Submitted Names Starting with B

Bobana f Serbian
Feminine form of Boban.

Bobb m American (Modern)
Variant of Bob.

Bobba f Icelandic
Variant of Bobbi.

Bobbejaan m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
One might think that this name is a blend of the name Bob with Jaan, but that is not the case. In Belgium and the Netherlands, the use of this rare first name originated with the Flemish singer and musician Bobbejaan Schoepen (1925-2010)... [more]

Bobbeth f English
Either a variant of Bobette, most likely influenced by Beth, or a combination of Bob/Bobbie and Beth.

Bobbiejo f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Bobbie and Jo.

Bobbijo f American (South), English (Rare)
Combination of Bobbi and Jo.

Bobbilee f Obscure
Combination of Bobbi and Lee.

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

Bobbisue f Obscure
Combination of Bobbi and Sue.

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

Bobbye f English
Variant of Bobby.

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.

Bobča f Czech
Diminutive form of Bohumila.

Böbe f Hungarian
Diminutive of Erzsébet.

Bobe f Yiddish
Means "grandmother" in Yiddish. This is the feminine equivalent of Zeyde.

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

Bobette f English (Rare)
Variant of Babette, most likely influenced by Bobbie.

Bobi f & m English (Rare), Welsh
Variant of Bobby.

Bobien f Dutch
Dutch feminine variant of Bob, or a pet form of Robina, Robine or Robien.

Bobijo f Obscure
Variant of Bobbijo.

Bobilee f Obscure
Variant of Bobbilee.

Bobir m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Babur, possibly via Babir. Also compare Bobur.... [more]

Bobirbek m Uzbek
Variant of Boburbek.

Bóbita f Hungarian
Coined by Sándor Weöres who apparently based it on Hungarian bóbita "tuft" referring to the feathers on a bird's head.

Bobley m African (Rare)

Bobo m History (Ecclesiastical), Frankish (Latinized, ?)
This was the name of a 10th century saint.

Bobolayefa f Ijaw
Means "nothing can be compared to my own" in Ijaw.

Bobomiegha f Ijaw
Means "I didn't do it on my own" in Ijaw.

Bobon m Medieval French
A French hypochoristic form of Ratbod.

Bobore m Sardinian
Short form of Sarbadore.

Boboredda f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Salvatorina.

Bobori m Sardinian
Short form of Salvadori.

Boboto m & f Lingala
Means "peace" in Lingala.

Bobra f American (South, Rare)
Variant of Barbara, influenced by 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).

Bobum f Romani (Rare, Archaic)

Bobur m Persian
Bobur means Lion, Tiger, brave as Tiger, brave as Lion. This name actually was used as an adjective for lion/tiger

Boburbek m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Tajik and Uzbek form of Baburbek.

Bocai m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 偲 (cāi) meaning "talented".

Bocang m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 沧 (cāng) meaning "dark blue, dark green".

Boccaccio m Medieval Italian

Boccob m Popular Culture

Boccus m Arthurian Cycle
The King of Media who served the Roman Procurator Lucius.... [more]

Bocefus m English
Variant of Bocephus.

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

Bochang m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 昌 (chāng) meaning "light of sun; good, proper".

Bochi m Georgian Mythology
Probably from Mingrelian ბოჩი (bochi) meaning "(male) goat, sheep". In Georgian mythology this was the name of a patron god of cattle.

Bochong m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honour".

Bochuan m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 川 (chuān) meaning "stream, river".

Bőd m History (Ecclesiastical)

Bod m Popular Culture
Bod is a classic British children's TV and book series about a little boy named Bod.

Boda m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English boda meaning "messenger, herald, prophet".

Bodan m South Slavic
The name Bodan is a name of South Slavic or possibly Germanic origin, it is a shortened form of the name Slobodan which is of Serbian origin and means Freedom. Alternatively it could derive from Proto-Germanic *butmaz (ground) via Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰmḗn (bottom)

Bodao m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 焘 (dào) meaning "shine, illuminate; envelope".

Bodaway m Navajo
Means "fire maker" in Navajo.

Bodb m Irish Mythology
In Irish mythology, Bodb Derg was a son of Eochaid Garb or the Dagda, and the Dagda's successor as King of the Tuatha Dé Danann.

Bodda m Medieval English

Boddi m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Possibly a variant of Baði. Related to Icelandic budda "money-bag" and Norwegian boddi "newborn pet". In Norse mythology Boddi is one of the sons of Karl and Snør.

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]

Bodegast m Germanic
Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with Gothic gasts (gast in Old High German) "guest, stranger."

Bodegisel m Germanic
Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with gisel "hostage" or "pledge."

Bodegisil m Germanic
Variant of Bodegisel.

Bodel f & m Swedish
For feminine uses it is a Swedish dialectal variant form of Bodil and for masculine uses it is a Swedish dialectal variant form of Botolf.

Bodela f Swedish (Archaic)
Swedish dialectal variant form of Bodil recorded in Scania and Halland.

Bodemar m Germanic
Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with Old High German mâri "famous."

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.

Boderad m Germanic
Derived from Gothic biutan "to offer" or Old High German boto "bid, offer" combined with Old High German rât "counsel."

Bodesta f & m Southern African (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Bodeum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the stem of verb 보듬다 (bodeumda) meaning "to embrace, hug, clasp."

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

Bodhana f Jewish, Yiddish
Bodhana is a Yiddish name, made from the combined elements of BOD (the Ukranian word meaning G-d) and HAN (from the Hebrew, meaning gracious).... [more]

Bodhana f Sanskrit, Hinduism, Tamil, Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam
MEANING : intellect, Knowledge, enlighening, causing to awake or expand

Bodhani f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali, Sinhalese
MEANING : intellect , Knowledge, Teaching, exciting

Bodhidharma m Buddhism, History, Sanskrit
Means "dharma of enlightenmemt" in Sanskrit, from Sanskrit धर्म (dhárma) "virtue, religious and moral duties" and बोधि (bodhi) "the illuminated or enlightened intellect"... [more]

Bodhild f Norwegian
Variant of Bodil.

Bodhill f Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bodhild (see Bodil).

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]

Bodin m Serbian (Rare), Medieval Serbian, History
Serbian king Constantine Bodin (fl. 1072–1108) was a ruler of Duklja, the second, although titular, King of Duklja and Dalmatia from 1081 to 1101, succeeding his father, King Michael.... [more]

Bodisere f Ijaw
Means "she likes to come to the world" in Ijaw.

Bodmaël m Breton (Gallicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Gaulish Bodd "good will" and Breton mael "prince". This is the name of a 6th century saint.

Bodmael m Breton
Breton form of Bodmaël.

Bodó m Medieval Hungarian
Short form of Bodomér.

Bódog m Hungarian (Archaic)
An ancient form of modern Hungarian boldog "happy", but its meaning at the time was "rich".

Bodognou m Medieval Breton

Bodomalala f Malagasy
From the Malagasy bodo meaning "childish, young" and malala meaning "beloved, esteemed, revered". The name Bodo is often given to baby girls as a placeholder before a chosen name is given, and is sometimes retained as a woman's name, or, as a here, as a prefix in the name.

Bodomcha f Uzbek
Means "thorny almond" in Uzbek.

Bodomér m Hungarian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a Hungarian borrowing of Budimir.

Bodor m Medieval Hungarian
Short form of Bodomér.

Boduenas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Baldwin.

Boduognatos m Old Celtic
Derived from Celtic boduus or boduo(s) "crow" combined with gnato, which can mean both "knowing, intelligent" and "son."

Boduognatus m Old Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Boduognatos.

Bodvaël m Breton (Gallicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Bodmaël.

Bodvael m Breton
Breton form of Bodvaël.

Bödvar m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Bǫðvarr.

Bodvar m Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Modern Scandinavian form of Bǫðvarr.

Bodza f Hungarian (Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian bodza "elderberry; elder (tree)".

Boe m Danish (Rare), Old Swedish
Old Swedish and Danish younger form of Bói.

Boeddha m History
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Buddha.

Boedi m Indonesian
Older spelling of Budi influenced by Dutch orthography.

Boediman m Indonesian
Older spelling of Budiman based on Dutch orthography.

Boediono m Javanese
Older spelling of Budiono based on Dutch orthography.

Bóel f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Boel.

Boeld f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Bóthildr.

Boele m Sardinian
Sardinian short form of Raffaele.

Boeline f Danish
Diminutive of Boel.

Boell f Danish (Rare, Archaic)
Former Danish variant of Boel.

Boemea m Romani (Archaic)

Boemondo m Italian
Italian form of Bohemond.

Boemundo m Portuguese
Portuguese form of Bohemond via Latinized form Boemundus.

Boemundus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Boiamund.

Boena f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Buena.

Boentoro m Indonesian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Buntoro based on Dutch orthography.

Boeo f Ancient Greek
The name of an ancient Delphic priestess and hymn-writer, likely derived from the location Boeotia, ultimately from the Ancient Greek word βοώτης (boṓtēs) meaning “herdsman”.

Boeotus m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Derived from Greek βοώτης (bootes) meaning "herdsman", itself from βοῦς (bous) meaning "ox, cow".

Boer m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 儿 (ér) meaning "son, child".

Boêraou m Gallo
Gallo form of Ambroise.

Boes m Dutch (Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Dutch form of Boso. This given name is extremely rare in the Netherlands nowadays and is more commonly found as a patronymic surname.... [more]

Boet m Dutch

Boethos m Ancient Greek
Greek name for Hotepsekhemwy.

Boethus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Boethos.... [more]

Boeyken m Medieval Dutch
Variant of Boudeken.

Boêze m Gallo
Gallo form of Ambroise.

Boêzine f Gallo
Gallo form of Ambroisine.

Bofan m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 繁 (fán) meaning "numerous, complicated, complex".

Bofang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "father's older brother, paternal elder uncle", 波 (bō) meaning "wave" or 博 (bó) meaning "abundant, plentiful, extensive, ample" combined with 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" or 方 (fāng) meaning "upright, honest, fair"... [more]

Bǫfarr m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Meaning unknown; possibly related to Bófi. This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Bofelo f Tswana
Means "last" in Setswana.

Bofen f & m Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bo 2 and Fen 1.

Bófi m Old Swedish
From Old Norse bófi meaning "knave, rogue."

Bofo m Spanish
Diminutive of Rodolfo.

Bófríðr f Old Norse
Variant of Bótfríðr.

Bofu m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 夫 (fū) meaning "man, husband".

Bofur m Literature, Germanic Mythology
A character created by J.R.R. Tolkien in 'The Hobbit'. Bofur is a Dwarf in Thorin's Company who is related to Bifur and Bombur... [more]

Boga f Icelandic
Feminine form of Bogi.

Boğaç m Turkish
as strong as a bull... [more]

Bogárka f Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian bogár "beetle, bug".

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

Bogát m Hungarian (Rare)
Old Hungarian name of possibly Slavic origin which is said to mean "rich, wealthy". In Western Hungary, this is a byname of Saint Julian.

Bogáta f Hungarian
Feminine form of Bogát.

Bogata m Russian
Means "wealthy" in Russian.

Bog‘bo‘ston f Uzbek
Means "flourishing garden, flourishing orchard" in Uzbek.

Bogdała f Polish
Feminine form of Bogdał.

Bogdán m Hungarian
Cognate of Bogdan, meaning "gift of God".

Bògdana f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Bogdana.

Bogdána f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Bogdana.

Bogdanas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Bogdan.

Bogdanica f Polish
Diminutive form of Bogdana.

Bogdanka f Slovene
Diminutive of Bogdana.

Bogdanŭ m Medieval Russian
Old East Slavic form of Bogdan.

Bogdís f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bogi "bow" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Bògdón m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Bogdan.

Bogey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse bogi meaning "bow" (compare Bogi) combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune"... [more]

Bogga f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Boga.

Bøggild m Danish (Modern)
Danish variant of Bøgild.

Boghildur f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse bogi "bow" (also compare Bogi) and hildr "battle", perhaps modelled on Borghildur.

Boghuma f Western African

Bogi m Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare), Faroese
From Old Norse bogi meaning "bow".

Bogi f Hungarian
Diminutive of Boglárka.

Bogica f Slovene
Feminine diminutive of Bogo.

Bogie m English
Diminutive of Bogart.

Bøgild m Danish (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Bøgild.

Bogislaus m Medieval Slavic (Latinized), Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
A Latinized form of Bogusław.

Bogislaw m Polabian (?), Pomeranian
Polabian and Pomeranian form of Bogusław.

Boglár f Hungarian (Rare)
Directly taken from the archaic Hungarian word boglár "ornament".

Bogmiła f Polish
Variant of Bogumiła.

Bogo m Slovene (Rare)
Short form of names Bogdan, Bogoljub, Bogomil, Bogomir or Bogoslav.

Bogodar m Medieval Polish
Composed of the members Bog ("God") and dar ("gift, present"). The name is considered to be equivalent in meaning to the name Adeodatus, and thus Bogodar celebrates its name-day on the days of St Adeodatus' memorial.

Bogoja m Macedonian, Serbian
The name is used in the Balkan countries Macedonia and Serbia. It is from the eastern orthodox church, from the South Slavic language. Dates back since 1926.

Bogoljub m Croatian, Serbian
Derived from Bog "God" and ljubiti ''to love".

Bogoljuba f Croatian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Feminine form of Bogoljub.

Bogolyub m Bulgarian
From the Slavic elements богъ (bogu) meaning "God" and lyuby meaning "love".

Bogolyuba f Bulgarian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bogolyub.

Bogomierz m Polish
Polish form of Bogomir.

Bogomila f Bulgarian, Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of Bogomil.

Bogomira f Slovene
Feminine form of Bogomir.

Bogoris m Medieval Slavic, Bulgar
Bulgar variant of Boris.

Bogosav m Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Variant of Bogoslav.

Bogosi m Tswana
Means "kingdom" in Setswana.

Bogoslav m Croatian
Croatian form of Bogusław.

Bogoslava f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bogoslav.

Boguchna f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Bogusława.

Boguchwał m Polish
Composed of the Slavic elements bogu "god" and chwal "to praise, to glorify". As such, the meaning of this name is "to praise God, to thank God".

Boguchwała f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Boguchwał.

Bogufała f Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Boguchwała.

Boguměr m Sorbian
Lower Sorbian cognate of Bohuměr. In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Gottfried.

Bògùmił m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Bogumił.

Bogumil m Hungarian
The name originates from slavic culture. It means God + kind.

Bogumila f Croatian
Feminine form of Bogumil.

Bogumilus m Polish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Bogumil, a famous bearer of this name was Bogumił Piotr who was Archbishop of Gniezno and also a hermit.

Bogun m Medieval Serbian

Bogurad m Polish

Bogured m Polish
Variant of Bogurad.

Boguś m Polish, Silesian
Diminutive of names beginning with Bog-, such as Bogdan, Bogumił, Bogumir and Bogusław.

Bogusąd m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish bóg "god", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic bogъ "god". The second element is derived from Polish sądzić "to judge" (also compare Croatian suditi and Czech soudit, both of which mean "to judge")... [more]

Bogusch m German (Silesian, Archaic)
Diminutive of Boguslaw and Bogumil.

Bogusia f Polish
Diminutive of Bogdana, Bogumiła, and Bogusława.

Boguśka f Polish
Variant of Bogusia.

Boguslaw m German (Silesian)
Silesian German form of Bogusław.

Bògùsłôw m Kashubian
Kashubian form of Bogusław.

Bògùsz m Kashubian
Short form of names beginning with the element Bògù-, such as Bògùmił and Bògùsłôw.

Bogusza f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Bogusława.

Boguszka f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Bogusława.

Boguwłość f Polish
Polish name from Slavic bogŭ "god, deity" combined with volstĭ "power, rule, sovereignty". In Old Polish, the deuterotheme became włość "manor, estate".

Boguwola f Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements bogu "god" and wola "will".

Bo-gyeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 甫 "begin; man, father; great" or 寶 "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" (bo), and 炅 "brilliance" or 璟 "luster of gem" (gyeong).

Bohačesć m Sorbian (Archaic)
Derived from Upper Sorbian bóh "god" and česćić "to honour; to venerate, to revere". In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Ehregott.

Bohachwał m Sorbian (Archaic)
Derived from Upper Sorbian bóh and chwalić "to praise". In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Gottlob.

Bohai m Chinese
"Bohai" (渤海) is a term with historical and geographical significance in China. It refers to a body of water located in northeastern China, between the Liaodong and Shandong Peninsulas. Historically, it was also the name of a kingdom that existed in the region during the Tang dynasty... [more]

Bohao m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 淏 (hào) meaning "clear water".

Bohča f Czech
Diminutive form of Bohumila.

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

Bòhé f Chinese
From Chinese 薄荷 (bòhé) meaning "mint". One fictional bearer of this name is Bòhé Lánzé (藍澤 薄荷), who is also known as Minto Aizawa in the original Japanese or Corina Bucksworth in the English dub, from Tokyo Mew Mew/Mew Mew Power.

Bohe m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 赫 (hè) meaning "bright, radiant, glowing".

Bo-hee f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Bo-hui.

Bohemas m Romani
Variant of Bohemia.

Bohemia f Romani, English (Rare)
From place name Bohemia.

Bohémond m French, Medieval French
French form of Bohemond via Latinized form Boemundus.

Bohemond m History, Medieval
From Italian Buamundo, which is of uncertain meaning. According to the Norman historian Orderic Vitalis it was derived from Latin Buamundus, the name of a mythical Gigas (giant), originally given as a nickname to the crusader prince Bohemond I (christened Mark; c. 1058-1111) by his father because he was extremely large at birth.

Bohemundo m Spanish
Spanish form of Bohemond via Latinized form Boemundus.

Bohoľub m Slovak
Slovak translation of Gottlieb.

Bohrom m Tajik (Rare), Uzbek
Variant of Bahrom, which is the main Tajik and Uzbek form of Bahram.

Bohu m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" and 虎 (hǔ) meaning "tiger; brave, fierce".

Bohuchwał m Sorbian (Archaic)
Variant of Bohachwał.

Bo-hui f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 甫 (bo) meaning "begin; man, father; great" or 普 (bo) meaning "wide, large" and 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty; imperial concubine" or 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid." A famous bearer is South Korean actress Lee Bo-hee (1959-).

Bohuměr m Sorbian
Upper Sorbian form of Bohumír. In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Gottfried.

Bohuna f Czech (Rare)
Diminutive of Bohumila, rarely used as a given name in its own right.

Bohuš m Slovak
Diminutive of Bohuslav, used as a given name in its own right.

Bohuwěr m Sorbian
Derived from Upper Sorbian bóh "god" and wěra "faith". In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Traugott.

Bohyun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 甫 (bo) meaning "begin; man, father; great" or 普 (bo) meaning "wide, large" and From Sino-Korean 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble" or From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" Other hanja combinations are possible

Bói m Old Norse, Icelandic
Variant of Búi.

Boia m Medieval English

Boiamund m Germanic
derives from the Germanic name “Boiamund”, composed of two elements: From the Frisian and Germanic elements boii, Bojen, Boje "ruler, dweller" and mundō "protector, protection, tutelage, guardianship"... [more]

Boian m Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Боян (see Boyan).

Boicu m Sardinian
Sardinian short form of Salvatore.

Boidmal m Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish buaid meaning "victory, profit" and mál "noble, chief".

Boikaego m Tswana
Means "someone to lean on" in Setswana.

Boikanyo m & f Tswana
Means "trustworthy" in Setswana.

Boike m East Frisian

Boiken m Albanian (Rare)

Boiketlo f Tswana
Means "to relax" in Setswana.

Boiko m Bulgarian
Alternate transcription of Boyko.

Boina f Romani
Variant of Bona.

Boipuso m Tswana
Means "independance" in Tswana.

Boise m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Boise or the place name Boise.

Boisil m History (Ecclesiastical)
Saint Boisil (died 661) was a monk of Melrose Abbey, an offshoot of Lindisfarne, then in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria, but now in Scotland, where he must have been one of the first generation of monks.

Boisy m American (Rare)
Variant of Boise.

Boitshepo f Tswana
Means "holy" in Setswana.

Boj m North Frisian
Variant of Boy.

Boja f Slovene
Short form of Bojana.

Bojan f Swedish
Diminutive of names ending with -borg, such as Valborg and Ingeborg.

Bojána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Bojana.

Bojanca f Slovene
Variant of Bojana.

Bojanka f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Bojana, used as a given name in its own right.

Bøje m Danish
Danish variant of Boye.... [more]

Bo-jia m & f Chinese
Combination of Bo 2 and Jia.

Bojiang m Chinese
From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 江 (jiāng) meaning "large river".

Bojidara f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Bojidar.

Bojing m Chinese
“Bo” (伯) typically means “elder” or “chief” and is often used as a title or an honorific. “Jing” (静) means “quiet” or “calm.”

Bojislav m Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements boji meaning "battle" and slava meaning "glory".

Bojislava f Croatian (Rare), Czech (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bojislav.

Bojji m Japanese
The Main Character of the Anime Ranking of Kings

Bojomir m Polish
Derived from Slavic boj "battle, fight" combined with Slavic mir "peace", thus the name's meaning is something along the lines of "fighting for peace".

Bojta m Medieval Hungarian

Bojun m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 君 (jūn) meaning "gentleman, monarch", 骏 (jùn) meaning "excellent horse" or 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, capable, handsome".

Bokai m Chinese
From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumphant; triumph, victory".

Bokamoso m & f South African, Sotho
Means "future".

Bokang f Sotho
Means "praise" or "rejoice" in Sotho.

Bokda m Buddhism
Burmese form of Buddha.

Bokeem m African American
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from the biblical place name Bochim, which is also found spelled as Bokim.... [more]

Bokeh m Indigenous Taiwanese

Bokele m Lingala
Bokele is the name of Lonkundo’s dad in Mongo mythology.

Bokhodir m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Bahadur.

Bokidara m & f Ibibio
Means "accept with joy" in Ibibio.

Bokkai m Japanese

Bokoi m Japanese

Bo-kyung f & m Korean
Kim Bo-kyung is a South Korean actress.

Bol f Norwegian (Archaic)
Short form of Bodil.

Bol m & f Dinka
Means "twin" in Dinka.

Bóla m Old Norse
From Old Norse bóla meaning "blain, botch".

Bola f Greenlandic
Short form of Bolatta.

Bola f Yoruba
Short form of Bolanle, meaning "wealth coming". It is composed of bo ("come, coming") plus ǫlà ("riches, wealth").

Bola f Arabic, Hindi, Marathi, Odia, Tibetan
Short form of Bolata.

Bolad m Mongolian (Archaic)
Older form of Bold.

Bolade m & f Yoruba
Means "comes with wealth" in Yoruba.

Bolan f Chinese
From the Chinese 波 (bō) meaning "wave" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Bolar m Irish Mythology
Variant of Balor.

Bolata f Indian (Rare, ?), Southern African (Rare, ?)

Bolatbek m Kazakh
From Kazakh болат (bolat) meaning "steel" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".

Bolatkhan m Kazakh
Combination of the given name Bolat and the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".

Bolatta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Bolette. A known bearer of this name is Bolatta Silis-Høegh (1981-), a Greenlandic artist who resides in Denmark.

Bolawan f Maranao
Means "gold" in Maranao.

Bolchuchuk f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek bol meaning "honey" and chuchuk meaning "sweet".

Bold m Mongolian
Means "steel" in Mongolian, of Persian origin.

Bolda f Hungarian
19th-century coinage derived from Hungarian boldog "happy, joyous, cheerful".