All Submitted Names

Bogata m Russian
Means "wealthy" in Russian.

Bog‘bo‘ston f Uzbek
Means "flourishing garden, flourishing orchard" in Uzbek.

Bogdała f Polish
Feminine form of Bogdał.

Bogdán m Hungarian
Cognate of Bogdan, meaning "gift of God".

Bògdana f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Bogdana.

Bogdána f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Bogdana.

Bogdanas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Bogdan.

Bogdanica f Polish
Diminutive form of Bogdana.

Bogdanka f Slovene
Diminutive of Bogdana.

Bogdanŭ m Medieval Russian
Old East Slavic form of Bogdan.

Bogdís f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bogi "bow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Bògdón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Bogdan.

Bogey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse bogi meaning "bow" (compare Bogi) combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune"... [more]

Bogga f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Boga.

Bøggild m Danish (Modern)
Danish variant of Bøgild.

Boghildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse bogi "bow" (also compare Bogi) and hildr "battle", perhaps modelled on Borghildur.

Boghuma f Western African

Bogi m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare), Faroese
From Old Norse bogi meaning "bow".

Bogi f Hungarian
Diminutive of Boglárka.

Bogica f Slovene
Feminine diminutive of Bogo.

Bogie m English
Diminutive of Bogart.

Bøgild m Danish (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Bøgild.

Bogislaus m Medieval Slavic (Latinized), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
A Latinized form of Bogusław.

Bogislaw m Polabian (?), Pomeranian
Polabian and Pomeranian form of Bogusław.

Boglár f Hungarian (Rare)
Directly taken from the archaic Hungarian word boglár "ornament".

Bogmiła f Polish
Variant of Bogumiła.

Bogo m Slovene (Rare)
Short form of names Bogdan, Bogoljub, Bogomil, Bogomir or Bogoslav.

Bogodar m Medieval Polish
Composed of the members Bog ("God") and dar ("gift, present"). The name is considered to be equivalent in meaning to the name Adeodatus, and thus Bogodar celebrates its name-day on the days of St Adeodatus' memorial.

Bogoja m Macedonian, Serbian
The name is used in the Balkan countries Macedonia and Serbia. It is from the eastern orthodox church, from the South Slavic language. Dates back since 1926.

Bogoljub m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Bog "God" and ljubiti ''to love".

Bogoljuba f Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Feminine form of Bogoljub.

Bogolyub m Bulgarian
From the Slavic elements богъ (bogu) meaning "God" and lyuby meaning "love".

Bogolyuba f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bogolyub.

Bogomierz m Polish
Polish form of Bogomir.

Bogomila f Bulgarian, Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Bogomil.

Bogomira f Slovene
Feminine form of Bogomir.

Bogoris m Medieval Slavic, Bulgar
Bulgar variant of Boris.

Bogosav m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Bogoslav.

Bogosi m Tswana
Means "kingdom" in Setswana.

Bogoslav m Croatian
Croatian form of Bogusław.

Bogoslava f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bogoslav.

Boguchna f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Bogusława.

Boguchwał m Polish
Composed of the Slavic elements bogu "god" and chwal "to praise, to glorify". As such, the meaning of this name is "to praise God, to thank God".

Boguchwała f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Boguchwał.

Bogufała f Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Boguchwała.

Boguměr m Sorbian
Lower Sorbian cognate of Bohuměr. In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Gottfried.

Bògùmił m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Bogumił.

Bogumil m Hungarian
The name originates from slavic culture. It means God + kind.

Bogumila f Croatian
Feminine form of Bogumil.

Bogumilus m Polish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Bogumil, a famous bearer of this name was Bogumił Piotr who was Archbishop of Gniezno and also a hermit.

Bogun m Medieval Serbian

Bogurad m Polish

Bogured m Polish
Variant of Bogurad.

Boguś m Polish, Silesian
Diminutive of names beginning with Bog-, such as Bogdan, Bogumił, Bogumir and Bogusław.

Bogusąd m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish bóg "god", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic bogъ "god". The second element is derived from Polish sądzić "to judge" (also compare Croatian suditi and Czech soudit, both of which mean "to judge")... [more]

Bogusch m German (Silesian, Archaic)
Diminutive of Boguslaw and Bogumil.

Bogusia f Polish
Diminutive of Bogdana, Bogumiła, and Bogusława.

Boguśka f Polish
Variant of Bogusia.

Boguslaw m German (Silesian)
Silesian German form of Bogusław.

Bògùsłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Bogusław.

Bògùsz m Kashubian
Short form of names beginning with the element Bògù-, such as Bògùmił and Bògùsłôw.

Bogusza f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Bogusława.

Boguszka f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Bogusława.

Boguwłość f Polish
Polish name from Slavic bogŭ "god, deity" combined with volstĭ "power, rule, sovereignty". In Old Polish, the deuterotheme became włość "manor, estate".

Boguwola f Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements bogu "god" and wola "will".

Bo-gyeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 甫 "begin; man, father; great" or 寶 "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" (bo), and 炅 "brilliance" or 璟 "luster of gem" (gyeong).

Bohačesć m Sorbian (Archaic)
Derived from Upper Sorbian bóh "god" and česćić "to honour; to venerate, to revere". In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Ehregott.

Bohachwał m Sorbian (Archaic)
Derived from Upper Sorbian bóh and chwalić "to praise". In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Gottlob.

Bohai m Chinese
"Bohai" (渤海) is a term with historical and geographical significance in China. It refers to a body of water located in northeastern China, between the Liaodong and Shandong Peninsulas. Historically, it was also the name of a kingdom that existed in the region during the Tang dynasty... [more]

Bohao m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 淏 (hào) meaning "clear water".

Bohča f Czech
Diminutive form of Bohumila.

Bohdi m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bodhi.

Bòhé f Chinese
From Chinese 薄荷 (bòhé) meaning "mint". One fictional bearer of this name is Bòhé Lánzé (藍澤 薄荷), who is also known as Minto Aizawa in the original Japanese or Corina Bucksworth in the English dub, from Tokyo Mew Mew/Mew Mew Power.

Bohe m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 赫 (hè) meaning "bright, radiant, glowing".

Bo-hee f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Bo-hui.

Bohemas m Romani
Variant of Bohemia.

Bohemia f Romani, English (Rare)
From place name Bohemia.

Bohémond m French, Medieval French
French form of Bohemond via Latinized form Boemundus.

Bohemond m History, Medieval
From Italian Buamundo, which is of uncertain meaning. According to the Norman historian Orderic Vitalis it was derived from Latin Buamundus, the name of a mythical Gigas (giant), originally given as a nickname to the crusader prince Bohemond I (christened Mark; c. 1058-1111) by his father because he was extremely large at birth.

Bohemundo m Spanish
Spanish form of Bohemond via Latinized form Boemundus.

Bohoľub m Slovak
Slovak translation of Gottlieb.

Bohrom m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Variant of Bahrom, which is the main Tajik and Uzbek form of Bahram.

Bohu m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 虎 (hǔ) meaning "tiger; brave, fierce".

Bohuchwał m Sorbian (Archaic)
Variant of Bohachwał.

Bo-hui f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 甫 (bo) meaning "begin; man, father; great" or 普 (bo) meaning "wide, large" and 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty; imperial concubine" or 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid." A famous bearer is South Korean actress Lee Bo-hee (1959-).

Bohuměr m Sorbian
Upper Sorbian form of Bohumír. In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Gottfried.

Bohuna f Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Bohumila, rarely used as a given name in its own right.

Bohuš m Slovak
Diminutive of Bohuslav, used as a given name in its own right.

Bohuwěr m Sorbian
Derived from Upper Sorbian bóh "god" and wěra "faith". In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Traugott.

Bohyun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 甫 (bo) meaning "begin; man, father; great" or 普 (bo) meaning "wide, large" and From Sino-Korean 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble" or From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" Other hanja combinations are possible

Bói m Old Norse, Icelandic
Variant of Búi.

Boia m Medieval English

Boiamund m Germanic
derives from the Germanic name “Boiamund”, composed of two elements: From the Frisian and Germanic elements boii, Bojen, Boje "ruler, dweller" and mundō "protector, protection, tutelage, guardianship"... [more]

Boian m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Боян (see Boyan).

Boicu m Sardinian
Sardinian short form of Salvatore.

Boidmal m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish buaid meaning "victory, profit" and mál "noble, chief".

Boikaego m Tswana
Means "someone to lean on" in Setswana.

Boikanyo m & f Tswana
Means "trustworthy" in Setswana.

Boike m East Frisian

Boiken m Albanian (Rare)

Boiketlo f Tswana
Means "to relax" in Setswana.

Boiko m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Boyko.

Boina f Romani
Variant of Bona.

Boipuso m Tswana
Means "independance" in Tswana.

Boise m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Boise or the place name Boise.

Boisil m History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Boisil (died 661) was a monk of Melrose Abbey, an offshoot of Lindisfarne, then in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria, but now in Scotland, where he must have been one of the first generation of monks.

Boisy m American (Rare)
Variant of Boise.

Boitshepo f Tswana
Means "holy" in Setswana.

Boj m North Frisian
Variant of Boy.

Boja f Slovene
Short form of Bojana.

Bojan f Swedish
Diminutive of names ending with -borg, such as Valborg and Ingeborg.

Bojána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Bojana.

Bojanca f Slovene
Variant of Bojana.

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

Bøje m Danish
Danish variant of Boye.... [more]

Bo-jia m & f Chinese
Combination of Bo 2 and Jia.

Bojiang m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 江 (jiāng) meaning "large river".

Bojidara f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Bojidar.

Bojing m Chinese
“Bo” (伯) typically means “elder” or “chief” and is often used as a title or an honorific. “Jing” (静) means “quiet” or “calm.”

Bojislav m Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements boji meaning "battle" and slava meaning "glory".

Bojislava f Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bojislav.

Bojji m Japanese
The Main Character of the Anime Ranking of Kings

Bojomir m Polish
Derived from Slavic boj "battle, fight" combined with Slavic mir "peace", thus the name's meaning is something along the lines of "fighting for peace".

Bojta m Medieval Hungarian

Bojun m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 君 (jūn) meaning "gentleman, monarch", 骏 (jùn) meaning "excellent horse" or 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, capable, handsome".

Bokai m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumphant; triumph, victory".

Bokamoso m & f South African, Sotho
Means "future".

Bokang f Sotho
Means "praise" or "rejoice" in Sotho.

Bokda m Buddhism
Burmese form of Buddha.

Bokeem m African American
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from the biblical place name Bochim, which is also found spelled as Bokim.... [more]

Bokeh m Indigenous Taiwanese

Bokele m Lingala
Bokele is the name of Lonkundo’s dad in Mongo mythology.

Bokhodir m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Bahadur.

Bokidara m & f Ibibio
Means "accept with joy" in Ibibio.

Bokkai m Japanese

Bokoi m Japanese

Bo-kyung f & m Korean
Kim Bo-kyung is a South Korean actress.

Bol f Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of Bodil.

Bol m & f Dinka
Means "twin" in Dinka.

Bóla m Old Norse
From Old Norse bóla meaning "blain, botch".

Bola f Greenlandic
Short form of Bolatta.

Bola f Yoruba
Short form of Bolanle, meaning "wealth coming". It is composed of bo ("come, coming") plus ǫlà ("riches, wealth").

Bola f Arabic, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Tibetan
Short form of Bolata.

Bolad m Mongolian (Archaic)
Older form of Bold.

Bolade m & f Yoruba
Means "comes with wealth" in Yoruba.

Bolan f Chinese
From the Chinese 波 (bō) meaning "wave" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Bolar m Irish Mythology
Variant of Balor.

Bolata f Indian (Rare, ?), Southern African (Rare, ?)

Bolatbek m Kazakh
From Kazakh болат (bolat) meaning "steel" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Bolatkhan m Kazakh
Combination of the given name Bolat and the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".

Bolatta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Bolette. A known bearer of this name is Bolatta Silis-Høegh (1981-), a Greenlandic artist who resides in Denmark.

Bolawan f Maranao
Means "gold" in Maranao.

Bolchuchuk f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek bol meaning "honey" and chuchuk meaning "sweet".

Bold m Mongolian
Means "steel" in Mongolian, of Persian origin.

Bolda f Hungarian
19th-century coinage derived from Hungarian boldog "happy, joyous, cheerful".

Boldbaatar m Mongolian
Means "steel hero" in Mongolian, from болд (bold) meaning "steel" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Bolde m Old Danish
Old Danish name of uncertain origin and meaning. Maybe related to the name element bald.

Bolden m English
Transferred use of the surname Bolden.

Boldi m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Buldi.

Boldt m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Boldt.

Boleczest m Polish

Boleczka f Polish
Diminutive form of Bolesława.

Bolelut m Polish

Bolemila f Medieval Russian

Bolemir m Medieval Polish
Derived from Slavic bole "large" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Bolemira f Polish
Feminine form of Bolemir.

Bolemysł m Polish
Derived from Slavic bole "large" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").

Bolentinu m Sardinian
Logudorese form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).

Bòlesk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Bòlesłôw.

Boleslas m French
Variant of Bolesław.

Boleslaus m Medieval Czech (Latinized)
Latinized form of Boleslav. Boleslaus was the brother of Duke Wenceslaus of Bohemia (the inspiration for the Christmas carol) and became notorious for his murder.

Boļeslavs m Latvian
Latvian form of Bolesław

Boleslavs m Latvian
LAtvian from Boleslav.

Boleslovas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Bolesław.

Bòlesłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Bolesław.

Bolethe f Danish
Variant of Bolette.

Bolette f Danish, Theatre, Greenlandic, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Bodil. Bolette Wrangel is a character in the play 'Fruen fra havet' (Engl. 'The Lady from the Sea') written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen in 1888.

Boli f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish, Turkish
Means "honey" in Turkish.

Boli m Medieval English
Medieval English form of Bolli.

Bolian m & f Chinese
Combination of Bo 2 , Li 1 and An 1 .

Boliang m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 梁 (liáng) meaning "bridge" or 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, radiant, enlightened".

Bolin m Popular Culture
An earthbending character from the TV series "The Legend of Korra" bears this name.

Bolina f Greek Mythology
Bolina was the nymph of the town of Bolina of Greece.

Boline f Danish (Rare)
Elaborated form of Bol.

Bolisa f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bolissa.

Bolissa f Jewish (Archaic), Judeo-Spanish (Archaic)
Variation on Bulissa, influenced by Boli.

Bolivia f American (Hispanic, Rare)
From the name of the country in South America. The country got its name from the surname Bolívar, in honour of the revolutionary Simón Bolívar.

Boljahon f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek bol meaning "honey" and jahon meaning "the world".

Bolka f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish short form of Bolesława. Princess Bolka (1352 - 1427/1428) was the last representative of the Bytom-Koziel Piasts.

Bolko m Polish
Diminutive of Bolesław.

Bolkon m Ancient Greek
Unknown etymology. This was the name of a Syracusan general.

Bolla m Medieval English
Possibly a variant of Bolle.

Bolla f Old Norse, Swedish (Rare)
Pet form of Bóthildr and names containing the name element borg meaning "castle, fortification", like Borghild and Ingeborg.

Bolland m Germanic
From the Ancient Germanic elements bolo meaning "friend" and landa meaning "land".

Bolli m Old Norse, Icelandic
From Old Norse bolli meaning "round one."

Bolloronus m Alsatian (Archaic)
A historical name from Southern Alsace.

Boln m Medieval English

Bolne m Medieval English

Bolonia f Romansh (Archaic)
Truncated form of Appolonia.

Bolor f & m Mongolian
Means "crystal" in Mongolian.

Bolor-erdene m & f Mongolian
Means "crystal jewel" from болор (bolor) meaning "crystal" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure"

Bolortungalag f Mongolian
Means "clear crystal" in Mongolian, from болор (bolor) meaning "crystal" and тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "transparent, clear" or "serenity".

Bolot m Kyrgyz
Means "steel" in Kyrgyz.

Bolotbek m Kyrgyz
From Kyrgyz болот (bolot) meaning "steel" and the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Bolouikie m & f Ijaw
Means "think of the future" in Ijaw.

Bolour f Persian
Means "crystal" in Persian.

Bolqiz f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek bol meaning "honey" and qiz meaning "girl".

Bolt m Popular Culture, Pet
An animated dog being the title hero in the movie 'Bolt' (2008). The name comes from a lightning bolt mark on his side.

Bolta m Croatian (Rare)
Variant form of Bolto.

Boltaire m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish variant of Voltaire. A famous bearer is ecuadorian president Lenín Moreno.

Boltežar m Slovene

Bǫlþorn m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Old Norse combination of bǫl 'bale', 'misfortune'; 'sin'; 'arrow' and þorn 'thorn, spike, thorn-bush'. Bǫlþorn is a jǫtunn, He is the father of Bestla.

Bolto m Croatian
Croatian short form of Baltazar, cognate of Slovene Boltežar and Hungarian Boldizsár.

Bolton m English (Rare)
From Old English bolt-tun, “settlement within a dwelling”.

Boluś m Polish
Diminutive of Bolesław.

Boluwaji m & f Yoruba
Means "wakes up with the lord" in Yoruba.

Boluwatife f Yoruba
Means "as god wishes, one who follows the will of god" in Yoruba.

Bǫlverkr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Old Norse name meaning "evil-doer, malefactor" with the combination of bǫl "misfortune", "evil", "bale" and verk "work, piece of work, business, deed". Bǫlverkr is another name for Óðinn who is a character in Norse Mythology.

Bölverkur m Icelandic
Modern Icelandic form of Bǫlverkr.

Bolvin m Arthurian Cycle
Counselor to Earl Milon, who desired Enide, Erec’s wife. Milon and Bolvin tried to kidnap the woman, but Erec killed them both.

Bolzhedor m Soviet, Russian (Rare, Archaic)
An early soviet name created from russian phrase "Большая железная дорога", which means "Big railroad".

Bom f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Koream 봄 (bom) meaning "spring(time)."... [more]

Boma m & f Swahili
Meaning "fort or enclosure". The word actually originates from Swahili and is traditionally known as an enclosure, a stockade or fort used to protect people's livestock (usually sheep and cattle).

Boman m Swedish (Rare)
Possibly transfered usage of the surname Boman.

Bomani m Yao
Means "warrior" in Yao.

Bomba m Literature
Bomba the Jungle Boy is a series of American boys' adventure books produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate under the pseudonym Roy Rockwood; it was published between 1926 and 1938.

Bombardine f German (Rare, Archaic)
The name is derived from the German word Bombarde "bombard (the weapon)".... [more]

Bombastus m German (Swiss)
Possibly descended from Latin bombax meaning "cotton" or "indeed (interjection)" or from German Bombast meaning "pompous language".

Bom-bit f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Bit.

Bombogor m Evenki

Bombur m Literature, Germanic Mythology
A Dwarf in J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit." A relative of Bifur and Bofur, and the fattest of the Dwarves in Thorin's company.... [more]

Bǫmburr m Norse Mythology
Related to bimbult ("bumpy; uneasy"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Bom-byeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Byeol.

Bom-deul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Bom suffixed with pluralising marker 들 (deul).

Bomdod f Uzbek
Means "pre-dawn" in Uzbek.

Bom-gyeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and 결 (gyeol) meaning "layer, ply; chance, opportunity, moment."

Bo-mi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 普 "universal, general, widespread" and 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing".

Bomi m Popular Culture
The middle name of Freddie Mercury, whose given name was Farrokh Bomi Bulsara.

Boming m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 明 (míng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, clear".

Bommi f Korean
From Korean 봄미 (bommi) meaning "beautiful spring".

Bomminuta f Sicilian

Bom-nuri f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Nuri.

Bomo f & m Ijaw
Means "praise" in Ijaw.

Bompaka m & f Kongo
Means "old age" in Kikongo

Bom-sarang f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Sarang.

Bom-sol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Sol.

Bom-sori f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Sori.

Bon m English (Australian), Popular Culture
Given in honour of AC/DC rock star "Bon" Scott, who was born Ronald Scott. His nickname was given to him at school, to differentiate him from another Ronald in his class... [more]

Bon m Medieval Occitan, Gascon (Archaic), Medieval Romansh

Bona f Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French
Derived from Latin bona "good or brave woman".

Bona m Khmer
Means "boy" or "man" in Khmer.

Bona f Theatre, Medieval Italian, Polish, Corsican (Archaic)
Possibly derived from Latin bonus, -a, -um meaning "good, kind, pleasant, right, honest, brave, noble; valid, useful, healthy". This was the name of a 12th-century Italian saint... [more]

Bona f Lithuanian (Rare)
Shortened form of names beginning with Bon-, like Bonaventūra and Bonifacija.

Bona-aunis f Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Derived from Latin bona, the feminine form of the adjective bonus, "good; kind; noble" and Catalan aunir, a variant of unir "to unite".

Bonabana f Tooro

Bonabella f Medieval Italian
From Latin bona meaning "good" (feminine form of bonus) and bella meaning "beautiful".

Bonača f Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Bona.

Bonaccorsa f Medieval Italian, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Bonaccorso.

Bonacossa f Medieval Italian
Meaning uncertain; it is likely a medieval variant of Bonaccorsa.

Bonadeus m Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin bonus meaning "good" and Latin deus meaning "God".

Bonadona f Judeo-Spanish (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Catalan equivalent of Judeo-Italian Bonadonna.

Bonadonna f Judeo-Italian (Archaic)
Derived from Italian bona, an older form of buona, the feminine form of the adjective buono, "good; pleasant; kind" and donna "woman; lady".

Bonaentura m Sardinian
Logudorese form of Bonaventura.

Bonàera f Sardinian
Variant of Bonaria.

Bonafemina f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin bona “good, kind, right” and femina “woman, female”. See also Bonafilia.

Bonafilia f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish (Archaic), Judeo-Provençal (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Derived from Latin bona, the feminine form of the adjective bonus, "good; kind; noble" and filia "daughter".... [more]

Bonafos m Catalan, Medieval Catalan, Medieval Spanish, Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Provençal, Provençal
Older Catalan and Provençal form of Boniface.... [more]

Bonafylla f Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Bonafilia.

Bonagiunta m & f Medieval Italian, Literature
Derived from the Italian adjective buono meaning "good" as well as "fair" combined with giunta, the feminine past participle of the Italian verb giungere meaning "to arrive". As such, the name is basically a reference to the safe arrival of a newborn.... [more]

Bonaintura m Sardinian
Gallurese form of Bonaventura.

Bonajeua f Medieval Jewish, Judeo-Catalan (Archaic)

Bonajoia f Medieval Jewish
Derived from Old French bone joie "good joy".

Bonajuncta f Medieval Catalan, Medieval Jewish
From Latin Bonaiuncta, in which the first element derives from Latin bonus meaning "good" and the second element means "arrival" (ultimately deriving from the Latin verb iungere)... [more]

Bonald m Germanic
Derived from Latin bonus meaning "good" combined with Old German walt meaning "power, authority".

Bonaldo m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Bonald.

Bonami m Medieval Jewish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French
Variant of Bonamy. This name was occasionally used by medieval English Jews as a translation or secular name of Benjamin due to its phonetic similarity.

Bonamice f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin bona meaning "good" and Latin amica meaning "friend"

Bonamico m Medieval Italian
Derived from the Italian adjective bono meaning "good" combined with the Italian noun amico meaning "friend".

Bonamie f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French bone, the feminine form of the adjective bon, "good (virtuous, having positive qualities)" and Old French amie "(female) friend; (female) lover", ultimately form Latin amica.

Bonamy m & f English
Transferred use of the surname. This name was borne by British literary scholar Bonamy Dobrée (1891-1974), who was given the name because it was a family surname.

Bonamy m Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French
Derived from Middle French bon "good (virtuous, having positive qualities)" and ami "friend". This name was also used as a secular form of Benjamin,

Bonanat m Medieval Catalan

Bonanno m Medieval Italian
Means "good year" in Italian.

Bonanstruga f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bonastruga.

Bonaparte m Italian (Rare), French (Rare)
Variant and French form of Buonaparte.

Bonar m Scottish, English
Transferred use of the surname Bonar.

Bonar m Batak
Means "true, just, fair, honest" in Toba Batak.

Bonard m Medieval French
Hybrid compound of Latin bonus "good" and Germanic hard "strong, brave, hardy".

Bonaria f Sardinian
Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nostra Signora di Bonaria or Madonna di Bonaria. The name literally means "gracious; kind-hearted; sweet-natured", from Italian bonaria, the feminine form of the adjective bonario or "good air; good wind" in reference to her being the patron saint of sailors and mariners.... [more]

Bonas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Shortened form of names beginning with Bon-, like Bonaventūras and Bonifacijus.

Bonasasch m Judeo-Catalan
Variant of Bonisac.

Bonasenyora f Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Feminine form of Bonsenyor.

Bonastruc m Judeo-Spanish (Archaic), Judeo-Provençal (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Combination of bono "good" and Astruc. This name was used as a translation of Gad and Mazal Tov.

Bonastruga f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Provençal
Feminine form of Bonastruc.

Bonatosa f Judeo-Catalan (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One current theory connects this name to Bonat.

Bonauena f Judeo-Spanish

Bonaventur m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian form of Bonaventura.

Bonaventúra m History (Ecclesiastical)
Hungarian form of Bonaventura.

Bonaventūra f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bonaventūras.

Bonaventūras m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Bonaventura.