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Balduinus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of Baldwin.

Baldulph m Arthurian Cycle
The Earl of Silchester under King Arthur. He might also be the Archbishop of Silchester.

Baldvin m Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Cognate of Baldwin.

Baldvina f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Baldvin.

Baldwar m Medieval, Old High German, Old Saxon, Medieval French
Old High German bald "bold" + a derivative of Old Saxon waru, Old High German wara "protection, watch".

Baldwina f Medieval French (Hypothetical)
Standardized form of Baldoina, a feminine form of Baldwin recorded in a Latin source. See also Balduinus.

Baldwinus m Dutch
Variant of Balduinus.

Baldy m English
Diminutive of Archibald

Baleba f Luba
Means "they have birthed" in Luba-Kasai, one of the Luba languages.

Baleigh f & m English
Variant of Bailey.

Balendiñe f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Valentina and Valentine 2... [more]

Balene f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Modern Basque contracted form of Balerene.

Balentín m Louisiana Creole (Archaic)
Louisiana Spanish form of Valentín.

Balentin m Basque
Basque form of Valentinus.

Balentina f Basque
Basque form of Valentina.

Balentinu m Sardinian
Nuorese form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).

Balere f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Valeria and Valérie.

Baleren m Basque
Basque form of Valerianus.

Balerene f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of Valeriana and Valériane.

Baleria f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Valeria reflecting the Spanish pronunciation of the name.

Balèriu m Sardinian (Rare, Archaic)
Sardinian form of Valerius.

Balero m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Valerius.

Balesquida f Asturian (Archaic)
Asturian feminine form of Velasco.

Baley f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Bailey.

Balgeum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of adjective 밝다 (bakda) meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear; acute, learned; cheerful, happy" (compare Balgeun).

Balgeun f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of of adjective 밝다 (bakda) meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear; acute, learned; cheerful, happy" (compare Balgeum).

Balgeun-byeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Balgeun and Byeol.

Bali m & f Punjabi, Indian
Transferred use of the surname Bali.

Balial m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Variant of Belial.

Balian m German (Modern, Rare), Medieval French, French (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Meaning uncertain. This is most known for being the name of Balian of Ibelin (c. 1140-1193), a lord of the Crusader state of Jerusalem.... [more]

Baliano m Italian
Italian form of Balian.

Baliaslaŭ m Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Boleslav.

Balich m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Baldwin.

Balie m Arthurian Cycle
A count who went to war with Adnain, a friend of Tristan’s. Tristan defeated him in combat and forced him to make peace.

Balienne f Arthurian Cycle
Daughter of the King of Norgales (North Wales), the mother of Galihodin.... [more]

Balik m & f Balinese
Means "turn, return, again" in Balinese. This name is traditionally added to the end of first, second, third, and fourth-born names (for example, Wayan Balik would be the name given to a fifth-born child, followed by Made Balik, Nyoman Balik, and Ketut Balik for the sixth, seventh, and eighth-born child, respectively).

Balika f Greenlandic
Variant of Palikka.

Balıkaar m Yakut
Yakut form of Polycarp.

Balin m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
The name was used in Arthurian legend by Sir Thomas Malory as the name of one of King Arthur's valiant knights. ... [more]

Balin m Hinduism
Balin is the name of a monkey king in the Hindu epic, "The Ramayama".

Balinor m Popular Culture (Rare), Arthurian Cycle
The name Balinor has no known meaning. However, it was once used in the television series 'Merlin' (2008–2012) where the character Balinor was the father of Merlin and a former Dragonlord... [more]

Baliyat f Karachay-Balkar
Variant form of Baliy.

Baljan f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Balzhan.

Baljinder f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Baljit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਬਲਜੀਤ (see Baljeet).

Balki m Medieval English, Old Norse, Old Norwegian
From Old Norse balkr meaning "beam, rafter, ridge of land."

Balkissa f Western African
Form of Bilqis used in West Africa.

Balkrishan m Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Variant of Balakrishna.

Balla f Galician (Archaic)
Truncated form of Oballa.

Balladyna f Polish (Rare), Theatre
Used by the Polish writer Juliusz Słowacki for the heroine of his tragic play Balladyna (1834), about a fictional Slavic queen who is corrupted by her rise to power. Słowacki based the name on the Polish word ballada meaning "ballad".

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

Balle m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Balli.

Ballington m English (British, Rare, ?)
Transferred use of the surname Ballington.... [more]

Balloi m Sardinian
Short form of Salvadori.

Ballonia f Romansh (Archaic)
Variant of Bolonia.

Balltesar m Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese variant of Baltasar

Balomba f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Palomba.

Balori m Sardinian
Short form of Salvadori.

Balqiya f Uzbek
Variant form of Balqi.

Balsamia f History (Ecclesiastical), Italian (Archaic, ?)
From Latin balsamum meaning "balsam; balm", from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (balsamon) "balsam tree; fragrant oil of the balsam tree" (ultimately of Semitic origin). Saint Balsamia was the nurse of Saint Remigius (or Rémy) and the mother of Saint Celsinus... [more]

Balsamie f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), French (Rare, Archaic)
Cognate of Balsamia.

Balsamina f German (Archaic), Italian
Diminutive of Balsamia.

Balsamo m Medieval Italian
Masculine form of Balsamia.

Balsar m German (Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Balthasar.

Balser m Romansh
Romansh form of Balthazar.

Balsir m English
Likely a variant of Balthasar

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

Baltasara f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Baltasar.

Baltasary m Belarusian
Variant Belarusian form of Balthazar.

Baltassarru m Sardinian
Campidanese form of Balthazar.

Baltazár m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Balthazar.

Baltazara f Spanish (Latin American)
Feminine form of Baltazar.

Baltazaras m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Balthazar.

Baltermia m Romansh
Romansh form of Bartholomew, traditionally found in central Grisons.

Baltes m Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Short form of Balthasar.

Baltesar m Asturian
Asturian form of Balthazar.

Balthamos m Literature
This is the name of an angel in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials book series.

Balthasara f German (Archaic)
Feminine form of Balthasar.

Balthazard m Louisiana Creole
Creole form of Balthazar.

Balthisar m Romansh
Variant of Baltisar.

Balti m Spanish
Short form of Baltasar.

Baltis f Semitic Mythology
Etymology unknown. This was the name of an Arabian goddess associated with the planet Venus.

Baltisar m Romansh
Romansh form of Balthazar.

Balto m Popular Culture
Meaning is unknown. It is possibly related to Baldo, which means "bold, brave", or Valto, which means "to rule with greatness"... [more]

Bàltolu m Sardinian
Gallurese short form of Bartholomew.

Baltolu m Sardinian
Variant spelling of Bàltolu.

Baltram m Upper German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Baldram.

Baltramiejus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Bartholomew.

Baltran m Romansh
Romansh form of Bertram.

Baltsar m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Balthazar.

Baltulummeu m Sardinian
Gallurese form of Bartholomew.

Baltza f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Baltz.

Baltzar m Old Swedish, Swedish
Old Swedish form of Baltasar.

Balugna f Romansh
Romansch form of Apollonia, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Balun m Romansh
Romansh form of Apollonius, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Balungia f Romansh (Archaic)
Variant of Balugna.

Balvant m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਬਲਵੰਤ (see Balwant).

Bàlvara f History (Ecclesiastical)
Sardinian form of Barbara.

Balveer m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਬਲਵੀਰ (see Balvir).

Balvina f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Balbina.

Balvinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਬਲਵਿੰਦਰ (see Balwinder).

Balvis m Latvian (Rare)
Masculine form of Balva.

Balwin m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Baldwin.

Balzar m Ladin
Ladin form of Balthasar.

Balzer m Romansh, Danish (Archaic)
Romansh regular and Danish vernacular form of Balthasar. It was borne by Danish politician Balzer Jacobsen, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1655 to 1661.

Balzhinima m Buryat
Means "sun of happiness" or "sun of prosperity" in Buryat, from Tibetan བདེ་བ (bde ba) "happiness, bliss, joy" and ཉི་མ (nyi ma) "sun, day".

Bam m Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a diminutive for any name starting with the letter B. Also an onomatopoeia word suggesting the sound of a "loud thud". ... [more]

Bama m & f American
Diminutive of Alabama, the names of American states being in occasional use as given names. A notable bearer is professional baseball player Carvel William "Bama" Rowell (1916-1993) who played in Boston and Philadelphia, but hailed from Alabama... [more]

Bamael m Biblical Greek
Greek form of Bimhal, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Bamat m Kabardian (Rare, Archaic), Circassian (Rare, Archaic)
One of the Kabardian-Circassian versions of Muhammad. A known bearer is the Kabardian supreme prince Bamat. Not used anymore.

Bamba f Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
Arabic form of Pembe.

Bambie f & m English (American, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Bambi.

Bambina f Italian
Feminine form of Bambino.

Bambino m Italian (Rare), Romani
From bambino meaning "child, baby, toddler." It is more often used for females as its equivalent Bambina.... [more]

Bambis m Greek
Variant transcription of Μπάμπης (see Mpampis).

Bamdad m Persian
Means "dawn, morning, break of day" in Persian.

Bamewawagezhikaquay f Ojibwe
Meaning, "woman of the sound (the stars make) rushing through the sky" in Ojibwe.

Bamoun m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of Pamoun, as pa- typically becomes ba- in Arabic, since Arabic doesn't have the phoneme /p/.

Bamqué m Romani (Caló)
Variant of Bujamí.

Ban m Arthurian Cycle
The name of Sir. Lancelot's father in Arthurian tales, Ban of Benoic.

Banabèu m Provençal
Provençal form of Barnabé.

Banadetg m Romansh
Romansh form of Benedict.

Banafshe f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian بنفشه (see Banafsheh).

Banaias m Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Benaiah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Banang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Silvana, Urbana, and other similar names.

Banard m French (Rare), Breton (Rare)
Variant of Barnard or Bernard.

Banashree f Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali বনশ্রী (see Banashri).

Banasree f Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali বনশ্রী (see Banashri).

Banasri f Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali বনশ্রী (see Banashri).

Banastre m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Banastre. This was borne by the British officer and politician Banastre Tarleton (1754-1833), known for fighting in the American War of Independence.

Banawag m Filipino
Masculine form of Liwayway.

Banaz f Kurdish
Borne by Banaz Mahmoud (1985-2006), a British-Iraqi woman of Kurdish origin who was murdered in an honour killing at the age of 20 by her family, who were arrested and sentenced. Banaz is also the name of a region in Turkey.

Banba f Irish Mythology
One of a trinity of Irish goddesses, with Ériu and Fódla.

Bánccu m Sami
Sami form of Paukku.

Bancherd m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บรรเจิด (see Banchoet).

Bancho m Scottish Gaelic
Galic original of Banquo

Banco m Theatre
Italian form of Banquo used in the opera 'Macbeth' premiered in 1847 by Giuseppe Verdi and Francesco Maria Piave. This name is only used for this opera as banco coincides with the Italian meaning "bench; desk; bank".

Bancroft m English (American, Rare)
A notable bearer is Bancroft Gherardi, and admiral of the United States Navy.

Báncu m Sami
Sami form of Paukku.

Bandet m Romansh
Romansh form of Benedict.

Bandhavi f Hindi (Rare), Indian (Rare), Telugu (Rare)
From Sanskrit बान्धवी (bāndhavī) meaning "female relative" (the feminine form of बान्धव (bāndhava) "relative, kinsman", which is a vṛddhi derivative of बन्धु (bandhu) "relation").

Bandhuli f Bengali (Hindu)
From the Sanskrit name for the noon flower (species Pentapetes phoenicea), which might be related to the Sanskrit noun बन्धु (bándhu) meaning "connection, relation, bond; a kinsman, relative, kindred" (the source also of Bengali বন্ধু (bondhu) "friend").

Bandit f & m English (American, Rare), Popular Culture (Rare)
From the English word, ultimately from the late Latin bannire "to proclaim". Used by My Chemical Romance vocalist Gerard Way and Mindless Self Indulgence bassist Lyn-Z for their daughter.... [more]

Bando f Indigenous Australian
Meaning unknown.... [more]

Bandó m Hungarian
Diminutive of András.

Bandobras m Literature
Bandobras Took, commonly known as Bullroarer, was a Hobbit of the Shire and the hero of the Battle of the Green Fields.

Bandojé m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Bernard.

Bandojí m Romani (Caló)
Variant of Bandojé.

Bandy m & f American
Transferred use of the surname Bandy.

Bane m East Frisian (Archaic)
Short form of names that contain the element bann meaning "ban" or else a short form of names containing the element barn / bern "bear".... [more]

Bane m Popular Culture
From the English word bane meaning "cause of misery or ruin". In the DC Comics universe, Bane is a powerful and intelligent criminal, first appearing in 1993, and is one of Batman’s most iconic enemies.

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

Banesa f Spanish (Rare), Aragonese
Variant of Vanesa, also an Aragonese form.

Banetjer m Ancient Egyptian
Probably from Egyptian bꜣ-nṯr, perhaps meaning "soul of a god", from Egyptian bꜣ, a being's soul or personality, combined with nṯr "god, king". This was the throne name of Nynetjer.

Bằng m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 鵬 (bằng) referring to the Peng, a type of giant bird in Chinese mythology.

Banga m Shona
Means "knife" or "sword" in Shona. Banga is the name of a Ngbandi god of water.

Bangas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Banga.

Bang-gwa m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Jeongjong (1357-1419), second king of the Joseon dynasty.

Bangorn f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bangon.

Bang-u m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Grand Prince Jinan (1354-1394), oldest son of Seong-gye (King Taejo).

Banguolė f Lithuanian
Literally means "little wave", derived from the Lithuanian noun banga meaning "wave, billow" combined with the feminine diminutive suffix -(u)olė. As such, one could consider this name to be a diminutive of the name Banga.

Banguolis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Literally means "little wave", derived from the Lithuanian noun banga meaning "wave, billow" combined with the masculine diminutive suffix -(u)olis. As such, one could consider this name to be a diminutive of the name Bangas.

Bangura m & f Mende
Means "strong" and "child of God" in Mende.

Bang-won m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Taejong (1367-1422), third king of Joseon.

Bani m Filipino
Contraction of Bayani.

Banifacyj m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Boniface.

Banita f African American
Variant of Bonita.

Banitu f Ancient Assyrian
Of unknown etymology. Possibly derived from either Akkadian banītu meaning "beautiful", or bānītu (also Akkadian), meaning "divine Creatress". Banitu was a queen of the Neo Assyrian empire circa 729 BCE.

Baniw f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Banu.

Banjamin m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Banjerd m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บรรเจิด (see Banchoet).

Banjo m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Banjo. Occasionally used in homage to various persons using the byname, such as Australian poet Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson or American race car driver Edwin “Banjo” Matthews.

Banjoed m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บรรเจิด (see Banchoet).

Banjong m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Banchong.

Bánk m Hungarian
BÁNK is a masculine Hungarian name. It is the name of the title character in the Opera Bánk Bán. Bán is a title of Hungarian nobility.

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

Banksy f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred used of the surname Banksy as a given name. It could also be used as a diminutive of the name Banks.

Banna f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish benna "peak, summit". This word also denoted a sort of carriage with four wheels.

Bannie f & m Western African (Rare), Filipino (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Bonnie.

Banning m English
Transferred use of the surname Banning.

Bannister m English
Transferred use of the surname Bannister.

Bánnos m Sami
Sami variant of Bávllos.

Bannoudi m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Bohairic Coptic name Pennouti.

Bannus m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish benna "peak, summit". This word also denoted a sort of carriage with four wheels.

Bano f Kurdish
Kurdish version of Banu.

Banos m Coptic (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Vane.

Banoub m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of Panoub, as pa- typically becomes ba- in Arabic, since Arabic doesn't have the phoneme /p/.

Banovsha f Azerbaijani
Means "violet" in Azeri. It is a cognate of Banafsheh.

Banri m & f Japanese
From 万里 (banri) meaning "thousands of miles​," the second kanji referring to a unit of distance called ri.... [more]

Bantine m Sardinian
Logudorese short form of Constantine.

Bantini m Sardinian
Sassarese short form of Constantine.

Banuçiçək f Azerbaijani
From Persian بانو (bānū) meaning "lady" and Turkic čeček meaning "flower, blossom"... [more]

Banx m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Banks.

Banxe m Old Swedish (Rare)
Variant spelling of Bamse found in southwest Sweden in the 14th and 16th century.

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

Banyen f Thai
Means "marvel of Peru (a type of flower)" or "magenta" in Thai.

Banyers m Arthurian Cycle
A Knight of the Round Table who participated in the Grail Quest.

Banzragch m & f Mongolian
Derived from Sanskrit पञ्चरक्षा (Pañcaraksha) meaning "five protections" or "five rakshas", the name of a Buddhist text and the five dharanis (protective chants or incantations) it contains, as well as the five goddesses identified with them.

Baojiang m Chinese
From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 江 (jiāng) meaning "large river".

Baojin f & m Chinese
From the 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliance of gems, fine jade" or 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money".

Baojing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare" or 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, maintain" combined with 璟 (jǐng) meaning "lustre of gems", 京 (jīng) meaning "capital city", 晶 (jīng) meaning "clear, crystal", 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" or 靖 (jìng) meaning "peaceful, tranquil"... [more]

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

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".

Baona f Chinese
Combination of Bao and Na.

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

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]

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".

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.

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.

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

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

Baqiza f Kazakh
Kazakh form of Pakiza

Baqtïyar m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Bakhtiyar.

Báquides m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Bacchides.

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".

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.

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.

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.

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

Barakiel m Croatian
Croatian form of Barachiel.

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."

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

Barbaraann f English (American, Rare)
A combination of Barbara and Ann.

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.

Barbaro m Italian
Masculine form of Barbara.

Barbaros m Turkish
Turkish form of Barbarossa.

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

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.

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.

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 f Provençal
Provençal form of Barbe.

Barboa f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Barbara.

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.