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Bessi m Arabic (Maghrebi)

Bessy f English
Variant of Bessie.

Béta f Kashubian
Diminutive of Elżbiéta and Erzsébet.

Běta f Czech
Diminutive of Alžběta.

Beta f Slovak, Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Romansh
Slovak diminutive of Alžbeta (not used as a given name in its own right), Portuguese diminutive of Elisabete, Alberta ou Roberta and Romansh variant of Betta.

Betânio m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Masculine form of Betânia.

Bete f Galician, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Short form of Elisabete.

Bétéide f Irish Mythology
Means "wanton lady" in Irish Gaelic, from bé "woman" and téide "wantonness" (see Téide). In Irish legend she is a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, daughter of the goddess Flidais and sister of the witch-like Bé Chuille.

Bételgeuse m & f Astronomy
French form of Betelgeuse.

Betha f Romansh
Variant of Beta.

Betha f Medieval English
Variant of Bethia.

Bethabara f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From a New Testament place name, Βηθαβαρά (Bēthabará) in Greek, which is derived from Hebrew בית עברה (bēt ‛ăbārāh) meaning "house of the ford" or "place of crossing"... [more]

Bethana f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Bethany.

Bethaney f English (Rare)
Variant of Bethany.

Bethania f Romani (Archaic)

Bethanne f English
Variant of Bethann.

Bethannie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bethany, influenced by Annie.

Bethanny f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bethany.

Bethelda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Bethilda.

Bethella f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bethelle.

Bethelle f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bethel.

Bethen f English
Variant of Bethan.

Bethen m Hungarian (Rare, Archaic)

Bethena f English (American, Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Bethana. Bethena, A Concert Waltz ( 1905) is a composition by Scott Joplin.

Bethenia f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Bethany (compare Bethena).

Betheny f English (Rare)
Variant of Bethany.

Bethia f Biblical Latin, Scottish, English
Form of Bithiah used in some versions of the Old Testament, including the Douay-Rheims Bible. This name was popular in Scotland from the 17th century as an Anglicised form of Gaelic Beathag... [more]

Bethie f English
Variant of Bethy.

Bethilda f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Bathilda.

Bethlehem f Ethiopian, English (Rare)
From a biblical place name meaning "house of bread" in Hebrew, the city where Jesus was born (see Bethlehem).

Bethsabe f Judeo-French
Judeo-French form of Bathsheba.

Bethsaida f English, Biblical, Caribbean
Variant of Betsaida.

Bethy f English
Diminutive of Bethany, Elizabeth, and other names containing beth.

Bethzaida f American (Hispanic, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Bethsaida.

Beti f Welsh
Welsh adoption of Betty.

Betigül f Turkish
Derived from Turkish beti "shape, figure, build" and gül "rose". It is often interpreted to mean "as beautiful as a rose".

Betija f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Betty.

Betim m Albanian
Derived from Albanian betim "oath, pledge".

Betime f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Betim.

Betina f Portuguese (Brazilian), Danish, Croatian (Rare), Sorbian, Romanian
Variant of Bettina.

Betire f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Basque beti "always", this name is now generally understood as a Basque equivalent of Perpetua.

Betixa f Basque (Archaic), Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name that was recorded from the 13th century onwards.... [more]

Betja f Yiddish (Germanized, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a German-Yiddish variant of Bithiah.

Bětka f Czech
Diminutive of Alžběta via the variant diminutive Běta.

Betka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Elizabeta, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Beton m American (Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Beton.

Beton f Medieval English
Diminutive Beatrice and Beatrix.

Beton f Medieval Welsh
Medieval variant of Bethan.

Bêtri f Walloon
Walloon form of Béatrice.

Betrice f Medieval English
Contracted form of Beatrice.

Bétry f French (Archaic)
Local variant of Béatrix found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France up until the 1700s.

Betsabá f Biblical Portuguese
Portuguese form of Bathsheba.

Betsabe f Polish
Variant of Batszeba.

Betsabé f Spanish, Catalan, Hungarian
Spanish, Catalan and Hungarian form of Bathsheba.

Betsabea f Italian
Italian form of Bathsheba.

Betsan f Welsh
Welsh diminutive of Elizabeth.

Betsey f English (Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Betsy.

Betsie f English (Rare), Dutch
Variant of Betsy.

Betta f Italian, Romansh
Italian and Romansh short form of Elisabetta.

Betta f Sicilian
Contracted form of Binidetta.

Betta f Hungarian
Short form of Babett, Berta and Erzsébet.

Bettag f Scots
Caithness Scots variant of Betty.

Bettany f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bettany. This name is borne by English historian and writer Bettany Hughes (born 1968).

Bettanya f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Betté f Jèrriais
Diminutive of Élîzabé and Lîzabé and thus an equivalent to English Betty.

Betti f Estonian, Hungarian, German (Swiss)
Estonian short form of Eliisabet, Hungarian short form of Erzsébet and Swiss German short form of Elisabeth.

Bettianne f Obscure
Variant of Bettyanne.

Bettine f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Bettina.

Betto m History (Ecclesiastical), Germanic
Diminutive of Germanic names containing the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element berht, Old High German beraht meaning "bright" (Proto-Germanic *berhtaz).

Bettrys f Welsh (Rare)
Variant of Betrys.

Bettsy f English (Rare)
Variant of Betsy.

Bettuzza f Sicilian
Variant of Bettina.

Bettý f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Betty.

Betua f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish *betua "birch tree".

Beturián m Aragonese (?)
Aragonese form of Victorianus.

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

Betw f Welsh (Archaic)
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Betye f English (American)
Variant of Betty.

Betzabet f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), South American (Rare)
Variant of Betsabé.

Bexley f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Bexley.

Beyla f Norse Mythology
From the reconstructed Proto-Norse name *Baunila, possibly meaning "little bean" or "little swelling". In Norse mythology, Beyla is a servant of the god Freyr with her husband Bryggvir.

Beyle f Judeo-French
Variant of Bele.

Beyzagül f Turkish
Combination of Beyza and Gül.

Beza f & m Eastern African, Amharic
Means "payment, redemption" in Amharic.

Bézian m Gascon

Bezlea f Baltic Mythology (Latinized)
The name of an alleged Lithuanian goddess of the evening.... [more]

Bezprym m Medieval Polish
Variant of Biezprzem.

Bezprzem m Medieval Polish
Variant of Przezprzem.

Bezubaia f Medieval Russian

Bezzel f Judeo-French
Variant of Bessel.

Bezzeline f Judeo-French
Diminutive of Bezzel.

Bharvi f & m Indian
Means "holy basil (plant)" in Hindi.

Bhioctoria f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Victoria.

Bia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek Βία (bia) "power, force, might". In Greek mythology, Bia is the personification of force, anger and raw energy.

Bia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Gabriela.

Biaggia f Sicilian
Feminine form of Biaggiu.

Biaggina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Biaggia.

Biagginu m Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican diminutive of Biaghju and Sicilian diminutive of Biaggiu.

Biaggiò m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Biaggio.

Biaggiu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Biaggio.

Biaggiuzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Biaggia.

Biaggiuzzu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Biaggiu.

Biaghju m Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Blasius.

Biagia f Medieval Italian, Italian
Feminine form of Biagio.

Biagiu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Biagio.

Biagota f Medieval Slavic, Medieval Czech
Of uncertain origin and meaning; current theories, however, include a form of Blahota or Bjegota... [more]

Biana f Jewish

Bianchetta f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Bianca.

Bianchina f Italian
Diminutive of Bianca.

Biancofiore f Literature
Italian form of Blanchefleur.

Bianda f Indonesian

Biandina f Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Blandina.

Bianer m Catalan
Catalan form of Bianor.

Bianna f English, Mexican (?)
In English, this is an invented based on the popular name suffix -ianna. It is also Mexican, the meaning unknown. This is the name of a news anchor on Good Morning America, Bianna Golodryga.

Biannka f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant form of Bianca.

Biano m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Fabiano.

Bianora f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bianore.

Biàsgiu m Sardinian (Archaic)
Sardinian form of Blaise.

Biasgiu m Corsican
Gallurese form of Blaise.

Biasu m Sardinian
Nuorese form of Blasius.

Biata f Medieval Russian, Sicilian
Variant of Beata.

Biata f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Beatrice.

Biatrici f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Beatrice.

Biatrís f Medieval Galician
Medieval Galician variant of Beatriz.

Biatris f Romansh, Friulian, Hebrew, Medieval Occitan
Variant of Biatriz.

Biatriz f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Beatriz.

Biatu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Beato.

Biba f Croatian, Slovene
Short form of names beginning with the element Bi-, such as Biserka and Biljana.

Bibbiana f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Bibiana.

Bibgul f Kazakh (Rare)

Bibián m Galician
Variant of Vivián.

Bibian m Polish
Masculine equivalent of Bibiana.

Bibianna f Polish
Variant of Bibiana.

Bibiğäyşä f Tatar

Bibijana f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of Bibiana.

Bibiñe f Basque
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Viviana and Viviane.

Biblide f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Byblis.

Bibo m Portuguese
Diminutive of Gabriel.

Bíbor f Hungarian (Rare)
Old Hungarian name originally meaning "flax tissue", nowadays it is associated with Hungarian word "purple". Its more popular diminutive is Bíborka.

Bíbora f Hungarian
Variant of Bíbor.

Bíboranna f Hungarian
Combination of Bíbor and Anna.

Bibunia f Polish
Diminutive of Bibiana and Bibianna.

Bibusia f Polish
Diminutive of Bibiana and Bibianna.

Bicia f Medieval Italian

Bida f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish

Bidau m Gascon
Gascon form of Vidal.

Bidi f Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Obedience.

Bié f Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Bia.

Biechna f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Benigna, Benedykta and Beata.

Biecsława f Polish
Feminine form of Biecsław.

Bieiris f Medieval Occitan
Medieval Occitan form of Beatrice.

Bieita f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Bieito.

Bieke f Dutch (Rare), Flemish
Diminutive of Beatrijs/Beatrix and Sabina/Sabine as well as Gabrielle (via its short forms Gabi and Gabie).

Biela f Portuguese (Brazilian), Galician
Short form of Gabriela.

Bieniaszka f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Benigna.

Bieńka f Medieval Polish
Diminutive of Benigna and Benedykta.

Bienvenu m French
French form of Benvenuto.

Bienvenue f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Bienvenu.

Bierbel f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Barbara.

Bierløta f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Bergljót.

Biernåd m Walloon
Walloon form of Bernard.

Biernådete f Walloon
Walloon form of Bernadette.

Biernardyn m Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Bernardyn.

Biernat m Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Bernard.

Bietie f Scottish (Archaic)
Possible diminutive of Beitris. See also Beatie.

Bietmé m Walloon
Walloon form of Barthélémy.

Bietråde f Medieval Walloon
Walloon form of Bertrade.

Bietriz f Medieval French
Old French variant of Béatrice.

Bietrumé m Walloon
Walloon form of Barthélémy.

Biette f French (Rare), Medieval French, History
Perhaps from Bietta, the Romansch form of Beata. ... [more]

Biezdziadka f Medieval Polish
Feminine form of Biezdziad.

Biezprzem m Medieval Polish
Variant of Przezprzem.

Bigna f Romansh
Romansh form of Barbara as well as a variant of Bina. This name is traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Bignia f Romansh
Variant of Bigna.

Bihotza f Basque
Derived from Basque bihotz "heart; spirit; (by extension) courage; (term of endearment) dear, darling".

Bihozne f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a variant of Bihotza.

Bihri f Jewish

Bijoux f American (Modern, Rare)
Plural of the French word bijou, meaning "jewels". It is not used as a given name in France.

Biju m Indian

Biket f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Rebecca.

Bilan f Somali

Bilasa f Sicilian
Variant of Biaggia.

Bilasi m Sicilian
Variant of Biaggiu.

Bilasuzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Bilasa.

Bilasuzzu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Bilasi.

Bilbil m Albanian
Derived from Albanian bilbil "nightingale".

Bilena f English
English variant of Bilina.

Bilia f Medieval Italian

Biliana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Биляна (see Bilyana).

Bililde f Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Bilhilde.

Bilius m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish bilio- "tree".

Bilka f Slovene
Diminutive of Biljana.

Billa f Jewish
Variant of Bila.

Billan f Somali

Billé m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Billy.

Billfrith m History
Saint Billfrith is a famous bearer.

Billiejean f English (Rare)
Combination of Billie and Jean 2. This is also popularized by the title of the song by Michael Jackson named "Billie Jean" released on January 22nd 1983.

Billiejoe f Obscure
Rare variant of Billiejo.

Bilquis f Muslim (Rare)
Variant transcription of Bilqis.

Bina f Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese, Nepali
Variant of Vina.

Bina f Breton, Slovene
Short form of Albina.

Bina f English
Diminutive of Sabina and Sabrina.

Bina f Romansh
Short form of Jacobina, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in the Engadine valley.

Binah f Hebrew, Jewish
Variant transcription of Bina.

Binak m Albanian
Derived from Albanian binak "twin".

Binat f Hebrew

Binca f Slovene
Short form of Albinca.

Binenn f Breton
Short form of Albinenn.

Bingen m Basque
Basque form of Vincent.

Bingene f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Vicenta.

Bingiu m Sardinian
Variant of Gavinu.

Binia f Romansh
Variant of Bignia.

Binidetta f Sicilian
Variant of Biniditta.

Binidig m Medieval Breton
Breton form of Benedict.

Binidinu m Sicilian
Variant of Binidittu.

Biniditta f Sicilian
Feminine form of Binidittu.

Binidittina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Biniditta.

Binidittinu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Binidittu.

Binidittu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Benedictus (see Benedict).

Binig m Breton
Diminutive of Albin via the diminutive Albinig.

Binigna f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Benigna.

Binignu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Benigno.

Biniritta f Sicilian
Variant of Biniditta.

Binirittu m Sicilian
Variant of Binidittu.

Binita f Sicilian
Cognate of Benita.

Binittu m Sicilian
Contracted form of Binidittu.

Binitu m Sicilian
Cognate of Benito.

Binjamin m Picard
Picard form of Benjamin.

Bink m Kashubian
Diminutive of Albin.

Binka f Kashubian
Diminutive of names ending in -bina, such as Albina and Sabina.

Binnarda f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Bernarda.

Binnardetta f Sicilian
Diminutive of Binnarda.

Binnardina f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Bernardina.

Binnardinu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Binnardu.

Binnardu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Bernardo.

Biöegümiła f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Bogumiła.

Biöetuł m Vilamovian
Variant of Biötuł.

Bioleta f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Violeta.

Biötuł m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Bartholomew.

Bird f & m American (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Bird.

Bireta f Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Old Swedish variant of Birgitta.

Birete f Medieval Baltic

Birga f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic), German (Rare)
Contracted form of Birgitta, as well as a feminine form of Birger.

Birgitha f Swedish (Rare)

Biri f Hungarian
Diminutive of Borbála.

Birillus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Birillus of Antioch was the first evangelizer and the first bishop of Catania in Sicily.

Biringeira f Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese variant of Berengaria.

Birit f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of Birgitta.

Birite f Medieval Baltic

Birjinia f Basque
Basque form of Virginia.

Birjo f Estonian (Rare)
Estonian cognate of Pirjo.

Birka f German
Variant of Birke.

Birke f German
German name of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include an old and obscure feminine form of Birk, which itself is an Alemannic short form of names containing the element Burk- (the name element being derived from Old High German burg "protection; shelter", compare Burkhard), an early 20th-century coinage based on Indogermanic bircha "glowing", an early 20th-century coinage based on Middle Low German berke "birch tree" and an early 20th-century coinage based on the modern German word Birke "birch tree" and thus making it a botanical word name.... [more]

Birkide f Basque
Basque form of Bridget.

Birkite f Basque
Variant of Birkide.

Birnardinu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Birnardu.

Birnardu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Bernardo.

Biron m English (Rare), Theatre
Shakespeare used this name in one of the three companions of King Ferdinand in Love's Labour Lost (1594).

Birreth f Danish (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Birita.

Birrit f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Birit.

Birtha f Danish
Variant of Birta.

Bisan f Arabic (Rare)

Biser m Bulgarian
Maculine form of Bisera.

Bissente m Sardinian
Nuroese form of Vincent.

Bistgaun m Romansh
Romansh form of Sebastian, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Bistgeun m Romansh
Variant of Bistgaun.

Biswajit m Indian, Bengali, Odia
Bengali and Odia form of Vishwajit.

Bita f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque feminine name first recorded in 1033.

Bitbuna f Medieval Baltic

Bite f Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian name of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a direct derivation from Latvian bite "a bee" and a short form of Brigita.

Bitha f American (South, Archaic)
Truncated form of Tabitha.

Bithleem f Greek (Rare, Archaic)
Alternate (possibly archaic) transcription of Greek Βηθλεέμ (see Vithleem).

Bithnanaia f Near Eastern Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Of uncertain etymology. Bithnanaia was a Palmyrene goddess, considered to be the daughter of the god Konon.

Bithy f American (South, Archaic)
Originally a diminutive of Tabitha, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.

Bithynia f Biblical, American (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of a region in Asia Minor mentioned in Acts in the New Testament.... [more]

Bítia f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Bithiah.

Bítor m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Victor.

Bitoriano m Basque
Basque form of Victorianus.

Bitta f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bitte.

Bittina f Sicilian
Contracted form of Binidittina.

Bittinu m Sicilian
Contracted form of Binidittinu.

Bittori f Basque
Feminine form of Bittor.

Biviana f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Viviana or Bibiana.

Bivoj m Czech (Rare)
Allegedly derived from Czech bíti "to smite; to beat; to fight" and the Slavic element voji "soldier".

Bix m American
Diminutive of Bismark. Famously borne by American jazz legend, Bix Beiderbecke, who was a reknowned cornetist and pianist during the 1920s.

Bixente m Basque
One of the Basque forms of Vincent.

Bizas m Bosnian, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Bosnian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Byzas.

Bizén m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Vincent.

Bizenta f Basque
Basque feminine form of Vincent.

Bizente m Basque
Basque form of Vincent.

Bjalla f Faroese
Derived from Old Norse bjalla "bell".

Bjanka f Croatian, Sorbian
Cognate of Bianca.

Bjargdís f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic variant of Bergdís.

Bjarkan m Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic masculine form of Björk.

Bjarkey f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrk "birch tree" or bjarkan "birch tree; name of the B-rune" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Bjarklind f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrk "birch tree" or bjarkan "birch tree; name of the B-rune" and lind "lime-tree, linden tree; linden spear-shaft; (protective shield of) linden wood".

Bjarma f Icelandic, Faroese
Feminine form of Bjarmi.

Bjarmi m Icelandic
Of unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a direct adoption of Icelandic bjarmi "loom, gleam of light" and a derivation from bjarmar, the Old Norse name for a branch of Finno-Ugric peoples called Permians in English (formerly also Bjarmians)... [more]

Bjarna f Icelandic
Feminine form of Bjarni.

Bjarnat m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Bernhard. Bjarnat Krawc (German: Bernhard Schneider), born 1861, was a Sorbian conductor.