Submitted Names Starting with B

Blondel m Medieval French (?)
According to legend, Blondel was a troubadour who rescued the English king Richard the Lionheart, who had been captured while returning from the Crusades and was being held for ransom. The story goes that Blondel traveled Europe looking for Richard by playing the first verse of a song only they knew... [more]

Blondell f French
Means "little blonde one".

Blondene f English (American, Rare)

Blondina f Finnish (Rare, Archaic), Swedish (Rare), Hungarian
Extended form of Blonda.

Blondine f Literature, Folklore, Haitian Creole, Yiddish
From a diminutive of French blonde meaning "fair-haired". This is the name of two characters in Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tales: Belle-Etoile's mother in Princess Belle-Etoile (whose sisters are named Roussette and Brunette) and a minor character in The Imp Prince... [more]

Blonnie f Obscure

Bloodgood m American (Rare)
Name of New York farmer Bloodgood Haviland Cutter (1817–1906). He was known as a 'farmer poet'. Well known author Mark Twain humorously dubbed Cutter the 'Poet Lariat' in Twain's non-fiction travelogue 'Innocents Abroad'... [more]

Bloom f English
From the English word bloom, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ("to thrive, flower, bloom").

Bloom m English
Transferred use of the surname Bloom.

Blooma f Yiddish (Rare)
Variant of Bluma.

Bloscadh m Medieval Irish
Perhaps related to the word blosc "blast"

Blossius m Ancient Roman

Blóðughadda f Norse Mythology
Means "the one with the bloody hair". The bloody hair is supposedly referring to red sea foam. In Norse mythology, Blóðughadda was the daughter of Ægir and Rán.

Blotstulka f Medieval Scandinavian
The name of a purported medieval Swedish queen consort, meaning "the female sacrificer" or "the maiden sacrificer".

Blǫvurr m Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Related to Norwegian blava "to shine". This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Blu f & m Italian (Modern), English (Rare)
Italian form of Blue and English diminutive of Bluford.

Bluebell f English, Popular Culture
From the name of the flower, used to some extent as a first name when flower names were in vogue at the end of the 19th century.

Bluebelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Bluebell.

Bluebird m & f English (American, Rare)
Very rare but has been used in the US since the 1700s, particularly in Mississippi and Oklahoma.

Bluebonnet f English (Rare)
From the English name for the bluebonnet flower.

Bluejay f & m English (Canadian, Rare)
Native American Chinook legends tell tales about of a hero named Bluejay who gets into rather sticky situations at times and other times helps out humanity.In one of the tales Bluejay is a female and another set of stories it is a different person named Bluejay and they are male.

Bluetta f Italian
Italian form of Bluette.

Bluette f French (Swiss, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), French (Archaic)
Derived from French bluet, a variant of bleuet, "cornflower".

Bluey m & f Popular Culture (Rare)
Diminutive of Blue.

Bluford m American (South)
Variation of Buford, possibly transfer of the surname Bluford.

Bluinse f Medieval Irish
Of unknown origin and meaning. The name was usually anglicized as Blanche.

Blüme f Yiddish
Variant of Blume

Blume f Yiddish
German-Yiddish form of Bluma. The name coincides with German Blume "flower".

Blümle f Yiddish
German-Yiddish diminutive of Bluma.

Blunderboar m Arthurian Cycle
A giant who once managed to capture Jack the Giant-Killer, but was killed, along with his brothers, when Jack managed to escape.

Bluto m Popular Culture
Bluto is the name of the main antagonist of the famous Popeye series since 1932 - partly. There was a brief change of name to Brutus (1957 - 1978) during an apparent copyright dispute, but his name was reverted back to Bluto during the 1970s where it has remained his official name (although a 1988 comic book tried to remedy this by making Bluto and Brutus twin brothers).

Bly m English (American, Modern, Rare)

Blyss f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bliss.

Blyth m & f English
Variant of Blythe.

Bmidɛlɛ f Yoruba
Beninese variant of Bmidele.

Bmidele f Yoruba
Means "follow me home" in Yoruba.

Bnar f Kurdish
The name is used in Northern Iraq.

Bnaya m Hebrew (Anglicized, Modern), Jewish
Alternative Anglicisation of Benaiah. "built by God"... [more]

Bnouda m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Sahidic Coptic name Panoute.

Bnoudi m Coptic (Arabized), Arabic
Arabized form of the Bohairic Coptic name Phnouti. In other words, one could say that this is a cognate or a variant form of Bnouda.

Bo m Dutch
Short form of Willibrord, though it can also be a simplified spelling of Beau.

Bo m & f English
Variant of Beau or diminutive of Robert, Beaufort, Beauregard, Bonita or Bonnie.

Bo f Japanese (Archaic)
This is an Edo Period name.

Bo m & f Burmese
Means "leader, champion" in Burmese.

Bó m Old Norse
Variant of Búi.

Bö f Literature
‘Bö’ or ‘Böe’ means "gust", "blast" or "scud" in German and is one of the shortest words in that language. It is also remindful of "beauty", as in Beau... [more]

Bo-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 珤 "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 雅 "elegant, graceful, refined". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Kwon BoA (1986-).

Boa f Greenlandic, Swedish
Feminine form of Búi.

Bo-ah f Korean

Boaie m West Frisian (Archaic)
This archaic West Frisian given name can be a variant form of Boye as well as be a derivation of West Frisian boai meaning "boy".

Boammaruri m Tswana
Means "truth" in Setswana.

Boamos m Romani
Romani corruption of Bohemas.

Bóandi m Old Norse
Means "farmer, peasant, landowner" in Old Norse.

Boanerges m Ancient Aramaic
The name that Jesus gave to James and John in the book of Mark, meaning the "sons of thunder".

Boanna f English (American, Rare, Archaic)

Boardman m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Boardman.

Boas m Dutch
Variant of Boaz.

Boatametse m Tswana
Means "His kingdom drew near" in Setswana.

Boáz m Biblical Hungarian
Hungarian form of Boaz.

Boba m Popular Culture
A diminutive or variation of Bob. This is the name of Boba Fett who is a bounty hunter from Star Wars. Boba Fett is a sly reference to another hotshot jockey, Bob Falfa, the drag racer played by none other than Mr... [more]

Boba f Pashto
Means "innocent" or "genuine" in Pashto.

Bo-bae f & m Korean
From Korean 보배 (bobae) meaning "treasure," shifted from Middle Korean 보ㅂᆡ (popoy), from Sino-Korean 寶貝. Other hanja used for this naem include 寶 (bo) meaning "treasure," 甫 (bo) meaning "big; beginning," 㻉 (bo) meaning "jade," 培 (bae) meaning "culture, cultivation; education," 䔒 (bae) meaning "bud" and 拜 (bae) meaning "prostration; bending, stooping."

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 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]