Masculine Submitted Names

Bjarti m Faroese
Faroese form of Bjartr.

Bjartmar m Icelandic, Faroese, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse bjartr "bright" and mærr "famous".

Bjartþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse bjartr meaning "bright" (compare Bjartur) and the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor).

Bjedrich m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Friedrich.

Bjermund m Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrn "bear" and mund "protection".

Bjerte m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Bjarte.

Bjólan m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Beollán.

Bjǫlr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Younger form of Belwar. In Norse mythology this was the name of a jǫtunn.

Bjonko m Macedonian (Rare, ?)

Bjor m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Bjórr.

Bjørge m Norwegian
Masculine form of Bjørg or a short form of any male name beginning with the Old Norse name element bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".

Bjørgfinnur m Faroese
Faroese variant of Bergfinnur.

Björgólfur m Icelandic
Variant form of Björgúlfur.

Bjǫrgulfr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Borgulfr.

Björgúlfur m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse björg meaning "protection, help" (see also Björg) combined with Old Norse úlfr meaning "wolf".

Björgvin m Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements bjǫrg "help" or "deliverance" and vinr "friend".

Bjorn m Various
Variant of Björn or Bjørn used outside of Scandinavia and Germany.

Bjørne m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bjørn.

Björner m Swedish
Extended form of Björn.

Björnólfur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Björnúlfr.

Bjørnstein m Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Bjørn and Stein.

Björnstjerne m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish variant of Bjørnstjerne.

Bjørnstjerne m Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Bjørn and Norwegian stjerne meaning "star". Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910) was a Norwegian writer and Nobel laureate (Literature, 1903).

Björnúlfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse björn "bear" combined with Old Norse úlfr "wolf." Icelandic equivalent of Bernolf.

Bjørnvald m Norwegian (Rare)
Formed from Bjørn and the Old Norse element valdr "ruler". Also compare the Germanic cognate Bernwald.

Bjórr m Old Norse
From Old Norse bjórr meaning "beaver".

Blå m & f Swedish (Rare)
Means "blue" in Swedish. Ultimately derived from Old Norse blár meaning "blue" but often denoting "dark, black" (compare Bláinn). A few hundred years ago sometimes used as a variant or short form of Blasius.

Blaca m Anglo-Saxon
Weak form of Blæc.

Blackavar m Literature
A rabbit who escaped from a warren called Efrafa in the book Watership Down by Richard Adams.

Blackbird f & m English (Rare)
From the name of the animal, introduced into popular culture by the 1968 song of the same name performed by The Beatles.... [more]

Blackie m American (Rare)
A nickname or a diminutive. As a nickname the meaning is particular to the bearer, perhaps referring to dark hair color or complexion. That was the case for sports writer William Forrest "Blackie" Sherrod (1919-2016)... [more]

Blackstone m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.

Blacky m English (Rare)
Variant of Blackie.

Blacre m Medieval Scandinavian, Medieval English
Form of Old Norse Blakkr which occurs in Domesday Book.

Blade m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Ladislaus.

Blade m English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Blade or from the Old English blæd ‘leaf of a plant,' of Germanic origin; related to Dutch blad and German Blatt.... [more]

Bladímēros m Greek (Rare), Medieval Slavic (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Vladimir.

Bladimir m Spanish
Variant of Vladimir.

Bladis m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Ladislaus.

Blæc m Anglo-Saxon
Old English byname derived from blæc meaning "black, dark". This is a cognate of Old Norse Blakkr.

Blæcmær m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements blæc "black, dark" and mære "famous".

Blæcmann m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements blæc "black" and mann "man".

Blæcstan m Anglo-Saxon
Means "black stone" in Old English, from blæc "black" and stan 1 "stone".

Blæcsunu m Anglo-Saxon, Medieval English
Derived from the Old English elements blæc "black" and sunu "son".

Blæcwine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements blæc "black, dark" and wine "friend".

Blæcwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English blæc "black" and wulf "wolf". This is the source of the place name Blakesley (see Blakesley).

Blæingr m Old Norse
Means "raven", literally "blue-black one", a derivative of Old Norse blár "blue, dark, livid" (the colour used to describe corpses and bruises, e.g. hel-blár "black as death"). This was originally a byname.

Blængur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Blæingr.

Blær m & f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from the Old Norse name element blǣr "wind gust, gentle breeze".

Blaes m Arthurian Cycle
on of the Earl of Llychlyn and one of the Three Just Knights of Arthur’s Court. He was dedicated to preserving justice through “earthly Law”, in contrast to his fellow knights, who followed the Law of the Church and the Law of Arms.... [more]

Blaesus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from Latin blaesus "lisping, stammering".

Blævar m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic combination of blǣr 'wind gust, gentle breeze' and varr 'attentive'.

Blagoja m Macedonian
Variant of Blagoje.

Blagomir m Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements blag "good, gentle, kind, blessed" and mir "peace".

Błagosław m Polish
Means "to beg for glory", derived from Polish błagać "to beg, to plead, to pray" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Blaharis m Arthurian Cycle
A Knight of the Round Table defeated and taken prisoner by the Queen’s Knights during a tournament.

Blaid m Arabic, Persian

Blaidd m Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh blaidd "wolf".

Blain m English (American)
Variant of Blaine.

Bláinn m Old Norse
From Old Norse blár meaning "blue, dark, black".

Blais m French
Variant of Blaise

Blaize m English (Modern)
Variant of Blaise or Blaze

Blakelee f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Blakely.

Blakeley f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Blakely.

Blakeney f & m English
From Old English blæc meaning "black, dark" or blac meaning "pale" combined with Old English eg meaning "island" or hæg meaning "enclosure".

Blakkr m Old Norse
Old Norse byname meaning "black". It is a cognate of Blæc.

Blamore m Arthurian Cycle
Son of Nestor, brother of Sir Bleoberis de Ganis, cousin of Lancelot, and a Knight of the Round Table.... [more]

Blamoure m Arthurian Cycle
A knight who owned a white hart that Gawaine pursued on his first adventure.... [more]

Blanc m Medieval English
A masculine equivalent of Blanche. Also compare Demiblanc and Blanchard, other names recorded in Domesday Book.

Blancard m Medieval English
Possibly a variant of Blanchard.

Blanch m Medieval English, Medieval Welsh, Medieval Catalan
Masculine form of Blanche.

Blancheles m Arthurian Cycle
One of Arthur’s knights in the Middle-English Sir Gawain and the Carl of Carlisle.

Blanchet m Medieval French
Diminutive of Blanch.

Bland m English (Rare)
Either a transferred use of the surname Bland or an English form of Blandus.

Blandamour m Arthurian Cycle
Blandamour, whose name indicates bland, or boring, love, is a knight in Book 4 of "The Faerie Queene". He and Paridell have a superficial friendship.

Blandin m Provençal (Archaic)
Provençal form of Blandinus.

Blandyn m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Blandinus (compare Blandyna).

Blane m English (American)
Variant of Blaine.

Blanket m & f Popular Culture
From the English word blanket. A famous bearer of this is Michael Jackson's son, whose nickname is Blanket Jackson.

Blapþvari m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "babbling pole; staff". This is the name of a Jotunn in Norse mythology.

Blaris m Arthurian Cycle
Knight of the Round Table and godson of King Bors of Gannes.... [more]

Blasco m Medieval Spanish, Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Italian (Rare)
Medieval Spanish variant of Blas.

Blase m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Blase or a variant of Blaise.

Blàsi m Provençal
Provençal form of Blaise.

Blasi m Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Occitan form of Blasius.

Blasio m Venetian (Archaic), Medieval Italian (Tuscan)
Italian form of Blasius.

Blasios m Late Greek
This name can be a hellenized form of Blasius (see Blaise), but it can also be a genuine Greek name in its own right. In that case, it is derived from the Greek noun βλαστός (blastos) meaning "young shoot, bud, sprout", which itself is ultimately derived from the Greek verb βλαστέω (blasteo) meaning "to sprout"... [more]

Blasioun m Provençal
Diminutive of Blàsi.

Blastos m Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Derived from the Greek noun βλαστός (blastos) meaning "sprout, shoot, bud", which ultimately comes from the Greek verb βλαστάνω (blastano) meaning "to bud, to sprout, to grow".

Blastus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical, Biblical Latin
Latinized form of Blastos. According to the Bible, Blastus was the chamberlain of Herod Agrippa (Acts 12:20), a mediator for the Sidonians and Tyrians, and was believed to be involved in the events that led to Herod's death.

Blatbertus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of a Germanic name derived from the elements blad "blade, leaf" and berht "bright".

Blathmac m Irish

Blátǫnn m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, combination of blár "blue", "dark", "black" and tǫnn "tooth". Means "blue-tooth".

Blau f & m Catalan (Modern)
From Catalan blau, cognate with English Blue.

Blay m Medieval Spanish

Blayden m English
Variant of Bladen.

Blayk m English
Variant of Blake.

Blayke m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Blake.

Blaylock m Popular Culture
From the book series Black Dagger Brotherhood by J. R. Ward

Blayn m English (American, Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Blaine.

Blayne m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Blaine.

Blayze m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Blaze.

Blaze f & m Medieval English
Name used in reference to St. Blaze.

Błażéj m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Blasius.

Błażek m Polish
Diminutive of Błażej.

Blažiejus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Blasius (see Blaise).

Błažij m Sorbian
Upper Sorbian form of Blasius.

Blažo m Montenegrin, Serbian
Diminutive of Blagoje (also compare Blaž). A notable bearer of this name is the Montenegrin prime minister and president Blažo Jovanović (1907-1976).

Blazyj m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Blasius.

Bleaker m English
Transferred usage of the surname Bleaker.

Bled m Albanian (Rare)

Bledar m Albanian
Variant of Bled.

Bledian m Albanian

Bledion m Albanian
Variant of Bledian.

Bledri m Medieval Welsh
Derived from Welsh blaidd "wolf" and rhi "ruler".

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

Bleibefromm m German (Rare)
Meaning "stay pious". The name is literally made up of the two German words bleibe, meaning "stay", and fromm, meaning "pious" or "devout".

Bleiddud m Medieval Welsh
Variant of Bleiddudd. Bleiddud was Bishop of St David's (then known as Menevia) in Wales from 1061 to 1071.

Bleiddudd m Medieval Welsh
Welsh form of the Brythonic name *Bledjojüd- meaning "wolf lord", from Proto-Brythonic *blėð meaning "wolf" (Welsh blaidd) and *jʉð meaning "lord" (Welsh udd).

Bleio m Medieval English

Bleiz m Breton
Derived from Breton bleiz "wolf; gray" and thus nowadays commonly considered the Breton equivalent of French Loup, this name was in former times also used as a phonetic approximation to Blois and given in honor of the Blessed Charles of Blois, Duke of Brittany.... [more]

Blendar m Albanian (Rare)
Variant of Bledar.

Blendi m Albanian

Bleoberis m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
A Knight of the Round Table from Gannes, first mentioned by Chrétien de Troyes. His name may derive from a twelfth-century storyteller named Bleheris mentioned in several texts.... [more]

Bleon m Albanian

Blerand m Albanian

Blerian m Albanian (Rare)

Bleron m Albanian
Derived from Albanian bleron "to become verdant, to sprout".

Blesi m Romansh (Archaic)
Romansh form of Blasius.

Bless f & m English, Filipino
From the English word bless meaning "to consecrate or confer divine favor upon".

Blessan m Indian (Christian, Modern, Rare)
Means 'Blessed Son'. It is a Christian name.

Blessed f & m English (Puritan), African
From 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)".

Blessings m & f English (African)
Plural form of Blessing. It is most used in Malawi.

Blessmore m English (African)
From the English words bless and more, chiefly used in Zimbabwe.

Bletcu m Medieval English

Blethyn m Medieval Welsh
Medieval variant of Bleddyn.

Bleu f & m English
From the French word for "Blue". Not typically used in France.

Blez m Breton (Rare, Archaic)
Breton form of Blaise.

Blichelm m Germanic
Derived from Old High German blich "lightning, glow" or blicchan "to flash, to shine" combined with Old High German helm "helmet, protection."

Blight m Literature
Used by author Suzanne Collins in her novel 'Catching Fire' for District Seven's male Quarter Quell tribute, likely given in reference to the English word for plant disease. It may ultimately come from Old English blæce/blæcðu, a skin condition, or from Old Norse blikna, meaning "to become pale".

Bliksem m & f Dutch
Modern word name; Dutch for "lightning". Popular name for fast pets, such as dogs or horses.

Blin m Albanian
Derived from Albanian bli(n) "sturgeon" or bli(r) "linden tree, lime tree; linden flower".

Blinx m Popular Culture
A phonetic rendering of the English word "blinks". Used by the eponymous feline main character of the Xbox game 'Blinx: The Time Sweeper".

Bliobel m Arthurian Cycle
One of Arthur’s knights in Arthour and Merlin, who participated in the battle against Rions’ (Ryons) Saxons at Carhaix.

Bliss f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bliss or simply from the English word "bliss".

Blithar m German (Rare)
From the name elements blid meaning "cheerful, mild, joyful" and heri meaning "army"... [more]

Blithe f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Blythe.

Blizbor m Polish (Archaic)
The name is composed of the elements bliz (close, near) and bor (fight; struggle). The designated nameday in Poland is January 28 and March 12.

Blize m Medieval English

Blocca m Anglo-Saxon
Meaning unknown, though it might come from Old English blac "pale, shining, white" or blæc "black". The surname Bloxham derived from this name.

Blodrin m Literature
Blodrin was a treacherous Elf in Tolkien's legendarium, known as Blodren in some versions.

Bloemaart m Dutch
Variant of Bloemhard.

Bloemhard m Dutch
The first element of this name is derived from Dutch bloem "flower", which ultimately comes from Gothic blôma. The second element is derived from Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy".

Błogomił m Polish
Derived from Polish błogi "blessed, blissful" combined with Slavic mil "gracious, dear". As such, the meaning of this name is roughly "dear and blessed".

Błogomysł m Polish
Derived from Polish błogi "blessed, blissful" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think"). As such, the meaning of this name is roughly "blessed thought".

Błogosław m Polish
Derived from Polish błogi "blessed, blissful" combined with Slavic slav "glory". As such, the meaning of this name is roughly "blissful glory".

Blohin m Medieval English

Bloid m Medieval Irish

Blomman f & m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Means "the flower" in Swedish.

Blommert m West Frisian
Frisian form of Bloemhard.

Blondel m Medieval French (?)
According to legend, Blondel was a troubadour who rescued the English king Richard the Lionheart, who had been captured while returning from the Crusades and was being held for ransom. The story goes that Blondel traveled Europe looking for Richard by playing the first verse of a song only they knew... [more]

Bloodgood m American (Rare)
Name of New York farmer Bloodgood Haviland Cutter (1817–1906). He was known as a 'farmer poet'. Well known author Mark Twain humorously dubbed Cutter the 'Poet Lariat' in Twain's non-fiction travelogue 'Innocents Abroad'... [more]

Bloom m English
Transferred use of the surname Bloom.

Bloscadh m Medieval Irish
Perhaps related to the word blosc "blast"

Blossius m Ancient Roman

Blǫvurr m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Related to Norwegian blava "to shine". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Blu f & m Italian (Modern), English (Rare)
Italian form of Blue and English diminutive of Bluford.

Bluebird m & f English (American, Rare)
Very rare but has been used in the US since the 1700s, particularly in Mississippi and Oklahoma.

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.

Bluey m & f Popular Culture (Rare)
Diminutive of Blue.

Bluford m American (South)
Variation of Buford, possibly transfer of the surname Bluford.

Blunderboar m Arthurian Cycle
A giant who once managed to capture Jack the Giant-Killer, but was killed, along with his brothers, when Jack managed to escape.

Bluto m Popular Culture
Bluto is the name of the main antagonist of the famous Popeye series since 1932 - partly. There was a brief change of name to Brutus (1957 - 1978) during an apparent copyright dispute, but his name was reverted back to Bluto during the 1970s where it has remained his official name (although a 1988 comic book tried to remedy this by making Bluto and Brutus twin brothers).

Bly m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Blyth m & f English
Variant of Blythe.

Bnaya m Hebrew (Anglicized, Modern), Jewish
Alternative Anglicisation of Benaiah. "built by God"... [more]

Bnouda m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Sahidic Coptic name Panoute.

Bnoudi m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Bohairic Coptic name Phnouti. In other words, one could say that this is a cognate or a variant form of Bnouda.

Bo m Dutch
Short form of Willibrord, though it can also be a simplified spelling of Beau.

Bo m & f English
Variant of Beau or diminutive of Robert, Beaufort, Beauregard, Bonita or Bonnie.

Bo m & f Burmese
Means "leader, champion" in Burmese.

Bó m Old Norse
Variant of Búi.

Boaie m West Frisian (Archaic)
This archaic West Frisian given name can be a variant form of Boye as well as be a derivation of West Frisian boai meaning "boy".

Boammaruri m Tswana
Means "truth" in Setswana.

Boamos m Romani
Romani corruption of Bohemas.

Bóandi m Old Norse
Means "farmer, peasant, landowner" in Old Norse.

Boanerges m Ancient Aramaic
The name that Jesus gave to James and John in the book of Mark, meaning the "sons of thunder".

Boardman m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Boardman.

Boas m Dutch
Variant of Boaz.

Boatametse m Tswana
Means "His kingdom drew near" in Setswana.

Boáz m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Boaz.

Boba m Popular Culture
A diminutive or variation of Bob. This is the name of Boba Fett who is a bounty hunter from Star Wars. Boba Fett is a sly reference to another hotshot jockey, Bob Falfa, the drag racer played by none other than Mr... [more]

Bo-bae f & m Korean
From 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."

Bobb m American (Modern)
Variant of Bob.

Bobbejaan m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
One might think that this name is a blend of the name Bob with Jaan, but that is not the case. In Belgium and the Netherlands, the use of this rare first name originated with the Flemish singer and musician Bobbejaan Schoepen (1925-2010)... [more]

Bobbin m English (Rare)
From the English-speaking word bobbin, which spools thread.

Bobbo m English (Rare)
Rare diminutive of Robert (and Robin).

Bobbyjo f & m American (South, Rare), English (British, Rare, ?)
Variant of either Bobbijo or Bobbyjoe.

Bobbyjoe m American (South, Rare), English (British, Rare)
Combination of Bobby and Joe. Bobbijo is the feminine counterpart.

Bobert m English (Rare)
Variant of Robert using the short form Bob.

Bobi f & m English (Rare), Welsh
Variant of Bobby.

Bobir m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Babur, possibly via Babir. Also compare Bobur.... [more]

Bobirbek m Uzbek
Variant of Boburbek.

Bobley m African (Rare)

Bobo m History (Ecclesiastical), Frankish (Latinized, ?)
This was the name of a 10th century saint.

Bobon m Medieval French
A French hypochoristic form of Ratbod.

Bobore m Sardinian
Short form of Sarbadore.

Bobori m Sardinian
Short form of Salvadori.

Boboto m & f Lingala
Means "peace" in Lingala.

Bobs m & f English (Rare)
Short form of Robert, Robin and other names. Famous bearers of this name include the South African-Canadian painter and potter Bobs Cogill Haworth (1900-1988), and American actor Bobs Watson (1930-1999).

Bobur m Persian
Bobur means Lion, Tiger, brave as Tiger, brave as Lion. This name actually was used as an adjective for lion/tiger

Boburbek m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Baburbek.

Bocai m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 偲 (cāi) meaning "talented".

Bocang m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 沧 (cāng) meaning "dark blue, dark green".

Boccaccio m Medieval Italian

Boccob m Popular Culture

Boccus m Arthurian Cycle
The King of Media who served the Roman Procurator Lucius.... [more]

Bocefus m English
Variant of Bocephus.

Bocephus m English, Popular Culture
Likely a corruption of the Ancient Greek name Bucephalus. ... [more]

Bochang m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper".

Bochi m Georgian Mythology
Probably from Mingrelian ბოჩი (bochi) meaning "(male) goat, sheep". In Georgian mythology this was the name of a patron god of cattle.

Bochong m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honour".

Bochuan m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 川 (chuān) meaning "stream, river".

Bőd m History (Ecclesiastical)

Bod m Popular Culture
Bod is a classic British children's TV and book series about a little boy named Bod.

Boda m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English boda meaning "messenger, herald, prophet".

Bodan m South Slavic
The name Bodan is a name of South Slavic or possibly Germanic origin, it is a shortened form of the name Slobodan which is of Serbian origin and means Freedom. Alternatively it could derive from Proto-Germanic *butmaz (ground) via Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn (bottom)

Bodao m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 焘 (dào) meaning "shine, illuminate; envelope".

Bodaway m Navajo
Means "fire maker" in Navajo.

Bodb m Irish Mythology
In Irish mythology, Bodb Derg was a son of Eochaid Garb or the Dagda, and the Dagda's successor as King of the Tuatha Dé Danann.

Bodda m Medieval English

Boddi m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Possibly a variant of Baði. Related to Icelandic budda "money-bag" and Norwegian boddi "newborn pet". In Norse mythology Boddi is one of the sons of Karl and Snør.

Bode m English (Modern)
Popularized by American skier Bode Miller (1977-), born Samuel Bode Miller, in whose case it was inspired by the English word bode meaning "to indicate by signs, as future events", according to his 2005 autobiography... [more]

Bodegast m Germanic
Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with Gothic gasts (gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."

Bodegisel m Germanic
Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with gisel "hostage" or "pledge."

Bodegisil m Germanic
Variant of Bodegisel.

Bodel f & m Swedish
For feminine uses it is a Swedish dialectal variant form of Bodil and for masculine uses it is a Swedish dialectal variant form of Botolf.

Bodemar m Germanic
Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Boden m English (Modern)
Likely a variant of Beauden.

Bodene m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Bodene; a corruption of the French Baudouin.

Boderad m Germanic
Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Bodesta f & m Southern African (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Bodeum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the stem of verb 보듬다 (bodeumda) meaning "to embrace, hug, clasp."

Bodey m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bodhi.

Bodhidharma m Buddhism, History, Sanskrit
Means "dharma of enlightenmemt" in Sanskrit, from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma) "virtue, religious and moral duties" and बोधि (bodhi) "the illuminated or enlightened intellect"... [more]

Bodhin m English
Variant of Boden.

Bodhisattva xm Buddhism, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Means "enlightened being" from Sanskrit, literally "one whose essence is perfect knowledge", composed of बोधि (bodhi) "perfect knowledge, perfect wisdom" (see Bodhi; also related to Buddha) and सत्त्व (sattva) "essence, reality, being"... [more]

Bodi m English

Bodie m English
Short form of Boden.... [more]

Bodin m Serbian (Rare), Medieval Serbian, History
Serbian king Constantine Bodin (fl. 1072–1108) was a ruler of Duklja, the second, although titular, King of Duklja and Dalmatia from 1081 to 1101, succeeding his father, King Michael.... [more]

Bodmaël m Breton (Gallicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Gaulish Bodd "good will" and Breton mael "prince". This is the name of a 6th century saint.

Bodmael m Breton
Breton form of Bodmaël.

Bodó m Medieval Hungarian
Short form of Bodomér.

Bódog m Hungarian (Archaic)
An ancient form of modern Hungarian boldog "happy", but its meaning at the time was "rich".

Bodognou m Medieval Breton

Bodomér m Hungarian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a Hungarian borrowing of Budimir.

Bodor m Medieval Hungarian
Short form of Bodomér.

Boduenas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Baldwin.

Boduognatos m Old Celtic
Derived from Celtic boduus or boduo(s) "crow" combined with gnato, which can mean both "knowing, intelligent" and "son."

Boduognatus m Old Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Boduognatos.

Bodvaël m Breton (Gallicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Bodmaël.

Bodvael m Breton
Breton form of Bodvaël.

Bödvar m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Bǫðvarr.

Bodvar m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern Scandinavian form of Bǫðvarr.

Boe m Danish (Rare), Old Swedish
Old Swedish and Danish younger form of Bói.

Boeddha m History
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Buddha.

Boedi m Indonesian
Older spelling of Budi influenced by Dutch orthography.

Boediman m Indonesian
Older spelling of Budiman based on Dutch orthography.

Boediono m Javanese
Older spelling of Budiono based on Dutch orthography.

Boele m Sardinian
Sardinian short form of Raffaele.

Boemea m Romani (Archaic)

Boemondo m Italian
Italian form of Bohemond.

Boemundo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Bohemond via Latinized form Boemundus.

Boemundus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Boiamund.

Boentoro m Indonesian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Buntoro based on Dutch orthography.

Boeotus m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Derived from Greek βοώτης (bootes) meaning "herdsman", itself from βοῦς (bous) meaning "ox, cow".

Boer m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 儿 (ér) meaning "son, child".

Boêraou m Gallo
Gallo form of Ambroise.

Boes m Dutch (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Dutch form of Boso. This given name is extremely rare in the Netherlands nowadays and is more commonly found as a patronymic surname.... [more]

Boet m Dutch

Boethos m Ancient Greek
Greek name for Hotepsekhemwy.

Boethus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Boethos.... [more]

Boeyken m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Boudeken.

Boêze m Gallo
Gallo form of Ambroise.

Bofan m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 繁 (fán) meaning "numerous, complicated, complex".

Bofang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "father's older brother, paternal elder uncle", 波 (bō) meaning "wave" or 博 (bó) meaning "abundant, plentiful, extensive, ample" combined with 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" or 方 (fāng) meaning "upright, honest, fair"... [more]

Bǫfarr m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Meaning unknown; possibly related to Bófi. This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Bofen f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bo 2 and Fen 1.

Bófi m Old Swedish
From Old Norse bófi meaning "knave, rogue."

Bofo m Spanish
Diminutive of Rodolfo.

Bofu m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 夫 (fū) meaning "man, husband".

Bofur m Literature, Germanic Mythology
A character created by J.R.R. Tolkien in 'The Hobbit'. Bofur is a Dwarf in Thorin's Company who is related to Bifur and Bombur... [more]

Boğaç m Turkish
as strong as a bull... [more]

Bogart m English
Transferred use of the surname Bogart.... [more]

Bogát m Hungarian (Rare)
Old Hungarian name of possibly Slavic origin which is said to mean "rich, wealthy". In Western Hungary, this is a byname of Saint Julian.

Bogata m Russian
Means "wealthy" in Russian.

Bogdán m Hungarian
Cognate of Bogdan, meaning "gift of God".

Bogdanas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Bogdan.

Bogdanŭ m Medieval Russian
Old East Slavic form of Bogdan.

Bògdón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Bogdan.