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Brayton m English (Modern, Rare)
Likely a variant of Braden, or else a transferred use of the English habitational surname Brayton (which is derived from Old Norse breithr "broad", or from the Old Norse personal name Breithi, combined with Old English tun "town, farmstead").
Bre f English
Diminutive of name beginning with Bre-, Bri-, and Bry-. Most notably for Brianna.
Breaca f Medieval Cornish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Breage, from Cornish bregh "brave". The 5th-century Cornish saint Breage is also known as Breaca or Bray. Breage is also probably the source of the medieval Cornish name Braya.... [more]
Breacnait f Irish
Means "freckled girl".
Bread-of-life m English (Puritan)
Referring to the word of God as the only thing required for subsistence.
Breagan m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Breagan.
Brecken m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Brecken.
Breckin m English
Variant of Brecken.
Brecklyn f & m English (Modern)
Either a variant of Brooklyn or an elaboration of Brecken or Brock with the popular name suffix -lyn.
Brede m Norwegian
From the medieval Danish word bredje, meaning "battle axe". This name is rarely used outside Norway. Brede is also a surname.
Bredica f Slovene
Diminutive of Breda 2.
Breeanna f English
Variant of Brianna.
Breelyn f English (Modern)
Combination of Bree and the popular name suffix lyn.
Breena f English (Modern)
Probably an invented name, perhaps based on Breanna. (See also Brina.)
Breeyn f English
Likely a variant of Brianne or an elongation of Bryn.
Breeze f & m English
From the English word "breeze" referring to "a light, gentle wind". From the Dutch bries 'breeze', from the Eastern Frisian brîse 'breeze', from brisen 'to blow fresh and strong'.
Brehannah f English (Rare)
Likely either a variant of Briana or a combination of the prefix bre and Hannah.
Breindy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Breindel.
Breion m English
Variant of Brian.
Brené f English (American, Rare)
Probably a combination of two names, such as a name starting with B- with René or Renée.... [more]
Brenn m & f English
A diminutive of names with the element or sound of -bren-, such as Brenna or Brendan.
Brentyn m English
Variant of Brenton.
Breogán m Celtic Mythology, Galician
Related to the Celtic root brixs "high, hill". This is the name of the mythological ancestor of the Irish in the Lebor Gabála Érenn, a medieval Christian history of Ireland... [more]
Bresibalt m Medieval English
Possibly from Bresi, which is a form of the Old English name Beorhtsige.
Breslin m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Breslin.
Bretny f English
Variant of Brittney.
Breton m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Breton.
Brette m & f English
Variant of Brett.
Brettiva f Norwegian (Archaic), Medieval Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of the Old English name Brihtgifu, a metathesis of Beorhtgifu.
Brettlyn f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Brett using the popular name suffix lyn.
Brettney f English
Variant of Brittany, possibly inspired by Brett.
Brewer m English
Transferred use of the surname Brewer.
Brewster m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Brewster.
Brey m English (Rare)
Variant of Bray.
Brhianna f American (Rare)
Very rare variant of Brianna modelled on Rhianna.
Briann f & m English
Variant of Brianne or Brian.
Briant m English (American), Medieval French
Probably of Bretonic origin.
Briarly f English
Variant of Brierley.
Briauna f English
Variant of Briana.
Bricida f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Brigida.
Bricta f Celtic Mythology
Bricta or Brixta was a Gaulish goddess who was a consort of Luxovius. It has, however, been suggested that if "Bricta is a title incorporating Bríg, it may actually be a title assigned to Sirona rather than a separate goddess"... [more]
Bricteva f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Medieval English
Latinized form of the Old English name Brihtgifu, a metathesis of Beorhtgifu.
Brictfled f Medieval English
A form of the Old English name Beorhtflæd.
Brictgyth f Medieval English
Variant form of Beorhtgyth, an Old English name derived from the elements beorht "bright" and guð "battle".
Brictman m Anglo-Saxon
Form of Beorhtmann found in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book.
Brictnoth m Medieval English
Variant form of Beorhtnoth, an Old English name derived from the elements beorht "bright" and noð "boldness, daring".
Brictstan m Anglo-Saxon
Form of Beorhtstan found in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book.
Brictwulf m Medieval English
A form of the Old English name Beorhtwulf.
Brictwy m Anglo-Saxon (Rare)
Form of Beorhtwig found in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book.
Bridge m & f English
Diminutive of Bridger or Bridget.
Bridgemont m English
Transferred usage of the place name Bridgemont.
Brien m English
Variant of Brian.
Brienne f American (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture, Literature
Variant of Brianne. This is the name of a character in George R. R. Martin's 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series, as well as the TV show based on the books 'Game of Thrones'... [more]
Brier f & m English
Variant of Briar.
Brierley f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Brierley.
Bright m & f English
Short form of Brighton.
Brighton m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Brighton.
Brilliana f English (Rare, Archaic)
Coined by Lord Conway in the early 17th century for his daughter (who would later become a well-known English letter-writer).... [more]
Briney f English
Diminutive of Sybrina used in the 18th century.
Brinker m English (Rare), Literature
Transferred use of the surname Brinker.... [more]
Brinlee f English
Variant of Brinley.
Brinly f English
Variant of Brinley or transferred use of the surname Brinly.
Brison m English
Variant of Bryson.
Britan f & m English
Variant of Britton.
Britannica f African American (Rare)
Possibly from Latin britannica meaning "of Britannia, British", as in the title of the Encyclopædia Britannica, the oldest English-language general encyclopedia.
Brittan f & m English
Variant of Britton.
Britten f & m American
Transferred use of the surname Britten.
Brittian m & f English (Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Britton
Brixx m & f African American
Potential diminutive of Brixton. In the case of Pusha T’s daughter, it’s in reference to cocaine.
Briziu m Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Bricius.
Broc m English
Variant of Brock.
Brodd m Norwegian (Rare)
From Old Norse broddr meaning "spike."
Broddr m Old Norse
From Old Norse broddr meaning "spike".
Brodee m English
Variant of Brody.
Broden m English
Transferred use of the surname Brodén.
Broderick m English
Transferred use of the surname Broderick.
Brodrick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brodrick. See also Broderick.
Brok m English
Variant of Brock.
Broklauss m Anglo-Scandinavian
Anglo-Scandinavian name (originally byname) meaning "without breeches", composed of Old Norse brók "breeches, pants" and -lauss "-less".
Brolin m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brolin.
Bromleigh m English
Transferred use of the surname Bromleigh.
Bromley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Bromley.
Bronislas m Medieval Slavic (Gallicized), French
French form of Bronisław, via its Latinized form Bronislaus.
Bronx m English
Transferred use of the place name Bronx. It began gaining popularity as a given name after singers Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson used it for their son in 2008.
Brooker m English
Transferred use of the surname Brooker.
Brookes m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Brooks.... [more]
Brooksie f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive and feminine form of Brooks.
Brothir m Medieval English, Old Danish
Old Danish and Medieval English form of Bróðir.
Brown m English
Transferred use of the surname Brown.
Brownie m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Brown.
Brownlow m English
Transferred use of the surname Brownlow.
Bru m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Bruno and Bruna.
Brucha f Yiddish
Variant of Bracha.
Bruchy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Brucha and Bracha.
Brun m Medieval English, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Swedish
The Old English masculine name Brun is identical with the adjective brun meaning ‘brown’ (OE brūn). It appears to have become established as an independent forename only in the later tenth century, its earliest recorded bearers living c. 970... [more]
Brungar m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements brun "brown" and gar "spear".
Brunhyse m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements brun meaning "brown" and hyse meaning "youth warrior" (also found in Godhyse).
Brunlocc m Anglo-Saxon
Late Old English name meaning "brown lock (of hair)", composed of the elements brun "brown" and locc "hair, curl" (probably originally a byname).
Brunmann m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements brun "brown" and mann "person, man".
Brunsunu m Anglo-Saxon
Late Old English name composed of the elements brun "brown" and sunu "son".
Brunton m Scottish (Rare), English (Australian)
Transferred use of the surname Brunton. James Brunton Stephens (1835-1902) was a Scottish-born Australian poet, and author of 'Convict Once'.
Brunwin m Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Brunwine, an Old English name composed of the elements brun meaning "brown" and wine meaning "friend".
Bryar m English
Variant of Briar.
Brycyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bryson.
Brydan m English
Variant of Bryden.
Bryden m English (Modern)
Variant of Braden, perhaps influenced by Bryan.
Brydon m English
Variant of Bryden.
Bryer m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bryer.
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).
Bryleigh f American
Variant of Briley.
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.
Bryna f English, Yiddish (Anglicized)
Yiddish ברײַנא from German Bräune "brown(ness)".
Brynlie f English
Variant of Brynlee.
Brynly f English
Variant of Brynlee.
Brynna f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Brynn (probably influenced by Brenna) as well as a variant of Bryna.
Bryok m Cornish
Cornish form of Brioc.
Bryor m English
Variant of Briar.
Brysha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements bry and sha.
Bua f Thai
Means "lotus" in Thai.
Buckley m English
Transferred use of the surname Buckley 1.
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.
Buel m English
Variant of Buell.
Buell m English
Transferred use of the surname Buell.
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]
Buggi m Medieval English, Old Danish
Old Norse byname, related to the Nynorsk word bugge meaning "powerful man."
Bukki m Biblical
Bukki was a prince of the tribe of Dan; one of those appointed by Moses to superintend the division of Canaan amongst the tribe (Num... [more]
Bulan m Jewish, Turkish
Bulan was a Khazar king who led the conversion of the Khazars to Judaism. His name means "elk" in Old Turkic. In modern Turkish, it means "The one who finds" (Bul + an).
Bumblebee m & f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
The name of several fictional characters, including a Marvel comics superhero, Transformers character, and The Simpsons character.
Bunker m English
Transferred from the surname Bunker.
Bunnie f English
Variant of Bunny.
Bunthawee m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "virtue, merit" and ทวี (tá-wee) meaning "to increase, to add".
Bunty f Scots, English
Originally an English and Scottish term of endearment derived from Scots buntin "plump, short and stout" referring to a plump child (possibly with the intended meaning of "good healthy baby" or "dear little one")... [more]
Buohttá f Sami
Sami form of Bothilda.
Buppha f Thai
Means "flowers, blooms, blossoms" in Thai.
Burcard m Medieval English
Old English variant of Burkhard.
Burdette m & f English (Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Bernadette or a variant of the traditionally French and English surname Burdette derived from a pet form of the Old French personal name Burdo.
Burgess m English
Transferred use of the surname Burgess.
Burghelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements burg "stronghold, fortified place" and helm "helmet, protection".
Burgnoth m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements burg "fortification" and noð "boldness, daring".
Burgred m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Burgræd. A notable bearer of this name was Burgred, a king of the Mercians from 852 to 874.
Burgric m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements burg "fortress" and ric "ruler, king". This name was borne by a 10th-century bishop of Rochester.
Burgweald m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name meaning "mighty fortress", derived from the elements burg "stronghold, fortified place" and weald "powerful, mighty".
Burnell m English
Transferred use of the surname Burnell.
Burns m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Burns 1.
Burnu f Obscure, Popular Culture
Possibly an elaboration of English burn. This was the stage name of American actress Burnu Acquanetta (1921-2004; real name Mildred Davenport), sometimes known simply as Acquanetta, who claimed it was an Arapaho name meaning "burning fire".
Burrell m English
Transferred use of the surname Burrell.
Butifar m Arabic
Arabic form of Potiphar.
Butler m English
From the surname Butler.
Button m English
The name of Button Gwinnett, one of the signatories (first signature on the left) on the United States Declaration of Independence.
Byard m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Byard.
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.
Byran m English
Variant of Byron.
Byrd f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bird or transferred use of the surname Byrd.
Byrghita f Old Swedish, Medieval Scandinavian
Old Swedish and Medieval Norwegian variant of Birgitta.
Byrita f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Byrghita (see Birgitta).
Ca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Camila and Carla.
Cable m American
Transferred use of the surname Cable.
Caca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Camila and Carla.
Cacá m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Carlos and Carolina.
Cacamatzin m Nahuatl
Derived 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.
Cacau f Portuguese
Diminutive of Claudia.
Caco m Portuguese
Diminutive of Marcos.
Cadance f English
Variant of Cadence.
Cadenus m Literature
Invented by author Jonathan Swift for his 1726 poem Cadenus and Vanessa. The name is an anagram for the latin word decanus, meaning Dean, because he was the dean of St... [more]
Cadenza f & m American (Rare)
An "ornamental passage near the close of a song or solo," 1780, from Italian cadenza "conclusion of a movement in music." See also Cadence.
Cadinho m Portuguese
Diminutive of Ricardo.
Cado m Portuguese
Diminutive of Ricardo.
Cadog m Welsh
Variant of Cadoc.
Cadu m Portuguese
Diminutive of Carlos Eduardo.
Cadwallader m Medieval Welsh (Anglicized), Welsh (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Cadwaladr. This spelling occurs in Shakespeare's 'Henry V'.... [more]
Cadwallon m Old Welsh, History
Derived from Old Welsh cat "battle" and an uncertain element, possibly gwallon "ruler" or uualaun, uualon "valorous" or guallaun "good, best"... [more]
Cadwy m Welsh Mythology
From Old Welsh cad "battle" combined with the suffix wy. This was borne by the son of Geraint in Arthurian legend.
Cady f & m English (Modern, Rare)
While nowadays generally considered a phonetic spelling of Katie or a diminutive of Cadence, Cady was originally derived from a surname which was either a variant of Cade or an Anglicized form of Ó Ceadaigh ("descendant of Céadach"), with Ceadach being a byname derived from Irish ceadach "talkative".... [more]
Caelifer m Roman Mythology
From a poetic Latin epithet of the Greek god Atlas which meant "supporting the heavens", from caelum "heaven" and ferre "to bear, to carry, to bring"... [more]
Caelin f English
Variant of Caelyn.
Caesula f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Caeso.
Caeylin f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.
Caeylyn f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.
Cafiero m Italian (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Cafiero. From an Italian surname derived from Arabic kafir meaning "infidel". It was first used as a name in the late 19th century, in honor of Italian anarchist Carlo Cafiero (1846-1892).
Cage m English
Transferred use of the surname Cage.... [more]
Cager m English
Diminutive of Micajah used in the 18th century.
Caidy f English
Variant of Cady.
Caige m English
Variant of Cage
Cailah f English
Variant of Kayla.
Cailee f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caílte m Irish, Irish Mythology
Older form of Caoilte, possibly derived from Irish caol meaning "slender". In Irish legend Caílte was a warrior of the Fianna and their foremost poet... [more]
Cailynn f English
Anglicized form of Caoilfhionn.
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