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BohachwałmSorbian (Archaic) Derived from Upper Sorbian bóh and chwalić "to praise". In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Gottlob.
BohaimChinese "Bohai" (渤海) is a term with historical and geographical significance in China. It refers to a body of water located in northeastern China, between the Liaodong and Shandong Peninsulas. Historically, it was also the name of a kingdom that existed in the region during the Tang dynasty... [more]
BohaomChinese From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 淏 (hào) meaning "clear water".
BohemChinese From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 赫 (hè) meaning "bright, radiant, glowing".
BohemondmHistory, Medieval From Italian Buamundo, which is of uncertain meaning. According to the Norman historian Orderic Vitalis it was derived from Latin Buamundus, the name of a mythical Gigas (giant), originally given as a nickname to the crusader prince Bohemond I (christened Mark; c. 1058-1111) by his father because he was extremely large at birth.
Bo-huif & mKorean From 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-).
BoiamundmGermanic derives from the Germanic name “Boiamund”, composed of two elements: From the Frisian and Germanic elements boii, Bojen, Boje "ruler, dweller" and mundō "protector, protection, tutelage, guardianship"... [more]
BoisilmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Saint Boisil (died 661) was a monk of Melrose Abbey, an offshoot of Lindisfarne, then in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria, but now in Scotland, where he must have been one of the first generation of monks.
BojjimJapanese The Main Character of the Anime Ranking of Kings
BojomirmPolish Derived from Slavic boj "battle, fight" combined with Slavic mir "peace", thus the name's meaning is something along the lines of "fighting for peace".
BojunmChinese From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 君 (jūn) meaning "gentleman, monarch", 骏 (jùn) meaning "excellent horse" or 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, capable, handsome".
BokaimChinese From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumphant; triumph, victory".
BokeemmAfrican American Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from the biblical place name Bochim, which is also found spelled as Bokim.... [more]
BolemirmMedieval Polish Derived from Slavic bole "large" combined with Slavic mir "peace".
BolemysłmPolish Derived from Slavic bole "large" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").
BoliangmChinese From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 梁 (liáng) meaning "bridge" or 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, radiant, enlightened".
BolinmPopular Culture An earthbending character from the TV series "The Legend of Korra" bears this name.
BǫlþornmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Old Norse combination of bǫl 'bale', 'misfortune'; 'sin'; 'arrow' and þorn 'thorn, spike, thorn-bush'. Bǫlþorn is a jǫtunn, He is the father of Bestla.
Boluwajim & fYoruba Means "wakes up with the lord" in Yoruba.
BǫlverkrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Old Norse name meaning "evil-doer, malefactor" with the combination of bǫl "misfortune", "evil", "bale" and verk "work, piece of work, business, deed". Bǫlverkr is another name for Óðinn who is a character in Norse Mythology.
Bomam & fSwahili Meaning "fort or enclosure". The word actually originates from Swahili and is traditionally known as an enclosure, a stockade or fort used to protect people's livestock (usually sheep and cattle).
BombamLiterature Bomba the Jungle Boy is a series of American boys' adventure books produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate under the pseudonym Roy Rockwood; it was published between 1926 and 1938.
BombastusmGerman (Swiss) Possibly descended from Latin bombax meaning "cotton" or "indeed (interjection)" or from German Bombast meaning "pompous language".
BonmEnglish (Australian), Popular Culture Given in honour of AC/DC rock star "Bon" Scott, who was born Ronald Scott. His nickname was given to him at school, to differentiate him from another Ronald in his class... [more]
Bonagiuntam & fMedieval Italian, Literature Derived from the Italian adjective buono meaning "good" as well as "fair" combined with giunta, the feminine past participle of the Italian verb giungere meaning "to arrive". As such, the name is basically a reference to the safe arrival of a newborn.... [more]
BonakingmIgbo "Bonaking is a name that signifies leadership, translating to 'born to rule'. It reflects a powerful presence and an innate ability to lead others.
BonaldmGermanic Derived from Latin bonus meaning "good" combined with Old German walt meaning "power, authority".
BonamicomMedieval Italian Derived from the Italian adjective bono meaning "good" combined with the Italian noun amico meaning "friend".
Bonamym & fEnglish Transferred use of the surname. This name was borne by British literary scholar Bonamy Dobrée (1891-1974), who was given the name because it was a family surname.
BonamymJudeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French Derived from Middle French bon "good (virtuous, having positive qualities)" and ami "friend". This name was also used as a secular form of Benjamin,
BoncmHungarian (Archaic) Possibly derives from Hungarian boncol meaning "to autopsy", itself derived from bont "to demolish" and szol a frequentative suffix.
BoncompagnomMedieval Italian Derived from the Italian adjective bono meaning "good" combined with the Italian noun compagno meaning "companion, friend".
BoncontemMedieval Italian, Literature Derived from the Italian adjective bono meaning "good" combined with the Italian noun conte meaning "count" or "earl" (also compare Contessa).... [more]
BondaimJapanese From Japanese 凡 (bon) meaning "ordinary, common, mediocre" combined with 大 (dai) meaning "big, great". Other kanji combinations are possible.
BonditmJudeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish Of debated origin and meaning. Some modern-day scholars consider this name a variant of Bendit, while others connect this name to Catalan bon (compare Bono) and dit, the past participle of Catalan dir "to say", and thus giving this name the meaning of "well said".
BondomGeorgian Meaning unknown. According to the available Georgian sources, no convincing etymology has been provided for the name to this day. Meanwhile, a Russian source derives the name from modern Persian بنده (bande) meaning "servant, slave", which ultimately comes from Middle Persian bandag meaning "servant"... [more]
BonenfauntmJudeo-Anglo-Norman Derived from and Old French bon "good (virtuous, having positive qualities)" and Anglo-Norman enfaunt "child". This name was also used as a secular form of Benjamin.
BoneshmJewish BONESH is from the Yiddish word meaning GOOD. It is related to Benesh.
BonfantemMedieval Italian, Judeo-Italian, Medieval Jewish Medieval Italian form of the Late Latin given name Bonusinfans meaning "good child", which was derived from the Latin adjective bonus meaning "good" and the Latin noun infans meaning "infant, child".... [more]
Bong-jumKorean From Sino-Korean 鳳 "male phoenix; symbol of joy" and 柱 "pillar, post; support". A famous bearer is South Korean marathoner Lee Bong-ju (1970-).
BongoronmJudeo-Provençal Provençal for "Good day", a translated variant of the Hebrew name "Yom-tob" or Yom-tov of the same meaning. See also the French "bonjour" and Italian "buongiorno"... [more]
BongseokmKorean From Sino-Korean 鳳 "male phoenix; symbol of joy" and 錫 meaning "tin; copper" or 奭 meaning "big, large, great; thriving, flourishing." Other combinations are possible
Bong-SumKorean From Sino-Korean 奉 (bong) meaning "offer, receive, respect" combined with 洙 (su) referring to a river in Shandong, China, or 首 (su) meaning "head, first, leader, chief"... [more]
Bongsum & fMalay Means "the youngest" in Malay, used for the last born child.
BonifatiymRussian Variant form of Bonifatsiy. A known bearer of this name was the Soviet philosopher Bonifaty Kedrov (1903-1985). In his case, Bonifaty is just a variant transcription of Bonifatiy: the spelling is exactly the same in Russian, so they are really the same name.
BonifaziusmMedieval Latin, German (Rare) Variant of Bonifacius, itself a variant of Bonifatius; the name originally meant "good fate" (from Latin bonum "good" and fatum "fate"), but folk law altered the meaning to "well-doer" or "doer of good deeds" (from Latin bonum and facere "to do")... [more]
BonincontromMedieval Italian Derived from the Italian adjective bono meaning "good" combined with the Italian noun incontro meaning "encounter, meeting".
BonomPopular Culture Derives from 'Bono Vox', an altered form of bonavox, which is Latin for "good voice". On its own, it could be seen as a variant of Bonus.... [more]