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Bielke f YiddishVariant of
Beylke. Jerry Bock used this for the name of
Tevye's fifth daughter in his musical 'Fiddler on the Roof' (1964).
Bienna f ObscureIn the case of French swimmer Bienna Pélégry (1899-1989), it is a short form of one of her names,
Bibiena.
Bigaŋ m & f Dagbani"Not discriminated" denoting "I will not discriminate"
Bigna f RomanshRomansh form of
Barbara as well as a variant of
Bina. This name is traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Bihan f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue" and
晗 (hán) meaning "pre-dawn".
Bihe f ChineseFrom the Chinese
碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue" and
翮 (hé) meaning "quill".
Bihong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly" or
碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue" and
虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" or
鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan".
Bihotza f BasqueDerived from Basque
bihotz "heart; spirit; (by extension) courage; (term of endearment) dear, darling".
Bihuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue" and
焕 (huàn) meaning "shining".
Bihui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly" and
惠 (huì) meaning "benefit, favour, kindness".
Bihxa m & f YiMeans "one hundred ceremonies" in Yi.
Biidaaban f OjibweLoosely translated from Anishinaabemowin (the Ojibwe language) it is a name meaning "daybreak," "the approach of dawn," "dawn is coming." ... [
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Bijin m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 実 (
bi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" or 美 (
bi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 人 (
jin) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Bijin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue" and
锦 (jǐn) meaning "bright and beautiful, brocade, tapestry, embroidery".
Bijiu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
馝 (bì) meaning "fragrance" and
久 (jiǔ) meaning "a long time ago".
Bijuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue" and
涓 (juān) meaning "brook, stream; select; pure".
Bijya f KurdishDerived from Kurdish
bijîn meaning "enviable".
Bikə f AzerbaijaniFrom Turkic
bika meaning "lady" (feminine form of
beg meaning "chieftain, master").
Bil f Norse Mythology, IcelandicMeans "instant" in Old Norse. It's also a poetic word describing a woman. In Norse Mythology, Bil and her brother
Hjúki follow
Máni across the heavens.
Bilan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
璧 (bì) meaning "piece of jade with hole" or
碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue" and
兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Bilbi f LiteratureHebrew transcription of
Pippi, used in the Hebrew translation of 'The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking'.
Bildosne f Basque (Rare)Derived from Basque
bildots "lamb" and the Basque feminine suffix
-ne. It is used as a Basque equivalent of
Inés.
Bilegsaikhan m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian билэг
(bileg) meaning "gift, talent" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Bilgin m & f TurkishMeans "scholar, pundit, learned person" in Turkish.
Bilian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue" and
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
Biliang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
碧 (bì) meaning "jade, blue, green" and
良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable".
Biligard f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element
bili "gentleness." The second element is derived from
gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic
gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Biligund f GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
bili "gentleness" combined with Old High German
gund "war."
Bilihild f GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
bili "gentleness" combined with Old Norse
hildr "battle."
Bilin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly",
馝 (bì) meaning fragrance" or
碧 (bì) meaning "jade, blue, green" and
琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem",
凛 (lǐn) meaning "cold, severe, strict" or
粼 (lín) meaning "clear".
Biling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly" and
玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".
Bilistiche f Ancient Greek (Rare, ?), HistoryPerhaps a Macedonian dialectical form of
Philistiche, or a Hellenized form of a non-Greek name. This was borne by a 3rd-century BC hetaira (courtesan or prostitute of ancient Greece) of uncertain origin... [
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Bilitrud f GermanicDerived from the Germanic element
bili "gentleness" combined with
þruþ "strength."
Billura f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
billur meaning "crystal".
Bilqiz f ChechenChechen name of Turkic origin from Proto-Turkic
*bạl meaning "honey" combined with
*kɨ̄ŕ "girl, woman".
Bimeng f ChineseFrom the Chinese
必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly" or
碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue" and
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream".
Bimin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
馝 (bì) meaning "fragrance" or
碧 (bì) meaning "green, blue" and
旻 (mín) meaning "heaven".
Bimpẹ f YorubaMeans "one who is gorgeous and beautiful" in Yoruba.
Bin m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 斌 or 彬
(bīn) meaning "refined", 滨
(bīn) meaning "beach, seashore" or 宾
(bīn) meaning "visitor, guest", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
Bina f Yiddish, HebrewYiddish name derived from
bin(e) "bee", which was originally used as a translation of the Hebrew name
Deborah, though it has since become associated with modern Hebrew
bina "understanding".... [
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Bina f RomanshShort form of
Jacobina, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in the Engadine valley.
Bindu f Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Assamese, OdiaMeans "drop, point, dot" in Sanskrit.
Bing f & m Chinese, ZhuangDerived from the Chinese characters 丙 (
bǐng) meaning "third" or 冰 (
bīng) meaning "ice" or 兵 (
bīng) meaning "army, soldier".... [
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Bingbing f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 冰
(bīng) meaning "ice, cold" combined with itself, as well as other character combinations that can form this name.
Bingchang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and
嫦 (cháng), from the name of a moon goddess.
Bingchun f & m ChineseThis name can be combined with 冰 (Bing) meaning "Cold, Ice", and 春 (Chun) meaning "season of springtime", or 纯 (Chun) meaning "Purity, Pure, Unmixed, Skillful, Genuine, Simple, Practiced". Sources are in the notes.
Binge f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous; glorious" and
娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful; good".
Bingfei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and
霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain".
Bingfen f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice; ice-cold" and
芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma; perfume".
Bingfu m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 冰 (
bīng) meaning "ice, cold" combined with 福 (
fú) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing". Other character combinations are possible.
Binghan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and
寒 (hán) meaning "cold, wintry" or
菡 (hàn) meaning "bud".
Binghong f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and
虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" or
宏 (hóng) meaning "great, grand, vast".
Binghua f ChineseFrom the Chinese
炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and
花 (huā) meaning "flower".
Bingjuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and
娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".
Binglan f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice; ice-cold" and
岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist, mountain haze".
Bingli f ChineseFrom the Chinese
炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".
Binglian f ChineseFrom the Chinese
炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and
莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".
Bingliang f & m ChineseThis name can be made up of 冰 (Bing) meant "Ice, Cold" and 梁 (Liang) means "Beam, Elevation, Bridge, Mast".
Bingling f & m Chinese冰 (Bing) means "Ice, Cold" while 灵 (Ling) means "Soul, Spirit" or 铃 ... [
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Bingliu f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" combined with 柳 (liǔ) meaning "willow", 榴 (liú) meaning "pomegranate", 瑠 (liú) meaning "lapis lazuli", 流 (liú) meaning "flow, stream, current", 刘 (liú) meaning "kill, destroy", or 六 (liù) meaning "six"... [
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Bingluan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird.
Bingmei f ChineseFrom the Chinese
炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and
梅 (méi) meaning "plum".
Bingo m & f Popular Culture, PetFrom an alternative form of
bing, suggesting a ringing sound. As an exclamation of surprise or sudden realization,
bingo! is attested from 1923.
Bingqian f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous; glorious" and
倩 (qiàn) meaning "beautiful, lovely" or
茜 (qiàn) meaning "madder, reeds".
Bingqin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and
琴 (qín), a type of Chinese lute.
Bingquan f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" or
炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and
泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth" or
权 (quán) meaning "power, right, authority".
Bingrao f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice; ice-cold" and
娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming".
Bingren f ChineseFrom the Chinese
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and
仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".
Bingrong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and
蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus".
Bingrui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and
蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "flower buds, unopened flowers".
Bingsheng m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and
生 (shēng) meaning "life".
Bingshu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and
淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
Bingwen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" or
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Bingxi f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice; ice-cold" and
溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream, creek",
晰 (xī) meaning "clear, evident; clearly" or
汐 (xī) meaning "night tides".
Bingxia f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous; glorious" and
霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Bingxian f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice; ice-cold" and
娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined; skillful".
Bingxiang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and
祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen, happiness".
Bingxu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and
絮 (xù) meaning "raw silk, raw cotton".
Bingxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and
璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".
Bingxue f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice; ice-cold" and
雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
Bingyan f & m ChineseThis name is a combination of 冰 (Bing) meaning "Cold, Ice" and 艳 (Yan) meaning "Gorgeous, Beautiful" (usually for girls), or 岩 (Yan) meaning "Cliff, Rocks" (usually for boys). Other hanzi combinations are possible.
Bingye f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and
晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving".
Bingyi m & f ChineseDerived from the Chinese characters 丙 (
bǐng) meaning "third", 冰 (
bīng) meaning "ice, cold" or 兵 (
bīng) meaning "army, soldier" combined with 宜 (
yí) meaning "suitable, proper", 毅 (
yì) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm", or 义 (
yì) meaning "justice, righteousness"... [
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Bingyin m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 秉
(bǐng) meaning "grasp, hold, maintain" or 丙
(bǐng) meaning "third" combined with 印
(yìn) meaning "seal, mark, sign", 寅
(yín) meaning "to respect", or 垠
(yín) meaning "riverbank, boundary", as well as other character combinations.
Bingyong m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and
勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave, courageous".
Bingyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and
钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure".
Bingyun f & m ChineseThis name is a combination of 冰/氷 (
bing) meaning "cold, ice", and 允 (
yun) meaning "consent, allow", 运 (
yun) meaning "conveyance, transportation, luck, haul, carriage, fortune, traffic, ship", or 云 (
yun) meaning "cloud".
Bingzhen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and
珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".
Bingzhu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and
珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone".
Bính m & f VietnameseDerived from the Sino-Vietnamese 丙 (
bǐng) referred to the Third Heavenly Stem, connected with Fire in the Chinese philosophy of Wu Xing.... [
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Binhan f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
彬 (bīn) meaning "cultivated, well-bred" a and
菡 (hàn) meaning "buds, lotus buds".
Binjing f ChineseDerived from the Chinese
玢 (bīn) meaning "jade streaks" and
晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal".
Binky m & f English (Rare)A nickname of unknown meaning. A notable bearer of the nickname is Binky Felstead from the show 'Made in Chelsea', whose real name is Alexandra.
Binna f & m Korean (Modern)From the stem of verb 빛나다
(binnada) meaning "to shine," effectively a combination of
Bit and verb 나다
(nada) meaning "to be born; to appear, arise; to break/come out; to grow, spread."
Binnaz f Ottoman TurkishFrom Ottoman Turkish "thousand of whims":
bin - "thousand" and
naz - "coquetry,coyness, whim".
Binny f EnglishDiminutive of
Benita. In British television show, 'The Kids of 47A' (1973-1975), one of the sisters Gathercole is called Binny, but in this case her given name was
Belinda.
Binqian f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
玢 (bīn) meaning "jade's streaks" and
倩 (qiàn) meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Binta f HausaFrom the Arabic
بِنْت (bint) meaning "daughter".
Binti f IndonesianDerived from Arabic بِنْت
(bint) meaning "daughter, girl".
Binxuan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
缤 (bīn) meaning "flourishing, thriving, abundant" and
璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade".
Binyang f Korean (Rare)From the stem of verb 빛나다 (binnada) meaning "to shine," combined with 陽 (yang) meaning "sun"
Binying f ChineseFrom the Chinese
彬 (bīn) meaning "cultivated, well-bred" or
玢 (bīn) meaning "jade's streaks" and
莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems; bright, lustrous" or
英 (yīng) meaning "hero; outstanding person; petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero"
Biodun m & f YorubaMeans "born during a festival" in Yoruba.
Bion f JapaneseFrom Japanese 美 (
bi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 音 (
on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Biora f JapaneseFrom Japanese 実 (
bi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", 緒 (
o) meaning "thread" combined with 羅 (
ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [
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Bipasha f BengaliFrom the Bengali name of the Beas River in the states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in northern India, which is derived from Sanskrit and literally means "unfettered, free". Known bearers are Bipasha Basu (1979-), a Bengali actress, and Bipasha Hayat (1971-), a Bangladeshi actress.
Biqiong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly" or
碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue" and
琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious".
Biray f & m Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)Name found in the Bible rare used back in history.Biray is a late loan word from and refers to the fortified acropolis, usually built at the highest and most easily defensible part of a city ( Nehemiah 1:1; Esther 1:2 ). It referred to the fortress near the Temple in the rebuilt Jerusalem (Nehemiah 2:8 ) A castle place or mountain.
Birbaha f SantaliMeaning unknown. A notable bearer is Birbaha Hansda, an Indian actress and politican.
Birca f KurdishPossibly from the Kurdish
birc meaning "tower".
Bircan f & m TurkishFrom Turkish
bir meaning "one" and
can meaning "soul, life".
Birdina f Popular CultureName of a character in the 1955, MGM released 'The Glass Slipper,' their musical take on the famous Cinderalla story.