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BreogánmGalician, Galician Mythology Name of the mythological ancestor of the Irish in the Lebor Gabála Érenn, a medieval Christian history of Ireland. According to the myth, he was a king in modern day Galicia who built a tower so tall that their sons made out the island of Ireland and decided to sail there... [more]
BreokmCornish Cornish form of Brioc. This name was borne by a Welsh saint who is commemorated in St. Breock.
BressalmMedieval Irish Old Irish name derived from Celtic *brestelo-s "strife, war". It was borne by Bressal mac Ailello Thassaig, an early king of the Uí Liatháin, an early kingdom of Munster in southern Ireland.
BretmanmObscure In the case of Filipino-American beauty influencer and social media personality Bretman Rock (1998-) he was named after wrestlers Bret Hart and The Rock.
BrevalmBreton Derived from the place name Bréval, ubicated in north-central France. Recorded as other forms, ultimately comes from the Germanic name Berher and French val "valley", albeit the first element was later reinterpreted as bref "small".
BriacmFrench, Breton From a Brythonic name derived from the Celtic element *brigo "high, noble, mighty". As such this name can be viewed as a Breton cognate of Brian. In the case of Saint Briac, who arrived in Brittany with Saint Tugdual circa 548, this was a short form of the old Welsh name Briafael.
BriadanmArthurian Cycle In Palamedes, one of two knights who murdered the Good Knight Without Fear. His companion was Ferrant.
BriadasmArthurian Cycle A powerful jouster who guarded the Spring of the Two Sycamores. He was considered undefeatable; he had even knocked down Gawaine. This lasted until he was conquered by Lancelot and received a mortal wound... [more]
BriainsmArthurian Cycle A knight who joined Nogant in an assault on Queen Fenise of Ireland. Arthur’s forces joined Nogant but Arthur soon learned that he was a coward, and the siege was lifted.
BriamailmMedieval Welsh, Brythonic Old Welsh form of the Brythonic name *Brigomaglos, which was composed of the Proto-Celtic elements *brigos, *brigā meaning "might, power" and *maglos "chief, noble".
BrickmPopular Culture Originally a nickname from the English word brick (having the slang meaning "a good fellow" from 1840). It was used for a character in Tennessee Williams' play 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' (1955).
Brightenf & mEnglish (American) Variant of Brighton, or from the English word brighten meaning "to become or make bright or brighter, to become more cheerful".
BrihadrathamSanskrit, History From Sanskrit बृहद्रथ (Bṛhadratha), meaning "one with a great chariot", from Sanskrit बृहत् (bŕhat) "large, great" and रथ (rátha) "chariot". This was the name of the founder of the Brihadratha dynasty, the earliest ruling dynasty of Magadha featured in Hindu literature.
Brihaspatim & fHinduism, Indian, Bengali, Hindi From Sanskrit बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati) meaning "Jupiter (the planet)" or "Thursday". This is the name of a Hindu deity of piety and religious devotion who is often identified with the planet Jupiter.
BrijendramIndian Means "ruler of Brij" from the place name ब्रज (Braj), also known as Brij or Brijbhumi, which is a region in Uttar Pradesh, India, considered to be the land of the Hindu god Krishna, combined with the name of the god Indra, used here to mean "lord".
BrillantemSpanish, Filipino Means "brilliant, sparkly, gemstone" in Spanish. A notable bearer was Brillante Mendoza (1960-), a Filipino independent film director.
BriocmHistory (Ecclesiastical), Guernésiais English and Guernésiais form of Briog via the Latinization Briocus. Brioc (died c. 502) was a 5th-century Welsh holy man who became the first abbot of Saint-Brieuc in Brittany... [more]
BriocánmIrish Meaning unknown, perhaps related to Bhreacain (see Brecan). This was the name of a saint from the 5th century AD, who brought christianity to the village Rosmuck in Ireland.
BriogmBreton, Welsh, History (Ecclesiastical) Derived from Breton and Middle Welsh bri, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brigo "high, noble" or *brīgos "importance". Briog (died c. 502) was a 5th-century Welsh holy man who became the first abbot of Saint-Brieuc in Brittany... [more]
BriseusmGreek Mythology Possibly derived from Greek βρίθω (britho) or (vritho), which can mean "to be laden with, to abound" as well as "to be heavy". In Greek mythology, Briseus was the father of Briseis.
BritannicusmAncient Roman Latin byname meaning "of Britain". This was one of the bynames of Emperor Claudius after the Roman conquest of Britain in 43 AD. Claudius also gave it to his son, Britannicus (full name Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus; 41-55 AD).
BrochwelmWelsh From the old Welsh name Brochfael, in which the second element is mael "prince". This was the name of a legendary Welsh king who gave land to Saint Melangell.
BrodulfmGermanic The first element is derived from Old High German prôdi "weakness, decrepitude" or Old High German brôt "bread." The second element is derived from Gothic vulfs "wolf."
BroklaussmAnglo-Scandinavian Anglo-Scandinavian name (originally byname) meaning "without breeches", composed of Old Norse brók "breeches, pants" and -lauss "-less".
BrommLiterature Brom is a fictional character in Christopher Paolini's Inheritance Trilogy. He is a former Dragon Rider and good member of the Varden. He is the trilogy's main character's mentor through the first book... [more]
BromerusmAncient Greek (Latinized), History Latinized form of the Greek given name Βρόμερος (Bromeros), which might possibly have been derived from Greek βρομέω (bromeo) meaning "to buzz". Also compare Greek βρόμος (bromos), which can mean "any loud noise" as well as "stench, bad smell"... [more]
BronjaymAmerican Derived from the Slavic element borna "protection" and the American name Jay 1. Comic character Bronjay, from Heaven Sent Gaming's Reverie, has this name.
BronnmLiterature, Popular Culture Ser Bronn of the Blackwater is the name of a character from the Song of Ice and Fire books by GRR Martin and the TV show Game of Thrones based upon the former. ... [more]
BronxmEnglish Transferred use of the place name Bronx. It began gaining popularity as a given name after singers Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson used it for their son in 2008.
BronxtonmEnglish (American) Combination of Bronx and the popular name suffix -ton. According to the SSA, this name was given to 5 boys in 2017.
Bronzem & fEnglish Bronze is a yellowish-brown alloy of copper with up to one-third tin. It is a modern first name. In the US, 5 girls and 9 boys were given this first name in 2018.
Brösekem & fMedieval German Medieval German diminutive of both Ambros and Ambrosia. The diminutive suffix -ke suggests that it was probably of Low German origin.
BrosimGerman (Archaic) German diminutive form of Ambrosius (see Ambrosios), which is now rather archaic or at least old-fashioned.
BrosimFaroese From Old Norse brosa meaning "to smile".
BrosiusmGerman (Archaic) Short form of Ambrosius (see Ambrosios). This name is now rather archaic and one is more likely to come across it in German-speaking areas as a surname, rather than a first name.
BrotanaxmAncient Greek Means "mortal lord" or "lord of the mortals", derived from either the Greek adjective βρότειος (broteios) meaning "mortal, human" or the Greek noun βροτός (brotos) meaning "mortal man" combined with ἄναξ (anax) meaning "master, lord, king".
BroteasmGreek Mythology Possibly derived from Greek βροτός (brotos) meaning "mortal man, human being", though it has also been connected to βροντή (bronte) meaning "thunder". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, including a legendary hunter and son of Tantalus.
BrotharmGermanic The first element is derived from Old High German prôdi "weakness, decrepitude" or Old High German brôt "bread." The second element is derived from Old High German hari "army." It is also possible that this name comes from (or is related to) Old High German brôdar "brother", which is a possibility that cannot be ruled out.
BrownemEnglish (Rare, Archaic) Variant of Brown. Notable namesake is Henry Browne Blackwell, an English born publisher and social reformer who was one of the founders of the Republican Party in the US... [more]
BruceleemVarious Combination of Bruce and Lee (see also surname Lee 2), honouring the actor, director, martial artist, martial arts instructor and philosopher Bruce Lee (1940-1973).
BruinmDutch (Rare), English (Rare, ?), Folklore Dutch form of Bruno. It coincides with the Dutch word for "brown". This was also the name of the bear in medieval fables of Reynard the Fox.
BruismDutch (Archaic) Short form of Bruisten. This name is unlikely to ever be used/revived in modern times, due to its similarity to the Dutch verb bruisen "to fizz", which may have some teasing potential.
BruistmDutch (Archaic) Short form of Bruisten. This name is unlikely to ever be used/revived in modern times, due to its similarity to the Dutch verb bruisen "to fizz", which may have some teasing potential.
BrunmJudeo-Anglo-Norman Derived from Middle French brun "brown (the color)" (ultimately from Old French brun “polished, shiny, brown”), and denoting a man with brown hair.
BrunmMedieval English, Old Danish, Old Swedish, Swedish The Old English masculine name Brun is identical with the adjective brun meaning ‘brown’ (OE brūn). It appears to have become established as an independent forename only in the later tenth century, its earliest recorded bearers living c. 970... [more]
BrunhardmGermanic Derived from Old High German brunja "breastplate, cuirass" or brûn "brown" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."
BrunhysemAnglo-Saxon Derived from the Old English elements brun meaning "brown" and hyse meaning "youth warrior" (also found in Godhyse).
BrunloccmAnglo-Saxon Late Old English name meaning "brown lock (of hair)", composed of the elements brun "brown" and locc "hair, curl" (probably originally a byname).
BrünomPopular Culture Pseudo-German variant of Bruno used for the titular character of Sacha Baren Cohen's 2009 comedy film 'Brüno', about a flamboyantly gay Austrian fashion designer.... [more]