Feminine Submitted Names

Baghisha f Arabic
Means "light rain" in Arabic.

Bagida f Tatar
Means "long-lived" in Tatar.

Bagita f Hungarian
Traditional diminutive of Magdolna.

Bagota f Arthurian Cycle
The giantess mother of Galehaut by her husband Brunor the Brown in La Tavola Ritonda. She also had a daughter named Dalis (Delice). Tristan slew her at the Castle of Tears.... [more]

Bagryana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Bagryan.

Bägül f Turkmen
Means "rose" in Turkmen.

Bahaar f African
An African girl's name derived from "Bahar", meaning "Spring"

Bahala f Tagalog

Bəhər f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Bahar.

Bahara f Dari Persian
Dari form of Bahareh.

Baharak f Persian
Means "small spring" in Persian, derived from Persian بهار (bahâr) meaning "spring, blossom" (see Bahar).

Bahareh f Persian
Variant of Bahar.

Bahari f & m Swahili
Means "sea" or "ocean" in Swahili.

Bahdana f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Bogdana.

Baheda f English

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

Baheejah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Bahija.

Baheera f Arabic

Bahelwang m & f Tswana
Means "why give them?" in Setswana.

Baher f Arabic
Bahr - means samandar -sea... [more]

Bahia f Portuguese (Rare), English (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
From the state in Brazil

Bahia f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهية (see Bahiyya).

Bahiah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهية (see Bahiyya), as well as the Malay form.

Bahijah f Arabic, Malay
Variant transcription of Bahija.

Bahilma f American (Modern, Rare)

Bahinabai f Marathi
From Marathi बहीण (bahīṇ) "sister, female cousin" with joint suffix बाइ (bāi), used for feminine names as a affectionate term to adult women. This was the name of a Varkari female-saint from Maharashtra, India.

Bahira f Arabic (Rare)
Feminine form of Bahir.

Bahirah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic variant transcription of Bahira as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form.

Bahire f Turkish

Bahiyah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهية (see Bahiyya), as well as the Malay form.

Bahiyyah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهية (see Bahiyya).

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.

Bahiyyih f Persian
Bahíyyih Khánum (1846-1932), the daughter of Bahá’u’lláh, the founder of the Bahá’í Faith... [more]

Bahja f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)
Means "beauty" in Arabic.

Bahodira f Uzbek
Derived from bahodir meaning "hero".

Baholy f Malagasy
Means "cactus spike" in Malagasy.

Bahor f Tajik
Means "spring" in Tajik

Bahora f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Bahar.

Bahorjamol f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek bahor meaning "spring" and jamol meaning "beauty".

Bahoroy f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek bahor meaning "spring" and oy meaning "moon".

Bahra f Uzbek
Means "gain, advantage" or "pleasure, delight" in Uzbek.

Bahragul f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bahra meaning "profit, gain" or "pleasure" and gul meaning "flower".

Bahrie f Albanian
Variant of Bahrije.

Bahrije f Albanian
Albanian form of Bahriye.

Bahrin f Uzbek
Means "peregrine falcon" in Uzbek.

Bahriya f Uzbek
Possibly derived from bahr meaning "sea, ocean".

Bahriye f Turkish
Feminine form of Bahri.

Bahta f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bahtijar.

Bahtişen f Turkish
Derived from Turkish baht meaning "luck, fortune" and şen meaning "merry".

Bahula f Hindi
Means "plenty of stars" in Hindi.

Bahuslava f Belarusian
Belarusian feminine form of Boguslav.

Baia f Basque (Rare)
Taken from the name of a Basque river that has its source in Gorbeia and flows into the Ebro.... [more]

Baia f Galician (Rare)
Galician variant of Olalla.

Baia f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Βαΐα, Βάϊα, or Βάια (see Vaia).

Baiba f Latvian
Originally a diminutive of Barbara (via another diminutive, Barba), used as a given name in its own right.

Baibín f Irish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Báirbre.

Baichen m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and 琛 (chēn) meaning "treasure, valuables".

Baidehi f Gujarati
From Lord Sita.

Baige f Chinese
From the Chinese 白 (bái) meaning "white, pure" and 鸽 (gē) meaning "pigeon, dove".

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

Baihé f Chinese
From Chinese 百合 (bǎihé) meaning "lily". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

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.

Baihua f Chinese
From the Chinese 白 (bái) meaning "white, pure, bright" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Baijanthi f Nepali
Name from the Baijanthi Flower.

Baiju f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred; numerous, many" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".

Baika f Japanese
From Japanese 梅花 (baika) meaning "plum blossom".

Baiko f & m Georgian
Diminutive of Baia. This name is most commonly used on women.

Baiko f & m Japanese

Bailei f Chinese

Baileigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Baili m & f Chinese

Bailiang f & m Chinese

Bailie f English (American)
Variant of Bailey.

Baillee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Baillie f & m Hebrew

Bailu f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 白 (bái) meaning "white, pure" or 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 鹭 (lù) meaning "heron, egret", 鹿 (lù) meaning "deer" or 禄 (lù) meaning "blessing, happiness".

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

Bailyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Bailey using the popular name suffix lyn.

Bailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Bailey and Lynn.

Baimiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 白 (bái) meaning "white, pure" and 淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".

Baimin f & m Chinese

Baiming f & m Chinese

Báine f & m Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Irish Mythology
An Irish name meaning "whiteness, pallor". In Irish Mythology, Báine was a princess, daughter of Tuathal Techtmar, ancestor of the kings of Ireland. "Cailín na Gruaige Báine" and "Bruach na Carraige Báine" are the names of two traditional Irish songs.... [more]

Bainganee f Hindi (Rare)
means “purple” in Hindi.

Baìngia f Sardinian
Variant of Bainja.

Bainja f Sardinian (Archaic)
Sardinian form of Gabina.

Bainza f Sardinian
Variant of Bainja.

Baiq f Sasak
From an honorific title used by Sasak women of noble descent, typically placed before the given name.

Baird m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Baird.

Bairma f Buryat
Derived from Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".

Bairta f Kalmyk
Means "cheerful" in Kalmyk.

Bairui m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" or 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".

Baitshephi m & f Tswana
Means "the just" or "the saints" in Setswana.

Baitúg f Aguaruna
From the Awajún baít meaning "Smooth-billed ani".

Baixing m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred, numerous, many" and 幸 (xìng) and "luck(ily), favor, fortunately".

Baixue f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 白 (bái) meaning "white, pure, bright" or 柏 (bǎi) meaning "cypress, cedar" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" or 学 (xué) meaning "learning, knowledge".

Baiyan f & m Chinese

Baiying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 白 (bái) meaning "white, pure" and 英 (yīng) meaning "hero" or "flower, petal, leaf".

Baiyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 白 (bái) meaning "white, pure" and 玉 (yù) meaning "jade".

Baiyun f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 百 (bǎi) meaning "one hundred; numerous, many" and 芸 (yún) meaning "rue, herb used to keep insects away; to cut grass or weeds; art, talent, ability, craft, technique, performance, acting, trick, stunt".

Bajame f Albanian
Derived from Albanian bajame "almond".

Bajča f Czech
Diminutive form of Barbora.

Baje m & f East Frisian
Variant of Boje. ... [more]

Bajgalmaa f Mongolian
Means "nature woman" or "mother nature" in Mongolian, from байгаль (baigal') meaning "nature" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).

Bajikijayi m & f Central African, Luba-Kasai
Means "finish" or "destroy them" in Luba-Kasai.

Bajilah f Arabic
Bajilah is an Arabic name found in Eastern Iraq.

Baka f Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (ba) meaning "feathers" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Baka m & f Madí
Meaning unknown. Jamamadí language is spoken in Acre and Amazonas State in Brazil.

Bakan f Seediq

Bakang m & f Tswana
Means "praise" in Tswana.

Bakartxo f Basque
Diminutive of Bakarne.

Bakat-vaal f Chukchi

Bake f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde who based the name on Basque bake "peace; tranquillity, serenity". It was originally intended as a Basque equivalent of Paz 1, but was later on also suggested as a feminine form of Bako.

Bakea f Basque
Variant of Bake. Bakea Ziganda Ferrer (1890 - 1966) was the first Basque female scholar.

Baketmut f Ancient Egyptian
Means "handmaid of Mut" in ancient Egyptian.

Bakhar f Kazakh
Kazakh form of Bahar

Bakhchinar f Armenian
Means "pomegranate garden" in Armenian.

Bakhita f Arabic
Means "lucky; fortunate" derived from the Arabic roots ب-خ-ت (b-ḵ-t) ultimately from the Ancient Persian word *bagta- meaning “assigned; allotted; fate”. ... [more]

Bakhor f Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Uzbek, Tajik and Kyrgyz form of Bahar

Bakht m & f Urdu, Pashto
Means "fortune, luck" in Urdu and Pashto, ultimately from Persian بخت (bakht).

Bakhta f African, Arabic, Berber
Means "starry" in Berber.

Bakhtawar f & m Urdu
Means "bringing happiness" derived from Persian بخت (bakht) meaning "fortune, happiness" and آور (avar) meaning "bringing, giving".

Bakht-un-nissa f Persian
The name of a Mughal princess meaning "fortunate amongst women".

Bakhytzhan m & f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Bakytzhan.

Bäkirä f Bashkir
Means "girl" in Bashkir.

Bakoa m & f Gilbertese
Derived from a word meaning 'strong' or brave' and is a gender-neutral name used in Kiribati

Bakoly f Malagasy
Derived from Malagasy bakoly "china, chinaware, porcelain; a crockery" with the intended meaning of "porcelain" and implying that the bearer is just as delicate or fair as this material.

Bakshi f Persian
Name of a Mughal princess derived from بخشیدن (baxšidan) meaning "to donate, grant, absolve" or بخش‎ (baxš) meaning "portion, lot".

Baktigul f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Baktygul.

Bakul f & m Indian
Bakul is the name of a sweet smelling flower. The name Bakul originated as a Hindu name. The name Bakul is most often used as a girl name or female name, but can sometimes be used for men.... [more]

Bakula f Hindi
Feminine form of Bakul.

Bakung f Indonesian
Means "lily" in Indonesian.

Bakyt m & f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
From Kyrgyz бакыт (bakyt) or Kazakh бақыт (baqyt) both meaning "happiness, luck", ultimately from Persian بخت (bakht). It is only used as a masculine name in Kyrgyzstan while it is unisex in Kazakhstan.

Bakytzhan m & f Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh бақыт (baqyt) meaning "happiness, luck" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

Bala f Turkish
Derived from Turkish bal meaning "honey".

Balaağiya f Yakut
Yakut form of Pelageya.

Balaca f Azerbaijani
Means "small" in Azerbaijani.

Baladine f German (Rare)
Germanised form of Balladyna.

Balakhanim f Azerbaijani (Rare)

Balakhanum f Armenian

Balakyz f Dagestani
Derived from бала (bala) meaning "child" and кыз (kyz) meaning "girl".

Balandė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Balandis.

Balandina f Aragonese (Rare)
Variant of Balantina.

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.

Balanos f Greek Mythology
Derived from Ancient Greek βάλανος (balanos) meaning "acorn" or "oak tree". This was the name of one of the eight hamadryad daughters of Oxylos and Hamadryas, associated with oak trees.

Balantina f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Valentina.

Balapuspika f Nepali
Means "young blossom" in Nepali.

Balaraba f Western African, Hausa
Feminine form of Balarabe.

Balasan f Armenian
Means "balsam" in Armenian.

Balasaraswati f Indian
Means "child possessing water" in Sanskrit. A famous bearer is Balasaraswati, a Bharatanatyam dancer from Tanjore, India.

Balausa f Kazakh
Means "green, herbs" or "young, beautiful" in Kazakh.

Balaxanım f Azerbaijani
From Azerbaijani bala meaning "child" and xanım meaning "madam, lady".

Balbaara f Yakut
Yakut form of Varvara.

Balbala f Pashto
From Persian بلبل‎ (bulbul) "nightingale".

Balbar m & f Tibetan
Derived from the Tibetan word དཔལ་ (dpal) meaning "glory, fortune, luck" and འབར་ ('bar) meaning "to burn, blaze".

Bàlbara f Sardinian
Gallurese form of Barbara.

Balbara f Sardinian
Variant spelling of Bàlbara.

Balbeer m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਬਲਬੀਰ (see Balvir).

Balbi f & m Spanish, Asturian
Short form of Balbina and Balbino.

Balbijn m & f Dutch (Archaic)
Dutch form of both Balbinus and Balbina.

Balbir m & f Indian (Sikh)
Variant of Balvir.

Balbu f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar бал (bal) meaning "honey" and бу (bu) meaning "this, it (is)".

Balcia f Polish
Diminutive of Balbina.

Balçiçek f Turkish
Means "honey flower" in Turkish.

Balda m & f Italian
Male short form of Baldassare or Baldassarre and feminine form of Baldo.

Baldeep m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" combined with दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".

Baldegard f Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Baldegild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."

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

Baldesca f Aragonese
Cognate of Waldesca.

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

Baldhild f Germanic
Derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."

Baldie f English (British)
Diminutive of Archibald.

Baldip m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਬਲਦੀਪ (see Baldeep).

Baldith f Medieval English
Medieval English from of Bealdgyð

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

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.

Baldyrgan f & m Kazakh
Means "hemlock, hogweed" in Kazakh.

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

Baleigh f & m English
Variant of Bailey.

Balemila f Medieval Russian

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

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

Balentina f Basque
Basque form of Valentina.

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

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

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

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

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

Balganym f Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh бал (bal) meaning "honey" and ханым (khanym) meaning "lady, madame".

Balgarma f Tibetan
From the Tibetan དཔལ་ (dpal) meaning "glory, fortune, luck", དཀར (dkar) meaning "white", "bright, light" or "pure" and མ (ma) meaning "mother".

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

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

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

Balhaniy f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar бал (bal) meaning "honey" and the Turkic title khan meaning "king, ruler".

Bali f Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani bal meaning "honey".

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

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

Baligha f Arabic
Means “eloquent” in Arabic.

Balijekwao f Tumbuka
Means "they have no home" in Tumbuka.

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

Balika f Greenlandic
Variant of Palikka.

Balim f Turkish
Means "my honey" in Turkish.

Balima f & m Dagbani
Means "persuasion" in Dagbani.

Baliy f Karachay-Balkar
Means "cherry" in Karachay-Balkar.

Baliyat f Karachay-Balkar
Variant form of Baliy.

Baljan f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Balzhan.

Baljeet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" and जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".

Baljin m & f Tibetan
Derived from the Tibetan དཔལ་ (dpal) meaning "glory, fortune, luck" and སྦྱིན (sbyin) meaning "alms, donation".

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

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

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

Balkiz f Turkish
Derived from Turkish bal meaning "honey" and kiz meaning "girl, daughter".

Balla f Galician (Archaic)
Truncated form of Oballa.

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

Ballerina f Obscure (Modern)
American actor Jeremy Sisto has a daughter named Charlie-Ballerina, born June 5, 2009.

Ballïbikä f Bashkir
From Bashkir баллы (ballï) meaning "sweet" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).

Ballonia f Romansh (Archaic)
Variant of Bolonia.

Balma f Aragonese

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

Balnur f Kazakh
From Kazakh бал (bal) meaning "honey" and from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light"

Balog'at f Abazin
Means "maturity" or, figuratively, "perfection" in Uzbek.

Balomba f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Palomba.

Balpreet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" and प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Balqi f Uzbek
Means "to glitter, shine" or "to florish" in Uzbek.

Balqïya f Bashkir
Means "shining, radiant" in Bashkir.

Balqiya f Uzbek
Variant form of Balqi.

Balqız f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar бал (bal) meaning "honey" and къыз (qız) meaning "girl".

Balsam f Arabic (Rare)

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

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

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

Balsari f Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani bal meaning "honey" and sarı meaning "yellow".

Balsheker f Kyrgyz
From the Kyrgyz бал (bal) meaning "honey" and шекер (sheker) meaning "sugar".

Balsinde f Old Saxon, Old High German, Medieval, Medieval French
Old Saxon, Old High German balo "destruction" + Old Saxon swīth, Gothic swinþs from Proto-Germanic swinþaz "strong".

Balta f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian word meaning “white”.

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

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

Balthasara f German (Archaic)
Feminine form of Balthasar.

Baltija f Lithuanian (Rare)

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

Baltuz f Karachay-Balkar
Means "sugar" in Karachay-Balkar.

Baltza f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Baltz.

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

Balungia f Romansh (Archaic)
Variant of Balugna.

Balva f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian balva "prize, reward".

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

Bàlvara f History (Ecclesiastical)
Sardinian form of Barbara.

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

Balvina f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Balbina.

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

Balvir m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" combined with वीर (vīra) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Balwant m & f Indian (Sikh)
Means "possessing strength" from Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" and वत् (vat) meaning "possessing, having".

Balzhan f Kazakh
From Kazakh бал (bal) meaning "honey" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

Balzhin f & m Buryat, Mongolian
Means "chamomile, mayweed (flower)" in Buryat and Mongolian.

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

Bamashri f Indian
Indian Goddess Lakshmi

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

Bambatha f South African

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

Bambina f Italian
Feminine form of Bambino.

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

Bammina f Sicilian

Bamrung m & f Thai
Means "care for, nourish, maintain" in Thai.

Bàn f Chinese
Means "petal" in Chinese.

Bản m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 本 (bản) meaning "root, origin, source".

Ban f Arabic
It means "Discern", "To show"

Ban m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 班 (ban) meaning "group, party, band".

Ban m & f Lao
Means "flower, bloom" or "happy" in Lao.

Bana f Arabic (Rare)

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

Banafsha f Persian
Means "violet" in Persian.

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

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

Banalandju f Indigenous Australian, Yolngu, Djinba, Ganalbingu
Banalandju is a main character in Australian film 'Ten Canoes' set in Arnhem Land, Northern Territories.

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

Banana f & m Obscure
Taken directly from the banana fruit.

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

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

Banashri f Bengali
From Sanskrit वन (vana) meaning "forest, wood" and श्री (shri) meaning "diffusing light, radiance, splendour, beauty".

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

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

Banat f Bashkir
Means "girl" in Bashkir.

Banât-esagil f Babylonian
Means "Esagil is beautiful", deriving from the Akkadian element banûtu ("beauty").

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.

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

Banchong m & f Thai
Means "elaborate, delicate" in Thai.

Bandhana f Nepali (Rare), Indian (Rare), Hindi (Rare)
From Sanskrit बन्धन (bandhana) meaning "tying, binding".

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

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

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

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

Bandu f Indian (?)

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

Banê f Kurdish
Means "elegant" in Kurdish.

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

Baneşîn f Kurdish
Means "elegant" in Kurdish.