All Submitted Names

Bruslí m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Brucelí.

Brūss m Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adaptation of Bruce.

Brusten m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant form of Bruynsten.

Brustianu m Sardinian
Gallurese variant form of Bastianu.

Brut m Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Brutus.

Bruto m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Brutus.

Bruttia f Ancient Roman
Bruttia Crispina was Roman empress from 178 to 191 as the consort of Roman emperor Commodus. Her marriage to Commodus did not produce an heir, and her husband was instead succeeded by Pertinax.

Brútusz m History (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Brutus.

Bruuno m Finnish
A Finnish variant spelling of Bruno.

Bruyère f French (Rare, Archaic)

Bruynsten m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Brunstein. This is not to be confused with the medieval Dutch word bruynsten (which is bruinsten in modern Dutch) meaning "(the) brownest".

Bruysten m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant form of Bruynsten.

Bry m & f English
Diminutive of Bryan, Bryden, Brianna, and other names beginning in Bry.

Brya f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bria.

Bryah f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Bria or Brea. According to the SSA, Bryah was given to 12 girls in 2015.

Bryahna f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana. According to the SSA, Bryahna was given to 7 girls in 2007.

Bryane f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bryony or a feminine form of Brian.... [more]

Bryani f English (American, Rare)

Bryann f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brianne and Brian (See also Bryanne and Bryanna).

Bryar m English
Variant of Briar.

Bryarly f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brierley.

Bryaxis m Ancient Greek
Given that this masculine name is sometimes also found spelled as Βρύασσις (Brúassis) or (Bryassis), it is probably derived from - or otherwise, related to - Greek βρυασμός (bruasmos) or (bryasmos), which can mean "delight, lust" as well as "voluptuousness"... [more]

Brycelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Bryce using the popular name suffix lynn (see Lynn).

Bryceson m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bryson. According to the SSA, 22 boys were given the name Bryceson in 2018.

Brycin m English
Alternative spelling of Brysen

Brycjusz m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Bricius.

Brycyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bryson.

Bryda f Medieval Polish
Contracted form of Brygida.

Brydan m English
Variant of Bryden.

Bryde f Medieval English
Variant of Bride.

Brydee f English (Australian, Modern)
Variant of Bridie.

Bryden m English (Modern)
Variant of Braden, perhaps influenced by Bryan.

Brydie f Irish

Brydon m English
Variant of Bryden.

Brye m & f English
Diminutive of Bryce and variant of Brie.

Bryea f Jamaican Patois

Bryell f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brielle.

Bryella f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briella.

Bryelle f English (Modern)
Variant of Brielle.

Bryenda f English
Variant of Brenda.

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

Bryga f Polish
Diminutive form of Brygida.

Bryher f English (British, Rare), Cornish
From the name of an island off the southwestern coast of Cornwall, one of the Isles of Scilly. This was adopted as a pen name by the English novelist Annie Winifred Ellerman (1894-1983).

Bryhida f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Bridget.

Bryin m English

Brykcjusz m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Bricius.

Brylan m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braylon.

Brylea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briley.

Bryleigh f American
Variant of Briley.

Brylen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brylan.

Brylie f English
Variant of Bryley or possibly an elaboration of Riley or a pion of Bree/Breanna/Brenna (etc) and Rylie.

Bryluen f Cornish (Modern)
Derived from from Old Cornish breilu "rose" (vocative) combined with the singulative suffix en. This is a modern Cornish name.

Brylyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braylynn.

Bryn f English (Rare)
Short form of Brynhild.

Bryňa f Czech
Diminutive form of Brynhild.

Bryna f English, Yiddish (Anglicized)
Yiddish ברײַנא from German Bräune "brown(ness)".

Brynaam m Hindi
He who creates/nurtures nature. In some Indian traditions this name is also an alternate name for Lord Vishnu.

Brynach m Welsh

Brynden m English (Modern, Rare), Literature
Variant of Brendan. ... [more]

Bryndis f Norwegian (Rare), Faroese
Faroese and Norwegian form of Bryndís.

Brynel f Norwegian (Archaic)
Obsolete variant of Brynhild.

Brynel m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Brynjulf.

Brynelyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Brynlynn.

Bryngel m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of the Old Norse name Brynolf/Brynjulf which combined the two words brynja meaning "coat of mail" and ulfr meaning "wolf"... [more]

Bryngerð f Faroese
Faroese modern form of Bryngerðr.

Bryngerðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements brynja "coat of mail, armour, protection" and garðr "enclosure", "protection".

Bryngerður f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Bryngerðr.

Brynhilda f Medieval Scandinavian, Swedish (Archaic)
Medieval Norwegian and Swedish variant of Brynhildr.

Brynhilde f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Brynhildr.

Bryni m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English bryne "fire, flame, burning".

Brynie f English (American)

Brynil m & f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Brynild and Brynhild.

Brynild m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Brynjulf.

Brynild f Danish (Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Brynhildr.

Brynildir f Medieval Scandinavian
Old Norwegian form of Brynhild.

Brynilla f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Brynhild.

Bryniolf m Old Swedish
Variant of Bryniulfr.

Bryniólfr m Old Norse
Variant of Bryniulfr.

Bryniulf m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Variant of Bryniulfr.

Bryniulfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse brynja "coat of mail, armor, protection" and ulfr "wolf".

Brynjard m Norwegian
Variant of Brynjar.

Brynjel m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Bryniulfr.

Brynjolf m Scandinavian
Modern form of the Old Swedish name Bryniolf, itself a form of the Old Norse Bryniulfr.

Brynjólfur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bryniulfr.

Brynjolfur m Danish
Danish form of Bryniulfr.

Brynjolvur m Faroese
Faroese form of Bryniulfr.

Brynjulf m Norwegian, Old Swedish, Old Danish
Variant of Bryniulfr.

Brynjulfr m Old Norse
Variant of Bryniulfr.

Brynjúlfur m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Bryniulfr.

Brynjulv m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Bryniulfr.

Brynkæll m Old Norse
Variant of Brynkætill.

Brynkætill m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse brynja "coat of mail, armour, protection" and ketill "cauldron hat, helmet".

Brynle m English (British)

Brynlea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynleifur m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse brynja meaning "coat of mail (or plate), byrnie, corselet" and the name Leifur (which is itself related to Old Norse leif meaning "inheritance, legacy").

Brynleigh f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynleivur m Faroese
Faroese form of Brynleifur.

Brynley m & f English
Variant of Brinley.

Brynlie f English
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynly f English
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlynn.

Brynlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Bryn and Lynn.

Brynna f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Brynn (probably influenced by Brenna) as well as a variant of Bryna.

Brynnan f & m English (American)

Brynnel m Old Swedish
Variant of Bryniulfr.

Brynnil f English (Rare)

Brynnlee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynnleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynnlie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynnly f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynold m Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Bryniulfr or Brynvald.

Brynolf m Finnish, Swedish
Variant of Brynjulf.

Brynolphus m Old Swedish
Variant of Bryniulfr.

Brynsteinn m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements brynja meaning "coat of mail (or plate), byrnie, corselet" and steinn meaning "stone".

Brynte m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Pet form of names beginning with Bryn-, derived from the Old Norse word brynja "armour, protection".

Brynþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse brynja meaning "coat of mail (or plate), byrnie, corselet" combined with Þór.

Brynton m English
Variant of Brinton, influenced by the name Bryn.

Brynulf m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Brynolf.

Brynwen f Welsh (Rare)

Bryok m Cornish
Cornish form of Brioc.

Bryona f English
Variant of Briana.

Bryonia f English (Rare)
From the Latin name for bryony, the wild twining plant (see Bryony).

Bryonie f English (Rare)
Variant of Bryony.

Bryonna f English
Variant of Briana.

Bryor m English
Variant of Briar.

Brysan m English
Variant of Bryson.

Bryse m English
Variant of Brice.

Brysen m English
Variant of Bryson.

Brysha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements bry and sha.

Bryshon m African American (Modern, Rare)

Bryson m Ancient Greek
From the Greek Βρύσων.

Bryssa f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Brisa.

Brystal f English (Modern)
Variant of Bristol, the spelling influenced by that of Crystal.

Brystol f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bristol.

Bryston m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bryson influenced by other names ending in ton or ston.

Brysun m English
Variant of Bryson.

Brysyn m English
Variant of Bryson.

Brytani f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Bryte f American (Modern)

Bryten m & f English
Variant spelling of Bryton.

Brythonwen f Welsh (Rare)
Combination of Brython and the suffix gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".

Brytnee f English
alternative spelling of Brittany

Brytneigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brytney f English (American)
Variant of Britney.

Brytni f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Bryton m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Britton.

Bryttani f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Bryttany f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Brytteva f Norwegian (Archaic), Medieval Scandinavian
Variant of Brettiva.

Bryvyth f Medieval Cornish, History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of a medieval Cornish saint.

Bryyno m Finnish
Finnish form of Bryniulfr.

Bryzeida f Polish
Polish form of Briseis.

Bsag m Armenian
Means "crown" in Armenian.

Bsora f Hebrew
Means "good news" in Hebrew.

Btari f Indonesian
Variant of Batari.

Btissam f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ابتسام (see Ibtisam) chiefly used in North Africa.

Btissame f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ابتسام (see Ibtisam) chiefly used in North Africa.

Bu m & f Chinese
A historical figure with this name is Lü Bu (also known as Lü Fengxian), a Chinese general in the Three Kingdoms period.

Bửu m & f Vietnamese
Variant of Bảo.

Bu m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Prince Jeongwon (1580-1619), father of King Injo.

Bu m Atayal
Can mean "to shoot with a bow and arrow" or "mountain peak"

Bua f Thai
Means "lotus" in Thai.

Buachaill m Irish
Means "cowherd, servant".

Buachan f Lao
From Lao ບົວ (bua) meaning "lotus" or "fruit" and ຈັນ meaning "moon".

Buadán m Irish

Buadhach m Irish
Derived from Irish buaidh meaning "victory" (compare Boudicca, Buddug). It is Anglicized as Victor.

Buakham f & m Thai, Lao
Derived from Thai บัว (bua) meaning "lotus" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold". It is also used as an alternate transcription of the Lao name Bouakham, which has the same meaning... [more]

Bualoi m & f Lao
Means "candied lotus seed" in Lao.

Buang f Sotho
Means "speak" or "chat" in Sesotho.

Buarian f Thai

Buba m African

Buba m Svan, Georgian
Means "uncle" in Svan. In other words: this name is basically the Svan equivalent of Bidzina.

Bubba m English, Popular Culture
In the American South, the name is from a term of endearment usually thought to be based on the word brother.

Bubbah m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bubba.

Bubby m English (Rare)

Bubette f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Maybe from the english world Bubbles and -ette. Or from Babette.

Bubi m German
A nickname meaning "little boy" (from the German word Bube "boy").... [more]

Bubona f Roman Mythology
In ancient Roman religion, Bubona is thought to have been a goddess of cattle, but she is named only by Saint Augustine. Georg Wissowa thought that a festival of cattle (ludi boum causa) mentioned by Pliny must have been dedicated to Bubona... [more]

Buboupakumo f Ijaw
Means "don't grow alone" in Ijaw.

Buboy m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Rubén/Reuben.

Bubusara f Kyrgyz
Means "noble lady" from Persian بی‌بی‌ (bibi) meaning "matron, lady, woman" combined with سارا (sara) meaning "noble, pure". A notable bearer was Bubusara Beyshenalieva (1926-1973), a Kyrgyz ballerina.

Bucca m Medieval English

Bucephalus m Pet, Ancient Greek, Literature
Means "ox-head" in Ancient Greek. From the Ancient Greek βούς (bous) 'ox' and κεφαλή (kephalē) 'head'. ... [more]

Bucge f Anglo-Saxon
Possibly a diminutive of names containing the Old English element burg "fortress", as in the case of an 8th-century abbess by this name who corresponded with Saint Boniface and whose full name was Heahburg... [more]

Bucha f & m Indian

Buchanan m Scottish, English (American, Rare)
From the surname Buchanan. A fictional bearer is the Marvel Comics character James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes.

Buchari m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Bukhari.

Buchori m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Bukhari.

Buchule m & f Xhosa
Means "intelligence, skill" in Xhosa.

Buchung m Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བུ་ཆུང (see Bhuchung).

Buckbeak m Literature, Pet
From the name of a fictional creature (hippogriff) that is featured on the movie Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

Buckingham m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Buckingham. A known bearer of this name was the American writer and politician Buckingham Smith (1810-1871).

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

Bucklee m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Buckley.

Buckley m English
Transferred use of the surname Buckley 1.

Buckminster m English (American)
Transferred use from the placename Buckminster in England.... [more]

Buckner m American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Buckner.

Bucky m Popular Culture, American
Diminutive of Buck, Buckminster, or Buchanan.... [more]

Bucolion m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Boukolion. This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, one of them being a king of Arcadia.

Bucolus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Boukolos. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, one of them being the son of Hippocoön, a king of Sparta.

Bucumi f Rundi
Means "tenth child" in Kirundi.

Bucur m Medieval Romanian, Romanian Mythology
Derived from either Romanian bucur, an archaic form of the adjective bucuros "joyful", a bucura "to become joyful" or bucurie "joy". This name was borne by Bucur, the legendary Romanian shepherd who is said to have founded Bucharest (Bucureşti in Romanian), giving it his name.

Bucura f Medieval Romanian
Feminine form of Bucur.

Bud f & m Mongolian
Means "Mercury (planet)" in Mongolian, ultimately derived from Sanskrit बुध् (budh) meaning "awaking, intelligent, wise".

Buda m Hungarian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly means "swelling one (of rounded shapes)", "elevated". This is the Hungarian form of Bleda, the name of the brother of Attila.

Buda m Buryat
Buryat form of Buddha, used as a given name.

Budaq m Azerbaijani
Means "branch, twig" in Azerbaijani.

Budashiri f Medieval Mongolian
Etymology unknown.

Budd m English (American)
Short form of Buddy. In American culture Bud, Budd, and Buddy were often as a nickname for a son named for his father to avoid name confusion. It later became used as an independent name.

Budda m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name of uncertain meaning, perhaps related to Brythonic boud "victory". It coincides with an Old English word meaning "beetle" (and could be a byname derived from it).

Budda m History
Azerbaijani, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian form of Buddha.

Buddas m History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Buddha, borrowed from Ancient Greek Βούδδας (Boúddas) "Buddha". This was the renaming of Terebinthus of Turbo, a purported pupil of Scythianus during the 1st to 2nd century AD.

Buddhika m Sinhalese
Means "reasonable" in Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit बुद्धि (buddhi).

Buddhish m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Nepali
"lord of wisdom " ; "lord of intelligence ". Here बुद्धि means wisdom + ईश means lord

Buddi m English (American, Modern)
A variation of Buddy and Buddie

Buddie m American (Rare)
Variant of Buddy.

Buddika m Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala බුද්ධික (see Buddhika).

Buddug f Welsh
Derived from Welsh budd "profit, advantage". It is a cognate of Boudicca, the name of a 1st-century queen of the Iceni (a Celtic people) who is known as Buddug in Welsh, and is sometimes considered a Welsh equivalent of Victoria.

Budeia f Greek Mythology
Means "oxen-yoker" in Greek. It is the name of a daughter of Lycus in Greek mythology.

Budhi m Indonesian
Variant of Budi.

Budhy m Indonesian
Variant of Budi.

Budianto m Javanese
Means "virtuous" from Indonesian budi meaning "sense, mind, character".

Budiarto m Javanese, Indonesian
From Sanskrit बुद्धि (buddhi) meaning "intellect, reason, mind" and अर्थ (artha) meaning "wealth, property".

Budiasa m Indonesian
Connected to the name Budi, which is ultimately derived from Sanskrit बुद्धि (buddhi) meaning "intellect."

Budig m Medieval Breton

Budiharto m Javanese, Indonesian
Variant of Budiarto.

Budiman m Indonesian
Means "intelligent, wise" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit बुद्धिमान (buddhimāna).

Budimansyah m Indonesian (Rare)
Combination of Budiman and Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".

Budimil m Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Budimir.

Budimir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from (Serbo-)Croatian buditi "to awaken, to (a)rouse". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace" or "world". In other words, this name is the Croatian and Serbian cognate of the Polish name Budzimir.

Budimira f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Budimir.

Budimirka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Budimir.

Budiono m Javanese
From Javanese budi meaning "sense, mind, character" combined with either the masculine suffix -na or the word ana meaning "being, having, holding".

Budisatrio m Indonesian (Rare)
Combination of Budi and Satrio.

Budislav m Czech, Croatian, Serbian
Deroved from buditi, "to wake up", and slava, "fame, glory".

Budislava f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Budislav.

Budivoj m Czech, Croatian, Serbian
Derived from buditi, "to wake up", and voi, "army".

Budiyono m Javanese
Variant of Budiono.

Budle m Swedish (Archaic)
Obsolete Swedish form of Buðli.

Budo m Japanese
From Japanese 武 (bu) meaning "warrior" or "martial" and 道 (do) meaning "way" or "path". Together, 武道 (Budo) refers to "martial arts" or "the way of martial arts," emphasizing both physical technique and spiritual development.

Budoc m History (Ecclesiastical), Breton Legend
Derived from Old Celtic boudi "victory". However, folk etymology likes to associate this name with beuziñ meaning "drown", with the intended meaning of "saved from the waters". In Breton legend this is the name of a 6th century saint, son of Azenor.

Budog m Breton
Variant of Budoc.

Budogan m Breton (Rare)
Variant of Budog.

Budolf m Danish
Danish form of Botulf.

Budou f & m Japanese
Means "grape" in Japanese or from Japanese 武道 (budou) meaning "Japanese martial arts". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Budsaba f Thai
Alternate transcription of Butsaba.

Budsarakam f Thai
Alternate transcription of Butsarakham.

Budsarakham f Thai
Alternate transcription of Butsarakham.

Budymyr m Ukrainian (Archaic)
From Ukrainian будує мир (buduye myr), which means "builds peace". The name means "one who spreads peace".

Budzimir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish budzić "to (a)wake, to (a)rouse". Also compare Croatian buditi "to awaken, to (a)rouse". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]

Budzislaŭ m Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Budislav.

Budzisław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish budzić "to (a)wake, to (a)rouse". Also compare Croatian buditi "to awaken, to (a)rouse". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]

Budzisława f Polish
Feminine form of Budzisław.

Bue m Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Búi.

Buel m English
Variant of Buell.

Buelah f English
Variant of Beulah.

Buell m English
Transferred use of the surname Buell.

Buena f Jewish, Spanish, Judeo-Spanish
Means "good" in Judeo-Spanish.

Buenaestruga f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bonastruga.

Buenastruga f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bonastruga.

Buenaventurada f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish bienaventurada meaning "blessed", with the spelling influenced by Buenaventura.

Buenaventuranza f Spanish (Philippines, Rare, Archaic), Pampangan (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Spanish bienaventuranza meaning "beatitude", with the spelling influenced by Buenaventura. This name was most common (though was still extremely rare) in the provinces of Batangas and Pampanga.

Buenavista f Filipino (Rare)

Buendía m Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Spanish buen día, meaning "good day" and making it a cognate of Bonjour.

Bueno m Judeo-Spanish
Masculine form of Buena.

Buensuceso f & m Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso, meaning "Our Lady of the Good Event," referring to the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus.... [more]

Buetur m Yakut
Yakut form of Peter.

Bueyo f Spanish (Rare)
From the Marian title Virgen de Bueyo, patron saint of Albelda de Iregua (La Rioja). The name Bueyo comes from a small settlement in the vicinity where oxherding was common (cf. Spanish buey "ox").

Bufawn f African

Buffi f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Buffy.

Buffie f English (Rare)
Variant of Buffy.

Buford m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Buford.

Bug m & f English
A popular unisex nickname between 1920-1935, based on the slang term "bugsy" meaning "crazy."

Buga f Croatian (Rare), Slavic Mythology
From the verb bugariti meaning ‘'to sing'’.... [more]

Bugafer f & m English (American, Americanized, Rare, ?)
The name Bugafer refers to a very obscure legend called "Keeper of the silver-eyed crow"... [more]

Buggi m Medieval English, Old Danish
Old Norse byname, related to the Nynorsk word bugge meaning "powerful man."

Bughaj m Azerbaijani
Means "bull" in Azerbaijani coming from the word bugha.... [more]

Búgvi m Faroese
Faroese form of Bo 1.

Buhawi m Tagalog (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From Tagalog buhawi meaning "cyclone, whirlwind, tornado"

Buhay m Filipino (Rare)
Comes from the Filipino word "buhay" meaning life.

Buhori m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Bukhari.

Bưởi m & f Vietnamese
From Vietnamese Chữ Nôm 𣞻 (bưởi) meaning "pomelo".

Bui m Romani (Archaic)

Buichi m Japanese
From Japanese 武 (bu) meaning "military, martial" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Buichiro m Japanese
Variant transcription as Buichirou.

Buichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 武 (bu) meaning "military, martial", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.

Buinta f Kalmyk
Means "goodness, virtuousness" in Kalmyk.

Bujamí m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Bartholomew.

Bujana f Albanian
Derived from Albanian bujanë "deep spot in a river".

Bujare f Albanian
Feminine form of Bujar.

Bujen f Polynesian
Means "promise" in Marshallese.

Bujilimí m Romani (Caló)
Variant of Brujalimé.

Büjin f & m Mongolian
Means "young hare" in Mongolian.

Bujoné m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Prudencio.

Bujoní f Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Prudencia.

Bujor m Romanian (Rare)
Means "peony" in Romanian.

Buk m & f Nuer

Bukata m & f Bemba
Means "God's glory" in Bemba.

Bukdur m Yakut