Submitted Names of Length 5

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Baoxi m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 僖 (xī) meaning "joy, gladness, delight".
Baoxu m Chinese
From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 旭 (xù) meaning "rising sun, brilliance, radiant".
Baoyi f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 葆 (bǎo) meaning "reserve, preserve", 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" or 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful".
Baozi m Chinese
From the Chinese 保 (bǎo) meaning "protect, defend" and 孜 (zī) means "be as diligent as possible".
Bapsi f Indian (Parsi)
Meaning unknown. This is borne by Bapsi Sidhwa (1938-), a Pakistani American novelist of Gujarati Parsi descent.
Baqer m Arabic, Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian باقر (see Baqir), as well as the Persian form.
Bara'a f Arabic
Means "blamelessness, innocence" in Arabic.
Barac m Biblical Latin
Form of Barak 1 used in the Latin Old Testament.
Barah f Arabic
Means "to select" and "innocent" in Arabic.
Baram m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Bahram. This name is extremely rare in Georgia today; actually, one could almost consider it to be archaic.
Baram m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 바람 (baram) meaning either "wind, air" or "desire, expectation, hope." The first word may have well been borrowed from Old Chinese 風 (*plum(s)) while the second word is derived from the verbal noun of verb 바라다 (barada) meaning "to wish that something was the case."
Bərən f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Baran.
Baran m Russian (Rare)
Means "ram" in Russian.
Barba f Breton, Corsican, Latvian, Estonian (Archaic)
Breton, Corsican, Latvian and Estonian cognate of Barbara (compare French Barbe).
Barbi f English
Variant of Barbie.
Bärbl f German (Austrian)
Austrian German diminutive of Barbara.
Barbo f Provençal
Provençal form of Barbe.
Barby f English (Rare)
Variant of Barbie. This is also the name of a town in Germany, though the town's name derives from a different source.
Barbz f English
Diminutive of Barbara or other names beginning with Ba(r)-.
Barča f Czech, Slovene
Czech diminutive of Barbora and Slovene diminutive of Barbara.
Barca f Galician (Rare)
Derived from Galician word barca meaning "barge, small boat". This is a the name or a title of the Virgin Mary (Virxe da Barca, "Virgin of Barca") native to the town of Muxía, Galicia.
Bardh m Albanian
Derived from Albanian bardh "to whiten; brighten" and, figuratively, "to bring honor and glory".
Bardo m Germanic
Perhaps a short form of Bardolph or other Germanic names containing the element bard meaning "small axe" (in some cases "beard"). It was borne by a saint, an 11th-century archbishop of Mainz whom Pope Saint Leo IX advised to "lighten his duties and relax some of his personal austerities and mortifications".
Bardó m Hungarian
Cognate of Bardolph, meaning "small axe".
Barel m & f Hebrew
Means "son of God", from a combination of bar and El.
Barel m & f Hebrew
Means "son of God" or "God has created" in Hebrew, a combination of the names Bar and El.
Barep m Javanese
From Javanese barêp meaning "first, principal, eldest".
Bargi f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek barg meaning "leaf".
Barîn f Kurdish
Means "well" in Kurdish.
Barin m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo bari meaning "sun" and the genitive suffix -n.
Bariy m Bashkir
Means "creator" in Bashkir.
Barka f Hungarian (Rare)
Derived from Hungarian barka "catkin".
Barla f Romansh
Romansh variant of Barbara, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Bərna f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Berna.
Bårni f Norwegian (Archaic)
Norwegian dialectal variant of Borgny used in Vestlandet.
Barni m Anglo-Scandinavian, Old Danish
Derived from Old Norse barn "child".
Barno f Uzbek
Means "youthful, beautiful" in Uzbek.
Barny m English
Variant of Barney.
Barre m Somali
A name that comes from the Somali word bare which means "teacher." Barre was the last name (meaning the first name of the grandfather of) Mohamed Siad Barre (Somali spelling: Maxamed Siyaad Barre). Siad Barre was the military ruler and president of Somali from 1969 until 1991.
Barre m English
Variant of Barry.
Barri m Welsh
Means "summit" in Welsh.
Barta f Dutch
Dutch short form of Bartholomea, though you could also say that it is the feminine form of Bart. The name is sometimes erroneously interpreted as a variant spelling of Berta.
Bartė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Bartas.
Barto m Dutch, Spanish
Short form of Bartholomew.
Bartu m Turkish
The name is of Turkic origin and means "wealth".
Barty m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Diminutive of Bartholomew and other Bart- names.
Baruc m Galician, Judeo-French
Galician form and Judeo-French variant of Baruch.
Baruc m History (Ecclesiastical), Arthurian Cycle
The name of a 6th-century Welsh saint who was a disciple of Saint Cadoc. His feast day is on 27 September.
Baruh m Hebrew
Variant of Baruch.
Baruj m Jewish (Hispanicized, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Baruch. A notable bearer was Venezuelan immunologist Baruj Benacerraf (1920-2011), who was of Sephardi Jewish heritage.
Bárúk m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Baruch.
Baruk m Ethiopian
Variant of Biruk.
Basam m Arabic
Variant transcription of Bassam.
Basan m Emilian-Romagnol, Venetian
Emilian-Romagnol and Venetian form of Bassianus.
Başar m Turkish
Means "achieve, succeed, accomplish" in Turkish.
Basav m Bengali
The name "Basav" is of Indian origin, particularly from the Kannada language. It is often associated with the historical figure Basavanna, who was a 12th-century philosopher, statesman, and social reformer in the Indian state of Karnataka... [more]
Basch m French (Swiss, Archaic)
Short form of Baschtian, an obsolete form of Bastian.
Basel f Yiddish
Diminutive of Basia 2.
Basel m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسل (see Basil 2).
Basem m Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic باسم (see Basim).
Basha f Yiddish
Yiddish diminutive of Batya.
Basil m & f English (Modern)
From the herb, unrelated to Basil 1.
Bäşim m Turkmen
From Turkmen bäş meaning “five”.
Bəşir m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Bashir.
Baśka f Polish
Diminutive of Barbara.
Bašmu m Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Mythology
Means "venomous snake", possibly deriving from the Sumerian elements muš ("snake, reptile") and ("venom, poison"). Name borne by a figure from Mesopotamian mythology, a horned snake with two forelegs and wings.
Basoy f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bas meaning "enough, stop" and oy meaning "moon".
Basri m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish
Means "my vision" from Arabic بصر (basar) meaning "vision, sight". It is often given in honour of Muslim theologian and writer Hasan al-Basri.
Basse m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Sebastian.
Bəstə f Azerbaijani
Means "musical composition" in Azerbaijani.
Basta f Uzbek
Means "tied, connected" in Uzbek.
Bəsti f Azerbaijani
Derived from bəsdir meaning 'that is enough'.
Basti m German
Diminutive of Sebastian, not commonly used as a given name in its own right.
Batal m Abkhaz
Derived from Arabic بطل (batal) meaning "hero".
Batea f Illyrian
Feminine form of Bato.
Båtel m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Rare archaic form of Bótulfr, most common in Gotland, Sweden.
Bates m English
Transferred use of the surname Bates.
Baði m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Diminutive of names containing the element bǫð meaning "battle". In Norse mythology this is the name of a Jotunn.
Batia f Greek Mythology
The name of a naiad of the town of Sparta in Lakedaimonia who married an early Spartan king, Oibalos. Her name is possibly derived from the word βατεο (bateo) meaning "covering".
Batia f Jewish
Variant transcription of Batya.
Batii f Oromo
Oromo name meaning "moon."
Batis m Old Persian (Hellenized)
Greek form of the Old Persian name *Bata meaning "wine".
Batka f Jewish, Yiddish
Yiddish form of Batya.
Batma f Kyrgyz
Kyrgyz form of Fatimah.
Bátor m Hungarian (Rare)
Originally it derives from a Turkish word and it means "warlord". Nowadays it is associated with Hungarian word "bride".
Bator f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "girl of light", from a combination of Bat and Or.
Batsa m Nepali
Meaning "Son".
Batto m & f Japanese
"Bat"
Batty m Luxembourgish
Diminutive of Baptiste and Baptist.
Batur m Turkish, Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from the Turco-Mongolian honorific title ᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ (baɣatur) meaning "hero" (see Bahadur).
Bauci f Italian
Italian form of Baucis.
Baudi m Chechen
Chechen form of Dawud (see David).
Bauer m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bauer.
Baugi m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Baugr. This was the name of a jotunn in Norse mythology.
Baugr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse baugr "ring, money". This was the name of the sacred temple ring on which oaths were made.
Bauke m & f West Frisian, Dutch
For a man, it is the diminutive form of Baue - but for a woman, it is the feminine form of Baue. However, the name is far more common on men than on women.
Bauto m History
Flavius Bauto (died c. 385) was a Romanised Frank who served as a magister militum of the Roman Empire and imperial advisor under Valentinian II.
Bavão m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Bavo.
Bávlá f Sami
Northern Sami variant of Paula.
Bawan m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo bawa meaning "parrot" and the genitive suffix -n.
Bawer m Kurdish
Means "belief" in Kurdish.
Bawon m Medieval Polish
Polish form of Bavon.
Bawon m & f Javanese
Means "share of a rice harvest received for one's services during the harvesting" in Javanese.
Baxva m Mingrelian, Georgian, Ossetian
Variant transcription of Bakhva.
Bayan m Buryat
Means "rich" in Buryat.
Bayan f & m Kurdish
morning
Bayan f Kazakh
Derived from Turkic bayan meaning "lady, woman".
Bayañ m Yakut
Means "visitor with great wealth".
Bayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness".
Bayaz m & f Tatar
Means "white" in Tatar.
Bayek m Popular Culture
Bayek, also known as Bayek of Siwa, is a fictional character in Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed video game franchise.
Bayko m Medieval Russian
Diminutive of Bay.
Bayla f Yiddish
Variant of Baila.
Bayli f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.
Bayna f Kalmyk
Feminine form of Bayn.
Bayou m American (South, Rare, ?)
From the American English word bayou which derives from the Choctaw word bayuk meaning "small stream".
Bayra f Kalmyk
Feminine form of Bayr.
Bəyza f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Beyza.
Bäz̦är f Bashkir
Means "moon" in Bashkir.
Bazar m Buryat
Means "diamond, vajra" in Buryat, ultimately from Sanskrit वज्र (vajra).
Bazek m Polish
Diminutive form of Bazyli.
Bazil m Hungarian
Hungarian form of Basil 1.
Bazin f Kurdish
Means "bracelet" in Kurdish.
Bazyl m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Basil 1.
Beace f English
Short form of Beatrice.
Beale m English
Transferred use of the surname Beale.
Beall m English
Transferred use of the surname Beall.
Beard m Medieval English
Possible anglicization of Barth.
Béata f French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Beata.
Beato m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician form of Beatus and masculine form of Beata.
Beaux m & f English
Variant of Beau
Bebbe f Anglo-Saxon
A diminutive of the female given name Elisabeth, this name gave rise to the place name Bamburgh, its Anglo-Saxon name being "Bebbanburh".
Bebel m Soviet
Transferred use of the surname Bebel in honor of German socialist politician August Bebel (1840-1913).
Bébèr m Picard
Diminutive of any name ending in -bert.
Becas f & m Portuguese
Portuguese short form of Isabel, Rebeca, Bernardo, and other names with the "be" sound. It can also come from the word "bebé" (baby).
Becca m Anglo-Saxon
Means "pick-axe" in Old English. The surname Beckham derives from this name.
Beccy f English
Variant of Becky.
Becia f Polish
Diminutive of Beata.
Beđar m Sami (Rare)
Sami form of Pædhar.
Bedda f Sicilian
Variant of Bella.
Bedda f Faroese
Faroese form of both Beda and Betta.
Beddu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Bello.
Bedew f Kurdish
Means "cool" in Kurdish.
Bedia f Turkish
Turkish form of Badi'a.
Bedir m Turkish
Turkish form of Badr
Bedjo m Javanese
Older spelling of Bejo influenced by Dutch orthography.
Beeke f Low German
A Low German form of Rebecca.
Beena f Indian, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bina.
Beena f Persian, Kurdish, Urdu
Means "perceptive, far-sighted, insightful," from the Urdu word for "able to see".
Beeri m & f Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical
Hebrew name deriving from בְּאֵר be'er "well", "fountain" with suffix, meaning "my well".... [more]
Beeta f Persian
Meaning "unique" and/or "one of a kind". The characters "بی" (bee) meaning "without" and "تا" (taa) meaning "alike/likeness/similar being".... [more]
Befrî f Kurdish
Means "snow shovel" in Kurdish.
Begla m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Bæglir.
Begli m Turkmen
Means "of the beg", from the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Begum f Indian
Begum is a female title, denoting a daughter or wife of a Beg, title of Turko-Mongol origin meaning ''Chief'' or ''Commander''.
Behan m Irish
Irish origin that derives from "bee" but means "child."
Behre m Kurdish
Means "talent" in Kurdish.
Behta f Persian
Means "the best one" in Persian.
Behuy m Atayal
Meaning "wind"
Beide f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue".
Beige f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the color beige.
Beila f Judeo-French, Yiddish
Yiddish and Judeo-French equivalent of Bella.
Beila m Medieval Basque
Basque form of the Visigothic name Vigila. It might possibly also be influenced by Basque bela "crow".
Beile f Yiddish
Variant of Beila.
Beini f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 霓 (ní) meaning "rainbow".
Beira f Literature, Celtic Mythology
Anglicized form of Bheur or Bhuer perhaps meaning "cutting, sharp, shrill" in Scottish Gaelic, from Cailleach Bheur "sharp old wife", the name of the Scottish personification of winter, a reference to wintry winds... [more]
Beiti m Old Norse
From Old Norse beita meaning "to pasture cattle", "to use a weapon", "to harness to a vehicle", "to steer or sail near the wind, to cruise".
Beixi f Chinese
From the Chinese 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine, early dawn".
Beiyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 艺 (yì) meaning "art, talent, ability".
Beiyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money" and 瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, virtues".
Bejam f Uzbek
Possibly from the Uzbek bejama meaning "decoration, ornament".
Bejke f Hungarian (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.
Bejna f Kurdish
Means "charming" in Kurdish.
Bekah f English
Diminutive of Rebekah. A famous bearer is the American singer Bekah Liechty (2000- )
Bekes f Ijaw
Short form of Bekeara.
Beket m Kazakh
Means "station, port" in Kazakh.
Bekhi f Mongolian
Possibly derived from Mongolian бэх (bekh) meaning "ink" or "firm".
Bekir m Turkish, Crimean Tatar
Turkish and Crimean Tatar form of Bakr or Bakir.
Bekka f English
Variant of Becca.
Bekoe m Akan
Means "war time" in Akan, typically used for a child born in war.
Bekti m & f Javanese
From Javanese bêkti meaning "devotion, veneration, respect", ultimately from Sanskrit भक्ति (bhakti).
Belal m Arabic, Bengali
Arabic alternate transcription of Bilal as well as the Bengali form.
Belay f Filipino
Diminutive of Isabel.
Beleg m Literature
Beleg, also known as Beleg Cúthalion or Beleg Strongbow for his good bowmanship, was a Sindarin Elf who served in the army of King Elu Thingol of Doriath as the chief of the Marchwardens - and was a predominant companion of Túrin Turambar.
Belek m & f Tuvan, Kyrgyz
Means "gift" in Tuvan and Kyrgyz. It is unisex among the Tuvans and solely masculine in Kyrgyzstan.
Belen f Turkish
Means mountainside, mountainous place in Turkish
Beles m Kazakh
Hill, peak.
Belia f Dutch
Truncated form of Mabelia; a derivation from Elisabeth has also been suggested.
Bêlim f Kurdish
Means "stem" in Kurdish.
Bełin m Venetian
Venetian form of Bellino.
Belin f Medieval French
Medieval French diminutive form of Isabel.
Belin m Gascon
Masculine form of Belina.
Belja f Bosnian (Archaic)
Bosnian form of Bella.
Belka f Yiddish
Diminutive of Beila and its variants.
Bella f Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French, Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Bela, as well as a Judeo-Spanish form.
Bella f Spanish
Means "beautiful, fair; lovely" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Bella and Nuestra Señora de la Bella, meaning "The Virgin of the Beautiful" and "Our Lady of the Beautiful" respectively.... [more]
Bellé f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Arabella.
Bello m Medieval Italian, Spanish
Short form of Jacobello or other names ending in bello. It is also associated with the Italian word meaning "beautiful, handsome".
Belly f Jèrriais
Variant of Bellé.
Belly f English
Short form of Beverly.
Beloc m Greek (Cypriot, Archaic)
Beloc is a classical rendering of the Semitic words bēlu and ba'al, which both mean "lord". It can be used as a theonym, personal name, or royal title. Beloc has multiple meanings, including: ... [more]
Belon f Gascon (Rare)
Diminutive of Isabèl.
Beloy m Filipino
Diminutive of Isabelo.
Belus m Greek Mythology
King of Egypt and brother of Aegyptus and Danaus in Greek Mythology.
Belva f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Apparently a feminine form of Belvedere. A notable bearer of this name was Belva Lockwood (1830-1917), one of the first female lawyers in the United States.
Bembö m Kalmyk
Means "Saturn" in Kalmyk.
Bemma f Manipuri
Means "baby girl" in Meitei.
Benah f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Short form of Gubena or Abena. This was used by early slaves in the American South - attested in the 1730s in South Carolina... [more]
Benar m & f Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao benar meaning "true, truly".
Benaw f Kurdish
Means "willow" in Kurdish.
Bende m Hungarian
Short form of Bendegúz.
Bendo f African
This means is from a Liberian dialect. It means beautiful...
Bened m Welsh
Welsh form of Benedictus (see Benedict).
Benek m Polish
Diminutive of Benedykt.
Benel m Hebrew
Means "son of God" in Hebrew.
Benen m History
Benen was the name of the first Irish Bishop of Ireland, who was a follower of St. Patrick. ... [more]
Benêt m Guernésiais
Guernésiais form of Benedict.
Benet m Catalan, Lengadocian, Provençal
Catalan, Languedocian and Provençal form of Benedict.
Bengi m & f Turkish (Modern)
Means "eternal,everlasting", derived from the Old Turkic beñgü or meñgü with the exact same meaning.
Bengü m & f Turkish, Medieval Turkic
Endless, always-staying, everlasting, eternal.
Benía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Benja.
Benie f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 衣 (e) meaning "clothes" or 絵 (e) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Benio f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (benio) meaning "crimson" or from Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 央 (o) meaning "center, middle". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Benja m Dutch, Spanish
Diminutive of Benjamin. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch actor Benja Bruijning (b. 1983).
Benja f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Bencha.
Benje m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of names containing the name element bern meaning bear.
Benka f Slovene
Diminutive of Benjamina.
Benke m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Bengt.
Benli m Chinese
From the Chinese 本 (běn) meaning "root, origin" and 力 (lì) meaning "power, capability, influence".
Benna f Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with Ben-, particularly Bente and Benedikte, as well as a short form of names beginning with Bern-, particularly Bernhardine.
Benna f Scots
Shetlandic Scots reduced form of Brenda.
Benne m West Frisian
Variant form of Ben 1.
Benni m & f Various
Variant or Benny/Bennie sometimes used as a feminine name.
Bennu f Turkish
Means "an eagle" in Turkish. It's the name of a character in the Turkish TV series 'Binbir Gece'.
Bennu m Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian bnw, related to wbn "to rise in brilliance" or "to shine". Bennu is an ancient Egyptian deity linked with the Sun, creation, and rebirth. He may have been the original inspiration for the phoenix legends that developed in Greek mythology.
Benný f Icelandic
Short form of names beginning with Ben- and Bern-.