folklore, to propitiate them one strews cakes or sugar on the ground.

Bardhok m Albanian
Derived from Albanian bardhok "fair-haired; white; white ram".

Bardhosh m Albanian
Derived from Albanian bardhosh "pallid, pale; blond or gray-haired; white bull, white steer, white ox". The name coincides with that of a village in Kosovo.

Bardhoshe f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bardhosh.

Bardhyl m Albanian
From Bardylis, the name of an ancient Illyrian king (reigned from 385 to 358 BC), which is popularly held to mean "white star" from Albanian bardhë "white" and yll "star".

Bardhyle f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bardhyl.

Bardhyll m Albanian (Rare)
Variant of Bardhyl.

Bardia m Persian, Old Persian
Derived from Proto-Iranian *bardz- "be high", interpreted as meaning "high in status, magnificent". Bardia or Bardiya was the younger son of Cyrus II "the Great".

Bardine f Norwegian (Archaic)
Probably a feminine form of Bård.

Bardiya m Old Persian
Derived from proto-Iranian *br̥jáns meaning "high, tall". This was the name of a son of Cyrus the Great, also known as Smerdis and Tanyoxarces.

Bardo m Germanic
Perhaps a short form of Bardolph or other Germanic names containing the element bard meaning "small axe" (in some cases "beard"). It was borne by a saint, an 11th-century archbishop of Mainz whom Pope Saint Leo IX advised to "lighten his duties and relax some of his personal austerities and mortifications".

Bardó m Hungarian
Cognate of Bardolph, meaning "small axe".

Bardolph m Theatre, Medieval English (?)
Possibly from a Germanic name derived from the elements bard, meaning "small axe" or "beard", and wulf "wolf". Shakespeare used it for minor characters in several plays.

Bardomiano m Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Spanish form of Bardomianus. This name is borne by retired Mexican soccer player Bardomiano Viveros (1951-).

Bardón m Spanish
Spanish form of Bardo.

Bardon m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Bardo.

Bardone m Italian
Italian form and variant of Bardo.

Bärdor m Old Swedish
Younger form of Bärgdor.

Bardot m Romansh
Variant of Peider.

Bardroy m Popular Culture
Meaning unknown. Manga author Yana Toboso used this name for a character in her popular manga serie 'Kuroshitsuji'.

Barduot m Romansh
Variant of Bardot, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Bardylis m History (Archaic)
Name of multiple Illyrian rulers

Båre f Walloon
Walloon form of Barbara.

Bare f & m Croatian
Croatian nickname for Barbara (female) or Bariša (male).

Barebra f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Barbara.

Barechiah m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Baruch.

Baregham m Armenian (Modern, Rare)
Armenian form of Barlaam.

Bareket f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "emerald" in Hebrew (see Emerald).

Barel m & f Hebrew
Means "son of God", from a combination of bar and El.

Barel m & f Hebrew
Means "son of God" or "God has created" in Hebrew, a combination of the names Bar and El.

Barendina f Dutch
Feminine form of Barend.

Barendon m Romani (Archaic)
Romani form of Brandon.

Barent m Dutch (Archaic)
Variant of Barend.

Barentinu m Sardinian
Sassarese form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).

Barep m Javanese
From Javanese barêp meaning "first, principal, eldest".

Barësza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Barbara.

Bərfənka f Abkhaz
Feminine form of Bərfən.

Bargaret f English (Rare)
Variant of Margaret

Bärgdor m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Bergþórr.

Bargi f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek barg meaning "leaf".

Bargie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Bargaret.

Bargigul f Uzbek
Derived from barg meaning "leaf" and gul meaning "flower, rose".

Bärgvidh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Biærghvidh.

Barhadbesciabas m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Name of a Christian martyr who was decapitated during the reign of Shapur II.

Barhoom m Arabic
Diminutive of Ibrahim.

Bari m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from barr "harsh". Related to Swedish bare "magical being". In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf.

Bari m Uyghur

Bari m Shipibo-Conibo
Means "sun" in Shipibo.

Bari f Hebrew
Name meaning healthy

Bariagara m & f Ogoni

Barialai m Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto بريالی (see Baryalai).

Barialay m Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto بريالی (see Baryalai).

Bariali m Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto بريالی (see Baryalai).

Barialy m Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto بريالی (see Baryalai).

Baridakara f & m Ogoni
Means "God answers prayer(s)" in Khana.

Baridilo m & f Ogoni
God is with me

Barielo m English
"History of stars"... [more]

Barika f Slovene
Diminutive of Barbara.

Barikpoa m Ogoni
Means "God save" in Khana.

Bariledum m Ogoni (Modern)
Means "God is alive" in Khana.

Barilee m & f Ogoni

Bariluis f Armenian
Means "dawn" in Armenian.

Barilunyegia m & f Ogoni

Barîn f Kurdish
Means "well" in Kurdish.

Barın m Turkish

Barin m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo bari meaning "sun" and the genitive suffix -n.

Barina m Micronesian, Nauruan

Barinedum m & f Ogoni
Khana, Gokana, Ogani: "God give life".

Barinthus m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
A mysterious Otherwordly sea deity about whom very little is known.... [more]

Barira f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)

Barirah f Arabic

Bariša m Croatian
Derived from Bartol.

Barisan m History
This name was first found in Northern Italy (Tuscany and Liguria, to be precise). Its meaning and etymological origin is unknown, though it is probably related to the name of the Italian town of Barisano, which was named Castrum Barisani (meaning "Barisan's castle") in its earliest records... [more]

Barisone m Medieval Sardinian

Baristo m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Evaristus.

Barisua f & m Ogoni
Means "God knows" in Khana.

Bariy m Bashkir
Means "creator" in Bashkir.

Bariyat f Dagestani
Dagestani form of Pari.

Bar-jesus m Biblical
Means "son of Jesus" in Hebrew, ultimately derived from Hebrew בר (bar) meaning "son" and ישע meaning "Jesus, to save". In the Bible, he was a false prophet that is mentioned in Acts 13:6.

Barjik m Khazar
Barjik (died 731) was a Khazar prince who flourished in the early 8th century.

Barjonah m English (Puritan, Rare)
From Aramaic 𐡁𐡓𐡉𐡅𐡍𐡄‎ (barjonah) meaning "son of Jonah". This was the patronymic of Simon Peter, appearing in the Bible in Matthew 16:17... [more]

Bark m Medieval English, Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Bǫrkr.

Barka f Hungarian (Rare)
Derived from Hungarian barka "catkin".

Barkat m Urdu
Means "blessing, good fortune" in Urdu, ultimately from Arabic بركة (baraka).

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

Barker m English
From the surname Barker.

Barkev m Armenian (Rare)
Means "gift" in Armenian.

Barkevious m African American (Rare)
A modern invented name of unknown meaning.... [more]

Barkhad m Somali

Barkhudar m Armenian
Armenian form of Barkhurdar.

Barkley m English
From a surname which is a variant of Barclay.

Barko m Russian

Barkos m Biblical
Barkos was a painter who was the father of some of the Nethinim.

Barla f Romansh
Romansh variant of Barbara, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Barlas m Pashto
Means "powerful" in Pashto.

Barley m & f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Barley.

Barlow m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Barlow.