Submitted Names Starting with B

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Birreth f Danish (Archaic)
Archaic variant of Birita.
Birrinbirrin m Indigenous Australian, Yolngu
Birrinbirrin is a main character in Australian film "Ten Canoes".
Birru m Amharic
Means "the silver" in Amharic.
Birsa f Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Bersa.
Birsel f Turkish
From Turkish bir meaning "one" and sel meaning "flood".
Birsen f Turkish
From Turkish bir meaning "one" combined with Turkish sen meaning "you", giving it the figurative meaning of "only you".
Birsha m Biblical
Birsha is the king of Gomorrah in Genesis 14 who joins other Canaanite city kings in rebelling against Chedorlaomer.
Birsu f Turkish (Rare)
From Turkish bir meaning "one" and su meaning "water".
Birt m English
Variant of Burt.
Birtá f Sami
Sami form of Birta.
Birtha f Danish
Variant of Birta.
Birtie f English
Variant of Bertie.
Birtum m Near Eastern Mythology
Means "fetter" or "shackle". Birtum was an underworld god, regarded as the husband of Nungal.
Birtvel m Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from Georgian ბირთვისელი (birtviseli) meaning "of Birtvisi". Birtvisi is the name of a medieval Georgian fortress, which in medieval Georgia was famous for being impregnable... [more]
Biru m & f Indonesian (Rare)
Means "blue" in Indonesian.
Birui f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue" or 璧 (bì) meaning "piece of jade with hole in it" and 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen; auspicious" or 芮 (ruì) meaning "tiny, small" or "water's edge".
Biruk m Ethiopian, African
Transferred use of the surname Biruk, after the footballer Shai Biruk.
Biruktawit f Amharic
Originated from the Bible which means 'blessed' and is of Amharic origin
Birutelė f Lithuanian
Diminutive form of Birutė.
Birutis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Diminutive of masculine names that start with Bir- (such as Birmantas and Birvydas), since this name contains the masculine diminutive suffix -utis... [more]
Birvydas m Lithuanian (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb birti meaning "to be born" as well as "to pour out" and "to spread, to scatter, to strew" or from the Lithuanian verb byrėti meaning "to crumble, to disintegrate, to fall down"... [more]
Biryar m Kurdish
Means "decision" in Kurdish.
Birzaith m & f Biblical
Birzaith is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:31 but it is unclear if the person is a man or a woman.
Birzhan m Kazakh
From Kazakh бір (bir) meaning "one" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
Bis f & m Indian
Possibly from Sanskrit बिस (bisa) meaning "(shoot or stalk of a) water lily".
Bisal m Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Hinduism, Kannada, Odia
MEANING - sprout, bud, shoot... [more]
Bisala f & m Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Sinhalese, Nepali
MEANING - sprout, bud, young shoot
Biscop m Anglo-Saxon
Means "bishop" in Old English. In Tom Holland's Dominion (p. 190 in chap. 7) he writes: 'Jarrow's founder, an Anglian lord named Biscop Baducing, ... name had been latinised, to Benedict ...'
Bise m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Danish and Old Swedish form of Bisi.
Biser m Bulgarian
Maculine form of Bisera.
Biserko m Croatian
Croatian male form of Biserka.
Bishisha f Rwandan
Means “they hide” in Kinyarwanda.
Bishlam m Biblical Hebrew
Means "with peace" in Hebrew.
Bishnu m Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Nepali
Eastern Indian and Nepali form of Vishnu.
Bishnud m Tupi
A popular name among Tupi communities in Formosa (Argentina), this name may also be a Guarani mythological god.
Bishoy m Coptic
Variant form of Pishoy, which is probably at least partly arabized, since Arabic doesn't have the phoneme /p/ and thus Arabs always replace the p- in Coptic names by a b-.
Bishr m Chechen
Chechen form of Bashar.
Bishwajit m Bengali
Bengali form of Vishwajit.
Bisi m & f Yoruba
Short form of names containing bisi, such as Adebisi.
Bisi m Old Norse
Old Norse byname, from Old Norse bisi "commander", "leader" or related to Norwegian bias "to chat", "to trifle".
Bişkoj f Kurdish
Means "button" in Kurdish.
Bişkuj f Kurdish
Possibly from bişkoj meaning "button".
Bişkurîn f Kurdish
Means "smile" in Kurdish.
Bislan m Adyghe, Chechen
Variant of Beslan.
Bismack m Central African, English (African)
Possibly a variant of Bismarck. This is borne by Congolese basketball player Bismack Biyombo (1992-).
Bismillah m Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
From the Arabic phrase بِسْمِ ٱللّٰه‏ (bi-smi llāh) meaning "in the name of God (Allah)", from اِسْم (ism) "name" combined with اللّٰه (allāh) "Allah".
Bisolt m Chechen
Meaning unknown.
Bissāya f Babylonian
Of as yet unknown etymology, this name is attested several times in various Babylonian legal records from the Late Assyrian period.
Bisse f & m Swedish
Diminutive of various names, some containing the letters B, I and/or S (in any order), for example Britt, Elisabet and Sebastian.
Bissente m Sardinian
Nuroese form of Vincent.
Bista m Sardinian
Nuorese short form of Battista.
Bistgaun m Romansh
Romansh form of Sebastian, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Biston m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Biston was a son of Ares and Callirrhoe (daughter of the river-god Nestus), and the eponymous founder of the city of Bistonia.
Bisuko f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (bi) meaning "seed; fruit; nut", 寿 (su) meaning "longevity, long life" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Biswajit m Indian, Bengali, Odia
Bengali and Odia form of Vishwajit.
Biswanath m Indian, Bengali, Odia, Assamese
Bengali, Odia and Assamese form of Vishwanath.
Bit f Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of Bitta.
Bit f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 빛 (bit) meaning "light, glow."
Bita f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque feminine name first recorded in 1033.
Bital m Aragonese
Variant of Bidal.
Bitbyeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Byeol (compare Byeolbit).
Bitchan m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and the present determiner form of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" (compare Chanbit).
Bíte f Greenlandic
Greenlandic diminutive of Petrine.
Bite f Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian name of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a direct derivation from Latvian bite "a bee" and a short form of Brigita.
Bit-gaeul f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Gaeul (compare Gaeulbit).
Bit-gaon m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Gaon (compare Gaon-bit).
Bit-garam m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Garam.... [more]
Bith m Biblical
Masculine form of "Bithiah."
Bit-haneul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Haneul (compare Haneul-bit).
Bitheridus m Germanic
Bitheridus was a chieftain of the Alemannic Bucinobantes tribe who served in the Roman Army under Valentinian I.
Bithia f Biblical
Variant of Bithiah.
Bithleem f Greek (Rare, Archaic)
Alternate (possibly archaic) transcription of Greek Βηθλεέμ (see Vithleem).
Bithnanaia f Near Eastern Mythology, Semitic Mythology
Of uncertain etymology. Bithnanaia was a Palmyrene goddess, considered to be the daughter of the god Konon.
Bithy f American (South, Archaic)
Originally a diminutive of Tabitha, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Bithynia f Biblical, American (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of a region in Asia Minor mentioned in Acts in the New Testament.... [more]
Biti f Romani
Romani form of Beatie and Bithiah.
Bítia f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Bithiah.
Bit-na f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Binna.
Bitnara f Korean
From native Korean 빛 (bit) meaning "light, glow." and From native Korean 나라 (nara) meaning "country, nation, state, kingdom."
Bitnari f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Variant transcription of Binnari.
Bítor m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Victor.
Bitoria f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Victoria.
Bitoriano m Basque
Basque form of Victorianus.
Bitros m & f Abazin (Rare)
It means being confident in every situation
Bit-sarang f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Sarang.
Bitsirush f Lezgin
Means "little daughter" in Lezgin.
Bitsy f English
Diminutive of Elisabeth.
Bittan f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Birgitta.
Bitte f Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Pet form of Birgitta and its various forms.
Bitti f Swedish (Rare), Greenlandic
Variant form of Bitte or from the Swedish word bitti (short form of bittida) meaning "early" and Greenlandic younger spelling of Bíte.
Bittina f Sicilian
Contracted form of Binidittina.
Bittinu m Sicilian
Contracted form of Binidittinu.
Bittori f Basque
Feminine form of Bittor.
Bitty f English
Short for Elizabeth.
Bitya f Biblical Hebrew
Like bityah
Bit-yeoul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Yeo-ul.
Biur m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Bjórr.
Biúrstæinn m Old Norse
Ancient Scandinavian masculine name with the combination of bjórr "beaver" and steinn "stone".
Bivoj m Czech (Rare)
Allegedly derived from Czech bíti "to smite; to beat; to fight" and the Slavic element voji "soldier".
Bívorr m Old Norse
Variant of Bifurr.
Bivörr m Old Norse
Variant of Bifurr.
Biwa f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 輪 (wa) meaning "wheel, flower" or 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Biwaki f Japanese
Biwaki, when written in Kanji means "Biwa (琵琶)", and "spirit, air (気)".
Biwako f Popular Culture
This name combines 琵琶 (biwa), referring to the biwa or Japanese lute, or 枇杷 (biwa), referring to the loquat, with 子 (shi, su, tsu, (-)ko, -ne) meaning "child."... [more]
Biwan f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue" or 璧 (bì) meaning "piece of jade with hole in it"and 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial; restrained" or 纨 (wán) meaning "white silk".
Biwei f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue" or 璧 (bì) meaning "piece of jade with hole in it" and 玮 (wěi) meaning "jade, valuable", 蔚 (wèi) meaning "luxuriant, thick; ornamental", 薇 (wēi) meaning "fern", or 微 (wēi) meaning "small".
Biwu f Chinese
From the Chinese 馝 (bì) meaning "fragrance" and 舞 (wǔ) meaning "dance".
Bix m American
Diminutive of Bismark. Famously borne by American jazz legend, Bix Beiderbecke, who was a reknowned cornetist and pianist during the 1920s.
Bixby f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Bixby.
Bixenta f Basque (Rare)
Diminutive of Bizenta.
Bixente m Basque
One of the Basque forms of Vincent.
Bixian f Chinese
From the Chinese 必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined".
Bixiang f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly; must" or 璧 (bì) meaning "piece of jade with hole" and 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense".
Bixiao f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue" and 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit" or 宵 (xiāo) meaning "night, evening, dark".
Bixing f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue" and 杏 (xìng) meaning "apricot; almond" or 星 (xīng) meaning "star, planet, point of light".
Bixiu f Chinese
From the Chinese 必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly" and 秀 (xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant".
Bixuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly" or 馝 (bì) meaning "fragrance" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".
Bixue f Chinese
From the Chinese 馝 (bì) meaning "fragrance" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".
Biya f Arabic, Indian
Variant of Bia.
Biyaman m Yakut
Means "make wealth" in Yakut.
Biyan f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue", 必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly", or 馝 (bì) meaning "fragrance" and 彦 (yàn) meaning "elegant", 雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose", 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow" or 焰 (yàn) meaning "fire, blaze, glowing".
Biyao f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue" and 窈 (yǎo) meaning "obscure, secluded; refined" or 谣 (yáo) meaning "folksong, ballad".
Biyaya f Tagalog, Filipino
From Tagalog biyaya meaning "grace".
Biybisara f Karakalpak
Karakalpak form of Bubusara.
Biyen m Ojibwe
Ojibwe variant of Peter.
Biyin f Chinese
From the Chinese 碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue" and 殷 (yīn) meaning "many, great, abundant, flourishing".
Biyori f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (bi) meaning "sun, day" combined with 和 (yori) meaning "peace, harmony". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Biyou f Chinese
From the Chinese 馝 (bì) meaning "fragrance" and 幽 (yōu) meaning "quiet, secluded, tranquil, dark".
Biyu f Chinese
Means "jasper" in Chinese.
Biyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue" and 圆 (yuán) meaning "circle, round" or 缘 (yuán) meaning "hem, margin" or "reason, fate".
Biyue f Chinese
From the Chinese 璧 (bì) meaning "piece of jade with hole" and 玥 (yuè) meaning "mysterious gem, mythological pearl" or 悦 (yuè) meaning "pleased, contented".
Biz m American (Rare)
A nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer. Notable namesakes include professional baseball player James Raleigh "Biz" Mackey (1897 -1965)... [more]
Bizan m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish zana meaning "informed, smart".
Bizantino m Italian
Italian form of Byzantinus.
Bizas m Bosnian, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Bosnian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Byzas.
Bizén m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Vincent.
Bizenta f Basque
Basque feminine form of Vincent.
Bizente m Basque
Basque form of Vincent.
Bizhan m Persian
Later form of Vezhan, of which the meaning is uncertain. It may possibly be etymologically related to the New Persian verb بختن (bextan), which can mean "to sift" as well as "to sieve"... [more]
Bizhao f Chinese
From the Chinese 馝 (bì) meaning "fragrance" and 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous".
Bizhen f Chinese
From the Chinese 必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly" and 珍 (zhēn) meaning "valuable, precious, rare" or 贞 (zhēn) meaning "faithful, loyal".
Bizién m Aragonese
Variant form of Bizén.
Bizilla f Near Eastern Mythology, Sumerian Mythology
Possibly means "she who is pleasing". Bizilla was a love goddess considered to be the "sukkal" (vizier deity) for the goddess Ninlil. She is occasionally counted among the courtiers of Inanna, and is also closely associated with Nanaya.
Biztha m Biblical
Means "eunuch". In the book of Esther, the second of the seven eunuchs of King Ahasuerus' harem.
Bizzinticcu m Sardinian
Gallurese diminutive of Vincent.
Bizzy f English
Diminutive of Elizabeth.
Bjalla f Faroese
Derived from Old Norse bjalla "bell".
Bjargar m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Borgar.
Bjargheiður f Icelandic, Faroese
An Icelandic name, from Old Norse bjarga meaning "to help, save, rescue" or "stronghold, fortification, castle" (compare Bjørg) combined with heiðr "bright, clear" or "honour".
Bjarkan m Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic masculine form of Björk.
Bjarkar m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse bjǫrk "birch tree" (compare Bjarki) and herr "army, warrior".
Bjarkey f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrk "birch tree" or bjarkan "birch tree; name of the B-rune" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Bjarklind f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrk "birch tree" or bjarkan "birch tree; name of the B-rune" and lind "lime-tree, linden tree; linden spear-shaft; (protective shield of) linden wood".
Bjarma f Icelandic, Faroese
Feminine form of Bjarmi.
Bjarmi m Icelandic
Of unknown origin and meaning. Current theories include a direct adoption of Icelandic bjarmi "loom, gleam of light" and a derivation from bjarmar, the Old Norse name for a branch of Finno-Ugric peoples called Permians in English (formerly also Bjarmians)... [more]
Bjarna f Icelandic
Feminine form of Bjarni.
Bjarnar m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bjørnar.
Bjarnarðr m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Bernhard.
Bjarnat m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Bernhard. Bjarnat Krawc (German: Bernhard Schneider), born 1861, was a Sorbian conductor.
Bjarndís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrn "bear" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Bjarndis f Faroese
Faroese form of Bjarndís.
Bjarney f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrn "bear" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Bjarnfreður m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Bjarni and Old Norse -freðr, derived from friðr meaning "love, peace". (As a name element, Old Norse friðr may mean "protection, defense".)
Bjarnfríður f Icelandic
Combination of Bjarni and the Old Norse element fríðr meaning "beautiful", originally "beloved".
Bjarngerður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Icelandic word bjǫrn meaning "bear" and garðr meaning "enclosure; protection".
Bjarnheðin m Faroese
Faroese modern form of Bjarnheðinn.
Bjarnheðinn m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse bjǫrn "bear" and heðinn "jacket of fur or skin".
Bjarnlaug f Icelandic
Feminine form of Bjarnlaugur.
Bjarnlaugur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Biarnlaugr.
Bjarnsteinn m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bjørnstein.
Bjarnvarðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse bjǫrn "bear" and vǫrðr "guard".
Bjarnvarður m Faroese
Modern Faroese form of Bjarnvarðr.
Bjart m Norwegian
Variant of Bjarte.
Bjarti m Faroese
Faroese form of Bjartr.
Bjartmar m Icelandic, Faroese, Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse bjartr "bright" and mærr "famous".
Bjartmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjartr "light; bright, shining" and mǣr "little girl; virgin, unmarried girl" or mær "daughter" or mėy "girl".
Bjartþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse bjartr meaning "bright" (compare Bjartur) and the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Thor).
Bjaðǫk f Medieval Scandinavian
Unknown etymology. It has been suggested that this is a Norse form of an unknown Gaelic name.
Bjedrich m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Friedrich.
Bjedruška f Sorbian
Upper Sorbian form of Friederike.
Bjela f Czech (Rare)
Derived from the old Slavic word белъ (belu) meaning "white". Cognate of Běla.
Bjenvinida f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Bienvenida.
Bjeranika f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Berenice.
Bjermund m Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjǫrn "bear" and mund "protection".
Bjeshka f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian bjeshkë "mountain, alpine pasture".
Bjólan m Old Norse
Old Norse form of Beollán.
Bjølla f Faroese
Variant of Bjalla.
Bjǫlr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Younger form of Belwar. In Norse mythology this was the name of a jǫtunn.
Bjor m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Bjórr.
Bjørga f Norwegian
Short form of names starting or ending with the Old Norse name element bjǫrg meaning "help, save, rescue".
Bjørge m Norwegian
Masculine form of Bjørg or a short form of any male name beginning with the Old Norse name element bjǫrg "help, save, rescue".
Bjørgfinnur m Faroese
Faroese variant of Bergfinnur.
Björgheiður f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and heiðr "bright, clear; honour"... [more]
Bjørgny f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian form of Borgný.
Bjǫrgulfr m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Borgulfr.
Björgúlfur m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse björg meaning "protection, help" (see also Björg) combined with Old Norse úlfr meaning "wolf".
Björgvin m Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements bjǫrg "help" or "deliverance" and vinr "friend".
Bjørk f Faroese, Danish, Norwegian
Faroese form of Björk which was also adopted into Danish and Norwegian.
Bjørka f Danish
Quasi-Latinization of Bjørk.
Bjorn m Various
Variant of Björn or Bjørn used outside of Scandinavia and Germany.
Björner m Swedish
Extended form of Björn.
Björnhild f Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the Old Norse name elements bjǫrn "bear" and hildr "battle; fight".
Bjørnhild f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Björnhild.
Björnólfur m Icelandic
Icelandic younger form of Björnúlfr.
Bjørnstjerne m Norwegian (Archaic)
Combination of Bjørn and Norwegian stjerne meaning "star". Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910) was a Norwegian writer and Nobel laureate (Literature, 1903).
Björnúlfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse björn "bear" combined with Old Norse úlfr "wolf." Icelandic equivalent of Bernolf.
Bjørnvald m Norwegian (Rare)
Formed from Bjørn and the Old Norse element valdr "ruler". Also compare the Germanic cognate Bernwald.
Bjórr m Old Norse
From Old Norse bjórr meaning "beaver".
Björt f Icelandic
Feminine form of Bjartur.
Bjørt f Faroese
Faroese form of Bjǫrt.
Bjǫrt f Norse Mythology
Feminine form of Bjartr. This is the name of one of Menglǫð's maids in Norse mythology.
Blå m & f Swedish (Rare)
Means "blue" in Swedish. Ultimately derived from Old Norse blár meaning "blue" but often denoting "dark, black" (compare Bláinn). A few hundred years ago sometimes used as a variant or short form of Blasius.
Blaa f Manx
Derived from Manx blaa "bloom, flower" (but also "pride, heyday"), this name has been occasionally used as an equivalent of Flora.
Blaca m Anglo-Saxon
Weak form of Blæc.
Blackavar m Literature
A rabbit who escaped from a warren called Efrafa in the book Watership Down by Richard Adams.
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]
Blackie m American (Rare)
A nickname or a diminutive. As a nickname the meaning is particular to the bearer, perhaps referring to dark hair color or complexion. That was the case for sports writer William Forrest "Blackie" Sherrod (1919-2016)... [more]
Blackstone m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname.
Blacre m Medieval Scandinavian, Medieval English
Form of Old Norse Blakkr which occurs in Domesday Book.
Blade m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Ladislaus.
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]
Blådi f Walloon (Archaic)
Walloon version of Blandine, this first name begins to disappear.
Bladis m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Ladislaus.
Blæc m Anglo-Saxon
Old English byname derived from blæc meaning "black, dark". This is a cognate of Old Norse Blakkr.
Blæcmær m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements blæc "black, dark" and mære "famous".
Blæcmann m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements blæc "black" and mann "man".
Blæcstan m Anglo-Saxon
Means "black stone" in Old English, from blæc "black" and stan 1 "stone".
Blæcsunu m Anglo-Saxon, Medieval English
Derived from the Old English elements blæc "black" and sunu "son".
Blæcwine m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements blæc "black, dark" and wine "friend".
Blæcwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English blæc "black" and wulf "wolf". This is the source of the place name Blakesley (see Blakesley).
Blædís f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements blǣr "wind gust, gentle breeze" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Blæingr m Old Norse
Means "raven", literally "blue-black one", a derivative of Old Norse blár "blue, dark, livid" (the colour used to describe corpses and bruises, e.g. hel-blár "black as death"). This was originally a byname.
Blængur m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Blæingr.
Blær m & f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from the Old Norse name element blǣr "wind gust, gentle breeze".
Blaes m Arthurian Cycle
on of the Earl of Llychlyn and one of the Three Just Knights of Arthur’s Court. He was dedicated to preserving justice through “earthly Law”, in contrast to his fellow knights, who followed the Law of the Church and the Law of Arms.... [more]
Blaesilla f History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine diminutive of Blaesus. Blaesilla (364–384) was a Roman widow and disciple of Jerome. Most of the knowledge about Blaesilla's life comes from the writings of Jerome, in which he described her piety and virtue... [more]
Blaesus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from Latin blaesus "lisping, stammering".
Blævar m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic combination of blǣr 'wind gust, gentle breeze' and varr 'attentive'.
Bláey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements blár "blue; dark; black" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Blagodat f Bulgarian (Rare)
Derived from Bulgarian благодат "blessing, benediction".
Blagomir m Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements blag "good, gentle, kind, blessed" and mir "peace".
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