Submitted Names Starting with B

Bilihāw m Coptic (Arabized)
Possibly means "possessing profit, useful".

Bilihelm m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element bili "gentleness" combined with Old High German helm "helmet, protection."

Bilihi m Amharic
Means “wise” in Amharic.

Bilihild f Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element bili "gentleness" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle."

Bilike m Chinese, Mongolian (Sinicized)
Possibly a shortened form of Hurichabilike, or simply a sinicized form of a Mongolian name.

Bililde f Italian (Archaic)
Italian form of Bilhilde.

Bilimar m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element bili "gentleness" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

Bilimund m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element bili "gentleness" combined with Old High German mund "protection."

Bilin f Chinese
From the Chinese 必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly", 馝 (bì) meaning fragrance" or 碧 (bì) meaning "jade, blue, green" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem", 凛 (lǐn) meaning "cold, severe, strict" or 粼 (lín) meaning "clear".

Bilinda f English (British, Rare)
Probably rarely used alternate spelling of Belinda. Mostly known because of Bilinda Butcher, who is guitarist/singer of My Bloody Valentine.

Biling f Chinese
From the Chinese 必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly" and 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade".

Bilio m Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Abilio.

Biliram m Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element bili "gentleness" combined with hraban or hramn "raven."

Bilis m Greek
Variant transcription of Μπίλης (see Mpilis).

Bilistiche f Ancient Greek (Rare, ?), History
Perhaps a Macedonian dialectical form of Philistiche, or a Hellenized form of a non-Greek name. This was borne by a 3rd-century BC hetaira (courtesan or prostitute of ancient Greece) of uncertain origin... [more]

Bilitrud f Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element bili "gentleness" combined with þruþ "strength."

Bilitu m Medieval Basque

Bilius m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish bilio- "tree".

Bilka f Slovene
Diminutive of Biljana.

Bilke f Low German (Modern, Rare)
Low German diminutive of Names starting in Bil- (from the Germanic name element BILI "gentleness").

Billa f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Sibilla.

Billa f Jewish
Variant of Bila.

Billal m Arabic (Maghrebi), Bengali (Muslim)
Maghrebi transcription and Bengali form of Bilal.

Billan f Somali

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

Bille m Danish, Swedish
Perhaps originally a diminutive of Birger.

Billé m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Billy.

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.

Billel m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بلال (see Bilal) chiefly used in Algeria.

Billey m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Billy.

Billfrith m History
Saint Billfrith is a famous bearer.

Billi f English
Variant of Billie.

Billia m Sardinian
Variant of Minniu.

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

Billiana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
A combination between Billie and Anna.

Billiann f English

Billianne f English
Strictly feminine version of Billie, or a combination of Billy and Anne 1.

Billiejean f English (Rare)
Combination of Billie and Jean 2. This is also popularized by the title of the song by Michael Jackson named "Billie Jean" released on January 22nd 1983.

Billiejo f American (South), English (Rare)
Combination of Billie and Jo. Also, see its male counterpart: Billyjoe.

Billiejoe f Obscure
Rare variant of Billiejo.

Billijo f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Billiejo.

Billina f Literature, English (American)
Character from a novel in the Oz series.

Billing m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Variant of Billingr.

Billingr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse billingr "twin" or from Ancient Germanic bhi- "two-, double-" and -ingr, a suffix denoting "belonging to" or "descended from". In Norse mythology this is the name of both a dwarf and a giant, the latter of whom is the father of a girl Odin wants to seduce.

Billion m African American
From French billion, from bi- (“two”) +‎ -illion.

Billoi m Sardinian
Short form of Sarbadori.

Billura f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek billur meaning "crystal".

Billurə f Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani billur meaning "crystal".

Billy m Greek (Modern)
Variant of Bilis influenced by the unrelated English name Billy.

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

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

Billyjoe m American (South)
Combination of Billy and Joe. It's feminine counterpart is Billiejo.

Bilma f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Vilma.

Bilol m Tajik, Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Bilal.

Bilonda f Southern African

Bilqees f Urdu
Urdu form of Bilqis.

Bilqeys f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Bilqis.

Bilqiz f Chechen
Chechen name of Turkic origin from Proto-Turkic *bạl meaning "honey" combined with *kɨ̄ŕ "girl, woman".

Bilquis f Muslim (Rare)
Variant transcription of Bilqis.

Bilquis f Urdu
Urdu form of Bilqis.

Biltje f East Frisian

Biltrud f Germanic
Shorter form of Bilitrud.

Biltrude f Germanic, History
Variant of Biltrud. Biltrude was the wife of Grimoald, an 8th-century duke of Bavaria.

Bilyal m Circassian
Circassian form of Bilal.

Bilyaletdin m Tatar

Bilzi m Sami
Meaning unknown.

Bim f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of names like Birgitta and Britt-Marie (see Brittmarie).

Bima m Shipibo-Conibo
Means "make achieve, make succeed" in Shipibo.

Bimal m Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Nepali
Bengali, Assamese and Nepali form of Vimal.

Bimala f Nepali
Nepali form of Vimala.

Bimali f Sinhalese
Feminine form of Bimal.

Bimbo m Filipino

Bimeng f Chinese
From the Chinese 必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly" or 碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue" and 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream".

Bimin f Chinese
From the Chinese 馝 (bì) meaning "fragrance" or 碧 (bì) meaning "green, blue" and 旻 (mín) meaning "heaven".

Biming m Chinese
Means "as clear as a jade" in Chinese.

Bimini Popular Culture (Modern, Rare)
Means “two islands” in the Lucayan language of the Bahamas.

Bimito m Indian (Christian)
The name means towards greatness.... [more]

Bimla f Punjabi
Means "rose" in Punjabi.

Bimlesh m & f Indian
The king of gandu community.

Bimo m Javanese
Javanese form of Bhima.

Bimola f Manipuri
Meitei form of Vimala.

Bimota f Manipuri
Means "clever" in Meitei.

Bimpẹ f Yoruba
Means "one who is gorgeous and beautiful" in Yoruba.

Bimpɛ f Yoruba
Beninese variant of Bimpẹ.

Bimyong m Tibetan, Bhutanese

Biển m Vietnamese
Means "sea, ocean" in Vietnamese.

Bin f Japanese (Archaic)

Bin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 斌 or 彬 (bīn) meaning "refined", 滨 (bīn) meaning "beach, seashore" or 宾 (bīn) meaning "visitor, guest", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.

Bína f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Bina.

Bina f Yiddish, Hebrew
Yiddish name derived from bin(e) "bee", which was originally used as a translation of the Hebrew name Deborah, though it has since become associated with modern Hebrew bina "understanding".... [more]

Bina f Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Assamese, Nepali
Variant of Vina.

Bina f Breton, Slovene
Short form of Albina.

Bina f English
Diminutive of Sabina and Sabrina.

Bina f Romansh
Short form of Jacobina, traditionally found in the Surselva region and in the Engadine valley.

Binafsha f Uzbek, Afghan
Means "violet flower" in Uzbek, from Persian بنفشه‎ (banafše). Also see Banafsheh.

Binah f Hebrew, Jewish
Variant transcription of Bina.

Binah f Bobangi
Means "a dancer" in Bobangi.

Bînahî f Kurdish
Means "sight" in Kurdish.

Binak m Albanian
Derived from Albanian binak "twin".

Binan m Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo bina meaning "wasp" and the genitive suffix -n.

Binar m Kurdish
Means "hillside" in Kurdish.

Binar f Indonesian
Means "Twinkle" i.e. eyes, stars, etc

Binasuor m History
Meaning uncertain. This was the name of a 14th-century king of Champa.

Binat f Hebrew

Binaya m & f Indian, Nepali
Form of Binay.

Binaz f Kurdish
Means "coquettish" in Kurdish.

Binca f Slovene
Short form of Albinca.

Binchen f German (Rare)
Diminutive of Jakobina, Jakobine, Sabina, Sabine and sometimes Sabrina, as it contains the German diminutive suffix -chen... [more]

Binck m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Bink.

Binda f Indigenous Australian
Means 'Green place' and 'Deep water'.

Bindall m & f Indigenous Australian
Derives from Bindal an ethnic name. This Aboriginal people live in Burdakin Shire, Queensland.

Binday f Filipino
Diminutive of Brigida.

Binderiyaa f & m Mongolian
Means "beryl" in Mongolian.

Bindi f Indigenous Australian, Nyungar
Means "butterfly" from the word bindi-bindi in Nyungar, spoken in Western Australian near Perth.... [more]

Bindiya f Indian

Bindo m Medieval Italian
Medieval name of unknown origin. It was very popular in Florence in the age of Dante Alighieri (late 13th - early 14th centuries). It is no more in use but it has originated the common surname Bindi.

Bindu f Indian

Bindu f Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Bengali, Assamese, Odia
Means "drop, point, dot" in Sanskrit.

Bindumalini f Hindi
Hindi feminine name meaning "who wears garlands of pearls".

Binea m Biblical Hebrew
Biblical boy's name meaning "Son of the Lord"

Binefş f Kurdish
Means "violet" in Kurdish.

Bineke f Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of Bine 1, as it contains the Dutch diminutive suffix -ke.... [more]

Binenn f Breton
Short form of Albinenn.

Bineta f German (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Bine 1 with the originally Spanish or Portuguese ending -eta.

Bineta f Western African

Bineti f & m Dagbani
Means "they have enlightened us" in Dagbani.

Binevş f Kurdish
Means "violet" in Kurdish.

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.

Bing f & m Chinese, Zhuang
Derived from the Chinese characters 丙 (bǐng) meaning "third" or 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" or 兵 (bīng) meaning "army, soldier".... [more]

Bing f & m Filipino
Affectionate nickname (compare Bong and Beng).

Bingbing f & m Chinese
From Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice, cold" combined with itself, as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Bingchang f Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 嫦 (cháng), from the name of a moon goddess.

Bingchun f & m Chinese
This name can be combined with 冰 (Bing) meaning "Cold, Ice", and 春 (Chun) meaning "season of springtime", or 纯 (Chun) meaning "Purity, Pure, Unmixed, Skillful, Genuine, Simple, Practiced". Sources are in the notes.

Binge f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous; glorious" and 娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful; good".

Bingen m Basque
Basque form of Vincent.

Bingene f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Vicenta.

Bingfei f Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain".

Bingfen f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice; ice-cold" and 芬 (fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma; perfume".

Bingfu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice, cold" combined with 福 (fú) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing". Other character combinations are possible.

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

Binghan f Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 寒 (hán) meaning "cold, wintry" or 菡 (hàn) meaning "bud".

Binghe m Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 贺 (hè) meaning "congratulate, send present".

Binghong f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow" or 宏 (hóng) meaning "great, grand, vast".

Binghua f Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".

Binghuan m Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 寰 (huán) meaning "great domain, country, world".

Bingiu m Sardinian
Variant of Gavinu.

Bingjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Bingkun m Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 昆 (kūn) meaning "elder brother" or 锟 (kūn) meaning "ancient sword".

Binglan f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice; ice-cold" and 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist, mountain haze".

Bingli f Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful".

Binglian f Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Bingliang f & m Chinese
This name can be made up of 冰 (Bing) meant "Ice, Cold" and 梁 (Liang) means "Beam, Elevation, Bridge, Mast".

Bingling f & m Chinese
冰 (Bing) means "Ice, Cold" while 灵 (Ling) means "Soul, Spirit" or 铃 ... [more]

Bingliu f & m Chinese
From Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" combined with 柳 (liǔ) meaning "willow", 榴 (liú) meaning "pomegranate", 瑠 (liú) meaning "lapis lazuli", 流 (liú) meaning "flow, stream, current", 刘 (liú) meaning "kill, destroy", or 六 (liù) meaning "six"... [more]

Bingluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird.

Bingmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 梅 (méi) meaning "plum".

Bingo m & f Popular Culture, Pet
From an alternative form of bing, suggesting a ringing sound. As an exclamation of surprise or sudden realization, bingo! is attested from 1923.

Bingqian f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous; glorious" and 倩 (qiàn) meaning "beautiful, lovely" or 茜 (qiàn) meaning "madder, reeds".

Bingqin f Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 琴 (qín), a type of Chinese lute.

Bingquan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" or 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth" or 权 (quán) meaning "power, right, authority".

Bingrao f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice; ice-cold" and 娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming".

Bingren f Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".

Bingrong f Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 蓉 (róng) meaning "hibiscus".

Bingrui f Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "flower buds, unopened flowers".

Bingsheng m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 生 (shēng) meaning "life".

Bingshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Bing Wen f Chinese
Variant of Bingwen.

Bingwen f Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" or 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Bingxi f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice; ice-cold" and 溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream, creek", 晰 (xī) meaning "clear, evident; clearly" or 汐 (xī) meaning "night tides".

Bingxia f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous; glorious" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".

Bingxian f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice; ice-cold" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined; skillful".

Bingxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen, happiness".

Bingxu f Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 絮 (xù) meaning "raw silk, raw cotton".

Bingxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".

Bingxue f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice; ice-cold" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".

Bingxun m Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 汛 (xùn) meaning "flood".

Bingyan f & m Chinese
This name is a combination of 冰 (Bing) meaning "Cold, Ice" and 艳 (Yan) meaning "Gorgeous, Beautiful" (usually for girls), or 岩 (Yan) meaning "Cliff, Rocks" (usually for boys). Other hanzi combinations are possible.

Bingye f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 晔 (yè) meaning "bright, radiant, thriving".

Bingyi m & f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese characters 丙 (bǐng) meaning "third", 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice, cold" or 兵 (bīng) meaning "army, soldier" combined with 宜 (yí) meaning "suitable, proper", 毅 (yì) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm", or 义 (yì) meaning "justice, righteousness"... [more]

Bingyin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 秉 (bǐng) meaning "grasp, hold, maintain" or 丙 (bǐng) meaning "third" combined with 印 (yìn) meaning "seal, mark, sign", 寅 (yín) meaning "to respect", or 垠 (yín) meaning "riverbank, boundary", as well as other character combinations.

Bingyong m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave, courageous".

Bingyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure".

Bingyun f & m Chinese
This name is a combination of 冰/氷 (bing) meaning "cold, ice", and 允 (yun) meaning "consent, allow", 运 (yun) meaning "conveyance, transportation, luck, haul, carriage, fortune, traffic, ship", or 云 (yun) meaning "cloud".

Bingzhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".

Bingzhu f Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 珠 (zhū) meaning "bead, pearl, precious stone".

Bính m & f Vietnamese
Derived from the Sino-Vietnamese 丙 (bǐng) referred to the Third Heavenly Stem, connected with Fire in the Chinese philosophy of Wu Xing.... [more]

Binh m & f Vietnamese (Anglicized, Expatriate)
Variant of Bình used outside of Vietnam.

Binhan f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 彬 (bīn) meaning "cultivated, well-bred" a and 菡 (hàn) meaning "buds, lotus buds".

Bini f Tibetan

Binia f Romansh
Variant of Bignia.

Biniam m African American

Binibini f Filipino (Rare)
Filipino equivalent of "Miss." Actress Binibini Gandanghari is a well-known bearer.

Binidetta f Sicilian
Variant of Biniditta.

Binidig m Medieval Breton
Breton form of Benedict.

Binidinu m Sicilian
Variant of Binidittu.

Biniditta f Sicilian
Feminine form of Binidittu.

Binidittina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Biniditta.

Binidittinu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Binidittu.

Binidittu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Benedictus (see Benedict).

Binig m Breton
Diminutive of Albin via the diminutive Albinig.

Binigna f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Benigna.

Binignu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Benigno.

Biniritta f Sicilian
Variant of Biniditta.

Binirittu m Sicilian
Variant of Binidittu.

Binita f Sicilian
Cognate of Benita.

Binita f Indian, Nepali
Maybe a variant of Vinita.

Binittu m Sicilian
Contracted form of Binidittu.

Binitu m Sicilian
Cognate of Benito.

Binja f German (Swiss)
Variant of Bigna, written according to German phonetics.

Binjamin m Picard
Picard form of Benjamin.

Binjing f Chinese
Derived from the Chinese 玢 (bīn) meaning "jade streaks" and 晶 (jīng) meaning "crystal".

Bink m Dutch (Rare)
Fairly rare Dutch given name, which is probably derived from (or related to) the Dutch word bink, which is an informal (or slang) word for a tough, no-nonsense man who is afraid of no one. In that regard, the name is somewhat comparable with English masculine names such as Brick and Rock, as those are also meant to convey a certain sense of rugged masculinity... [more]

Bink m Kashubian
Diminutive of Albin.

Binka f Kashubian
Diminutive of names ending in -bina, such as Albina and Sabina.

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.

Binlah m Dambro, Thai

Binmary f Indigenous Australian

Binna f & m Korean (Modern)
From the stem of verb 빛나다 (binnada) meaning "to shine," effectively a combination of Bit and verb 나다 (nada) meaning "to be born; to appear, arise; to break/come out; to grow, spread."

Binnarae f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Narae.

Binnarda f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Bernarda.

Binnardetta f Sicilian
Diminutive of Binnarda.

Binnardina f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Bernardina.

Binnardinu m Sicilian
Diminutive of Binnardu.

Binnardu m Sicilian
Sicilian form of Bernardo.

Binnari f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Nari.

Binnaz f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish "thousand of whims": bin - "thousand" and naz - "coquetry,coyness, whim".

Binne m West Frisian
Variant form of Benne.

Binnert m West Frisian
Frisian form of Bennert.

Binnie f English

Binnur f Turkish

Binnuri f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Nuri.

Binny f English
Diminutive of Benita. In British television show, 'The Kids of 47A' (1973-1975), one of the sisters Gathercole is called Binny, but in this case her given name was Belinda.

Bino m Italian
Diminutive of Benedetto.

Binoba m Bengali
Means “selfless”

Binod m Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Nepali
Eastern Indian and Nepali form of Vinod.

Binoy m Bengali, Assamese, Malayalam
Variant of Vinay.

Binq m Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Bink.

Binqian f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 玢 (bīn) meaning "jade's streaks" and 倩 (qiàn) meaning "beautiful, lovely".

Binsar m Batak
Means "rising (of the sun)" in Toba Batak.

Binta f Hausa
From the Arabic بِنْت‎ (bint) meaning "daughter".

Bintanath f Ancient Egyptian
Means "daughter of Anat 1" in Egyptian.... [more]

Bintang m & f Indonesian
Means "star" in Indonesian.

Binti f Indonesian
Derived from Arabic بِنْت (bint) meaning "daughter, girl".

Bintou f Western African
From Arabic بِنْت (bint) meaning "daughter, girl".

Bintu f & m Nigerian

Binxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 缤 (bīn) meaning "flourishing, thriving, abundant" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful star, jade".

Binyan m Indigenous Australian

Binyang f Korean (Rare)
From the stem of verb 빛나다 (binnada) meaning "to shine," combined with 陽 (yang) meaning "sun"

Binying f Chinese
From the Chinese 彬 (bīn) meaning "cultivated, well-bred" or 玢 (bīn) meaning "jade's streaks" and 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems; bright, lustrous" or 英 (yīng) meaning "hero; outstanding person; petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero"

Binyomin m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Benjamin.

Binzeddu m Sardinian
Gallurese diminutive of Gavinu.

Binzinticu m Sardinian
Gallurese diminutive of Vincent.

Bio m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Bion.

Biodun m & f Yoruba
Means "born during a festival" in Yoruba.

Biöegümiła f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Bogumiła.

Biöetuł m Vilamovian
Variant of Biötuł.

Biola f Marshallese
Marshellese form of Violet.

Biolant f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Violante.

Bioleta f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Violeta.

Bion f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Biona m Judeo-Catalan

Biör m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Björn.

Biora f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (bi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", 緒 (o) meaning "thread" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Biordo m Medieval Italian
Meaning uncertain. The best known bearer of this name was the Italian military leader Biordo Michelotti (1352-1398).

Biǫrn m Old Norse
Means "bear" in Old Norse.

Biórr m Old Norse
Variant of Bjórr.

Biote f Ancient Greek
From Greek βιοτή (bioté) "living, sustenance".

Biötuł m Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Bartholomew.

Bipasha f Bengali
From the Bengali name of the Beas River in the states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in northern India, which is derived from Sanskrit and literally means "unfettered, free". Known bearers are Bipasha Basu (1979-), a Bengali actress, and Bipasha Hayat (1971-), a Bangladeshi actress.

Biplab m Bengali
Bengali form of Viplav.

Bipul m Indian, Assamese, Bengali, Nepali
Assamese, Bengali and Nepali form of Vipul.

Biqiong f Chinese
From the Chinese 必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly" or 碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue" and 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious".

Bir m Santali
Means "best" in Santali.

Bira f Polish
Diminutive form of Biruta.

Bira m & f Indian, Nepali, Mongolian
Derived from Sanskrit वीर (vira) meaning "hero, man, brave".

Biraaj m Hindi
Hindi masculine name meaning "shining".

Birabiro f Amharic
Means "butterfly" in Amharic.

Birago m Wolof

Biraj m Indian

Biralee f Indigenous Australian, English (Australian)
Means "baby" in an Australian Aboriginal language. Using Aboriginal words as names was a popular trend in 1970s Australia.

Biran m & f Indian, Hindi

Biras m Lithuanian (Rare)
Short form of masculine names that start with Bir-, such as Birmantas and Birvydas.

Biray f & m Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
Name found in the Bible rare used back in history.Biray is a late loan word from and refers to the fortified acropolis, usually built at the highest and most easily defensible part of a city ( Nehemiah 1:1; Esther 1:2 ). It referred to the fortress near the Temple in the rebuilt Jerusalem (Nehemiah 2:8 ) A castle place or mountain.

Birbaha f Santali
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer is Birbaha Hansda, an Indian actress and politican.

Birca f German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Birka.

Birca f Kurdish
Possibly from the Kurdish birc meaning "tower".

Bircə f Azerbaijani
From bir meaning "one, single" in Azerbaijani.

Bircəçiçək f Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani bir meaning "one, gingle" and çiçək meaning "flower".

Bircan f & m Turkish
From Turkish bir meaning "one" and can meaning "soul, life".

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.

Birchinia f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Virginia.

Birco m German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Birko.

Bird f & m American (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Bird.

Birda f American (South)
Variant of Bertha, influenced by Birdie.

Birdella f English (Rare)
Probably an elaborate form of Bird. It can also be a combination of Bird and the suffix -ella.

Birdena f English (American)
Elaborated form of Bird.

Birdina f Popular Culture
Name of a character in the 1955, MGM released 'The Glass Slipper,' their musical take on the famous Cinderalla story.

Birdine f English
Variant of Birdie.

Birdo f Popular Culture
Birdo, known in Japan as Catherine (キャサリン Kyasarin), is a recurring character in the Mario franchise. Her first appearance was as an enemy in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, which was rebranded as Super Mario Bros... [more]