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Bongi f Xhosa, Southern AfricanShort form of
Sibongile. This was borne by South African singer and songwriter Angela Sibongile "Bongi" Makeba (1950-1985), the only child of singer Miriam Makeba... [
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Bongiwe f Zulu (Modern)Sibongile A Zulu name meaning "Appreciated" usually given to a first born girl child or after great difficulty of not being able to conceive a girl for a long time.
Bongkot f & m ThaiMeans "lotus" (a poetic word) in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit पङ्कज
(pankaja).
Bongkotrat f ThaiFrom Thai บงกช
(bongkot) meaning "lotus" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Bongsu m & f MalayMeans "the youngest" in Malay, used for the last born child.
Bonifácia f Hungarian, SlovakHungarian and Slovak feminine form of
Boniface. In Hungarian history, this name was borne by Erzsébet Bonifácia (born and died 1399), the short-lived daughter of Jadwiga I, Queen of Poland (sister of Mária/Marija I, Queen of Hungary and Croatia) and Vladislavas Jogaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania (later Władysław II Jagiełło, King of Poland); the princess was named for her godfather Pope Boniface IX.
Bonifacija f Slovene, Croatian (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare)Slovenian and Lithuanian feminine form of
Bonifatius. In Lithuanian history, this name was borne by Elžbieta Bonifacija (born and died 1399), the short-lived daughter of Jadwiga I, Queen of Poland and Vladislavas Jogaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania (later Władysław II Jagiełło, King of Poland); the princess was named for her godfather Pope Boniface IX.
Bonifacja f PolishFeminine form of
Bonifacy. This name was borne by Elżbieta Bonifacja (born and died 1399), the short-lived daughter of Jadwiga I, Queen of Poland and Vladislavas Jogaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania (later Władysław II Jagiełło, King of Poland); the princess was named for her godfather Pope Boniface IX.
Bonki f JapaneseFrom Japanese 盆 (Bon), which means "Lantern Festival," and 気 (ki), which means "mood" or "spirit." Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.
Bonna f BaribaName traditionally given to the second born daughter.
Bonnibell f ScottishBonnibell means "pretty" "cheerful" and Is a character from the show adventure time
Bonugul f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
bonu meaning "lady" and
gul meaning "flower, rose".
Bonui f & m Korean (Rare)from the korean word '보늬', meaning the inner shell of chestnuts, acorns, etc.
Bor m & f MongolianMeans "brown, grey, dark (colour)" in Mongolian.
Bóra f Hungarian (Modern)Derived from Hungarian
bóra "bora (northern to north-eastern katabatic wind in the Adriatic Sea)".
Boram f & m KoreanFrom native Korean 보람
(boram) meaning "fruitful, useful, worthwhile."... [
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Boran f Middle PersianPossibly a hypocoristic form of Middle Persian
*baurāspa meaning "having many horses". This was the name of a Sasanian queen (banbishn) of Iran from 630 to 632, with an interruption of some months.
Boranbiyke f DagestaniDerived from
боран (boran) meaning "hurricane" and
бийке (biyke) meaning "mistress".
Boraqchin f Medieval MongolianMeaning uncertain, possibly from Mongolian борогчин
(borogchin) meaning "(female) bird" or "brown skin (of female animals)". This was the name of a 13th-century Alchi Tatar woman and the senior wife of Mongol ruler Batu Khan (c... [
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Borbak-kys f TuvanMeans "round girl" from Tuvan борбак
(borbak) meaning "round, spherical" and кыс
(kys) meaning "girl, daughter".
Borchuluun m & f MongolianMeans "brown stone, grey stone" in Mongolian, from бор
(bor) meaning "brown, grey, dark" and чулуун
(chuluun) meaning "stone"
Boreal m & f English (Rare)From the Boreal Forest, which was named after the Greek god Boreas, who was a purple-winged god of the North Wind in Greek mythology.
Borena f Alanic, Georgian (Rare)This name is best known for being the name of Borena of Alania (11th century AD), an Alan princess who went on to become queen of Georgia after marrying the widowed king Bagrat IV of Georgia. It is because of her that the Georgians became acquainted with the name Borena; she brought the name to Georgia... [
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Borey m & f KhmerMeans "large city, community, province, country" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit पुरि
(puri).
Borga f Old NorseShort form of names beginning with or ending in the element
borg.
Borgarhjǫrtr f Norse MythologyDerived from Old Norse
borg "fortress, citadel" and
hjǫrtr "hart, stag". In the Norse sagas, Þóra Borgarhjǫrtr is the second wife of Ragnar Loðbrók.
Borgný f Old Norse, Icelandic, FaroeseCombination of the Old Norse name elements
borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" or
bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and
nýr "new; young; fresh" or
ný "new moon, waxing moon".
Borgrun f Norwegian (Archaic)Relatively modern name (from early 20th century) created by combining the Old Norse name elements
borg "castle, fortification" and
rún "secret".
Borgunna f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" and
unna "to love".
Bo'rigul f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
bo'ri meaning "wolf" and
gul meaning "flower, rose".
Bo‘rijamol f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
bo'ri meaning "wolf" and
jamol meaning "beauty".
Boriša f & m VlachMeans "fighter", from Vlach
boriti meaning "to fight".
Boriska f HungarianOriginally a diminutive of
Borbála (via the variant diminutives
Bori and
Boris), now used as a given name in its own right.
Børka f FaroeseDerived from Faroese
børkuvísa "tormentil" (a type of flower).
Borkhüü m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian бор
(bor) meaning "brown, grey, dark" and хүү
(khüü) meaning "boy, son; child".
Bormey f KhmerMeans "magical power or spirit" in Khmer.
Boronia f English (Australian, Rare)An Australian shrub with pink or red flowers which are famed for their exquisite scent. The plant is named after Francesco
Borone, a talented botanical field assistant who came to a tragic end.
Boroo f & m MongolianMeans "rain" in Mongolian. Alternatively, it could be derived from бор
(bor) meaning "brown, grey, dark (colour)".
Borquita f Spanish (Rare)Feminine diminutive of
Borja in the case of Marie Delphine Borja "Borquita" López y Angula de la Candelaria, daughter of New Orleans serial killer Delphine LaLaurie.
Borsika f HungarianDerived from Hungarian
bors "pepper" and
borsikafű "summer savory".
Börte f History, Medieval MongolianThis was the name of the first wife of
Temujin, better known as Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire. Borte, or
Börte, became the head of the first Court of Genghis Khan, and Grand Empress of his Empire.
Bortolgoi f & m MongolianMeans "brown headed" or "grey headed" in Mongolian, from бор
(bor) meaning "grey, brown, dark" and толгой
(tolgoi) meaning "head".
Bosiljka f Croatian, SerbianDerived from
bosiljak, Croatian and Serbian name for the herb "basil" (
Ocimum basilicum), ultimately from Greek
basileus meaning "king".
Bo‘stongo‘zal f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
bo'ston meaning "vibrant garden" and
go'zal meaning "beautiful".
Botagoz f KazakhFrom Kazakh бота
(bota) meaning "camel calf, colt" and көз
(koz) meaning "eye". The name was traditionally given to girls who were believed to possess the "evil eye" due to the appearance of their eyes at birth.
Botánica f SpanishFrom the Spanish word botánica which translates to “botany” or “plant store”.
Botanie f English (American, Modern, Rare)From the word botany, a noun meaning “the scientific study of plants, including their physiology, structure, genetics, ecology, distribution, classification, and economic importance”.
Bo‘taqora f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
bo'ta meaning "baby camel", an endearing name for small children, and
qora meaning "black, dark".
Bótheiðr f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
bót "bettering, help" and
heiðr "honour".
Botsu m & f JapaneseJapanese term for "enlightened one" or "seeker"
Bótví f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic elements
bót "remedy" and
vé "home, temple, sanctuary".
Boua f & m LaoMeans "lotus" in Lao.
Bouakham f & m LaoFrom Lao ບົວ
(boua) meaning "lotus" and ຄຳ
(kham) meaning "gold".
Bouaphanh m & f LaoFrom Lao ບົວ
(boua) meaning "lotus" and ພັນ
(phanh) meaning "thousand".
Bouathong f & m LaoFrom Lao ບົວ
(boua) meaning "lotus" and ທອງ
(thong) meaning "gold".
Boudia f GaulishDerived from Gaulish
boudi- "victory; advantage, profit; loot".
Boudiaca f GaulishDerived from Gaulish
boudi- "victory; advantage, profit; loot".
Boudilatis f GaulishDerived from Gaulish
boudi- "victory; advantage, profit; loot" and
latis "hero", ultimately from Gaulish
lato- "fury, rage".
Boukatia f Ancient GreekUltimately derived from the name of a month from the Delphic calendar,
βουκάτιος (
boukátios).
Boukazi m & f IjawMeans "a child born in a bush" in Ijaw.
Boun m & f LaoMeans "happiness, prosperity, goodness" in Lao.
Bounchanh m & f LaoFrom Lao ບຸນ
(boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ຈັນ
(chanh) meaning "moon".
Bounheuang m & f LaoFrom Lao ບຸນ
(boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ເຮືອງ
(heuang) meaning "bright, clear, glorious".
Bounhome m & f LaoFrom Lao ບຸນ
(boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ໂຮມ
(home) meaning "unite, join, assemble, gather".
Bounkham m & f LaoFrom Lao ບຸນ
(boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ຄຳ
(kham) meaning "gold".
Bounnhang m & f Lao (Rare)From Lao ບຸນ
(boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ຍັງ
(nyang) meaning "remain, have, possess". A notable bearer is former Laotian president Bounnhang Vorachit (1937-).
Bounthavy m & f LaoFrom Lao ບຸນ
(boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ທະວີ
(thavy) meaning "increase, add, grow".
Bounthieng m & f LaoFrom Lao ບຸນ
(boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ທ່ຽງ
(thieng) meaning "true, sure, correct" or "noon".
Boupha f & m LaoMeans "flower" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit पुष्प
(pushpa).
Bow m & f English (Rare)A variant of
Bo 1, probably influenced by the word "bow" which is used to shoot with arrows or by the word "bowtie", or a diminutive of
Rainbow.
Bowchompoo f Thai (Rare)A famous bearer would be famous thai pop singer, Bowchompoo, whose real name is Wanthip Srithongthuam.
Bowonrat f & m ThaiFrom Thai บวร
(bowon) meaning "sublime, glorious, distinguished, best" and รัตน์
(rat) meaning "gem, jewel".
Boxian f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
波 (bō) meaning "wave" or
伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and
娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined" or
贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good".
Boychechak f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
boy meaning "rich, wealthy" and
chechak meaning "sweet".
Bo-yeon f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 甫 "begin; man, father; great" or 普 "universal, general, widespread" (
bo), and 娟 "beautiful, graceful" or 淵 "gulf, abyss, deep" (
yeon).
Bo-yeong f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 寶 "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 英 "petal, flower, leaf".
Boying f ChineseFrom the Chinese
波 (bō) meaning "wave" and
莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous".
Boysuluv f UzbekDerived from the Uzbek
boy meaning "rich, wealthy" and
sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Bozgul f TajikMeans "falcon rose" From
боз (
boz) meaning "falcon" and
гул (
gul) meaning "flower, rose" (see
gol)
Božica f Slovak, SloveneSlovak and Slovene diminutive of
Božidara and Slovene diminutive of
Božislava. While the Slovak name is not used as a given name in its own right, the Slovene name is.
Brace m & f EnglishLikely intended as a variant of
Brice. Middle English (as a verb meaning ‘clasp, fasten tightly’) from Old French
bracier ‘embrace’, from
brace ‘two arms’, from Latin
bracchia, plural of
bracchium ‘arm’, from Greek
brakhiōn.
Braidi f AmericanFeminine variant of
Brady, with an "i" added in the middle to evoke the english word "braid"