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Athalaric m Germanic, History
Form of Adalric. This name was borne by a king of the Ostrogoths in the 6th century AD, who was a grandson of Theodoric the Great.

Athalarik m Dutch
Dutch form of Athalaric.

Aðalberg m Icelandic (Rare)
Variant of Aðalbergur.

Aðalbert m Icelandic (Modern, Rare), Old Norse
Old Norse and modern Icelandic cognate of Adalbert or Ethelbert. The name is a compound of the Old West Norse elements aðal "nature, disposition" or "noble; foremost, premier" + bjartr "bright" (cf... [more]

Athalbodo m Germanic
Containing name elements athal and bodo meaning "messenger or courier".

Aðalgeir m Icelandic, Faroese (Rare)
Icelandic and Faroese form of Æðelgar.

Athalhart m Old High German
Old High German form of Adalhard.

Aðalríkr m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian form of Adalric.

Athanarik m Dutch, Norwegian
Dutch and Norwegian form of Athanaric.

Athaphong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อรรถพงศ์/อรรถพงษ์ (see Atthaphong).

Athelston m Medieval English, English (Rare), Literature
Medieval variant of Æthelstan, which is still in use today. In literature, this is the name of the eponymous character of the Middle English verse romance Athelston (14th century), the author of which is unknown.... [more]

Athenaeus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Athenaios. Bearers of this name include a Greek composer from the 2nd century BC and a Greek rhetorician and grammarian from the 3rd century AD.

Athenaios m Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek personal name which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess Athena. Also compare Athenais.

Atidaishe m & f Shona
Means "the Lord has loved us" in Shona.

Atinagora m Macedonian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Macedonian and Serbian form of Athenagoras.

Atinoghen m History (Ecclesiastical)
Romanian form of Athenogenes.

Atlpopoca m Nahuatl
From Nahuatl atl "water" and popoca "to smoke, emit smoke".

Atrnerseh m Ancient Armenian, Armenian (Archaic)
Armenian form of Adurnarseh, equivalent to ատր- (atr-) meaning "fire" combined with the given name Nerseh.

Atronense m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Anthony.

Atropates m Old Persian (Hellenized), History
Hellenized form of Āturpāt. This name was borne by a Persian satrap from the 4th century BC.

Atsadavut m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อัษฎาวุธ (see Atsadawut).

Atsadawut m Thai
Means "eight weapons" from Thai อัษฎ (atsad) meaning "eight" and อาวุธ (awut) meaning "weapon", referring to the eight weapons presented to a king during a coronation.

Atsalyahu m Biblical Hebrew
Means "Yahweh has reserved" or "Yahweh has set aside" in Hebrew, which some sources appear to believe indicates to a figurative meaning of "(being kept) near to God"... [more]

Atsujirou m Japanese
From Japanese 篤 (atsu) meaning "honest", 二 (ji) meaning "two" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Atsumichi m Japanese

Atsushige m Japanese
From 京 (atsu) meaning "capital city, Tokyo, Kyoto, ten quadrillion, ten thousand billion" or 厚 (atsu) meaning "thick, heavy, kind" combined with 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds"... [more]

Atsutarou m Japanese
From Japanese 宏 (atsu) meaning "wide, spacious, great, vast", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Atsuyoshi m Japanese
From 敦 (atsu.shi) meaning "kindness, honesty" and 成 (yoshi) meaning "become". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Attanasiu m Corsican
Corsican form of Athanasios.

Attaphong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อรรถพงศ์/อรรถพงษ์ (see Atthaphong).

Attaullah m Urdu
Urdu form of Ataullah.

Atthachai m Thai
From Thai อรรถ (at) meaning "essence" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".

Atthaphol m Thai
Alternate transcription of Atthaphon.

Atthaphon m Thai
From Thai อรรถ (at) meaning "essence" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power".

Atthapong m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai อรรถพงศ์/อรรถพงษ์ (see Atthaphong).

Attilanus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Most likely an extended form of Attila. It was borne by a 10th-century saint from Zamora, Spain.

Aubergine f & m English

Audentius m Late Roman
Means "bold; corageous" in Latin, derived from the verb audére meaning "to dare".

Aûdgustîn m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Augustin.

Audibrand m Provençal
Provençal form of Hildebrand.

Audomarus m Germanic (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Audomar. This was the name of a Frankish saint from the 7th century AD.

Augerinos m Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek ah (auge) meaning "sunlight, ray of light" or "dawn". This is sometimes used as a name for the planet Venus, the morning star.

Augoustos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Hellenized form of Augustus.

Augustave m French (Archaic)

Aŭgusteno m Esperanto
Esperanto form of Augustine 1.

Augustiin m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Augustijn.

Augustino m English (African)

Augustinô m Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Augustine 1.

Auhustsin m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Augustine 1.

Auksentsi m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Auxentios.

Aumánguaĸ f & m Greenlandic (Archaic)
Older form of Aamannguaq.

Aunqùaire m Norman
Cotentinais Norman form of Ansgar.

Auramazda m Persian Mythology, Old Persian
Old Persian form of Ahura Mazda.

Aureliaan m Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic Dutch form of Aurelian.

Aureliāns m Latvian
Latvian form of Aurelian.

Aurelianu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Aurelianus.

Aurelijan m Croatian
Croatian form of Aurelian.

Aureliyan m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Aurelian.

Aurgelmir m Norse Mythology
Combination of aur ("gravel, sand, clay") and galmr ("shouting one"). This is the name of a jǫtunn, probably another name for Ymir, the father of Þrúðgelmir and grandfather of Bergelmir.

Aurilianu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Aureliano.

Auspicius m History (Ecclesiastical)
From Latin auspicius meaning "sign, omen" This name is borne by two saints from Eastern Europe who lived in the 2nd and 5th centuries AD respectively.

Aussenzio m Italian
Italian form of Auxentius.

Austbiǫrn m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of austr "east" and bjǫrn "bear".

Austmaðr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements austr "east" and maðr "man".

Autarieus m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Meaning unknown, possibly of Illyrian origin.... [more]

Auðgrímr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of auðr 'prosperity, fortune, riches' and grímr 'person wearing a face mask'.

Auðmundr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Audmund.

Auðólfur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Auðulfr.

Auðvaldr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Audvald.

Autindana m Guanche

Autinmara m Guanche

Autolycus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology
Latinized form of Autolykos. In Greek mythology, Autolycus is a renowned thief and the maternal grandfather of Odysseus.

Autolykos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from Greek αὐτός (autos) meaning "self". The second element is a little bit uncertain, in that there are two possibilities available for it. The first possibility is that it is derived from Greek λυκου (lykou) "of a wolf", which itself is ultimately derived from Greek λύκος (lykos) "wolf"... [more]

Automedon m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek αὐτός (autos) meaning "self" combined with the Greek noun μέδων (medon) meaning "ruler" (see Medon).... [more]

Autonomus m History (Ecclesiastical)

Avashante m African American
Combination of the prefix av and Ashante.

Avdipaksi m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Audifax.

Avenanzio m Italian (Rare)
Derived from the Latin meaning "he who greets first".

Avendrace m Sardinian (Rare, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)

Aventinus m Roman Mythology
This name can be traced to the Aventine Hill, allegedly one of the Seven Hills that Ancient Rome was founded upon. Aventinus of Alba Longa was a mythical king said to have been buried there. It is debated as to whether the hill was named for the figure, or vice versa... [more]

Averhardt m German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Eberhardt.

Avgerinos m Greek
Modern Greek form of Augerinos.

Avgoustos m Greek
Modern Greek spelling of Augoustos, which is the ancient Greek form of Augustus.

Avgustine m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1).

Avhatendi m & f Venda
Means "they do not believe" in Tshivenda.

Avramijus m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Abraham.

Avreliane m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Aurelianus.

Avtandili m Georgian
Form of Avtandil with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Awrelijan m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Aurelian.

Axayácatl m Nahuatl (Hispanicized)
Spanish form of Axayacatl.

Axayacatl m Aztec, Mexican
Means "face of water" in Classical Nahuatl, from ātl "water" and xāyacatl "face, mask".

Axiotheos m Ancient Greek
The first element of this name is derived from either the Greek adjective ἄξιος (axios) meaning "worthy, deserving" or from the Greek noun ἀξία (axia) meaning "worth, value"... [more]

Axiotheus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Axiotheos.

Äxmätzäki m Tatar, Bashkir
Combination of Äxmät and Zäki.

Äxmätzyan m Tatar
Tatar form of Ehmetjan.

Axochiatl m & f Nahuatl
Means "water flower" in Nahuatl, referring to a plant used medicinally. It may have specifically referred to water lilies, honeysuckle, or the common evening primrose.

Axrotalus m Gaulish
Gaulish name meaning "high forehead", from the Proto-Celtic elements *axkros, *akros "high, noble, great" and *talus "front, forehead".

Ayagaadax̂ m Aleut
Meaning "girl , co-wife".

Ayangamba m Manipuri
Means "successor of speed" in Meitei.

Ayatullah m Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the same root as the Persian religious title of آیت‌الله (Ayatollah), which originated from a term in passage 51:20–21 of the Quran. It was not commonly used as a title until the early 20th century... [more]

Aydarkhan m Yakut
Combination of Aydar and the Turkish tite khan meaning "ruler, leader".

Ayomidele m & f Yoruba
Means "my joy has come home" in Yoruba.

Ayotimofe m & f Yoruba
It means the Joy or Happiness that I desire or want

Azcacoatl m & f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, possibly a combination of Nahuatl azcatl "ant" and coatl "snake".

Azimullah m Arabic, Urdu
Means "magnificence of Allah", from Arabic عَظِيم (ʿaẓīm) meaning "magnificence, grandiose" and الله (Allah).

Azizollah m Persian
Alternate transcription of عزیزالله (see Azizullah)

Azizullah m Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Pashto
Means "dear to Allah", from Arabic عَزِيز (ʿazīz) meaning "dear, darling" and الله (Allah).

Azumamaro m Japanese

Azwianewi m & f Venda
Means "something that cannot be told" in Tshivenda.

Azwitheli m South African

Azzeddine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic عز الدين (see Izz ad-Din) chiefly used in North Africa.

Baal-hanan m Biblical
Means "lord of grace", ultimately derived from Hebrew בעל (ba'al) meaning "to be lord" and חנן (hanan) meaning "to be gracious". The name was featured by two men in the Bible (Genesis 36:38 and 1 Chronicles 27:28).

Baall-ičč-a m Sidamo
Means "feathered one" in Sidama.

Baasanjav m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баасан (baasan) meaning "Friday" and жав (jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".

Baatarjav m Mongolian
From Mongolian баатар (baatar) meaning "hero" and жав (jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".

Baatyrbek m Kyrgyz
Combination of Baatyr with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Babookaji m Newar (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari बाबुकाजी (see Babukaji).

Baboucarr m Wolof, Western African
Variant of Boubacar in many Western African languages.

Bacchante m Arthurian Cycle
Bacchante is a knight outside Malecasta's castle in Book 3, Canto 1 of "The Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser.

Baccìccia m Sardinian
Gallurese diminutive of Battista, borrowed from Spanish Bachicha.

Bacciccia m Sardinian
Variant spelling of Baccìccia.

Bachrudin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Bahr al-Din.

Bachtiyar m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Bakhtiar.

Badamohet m Guanche
Borne by a Guanche warrior from Tenerife.

Badegisel m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element bald "brave, bold" (commonly reduced to bad or baud when Latinized) or possibly Celto-Germanic badu "battle", combined with gisel "hostage" or "pledge" (ge- "co-" + the root of "sell" in the sense of "give"—thus something or someone given in exchange).

Badegisil m Germanic
Variant of Badegisel.

Badelihan m Chinese
Meaning unknown, possibly a Siniced form of an Asian name. It is written with the Chinese characters 巴 (see Ba) combined with 德 (see De), 里 (see Li 1) and 汗 (see Han).... [more]

Badigwala m & f Kassena
Means "they have defeated the slave raider" in Kasem.

Badischte m German (Swiss)
Alemannic German form of Baptiste.

Badmaarag f & m Mongolian
Means "ruby" in Mongolian.

Badmazhap m Buryat
Means "protected by lotus" in Buryat.

Badr ad-Din m Arabic
Means "full moon of the religion" from Arabic بدر (badr) meaning "full moon" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Badr al-Din m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدر الدين (see Badr ad-Din).

Badrangui m & f Mongolian
Means "inspirational, flourishing" in Mongolian.

Badredine m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدر الدين (see Badr ad-Din) chiefly used in Northern Africa.

Bädretdin m Tatar
Derived from Arabic Badr, meaning ”full moon”, and Din, meaning ”religion”.

Badruddin m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic بدر الدين (see Badr al-Din), as well as the Urdu, Bengali, Malay, and Indonesian form.

Bądzisław m Polish

Baek-hyeon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 伯 "older brother" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good".

Bænadikt m Faroese
Variant of Benadikt.

Baertoude m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Baertoud.

Baertraet m Medieval Dutch

Bagabandi m Mongolian
From Mongolian бага (baga) meaning "small, young" and банди (bandi) meaning "disciple (of a lama), novice, son".

Bagabuxša m Old Persian
From Old Persian 𐏎 (baga) meaning "god" and possibly buxša meaning "releasing, to free" or "bestowing benefit".

Bagadates m Old Persian (Hellenized), Middle Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Old Persian Bagadata or Middle Persian Baydad.

Bagapātah m Old Persian
Old Persian name meaning "protected by god", derived from 𐏎 (baga) meaning "god" and 𐎱𐎠𐎫 (pāta) meaning "protected".

Bagapates m Ancient Greek, Old Persian (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Bagapātah.

Bagaskoro m Javanese
From Javanese bagaskara meaning "sun", ultimately from Sanskrit भास्कर (bhāskara).

Bagavazdā m Old Persian
Old Persian name possibly meaning "endured by God" or "endurance of God", from Old Persian 𐏎 (bagaʰ) "God" and vazdāh "persistence, endurance".

Baha al-Din m Arabic
Means "splendour of the faith" from Arabic بهاء (bahāʾ) meaning "splendour, glory" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Bahaeddin m Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Baha al-Din.

Baharudin m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Bahr ad-Din.

Bahauddin m Arabic, Dari Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهاء الدين (see Baha al-Din), as well as the Dari Persian form.

Bahelwang m & f Tswana
Means "why give them?" in Setswana.

Bahr ad-Din m Arabic (Rare)
Means "scholar of the religion" from Arabic بحر (baḥr) meaning "scholar, noble man, great man" (literally meaning "sea", but taken here to mean a person who possesses a vast sea of knowledge) combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Bahr al-Din m Arabic (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بحر الدين (see Bahr ad-Din).

Bahramand m Pashto
Means "fortunate, blessed, prosperous" in Pashto.

Bahruddin m Arabic (Rare), Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic بحر الدين (see Bahr ad-Din), as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Baisangur m Chechen (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Russian Байсангур (see Baysangur).

Bajamonte m Medieval Italian, Venetian
Medieval Venetian form of Boemondo.

Bakbukiah m Biblical
Means "Yahweh has emptied" or "Yahweh pours out" in Hebrew, from the roots בקק (baqaq) meaning "to be empty, to become empty" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God... [more]

Bakhrudin m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Bahr al-Din.

Bakhtawar f & m Urdu
Means "bringing happiness" derived from Persian بخت (bakht) meaning "fortune, happiness" and آور (avar) meaning "bringing, giving".

Bakhtiyer m Uzbek
Variant of Baxtiyor.

Bakhtovar m Tajik
Tajik form of Bakhtawar.

Bakytzhan m & f Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh бақыт (baqyt) meaning "happiness, luck" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

Balderick m German
Balderick means "prince ruler".

Balderico m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Balderich.

Baldowald m Medieval, Medieval French, Old High German, Old Saxon
Old High German bald "bold" + Old Saxon wald, Old High German walt "power, authority".

Balduccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Baldo, as -uccio is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.... [more]

Balduinus m Germanic (Latinized), Dutch
Latinized form of Baldwin.

Baldwinus m Dutch
Variant of Balduinus.

Baldyrgan f & m Kazakh
Means "hemlock, hogweed" in Kazakh.

Balentinu m Sardinian
Nuorese form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).

Baliaslaŭ m Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Boleslav.

Baljinder f & m Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" combined with the name of the Hindu god Indra.

Balltesar m Medieval Portuguese
Medieval Portuguese variant of Baltasar

Balondemu m Ganda
Means “they choose” in Luganda.

Baltarmia m Romansh
Romansh form of Bartholomew, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Baltasary m Belarusian
Variant Belarusian form of Balthazar.

Baltermia m Romansh
Romansh form of Bartholomew, traditionally found in central Grisons.

Balthamos m Literature
This is the name of an angel in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials book series.

Balthisar m Romansh
Variant of Baltisar.

Balvinder m & f Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਬਲਵਿੰਦਰ (see Balwinder).

Bandobras m Literature
Bandobras Took, commonly known as Bullroarer, was a Hobbit of the Shire and the hero of the Battle of the Green Fields.

Bangliang m Chinese
From the Chinese 邦 (bāng) meaning "nation, country" and 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable".

Bangsheng m Chinese
From the Chinese 邦 (bāng) meaning "nation, country" and 胜 (shèng) meaning "victory, excel".

Banguolis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Literally means "little wave", derived from the Lithuanian noun banga meaning "wave, billow" combined with the masculine diminutive suffix -(u)olis. As such, one could consider this name to be a diminutive of the name Bangas.

Bangxiang m Chinese
From the Chinese 邦 (bāng) meaning "nation, country" and 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen, happiness".

Banifacyj m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Boniface.

Banjhākri m & f Nepali
From Ban, meaning “forest”, and Jhākri, meaning “healer”.

Bannister m English
Transferred use of the surname Bannister.

Banthoeng m Thai
Means "amusing, entertaining" in Thai.

Banzragch m & f Mongolian
Derived from Sanskrit पञ्चरक्षा (Pañcaraksha) meaning "five protections" or "five rakshas", the name of a Buddhist text and the five dharanis (protective chants or incantations) it contains, as well as the five goddesses identified with them.

Baozhuang m Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 壮 (zhuàng) meaning "big, large, robust".

Baptistin m French, Provençal
French diminutive of Baptiste and Provençal diminutive of Baptista.

Baptistòu m Occitan
Occitan form of Baptiste.

Baqdaulet m Kazakh
From бақ (baq) meaning "garden" and дәулет (daulet) meaning "country, government"

Barachiel m Biblical Greek, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Greek form of Barakel, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.... [more]

Barakhsan m Yakut
Means "favorite", "security, defense".

Baraquiel m Portuguese, Spanish
Spanish and Portuguese form of Barachiel.

Barbatian m History (Ecclesiastical, Anglicized)
English form of Barbatianus.

Barclameu m Romansh (Archaic)
Variant of Barclamiu.

Barclamiu m Romansh
Romansh form of Bartholomew, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Bardaisan m Assyrian, Gnosticism
From Syrian ܕܝܨܢ (bar Daiṣān) "son of the Dayṣān", referring to the Daysan River. This is the name of an Assyrian teacher and founder of the Bardaisanites.

Barechiah m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Variant of Baruch.

Barentinu m Sardinian
Sassarese form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1).

Bariagara m & f Ogoni

Bariledum m Ogoni (Modern)
Means "God is alive" in Khana.

Barinedum m & f Ogoni
Khana, Gokana, Ogani: "God give life".

Barinthus m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
A mysterious Otherwordly sea deity about whom very little is known.... [more]

Barkhudar m Armenian
Armenian form of Barkhurdar.

Barnabasz m Polish
Polish form of Barnabas.

Barnisław m Pomeranian
Pomeranian form of Bronisław.

Barsanopi m Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Barsanuphius.

Barsanufi m Catalan
Catalan form of Barsanuphius.

Barsimäus m History (Ecclesiastical, Germanized)
Germanised form of Barsimaeus.

Bartélémi m French (Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Variant of Barthélémy.

Bartélemy m French (Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Variant of Barthélémy.

Bartelmes m Medieval Baltic
Variant of Bertelmeus.

Bartemius m Literature
Form of Bartimaeus.

Barthwell m Romani (Archaic)

Bartimäus m German
German form of Bartimaeus.

Bartimeus m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Variant of Bartimaeus used in some versions of the Vulgate (Latin Bible) as well as several English Bibles: the Bishops' Bible (1568), Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610) and the original 1611 edition of the King James Bible.

Bartolino m Italian
Diminutive of Bartolo.

Bartolmes m Medieval Baltic
Variant of Bartolmewes.

Bartolome m Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Bartolomé.

Bartomieu m Lengadocian, Provençal
Short form of Bartolomieu.

Bartuccio m Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Barto, which was a rare short form of Bartolo and Bartolomeo.... [more]

Barvelain m Arthurian Cycle
A Saxon king killed by Aglovale at the battle of Clarence.

Basciante m Arthurian Cycle
Basciante is a knight outside Malecasta's castle in Book 3, Canto 1. of "The Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser.

Baseleyos m Amharic
Amharic form of Basileus.

Basiliano m Galician (Archaic)
Galician form of Basilianus.

Basílides m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Basileides (see Basilides).

Basilides m Ancient Greek (Latinized), History
Latinized form of Basileides. Bearers of this name include the philosopher Basilides the Epicurean (2nd century BC) and saint Basilides (died around 205 AD).

Basilique m & f French (Archaic), French (Acadian, Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Basiliscus which was also used as a feminine form of this name.

Basilisco m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Basiliscus (see Basiliskos).

Basilisko m History
Basque form of Basiliscus.

Basillide m Basque
Basque form of Basileides.

Bassianus m Theatre, Ancient Roman
The given name of a character in the 1594 Shakesperian play 'Titus Andronicus'.

Basumitra m Bhojpuri
Meaning "Friend of the World".

Batbaatar m Mongolian
Means "strong hero" in Mongolian, from бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Bathycles m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek name Βαθυκλῆς (Bathykles), which was derived from the Greek elements βαθύς (bathus, bathys) meaning "deep, profound" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory, fame"... [more]

Bathyllus m Ancient Roman
Latinized form of Ancient Greek Βάθυλλος (Bathyllos), possibly derived from the element βαθύς (bathys) "deep, profound".

Batifeori m Yoruba (Rare)
Means "how we want it to be" in Yoruba.

Batjargal m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Batkhuyag m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian бат (batu) meaning "strong, firm" and хуяг (khuyag) meaning "armour" or "warder, overseer".

Batlamyus m Turkish
Turkish form of Ptolemy.

Batrumieu m Romansh (Archaic)
Romansh form of Bartholomew.

Batsveinn m Medieval English
From the Old Norse byname Bátsveinn meaning "boatman".

Battalion m English (Puritan)
Meaning, "a large, organized group of people pursuing a common aim or sharing a major undertaking." Referring to the army of God (believers).

Battarmeu m Romansh
Romansh form of Bartholomew.

Battistha m Sardinian
Sassarese form of Battista.

Batyrkhan m Kazakh
From Kazakh батыр (batyr) meaning "hero, brave" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".

Baudelius m History (Ecclesiastical), Frankish (Latinized)
Variant of Baudilius (see Baudilio). Baudelius or Baudilius was a 3rd-century saint and martyr from Orleans.

Baudolino m Italian
From the Germanic element baud, of uncertain meaning. This is the name of the patron saint of Alessandria, who lived in the eighth century, as well as a book by Umberto Eco.

Baudouvin m Provençal
Variant of Baudouin.

Bauyrzhan m Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh бауыр (bauyr) meaning "brother, relative, sibling" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

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

Bawornsak m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บวรศักดิ์ (see Bowonsak).

Bayanchur m Uyghur

Bayarlakh m & f Mongolian
Means "celebration" in Mongolian.

Baye-ribuh m & f Kelabit
Means "one thousand crocodiles" in Kelabit.

Bayğay-ool m Tuvan
Means "bad boy" in Tuvan.

Bayğötdin m Bashkir

Bayraktar m Turkish (Rare)
Means "flagger" or "flag carrier" in Turkish. More common as a surname (see Bayraktar).

Baysangur m Chechen (Rare)
Derived from the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" or Persian bai meaning "mister" combined with Persian سنگ (sang) meaning "stone, rock". Baysangur of Benoa (1794-1861) was a Chechen commander of the 19th century.

Bazilijus m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Basil 1.

Bazilisks m Latvian (Archaic)
Latvian form of Basiliscus (see Basiliskos).

Bazylëszk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Bazyl.

Bazylides m Polish
Polish form of Basileides.

Bazyliusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Basilius. Also compare Bazyli.

Beadunoð m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beadu "battle" and noð "boldness, daring".

Beaduwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beadu "battle" and wulf "wolf". Alternative form of Beowulf, cognate to Germanic Badulf.

Bealdwine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English beald "bold, brave" and wine "friend". Either an older form of or cognate to Baldwin.

Beauoncle m Medieval French
Derived from Old French biau, bel, Middle French beau meaning "beautiful, fair; handsome, comely" combined with Old French and Middle French oncle meaning "uncle".

Bechorath m Biblical Hebrew
Bechorath, son of Aphiah, of the tribe of Benjamin, was an ancestor of King Saul and of his commander Abner... [more]

Bedreddin m Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
Variant of Bedrettin.

Bedrettin m Turkish
Turkish form of Badr al-Din.

Beernaert m Medieval Flemish
Variant of Bernaert, which appears to have been purely Flemish.

Beethoven m English
Transferred use of the surname Beethoven.

Behâfarid m & f Persian
Derived from Persian به (beh) meaning "good" and آفرید (âfarid) meaning "creature".

Beinidict m Irish
Irish form of Benedict.

Beinteinn m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Benteinn.

Bekhbayar m & f Mongolian
From бэх (bekh) meaning "ink" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy"

Beksultan m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
From the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" and Arabic سلطان (sultan) meaning "sultan, ruler".

Belarmino m Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Bellarmino, the original Italian surname of Saint Roberto Bellarmine (1542-1621), a cardinal who is regarded as a Doctor of the Church... [more]

Belecthor m Literature
Two characters mentioned in JRR Tolkien's works. The name possibly means "mighty eagle" in the fictional Sindarin language, from the elements beleg meaning "mighty" and thôr meaning "eagle".

Belgarath m Literature
Belgarath is used in David Edding's book series, the Belgariad. He is the old sorcerer that helps Garion.

Bélisaire m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Belisarius.

Belisario m Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Belisarius.

Belizaire m Louisiana Creole
Creole form of Bélisaire.

Belkassem m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of بلقاسم (see Belkacem).

Bellamour m Arthurian Cycle, Literature
Bellamour is the lord of a castle and Pastorella's true father. He appears in Book 6, Canto 12. of "The Faerie Queene".

Bellchior m Medieval Portuguese

Belmerino m Romani (Archaic)

Belphegor m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
From Ba'al Pe'or, the name of a Semitic god mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, meaning "Ba'al of Mount Pe'or" or "lord of the opening". In Christian demonology this is the name of a demon that represents the deadly sin of sloth.

Belthazor m Popular Culture
Likely a variant of Balthazar, used in the TV show Charmed.

Belvedere m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From an Italian word meaning "beautiful sight", from Italian bel "beautiful" and vedere "a view, sight". It was apparently coined in the early 19th century, when it first appears as a given name in United States historical records (for both Northern and Southern states), along with its feminine variant Belva.... [more]

Belzébuth m Biblical French
French form of Beelzebub.