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Balvis m Latvian (Rare)
Masculine form of Balva.

Bamba m Siberian

Bambam m Indigenous Australian, Meriam
Means "yellow" in Meriam, spoken in Torres Strait, Queensland and few southern Australian islands.

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

Banafsaj f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "violet" in Arabic.

Banafsha f Persian
Means "violet" in Persian.

Banan f & m Arabic
Means "fingers, fingertips" in Arabic.

Banawag m Filipino
Masculine form of Liwayway.

Banbangtaba m & f Dagbani
Means "those who know each other" in Dagbani.

Bánccu m Sami
Sami form of Paukku.

Báncu m Sami
Sami form of Paukku.

Bandet m Romansh
Romansh form of Benedict.

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]

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

Banê f Kurdish
Means "elegant" in Kurdish.

Baneşîn f Kurdish
Means "elegant" in Kurdish.

Bāng m Chinese
From Chinese 邦 (bāng) meaning "nation, country".

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

Bangbebu m & f Dagbani
Means "be careful" in Dagbani.

Bangda m & f Dagbani
Means "knowledgeable person" in Dagbani.

Banira f Obscure

Banjamin m English
Variant of Benjamin.

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.

Bankole m Western African, Yoruba
Means "build my house for me" in Yoruba.

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

Bannarasee f & m Thai
Means "lotus" in Thai.

Bannister m English
Transferred use of the surname Bannister.

Bannon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Bannon.

Bánnos m Sami
Sami variant of Bávllos.

Banoy m Filipino
Means "eagle" in Tagalog.

Banyu m Javanese
Means "water" in Javanese.

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

Baolinh f Vietnamese
Means "protective, spring" in Vietnamese.

Baona f Chinese
Combination of Bao and Na.

Baothghalach m Irish
Means "foolishly valorous", from the roots baoth "foolish, vain" and galach "valorous".

Baptistin m French, Provençal
French diminutive of Baptiste and Provençal diminutive of Baptista.

Bar m & f Hebrew
Means "son" or "grain, cereal" in Hebrew.

Bara f Japanese
From Japanese 薔薇 (bara) meaning "rose". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.

Baraban m Russian
Means "drum" in Russian.

Barabara f American (Archaic)
Variant of Barbara

Barachiel m Biblical Greek, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Greek form of Barakel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.... [more]

Barack f Hungarian
Means "apricot" in Hungarian.

Barah f Arabic
Means "to select" and "innocent" in Arabic.

Baraha f Japanese
From Japanese 薔薇 (bara) meaning "rose" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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.

Baraka m Biblical
Variant of Berechiah.

Baraka f Japanese
From Japanese 薔薇 (bara) meaning "rose" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower, blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Barako f Japanese
From Japanese 薔薇 (bara) meaning "rose" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.

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."

Baran m Russian (Rare)
Means "ram" in Russian.

Barbada f Spanish, Catalan
Cognate of Barbata.

Bàrbara f Medieval Catalan, Catalan, Sardinian, Sicilian
Catalan, Sardinian and Sicilian form of Barbara.

Barbára f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Barbara.

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.

Barbaros m Turkish
Turkish form of Barbarossa.

Barbary f Manx, Medieval English, English (Archaic)
English vernacular form and Manx regular form of Barbara.

Barbelo f Gnosticism
Refers to the first emanation of God in Gnostic cosmogony.

Barber m English
Transferred use of the surname Barber.

Barbette f American (Rare)
Diminutive of Barbara.

Barbi f English
Variant of Barbie.

Bàrbira f Sicilian
Variant of Bàrbara.

Barborka f Czech, Silesian
Czech and Silesian diminutive of Barbora, not used as a given name in its own right.

Barča f Czech, Slovene
Czech diminutive of Barbora and Slovene diminutive of Barbara.

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

Bardh m Albanian
Derived from Albanian bardh "to whiten; brighten" and, figuratively, "to bring honor and glory".

Bardhosh m Albanian
Derived from Albanian bardhosh "pallid, pale; blond or gray-haired; white bull, white steer, white ox". The name coincides with that of a village in Kosovo.

Bardia m Persian, Old Persian
Derived from Proto-Iranian *bardz- "be high", interpreted as meaning "high in status, magnificent". Bardia or Bardiya was the younger son of Cyrus II "the Great".

Bärdor m Old Swedish
Younger form of Bärgdor.

Bardot m Romansh
Variant of Peider.

Båre f Walloon
Walloon form of Barbara.

Barebra f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Barbara.

Baregham m Armenian (Modern, Rare)
Armenian form of Barlaam.

Bareket f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "emerald" in Hebrew (see Emerald).

Barel m & f Hebrew
Means "son of God", from a combination of bar and El.

Bärgdor m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Bergþórr.

Bärgvidh m Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Biærghvidh.

Bariagara m & f Ogoni

Baridakara f & m Ogoni
Means "God answers prayer(s)" in Khana.

Barika f Slovene
Diminutive of Barbara.

Barikpoa m Ogoni
Means "God save" in Khana.

Bariledum m Ogoni (Modern)
Means "God is alive" in Khana.

Barilee m & f Ogoni

Barilunyegia m & f Ogoni

Barisua f & m Ogoni
Means "God knows" in Khana.

Bark m Medieval English, Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Bǫrkr.

Barkatullah m Arabic
Derived from Arabic Barakat "blessings" and Allah "the deity".

Barkev m Armenian (Rare)
Means "gift" in Armenian.

Barkley m English
From a surname which is a variant of Barclay.

Barla f Romansh
Romansh variant of Barbara, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Barlas m Pashto
Means "powerful" in Pashto.

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

Barn m Old Norse, Medieval English
Old Norse byname derived from barn meaning "child".

Barnabáš m Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Barnabas.

Barnabey m English
Variant of Barnaby.

Barnabi m Hebrew
Hebrew form of Barnabas.

Barnabus m English (Rare, ?)
Variant of Barnabas.

Barnebas m Hebrew
Hebrew variant of Barnabas.

Barnett m English
Transferred use from the surname Barnett.

Bårni f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Borgny used in Vestlandet.

Barni m Anglo-Scandinavian, Old Danish
Derived from Old Norse barn "child".

Barnie m American (Rare)
Variant of Barney.

Barny m English
Variant of Barney.

Barore m Sardinian
Short form of Salvadore.

Barri m Welsh
Means "summit" in Welsh.

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

Barrow m English
Transferred use of the surname Barrow.

Barsabas m Biblical
Means "son of Sabas". It is the name of multiple biblical characters and saints.

Barsala f Pashto
Means "eyelashes" in Pashto.

Barsali m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of John.

Barsegh m Armenian
Armenian form of Basil 1.

Barsoum m Ancient Aramaic
Transferred use of the surname Barsoum. St. Barsoum El Erian was a Coptic saint in the thirteenth century.

Bartal m Faroese
Faroese form of Bartel and Barthold.

Barth m Medieval English
Diminutive of Bartholomew.

Barthaleme m Louisiana Creole (Archaic, ?), French Creole
Variant of Bartholomew.

Barthel m English
Diminutive of Bartholomew.

Barthéléme m French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Cajun, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Barthélémy.

Barði m Old Norse, Icelandic
From Old Norse barð meaning "beard, brim, verge, beak of a ship".

Barthlin m German (Archaic)
German diminutive of Bartholomew.

Barthol m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Barthold.

Barthold m German, Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bartolomeus or Berthold.

Bartholome m Romansh
Variant of Bartolome.

Bartholomeo m Judeo-Italian
Judeo-Italian variant of Bartolomeo.

Bárður m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Bárðr.

Barður m Faroese
Faroese variant of Barði.

Bartimeus m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Variant of Bartimaeus used in some versions of the Vulgate (Latin Bible) as well as several English Bibles: the Bishops' Bible (1568), Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610) and the original 1611 edition of the King James Bible.

Barto m Dutch, Spanish
Short form of Bartholomew.

Bartol m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Barthold.

Bartolomäus m German (Rare)
Variant of Bartholomäus.

Bartolv m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Barthold or a combination of bjartr "light, shining" and ulfr "wolf" (see also Bertulf).

Bartoumiéu m Provençal
Provencal form of Bartholomew.

Bartughimeos m Armenian
Armenian form of Bartholomew.

Bartumeu m Sardinian
Campidanese form of Bartholomew, borrowed from Catalan Bartomeu.

Barty m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Diminutive of Bartholomew and other Bart- names.

Baruh m Hebrew
Variant of Baruch.

Baruk m Ethiopian
Variant of Biruk.

Baruti m Tswana
Means "teacher" in Tswana.

Baryal m Pashto
Means "brave" in Pashto.

Barzik f Armenian
Means "sincere" in Armenian.

Barzilla f & m American, English (Puritan)
Variant of Barzillai. In the United States it was introduced by the Puritans as a masculine name, and first (?) used for girls in the mid-18th century.

Basaraba f & m Vlach
Derived from Basaraba, which is the Vlach name for the historical region of Bessarabia. It is said to be the native land of the Vlach people.

Bascha f Yiddish
Variant of Basha.

Baschi m German (Swiss)
Diminutive of Sebastian.

Bas'cian m Istriot
Istriot form of Sebastian.

Bascum m English
Variant of Bascom.

Baseem m Arabic
Variant transcription of Basim.

Baseema f Arabic
Variant transcription of Basima.

Basel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Basia 2.

Basem m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسم (see Basim).

Basema f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسمة (see Basima).

Bash m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Diminutive of Sebastian.

Basha f Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Batya.

Basheera f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic بشيرة (see Bashira), as well as the Urdu form.

Bashim m Turkmen
Variant of BEŞİM.

Bashita f Bengali
Means “freedom” in Bengali.

Bashiyra f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bashira.

Bashnukh f Abkhaz
Means "good heart" in Abkhaz.

Basi m Berber
Meaning unknown.

Basilèu m Sicilian
Variant of Basiliu.

Basílides m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Basileides (see Basilides).

Basílio m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Basil 1.

Basilisco m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Basiliscus (see Basiliskos).

Basiliscus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Basiliskos. Basiliscus of Comana (died c. 310), also known as Basiliscus of Pontus, was a Greek martyr.

Basilisko m History
Basque form of Basiliscus.

Basiliu m Corsican, Sicilian, Sardinian
Corsican, Sardinian and Sicilian form of Basilius.

Basimah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسمة (see Basima).

Basjan m Afrikaans

Baskoro m Javanese
Javanese form of Bhaskara.

Bass f & m American
Transferred use of the surname Bass. It can also be a variant of Bas.

Bassema f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Basima.

Bassim m Arabic
Variant transcription of Basim.

Bastía m Catalan
Catalan form of Bastían.

Bastían m Icelandic, Spanish
Icelandic and Spanish form of Bastian.

Bastián m Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Truncated form of Sebastián.

Bastiana f Galician (Rare), Corsican, Gascon
Galician feminine form of Bastián, Corsican feminine form of Bastianu and Gascon feminine form of Bastian.

Bastiane f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Bastian.

Bastiano m Italian
Short form of Sebastiano.

Bastiónka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Sebastiana.

Baswin m Medieval English (Anglicized)
Anglicanized form of Batsveinn.

Baszileidész m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Basileides.

Bat m English (Archaic), Medieval English
Diminutive of Bartholomew; also compare Bate. A notable bearer was American gunfighter and lawman Bartholomew 'Bat' Masterson (1853-1921), famed sheriff of Dodge City, Kansas.

Bat f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "girl, daughter" in Hebrew.

Bathild f Germanic
Variant of Badhild.

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

Bati m Turkish
Means "the west" in Turkish.

Batifeori m Yoruba (Rare)
Means "how we want it to be" in Yoruba.

Batikan m Turkish
Means "khan of the west" in Turkish.

Batilda f Swedish (Archaic), English (African)
Variant of Bathilda.

Batka f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish form of Batya.

Batkhaan m Mongolian
Means "strong king, firm ruler" in Mongolian, from бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm" and хаан (kaan) meaning "khan, ruler, leader"... [more]

Batool f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic بتول (see Batul), as well as the usual Urdu form.

Bator f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "girl of light", from a combination of Bat and Or.

Batseba f Scandinavian, South African
Cognate of Bathsheba.

Batszeba f Polish
Polish form of Bathsheba.

Batty m Luxembourgish
Diminutive of Baptiste and Baptist.

Batty m English (Puritan)
Diminutive of Bartholomew.

Batukhan m Mongolian, Kazakh
Means "firm ruler" in Mongolian, from бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm" and хаан (kaan) meaning "khan, ruler, leader".

Batur m Turkish, Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from the Turco-Mongolian honorific title ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ (baɣatur) meaning "hero" (see Bahadur).

Batzorig m Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm, loyal" and зориг (zorig) meaning "courage, will, intention".

Baucisz f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Baucis.

Baudegisel m Germanic
Variant of Badegisel.

Baudet m Medieval French
Medieval French diminutive of masculine names that contain the Germanic element bald meaning "bold, brave" (such as Baudouin, Baudri and Thibaud), as it contains the French masculine diminutive suffix -et.

Baudihillia f Germanic Mythology
A minor Germanic goddess known from inscriptions in Northern England.

Baufra m Ancient Egyptian
Means "Re is his glory" in Egyptian.

Baugeid f Old Norwegian
Norwegian form of Baugeiðr (see Baugheiðr).

Baugeið f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Baugheiðr.

Baugeiðr f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Baugheiðr.

Baugheiðr f Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements baugr "ring, armlet, money" and heiðr, "heath".

Baugi m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Baugr. This was the name of a jotunn in Norse mythology.

Baugr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse baugr "ring, money". This was the name of the sacred temple ring on which oaths were made.

Baugur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Baugr.

Baui m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Baugi.

Bauila f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish *baua, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *baṷā, "dirt, mud".

Bávlá f Sami
Northern Sami variant of Paula.

Bávllos m Sami
Sami form of Paulus.

Bávlos m Sami
Sami variant of Bávllos.

Bawer m Kurdish
Means "belief" in Kurdish.

Baxsan f Somali
Means "escape" in Somali.

Bảy m Vietnamese
Means "seven" in Vietnamese.

Bay-chen-daysen m Apache
Means "long nose" in Apache.

Baye m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Baje.

Bayezzid m Turkish, Arabic, Persian
Variant transcription of Bayezid.

Bayla f Yiddish
Variant of Baila.

Baylei f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Bayleigh f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Bailey.

Bayli f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Baylie f English
Variant of Bailey.

Baylye f Obscure
Variant of Bailey.

Baz m Kurdish, Arabic
Means "falcon" in Arabic and Kurdish.

Bazê f Kurdish
Means "falcon" in Kurdish.

Bazeus m Ancient Hebrew
Variant of Monobaz.

Bazil m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Basil 1.

Bazila f Croatian
Feminine form of Bazil.

Bazile m Norman, African American, French (Cajun), American (South)
Norman cognate of Basil 1.

Bazilid m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Basileides.

Bazilido m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Basileides.

Bazilije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Basil 1.

Bazilijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Basil 1.

Bazilisks m Latvian (Archaic)
Latvian form of Basiliscus (see Basiliskos).

Bazyla f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Bazyli.

Bazylides m Polish
Polish form of Basileides.

Bazylisa f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Bazyli.

Bazyliskus m Polish
Polish form of Basiliscus (see Basiliskos).

Bê f Vietnamese
Means "doll" in Vietnamese.

Beadie f English
Diminutive of Beatrice.

Beaflurs f Arthurian Cycle
Means "beautiful flower" (compare Blanchefleur). This was the name of a fairy in the Middle High German romance 'Parzival' (Wolfram von Eschenbach's adaptation of 'Perceval, the Story of the Grail', a poem by Chrétien de Troyes)... [more]

Beairtle m Irish
Irish form of Bartholomew.

Beaivvet m Sami
Variant of Beaivi.

Bealiah m Biblical Hebrew
Means "God is Lord."

Beamont m & f American (Archaic)
Variant of Beaumont.

Beanta m Sami
Sami form of Bengt.

Béat m French (Archaic)
French form of Beatus.

Beatka f Polish
Diminutive of Beata.

Beatriche f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Beatrice.

Beatrike f Late Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Beatrix.

Beatryce f American (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Beatrice.

Beatryksa f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Beatrycze.

Beatrys f Medieval Flemish, Flemish
West Flemish form of Beatrice.

Beattie f Scots, English
Diminutive of Beatrice.

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

Beaulah f English (American)
Variant of Beulah.

Beautiful f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Simply from the English word beautiful.

Beautifull f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Beautiful.

Bebe f English
Diminutive of Barbara, Elizabeth and any other name starting with 'B'.

Bebebomobo f & m Ijaw
Means "interpreter" in Ijaw.

Bebel f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Isabel.

Bebela f Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabela.

Beca f Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabela.

Beccy f English
Variant of Becky.

Becher m Jewish, Biblical
Means "first born."

Bechora f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Feminine form of Bechor.

Becker m English
Transferred use of the surname Becker.

Beckey f English
Variant of Becky.

Beckie f English
Variant of Becky.

Beckom m English
Variant of Beckham.

Bedasi f Mari
Mari form of Feodosiya.

Beddinu m Sicilian
Variant of Bellinu.

Bede f English
Diminutive of Obedience used in the 18th century.

Bede m Sami
Sami form of Peder.

Bedejim m Obscure

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

Bedo m Welsh
Diminutive of Maredudd.

Beemin m Astronomy
Variant of Theemin.

Beenish f Pakistani
Means "vision, sight" in Urdu.

Befrîn f Kurdish
Means "snowy" in Kurdish.

Beghel m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Bæglir.

Begla m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Bæglir.

Bego f Spanish
Short form of Begoña.

Behâfarid m & f Persian
Derived from Persian به (beh) meaning "good" and آفرید (âfarid) meaning "creature".

Behati f Afrikaans
Possibly an Afrikaans variant of Beata. It is the name of Namibian fashion model Behati Prinsloo (b. 1989).

Behira f Hebrew, American, Yiddish
Means "clear, bright" in Hebrew.

Behiya f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant of Bahiyya.

Behkká m Sami
Sami form of Pekka.

Behr m English
Transferred use of the surname Behr.

Behre m Kurdish
Means "talent" in Kurdish.

Behrendt m German (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic)
Variant of Behrend, recorded between the 1500s and 1800s.

Behrokh f Persian
Means "best face", from the Persian behtryn "best".

Béia f Portuguese
Diminutive of Isabel and Isabela.

Beid m & f Astronomy
Derived from Arabic al baid, meaning "the (ostrich) egg". This is the traditional name of the star Omicron 1 Eridani in the constellation Eridanus.

Beijaard m Dutch
Variant of Beiaard.