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Blanda f GaulishDerived from Gaulish
*blando- "soft, sweet" (referring to speaking with a soft or sweet voice).
Blanduzia f Romanian (Rare)Fântâna Blanduziei ('Blanduzia's Fountain' in English) was a literary and political weekly magazine which was first published in 1888 and run by Romanian poet Mihai Eminescu.
Blanket m & f Popular CultureFrom the English word blanket. A famous bearer of this is Michael Jackson's son, whose nickname is Blanket Jackson.
Blasine f Arthurian CycleDaughter of Igerne (Igraine) and Duke Hoel of Tintagil, sister of Brimesent, and half-sister of Arthur in the Vulgate Merlin. She married King Nentres of Garlot.... [
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Blåsippa f Swedish (Modern, Rare)Swedish name for the plant hepatica nobilis. It is the second middle name of popular Swedish folk singer Sofia Karlsson.
Bláth f Medieval IrishDerived from Irish
blath "flower; blossom". This was the name of two virgin saints. It was usually Anglicized as
Flora.
Blenda f SwedishFrom a place name which was derived from Old Swedish
blædh "blade". According to Swedish tradition, the place was named after a woman named Blenda who defended the land against invading Danes in the local men's absence... [
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Blenzibly f Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureTristan’s mother in the Icelandic Saga af Tristram ok Ísoud. She replaces Blancheflur (Blancheflor) from the earlier German sources and is the counterpart of Blesinbil in Norse Tristan legend.... [
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Bless f & m English, FilipinoFrom the English word
bless meaning "to consecrate or confer divine favor upon".
Blessed f & m English (Puritan), AfricanFrom the English word "blessed" meaning "having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing; held in veneration; revered", ultimately from Old English
blētsian,
blēdsian "to consecrate (with blood)".
Bleta f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
bletë "bee". According to Albanian folk belief, the bee is a sacred animal: when an animal ceases to live, Albanians predominantly use the verb ngordh while when a bee ceases to live, the verb vdes is used (which is used to refer to human death), alluding that bees are beings of a higher caste, comparable to humans.... [
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Bleu f & m EnglishFrom the French word for "
Blue". Not typically used in France.
Bleuzenn f BretonOf uncertain origin and meaning. Some academics consider Bleuzenn a Breton cognate of either Welsh
Blodeuyn or Welsh
Blodwen while others consider this name a derivation from Middle Breton
bleuzuenn "flower"... [
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Blicgard f GermanicThe first element is derived from Old High German
blich "lightning, glow" or
blicchan "to flash, to shine." The second element is derived from
gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic
gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
Blichild f GermanicDerived from Old High German
blich "lightning, glow" or
blicchan "to flash, to shine" combined with Old Norse
hildr "battle."
Blictrud f GermanicDerived from Old High German
blich "lightning, glow" or
blicchan "to flash, to shine" combined with
þruþ "strength."
Bliksem m & f DutchModern word name; Dutch for "lightning". Popular name for fast pets, such as dogs or horses.
Blinera f Albanian (Rare)Derived from Albanian
bli(r) "linden tree, lime tree; linden flower" and
erë "wind; scent".
Blitgilde f FrankishDerived from Old Saxon
blīthi, Old High German
blīdi meaning "happy, joyous" and Proto-Germanic *
geldą meaning "reward, gift, money".
Bloeme f Dutch (Rare)Variant of
Bloem. A known bearer of this name was Bloeme Evers-Emden (1926-2016), a Dutch Jewish teacher, child psychologist and author who had attended school together with the famous diarist Anne Frank (1929-1945).
Bloisine f Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureDaughter of Urbin of the Mountain (Urpin) and sister of Brun, a knight killed by Gawaine. To avenge her brother, she plotted Gawaine’s murder, but she eventually fell in love with Gawaine.
Blómey f Icelandic (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
blóm "bloom, blossom, flower" and
ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element
auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Blondine f Literature, Folklore, Haitian Creole, YiddishFrom a diminutive of French
blonde meaning "fair-haired". This is the name of two characters in Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tales: Belle-Etoile's mother in
Princess Belle-Etoile (whose sisters are named Roussette and
Brunette) and a minor character in
The Imp Prince... [
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Bloom f EnglishFrom the English word
bloom, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European
*bʰleh₃- ("to thrive, flower, bloom").
Blóðughadda f Norse MythologyMeans "the one with the bloody hair". The bloody hair is supposedly referring to red sea foam. In Norse mythology, Blóðughadda was the daughter of
Ægir and
Rán.
Bluebell f English, Popular CultureFrom the name of the flower, used to some extent as a first name when flower names were in vogue at the end of the 19th century.
Bluejay f & m English (Canadian, Rare)Native American Chinook legends tell tales about of a hero named Bluejay who gets into rather sticky situations at times and other times helps out humanity.In one of the tales Bluejay is a female and another set of stories it is a different person named Bluejay and they are male.
Blume f YiddishGerman-Yiddish form of
Bluma. The name coincides with German
Blume "flower".
Bo m & f BurmeseMeans "leader, champion" in Burmese.
Bö f Literature‘Bö’ or ‘Böe’ means "gust", "blast" or "scud" in German and is one of the shortest words in that language. It is also remindful of "beauty", as in
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Bo-a f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 珤 "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 雅 "elegant, graceful, refined". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Kwon BoA (1986-).
Boba f PashtoMeans "innocent" or "genuine" in Pashto.
Bo-bae f & m KoreanFrom Korean 보배
(bobae) meaning "treasure," shifted from Middle Korean 보ㅂᆡ
(popoy), from Sino-Korean 寶貝. Other hanja used for this naem include 寶
(bo) meaning "treasure," 甫
(bo) meaning "big; beginning," 㻉
(bo) meaning "jade," 培
(bae) meaning "culture, cultivation; education," 䔒
(bae) meaning "bud" and 拜
(bae) meaning "prostration; bending, stooping."
Bobe f YiddishMeans "grandmother" in Yiddish. This is the feminine equivalent of
Zeyde.
Bóbita f HungarianCoined by Sándor Weöres who apparently based it on Hungarian
bóbita "tuft" referring to the feathers on a bird's head.
Bodel f & m SwedishFor feminine uses it is a Swedish dialectal variant form of
Bodil and for masculine uses it is a Swedish dialectal variant form of
Botolf.
Bodhana f Jewish, YiddishBodhana is a Yiddish name, made from the combined elements of BOD (the Ukranian word meaning G-d) and HAN (from the Hebrew, meaning gracious).... [
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Bodhani f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, SinhaleseMEANING : intellect , Knowledge, Teaching, exciting
Bodisere f IjawMeans "she likes to come to the world" in Ijaw.
Bodomalala f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
bodo meaning "childish, young" and
malala meaning "beloved, esteemed, revered". The name Bodo is often given to baby girls as a placeholder before a chosen name is given, and is sometimes retained as a woman's name, or, as a here, as a prefix in the name.
Boeo f Ancient GreekThe name of an ancient Delphic priestess and hymn-writer, likely derived from the location Boeotia, ultimately from the Ancient Greek word
βοώτης (boṓtēs) meaning “herdsman”.
Bogdís f Icelandic (Rare)Combination of the Old Norse name elements
bogi "bow" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Boguwłość f PolishPolish name from Slavic
bogŭ "god, deity" combined with
volstĭ "power, rule, sovereignty". In Old Polish, the deuterotheme became
włość "manor, estate".
Boguwola f PolishDerived from the Slavic elements
bogu "god" and
wola "will".
Bo-gyeong f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 甫 "begin; man, father; great" or 寶 "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" (
bo), and 炅 "brilliance" or 璟 "luster of gem" (
gyeong).
Bòhé f ChineseFrom Chinese 薄荷 (bòhé) meaning "mint". One fictional bearer of this name is Bòhé Lánzé (藍澤 薄荷), who is also known as Minto Aizawa in the original Japanese or Corina Bucksworth in the English dub, from Tokyo Mew Mew/Mew Mew Power.
Bo-hui f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 甫 (
bo) meaning "begin; man, father; great" or 普 (
bo) meaning "wide, large" and 姬 (
hui) meaning "beauty; imperial concubine" or 熙 (
hui) meaning "bright, splendid." A famous bearer is South Korean actress Lee Bo-hee (1959-).
Bohyun f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 甫 (bo) meaning "begin; man, father; great" or 普 (bo) meaning "wide, large" and From Sino-Korean 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble" or From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" Other hanja combinations are possible
Bola f YorubaShort form of
Bolanle, meaning "wealth coming". It is composed of
bo ("come, coming") plus
ǫlà ("riches, wealth").
Bolan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
波 (bō) meaning "wave" and
兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Bolatta f GreenlandicGreenlandic form of
Bolette. A known bearer of this name is Bolatta Silis-Høegh (1981-), a Greenlandic artist who resides in Denmark.
Bolchuchuk f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
bol meaning "honey" and
chuchuk meaning "sweet".
Bolda f Hungarian19th-century coinage derived from Hungarian
boldog "happy, joyous, cheerful".
Boljahon f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
bol meaning "honey" and
jahon meaning "the world".
Bolka f Medieval PolishMedieval Polish short form of
Bolesława. Princess Bolka (1352 - 1427/1428) was the last representative of the Bytom-Koziel Piasts.
Bolortungalag f MongolianMeans "clear crystal" in Mongolian, from болор
(bolor) meaning "crystal" and тунгалаг
(tungalag) meaning "transparent, clear" or "serenity".