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Brinson m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brinson.

Brinton m English
Transferred use of the surname Brinton.

Brioc m History (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]

Briocán m Irish
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.

Briocus m History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
Latinized form of Briog.

Briog m Breton, 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]

Briomaglus m History (Ecclesiastical)
Possibly a form of Brioc combined with Celtic *maglos "noble, chief" (compare Maglocunos).

Brisard m Medieval English

Brisco m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Briscoe.

Brise m English
Variant of Brice.

Briseo m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Briseus.

Briseu m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Briseus.

Briseus m Greek 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.

Brishen m & f English (American, Rare)

Brísi m Old Norse
Probably means "to shine, to show off", compare the Nynorsk verb brisa.

Brison m English
Variant of Bryson.

Bristen m English

Britain m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Britton.

Britan f & m English
Variant of Britton.

Britannicus m Ancient 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).

Briten m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Britton.

Brithael m Medieval Breton, Medieval Cornish
Derived from either Old Breton brit "mind, spirit" or Old Breton Britto "Briton" and hael "generous; noble".

British f & m English (American, Rare)
Taken from the English word British.

Briton m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either a variant of Britton or derived from the surname Briton.

Britt m English

Brittan f & m English
Variant of Britton.

Britten f & m American
Transferred use of the surname Britten.

Brittian m & f English (Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Britton

Brivael m Breton
Breton form of Briomaglus.

Brix m English (Modern)
A modern name.

Brix m & f German (Rare)
Short version of Bricitus or Beatrix.

Brixen m German (Silesian)
German Silesian form of Brice

Brixhid f & m Albanian (Rare)
Possibly an Albanian form of French Brigitte as well as a masculine form of Brixhida.

Brixius m German
German form of Brice.

Brixten m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brixton.

Brixton m American
From a district in south London, England. Entered popular usage in the US in early 2000s.

Brixtyn f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant or feminie form of Brixton.

Brixx m & f African American
Potential diminutive of Brixton. In the case of Pusha T’s daughter, it’s in reference to cocaine.

Briz m Medieval Basque

Brizio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Brice and diminutive of Fabrizio.

Briziu m Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Bricius.

Brjánn m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Brian.

Broadus m English
Meaning unknown. This was the middle name of John Watson, American psychologist and founder of Behaviorism.

Broc m English
Variant of Brock.

Bróccin m Scottish Gaelic (Archaic), Medieval Scottish

Brochwel m Welsh
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.

Brocky m English
Diminutive of Brock.

Brodan m Arthurian Cycle
A Knight of the Round Table who embarked with the others on the Grail Quest.

Brodd m Norwegian (Rare)
From Old Norse broddr meaning "spike."

Broddi m Medieval English, Old Norwegian, Icelandic
Old Norse variant of Broddr.

Broddr m Old Norse
From Old Norse broddr meaning "spike".

Brodee m English
Variant of Brody.

Broden m English
Transferred use of the surname Brodén.

Broder m Danish (Rare), Low German (Rare)
Modern form of Old Norse Bróðir.

Broderick m English
Transferred use of the surname Broderick.

Brodhi m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brody, influenced by Bodhi.

Brodi m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Brody. According to the US Social Security Administration, 24 baby boys and 13 baby girls were named Brodi in 2006

Brodin m English
Variant of Broden.

Brodix m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Brodi with the same ending as Maddox and Dax.

Brodrick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brodrick. See also Broderick.

Brodulf m Germanic
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."

Brodwyn m & f South African (Rare)

Brodzimierz m Polish
Derived from Polish brodzić "to wade, to flounder" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Brodzisław m Polish
Derived from Polish brodzić "to wade, to flounder" combined with Slavic slav "glory".

Brogimaros m Gaulish
Derived from the Proto-Celtic elements *brogis, *mrogis "territory, region" and *māros "great".

Brok m English
Variant of Brock.

Brokk m Norse Mythology
Variant of Brokkr.

Broklauss m Anglo-Scandinavian
Anglo-Scandinavian name (originally byname) meaning "without breeches", composed of Old Norse brók "breeches, pants" and -lauss "-less".

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

Broly m Literature, Popular Culture
Derived from the English word broccoli. This is the name of a fictional character from the Dragon Ball media franchise. In the series, Broly is a green-haired villain and belongs to the Saiyan race, like Goku and Vegeta.

Brom m Literature
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]

Bromère m French
French form of Bromerus.

Bromero m Italian
Italian form of Bromerus.

Bromerus m Ancient 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]

Bromleigh m English
Transferred use of the surname Bromleigh.

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

Bron m English (Rare), South African (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bron. Otherwise, it could be a short form of LeBron or Bronson.

Bronco m English
Derived from the English-speaking word bronco, which describes a wild horse.

Brone f & m German (East Prussian)
Feminine form and masculine short form of Bronys.

Broneil m Assyrian (Rare, Expatriate)

Bronek m Polish
Diminutive of Bronisław.

Bronimierz m Polish
Polish variant form of Bronimir.

Bronisąd m Medieval Polish

Bronislao m Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Bronisław via Latinized form Bronislaus.

Bronislas m Medieval Slavic (Gallicized), French
French form of Bronisław, via its Latinized form Bronislaus.

Bronislaus m Medieval Slavic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Bronisław.

Broņislavs m Latvian
Latvian borrowing of Bronisław.

Bronisz m Medieval Polish
Old Polish diminutive of names starting with the Old Slavic element borna "defence, protection", such as Bronisław and Bronisąd.

Bronjay m American
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.

Bronn m Literature, 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]

Brönnil m Swedish
Swedish dialectal form of Brynjulf.

Brønnil f & m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of either Brynhildr (when used for a girl) or Bryniulfr (when used for a boy).

Bronnil m Arthurian Cycle
In Robert Mannyng’s chronicle, a Saxon lord who allied with Mordred and was slain at the final battle against Arthur.

Brønnild f & m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Brynhildr (when used for a girl) or Bryniulfr (when used for a boy).

Bronny m African American

Brono m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Pontius.

Bronsen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bronson.

Brønte m Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal form of Brynte.

Bronx m English
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.

Bronxton m English (American)
Combination of Bronx and the popular name suffix -ton. According to the SSA, this name was given to 5 boys in 2017.

Bronys m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German form of Bronius.

Bronze m & f English
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.

Brooker m English
Transferred use of the surname Brooker.

Brookes m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Brooks.... [more]

Brookley f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Brook with leah.

Brooklin f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brorda m Medieval English

Bros m Luxembourgish (Archaic)
Short form of Ambros.

Brose m German
Short form of Ambros.

Bröseke m & f Medieval German
Medieval German diminutive of both Ambros and Ambrosia. The diminutive suffix -ke suggests that it was probably of Low German origin.

Brösel m & f German (Archaic)
Obsolete diminutive form of both Ambros and Ambrosia.... [more]

Brosi m German (Archaic)
German diminutive form of Ambrosius (see Ambrosios), which is now rather archaic or at least old-fashioned.

Brosi m Faroese
From Old Norse brosa meaning "to smile".

Brosius m German (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.

Brosy m English

Brotanax m Ancient 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".

Broteas m Greek 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.

Brotesh m Indian
Indian origin ... [more]

Bróth m Irish

Brothar m Germanic
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.

Brothir m Medieval English, Old Danish
Old Danish and Medieval English form of Bróðir.

Broto m Javanese
From Javanese brata meaning "penance, expiation" or "asceticism, meditation", ultimately from Sanskrit व्रत (vratá).

Brough m English (British)

Broutos m Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Brutus.

Brown m English
Transferred use of the surname Brown.

Browne m English (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]

Brownie m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Brown.

Browning m American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Browning.

Brownlow m English
Transferred use of the surname Brownlow.

Brox m English

Brożek m Polish
Diminutive of Ambroży.

Brozi m History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Ambrozi.

Bru m & f Portuguese
Diminutive of Bruno and Bruna.

Bru m Sanskrit
Name - Bru ब्रू... [more]

Bruc m Catalan (Modern)
From Catalan bruc meaning "tree heath", a species of flowering plant native to the Mediterranean basin. This is also the name of a town in Catalonia where, according to the legend, a young drummer in the Peninsular War (1807-1814) deceived the enemy troops into believing the Spanish troops were larger than they were merely by playing the drum.

Brucelee m Various
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).

Brucelí m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Spanish variant of Brucelee, mainly used in Peru.

Brucey m English
Diminutive of Bruce.

Brucie m English
Diminutive of Bruce.

Brucy m English
Diminutive of Bruce.

Brud m English

Brudan m Arthurian Cycle
The nephew of Brian of the Isles, Arthur’s enemy. He murdered the noble Meliot of Logres, and was slain in turn by Perceval.

Brudus m Pictish, History
Brudus was a leader of the Picts.

Bruin m Dutch (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.

Bruis m Dutch (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.

Bruist m Dutch (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.

Bruisten m Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic Dutch form of Bruysten.

Brujalimé m Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Basil 1.

Bruk m Amharic
Amharic form of Brock.

Brumage m Medieval English

Brun m Judeo-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.

Brun m Medieval 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]

Brun m Gascon, Aragonese (Archaic)
Gascon and Aragonese form of Bruno.

Brunard m Medieval English

Brunas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Bruno.

Brundabjalfi m Old Norse
Combination of an Old Norse word brundi (related to Norwegian brund "reindeer bull") and Bialfi.

Brüne m Low German (Rare)
Low German variant of Bruno.

Brune m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Bruno and Bruna.

Brune m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Brúnn.

Bruneau m French (Rare)
Variant of Bruno.

Brunel m Medieval English

Brunfrid m Germanic
Derived from Old High German brunja "breastplate, cuirass" or brûn "brown" combined with Old High German fridu "peace."

Brungar m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements brun "brown" and gar "spear".

Brunhard m Germanic
Derived from Old High German brunja "breastplate, cuirass" or brûn "brown" combined with Gothic hardus (hart in Old High German) "brave, hardy."

Brunhyse m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements brun meaning "brown" and hyse meaning "youth warrior" (also found in Godhyse).

Brúni m Old Norse, Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Variant of Brúnn. This is the name of a dwarf and another name for Odin in Norse mythology.

Bruni m & f Old Danish, German
Old Danish form of Brúni as well as a German diminutive of the feminine names Brunhild and Brunhilde.... [more]

Brunier m Medieval English

Brunik m Polish
Diminutive of Bruno.

Brunildo m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Brunilde.

Bruning m Medieval English

Brunio m Polish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Bruno.

Brunkæll m Old Norse
Variant of Brynkætill.

Brunkætill m Old Norse
Variant of Brynkætill.

Brunkil m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Brynkætill.

Brunlocc m Anglo-Saxon
Late Old English name meaning "brown lock (of hair)", composed of the elements brun "brown" and locc "hair, curl" (probably originally a byname).

Brunmær m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements brun "brown" and mære "famous".

Brunman m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Brúnmaðr.

Brúnmann m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Brúnmaðr.

Brunmann m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements brun "brown" and mann "person, man".

Brúnmaðr m Old Norse
Derived from the Germanic name elements brúnn "brown, shining" and maðr "man".

Brunmer m Medieval English

Brúnn m Old Norse
Means "brown; shining". Related to German Bruno.

Brúnó m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Bruno.

Brüno m Popular 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]

Bruño m Galician
Galician form of Bruno.

Brunolf m Germanic
Variant of Brunulf.

Brunomund m Germanic
Derived from Old High German brunja "breastplate, cuirass" or brûn "brown" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Brunon m Polish, French, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Variant of Bruno based on the genitive form of the Latin declination.

Brunor m Arthurian Cycle
Likely derived from the Germanic element brunna "armour, protection" or brun "brown". This is the name of several characters in Arthurian tales, including the father of Sir Galehaut and the Knight of the Ill-Fitting Coat.

Brunoro m Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Brunor.

Brunoun m Provençal
Provençal form of Bruno.

Brunrad m Germanic
Derived from Old High German brunja "breastplate, cuirass" or brûn "brown" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Brunric m Germanic
Derived from Old High German brunja "breastplate, cuirass" or brûn "brown" combined with rîcja "powerful, strong, mighty." The second element is also closely related to Celtic rîg or rix and Gothic reiks, which all mean "king, ruler."

Brunstein m Germanic
Derived from Old High German brunja "breastplate, cuirass" or brûn "brown" combined with Old High German stain "stone."

Brunsten m Medieval Dutch, Medieval German
Medieval Dutch variant form of Bruynsten and Medieval German form of Brunstein.

Brunsunu m Anglo-Saxon
Late Old English name composed of the elements brun "brown" and sunu "son".

Bruntje m & f East Frisian

Brunton m Scottish (Rare), English (Australian)
Transferred use of the surname Brunton. James Brunton Stephens (1835-1902) was a Scottish-born Australian poet, and author of 'Convict Once'.

Brunu m Corsican, Sardinian, Sicilian
Corsican, Sardinian and Sicilian form of Bruno.

Brunulf m Germanic
Derived from Old High German brunja "breastplate, cuirass" or brûn "brown" combined with Gothic vulfs "wolf."

Brunward m Germanic
Derived from Old High German brunja "breastplate, cuirass" or brûn "brown" combined with Old High German wart "guard."

Brunwin m Medieval English, Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Brunwine, an Old English name composed of the elements brun meaning "brown" and wine meaning "friend".

Brùs m Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Bruce.

Brus m Medieval Dutch
Short form of Brusten.

Bruse m English
Form of Bruce.

Brusen m English (Rare)

Brush m English
Variant of Ambrose

Brúsi m Old Norse
From Old Norse brúsi meaning "buck, he-goat".

Bruslee m Spanish (Caribbean), Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Brucelee, mainly used in Nicaragua (particularly the North Caribbean Autonomous Region) and Peru.

Bruslí m Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Brucelí.

Brūss m Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adaptation of Bruce.

Brusten m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant form of Bruynsten.

Brustianu m Sardinian
Gallurese variant form of Bastianu.

Brut m Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian form of Brutus.

Bruto m Galician, Italian, Spanish
Galician, Italian and Spanish form of Brutus.

Brutulus m Medieval Latin
Appears to be a diminutive form of the Latin name Brutus, which means "heavy" or "dull". Notably associated with figures such as Lucius Junius Brutus, the traditional founder of the Roman Republic, and Marcus Junius Brutus, one of Julius Caesar's assassins.

Brútusz m History (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Brutus.

Bruuno m Finnish
A Finnish variant spelling of Bruno.

Bruynsten m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch form of Brunstein. This is not to be confused with the medieval Dutch word bruynsten (which is bruinsten in modern Dutch) meaning "(the) brownest".

Bruysten m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant form of Bruynsten.

Bry m & f English
Diminutive of Bryan, Bryden, Brianna, and other names beginning in Bry.

Bryann f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brianne and Brian (See also Bryanne and Bryanna).

Bryar m English
Variant of Briar.

Bryaxis m Ancient Greek
Given that this masculine name is sometimes also found spelled as Βρύασσις (Brúassis) or (Bryassis), it is probably derived from - or otherwise, related to - Greek βρυασμός (bruasmos) or (bryasmos), which can mean "delight, lust" as well as "voluptuousness"... [more]

Bryceson m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bryson. According to the SSA, 22 boys were given the name Bryceson in 2018.

Brycin m English
Alternative spelling of Brysen

Brycjusz m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Bricius.

Brycyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bryson.

Brydan m English
Variant of Bryden.

Bryden m English (Modern)
Variant of Braden, perhaps influenced by Bryan.

Brydon m English
Variant of Bryden.

Brye m & f English
Diminutive of Bryce and variant of Brie.

Bryer m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bryer.

Bryin m English

Brykcjusz m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Bricius.

Brylan m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braylon.

Brylen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brylan.

Brynaam m Hindi
He who creates/nurtures nature. In some Indian traditions this name is also an alternate name for Lord Vishnu.

Brynach m Welsh

Brynden m English (Modern, Rare), Literature
Variant of Brendan. ... [more]

Brynel m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Brynjulf.

Bryngel m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of the Old Norse name Brynolf/Brynjulf which combined the two words brynja meaning "coat of mail" and ulfr meaning "wolf"... [more]

Bryni m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English bryne "fire, flame, burning".

Brynil m & f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Brynild and Brynhild.

Brynild m Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Brynjulf.

Bryniolf m Old Swedish
Variant of Bryniulfr.

Bryniólfr m Old Norse
Variant of Bryniulfr.

Bryniulf m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Variant of Bryniulfr.

Bryniulfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse brynja "coat of mail, armor, protection" and ulfr "wolf".

Brynjard m Norwegian
Variant of Brynjar.

Brynjel m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Bryniulfr.

Brynjolf m Scandinavian
Modern form of the Old Swedish name Bryniolf, itself a form of the Old Norse Bryniulfr.

Brynjólfur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bryniulfr.

Brynjolfur m Danish
Danish form of Bryniulfr.

Brynjolvur m Faroese
Faroese form of Bryniulfr.

Brynjulf m Norwegian, Old Swedish, Old Danish
Variant of Bryniulfr.

Brynjulfr m Old Norse
Variant of Bryniulfr.

Brynjúlfur m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Bryniulfr.

Brynjulv m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Bryniulfr.

Brynkæll m Old Norse
Variant of Brynkætill.

Brynkætill m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse brynja "coat of mail, armour, protection" and ketill "cauldron hat, helmet".

Brynle m English (British)

Brynleifur m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse brynja meaning "coat of mail (or plate), byrnie, corselet" and the name Leifur (which is itself related to Old Norse leif meaning "inheritance, legacy").

Brynleivur m Faroese
Faroese form of Brynleifur.

Brynley m & f English
Variant of Brinley.

Brynnan f & m English (American)

Brynnel m Old Swedish
Variant of Bryniulfr.

Brynold m Swedish (Rare, Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Bryniulfr or Brynvald.

Brynolf m Finnish, Swedish
Variant of Brynjulf.

Brynolphus m Old Swedish
Variant of Bryniulfr.

Brynsteinn m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements brynja meaning "coat of mail (or plate), byrnie, corselet" and steinn meaning "stone".

Brynte m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Pet form of names beginning with Bryn-, derived from the Old Norse word brynja "armour, protection".

Brynþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse brynja meaning "coat of mail (or plate), byrnie, corselet" combined with Þór.

Brynton m English
Variant of Brinton, influenced by the name Bryn.

Brynulf m Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Archaic)
Variant of Brynolf.

Bryok m Cornish
Cornish form of Brioc.

Bryor m English
Variant of Briar.

Brysan m English
Variant of Bryson.

Bryse m English
Variant of Brice.

Brysen m English
Variant of Bryson.

Bryshon m African American (Modern, Rare)

Bryson m Ancient Greek
From the Greek Βρύσων.

Bryston m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bryson influenced by other names ending in ton or ston.

Brysun m English
Variant of Bryson.

Brysyn m English
Variant of Bryson.

Bryten m & f English
Variant spelling of Bryton.

Bryton m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Britton.

Bryyno m Finnish
Finnish form of Bryniulfr.

Bsag m Armenian
Means "crown" in Armenian.

Bu m & f Chinese
A historical figure with this name is Lü Bu (also known as Lü Fengxian), a Chinese general in the Three Kingdoms period.

Bửu m & f Vietnamese
Variant of Bảo.

Bu m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Prince Jeongwon (1580-1619), father of King Injo.

Bu m Atayal
Can mean "to shoot with a bow and arrow" or "mountain peak"

Buachaill m Irish
Means "cowherd, servant".

Buadán m Irish

Buadhach m Irish
Derived from Irish buaidh meaning "victory" (compare Boudicca, Buddug). It is Anglicized as Victor.

Buakham f & m Thai, Lao
Derived from Thai บัว (bua) meaning "lotus" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold". It is also used as an alternate transcription of the Lao name Bouakham, which has the same meaning... [more]

Bualoi m & f Lao
Means "candied lotus seed" in Lao.

Bub m English (Rare)
Likely from the English vocabulary word for a boy or young man, bub.