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Bessille f Arthurian CycleIn the Prose Tristan, a Cornish woman who loved Tristan. When Tristan rejected her, she became the paramour of Andred, Tristan’s enemy, and conspired to reveal his affair with Isolde to King Mark.
Bestari f & m IndonesianMeans "smart, well-educated" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit विस्तार
(vistāra).
Besula f JewishThis is found in the Jewish catacombs of Rome as the name of a woman.
Betang m & f KenyangDerived from
bɛtaŋ meaning "power" in Kenyang.
Bétéide f Irish MythologyMeans "wanton lady" in Irish Gaelic, from
bé "woman" and
téide "wantonness" (see
Téide). In Irish legend she is a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, daughter of the goddess
Flidais and sister of the witch-like Bé Chuille.
Betel f TamilBetel is a "type of plant from South and South East Asia."
Bétén f BetteMeans "favourite female friend" in Bette Obudu.
Betheil m & f AssyrianAn Assyrian given name meaning “beta d alaha’ or “house of God” in English, it is an Aramaic form of the name
Bethel.
Bethesda f Various (Rare)From the name of a pool in Jerusalem, mentioned in the New Testament, known for its healing properties, which means "house of mercy" or "house of grace" from Aramaic בית
(beth) "house, home" and חסדא
(hesda) "mercy, kindness; favour, clemency"... [
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Bethléem f French (Archaic)French form of
Bethlehem, which is the name of the birthplace of Jesus Christ. It appears that the given name Bethléem has always been very rare. I came across it in the Belgian civil registry (when I was doing genealogical research), where Bethléem was the name of an 18th-century French-speaking Belgian woman who was married, had 8 children between 1729-1748 and ultimately died in 1779.
Bethóc f Scottish Gaelic, Medieval ScottishDerived from Scottish Gaelic
beatha meaning "life", and therefore is related to the name
Beathag. Most known bearers of this name include Bethóc Ingen mac Maíl Coluim, daughter of Malcolm II, King of Alba, as well as Bethóc, Prioress of Iona, daughter of Somerled, Lord of Argyll.
Bethshalom m & f Hebrewbeth is the hebrew word for house, while shalom is the hebrew for peace. meaning house of peace.
Bethulia f English (Rare, Archaic)From the name of a city mentioned only in the apocryphal Book of
Judith, possibly derived from the Hebrew noun בתולה
(betula) meaning "virgin". The city's deliverance by Judith, when besieged by the Assyrian general
Holofernes, forms the subject of the Book of Judith.
Betigül f TurkishDerived from Turkish
beti "shape, figure, build" and
gül "rose". It is often interpreted to mean "as beautiful as a rose".
Betiqand f UzbekPossibly from the Uzbek
bet meaning "face, cheek" and
qand meaning "cube sugar".
Bettany f English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Bettany. This name is borne by English historian and writer Bettany Hughes (born 1968).
Bettisia f Medieval ItalianPossibly a diminutive of
Elisabetta, or a variant of
Bettina. Bettisia Gozzadini (1209–1261) was the first woman to teach at a university; specifically the University of Bologna.
Beydaan f SomaliSomali feminine name taken directly from the ordinary vocabulary word for "almond", which is perhaps ultimately from Persian
بادام (
bâdâm) "almond".
Beyla f Norse MythologyFrom the reconstructed Proto-Norse name *
Baunila, possibly meaning "little bean" or "little swelling". In Norse mythology, Beyla is a servant of the god
Freyr with her husband
Bryggvir.
Beyzanur f TurkishTurkish name meaning "very white light", combination of
Beyza meaning "very white" and
Nur meaning "light".
Bezmiâlem f Ottoman TurkishMeaning "feast of the World" in Ottoman Turkish (
bezm - "feast" and
âlem - "the World", taken from Persian language). ... [
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Bezmiara f Ottoman TurkishMeans "one who adorns the feast", from Ottoman Turkish بزم
(bezm) meaning "feast, assembly" (of Persian origin) and Persian آرا
(ara), the present stem of آراستن
(arastan) meaning "to decorate, adorn".
Bhadra m & f Hinduism, HindiMeans "good, excellent, fortunate" or "prosperity, happiness, health" in Sanskrit. This is the name of several figures in Hinduism, including an aspect of the goddess
Devi, and one of the eight queen-consorts of
Krishna... [
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Bhakti m & f Sanskrit, IndianSanskrit word meaning devotion, love, attachment, etc. In Hinduism, the concept of emotional devotion to a personal deity or spiritual idea, and is also the name of the associated movement- notable Bhakti poet-saints include Mirabai and Kabir Das.
Bhanumati f IndianMeans "luminous" or "shining like the sun", from Sanskrit
भानु (
bhanu) "ray of light, splendour, brightness; the sun; beautiful woman" and
-मत् (
-mat) "as, like, having the qualities of".
Bhatta f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, MalayalamMEANING - a noble lady, any woman of high rank, queen (who is not crowned). Name of an enchanteress... [
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Bhavani f Telugu, HinduismFrom Sanskrit भव
(bhava) meaning "being, existence". This is the name of a Hindu goddess,
Durga in her amiable form.
Bhavya m & f HindiHindi unisex name meaning "magnificant, grandiose".
Bhawanishankar f IndianThis name is made by two person's name first is a female (BHAWANI) & second is a male (SHANKAR)... [
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Bhumika f IndianRole - like one to be enacted in a play /negotiations / history etc.; Basis of --- e.g. The candidate first built "bhunika" (basis) for his career goal assignment with the job he is now aspiring.
Bia f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek
Βία (bia) "power, force, might". In Greek mythology, Bia is the personification of force, anger and raw energy.
Bian f JapaneseFrom Japanese 美 (
bi) meaning "beautiful" or 弥 (
bi) meaning "universally" combined with 安 (
an) meaning "peace, quiet", 案 (
an) meaning "plan", 杏 (
an) meaning "apricot" or 晏 (
an) meaning "peaceful, quiet, clear, late in the day"... [
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Biana f LiteratureMeans "fair skinned", "white", or "fair". It was invented for a character in the
Keeper of the Lost Cities series, Biana Amberly Vacker, by
Shannon Messenger.
Biancabella f FolkloreCombination of
Bianca and Italian
bella, meaning "white-beautiful" in Italian. This is the name of the title character of the Italian fairy tale Biancabella and the Snake, written by Giovanni Francesco Straparola.
Bianchinetta f ItalianDiminutive of
Bianchina. A known bearer of this name was the only sister of the famous navigator Christopher Columbus.
Bianhuan f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
变 (biàn) meaning "change, transform" and
焕 (huàn) meaning "shining".
Bianka f JapaneseFrom Japanese 実 (bi) meaning "seed; fruit; nut", 琵 (bi) meaning "guitar-like instrument" or 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful", 安 (an) meaning "calm, peaceful" or 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower"... [
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Bianna f English, Mexican (?)In English, this is an invented based on the popular name suffix -ianna. It is also Mexican, the meaning unknown. This is the name of a news anchor on Good Morning America, Bianna Golodryga.
Bibari f Japanese (Rare)This name is used as 美波里 with 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beautiful, beauty," 波 (ha, nami) meaning "billow, wave, ripple" and 里 (ri, sato) meaning "parent's home, ri (unit of distance - equal to 3.927 km), village."... [
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