All Submitted Names

Bernardito m Spanish
Diminutive of Bernardo.

Bernardka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Bernarda, used as a given name in its own right. This name is also treated as the Slovene form of Bernadette.

Bernardu m Sardinian, Corsican
Sardinian and Corsican form of Bernard.

Bernarduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Bernardo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Bernardus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of Bernard.

Bernarduzzu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Bernardo.

Bernardyn m Polish
Cognate of Bernardin.

Bernardyna f Polish
Feminine form of Bernardyn.

Bernart m Medieval French, Medieval Occitan, Judeo-French
Old French and Old Occitan forms of Bernard.

Bernas m Portuguese
Diminutive of Bernardo.

Bernasz m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Bernardyn.

Bernatka f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Bernadette.

Berndt m Swedish, German, Danish (Rare)
Variant of Bernd.

Berne m Swedish
Variant of Bern.

Bernece f English (Rare)
Variant of Bernice.

Berneda f American (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Berneda.

Berneen f South African (Modern, Rare), Irish
Irish short form of Bernadette using the diminuitive suffix ín.

Bernegilde f Frankish
Derived from the Old Frankish or Old High German element bern meaning "bear" and Proto-Germanic *geldą meaning "reward, gift, money".

Berneice f English (American)
Variant of Bernice.

Bernelain m Arthurian Cycle
One of the fifteen Saxon kings who invaded Britain during Arthur’s struggle to establish power.

Bernelle f English (Rare)
Either a diminutive of names beginning with the element Bern-, such as Bernadette and Bernice, combined with the French feminine ending -elle or a quasi-feminization of the surname Bernell.

Berner m Medieval English, Old Norman, Anglo-Norman
Variant of Bernier.

Bernerd m English (Rare)
Variant of Bernard.

Bernett m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bernett.

Berney m English
Variant of Bernie, which is a diminutive of Bernard.

Bernez m Breton (Rare)
Breton form of Bernard.

Bernfried m German
The name is made up of the name elements bern meaning "bear" and fridu meaning "peace".

Bernhar m Germanic
Derived from Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German) combined with Old High German hari "army."

Bernhardina f Dutch, Swedish, Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Bernhard.

Bernhardine f German
Feminine form of Bernhard.

Bernhards m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Bernhard.

Bernhardt m German (Rare), Banat Swabian
Variant of Bernhard

Bernharður m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bernhard.

Bernheah m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of the Old English name Beornheah, formed of the elements beorn "man, hero, warrior" and heah "high".

Bernher m Old High German
Variant of Bernhar.

Bernhild f German (Rare)
Derived from the Germanic elements bern meaning "bear" and hild meaning "battle."

Bernhilda f German (Rare), English (Rare)
Variant of Bernhild.

Bernhilde f German (Rare)
Variant of Bernhild.

Bernhold m Anglo-Saxon, Old High German, Swedish (Rare)
Form of Beornweald found in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book, as well as an Old High German variant form of Bernwald.

Berni m & f English

Bernier m Medieval French
Medieval French form of Bernhar.

Bernisa f German (Bessarabian)

Bernita f American
Variant of Bernadette or diminutive of names containing Bern and followed by the suffix -ita.

Bernitha f American

Bernlef m Germanic, Dutch
The first element of this name is derived from Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German). The second element comes from laifa, which in turn is derived from Gothic laiba (leiba in Old High German and leifr in Old Norse) "remnant, remains." By that, they actually meant the person that is left behind after one's death, so laifa is best translated (depending on the context) as "heir" or "survivor."

Bernnadette f African American (Rare)
Variant of Bernadette. Actress Bernadette Stanislaus, profesionally known as Bern Nadette Stanis, bears this name.

Berno m Germanic, German
Diminutive for names containing the element bern "bear" making it a cognitive of Björn. Used 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.

Bernódía f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic feminine form of Bernódus.

Bernódus m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Bernodus.

Bernodus m Swedish
Variant of Bernoldus.

Bernold m Dutch, German
Dutch and German form of Bernwald.

Bernoldus m Old High German
Latinised form of Bernold.

Bernolf m Germanic, Dutch, German
Variant of Bernulf.

Bernolfo m Italian
Italian form of Bernulf.

Bernón m Spanish
Spanish form of Berno.

Bernon m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Berno.

Bernone m Italian
Italian form of Berno.

Bernouard m Medieval French
French form of Bernward.

Berntine f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Bernt.

Berntrud f Germanic
Variant of Berentrud.

Bernulf m Germanic, Dutch, German
Derived from Proto-Germanic beran or bernu "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German) combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Bernulfus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Bernulf.

Bernvardus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Bernward.

Bernwald m Germanic, German
Derived from the Proto-Germanic beran or bernu meaning "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German) combined with Gothic valdan meaning "to reign".

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.

Bernwelf m Medieval English
Variant of Bernwulf.

Bernwulf m Medieval English
Variant of Berowulf. Since the 11th century, his name has appeared as Bernwelf. It may also be spelled Berowolf or Bernulf.

Bernyce f English (Rare)
Variant of Bernice.

Bernye m & f Spanish, English
Form of Bernie.

Bero m Croatian
Croatian short form of Berislav.

Bero m Germanic
From Old High German bero meaning "bear".

Berodach-baladan m Biblical
Variant of Merodach-baladan.

Beroe f Greek Mythology
This was the name of multiple characters in Greek mythology, including an old Epidaurian woman who nursed Semele.

Beroj m Kurdish
Means "light" or "sunny" in Kurdish.

Berol m & f English

Berold m Medieval English

Berolina f German (Rare)
The allegoric personification of the German city Berlin. Extremely rarely used as a given name.

Berónica f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Verónica.

Beronica f American (Hispanic)
Unaccented form of Berónica mainly used in the United States.

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.

Beronika f Basque
Basque form of Veronica.

Beronike f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Verónica and Véronique.

Beròt m Gascon

Beròta f Occitan
Feminine form of Beròt.

Berowolf m Medieval English
Variant of Berowulf.

Berowulf m Medieval English, Germanic
Variant of Bernwulf, from Germanic bero "bear" and wulf "wolf."

Berra f Turkish
Means "blessed soul" in Turkish.

Berrick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Berrick which was originally taken from various locational names in Kent, Shropshire, Oxfordshire, Yorkshire and Norfolk.... [more]

Berrie f & m English (?)
Variant of Barry or Berry 2.

Berrin f Turkish
From Persian برین (barīn) meaning "highest, sublime".

Berrye f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Berry 2.

Bersa f Old Norse
Feminine form of Bersi.

Bersab f Armenian
Diminutive form of Bersabeh.

Bersaba f Cornish (Archaic)
Cornish form of Bathsheba.

Bersabe f Jewish, American (Hispanic)

Bersabee f Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Bathsheba, as it first appeared in the Septuagint. The modern Greek form of the name is Virsavee.

Bersabeh f Armenian, Amharic
Armenian and Amharic form of Bathsheba.

Bersant m Kosovar
Meaning unknown at this moment in time. Also compare the somewhat similar-looking names Berkant (Turkish), Berzan (Kurdish), Birzhan and Baurzhan (both Kazakh).... [more]

Berseba f Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Bersaba.

Bershawn m & f African American

Bersi m Medieval English, Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Old Norse diminutive of Björn.

Bersinda f Asturian
Asturian form of Gumersinda.

Berson m French Creole

Bersybee f Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Bersaba.

Bert m Yakut
Means "valiant" in Yakut.

Bèrta f Gascon
Gascon form of Bertha.

Berta f Spanish, Spanish (Philippines)
Short form of Alberta, Roberta and other names ending in berta.

Bertachar m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Old High German wachar "vigilant." The name might also be a form of Berthar.

Bertácska f Hungarian
Diminutive form of Berta.

Bertan m Turkish (Rare)
Of unknown meaning

Bertana f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Possibly derived from Old English beorht "bright".

Bertarid m Germanic
Longer form of Bertrid.

Bertas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Shortened form of names that contain the element bert (often from the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright,") like Albertas and Bertoldas.

Bertautas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun bernas meaning "child" as well as "boy, lad" or from the Lithuanian verb berti meaning "to spread, to scatter, to strew"... [more]

Bertautė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Bertautas.

Bertav m Kurdish
Means "dawn, daybreak" in Kurdish.

Bertbert m Frankish
A duplication of the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element berht, Old High German beraht meaning "bright" (Proto-Germanic *berhtaz).

Berte f Jewish, Yiddish
Means "knoll" in Yiddish. It is also considered the Yiddish form of the name Bertha.

Berte f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), French (Rare)
Variant of Berta as well as a French variant of Berthe.

Bertechildis f Frankish
Bertechildis was the fifth wife of Dagobert I, King of the Franks. Her name is a form of Berthild.

Berteddu m Sardinian
Logudorese and Nuorese diminutive of Albertu.

Bertefleda f Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with flâdi "beauty, respectability."

Berteflede f Germanic, History
Variant of Bertefleda. Berteflede was a daughter of Charibert I, a 6th-century Merovingian king of Paris.

Bertegilde f Frankish
Derived from the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element berht, Old High German beraht meaning "bright" (Proto-Germanic *berhtaz) and Proto-Germanic *geldą meaning "reward, gift, money"... [more]

Bertegund f Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Old High German gund "war."

Berteka f Old Swedish
Old Swedish diminutive of Berta.

Bertel m Danish (Rare)
Danish form of Bertil. This is the name of Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844).

Bertel m & f German
Diminutive of Berta, Berthold or other names with Bert-.

Bertele m Breton (Archaic)
Variant of Berteleme.

Berteleme m Breton (Archaic)
Breton form of Bartholomew.

Bertelemi m Gallo
Gallo form of Barthélémy.

Berteline f Danish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Berte as well as a feminine form of Bertel.

Bertelmeß m Medieval German
Contracted form of Bartholomäus.

Bertelmeus m Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian form of Bartholomew.

Bertelmies m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Bartolomeus.

Bertet m Provençal
Diminutive of Aubert.

Bertfrid m Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Bertfried m German
German form of Bertfrid.

Berth m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Bert.

Berþa f Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Bertha, from earlier Old English Berhte meaning "bright one" (from beorht "bright")... [more]

Berthabelle f English (?)
Berthabelle is a compound of Bertha and Belle.

Berthar m Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Old High German hari "army."

Bertharius m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form Berthar.

Berthaud m Medieval French
Medieval French form of Bertwald.

Berthegund f Germanic
Variant of Bertegund.

Bertheline f French (Archaic), French (Belgian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Greenlandic (Rare), Danish (Archaic)
French diminutive of Berthe and Danish variant of Berteline.

Berthella f English (American, Rare)
Elaboration of Bertha.

Berthenia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Parthenia via its variant Perthenia. Also compare Barthenia.... [more]

Berther f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Bertha.

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.

Berthilia f German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Bertilia.

Berthille f French, French (Belgian)
Variant of Bertille.

Berthina f Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Bertina.

Berthine f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bertine.

Bertholmeus m Medieval Baltic
Variant of Bertelmeus.

Bertholomiu m Gascon
Gascon form of Bartholomew.

Berthomeu m Medieval Occitan
Medieval Occitan cognate of Bartholomew.

Berthomiu m Gascon
Contracted form of Bertholomiu.

Berthony m Haitian Creole

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]

Bertica f Slovene
Diminutive of Berta.

Bertice f African American (Modern, Rare)

Bertička f Czech
Diminutive of Berta, not used as a given name in its own right.

Bertien f Dutch
Dutch form of Bertine, with its spelling phonetical in nature.

Bertijn m Dutch
Dutch form of Bertinus.

Bertík m Czech
Diminutive of Albert, not used as a given name in its own right.

Bertila f Asturian
Asturian form of Berthild.

Bertilda f Louisiana Creole, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Bertilde.

Bertilde f Louisiana Creole, French (Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), History (Hispanicized)
French variant and Spanish form of Berthilde.

Bertile f French (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Bertille.

Bertilia f Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese
Form of Berthild. Bertilia was the name of a 7th-century saint from Mareuil (France).

Bertilîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Berteline.

Bertilla f German (Swiss), Italian, Romansh, Hungarian, German (Bessarabian)
Form of Berthild in various languages.

Bertín m Spanish (Rare)
In the case of Spanish singer Bertín Osborne (1954-), it is a diminutive of Norberto.

Bertin m French (Quebec), French (Archaic), Provençal
French and Provençal form of Bertinus.

Bertina f Hungarian
Short form of Albertina as well as an elaboration of Berta.

Bertine f Dutch, French (Rare), Norwegian, Flemish, Walloon
Diminutive of Berte as well as a short form of names ending in -bertine.

Bertine f Hebrew (?), Yiddish (?), Jewish (?)

Berting m Filipino
From the name Berto combined with the suffix -ing.

Bertinho m Portuguese
Portuguese diminutive of names ending in -berto, such as Alberto and Roberto. Also compare Betinho.

Bertinu m Sardinian
Campidanese diminutive of Albertu.

Bertinus m Dutch (Latinized)
Diminutive form of Bertus. In other words, one could say that this is the male equivalent of Bertina.

Bertisma f Germanic, Medieval French
Derived from the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element berht, Old High German beraht meaning "bright" (compare Bertha) combined with -isma, a variant of the Latin superlative suffix -issima.

Bertka f Slovene
Diminutive of Berta.

Bertlinde f Germanic, Medieval French
Derived from the Old German elements beraht "bright" and lind "soft, gentle, tender".

Bertmes m Medieval Baltic
Contracted form of Bertelmeus.

Bertoald m Germanic
Variant of Bertwald.

Bertoen m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Bartoen.

Bertold m German, Hungarian, Czech, Estonian, Medieval Baltic
Variant of Berthold.

Bertolda f Hungarian
Feminine form of Bertold.

Bertoldas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Berthold.

Bertolds m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Bertold.

Bertolf m Germanic, Dutch, German
Variant of Bertulf.

Bertolfa f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bertolfo

Bertolfo m Italian
Italian form of Bertulf and variant of Bertulfo.

Bertolina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Bertolino.

Bertolino m Medieval Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Medieval Italian diminutive of Bertolo. In the case of the Brazilian Portuguese name, it is more likely a transferred use of the Italian surname.

Bertolmeus m Medieval Baltic
Variant of Bertelmeus.

Bértolo m Galician
Galician diminutivve of Bartolomeu, Bartomeu, Bertolameu and Bertomeu.

Bertolo m Medieval Italian
Variant of Bartolo; in some cases it may also have been a variant of Berto.

Bertolomé m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Bartholomew.

Bertolomeu m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Bartholomew.

Bertolomeus m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Bartholomeus (see Bartholomew).

Bertolomeva f Aragonese
Feminine form of Bertolomeu.

Bertolomieu m Occitan (Rare)
Variant of Bertomieu.

Bertolt m Medieval Baltic, German, Dutch
Medieval Latvian form of Berthold as well as a German and Dutch variant.

Bertomê m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Bartholomew.

Bertomeu m Catalan (Rare), Galician
Variant of Bartomeu.

Bertomieu m Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Occitan form of Bartholomew.

Bertomiu m Gascon
Gascon form of Bartholomew.

Bertomiva f Gascon
Feminine form of Bertomiu.

Berton m English
Variant of Burton.

Bertoun m Provençal
Diminutive of Aubert.

Bertrad m Germanic
Means "bright counsel", derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Bertrada f Germanic, History, Medieval Polish, German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Bertrad. ... [more]

Bertrade f Frankish
French form of Bertrada. This name was borne by Bertrade of Montfort, a queen consort of France.

Bèrtram m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Bertram.

Bertrams m Latvian

Bertrán m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Bertrand.

Bertran m Catalan, Occitan, Medieval French, Gascon
Catalan, Occitan, Gascon and Medieval French form of Bertrand.

Bertrana f Medieval Occitan, Gascon
Feminine form of Bertran.

Bertranda f Provençal
Feminine form of Bertrand.

Bertrande f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Medieval French
Feminine form of Bertrand.

Bertrandoun m Provençal
Diminutive of Bertrand.

Bertraneta f Medieval Occitan, Gascon (Archaic)
Medieval Gascon feminine diminutive of Bertran.

Bertranne f Medieval French
Middle French feminine form of Bertrand or Bertram.

Bertranòt m Occitan
Occitan version of Bertrand.

Bertranoun m Provençal
Diminutive of Bertrand.

Bertrant m Medieval Occitan
Occitan form of Bertrand.

Bertresa f English (American)
Maybe derived from the surname Bertrés.

Bertrice f English (Rare)
Maybe a rhotic dialect form of Beatrice. An influence of popular names beginning in Ber- like Bert is possible.

Bertrick m Anglo-Saxon (Modern), Medieval German (?)
Modern form of the Old English name Beorhtric. It was the name of an 8th-century king of Wessex.

Bertrid m Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Anglo-Saxon ridan "to ride."

Bertrud f Germanic, German
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with þruþ "strength."

Bertrude f Frankish
Variant of Bertrud. This was the name of a 7th-century Frankish queen consort.

Bertrum m English
Variant of Bertram.

Bertrun f Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" and run "secret lore".

Bertsetseg f Mongolian
Means "pincushion flower" (species Scabiosa comosa) in Mongolian, a kind of purple-blue flower in the honeysuckle genus. Ultimately derived from бэр (ber) meaning "bride, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Bertta f Finnish
Finnish form of Berta.

Bertu m Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Sardinian form of Berto.

Bertuccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Berta, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Bertuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Berto, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Bertuin m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Bertwin.

Bertuino m Spanish
Spanish form of Bertwin via Latinized form Bertuinus

Bertuinus m Germanic
Latinized form of Bertwin

Bertulf m Germanic, German
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Bertulfe m Medieval French
Medieval French form of Bertulf.

Bertulfo m Spanish, Italian
Spanish form of Bertulf and Italian variant of Bertolfo.

Bertulfus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Bertulf.

Bertulis m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Bertulis.

Bertulph m History (Ecclesiastical, Anglicized), Anglo-Saxon (Modern)
English form of Bertulf, also used to refer to the Mercian king Beorhtwulf.

Bertulphe m Medieval French
French form of Bertulf.

Bértulu m Sardinian
Logudorese short form of Bartholomew.

Bertulu m Sardinian
Variant spelling of Bértulu.

Bertumeu m Sardinian
Nuorese form of Bartholomew.

Bertunt m Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Variant of Beorhthun.

Bertus m Dutch (Latinized)
Latinized form of Bert, as well as a short form of latinized Germanic names that contain the element beraht "bright", such as Albertus.

Bertwald m Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Gothic valdan "to reign" (see Berthold).

Bertwin m Germanic, Dutch, German
Means "bright friend", derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Old High German wini "friend."

Bertylda f Medieval Polish
Polish form of Berthild.

Beru f Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese 鈴 (beru) meaning "bell". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Beru f Bariba
Name traditionally given to the sixth born daughter.

Beruk m Ethiopian
Variant of Biruk.

Beruka f Ancient Greek
Beruka is a Old Greek name and a derivative of the name Beronica.

Berulf m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Berulv (see Borgulfr).

Berulv m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bergulv (see Borgulfr).

Berunka f Czech
Diminutive form of Berenika.

Berura f Jewish (Ashkenazi), Hebrew
allegedly means "pure" in Aramaic. compare Bruria

Beruša f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Berenika. Also compare Beruška.

Beruška f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak diminutive of Berenika. Also compare Beruša.

Beruta f Lithuanian (Rare)

Bervainas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun bernas meaning "child" as well as "boy, lad" or from the Lithuanian verb berti meaning "to spread, to scatter, to strew"... [more]

Bervainė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Bervainas.

Berwald m Medieval French, Medieval Dutch
Derived from Old High German bero "bear" and walt "power, authority".

Berwin m Polish (Archaic)

Berwoud m Dutch
Dutch form of Bernwald.

Berxwedan m Kurdish
Means "resistance" in Kurdish.

Beryan f History (Ecclesiastical)
Cornish form of Buriana.

Béryl f & m French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Beryl.

Béryle f French (Modern, Rare)

Beryll f English (Rare)
Variant of Beryl.

Berylla f Obscure
Variant of Beryl.

Beryllus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Beryllos.

Bérylune f Theatre
Perhaps an elaborated form of French béryl meaning "beryl", possibly blending it with the word lune "moon". This was used by the Belgian playwright and poet Maurice Maeterlinck for a fairy in his play 'The Blue Bird' (1908).

Beryoza m Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Derived from the Russian noun берёза (beryoza) meaning "birch tree". Also compare Bereza, which is a medieval first name of the same etymological origin.... [more]

Berzan m Kurdish
Means "high, supreme" in Kurdish.

Beržas m Lithuanian, Folklore, Popular Culture
Derived from the Lithuanian noun beržas meaning "birch tree". In Lithuanian folklore and popular culture, Beržas is the name of one of the three sons of the titular character of the folk tale Eglė žalčių karalienė, which translates to English as Eglė, the Queen of Serpents.

Berzê f Kurdish
From Kurdish berz meaning "high".

Berzsián m Literature
Coined by Ervin Lázár for the title character of his novel Berzsián és Dideki.

Bes f English
Variant spelling of Bess or Bessy.

Bes m Egyptian Mythology
Etymology uncertain. It could derive from Nubian bes "cat". It could also be from Egyptian bs "flame" or bz "to be initiated, to introduce". Bes is an ancient Egyptian deity worshipped as a protector of households, particularly mothers, children, and childbirth... [more]

Besa f Albanian
Derived from Akbanian besë "pledge, word of honor; trust, faith".

Besada m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of Psote.

Besamət f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Basima.

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.

Besar m Albanian