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Atoia f African American (Rare)
Variant of Atoya, a combination of the popular phonetic element a with the name Toya. Also compare LaToya.

Atom m & f Popular Culture
In the case of film director Atom Egoyan (1960-), it is taken from atom bomb (from Greek atomos meaning "uncut, unhewn; indivisible", derived from Greek α, a negative prefix, combined with tomos "a cutting", from temnein "to cut"), given to him by his Armenian-Egyptian parents to mark the completion of Egypt's first nuclear reactor.

Atoosa f Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian أتوسا (see Atousa).

Atreyu m Literature (Anglicized)
Anglicized variant of Atréju, which was created by German author Michael Ende for the hero of his fantasy novel 'Die unendliche Geschichte' (1979; English: 'The Neverending Story')... [more]

Atria f Astronomy
A star in the constellation Triangulum Australe

Atta m Akan
Means "twin" in Fante, an Akan language.

Attallah m & f Arabic, African American (Rare)
Variant of Atallah, a masculine Arabic name, which is borne by Attallah Shabazz (1958-), the eldest daughter of American activist Malcolm X.

Attalus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Attalos. This was borne by numerous ancient Greek historical figures, including a general of Alexander the Great and three kings of Pergamon in Asia Minor.... [more]

Atteneri f Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Guanche name meaning "here is the beautiful young woman", derived from the Guanche demonstrative *hata and *teneriht "gazelle", used here to mean "beautiful girl". This was recorded as the name of a 10-year-old Guanche girl from the island of Tenerife (present-day Canary Islands, Spain) who was sold at the slave market in Valencia in 1495... [more]

Attia f & m Urdu, Arabic
Alternate transcription of Atiya.

Attracta f Irish, Medieval Irish (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of the Gaelic name Athracht, which is of uncertain meaning. The Latinization was perhaps influenced by attractus "attracted". This was the name of a 6th-century Irish saint who was known as a healer and miracle worker.

Átuay m & f Bandial
Means "the white one" in Bandial.

Atzany f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Possibly an invented name using the same sounds found in names such as Ahtziri and Itzayana.

Atzi f Nahuatl (?), Mexican (Rare)
Allegedly derived from a Nahuatl word meaning "rain". This name was used for a character in the 2010 Mexican animated film Guardians of the Lost Code (Spanish: Brijes 3D).

Atzimba f Purépecha
Meaning uncertain. It was used for the title character in Ricardo Castro's historical opera Atzimba (1900), about the relationship between a Purépecha princess and the Spanish captain Villadiego.

Atziri f Mexican
Variant of Ahtziri.

Atziry f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Ahtziri.

Aubertin m Medieval French
Middle French diminutive of Aubert.

Aucencio m Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Variant of Ausencio.

Audeline f French (Rare), French (Belgian), Haitian Creole
French diminutive of Aude.

Audenzio m Italian
Italian form of Audentius.

Audiette f French (Rare, Archaic)

Audovère f Frankish (Gallicized)
French form of Audovera.

Audriana f English (American, Modern)
An invented name, a combination of Audrey and Adriana.

Audryna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Audrina.

Auge f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek αὐγή (auge) meaning "light of the sun, sunbeam", "bright light", or "dawn". In Greek mythology Auge was the daughter of Aleus, king of Tegea, and mother of the hero Telephus by Heracles... [more]

Augpaligtuatsiaκ f & m Greenlandic (Archaic)
Older form of Aappalittuatsiaq.

Auis f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Avis.

ʻAukai m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "seafarer" in Hawaiian, derived from the elements ʻau "travel" and kai "sea".

Aulaire f French (Archaic), Provençal
Early vernacular form of Eulalia, which survives in the French place name Saint-Aulaire, given in reference to the popular Spanish saint Eulalia of Mérida.

Aulanerk f Inuit Mythology
In Inuit mythology, Aulanerk is a friendly sea goddess who rules over the tides, waves and joy.

Aumaĸ f Greenlandic
Older form of Aamaq.

Aumánguaĸ f & m Greenlandic (Archaic)
Older form of Aamannguaq.

Aundra f & m English (Modern), African American
Possibly a combination of the sounds found in names such as Andrea, Saundra and Audra... [more]

Aunjanue f African American (Rare)
Possibly from a corruption of French ingénue meaning "an innocent, wholesome girl", perhaps influenced by names such as Anjanette. This is borne by American actress Aunjanue Ellis (1969-).

Auracely f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Aracely.

Auralia f English
Variant of Aurelia.

Aure f French (Rare)
French form of Aurea and Aura.... [more]

Auréane f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Auréa.

Aurella f Italian (Rare)

Aureola f Ancient Roman
Roman slave name, a feminine diminutive of Latin aureus "golden" (possibly the feminine form of Aureolus, a derivative of Aureus). Camden (1605) lists Aureola "pretty little golden dame".

Aureus m Late Roman
Means "golden, gilded" in Latin, from aurum "gold" (see Aurea). An aureus was also a gold coin of ancient Rome, equivalent to 25 denarii. This was the name of a Christian saint who was martyred in the 5th century with his sister Saint Justina at the cathedral of Mainz in Germany; they were killed by invading Huns while celebrating Mass.

Auriane f French
Variant of Oriane.

Auriel f English (Modern)
Possibly an English form of the Roman name Aureola, coined in the 19th century - revived also as Aureole, Auriol and Oriel - and used regularly since... [more]

Auriga m Astronomy
Means "charioteer" in Latin. This is the name of a constellation in the northern sky, which is said to resemble a chariot and its driver.

Aurigena m & f Roman Mythology
Means "born of gold", derived from Latin aurum "gold" and -gena "born from, sprung from". This was originally a poetic epithet applied to the legendary hero Perseus (whose father, the god Jupiter, came upon his mother Danaë in the form of a shower of gold)... [more]

Aurildis f Germanic (?)

Aurisma f Medieval French, Medieval Latin (?)
Derived from Proto-Indo-European aues meaning "brilliant, shining" (related to Proto-Italic *auzōs, from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂éwsōs meaning "dawn" - the source also of Aurora and Auster) combined with -isma, a variant of the Latin superlative suffix -issima.

Aurnia f Irish (Latinized)
Latinization of Orflath (see Órlaith). A daughter of the 12th-century Irish chieftain Donal Og MacCarthy bore this name.

Aurum m & f English (Rare)
Means "gold" in Latin.

Auseklis m Baltic Mythology
From the root aus- "dawn", attached to the derivative suffix -eklis. Auseklis is a Latvian god that represents the first star to appear in the mornings on the east side of the sky.

Aušrinė f Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology
Derived from Aušra with the feminine adjectival suffix -inė, referring to something made from or pertaining to a noun, ultimately meaning something along the lines of "auroral; pertaining to the dawn."... [more]

Austregésilo m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Austregisel.

Austri m Norse Mythology, Icelandic (Rare)
From Old Norse austr meaning "east". In Norse mythology this is the name of a dwarf who upholds the sky, made of the jötunn Ymir's skull, in the east... [more]

Austris m Latvian
Masculine form of Austra.

Authari m Lombardic
Possibly formed from elements which correspond to the Old High German words ot "wealth, riches" and heri "host, army"... [more]

Auðhumla f Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse auðr "prosperity, riches" and *humala "hornless". In Norse mythology this was the name of the primeval cow who freed Buri, the first god, from ice.

Auðlín f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "fortune, riches" and lín "flax, linen". Alternatively the second element could be derived from Hlín (which occurs in many Old Norse poetic compounds meaning "woman") or Lína.

Auðrún f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr meaning "wealth, fortune" (or possibly the poetic word auðr which meant "fate, destiny") and rún meaning "secret lore, rune".

Auðunn m Icelandic, Old Norse
Old Norse variant form of Auðun.

Autochthe f Greek Mythology
Possibly a feminine form of Autochthon. This was the name of a mythical Mycenaean princess, a daughter of Perseus and Andromeda.

Autochthon m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek αὐτόχθων (autochthon) meaning "sprung from the land itself; indigenous, native", composed of αὐτός (autos) "self" and χθών (chthon) "earth, soil"... [more]

Autodice f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Derived from Greek αὐτός (autos) meaning "self" combined with δίκη (dike) meaning "justice, custom, order". Compare the Greek adjective αὐτόδικος (autodikos) meaning "with independent jurisdiction, with one's own law-courts".

Automne f French (Modern, Rare)
From French automne meaning "autumn, fall". This name first appeared in France in the 1990s as a quasi-adoption of English Autumn.

Autonoë f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Autonoos (see Autonous). In Greek mythology this was the name of the daughter of Cadmus, founder of Thebes and Harmonia, one of the Bacchae in Euripides' play of the same name.

Auva f Astronomy
Auva is the medieval name of Delta Virginis, a star in the zodiac constellation of Virgo. ... [more]

Auxesia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek αὔξησις (auxesis) meaning "growth, increase". This was the name of the goddess of spring growth, one of the Horai. The name also functioned as a title of the goddess Persephone, whose ascent from the underworld marked the transition from winter into spring.

Auxiliadora f Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "aider, first-aider" in Spanish and Portuguese, from Latin auxiliator (compare the related name Auxilius). It is taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary María Auxiliadora meaning "Mary, the Helper", and from the Portuguese title Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora meaning "Our Lady, Help (of Christians)", both referring to the protection and help that the Virgin Mary offers to Christians... [more]

Avacyn f Popular Culture, English (American, Modern)
The name of a fictional archangel from the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering.

Avalise f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ava 1 and Lise, possibly modelled on Annalise.

Avalyn f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Avalynn; either a combination of Ava 1 and the fashionable name suffix lyn, or a variant of Aveline using lyn (also compare Avaline, Evelyn).

Avalynn f English (Modern)
Either a combination of Ava 1 and the popular name suffix lyn, or a variant of Aveline using lyn (also compare Avaline).

Avalynne f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Avalynn. A known bearer was Helen Avalynne Tawes (1898-1989), the First Lady of Maryland from 1959 to 1967.

Avamaria f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ava 1 and Maria, possibly inspired by the name of the prayer Ave Maria, in which Ave is Latin meaning "greetings, salutations".

Avandre m African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements a and von with the name Andre.

Avaneesh m Indian, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit अवनी (avani) meaning "earth" and ईश (isha) meaning "lord, ruler".

Avanip m Indian (Rare)
Modern Hindi transcription of Sanskrit अवनिप (Avanipa) meaning "protector of earth, ruler of earth; king", from अवनी (avanī) "earth" and प (pa) "protecting, guarding".

Avayah f English (Modern)
Possibly an elaboration of Ava 1 influenced by Nevaeh. This name was used by American vlogger Ronnie Banks for his daughter born 2019.

Avegaya f Medieval English, Medieval Jewish
Variant of Abigail via Greek Abigaia.

Avelín f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Aveline.

Avely f Estonian (Modern)
Variant of Aveli.

Avénie f Breton (Gallicized, Rare), French (Rare)
French variant of Awen. Saint Avénie was a sister of the 9th-century Achaean saint Benoît of Massérac.

Avera m Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Averkiy.

Averadis f Medieval German (?), Medieval Dutch (?)
Possibly a variant of Alveradis, the Latinized form of Alberada.

Averick f Manx
Manx form of Aifric, from Gaelic aith-bhric or ath-breac meaning "somewhat dappled, speckled". According to 'An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language' (1896) by Alexander MacBain, the old Gaelic feminine name Affric belonged to a water nymph in local folklore who gave her name to the river Affric (which itself gave its name to the Scottish glen and loch Affric).

Averky m Russian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical, Russified)
Alternate transcription of Russian Аверкий (see Averkiy).

Averly f English (American, Modern)
An invented name, blending Avery and Everly.

Avgeris m Greek
Masculine derivative of Avgi, from Ancient Greek αὐγή (auge) meaning "dawn, sunlight".

Avgi f Greek
Modern Greek form of Auge.

Aviaĸ f Greenlandic
Older form of Aviaq.

Avian m & f English (American, Rare)

Aviana f Sicilian
Feminine form of Avianus.

Avianca f Various
This name first occurred in the United States Social Security Administration's public name dataset in 1990, when it was given to 18 girls born in the U.S., following the widespread media coverage of the Avianca Flight 203 bombing on November 27, 1989... [more]

Aviaq f Greenlandic
Greenlandic feminine (formerly unisex) name meaning "family member, relative", derived from the stem avik "part (of the family)" which is itself composed of aak "blood" and the suffix vik "real".... [more]

Avigey f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Avigay.

Avihail f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Modern Hebrew form of Abihail.

Avishka m & f Sinhalese

Avivit f Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Aviva, and a feminine form of Aviv. it consolidates with the Hebrew word אביבית a feminine noun meaning "springlike"

Avneet f & m Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
This is borne by Indian actress Avneet Kaur (2001-).

Avo-naco m Cheyenne (Anglicized)
From the Cheyenne name Ávoonenáhkohe meaning "starving bear" or "lean bear".

Avonelle f American (Rare), Antillean Creole, Trinidadian Creole
Variant of Avanelle, or possibly an elaboration of Avon using the popular name suffix elle.

Avonte m & f African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements a, von and tay.

Avramia f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Avraam.

Avreya f History (Ecclesiastical, Russified), Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Aurea.

Avyi f Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Variant transcription of Avgi.

Awan f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
In the Book of Jubilees, this was a daughter of Adam and Eve and sister of Seth, Abel, Azura and more, and the twin sister and wife of Cain.

Awashonks f Sakonnet, Algonquian
The name of a 17th-century female sachem (chief) of the Sakonnet (also spelled Saconet) tribe in Rhode Island.

Awen f Breton, Welsh
Derived from Welsh and Breton awen "muse; (poetic) inspiration; poetic gift", ulitmately from the Indo-European root *-uel "to blow (wind)". As a given name it has been in use since the 19th century.

Awilda f History, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Alwilda.

Awsin m Medieval Arabic
Variant of Pišīn used during the Islamic Golden Age (8th to 14th centuries).

Axayacatl m Aztec, Mexican
Means "face of water" in Classical Nahuatl, from ātl "water" and xāyacatl "face, mask".

Axia f English (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Meaning unknown. It may be derived from Greek άξιος (axios) meaning "worthy" or created as a feminine form of Axel. Alternatively, in some cases it could be a variant of Achsia, an elaboration of Achsah.

Axo Mama f Inca Mythology (Hispanicized)
Spanish variant of Axomamma.

Axomamma f Inca Mythology
Means "potato mother" in Quechua. This was the name of an Inca goddess of potatoes, one of the daughters of Pachamama.

Axrotalus m Gaulish
Gaulish name meaning "high forehead", from the Proto-Celtic elements *axkros, *akros "high, noble, great" and *talus "front, forehead".

Ayami f Japanese
Possibly from Japanese 彩 (aya) "colour" and 美 (mi) "beautiful".

Ayana f Indian
Allegedly derived from Sanskrit ayana "going" (with the inteded meaning of "way").

Ayanah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ayanna.

Ayannah f African American (Modern)
Variant of Ayanna.

Aydn m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Aidan, the spelling perhaps influenced by that of Haydn.

Ayen f Dinka
Related with a specific kind of cow in Dinka language.

Ayisha f Arabic, Indian (Muslim), Malayalam, Urdu, African American
Alternate transcription of Arabic عائشة (see Aisha), as well as the form used in South India and Pakistan.

Ayita f English (Modern, Rare, ?), African American (Rare), Western African (Rare)
The origins of this name are uncertain. Though it is popularly claimed to mean "first to dance" in Cherokee, this appears to be untrue.... [more]

Aylani f English (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ailani.

Aylee f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an anglicized form of Eilidh, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements ay and lee... [more]

Ayleen f American (Hispanic), German, English
Variant of Aylín or Ailyn, which are Hispanic variants of Eileen... [more]

Ayleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Aylee.

Aylín f Spanish
Spanish form of Eileen, or possibly of the Turkish name Aylin. A known bearer is Aylín Mujica (1974-), a Cuban actress.

Aylish f Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Ailís.

Aylwin m Medieval English
Middle English form of Æðelwine.

Aymar m French, French (Belgian)
French form of a Germanic name which was composed of the elements heim "home" (see Haimo) and meri "famous".

Aymara f Spanish
Variant of Aimara. It coincides with the name of an indigenous people of South America.

Aymard m French, French (Belgian)
French form of a Germanic name which was composed of the elements heim "home" and hard "brave, hardy".

Aymeline f French, English
Possibly a variant of Emeline.

Aynsleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Ainsley.

Ayo f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Possibly from the Spanish word ayo meaning "tutor" or "person who takes care of children". According to another source it might be a Danish form of an Indian name meaning "wonderful".

Ayoze m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche *ayuhsah meaning "he (who) arrives". Ayoze or Yose was a Guanche chieftain from Fuerteventura, one of the Canary Islands, at the time of Jean de Béthencourt's arrival to the island... [more]

Ayrton m English, Portuguese (Brazilian), Various
Transferred use of the surname Ayrton, which was originally taken from the place name Airton.... [more]

Aysary f Karakalpak
From Turkic ay meaning "moon".

Aytsemnik f Armenian (Rare)
Old Armenian name meaning "little roe deer, fawn of a roe". According to the 12th-century Armenian historian Samuel Anetsi, this was the name of a female warrior who died defending the Armenian city of Ani against Persian invaders... [more]

Ayushee f Indian, Mauritian Creole
Alternate transcription of Hindi आयुषी (see Ayushi). It is also used in Mauritius.

Azada f Dari Persian
Dari form of Azadeh.

Azagba m Western African
Means "born out of town".

Azami f Japanese
From Japanese 薊 (azami) meaning "thistle". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name as well.

Azarmidokht f Persian, History
From the Middle Persian name Āzarmīgdukht, which was possibly derived from Persian آزرم‎ (âzarm) "modesty, shame; honour, respect" and دخت (dokht) "daughter". This was the name of a queen of the Sasanian Empire who reigned from 630 to 631.

Azazello m Literature
Variant of Azazel used by the Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov in his novel 'The Master and Margarita' (1967), where it belongs to a demon.

Azealia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Azelia. This name is borne by American rapper Azealia Banks (1991-).

Azelma f Literature
Victor Hugo used this name in his novel 'Les Misérables' (1862) for a daughter of the Thénardiers (a sister of Eponine and Gavroche).

Azenor f Breton, Breton Legend, Theatre
Breton name of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]

Azesia f Greek Mythology
An epithet of the Greek goddesses Demeter and Persephone, likely derived from Greek ἄζη (azê) meaning "dry dirt" or ἄζω (azô) meaning "to dry up, parch" (compare Azalea).

Azilda f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Azilda is a town in Ontario named after one of the first female pioneers to settle there, Azilda Bélanger (née Brisebois), who was known for her healing abilities.

Azizi f & m African American (Rare), Swahili
Means "treasure, rarity, something valuable; lover" in Swahili, derived from Arabic عَزِيز‎ (ʕazīz); compare Aziz. A known (female) bearer is American model Azizi Johari (1948-), in whose case it is a pseudonym.

Azmera f Amharic
Means "harvest, crop" in Amharic.

Aztlan m & f Aztec and Toltec Mythology, American (Hispanic, Rare), Mexican (Rare)
From the name of the legendary ancestral homeland of the Aztec peoples. Etymology uncertain, often said to mean "place of the herons", from Nahuatl aztatl "heron, snowy egret" and the locative suffix -tlan, though this doesn’t fit Nahuatl morphology... [more]

Azucely f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Perhaps a contraction of Azucena and Aracely.

Azul f & m Spanish, Filipino (Rare), History
From Spanish azul meaning "blue". This name was borne by the ninth and last wife of the Apache leader Geronimo. A known bearer is Azul Guaita (2001-), a Mexican television actress.

Azurad f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
A name meaning "treasured one". This is used for the wife of Eber in the Book of Jubilees.

Azylis f French (Modern, Rare), Breton (Gallicized, ?)
Variant of Aziliz.

Azzo m Medieval Italian
Derived from the Germanic element athal 'noble' with the diminutive suffix -z.... [more]

Baaitse m & f Tswana
Means "they know" in Tswana.

Badb f Irish Mythology, Irish
Means "crow, demon" in early Irish (and may have originally denoted "battle" or "strife"). In Irish myth the Badb was a war goddess who took the form of a crow. She and her sisters, the Morrígan and Macha, were a trinity of war goddesses known collectively as the Morrígna.

Badriyyah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدرية (see Badriya).

Badroulbadour f Literature, Folklore
From Arabic بدر البدور‎ (Badr ul-Budūr) meaning "full moon of full moons" (see also Budur). This is the name of the princess in the Middle Eastern fairy tale 'Aladdin', one of the tales in the 'Arabian Nights'.

Baeddan m Welsh Mythology
In the medieval Welsh tale 'Culhwch and Olwen' this name belongs to the father of Maelwys, one of Arthur's warriors.

Baeleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Bailey.

Baglan m History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of a 6th-century Welsh saint.

Bagot m Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Bago, a Germanic name derived from Old High German baga "dispute".

Bahara f Dari Persian
Dari form of Bahareh.

Bahee f Manx
Of very uncertain origin and meaning. Folk etymology, however, seems to connect this name to both Margaret and Biddy.

Bahíyyih f Persian
Persian form of Bahiyya or Behiye. This name was borne by a member the Bahá'í holy family: Bahíyyih Khánum (1846-1932), the only daughter the Bahá'í Faith's founder, Bahá'u'lláh.

Baigusha f Mordvin
Means "a drop, droplet" in Erzya.

Bái-hǔ m & f Astronomy
Bái-Hǔ is a Xiang (象) one of the Four Symbols that include all the constellation of the Chinese System. Bái-Hǔ is known as The White Tiger of the West and is a mythological spirit creature linked with the west, the left and the fall/autumn season.

Bakbukiah m Biblical
Means "Yahweh has emptied" or "Yahweh pours out" in Hebrew, from the roots בקק (baqaq) meaning "to be empty, to become empty" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God... [more]

Bala m Afro-American (Slavery-era)

Balagangadharanatha m Obscure, Indian (Rare, ?)
Means "finding refuge in the might of the Ganges-supporter (i.e. Shiva)" in Sanskrit, from a combination of Sanskrit बल (bala) "might, strength" with Gangadhara, a name of the god Shiva meaning "Ganga-supporter, Ganges-receiver, the ocean", and नाथ (nātha) "patron, protector, lord" or "refuge"... [more]

Balang m & f Kelabit
Means "spirit tiger" in Kelabit.

Balanice f Folklore
Meaning unknown. This name appears in the French fairy tale "Rosanella", where it belongs to the queen who is the title character's mother.

Baldegilde f Old High German (?), Medieval French
Variant of Baldegild.

Baldey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse baldr "brave, bold" (compare Baldur) and ey "island" or ey "good fortune".

Baldomera f Spanish (Rare), Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Baldomero (Spanish) or Baldomer (Polish).

Baldram m Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements bald "bold" and hraban "raven".

Baldvina f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Baldvin.

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

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]

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

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".

Balnoor m & f Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength" and Arabic نور (nūr) meaning "light".

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]

Baltabay m Karakalpak
Means "ax" in Karakalpak.

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

Balvina f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Balbina.

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.

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

Banafsheh f Persian
Means "violet (the flower)" in Persian.

Banashree 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.

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.

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").

Banita f African American
Variant of Bonita.

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

Banugul f Persian
Means "flower lady" in Persian.

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]

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.

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

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).

Barbat m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Barbatus.

Barbatian m History (Ecclesiastical, Anglicized)
English form of Barbatianus.

Barbelle f French (Swiss, Archaic)
Diminutive of Barbe (compare also Bärbel).

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

Bardha f Albanian, Albanian Mythology
Feminine form of Bardh. In Albanian mythology, Bardha are pale, nebulous figures who dwell under the earth. According to old folklore, to propitiate them one strews cakes or sugar on the ground.

Bardhyl m Albanian
From Bardylis, the name of an ancient Illyrian king (reigned from 385 to 358 BC), which is popularly held to mean "white star" from Albanian bardhë "white" and yll "star".

Bardhyll m Albanian (Rare)
Variant of Bardhyl.

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".

Bardo m Germanic
Perhaps a short form of Bardolph or other Germanic names containing the element bard meaning "small axe" (in some cases "beard"). It was borne by a saint, an 11th-century archbishop of Mainz whom Pope Saint Leo IX advised to "lighten his duties and relax some of his personal austerities and mortifications".

Bardolph m Theatre, Medieval English (?)
Possibly from a Germanic name derived from the elements bard, meaning "small axe" or "beard", and wulf "wolf". Shakespeare used it for minor characters in several plays.

Bardomiano m Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Spanish form of Bardomianus. This name is borne by retired Mexican soccer player Bardomiano Viveros (1951-).

Barhadbesciabas m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Name of a Christian martyr who was decapitated during the reign of Shapur II.

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

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

Barnardine m Theatre
Possibly an anglicized form of Bernardino, or perhaps a diminutive of Barnard. This was used by Shakespeare for a character in his play 'Measure for Measure' (1604).

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

Barriaght f Manx (Rare)
Derived from Manx barriaght "victory, conquest, win" and intended as a Manx form of Victoria.

Barsheba f American, Biblical
Variant of the Old Testament place name Be'ersheba, meaning "seventh well" or "well of the oath" (Genesis 21:31). The phrase "from Dan to Be'ersheba" was the usual way of designating the Promised Land.

Barsimeu m Catalan
Catalan form of Barsimaeus.

Barsine f Old Persian, Persian
Means "clover" in Persian. This name was borne by a mistress of Alexander the Great (daughter of Artabazus) and also by one of his wives (Barsine-Stateira, daughter of King Darius III).

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

Bartleby m Literature
This name was apparently invented by the 19th-century writer Herman Melville, who perhaps intended it to mean "Bartholomew's town" from the medieval English name Bartle, a diminutive of Bartholomew, combined with the English place name suffix by meaning "farm, settlement" from Old Norse býr (compare Darby, Colby and Willoughby).... [more]

Bartlet m Medieval English
Middle English diminutive of Bartholomew.

Bartola f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Bartolo, itself a short form of Bartolomé.

Baruc m History (Ecclesiastical), Arthurian Cycle
The name of a 6th-century Welsh saint who was a disciple of Saint Cadoc. His feast day is on 27 September.

Basch m French (Swiss, Archaic)
Short form of Baschtian, an obsolete form of Bastian.

Bashshar m Arabic
Variant transcription of Bashar.

Basilea f Italian (Rare, Archaic), German (Rare), Indian (Christian), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Feminine form of Basil 1 as well as the latinized form of Basileia.

Basileia f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, Theatre
Feminine form of Basileios.

Basilia f Anglo-Norman, Medieval English, Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), German (Rare), Italian (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Feminine form of Basil 1 via its latinized form Basilius. This was borne by an obscure early saint. As an English name it has long been obsolete, but was much used in the Middle Ages; perhaps a reference to Saint Veronica as Basilia in the medieval Mors Pilati (Death of Pilate) was responsible for the name's popularity.

Basilie f Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian), French (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Basile.

Basiliskos m Late Greek, Astronomy
Ancient Greek name meaning literally "little king", a diminutive of Basileios. This was also the Greek name for Regulus, a star in the constellation Leo.

Basilisse f History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized), French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Acadian, Archaic)
French form of Basilissa.

Bastiënne f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Bastienne.

Bastienne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Truncated form of Sébastienne.

Bastil m Soviet
Adoption of French Bastille, referring to the stormed fortress in Paris during the French Revolution.

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.

Batcock m Medieval English
Middle English diminutive of Bartholomew, derived from a diminutive of Bate.

Bathilda f English (Rare), German, History
Variant of Bathild. This was the name of a 7th-century English saint who became queen of the Franks after being sold to them as a slave. She was canonised for fighting against the slave trade, promoting monasticism and founding a convent... [more]

Bathshua f Biblical, English (Puritan)
Means "daughter of salvation" or "daughter of prosperity" in Hebrew. The first element is Hebrew בַּת (bat 2) meaning "daughter"; the second element could be derived from the verb יָשַׁע (yasha') "to save, to deliver", which is related to the verb שוע (shawa') meaning "to cry out (for salvation)" and the nouns שוע (shua'), שוע (shoa') and שועה (shawa) all of which mean "a cry (for salvation)", or it could be derived from a noun שוע which has been interpreted as meaning "riches, wealth".... [more]

Bathycles m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek name Βαθυκλῆς (Bathykles), which was derived from the Greek elements βαθύς (bathus, bathys) meaning "deep, profound" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory, fame"... [more]

Batkin m Medieval English
Middle English diminutive of Bartholomew, from a combination of Bate and the diminutive suffix -kin.

Batsveinn m Medieval English
From the Old Norse byname Bátsveinn meaning "boatman".

Baubie f Scots
Diminutive of Baurbara.

Bauci f Italian
Italian form of Baucis.

Baucis f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Derived from Greek βαυκος (baukos) meaning "prudish". In Greek mythology, Baucis and Philemon were an elderly couple who showed great hospitality to the god Zeus. Baucis was also the name of a Greek poet contemporaneous with Sappho and Erinna whose work is now lost, apostrophized in Erinna's 'Distaff'.

Baudelius m History (Ecclesiastical), Frankish (Latinized)
Variant of Baudilius (see Baudilio). Baudelius or Baudilius was a 3rd-century saint and martyr from Orleans.

Baudran m Medieval French
Variant of Baldram. In a medieval record this name was Latinized as Baldrannus.

Bavkida f Russian
Russian form of Baucis.

Bavón m History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Bavo.

Bawi m & f Chin
Means "earl, officer" in Hakha Chin.

Baya f Ancient Berber, Kabyle

Bayardo m Spanish
Spanish form of Bayard used by Gabriel García Márquez for a character in his novella 'Chronicle of a Death Foretold' (1981).

Baye-ribuh m & f Kelabit
Means "one thousand crocodiles" in Kelabit.

Bayleigh f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Bailey.

Bayou m American (South, Rare, ?)
From the American English word bayou which derives from the Choctaw word bayuk meaning "small stream".

Bazhata f Mordvin
Derived from Erzya бажамс (bazhams) meaning "wish, want, dream".

Bazhuta f Mordvin
Variant form of Bazhata.

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

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.

Beaivi m Sami
Means "day, sun" in Sami. Its Finnish cognate is Päivä.

Bealdgyð f Anglo-Saxon (Hypothetical)
Possible Old English name meaning "bold battle", derived from the elements beald "bold, brave" and guð "battle".

Beanstan m Anglo-Saxon Mythology
The father of Breca in the epic Beowulf.

Beauoncle m Medieval French
Derived from Old French biau, bel, Middle French beau meaning "beautiful, fair; handsome, comely" combined with Old French and Middle French oncle meaning "uncle".

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

Bebel f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Isabel.

Bebert m Walloon
Diminutive of any name ending in -bert.

Bebryce f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Βεβρύκη (Bebryke). In Greek legend Bebryke or Bebryce, otherwise called Βρύκη (Bryke) or Bryce, was one of the Danaids. The Bebryces, a mythical tribe of people living in Bithynia (a region of Asia Minor also known as Bebrycia), were said to be named for Bebryce (or else for a hero named Bebryx or Bebrycus).

Becket m English
From a surname which was a variant of the surname Beckett. In some cases it might be given in honour of the English saint Thomas Becket (1118-1170).

Bécuma f Irish Mythology
Means "troubled lady", from Old Irish bé "woman" and a second element, perhaps chuma, meaning "grief, sorrow, wound". In Irish legend she was a woman who 'dwelt in the Land of Promise and had an affair with Gaiar, a son of Manannán mac Lir, the sea-god... [more]

Bedda f Faroese
Faroese form of both Beda and Betta.

Beddina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Bedda.

Bedyvere m Arthurian Cycle
Variant of Bedivere.

Beecram m Indian, Hinduism
Variant transcription of Bikram (Hindi: विक्रम)?

Beezus f Literature
In the case of the character from Beverly Cleary's 'Ramona' book series, it originated as a nursery form of Beatrice (her real name), given to her by her younger sister.

Begga f History (Ecclesiastical), Frankish

Bego f Spanish
Short form of Begoña.

Begonia f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
From the name of a flowering plant, which was named for the French botanist Michel Bégon. In some cases it may be a variant of the Spanish Begoña.

Behechio m Taíno
Name of the king,cacique of the kingdom of Xaragua in Hispaniola. He was the older brother of Anacaona.

Beinta f Faroese, Danish (Rare)
Faroese feminine form of Benedict (originally a short form of Benadikta and Bænadikta, now regarded as an independent name)... [more]

Beira f Literature, Celtic Mythology
Anglicized form of Bheur or Bhuer perhaps meaning "cutting, sharp, shrill" in Scottish Gaelic, from Cailleach Bheur "sharp old wife", the name of the Scottish personification of winter, a reference to wintry winds... [more]

Bekarys m Kazakh
Derived from the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Kazakh арыс (arys) meaning "foundation, support, framework" (also used as a territorial unit in the Kazakh Khanate).

Bekeara f Ijaw
Means "Englishwoman" in Ijaw.

Bekeowei m Ijaw

Bela m Biblical
Means "crooked."... [more]

Belacqua m Literature
Possibly from a contraction of Bevilacqua, an Italian surname that was originally a nickname derived from the expression bevi l'acqua meaning "drinks water", probably applied ironically to a heavy drinker of alcohol... [more]

Belarmino m Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Bellarmino, the original Italian surname of Saint Roberto Bellarmine (1542-1621), a cardinal who is regarded as a Doctor of the Church... [more]

Belatucadros m Celtic Mythology
Often translated as "fair shining one" or "fair slayer", derived in part from Celtic *bel(l)- "strong, powerful" or *belo- "bright" (cf. Belenus)... [more]

Belcalis f Caribbean (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Belkis. This is the real name of American rapper, songwriter and television personality Cardi B (1992-), born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar to Caribbean immigrants (a Dominican father and a Trinidadian mother).

Belcolore f Medieval Italian, Literature
Combination of Italian bel "beautiful" and colore "colour". The Italian novelist Boccaccio used this name in his work 'The Decameron' (1350).

Béline f French (Rare), Literature, Theatre, History
Gallicized form of Belina. It was used by Molière in his play 'The Imaginary Invalid' (1673) ('Le Malade imaginaire' in French), where it belongs to the wife of Argan.