Feminine Submitted Names

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 m & f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "small" in Azerbaijani.

Balacaxanım f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "small lady", from Azerbaijani balaca meaning "small, little" and xanım meaning "madam, wife".

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".

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.

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.

Bân m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 彬 (bân) meaning "elegant, refined".

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.

Banessa f Spanish (Rare)

Băng f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 冰 (băng) meaning "ice".

Bảng m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 榜 (bảng) meaning "board, placard".

Bang m & f Korean
Bang is a Korean surname, which is cognate to the Chinese surname Fāng (方).

Bang m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 邦 (bang) meaning "state (political division)".

Banga f Lithuanian, Latvian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian and Latvian nouns banga meaning "wave, billow".

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

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

Bằng Lăng f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "crape myrtle" in Vietnamese.

Bangon f Thai
Means "woman, lady" or "lovely, beautiful" in Thai.

Bangorn f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bangon.

Bangsim m & f Dagbani
"Knowledge" denoting "Intelligence"

Bangting m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 邦 (bāng) meaning "nation, country" and 蜓 (tíng) meaning "dragonfly".

Banguolė f Lithuanian
Literally means "little wave", derived from the Lithuanian noun banga meaning "wave, billow" combined with the feminine diminutive suffix -(u)olė. As such, one could consider this name to be a diminutive of the name Banga.

Bangura m & f Mende
Means "strong" and "child of God" in Mende.

Banira f Obscure

Banita f African American
Variant of Bonita.

Banitu f Ancient Assyrian
Of unknown etymology. Possibly derived from either Akkadian banītu meaning "beautiful", or bānītu (also Akkadian), meaning "divine Creatress". Banitu was a queen of the Neo Assyrian empire circa 729 BCE.

Baniw f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Banu.

Banïwbikä f Bashkir
From Baniw and feminine name element бикә (bikä).

Banjhākri m & f Nepali
From Ban, meaning “forest”, and Jhākri, meaning “healer”.

Banjong m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Banchong.

Banka f Russian

Bankatametse f Tswana
Means "they are close to me" in Setswana.

Banksia f English (Australian)
Banksia is an uncommon name deriving from the Native Australian plant that produces honeysuckle like flowers. The plant species were originally named after Sir Joseph Banks, who first collected its samples in 1770.

Banksy f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred used of the surname Banksy as a given name. It could also be used as a diminutive of the name Banks.

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

Bannack m & f English (American, Rare)

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

Banner m & f English (Rare)
A banner is a symbol-bearing flag.

Bannie f & m Western African (Rare), Filipino (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Bonnie.

Bano f Kurdish
Kurdish version of Banu.

Banot f Uzbek
Means "velvet" in Uzbek.

Bənövşə f Azerbaijani
Means "violet (flower)" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Persian بنفشه (banafshe).

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

Banri m & f Japanese
From 万里 (banri) meaning "thousands of miles​," the second kanji referring to a unit of distance called ri.... [more]

Banty f Bengali (Hindu)
Choto lok,Goreeb,Bhikari,Fakir,Chor

Banuçiçək f Azerbaijani
From Persian بانو (bānū) meaning "lady" and Turkic čeček meaning "flower, blossom"... [more]

Banugul f Persian
Means "flower lady" in Persian.

Banuta f Latvian

Banyatsang f Tswana
Means "why do they doubt?" in Setswana.

Banyen f Thai
Means "marvel of Peru (a type of flower)" or "magenta" in Thai.

Banzragch m & f Mongolian
Derived from Sanskrit पञ्चरक्षा (Pañcaraksha) meaning "five protections" or "five rakshas", the name of a Buddhist text and the five dharanis (protective chants or incantations) it contains, as well as the five goddesses identified with them.

Baoai f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious" and 爱 (ài) meaning "love" or 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter".

Baohong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare" or 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, maintain" combined with 宏 (hóng) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 红 (hóng) meaning "red, vermillion, blush" or 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, great, vast"... [more]

Baohua f Chinese
From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Baojian m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 鉴 (jiàn) meaning "mirror; reflect".

Baojie m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare", 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, maintain" or 葆 (bǎo) meaning "luxuriant growth, dense foliage, hide, conceal" combined with 杰 (jié) meaning "heroic, outstanding" or 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure"... [more]

Baojin f & m Chinese
From the 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliance of gems, fine jade" or 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money".

Baojing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare" or 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, maintain" combined with 璟 (jǐng) meaning "lustre of gems", 京 (jīng) meaning "capital city", 晶 (jīng) meaning "clear, crystal", 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" or 靖 (jìng) meaning "peaceful, tranquil"... [more]

Baoju f Chinese
From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 菊 (jú) meaning "chrysanthemum".

Baojuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 鹃 (juān) meaning "cuckoo".

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

Baoli f Chinese
From the Chinese 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve" or 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" or 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine".

Baolian f Chinese
From the Chinese 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Baolin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare" combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest"... [more]

Baoling f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve" or 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 岭 (lǐng) meaning "mountain ridge".

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

Baolu f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 露 (lù) meaning "dew".

Baoming f & m Chinese

Baona f Chinese
Combination of Bao and Na.

Baone f Tswana (Rare)

Baonian f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 念 (niàn) meaning "say, idea, think of".

Baonu f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious" and 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl".

Baoping m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 平 (píng) meaning "calm, peaceful, even, flat".

Baoqian f Chinese
From the Chinese 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve" and 茜 (qiàn) meaning "madder, reeds".

Baorong f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 绒 (róng) meaning "silk, cotton".

Baorui f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower buds".

Baoshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Baotran f Vietnamese
It means precious or gem.

Baovola f Malagasy
From the Malagasy name for the Adansonia digitata baobab tree.

Baowen f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Baoxi m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 僖 (xī) meaning "joy, gladness, delight".

Baoxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Baoxian f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious" and 纤 (xiān) meaning "fine, delicate, graceful", 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined" or 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal".

Baoxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".

Baoxin m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, intelligence, soul".

Baoxiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 秀 (xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant".

Baoyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating" or 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".

Baoyi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve", 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" or 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful".

Baoying f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" or 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous" or 樱 (yīng) meaning "cherry, cherry blossom".

Baoyong f Chinese
From the Chinese 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve" and 咏 (yǒng) meaning "sing song".

Baoyuan m & f Chinese
From Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare" or 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, maintain" combined with 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin", 源 (yuán) meaning "source, origin" or 原 (yuán) meaning "source, origin, beginning, meadow, field, plain"... [more]

Baoyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" or 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl".

Baozhai f Chinese
From Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning “treasure”, while 斋 (zhāi) meaning “pavilion, studio”.

Bapke f Dutch

Bappahan f Karachay-Balkar
Means "dandelion" in Karachay-Balkar.

Bapsi f Indian (Parsi)
Meaning unknown. This is borne by Bapsi Sidhwa (1938-), a Pakistani American novelist of Gujarati Parsi descent.

Baptistina f Provençal
Feminine form of Baptistin.

Baptysta f Polish (Archaic)
Polish feminine form of Baptista.

Baqıyat f Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar feminine form of Baqi.

Baqiza f Kazakh
Kazakh form of Pakiza

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

Bára f Norse Mythology, Icelandic, Faroese
Means "wave, billow" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Bára was the daughter of Ægir and Rán. She was sometimes referred to as Drǫfn, also meaning "wave, billow".

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

Bara'a f Arabic
Means "blamelessness, innocence" in Arabic.

Baraah f Arabic
Means "innocence" in Arabic.

Bəraət m & f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "justification" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic براءة (barā'a).

Baraball f Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Barabal. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Annabella.

Barabara f American (Archaic)
Variant of Barbara

Baracha f Ancient Hebrew
Alternate latinization of ברכה Bracha

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.

Bara-irnun f Sumerian
Etymology uncertain, possibly deriving in part from the Sumerian element bára, meaning "throne dais, ruler". Name borne by a queen of the city of Umma (fl. 2400 BCE).

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

Barakah f Arabic (Rare)
Feminine form of Barak 2

Barakhsaana f Yakut

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."

Baranamtarra f Sumerian
Etymology unknown, possibly deriving from Sumerian elements nam meaning "(area of) responsibility; destiny, fate, lot" and tar meaning "deliberate, judicious". Name borne by a queen of Lagash (circa 2384 BCE), known for her involvement in the trade of wool, silver, and bronze between Lagash, Dilmun, and Umma.

Barangaroo f Indigenous Australian
Of uncertain etymology. Name borne by an Eora woman of the Cammeraygal clan (fl. 1780s).

Barani f Burmese
From the name of the second lunar mansion of the Burmese zodiac, representing an asterism of three stars in the constellation Aries. The word itself is ultimately derived from Sanskrit भरणी (bharaṇī).

Baranka f Hungarian
Originally a diminutive of Ágnes, used as a given name in its own right.

Barayu f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羽 (ba) meaning "feathers" or 薔薇 (bara) meaning "rose" and 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid", 歌 (ra) meaning "song, poetry", 夜 (yu) meaning "night; the evening" 佑 (yu) meaning "help, assist"

Barba f Breton, Corsican, Latvian, Estonian (Archaic)
Breton, Corsican, Latvian and Estonian cognate of Barbara (compare French Barbe).

Barbada f Spanish, Catalan
Cognate of Barbata.

Barbala f Latvian

Barbale f Georgian Mythology
Meaning unknown, though it is similar to the Sumerian and Akkadian epithet bibbiru meaning "shining, splendor". Barbale was the Georgian goddess of cattle, poultry fertility, the sun, women's fertility, and healing.

Barban f Breton (Archaic)
Variant of Barba.

Barbar f Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian form of Barbara.

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

Barbára f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Barbara.

Barbarà f Provençal
Provençal form of Barbara.

Barbaraann f English (American, Rare)
A combination of Barbara and Ann.

Barbaranne f English (Rare)
Combination of Barbara and Anne 1.

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.

Barbarette f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Barbara.

Barbari f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Marathi, Nepali
MEANING : 'curly-haired', a species of ocimum,yellow sandal wood, gum myrrh, vermilion

Barbarita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Bárbara.

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