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Berrie f & m English (?)
Variant of Barry or Berry 2.

Berton m English
Variant of Burton.

Bertrum m English
Variant of Bertram.

Be-steadfast m English (Puritan)
Referring to being steadfast in one's faith.

Bethley f & m English
Transferred use of surname Bethley.

Beverlie f & m English
Variant of Beverly.

Bex f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rebecca, Beckett, Beatrix and other names containing the beck sound.

Bexley f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Bexley.

Bey m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bey.

Beyond m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English-speaking word beyond, meaning "on the far side."

Bezaleel m Hebrew (Anglicized), English (Puritan)
Anglicized form of Hebrew Betsalel, meaning "in the shadow." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Uri who was one of the architects of the tabernacle, and the name of an Israelite.

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

Bige m English
Diminutive of Abijah.

Billard m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Billard.

Billee f & m Hindi (Rare), Indian (Modern), English (Modern)
From Hindi बिल्ली (billee) meaning "cat". It is also used as variant of the name BILLY, BILLIE, or BILLI.

Billiam m English
Variant of William, incorporating the diminutive Bill.

Billye f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Billy.

Billyjo f & m American (South, Rare), English (British, Rare)
Variant of Billiejo or Billyjoe.

Bing m English (Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Bing or from a nickname, as was the case for American singer and actor Bing Crosby (1903-1977), who was originally called Bingo.

Bingham m English (British, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bingham.

Binky m & f English (Rare)
A nickname of unknown meaning. A notable bearer of the nickname is Binky Felstead from the show 'Made in Chelsea', whose real name is Alexandra.

Birch m English
From the English word for the birch tree. Famous bearers include Birch Evans Bayh III, senator from Indiana, who assumed office in 1999. Birch Evans Bayh II was a senator from Indiana 1963-1981.

Birchard m English (American)
Variant of Burgheard.

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

Biron m English (Rare), Theatre
Shakespeare used this name in one of the three companions of King Ferdinand in Love's Labour Lost (1594).

Birt m English
Variant of Burt.

Bismack m Central African, English (African)
Possibly a variant of Bismarck. This is borne by Congolese basketball player Bismack Biyombo (1992-).

Blackbird f & m English (Rare)
From the name of the animal, introduced into popular culture by the 1968 song of the same name performed by The Beatles.... [more]

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

Blacky m English (Rare)
Variant of Blackie.

Blade m English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Blade or from the Old English blæd ‘leaf of a plant,' of Germanic origin; related to Dutch blad and German Blatt.... [more]

Blain m English (American)
Variant of Blaine.

Blaize m English (Modern)
Variant of Blaise or Blaze

Blakelee f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Blakely.

Blakeley f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Blakely.

Blakeney f & m English
From Old English blæc meaning "black, dark" or blac meaning "pale" combined with Old English eg meaning "island" or hæg meaning "enclosure".

Bland m English (Rare)
Either a transferred use of the surname Bland or an English form of Blandus.

Blane m English (American)
Variant of Blaine.

Blase m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Blase or a variant of Blaise.

Blayden m English
Variant of Bladen.

Blayk m English
Variant of Blake.

Blayke m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Blake.

Blayn m English (American, Anglicized, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Blaine.

Blayne m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Blaine.

Blayze m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Blaze.

Bleaker m English
Transferred usage of the surname Bleaker.

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

Bless f & m English, Filipino
From the English word bless meaning "to consecrate or confer divine favor upon".

Blessed f & m English (Puritan), African
From the English word "blessed" meaning "having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing; held in veneration; revered", ultimately from Old English blētsian, blēdsian "to consecrate (with blood)".

Blessings m & f English (African)
Plural form of Blessing. It is most used in Malawi.

Blessmore m English (African)
From the English words bless and more, chiefly used in Zimbabwe.

Bleu f & m English
From the French word for "Blue". Not typically used in France.

Bliss f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bliss or simply from the English word "bliss".

Blithe f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Blythe.

Bloom m English
Transferred use of the surname Bloom.

Blu f & m Italian (Modern), English (Rare)
Italian form of Blue and English diminutive of Bluford.

Bluebird m & f English (American, Rare)
Very rare but has been used in the US since the 1700s, particularly in Mississippi and Oklahoma.

Bluejay f & m English (Canadian, Rare)
Native American Chinook legends tell tales about of a hero named Bluejay who gets into rather sticky situations at times and other times helps out humanity.In one of the tales Bluejay is a female and another set of stories it is a different person named Bluejay and they are male.

Bly m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Blyth m & f English
Variant of Blythe.

Bo m & f English
Variant of Beau or diminutive of Robert, Beaufort, Beauregard, Bonita or Bonnie.

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

Bobbin m English (Rare)
From the English-speaking word bobbin, which spools thread.

Bobbo m English (Rare)
Rare diminutive of Robert (and Robin).

Bobbyjo f & m American (South, Rare), English (British, Rare, ?)
Variant of either Bobbijo or Bobbyjoe.

Bobbyjoe m American (South, Rare), English (British, Rare)
Combination of Bobby and Joe. Bobbijo is the feminine counterpart.

Bobert m English (Rare)
Variant of Robert using the short form Bob.

Bobs m & f English (Rare)
Short form of Robert, Robin and other names. Famous bearers of this name include the South African-Canadian painter and potter Bobs Cogill Haworth (1900-1988), and American actor Bobs Watson (1930-1999).

Bocefus m English
Variant of Bocephus.

Bocephus m English, Popular Culture
Likely a corruption of the Ancient Greek name Bucephalus. ... [more]

Bode m English (Modern)
Popularized by American skier Bode Miller (1977-), born Samuel Bode Miller, in whose case it was inspired by the English word bode meaning "to indicate by signs, as future events", according to his 2005 autobiography... [more]

Boden m English (Modern)
Likely a variant of Beauden.

Bodene m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Bodene; a corruption of the French Baudouin.

Bodey m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bodhi.

Bodhin m English
Variant of Boden.

Bodhisattva xm Buddhism, English (American, Modern, Rare)
Means "enlightened being" from Sanskrit, literally "one whose essence is perfect knowledge", composed of बोधि (bodhi) "perfect knowledge, perfect wisdom" (see Bodhi; also related to Buddha) and सत्त्व (sattva) "essence, reality, being"... [more]

Bodi m English

Bodie m English
Short form of Boden.... [more]

Bogart m English
Transferred use of the surname Bogart.... [more]

Bogie m English
Diminutive of Bogart.

Bohdi m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bodhi.

Bolden m English
Transferred use of the surname Bolden.

Boldt m English (American, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Boldt.

Bolton m English (Rare)
From Old English bolt-tun, “settlement within a dwelling”.

Bon m English (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]

Bonamy m & f English
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.

Bonar m Scottish, English
Transferred use of the surname Bonar.

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

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

Bonnyventure m English (Rare), Eastern African (Rare)
Variant of Bonaventure.

Booth m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Booth, which is derived from Middle English bothe meaning "booth, bothy, hut", which itself is ultimately derived from Old Norse búð meaning "booth, dwelling, shelter"... [more]

Boots m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Boots or a nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer.... [more]

Boreal m & f English (Rare)
From the Boreal Forest, which was named after the Greek god Boreas, who was a purple-winged god of the North Wind in Greek mythology.

Borris m English (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Boris.

Bose m English
Meaning unknown. Possibly a diminutive of Ambrose or a variant of Boss.

Bosley m English

Bosten m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Boston.

Bostyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Boston.

Botulph m English, Norwegian
Derived from Botulphus, which was the latinized form for both Botulf and Bótulfr.

Boulder m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English-speaking word boulder.

Bouldin m English (Modern, Rare)
The origins of the name Bouldin are from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from the Old English personal name Bealding, which was originally derived from the name Beald. Bouldin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century... [more]

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

Bouse m English (Canadian, Rare)
Diminutive of Bower. A notable bearer is John Bower "Bouse" Hutton (1877-1962), a Canadian ice hockey goaltender and Hockey Hall of Fame member.

Bow m & f English (Rare)
A variant of Bo 1, probably influenced by the word "bow" which is used to shoot with arrows or by the word "bowtie", or a diminutive of Rainbow.

Bowden m English (American)
Transferred use from the surname Bowden.

Bower m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bower. It was the middle name of John Bower "Bouse" Hutton (1877-1962), a Canadian ice hockey goaltender and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Bowman m English
Transferred use of the surname Bowman.

Bowyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bowen.

Boy m North Frisian, West Frisian, East Frisian, Dutch, Danish, German, English (Rare)
Variant form of Boye. In English-speaking countries, the name is usually derived from the English word boy meaning "boy" (in a manner comparable to the name Sonny) or a short form of the given names Boyce and Boyd.... [more]

Boycie m English (British, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
Diminutive of Boyce.

Boyer m English
Variant of the English occupational surname Bowyer meaning "bow maker" transferred into use as a given name.

Boyne m English
Transferred use of the surname Boyne.

Boysie m English, South African, Trinidadian Creole, Jamaican Patois
Variant of Boise.

Boz m English, American
A nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer. For example, Boz was used as a pen name by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) in the 1830s when publishing short pieces in newspapers... [more]

Brace m & f English
Likely intended as a variant of Brice. Middle English (as a verb meaning ‘clasp, fasten tightly’) from Old French bracier ‘embrace’, from brace ‘two arms’, from Latin bracchia, plural of bracchium ‘arm’, from Greek brakhiōn.

Bracken f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Bracken.

Bracyn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brayson.

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

Bradey m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brady.

Bradie f & m English
Variant of Brady.

Bradison m English (American, Modern)
Coming from an English name, Meaning son of Bradley or is also used as a very rare substitute for Bradley, Addison or Madison.

Bradlay m English
Variant of Bradley.

Bradlee m & f English (Rare)
Masculine and feminine variant of Bradley.

Bradlei m English
Variant of Bradley.

Bradlie m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bradley.

Bradly m English
Variant of Bradley.

Bradon m English
Variant of Braden.

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

Bradyn m English
Variant of Braden.

Braedon m English
Variant of Braden.

Braedyn m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braden.

Braegan m English (American, Modern, Rare)
An invented name, blending the popular phonetic prefix bray and the name Reagan.

Braelin m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Braeson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brayson.

Braesyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brayson.

Brahm m English, Indian
Variant of Bram and Brahma.

Braidon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braden.

Braidyn m & f English (Australian, Modern)
Variant of Braden.

Brailyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Braisen m English (American)
Variant of Brazen.

Braison m English (American)
Borne by Braison Cyrus, the son of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, as a portmanteau of B. Ray's Son with B for Billy, rai for Ray, and -son to indicate "son of" to mean, "The son of Billy Ray."

Bralin m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braylon.

Bralyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Bralynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn or Braylon.

Bramble m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bramble.

Brampton m English (Rare)

Bramwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Bramwell.

Bran m English
Short form of Brandon.

Branch m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Branch or from Middle English from Old French branche, from late Latin branca ‘paw’.

Brandan m English
Variant of Brandon.

Brandin m English (Modern)
Variant form of Brandon. Also compare Brandyn. Known bearers of this name include the former American professional basketball player Brandin Knight (b... [more]

Brandtley m English
Variant of Brantley.

Brandun m English
Variant of Brandon.

Brandy m English
Diminutive of Brandon.

Brandyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant form of Brandon (when borne by a male). In the case of a female bearer, this name can be considered as the feminine form of Brandon... [more]

Brannan m Irish, English
Variant of Brannon.

Bransby m English
Transferred use of the surname Bransby.

Bransen m English (Rare)
Variant of Branson.

Bransyn m English (American)
Variant of Branson.

Brantlee m English (American)
Variant of Brantley.

Brantly m English
Variant of Brantley.

Brantwell m English

Branwell m English
Variant of Bramwell. A famous namesake is Patrick Branwell Brontë, brother of the famous Brontë sisters.

Brasen m English
Means "bold".

Brass m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brass. Alternately, could be taken directly from the English word brass, a metal alloy of copper and zinc, possibly derived from Proto-Germanic brasō "fire, pyre"... [more]

Brave m & f English
From the French brave, from the Italian bravo, itself either from Provençal brau 'show-off', from the Gaulish *bragos 'fine', or from the Latin *bravus, from a fusion of pravus and barbarus into a root *bravus.

Braven m English
Variant of Brave, with the popular name suffix -en, possibly influenced by Raven.

Bravery m English
From the English word "bravery" meaning "being Brave, a brave act".

Brawleigh m English
Variant of Brawley. A known bearer of this name is American Republican politician Brawleigh Graham.

Brawley m English
Transferred use of the surname Brawley. A known bearer of this name is American actor Brawley Nolte (b. 1986), the son of American actor Nick Nolte (b... [more]

Brax m English (Australian)
Short form of Braxton, popularized by the character Darryl 'Brax' Braxton of the soap opera Home and Away.

Braxden m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braxton using the popular phonetic suffix den, found in such names as Hayden and Aidan.

Braxlee m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braxley.

Braxley m & f English (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, based on other similar names such as Paisley and Brinley.

Braxon m English
Variant of Braxton.

Braxson m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braxton.

Braxten m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Braxton.

Braxtyn m & f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Braxton.

Bray m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bray, derived from Cornish bre meaning "hill".

Braydan m English (Modern)
Variant of Braden.

Braydin m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braden.

Braydn m English
Variant of Braden.

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

Braylin m & f English (American)
Variant of Braelyn.

Braylyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Braysen m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brayson.

Brayson m English (American, Modern)
Either a combination of the popular elements bray and son or a transferred use of the surname Brayson.

Brayton m English (Modern, Rare)
Likely a variant of Braden, or else a transferred use of the English habitational surname Brayton (which is derived from Old Norse breithr "broad", or from the Old Norse personal name Breithi, combined with Old English tun "town, farmstead").

Brazen m English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "bold, shameless, obvious" or "made of brass, of brass colour".

Brazil f & m English (Modern)
From the name of the Latin American country.

Bread-of-life m English (Puritan)
Referring to the word of God as the only thing required for subsistence.

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

Breaux m English (American, Rare)

Breck m English
Likely taken from the Old Irish word brecc meaning “speckled, spotted; trout”. It probably originated as a nickname given to somebody with freckles.

Breckan m English (Modern)
Variant of Brecken.

Brecken m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Brecken.

Breckin m English
Variant of Brecken.

Brecklyn f & m English (Modern)
Either a variant of Brooklyn or an elaboration of Brecken or Brock with the popular name suffix -lyn.

Breckyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brecken

Breeze f & m English
From the English word "breeze" referring to "a light, gentle wind". From the Dutch bries 'breeze', from the Eastern Frisian brîse 'breeze', from brisen 'to blow fresh and strong'.

Breezy f & m English (Modern)
From the adjective (see Breeze). It is also used as a diminutive for names containing -bri/bre(e)-, like Brianna or Sabrina.

Breidyn m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braden.

Breion m English
Variant of Brian.

Breland m & f English (American)
Transferred from the surname.

Brelyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brem m English

Bren m English
Short form of Brendan.

Brend m English
Short form of Brendan.

Brendin m English (Rare)
Variant of Brendan.

Brendyn m English (Modern)
Variant of Brendan.

Brenhin m English (American)

Brenly f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brinley.

Brenn m & f English
A diminutive of names with the element or sound of -bren-, such as Brenna or Brendan.

Brennen m English, Irish
Variant of Brennan.

Brenner m English
Transferred use of the surname Brenner.

Brennon m English
Variant of Brennan.

Brensen m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Branson.

Brenson m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Branson.

Brentlee m & f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brentley.

Brentley m & f English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Brentley.

Brently m English (Rare)
Variant of Brentley.

Brentyn m English
Variant of Brenton.

Breslin m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Breslin.

Brette m & f English
Variant of Brett.

Bretton m English (American)

Brevin m English
Modern invented name.

Brewer m English
Transferred use of the surname Brewer.

Brewster m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Brewster.

Brexton m English (American, Modern)
Variant of Braxton.

Brey m English (Rare)
Variant of Bray.

Breyan m English (American)

Breydan m English (Modern)
Variant of Braden.

Breylan m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braylon.

Breyon m & f English (American, Rare)

Breyson m English (American)
Variant of Braison

Bri m & f English
Variant of Bree or a diminutive of any name containing the element -bri-, such as Brian, Briana, Gabriella, etc.

Briann f & m English
Variant of Brianne or Brian.

Briant m English (American), Medieval French
Probably of Bretonic origin.

Bricen m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bryson

Bridge m & f English
Diminutive of Bridger or Bridget.

Bridgemont m English
Transferred usage of the place name Bridgemont.

Bridges m English
Transferred use of the surname Bridges.

Brien m English
Variant of Brian.

Brier f & m English
Variant of Briar.

Briggston m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Bright m & f English
Short form of Brighton.

Brighten f & m English (American)
Variant of Brighton, or from the English word brighten meaning "to become or make bright or brighter, to become more cheerful".

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

Brilliant m English (African, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from the English word brilliant meaning "(of light or color) very bright and radiant".

Brilyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brylynn.

Brindin f & m English (Rare)
The name Brindin is a rare variant on the names Brandon and Brendan. It is more closely related to the name Brindon.

Brinker m English (Rare), Literature
Transferred use of the surname Brinker.... [more]

Brinsley m English

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

Brinton m English
Transferred use of the surname Brinton.

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

Brise m English
Variant of Brice.

Brishen m & f English (American, Rare)

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.

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

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

Britt m English

Brittan f & m English
Variant of Britton.

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

Brix m English (Modern)
A modern name.

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.

Brocky m English
Diminutive of Brock.

Brodee m English
Variant of Brody.

Broden m English
Transferred use of the surname Brodén.

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.

Brok m English
Variant of Brock.

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

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.

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

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.

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]

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

Brosy m English

Brough m English (British)

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.

Brownlow m English
Transferred use of the surname Brownlow.

Brox m English

Brucey m English
Diminutive of Bruce.