This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the first letter is B.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Ba m & f ChineseDerived from the Chinese character 巴 (
bā) meaning "to greatly desire" or referred to a mythological snake. It can also derive from 芭 (
bā) referred to a kind of fragrant grass or 笆 (
bā) meaning "bamboo fence".... [
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Ba m Ancient EgyptianPossibly from Egyptian
bꜣ (
ba), the part of the soul that makes an individual unique according to the Ancient Egyptian conception of the soul. This was the throne name of an early Egyptian or ancient Egyptian king who may have ruled at the end of the 1st Dynasty, the latter part of 2nd Dynasty or during the 3rd Dynasty.
Bá m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 伯
(bá) meaning "paternal uncle, father's older brother".
Baal-berith m BiblicalMeans "lord of the covenant", ultimately derived from Hebrew בעל (ba'al) meaning "to be lord" and ברית (berit) meaning "covenant". He is a deity that is mentioned in Judges 8:33 and Judges 9:4.
Baal-hanan m BiblicalMeans "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).
Baal-peor m BiblicalMeans "lord of the wide opening", ultimately derived from Hebrew בעל (ba'al) meaning "to be lord" and פער (pa'ar) meaning "open wide". In the Bible, he was a deity that is mentioned in Numbers 25:3, Numbers 25:5, Deuteronomy 4:3, Psalms 106:28, and Hosea 9:10.
Baana m BiblicalMeans "son of affliction". In the Bible, this is the name of two of Solomon's purveyors, as well as the father of
Zadok.
Baasandorj m MongolianFrom Mongolian баасан
(baasan) meaning "Friday" and дорж
(dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".
Baasanjav m & f MongolianFrom Mongolian баасан
(baasan) meaning "Friday" and жав
(jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".
Baasankhüü f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian баасан
(baasan) meaning "Friday" and хүү
(khüü) meaning "boy, son; child".
Baasansüren f & m MongolianFrom Mongolian баасан
(baasan) meaning "Friday" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང
(tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Baasha m English, Biblical HebrewBaasha of Israel is a king of Israel mentioned in Kings. Baasha of Ammon was a King of Ammon ruling in 853 BCE.
Baast m & f MongolianDerived from Mongolian баас
(baas) meaning "excrement, manure, poo". This name was traditionally given in order to mislead bad spirits.
Baatarsüren m MongolianFrom Mongolian баатар
(baatar) meaning "hero" combined with Tibetan ཚེ་རིང
(tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Baba m & f MadíMeaning unknown. Jamamadí language is spoken in Acre and Amazonas State in Brazil.
Babajan m Armenian (Rare)Means " soul, friendly" in Armenian. Until the end of the last century, it was a rather common name, but it is still being forgotten, but
Babajanyan’s surname is still preserved.
Babhru m & f IndianIndian unisex name also written as Babhrú
(बभ्रु), masculine and sometimes feminine, or Babhrū
(बभ्रू), which is purely feminine, meaning "reddish-brown, tawny".
Babian m Arthurian CycleA beautiful bird native to the land of Cluse (eventually ruled under Arthur by Daniel). During the day, it hovered over the ladies of Cluse, providing shade; at night, it gave off light. It was possessed of a beautiful voice... [
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Babiker m Northern African, ArabicSudanese name possibly derived from the given name
Bakr or from Arabic بَكَرَ
(bakara) meaning "first born" or "to be early, to rise early".
Bəbir m Azerbaijani (Rare)Derived from the Azerbaijani noun
bəbir meaning "leopard". As such, this name could be considered to be the Azerbaijani form of
Babur.... [
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Babukaji m NewarFrom Newar बाबु (
bābu) meaning "small kid" and काजी (
kājī) meaning "leader".
Baburam m NepaliMeaning "Leader of the Rebellion". Referring to
Lord Ram.
Babürşah m TurkishBabür, combined with a Perso-Turkic royal title,
şah meaning "shah". As a whole, it means "shah as strong as a tiger". This was the nickname of Zahir ud-Din Muhammad, the 16th-century founder of the Mughal Empire in India.
Babylon m & f English (American, Rare)From the ancient place name, from the Greek form of Akkadian Bab-ilani meaning "the gate of the gods" from bab "gate" and ilani, plural of ilu "god".
Bạc m & f VietnameseFrom the Vietnamese 白 or 鉑 (
bạc) meaning "silver".
Bacchante m Arthurian CycleBacchante is a knight outside Malecasta's castle in Book 3, Canto 1 of "The Faerie Queene" by Edmund Spenser.
Bách m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 柏
(bách) meaning "cypress tree, cedar".
Bạch m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 白
(bạch) meaning "white, pure".
Bacha m Georgian (Rare)Short form of
Bachana, but it can also be an independent name in its own right, in which case the name is directly derived from the Persian noun بچه
(bačče) meaning "child".
Bachana m GeorgianDerived from an old Georgian word that means "obedient, submissive, docile", which itself is ultimately derived from the Persian noun بچه
(bačče) meaning "child".
Bachar m ArabicAlternate transcription of Arabic بشار (see
Bashar) influenced by French orthography.
Backo f & m Indigenous AustralianMeaning unknown (from a language possibly spoken near Townsville, Queensland in the south-easthern Australia).... [
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Bada m YorubaPossibly from Yoruba
bá meaning "togerher with" and
dà meaning "mix". It is likely a short form of another name.
Bada m & f MadíMeaning unknown. Jamamadí language is spoken in Acre and Amazonas State in Brazil.
Badawi m Arabic (Mashriqi)Transferred use of the surname Badawi, which comes from Arabic بَدَوِيّ (badawiyy, “bedouin”), referring to nomadic Arab tribes in the desert.
Bade m NigerianThe use of the name in Nigeria is likely due to the Bade Emirate, a traditional state in Yobe State, Nigeria, the home of the Bade people.
Badeey m YakutDerived from the name of a folk Yakut hero who was the first leader of the Kangalassky Yakuts.
Badegisel m GermanicDerived 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).
Badelihan m ChineseMeaning 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).... [
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Baderic m Germanic, HistoryMeans "powerful battle", derived from the Germanic elements
badu "battle" and
rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic
rîg or
rix and Gothic
reiks, which all mean "king, ruler." Baderic was a 6th-century co-king of the Thuringii, a Germanic tribe.
Badiambila m & f LubaMeans "let them speak among themselves" in Luba-Kasai.
Badi az-Zaman m ArabicMeans "marvel of the age" from Arabic بديع
(badīʿ) meaning "marvelous, wonderful" and زمان
(zamān) meaning "time, age, era".
Badraa m & f MongolianFrom Sanskrit भद्र
(bhadra) meaning "good, excellent, fortunate" or "prosperity, happiness, health".
Badr ad-Din m ArabicMeans "full moon of the religion" from Arabic بدر
(badr) meaning "full moon" combined with دين
(dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Badral m & f MongolianMeans "flourishing, thriving; creation" in Mongolian.
Badr al-Zaman m ArabicMeans "full moon of the era" from Arabic بدر
(badr) meaning "full moon" combined with زمان
(zamān) meaning "time, age, era".
Bädretdin m TatarDerived from Arabic
Badr, meaning ”full moon”, and Din, meaning ”religion”.
Bądzimir m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
bądź, which is the second-person singular imperative form of the verb
być "to be". The second element is derived from Slavic
mir "peace"... [
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Bae f & m KoreanMeans ''inspiration''. Can be used as standalone name.
Baeddan m Welsh MythologyIn the medieval Welsh tale 'Culhwch and Olwen' this name belongs to the father of Maelwys, one of Arthur's warriors.
Bæglir m Old NorseOld Norse name deriving from a verb related to Nynorsk
begla meaning "to hinder, to stand in someone's way" or a noun related to Nynorsk
begla meaning "contrary, sullen, obstinate person".
Baek-ho m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 白虎
(baek-ho), referring to a white tiger, also one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations which represents the west and the autumn season. This makes it cognate with Japanese
Byakko.... [
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Baek-hyeon m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 伯 "older brother" and 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good".
Bældæg m Anglo-Saxon MythologyAnglo-Saxon equivalent of
Balder. Made up of the Old English elements
bæl, of disputed origin, and
dæg, meaning "day." ‘The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle,’ written after the Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons, treats him as a historical figure, listing him among the legendary ancestors of the kings of Bernicia and Wessex.
Bafana m ZuluDerived from Zulu
abafana, the plural form of
umfana, meaning "boy, young man."
Bagabandi m MongolianFrom Mongolian бага
(baga) meaning "small, young" and банди
(bandi) meaning "disciple (of a lama), novice, son".
Bagabuxša m Old PersianFrom Old Persian 𐏎
(baga) meaning "god" and possibly
buxša meaning "releasing, to free" or "bestowing benefit".
Bagacithra m Old PersianMeans "form of god", "offspring of god", or "of divine origin", from Old Persian 𐏎
(baga) meaning "god" and
*ciθrah meaning "shining, brilliant", "form, appearance" or "lineage, origin"
Bagapātah m Old PersianOld Persian name meaning "protected by god", derived from 𐏎
(baga) meaning "god" and 𐎱𐎠𐎫
(pāta) meaning "protected".
Bagaskoro m JavaneseFrom Javanese
bagaskara meaning "sun", ultimately from Sanskrit भास्कर
(bhāskara).
Bagavazdā m Old PersianOld Persian name possibly meaning "endured by God" or "endurance of God", from Old Persian
𐏎 (
bagaʰ) "God" and
vazdāh "persistence, endurance".
Bagheera m LiteratureBagheera is a black panther (black Indian leopard) who is a fictional character in Rudyard Kipling's Mowgli stories in The Jungle Book (coll. 1894) and The Second Jungle Book (coll. 1895). The word Bagh (बाघ) means tiger in Hindi.
Bağır m AzerbaijaniAzerbaijani form of
Baqir. It coincides with the Azerbaijani word
bağır meaning "liver, heart".
Bagoas m Old PersianBagoas was a eunuch in the court of the Persian Empire in the 4th century BC. Bagoas was a courtier of Darius III and later of Alexander the Great.
Bagok m KurdishDerived from Kurdish
bager meaning "whirlwind".
Bagot m Anglo-NormanDiminutive of
Bago, a Germanic name derived from Old High German
baga "dispute".
Bagrati m GeorgianForm of
Bagrat with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Bagryan m BulgarianPossibly from the old Slavic term
bãgrъ (bagr') meaning "red, crimson".
Bagungus m Arthurian Cycle (Archaic)Meaning unknown. An extremely rare figure in Arthurian legend, Bagungus only appears in the earliest transcriptions of the works of Laghamon, from about 1190, and due to its rarity is thought by some to be a corruption of the name
Bagdemagus.
Bagyo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
bagya meaning "happiness, fortune, wellness", ultimately from Sanskrit भाग्य
(bhāgya).
Baha al-Din m ArabicMeans "splendour of the faith" from Arabic بهاء
(bahāʾ) meaning "splendour, glory" combined with دين
(dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Bahar m IndonesianMeans "sea" in Indonesian, ultimately from Arabic بحر
(baḥr).
Baharum m MalayMeaning uncertain, possibly of Arabic origin.
Bahjat m ArabicDerived from Arabic بهجة
(bahjah) meaning "joy, happiness".
Bahlam m Classic MayanMeans "jaguar", deriving from the Classic Maya element
balam ("jaguar"). This was used as a name element by Classic Maya royalty.