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Aagaat f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Aage, or perhaps a variant spelling of Ågot.

Aaggaataat f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ãggâtât.

Aagodt f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Ågot.

Aagot f Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Ågot.

Aajorat f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Âjorat.

Aalheit f East Frisian (Archaic)
Variation of Adelheid.

Aaliit f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Alice.

Aaljet f East Frisian (Archaic)
Possibly a variation of Aalheit.

Aaqqat f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ârĸat.

Aat f Ancient Egyptian
From Egyptian ꜥꜣt meaning "the great one", ultimately derived from ꜥꜣj "to be big, great, important" combined with the suffix .t. Aat was a queen of the Twelfth Dynasty, a wife of Amenemhat III.

Aavet f Norwegian
Variant spelling of Ovet.

Aayat f Arabic
Variant of Ayat.

Abandokht f Old Persian
Means "daughter of Aban".

Abbent f East Frisian (Archaic)

Abidat f Avar, Kumyk, Dargin, Lezgin, Lak
Form of Abida used in Dagestan.

Abrihet f Tigrinya
Means "light" in Tigrinya.

Abuhayat f Azerbaijani

Abuse-not f English (Puritan)
In reference to 1 Corinthians 9:18, "What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I abuse not my right in the gospel."

Abyalat f Amharic

Acat m & f Mayan, Classic Mayan, Mayan Mythology

Achit m & f Mongolian
Means "virtuous, gracious" in Mongolian.

Adalett f English (Rare)

Adalmut f Germanic
Means "noble mind", derived from Old High German adal "noble" combined with Gothic môds (mut in New High German) "mind, spirit."

Adelet f Medieval French, French (Swiss, Archaic)

Adelett f English (Rare)

Adelheit f East Frisian
Variation of Adelheid.

Adelmut f Germanic, German
Variant of Adalmut.

Adeltraut f German
German form of Adeltrud.

Aderet f Hebrew (Rare)
Aderet comes from Ezekiel 17:8, meaning "glorious" in the phrase לְגֶ֥פֶן אַדָּֽרֶת (legefen ’addaret) "a glorious vine", a symbol of reborn Israel.... [more]

Adolat f Uzbek, Tajik
Means "justice" in Uzbek and Tajik, ultimately from Arabic عَدَلَ ('adala) meaning "to act justly".

Adut f Eastern African
This name is borne by Adut Akech Bior ( born 25 December 1999), a South Sudanese-Australian model.

Adwent f Medieval Welsh

Adylet m & f Kyrgyz (Rare), Kazakh (Rare)
Variant transcription of Adilet.

Aedyt f Manx (Rare, Archaic)
Manx form of Eadgyð.

Aeint f Burmese
Alternate transcription of Burmese အိမ့် (see Eaint).

Ældiet f Medieval English
Variant of Ealdgyð found in Domesday Book.

Aet f Estonian
Estonian cognate of Agatha.

Afət f Azerbaijani
Means "misfortune, mischief; beautiful woman, beauty" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic آفة ('āfa).

Afet f Turkish
Means "ravishingly beautiful" in Turkish.

Afiyat f Dagestani
Dagestani form of Afiya.

Afrodit f Turkish
Turkish version of the name Aphrodite.

Agát f Sami
Sami variant of Agathe.

Agätt f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Luxembourgish form of Agathe.

Agatt f Luxembourgish
Vernacular form of Agathe and Agätt.

Aget f Alsatian (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Agathe.

Ãggâtât f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Agatha.

Aglent f Medieval Hungarian
Old Hungarian form of Ágnes.

Agnet f German (East Prussian), North Frisian (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic)
East Prussian German, North Frisian and East Frisian variant of Agnes via the variant Agnete. As a North Frisian name, Agnet was recorded on the island of Föhr.

Ahlheit f Low German (Archaic)
Low German variant of Adelheid used in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Ahsanat f Uzbek
Etymology uncertain, perhaps an Uzbek femnine form of Ahsan.

Aifet f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Iffat.

Ainett f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Annette or Inette.

Aishafsat f Western African (Modern)
Combination of Aisha meaning "life" with Hafsat meaning "gathering".

Aizat f & m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Tatar
Derived from Kazakh aй (ay) meaning "moon" and Persian زاده (zâde) "offspring, child". It is a feminine and masculine name in Kazakhstan, solely feminine in Kyrgyzstan, and solely masculine in Tatarstan.

Âjorat f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Ajut f Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Derived from Canadian Arctic ajujuq meaning "runs away". In Greenland mythology Ajut is the name of the woman who flees from her pursuer and becomes the sun.

Ajysyt f Siberian Mythology
Means "birthgiver" or "mother of cradles" in Yakut. Ajysyt wwas the mother goddess in Yakut mythology. She was said to be present whenever one of her people gave birth, and she brought with her the soul of the child, so that a complete human being could be brought into existence.

Ákat f Mohawk
Mohawk form of Ida.

Akbermet f Kyrgyz
From Kyrgyz ак (ak) meaning "white" and бермет (bermet) meaning "pearl".

Akhlut m & f Inuit Mythology
In Inuit mythology, Akhlut is a spirit that takes the form of both a wolf and an orca. It is a vicious, dangerous beast. Its tracks can be recognized because they are wolf tracks that lead to and from the ocean.

Akniet f & m Kazakh
From Kazakh ақ (aq) meaning "white" and ниет (niet) meaning "intention" (of Arabic origin).

Aldart m & f Mongolian
Means "celebrated, glorious, famous" in Mongolian.

Aleit f German (Archaic), Dutch (Archaic)
Short form of Adelheid.

Álet f Sami, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish
Sami form of Alet.

Alet f Low German, German (Archaic), Norwegian (Rare), Old Swedish
Variant of Alhet.

Alett f Hungarian
Hungarian variant of Aletta.

Aleyt f Medieval Baltic
Variant of Allheyt.

Alheit f Low German (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic)
Archaic short form of Adelheid, in use between the 1400s and 1800s.

Alhet f Low German, German (Archaic)
Low German short form of Adelheid.

Alheyt f Medieval Baltic
Variant of Allheyt.

Alicent f Literature
Created by author George R. R. Martin for a character in his series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the upcoming television series "House of the Dragon". In the series, Alicent Hightower is the daughter of Otto Hightower, the Hand of the King, and a member of the royal court of Westeros under King Viserys Targaryen.

Aliit f Medieval Dutch
Variant of Alijt.

Alijt f Medieval Dutch
Variant of Aleid.

Alilat f Near Eastern Mythology
Variant of Allat. The Arabian mother goddess.

Alimat f Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Alima.

Âlît f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Aaliit, a Greenlandic form of Alice.

Allat f Near Eastern Mythology
Means "the Goddess" from Arabic al-Lat. She was an ancient mother and fertility goddess of the pre-Islamic Arabs.

Állet f Sami
Sami form of Alet.

Allheyt f Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian short form of Adelheide.

Almet f Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Almeda.

Almogit f Hebrew
Strictly feminine variant of Almog.

Almut f German
Younger form of Adalmut.

Alniyat m & f Astronomy
Sigma Scorpii and Tau Scorpii together bore the traditional name Al Niyat (or Alniyat) derived from the Arabic النياط al-niyāţ "the arteries" and referring to their position flanking the star Antares, the scorpion's heart, with Sigma Scorpii just to the north.

Alsciaukat m & f Astronomy
This is the name of the star 31 Lyncis. It bore the traditional names Alsciaukat, from Arabic الشوكة (aš-šawkat) meaning "the thorn" and Mabsuthat.

Alumit f Jewish (Modern)
Variant of Aluma.

Alvart f Armenian
Variant of Alvard.

Alyt f Dutch (Rare)

Alžbet f Slovak (Rare)
Variant of Alžbeta.

Amaartivat f & m Greenlandic
East Greenlandic name related to the word amaat meaning "a woman's coat with a large hood to carry children".

Amanat f Chechen
Derived from Arabic أَمَان (ʾamān) meaning "security, safety, peace".

Amanat m & f Persian
Means "trustworthiness" in Persian.

Amanet f Uyghur
Means "entrustment" via Arabic أمانات amanat. In the Quran (33:72) the word is used to describe God entrusting humans with free will. See also Emanet and Amanat.

Amanjeet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Punjabi ਅਮਨ (aman) meaning "peace" (ultimately from Arabic) combined with Sanskrit जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".

Amanjit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਅਮਨਜੀਤ (see Amanjeet).

Amanjot f & m Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
From Arabic أمان (ʾamān) meaning "peace" and Sanskrit ज्योतिस् (jyotis) meaning "light".

Amanpreet f & m Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Means "peace and love" from Punjabi अमन (aman) meaning "peace" and ਪ੍ਰੀਤ (prīt) meaning "love" (ultimately from Arabic أمان (ʾamān) "peace" and Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti) "pleasure, joy, love" respectively).

Amanprit f & m Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi ਅਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ (see Amanpreet).

Amarant f Dutch
Amarant is a Dutch girl's name. The name comes from the Greek word Amarantos which means "unfading beauty".... [more]

Amarjit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਅਮਰਜੀਤ (see Amarjeet).

Amarjot m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal" combined with ज्योतिस् (jyotis) meaning "light, brightness".

Amarpreet f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit अमर (amara) meaning "immortal, undying" and प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Amârtivat f & m Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Amaartivat (using the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used to write Greenlandic until 1973).

Amat f Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Arabic
An Arabic word meaning "maidservant". Often combined with a reference to god, as in Amaterrahmane.

Amat-nanāya-qerbet f Babylonian
Means "the servant of Nanaya is at hand" deriving from the Akkadian elements amtu ("woman servant") and qereb ("close ,near ,at hand ,within reach").

Amaunet f Egyptian Mythology
Variant of Amunet.

Ament f Egyptian Mythology
Variant of Imentet

Ametiszt f Hungarian (Rare)
Means "amethyst" in Hungarian.

Amigaat m & f Bandial
Means "He/she has a skinny leg" in Bandial.

Aminat f Chechen, Ingush, Avar, Kumyk, Dargin, Lak, Karachay-Balkar
Form of Aminah 1 or Aminah 2 used in several languages.

Amleset f Tigrinya
Means "she made it return" in Tigrinya.

Ammit f Egyptian Mythology
Derived from Ancient Egyptian ꜥm-mwt "devourer of the dead". In Egyptian mythology she was a female demon and funerary deity with a body that was part lion, hippopotamus, and crocodile, all of which were seen as dangerous animals to the ancient Egyptians... [more]

Ammot f Medieval English
Diminutive of Amice.

Amoashtart f Phoenician (Latinized)
Means "Astarte is my mother". Name borne by a queen of Sidon.

Amonrat f & m Thai
From Thai อมร (amon) meaning "immortal, eternal" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Amonrut f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อมรรัตน์ (see Amonrat).

Amoret f Literature
Perhaps based on the Italian word amoretto which is a representation of Cupid in a work of art. The word is based on amore meaning "love" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more]

Amornrat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Amonrat.

ʾAmot-milqart f Phoenician
Means "servant of Melqart".

Amulet f English (Rare)

Anabet f Spanish (Rare, ?)
Combination of Ana and Elisabet.

Anauprost f Medieval Cornish

Anayat m & f Urdu
Variant of Inayat.

Anchoret f Medieval English
Early Anglicization of Welsh Angharad.

Anegréit f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Cognate of Annegret.

Anegritt f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Variant of Anegréit.

Anekätt f Luxembourgish
Contraction of Anna and Katharina.

Anest f Welsh
Welsh form of Agnes.

Ánet f Sami
Sami form of Annette.

Anet f Croatian (Rare), Sorbian, Estonian (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
Variant of Aneta and Annette.

Angelet f American (Rare), Filipino (Rare), Dutch (Rare)

Angeniet f Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Dutch variant form of Angenies and West Frisian form of Agnes.

Anhesòt f Medieval Occitan
Medieval Occitan variant of Agnes.

Aniet f Dutch
Short form of Anita 1.... [more]

Anisat f Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Anisa.

Ankaret f Medieval English
Variant of Anchoret.

Ankt f Egyptian Mythology
Variant of Anuket.

Annabet f Dutch (Rare)

Annbritt f Swedish, Danish (Rare)
Combination of Ann and Britt (compare Majbritt).

Annebet f Dutch
Combination of Anne 1 and Bet.

Annebritt f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Annbritt. It is also a combination of Anne 1 and Britt.

Annefiet f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Anne 1 and -fiet-, itself derived from Sofietje.

Annejet f Dutch (Rare)
Contraction of Anne 1 and Jet.

Annelot f Dutch
Combination of Anne 1 and lot (compare Liselot).

Annemargaret f English
Combination of Anne 1 and Margaret

Annest f Welsh
Variant of Anest.

Annetraut f German (Rare, Archaic)
Blend of Anne and names ending in -traut, e.g., Irmtraut

Annit f Near Eastern Mythology
Annit was a northern Babylonian moon goddess who was later replaced by Ishtar.

Annot f Medieval English, Medieval French
Medieval diminutive of Ann a short form of Annes (see Annis), Annora, and Alianora... [more]

Anongnart f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อนงค์นาฏ (see Anongnat).

Anongnat f Thai
From Thai อนงค์ (anong) meaning "beautiful woman" and นาฏ (nat) meaning "woman, beautiful woman".

Anongrat f Thai
From Thai อนงค์ (anong) meaning "beautiful woman" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Anot f Medieval English
Diminutive of Agnes.

Anriett f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Henriette, reflecting the French pronunciation.

Ansalewit f Indigenous American
Means "Angel" in Mi'kmaq.

Antenett f Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Vernacular form of Antoinette.

Antoanett f Hungarian
Variant of Antoniett.

Antoinett f English (Rare)
Variant of Antoinette.

Antoniett f Hungarian
Variant of Antonietta.

Añuget m & f Bandial
Means "the black one" in Bandial.

Anuket f Egyptian Mythology, African Mythology
Allegedly means "the embracer" or "embrace". This was the name of the personification of the Nile in Egyptian mythology.... [more]

Anumat m & f Thai
Means "grant, approve, allow" in Thai.

Anurat m & f Thai
From Thai อนุ (anu) meaning "small" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Aodhnait f Irish (Archaic), Medieval Irish
Feminine diminuitive of Aodh. This was 'the name of an Irish saint whose feast was kept on 9 November'.

Apemerukoyan-mat-unamerukoyan-mat f Far Eastern Mythology
Means "rising fire sparks woman" or "rising cinder sparks woman" in Ainu. It is the full name of the goddess Kamuy-huci.

Apolot f Eastern African
Origin- Iteso people of eastern Uganda and Western Kenya, from the Ateso language, a derivative of the Teso-Turkana language and eastern Nilotic culture. ... [more]

Aput m & f Inuit, Greenlandic
Inuit meaning "Snow."

Aqniet f & m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Ақниет (see Akniet).

Arafat m & f Arabic, Bengali
From the name of a sacred hill in Mecca where pilgrims spend a day praying during the hajj.

Aralet f English, History
Variant of Arlette.

Árbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Árbjartur.

Areerat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Arirat.

Areet f Indian (Sikh)
it originates from the sanskrit word reet meaning rituals. areet means a person who is not bound by any rituals.

Aret f Efik
Means "born on a market day" in Efik.

Arîggît f Greenlandic
Variant of Rikîna.

Ariiggiit f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Arîggît.

Arirat f Thai
From Thai อารี (ari) meaning "kind, generous" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "jewel, gem".

Arjunkathait f & m Indian

Ârĸat f Greenlandic
Means "mitten, glove" in Greenlandic.

Arlett f Hungarian, American (Hispanic, Modern)
Hungarian form of Arlette, as well as a Hispanic variant (compare Arleth).

Armgardt f Faroese (Rare)
Variant of Armgard.

Arnaĸat f Greenlandic
Means "fellow woman, girl friend, female friend" in Greenlandic.

Arnaqat f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Arnaĸat.

Arneet f & m Indian (Sikh)

Arnett m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Arnett.

Arnljót f Old Norse, Icelandic, Faroese
Feminine form of Arnljótr.

Arnljot m & f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic), Old Swedish
Old Swedish and modern Norwegian form of Arnljótr. This is also the feminine form, though usage nowadays appear to be exclusively masculine.

Arshpreet f Punjabi, Indian (Sikh)
Means "love for the sky" in Punjabi.

Artist m & f English (American, Rare)
Simply from the English word artist. First recorded as a name in 1916 (where it was given to five boys), this name has seen sporadic usage in the United States until 2017, where it began to rise. It was given to 89 American baby boys in 2021.

Artoyt m & f Armenian
Means "lark" in Armenian.

Arunrat f Thai
From Thai อรุณ (arun) meaning "dawn, daybreak, sunrise" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Asalat f Uzbek
Uzbek elaboration of Asal.

Asanet f Armenian
Armenian form of Asenath.

Asenat f Biblical Polish, Biblical German
Polish and modern German form of Asenath—older German bibles used Asenath.

Aseret f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Teresa spelled backwards.

Aset f & m Chechen, Kazakh
Derived from Arabic أَسَد (ʾasad) meaning "lion" (see Asad). In Kazakh it is solely masculine while in Chechen it is feminine and masculine.

Asisat f Nigerian
The name of the professional woman football player Asisat Oshoala, playing for FC Barcelona.

Asiyat f Dagestani, Lak, Lezgin
Lak and Lezgin form of Asiya.

Asliyat f Uzbek
Means "genuineness, authenticity" in Uzbek.

Asmat f Literature, Georgian
Georgian form of Asma according to a Russian source, but Georgian sources say that this name means "innocent, chaste, virginal" and "honest" in Arabic.... [more]

Asmeret f Tigrinya
Means "united, unity" in Tigrinya.

Asnat f Yiddish, Hebrew
Variant transcription of 'Asenat. 'The Biblical pronunciation is "Asnat"; today, it is often pronounced "Osnat".'

Asralt m & f Mongolian
Means "merciful, compassionate" in Mongolian.

Asrat m & f Ge'ez
Means "tithe" in Ge'ez.

Ást f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ásta, although folk etymology likes to connect this name to Icelandic ást "love".

Astrit f Estonian
Variant of Astrid.

Asyat f Adyghe, Circassian, Kabardian
Variant of Asya 2, meaning "Asia", not to be confused with Asiyat

Atanarjuat m & f Inuit

Ateret f Hebrew
Etymology uncertain, possibly a variant form of Atara.

Aðalbjört f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal meaning "noble" and bjǫrt meaning "bright, shining" (from bjartr).

Athirat f Ancient Near Eastern
Ugaritic form of Asherah.

Athracht f Medieval Irish
Of uncertain origin and meaning, this name is usually Anglicized as Attracta. It was 'the name of an Irish virgin saint, of Ulster origin, who flourished in the 6th century and founded the nunnery of Killaraght, near Lough Gara, Co... [more]

ʻAthtart f Semitic Mythology
Ugaritic form of Astarte.

ʼAttart f Ancient Near Eastern
Ugaritic form of Astarte.

Atuat f Inuit

Auset f Egyptian Mythology
Auset is the original form of Isis. The hieroglyphs literally translate to “woman (she) of the throne”. More generally, it means “seat”.

Auðbjört f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
Icelandic combination of auðr "prosperity, fortunate" and bjartr "bright".

Avalet f English
Elaboration of Ava 1 using the suffix -let.

Avaneet m & f Indian (Sikh, Rare)

Åvet f Norwegian (Rare, Archaic)
Variant spelling of Ovet.

Avivit f Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Aviva, and a feminine form of Aviv. it consolidates with the Hebrew word אביבית a feminine noun meaning "springlike"

Avneet f & m Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
This is borne by Indian actress Avneet Kaur (2001-).

Awat f & m Kurdish
Derived from the words wish, desire, hope in Kurdish. It is also used by Muslims.

Awet f Tigrinya
Means "victory" in Tigrinya.

Ayaat f & m Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Ayat.

Ayat f Arabic
Means "signs" in Arabic, referring to signs of the divine.

Aynülhayat f Ottoman Turkish
Means "spring of life", ultimately from Arabic عين ('ayn) meaning "spring, eye" and حياة (hayah) meaning "life".

Ayşat f Karachay-Balkar
Karachay-Balkar form of Aisha.

Ayshat f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Abkhaz, Chechen, Dagestani, Karachay-Balkar, Ossetian, Tatar (Rare), Bashkir (Rare), Avar
A form of Aisha and alternate transcription of Aishat.

Ayshet f Circassian, Ingush
Adyghe and Ingush form of Aisha. It can also be derived from Turkish ay meaning "moon, month" combined with Persian شاد (šâd) meaning "glad, happy, cheerful"

Aysurat f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar ай (ay) meaning "moon" and сурат (surat) meaning "picture".

Ayzanat f Chechen, Dagestani
Derived from Turkic ay meaning "moon, month" combined with Persian زن (zan) meaning "woman, wife".

Azamet m & f Turkish
Means "greatness, granduer, magnificance" in Turkish.

Azarmidokht f Persian, History
From the Middle Persian name Āzarmīgdukht, which was possibly derived from Persian آزرم‎ (âzarm) "modesty, shame; honour, respect" and دخت (dokht) "daughter". This was the name of a queen of the Sasanian Empire who reigned from 630 to 631.

Baast m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian баас (baas) meaning "excrement, manure, poo". This name was traditionally given in order to mislead bad spirits.

Babet f Dutch
Dutch form of Babette.

Babett f Hungarian, German (Rare), Luxembourgish
Hungarian form, German variant and Luxembourgish vernacular form of Babette. Babett Peter is a football player who had 118 appearances in the German national team winning among other titles the 2007 FIFA Wolrd Cup.

Baghazat f Tatar
From Arabic bahjat meaning "delight, joy".

Baginat f Chechen

Baketmut f Ancient Egyptian
Means "handmaid of Mut" in ancient Egyptian.

Bakht m & f Urdu, Pashto
Means "fortune, luck" in Urdu and Pashto, ultimately from Persian بخت (bakht).

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.

Baliyat f Karachay-Balkar
Variant form of Baliy.

Baljeet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" and जिति (jiti) meaning "victory, conquering".

Baljit m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਬਲਜੀਤ (see Baljeet).

Balog'at f Abazin
Means "maturity" or, figuratively, "perfection" in Uzbek.

Balpreet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" and प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".

Balvant m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਬਲਵੰਤ (see Balwant).

Balwant m & f Indian (Sikh)
Means "possessing strength" from Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" and वत् (vat) meaning "possessing, having".

Banat f Bashkir
Means "girl" in Bashkir.

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]

Banot f Uzbek
Means "velvet" in Uzbek.

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

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

Barbelot f Medieval English
Diminutive of Barbara.

Bareket f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "emerald" in Hebrew (see Emerald).

Bargaret f English (Rare)
Variant of Margaret

Bariyat f Dagestani
Dagestani form of Pari.

Barriaght f Manx (Rare)
Derived from Manx barriaght "victory, conquest, win" and intended as a Manx form of Victoria.

Baset f Egyptian Mythology
Variant of Bastet.

Basharat m & f Urdu
Means "good news" in Urdu, ultimately from Arabic بشارة (bashāra).

Bashorat f Uzbek
Means "good news, good omen" in Uzbek.

Basirat f Dagestani
Dagestani form of Basira.

Basiyat f Uzbek
Variant form of Basia.

Bastanist f Catalan

Bat f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "girl, daughter" in Hebrew.

Bathieult f Frankish (Gallicized), History (Ecclesiastical, Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Bathild.

Bauthieult f Germanic (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Balthild.

Bawornrat f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บวรรัตน์ (see Bowonrat).

Bayart m & f Mongolian
Means "joyful, happy" in Mongolian.

Bayrambaxt f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek bayram meaning "holiday" and baxt meaning "happiness".

Bayzanat f Dagestani

Beamont m & f American (Archaic)
Variant of Beaumont.

Bechet f English
Transferred from the surname Bechet.... [more]

Belagat f Ottoman Turkish
Means "rhetoric, eloquence" in Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic بلاغة (balāgha).

Belaset f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French bele, the feminine form of the adjective biau, bel "graceful, elegant, courteous; noble; handsome; beautiful" and Old French assez "enough; sufficiently" (which in the context of this name would have been understood as "very").

Belet f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Beila.

Bellicent f Literature, Arthurian Cycle
From an Old French form of the Germanic name Belissendis, possibly composed of the elements bili "suitable, proper, fitting, decent, amiable" (cf. Biligard) and swind "strong, brave, powerful".... [more]

Benchamat f Thai
Means "chrysanthemum" in Thai.

Bencharat f Thai
From Thai เบญจ (bencha) meaning "five" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Bendigt m & f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Archaic Norwegian variant of Benedikt, as well as a Swedish feminine form.

Bendikt m & f Old Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Contracted form of Benedikt as well as a modern Swedish feminine form.

Benjamat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Benchamat.

Benjarat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bencharat.

Beret f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Berit and Bereta.

Bergliót f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Bergljót.

Bernadet f Sorbian
Sorbian form of Bernadette.

Bernett m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bernett.

Beşaret f Turkish
Means "announcement (of good news)" in Turkish.... [more]

Beselot f Amharic
Means "gained through prayer" in Amharic.

Betrest f Ancient Egyptian
Means "may Bata be favorably disposed toward her" in Egyptian.

Bett f English (American)
Diminutive of Betty.

Betzabet f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), South American (Rare)
Variant of Betsabé.

Bezawit f Amharic
Means "saviour" in Amharic.

Bhagwant m & f Indian (Sikh), Punjabi

Bibbit f English
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Bibihayot f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and hayot meaning "life".

Bibinovvot f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and novvot meaning "rock sugar".

Bibisan'at f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and san'at meaning "art, craft".

Bibit m & f Javanese
Means "origin, source, offspring, seed" in Javanese.

Biket f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Diminutive of Rebecca.