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Busabo f UzbekPossibly from the Uzbek
bu meaning "this" and
sabo meaning "morning breeze".
Bushrod m English (American)Given name from surname of Medieval English origin—locational from a so called 'lost' village, likely to have been situated in Dorset, England. Surname Bushrod derives from the Old English 'bysc', a bushy thicket, with 'rod', a clearing in a forest.
Busine f PunuMeans "wealth, richness, well-being" in Punu.
Busirane m Arthurian CycleA sorcerer who imprisoned the maiden Amoret and tried to force her to become his lover. Britomart, the warrior maiden, learned of Amoret’s plight from Scudamore, Amoret’s lover. Britomart braved the enchantments of Busirane’s castle, defeated him, and freed Amoret.
Bustami m IndonesianFrom the name of 9th-century Persian mystic Bayazid Bistami (known in Indonesia as Abu Yazid al-Busthami), whose name came from the city of Bastam in present-day Iran.
Busy f ObscureDiminutive of
Elizabeth influenced by the spelling of the English word
busy. A known bearer is American actress Busy Phillips (1975-).
Butarou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 武 (
bu) meaning "military, martial", 太 (
ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (
rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Bütenbayar m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian бүтэн
(büten) meaning "whole, entire, full" and баяр
(bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".
Butet f BatakMeans "girl, daughter" in Toba Batak.
Buthayna f ArabicDiminutive of Arabic بثنة
(bathna) meaning "soft, easy, fertile (as in soil or land)" as well as "beautiful, plump".
Butterball m English (American, Rare)From the English word
butterball, used as an informal nickname. This nickname was given to an American football player Paul Scull (1907-1997). This name can also be used for pets.
Butterfly f English (Modern)Used to invoke the brilliantly-colored winged insect, which is widely seen as a symbol of metamorphosis, renewal, and rebirth, as well as one of youth and beauty. This is the birth name of a noted Australian folk singer, Butterfly Boucher, among others.
Button m EnglishThe name of Button Gwinnett, one of the signatories (first signature on the left) on the United States Declaration of Independence.
Butts m American (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Butts or a nickname with meaning particular to the bearer. Notable namesake, professional baseball player,
Albert "Butts"
Wagner was the older brother of baseball great
Honus Wagner.
Buvaisar m ChechenDerived from Arabic أويس
(uwais) meaning "small wolf, little wolf" combined with Persian سر
(sar) meaning "head, topmost, foremost" or "leader, chief".
Buvianbar f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
buvi meaning "grandmother, mother" and
anbar meaning "ambergris".
Buviqand f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
buvi meaning "grandmother, mother" and
qand meaning "sugarcube".
Buvisuluv f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
buvi meaning "grandmother, mother" and
sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Buvizahro f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
buvi meaning "grandmother, mother" and the given name
Zahro.
Buwan f & m TagalogMeans "moon" in Tagalog. It is not often used as a given name.
Buwozi m & f IjawMeans "a child whose feet came out first before the head during birth" in Ijaw.
Buyan m TuvanMeans "kindness, nobleness" in Tuvan.
Buyan m & f MongolianMeans "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" in Mongolian.
Buyan-amgalan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and амгалан
(amgalan) meaning "peaceful, calm".
Buyan-arvizhikh m & f MongolianMeans "accumulate good luck" in Mongolian, from буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and арвижих
(arvijikh) meaning "to accumulate".
Buyanbat m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and бат
(batu) meaning "strong, loyal, firm".
Buyanchimeg f MongolianFrom Mongolian буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and чимэг
(chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".
Buyandelger f & m MongolianMeans "abundant good luck" in Mongolian from буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and дэлгэр
(delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant".
Buyanjargal f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian буян
(buyan) meaning "virtue, goodness, merit" and жаргал
(jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Buyankhishig f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and хишиг
(khishig) meaning "blessing, favour".
Buyannemekh m & f MongolianMeans "add good luck" in Mongolian, from буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and нэмэх
(nemekh) meaning "to add, increase; to enhance".
Buyantögöldör m MongolianFrom Mongolian буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and төгөлдөр
(tögöldör) meaning "complete, perfect".
Buyantogtokh m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and тогтох
(togtokh) meaning "to settle, set, entrench" or "to decide, determine".
Buyantsetseg f MongolianDerived from Mongolian буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and цэцэг
(tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Buyanzayaa f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and заяа
(zayaa) meaning "future, fortune, fate".
Buyanzhargal f & m MongolianMeans "good luck and happiness" in Mongolian, from буян
(buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and жаргал
(jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Buyinzhu f ManchuOf uncertain etymology, name borne by a Noble Lady (6th rank consort) of the Kangxi emperor. She was the sister of
Nalanzhu.
Buyon f BaribaName traditionally given to the fourth born daughter.
Buzzy m AmericanA name that can be formed as an onomatopoeia, a word based on sound, or a nickname for someone with a short haircut. ... [
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Bvumai m ShonaBvumai means "Admit".
This may be a name given to say to adversary admit that you were wrong, you were defeated or that you committed the offence Byaain f AlaskanFemale given name created by Alaskan Native Eskimo Baayin Asiksick in the early 1900s.
Byakko m Japanese (Rare)From 白虎
(byakko), referring to a white tiger, also one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations which represents the west and the autumn season. This makes it cognate with Korean
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Byakuran m JapaneseFrom Japanese 百 (
byaku) meaning "hundred" or 白 (
byaku) meaning "white" combined with 蘭 (
ran) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Byakuya m Popular CultureMeans "white night" or "arctic night" in Japanese. It is the name of a character in the popular Japanese manga and anime, "Bleach"
Byamba m & f MongolianMeans "Saturday" in Mongolian, derived from Tibetan སྤེན་པ
(spen pa) meaning "Saturn (planet)" or "Saturday" (see
Pemba).
Byambadalai m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian бямба
(byamba) meaning "Saturday" and далай
(dalai) meaning "sea, ocean".
Byambadorj m MongolianFrom Mongolian бямба
(byamba) meaning "Saturday" and дорж
(dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".
Byambajav m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian бямба
(byamba) meaning "Saturday" and жав
(jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".
Byamba-ochir m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian бямба
(byamba) meaning "Saturday" and очир
(ochir) meaning "diamond" or "staff, truncheon; thunderbolt".
Byambasüren f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian бямба
(byamba) meaning "Saturday" and Tibetan ཚེ་རིང
(tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Byambatseren m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian бямба
(byamba) meaning "Saturday" combined with the given name
Tseren, ultimately derived from Tibetan ཚེ་རིང
(tshe ring) meaning "long life".
Byambatsogt m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian бямба
(byamba) meaning "Saturday" and цогт
(tsogt) meaning "spirited, ardent".
Byeong-cheol m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 秉 "grasp, hold; bundle; authority" and 哲 "wise, sagacious". A famous bearer is South Korean businessman Lee Byung-chul (1910-1987), founder of the Samsung Group.
Byeong-Eun m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 丙
(byeong) meaning "third" (referring to the third of the ten heavenly stems of the Chinese calendar) or 炳
(byeong) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" combined with 垠
(eun) meaning "boundary, limit, riverbank" or 彥
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Byeong-su m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 炳 "bright, luminous; glorious" and 守 "defend, protect, guard, conserve". A famous bearer is South Korean footballer Yoo Byung-soo (1988-).
Bylas m Arthurian CycleA Saxon warrior who joined the Saxon invasion of Britain in the early days of Arthur’s reign.... [
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Bylasan f Arabic"It means Elderberry, from which incense and perfumes are extracted, and some treatments that benefit the scalp are also extracted.
Byra f English (Rare)Feminine form of
Byron. This was borne by Byra Louise 'Puck' Whittlesey (1922-1988), the wife of Jack Hemingway, daughter-in-law of Ernest Hemingway and mother of actresses Mariel Hemingway and Margaux Hemingway.
Byrhtferth m Anglo-SaxonFrom the Old English name
Byrhtferð, derived from Old English
byrht, which is a variant of
beorht "bright, clear", and an uncertain second element which may be derived from
ferhð "spirit" or may be a West Saxon metathesis of Anglian
friþ "peace" (making this name a cognate of
Beorhtfrith).
Byrhtferð m Anglo-SaxonForm of
Byrhtferth. Byrhtferð (c. 970 – c. 1020) was an English priest and monk. He invented an older version of the alphabet in 1011.
Bystrík m SlovakDerived from Slovak
bystrý "smart, bright, perspicacious, shrewd".
Bytomir m PolishDerived from Proto-Slavic
byti "to be" (compare modern Polish
być "to be") combined with Slavic
mir "peace".
Bytzel f Medieval GermanMaybe a diminutive of a name containing the secondary name element
BIZ, probably derived from
BID "to sustain; to hope"
Byung-chan m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 秉 means 'grasp,hold;bundle;authority' 燦 means 'vivid,illuminating;bright'
Byung-Hee m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 秉
(byeong) meaning "grasp, hold", "bundle", or "authority" or 丙
(byeong) "third" combined with 熙
(hui) "bright, splendid, glorious". Other hanja combinations are possible.
Byx m Old NorseOld Norse byname, from Old Norse
byxa meaning "to jump".
Byzantinus m Late RomanMeans "from Byzantium", with Byzantium being the latinized form of Greek
Byzantion, which itself was ultimately derived from the personal name
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Byzantius m Late RomanLatinized form of Greek
Byzantios, which essentially meant "from Byzantium" (see also
Byzantinus). This was the name of an archbishop of Bari (Italy) from the 11th century AD.
Byzas m Greek MythologyDerived from Thracian
búzas "he-goat, buck" (similar to Indo-European
bhugo "buck" and Greek
bous "ox, cow"); since Thracian was not a Hellenic language, one could probably call Byzas a hellenization of sorts... [
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Bzhichog f TibetanMeans "four is enough" in Tibetan, perhaps expressing a wish for no more children.
Cà m & f VietnameseMeans "the eldest; the first" in a northern Vietnamese dialect.
Cabell m American (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Cabell. A notable bearer is jazz musician and bandleader Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (1907-1994).
Cabeza f Spanish (European)From
cabeza "head", after the Marian title
Virgen de la Cabeza, venerated in many points of Spain, specially in Andalusia. Legend has it that a shepherd found a statuette of Virgin Mary in La Cabeza hill in Sierra Morena.... [
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Cabot m English (Rare)The name 'Cabot' comes from the fifteenth century Italian explorer Giovanni Caboto who was commissioned by the Kingdom of England to discover North America. When Caboto arrived in England is name was changed to John Cabot to sound more English... [
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Cabry f & m ObscureTransferred use of the surname
Cabry, itself from the name of a river in Ireland.
Cacahuehue m NahuatlPossibly means "old frog", from Nahuatl
caca "frog, toad" and
huehue "elder, old man".
Cacamacihuatl f Nahuatl, AztecEtymology uncertain, possibly from the Classical Nahuatl elements
cacamatl "small corncobs, small ears of corn" and
cihuatl "woman, wife". Name borne by a queen of Tenochtitlan.
Cacamatzin m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
cacamatl "small ear of corn, offshoot of larger ear of maize" and
-tzin, a diminutive or reverential suffix. This was the name of a king of Texcoco.
Caçapava f TupiDerived from Tupi
ka'a asapaba meaning "stroll through the forest".
Cacark’a f AbazinFrom Russian цесарка (
tsesarka) meaning "guinea-hen".
Çacaxochitl m & f NahuatlThe name of a medicinal plant with yellow flowers, also called
coçatli ("weasel"). Possibly derived from
zacatl "grass, hay, straw" and
xochitl "flower".
Cachua m NahuatlMeans "shoe owner, one who wears sandals" in Nahuatl, from
cactli "shoe, sandal" and the possessive suffix
-hua.
Çäçkä f TatarFrom a variant Tatar word meaning "flower".
Çaçtıu f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Karachay-Balkar
чач (çaç) meaning "hair" and ultimately meaning "one with luxurious hair".
Cacus m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman MythologyDerived from Greek κᾰκός
(kakos), meaning "bad". In Greek and Roman mythology, Cacus was a giant and the son of Vulcan. He was killed by Hercules after terrorizing the Aventine Hill before the founding of Rome.
Cadan m Cornish, WelshDerived from Welsh and Cornish
cat "battle" and possibly Welsh
man "place" or Welsh
nant "brook, stream". This is also the name of a river in Dyfed, Wales.
Cadarius m Medieval HungarianCadarius was a nobleman in the Kingdom of Hungary who served as Judge royal in 1146, during the reign of Géza II of Hungary.