BeneharomSpanish (Canarian) The name of a late 15th-century Guanche king of Anaga on the island of Tenerife (present-day Canary Islands, Spain) according to the epic poem Antigüedades de las Islas Afortunadas de la Gran Canaria (1604) by Antonio de Viana... [more]
BenemiasmArthurian Cycle A knight saved from the prison of Eskalibon of Belamunt (Eskilabon) by Arthur’s Sir Garel. In return, he served Garel in the war against King Ekunaver of Kanadic, and was eventually awarded a seat at the Round Table.
BenihimefJapanese From Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 姫 (hime) meaning "princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.
BenimarumJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 丸 (maru) meaning "round, circle". ... [more]
BeniosusmArthurian Cycle In the Icelandic Saga af Tristram ok Ísodd, a king who managed to wrest control of Tristan’s homeland, Spain, during the chaos that followed the defeat of Biríng, Tristan’s foster-father, at the hands of King Turnes of Africa.... [more]
BenteinnmOld Norse Originally a kenning (a type of figure of speech used in Norse poetry) composed of Old Norse ben "mortal wound" and teinn "twig, sprout".
BentejuímSpanish (Canarian, Archaic) Bentejuí Semidán was a warrior leader from Gran Canaria, who militarily resisted the conquest of the island by the conquerors sent by the Crown of Castile.... [more]
Beom-seokmKorean Combination of a beom hanja, like 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," 凡 meaning "all, everyone" or 汎 "large, big, extensive," and a seok hanja, such as 錫 meaning "tin; copper" or 奭 meaning "big, large, great; thriving, flourishing."
BerglindfIcelandic Combination of the Old Norse name elements borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" or bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and lind "lime-tree, linden tree; linden spear-shaft; (protective shield of) linden wood".
BergüzarfTurkish Famous bearer: Turkish actress Bergüzar Korel
Beri-beramGeorgian Mythology Meaning unknown. Beri-Bera was an agricultural god of fertility, harvests, and animals. He is worshiped in eastern Georgia with a festival held at the end of the year.
BernellefEnglish (Rare) Either a diminutive of names beginning with the element Bern-, such as Bernadette and Bernice, combined with the French feminine ending -elle or a quasi-feminization of the surname Bernell.
BernheahmAnglo-Saxon Variant of the Old English name Beornheah, formed of the elements beorn "man, hero, warrior" and heah "high".
BernhildfGerman (Rare) Derived from the Germanic elements bern meaning "bear" and hild meaning "battle."
BernwaldmGermanic, German Derived from the Proto-Germanic beran or bernu meaning "bear" (bero and bern in Old High German) combined with Gothic valdan meaning "to reign".
BeronicomItalian (Rare) This name is the Italian male equivalent of Veronica, the Latinized form of Berenice. Usage is rare, though there is a Saint Beronico, martyred in Antioch and commemorated on 19th October.
BertismafGermanic, Medieval French Derived from the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element berht, Old High German beraht meaning "bright" (compare Bertha) combined with -isma, a variant of the Latin superlative suffix -issima.
BérylunefTheatre Perhaps an elaborated form of French béryl meaning "beryl", possibly blending it with the word lune "moon". This was used by the Belgian playwright and poet Maurice Maeterlinck for a fairy in his play 'The Blue Bird' (1908).
BerzsiánmLiterature Coined by Ervin Lázár for the title character of his novel Berzsián és Dideki.
BesançonmFrench (Swiss, Archaic) From the surname Besançon. Besançon Hugues (1487-1532) was a Swiss political and religious leader who was a member of the Grand Council of Geneva.
BessillefArthurian Cycle In the Prose Tristan, a Cornish woman who loved Tristan. When Tristan rejected her, she became the paramour of Andred, Tristan’s enemy, and conspired to reveal his affair with Isolde to King Mark.
BethesdafVarious (Rare) From the name of a pool in Jerusalem, mentioned in the New Testament, known for its healing properties, which means "house of mercy" or "house of grace" from Aramaic בית (beth) "house, home" and חסדא (hesda) "mercy, kindness; favour, clemency"... [more]
BethidesmArthurian Cycle The son of Perceforest, he made an unfortunate marriage to the sorceress Circe.
BethléemfFrench (Archaic) French form of Bethlehem, which is the name of the birthplace of Jesus Christ. It appears that the given name Bethléem has always been very rare. I came across it in the Belgian civil registry (when I was doing genealogical research), where Bethléem was the name of an 18th-century French-speaking Belgian woman who was married, had 8 children between 1729-1748 and ultimately died in 1779.
BethuliafEnglish (Rare, Archaic) From the name of a city mentioned only in the apocryphal Book of Judith, possibly derived from the Hebrew noun בתולה (betula) meaning "virgin". The city's deliverance by Judith, when besieged by the Assyrian general Holofernes, forms the subject of the Book of Judith.
BetiqandfUzbek Possibly from the Uzbek bet meaning "face, cheek" and qand meaning "cube sugar".
BetsaidafBiblical (Hispanicized), Spanish (Latin American) Derived from Betsaida, which is the Spanish form of Bethsaida, the name of two places in the New Testament. For both places, the name is either of Aramaic or Hebrew origin and means either "house of hunting" or "house of fishing"... [more]
BetsalelmHebrew, Biblical Means "in the shadow" in Hebrew. 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.
BettisiafMedieval Italian Possibly a diminutive of Elisabetta, or a variant of Bettina. Bettisia Gozzadini (1209–1261) was the first woman to teach at a university; specifically the University of Bologna.
BeyzanurfTurkish Turkish name meaning "very white light", combination of Beyza meaning "very white" and Nur meaning "light".
BezaleelmHebrew (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.
BezmiarafOttoman Turkish Means "one who adorns the feast", from Ottoman Turkish بزم (bezm) meaning "feast, assembly" (of Persian origin) and Persian آرا (ara), the present stem of آراستن (arastan) meaning "to decorate, adorn".
BhuchungmTibetan From Tibetan བུ་ཆུང (bu-chung) meaning "small child, little boy".
BhumibolmThai (Rare) Means "strength of the land" from Thai ภูมิ (phumi) meaning "land, earth" and พล (phon) meaning "force, strength, power". Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927-2016) was the king of Thailand from 1946 until his death.
BiflindimOld Norse, Norse Mythology Derived from Old Norse bifa "story" and lind "lime-tree" or bif "movement; air; water" and lind. This is another name for Odin.
BifliðimOld Norse, Norse Mythology Combination of bif 'movement', 'air', 'water' and liði 'one who goes', 'one who fares'. Bifliði is a name for Óðinn.