Submitted Names Starting with B

Bunkichiro m Japanese

Bunkichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (bun) "sentence", 吉 (kichi) meaning "good luck" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Bunko f Japanese (Rare)
This name is used as 文子 with 文 (bun, mon, aya, fumi) meaning "art, decoration, figures, literature, style, sentence, plan" and 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac)."... [more]

Bunkoed m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญเกิด (see Bunkoet).

Bunkoet m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and เกิด (gèrt) meaning "to occur, to happen".

Bunlerd m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญเลิศ (see Bunloet).

Bunlert m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunloet.

Bunloed m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญเลิศ (see Bunloet).

Bunloet m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and เลิศ (loet) meaning "excellent, superb, fine".

Bunlue m Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ลือ (lue) meaning "spread, circulate, disseminate".

Bunluea m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and เหลือ (luea) meaning "left over, remainder, surplus".

Bunma m & f Thai
Means "arrival of merit" from Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and มา (ma) meaning "move, come, arrive".

Bunmee m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunmi.

Bunmei m Japanese (Archaic)

Bunmi f Japanese
From Japanese 文 (bun) meaning "art, decoration, figures, literature, style, sentence, plan" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Bunmi m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and มี (mi) meaning "have, own, possess".

Bunmi m & f Western African, Yoruba
Means "(God) gave me" in Yoruba.

Bunnao m & f Lao
From the Lao ບຸນ (bun) meaning "happiness", "goodness, virtue" or "fate, luck" and ເນົາ (nao) meaning "New Year's Eve".

Bunni m Biblical

Bunnie f English
Variant of Bunny.

Bunnou m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (bun) "sentence" combined with 雄 (nou) meaning "hero, manly". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Bunnye f English
Variant spelling of Bunny.

Bunpei m Japanese
From 文 (bun) meaning "writing" and 平 (hei) meaning "peace, harmony, flat". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Bunrakuken m Japanese

Bunrat f & m Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and รัตน์ (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Bunri m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (bun) meaning "sentence" combined with 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Bunrit m Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ฤทธิ์ (rit) meaning "power".

Bunroeun m Khmer
Means "the country" in Khmer.

Bunruan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunruean.

Bunruean f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and เรือน (ruean) meaning "house".

Bunrueang f & m Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright, brilliant, glowing, shining".

Bunruen f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunruean.

Bunsei m Japanese

Bunserm m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunsoem.

Bunsi m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ศรี (si) meaning "honour, glory, splendour".

Bunsoem m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and เสริม (soem) meaning "enhance, reinforce, support".

Bunsom m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and สม (som) meaning "worthy".

Bunsong m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ส่ง (song) meaning "send, deliver".

Bunsuep m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and สืบ (suep) meaning "search, investigate".

Bunta m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (bun) meaning "sentence" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Buntaeng m & f Lao
From the Lao ບຸນ (bun) meaning "happiness", "goodness, virtue" or "fate, luck" and ແຕງ (taeng) meaning "melon, cucumber".

Buntar m Soviet
Derived from Russian бунтарь (buntar') meaning "rebel".

Buntarik f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Buntharik.

Buntham m & f Thai
Means "adopted" in Thai.

Buntharik f & m Thai
Means "white lotus" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit पुण्डरीक (pundarika).

Bunthawee m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "virtue, merit" and ทวี (tá-wee) meaning "to increase, to add".

Bunthoeng m & f Lao
From the Lao ບຸນ (bun) meaning "happiness", "goodness, virtue" or "fate, luck" and ເຖິງ (thoeng) meaning "reach, attain".

Bunthom m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ถม (thom) meaning "overwhelming, abundant, plentiful".

Bunty m Indian

Bunty f Scots, English
Originally an English and Scottish term of endearment derived from Scots buntin "plump, short and stout" referring to a plump child (possibly with the intended meaning of "good healthy baby" or "dear little one")... [more]

Buntzia f Yiddish
Yiddish form of Bona

Bunyamin m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Benjamin.

Bunyarit m Thai
Variant of Bunrit.

Bunyod m Uzbek
Uzbek form of Bunyad.

Bunyong m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ยง (yong) meaning "firm, stable, steady".

Bunyot m Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ยอด (yot) meaning "top, best, excellent".

Bunyuen m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ยืน (yuen) meaning "long-lasting, enduring".

Bun'yuu m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (bun) "sentence" combined with 右 (yuu) meaning "right", 熊 (yuu) meaning "bear", 勇 (yuu) meaning "brave", 有 (yuu) meaning "exist", 雄 (yuu) meaning "hero, manly" or 融 (yuu) meaning "melt"... [more]

Bunzo m Japanese
Alternate version of Bunzō, meaning 文 (bun), “sentence, text”, and 三 (zō) meaning “three” or 藏 (zō) “possession, ownership”. Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Buohttá f Sami
Sami form of Bothilda.

Buonaccorso m Medieval Italian
Variant of Bonaccorso.

Buonamico m Medieval Italian
Variant of Bonamico. The Italian painter Buonamico Buffalmacco (c. 1290-1340) was the basis of a trickster character in Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron (1350).

Buonaparte m Italian (Rare)
Derived from Italian elements bona (or buona) "good" and parte "solution".

Buonfiglio m Medieval Italian
Means "good child" in Italian, derived from Italian buono meaning "good, fair" combined with Italian figlio meaning "child, son".... [more]

Buono m Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Means "good" in Italian.

Buötłys m Vilamovian
Variant of Biötuł.

Buötuł m Vilamovian
Variant of Biötuł.

Buø̄tuł m Vilamovian
Variant of Biötuł.

Buotur m Yakut
Yakut form of Pyotr.

Buppa f Thai
Alternate transcription of Buppha.

Buppha f Thai
Means "flowers, blooms, blossoms" in Thai.

Buqa m Medieval Mongolian
From the Mongolic word buka meaning "bull".

Buqu m & f Medieval Mongolian
Means "deer" in Middle Mongolian.

Burabari f & m Ogoni
Means "God's will" in Ogoni.

Burai m Japanese (Japanized, Rare)
武 means "ferocious". 頼 means "rely".

Burat m Polynesian
from the polynesian island historical mythology. Burat is the almighty phallic symbolic god of fertility

Buraunī f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
From ブラウニー (Buraunī) meaning "Brownie".

Burbuqe f Albanian
Derived from Albanian burbuqe "flower bud".

Bürc f Azerbaijani
Means "tower" or "constellation, zodiac" in Azerbaijani.

Burçak f & m Turkish
Means "vetch" in Turkish. Vetch is a genus of flowering plant, also known as Vicia.

Burcard m Medieval English
Old English variant of Burkhard.

Burcardo m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian Spanish and Portuguese form of Burchard.

Burçe f Turkish
Means baby wolf in Turkish It is a dimutive of Börü meaning wolf

Burchardt m Danish (Rare, Archaic), Faroese
Form of Burkhard.

Burchardus m Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of Burchard.

Burchell m English (Rare), Popular Culture (Modern)
From the English surname Burchell, which is derived from the village of Birkehill (also known as Biekel or Birtle). It means "birch hill".

Burchett m English (American)

Burckhardt m German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Burkhard.

Burde m Medieval English

Burdessa f English (American, Rare)

Burdette m & f English (Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Bernadette or a variant of the traditionally French and English surname Burdette derived from a pet form of the Old French personal name Burdo.

Burdie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Birdie.

Burdo m American (South, Archaic)

Burdukhan f Alanic, History, Georgian (Archaic)
This name was most notably borne by the Alan princess Burdukhan of Alania (12th century AD), who was the wife of king Giorgi III of Georgia and the mother of queen Tamar the Great of Georgia.... [more]

Büre m Bashkir
Means "wolf" in Bashkir.

Bure m Swedish
Modern Swedish form of Old Norse Buri meaning "son, descendant". Its modern usage is perhaps influenced by the Old Swedish noble family with the same name (see Bure).

Burebista m Dacian
The following are interpretations of the name Burebista : a."the brilliant one", b."the noble one", c."the strong one", achieving comparative linguistics studies, also using Sanskrit, where there is the word bhuri-h = abundand, strong, much and bho-s-k which meant brilliant, noble, well known... [more]

Büren m & f Mongolian
Means "complete, completeness" in Mongolian.

Buren m English
Transferred use of the place name Buren.

Bürenbaatar m Mongolian
Means "complete hero" in Mongolian, from бүрэн (büren) meaning "complete, entire" and баатар (baatar) meaning "hero".

Bürenbayar m & f Mongolian
Means "full celebration, complete joy" in Mongolian, from бүрэн (büren) meaning "complete, entire" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".

Bürenmend f & m Mongolian
Means "full health" in Mongolian, from бүрэн (büren) meaning "complete, entire" and мэнд (mend) meaning "health, well-being".

Bürensaikhan m Mongolian
From Mongolian бүрэн (büren) meaning "complete, entire" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".

Bürenzhargal f & m Mongolian
Means "complete happiness" in Mongolian, from бүрэн (büren) meaning "complete, entire" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Buretsu m Japanese

Burga f Romansh
Short form of Walburga, traditionally found in the Surselva region.

Bürged m Mongolian
Means "eagle" in Mongolian.

Burgel f Upper German, German (Austrian)
Short form of names that begin with or end in the element "Burg-", most commonly Walburga. ... [more]

Burger m Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), West Frisian (Archaic)
Dutch, Afrikaans and West Frisian form of the ancient Germanic name Burghar.... [more]

Burgess m English
Transferred use of the surname Burgess.

Burgfried m German
Containing name elements Burg and Fried probably a newer creation.

Burghar m Germanic
The first element of this name is derived from Old High German burg meaning "fortress". Also compare Gothic bairgan (bergan in Old High German) meaning "to keep, to save, to preserve"... [more]

Burghard m Medieval English, German
Variant of Burkhard.

Burghelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements burg "stronghold, fortified place" and helm "helmet, protection".

Burgheri m Old High German
Cognate of Borgarr.

Burghi m Medieval English

Burghild f German, Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements burg "fortress" and hild "battle". Cognate to Borghild.

Burglind f German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the name elements burg "castle, protected place" and linta "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".... [more]

Burglinde f German
It is a two-element name composed of the Germanic name elements burg "protected place, castle" and lind "linden tree, lime; shield (made of lime wood); gentle, soft".

Burgnoth m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements burg "fortification" and noð "boldness, daring".

Burgo f Spanish (Rare)
From the Marian titles Virgen del Burgo and Nuestra Señora del Burgo, venerated in Alfaro (La Rioja). The original church was erected outside the walls, and later reconstructed within them... [more]

Burgold m Medieval German, German (Silesian, Archaic)
Composed from the Germanic name elements burg "protection; protected place" and walt "to rule".

Burgræd m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements burg "fortress" and ræd "counsel, advice".

Burgred m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Burgræd. A notable bearer of this name was Burgred, a king of the Mercians from 852 to 874.

Burgric m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements burg "fortress" and ric "ruler, king". This name was borne by a 10th-century bishop of Rochester.

Burgrun f German (Rare)
The name is composed of the two Germanic name elements burg "castle; protection" and run "rune".

Burgunde f German (Rare)
Derived from German Burgunden (or Burgunder) "Burgundians", a Germanic tribe that finally settled in Burgundy.

Burgundofara f Frankish, History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from the place name Burgundy and Old German fara meaning "journey"... [more]

Burgundófora f Spanish (Archaic)
Spanish form of Burgundofara.

Burgutoy f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek burgut meaning "eagle" and oy meaning "moon".

Burgwald m Anglo-Saxon
Variant of Burgweald.

Burgweald m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name meaning "mighty fortress", derived from the elements burg "stronghold, fortified place" and weald "powerful, mighty".

Burgwin m Germanic
Derived from the Old High German elements burg "fortress" and wini "friend".

Burgwynn f Anglo-Saxon
From Old English element burg meaning "fortress" and wynn meaning "joy".

Burhaan m Somali, Arabic
Means "charisma" in Somali and "proof" in Arabic.

Burhan al-Din m Arabic
From Arabic برهان (burhān) meaning "proof" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Burhaneddin m Ottoman Turkish
Older form of Burhanettin.

Burhanudin m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Burhan al-Din.

Burhon m Uzbek, Tajik
Uzbek and Tajik form of Burhan.

Búri m Norse Mythology
Of uncertain meaning. Búri was the first god in Norse mythology. He is the father of Borr and grandfather of Odin, Vili and Vé.

Buri m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from burr (a poetical word for "son"). This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Buriad m & f Mongolian
Means "Buryat" in Mongolian.

Buriana f History (Ecclesiastical, Latinized)
This was the name of an Irish saint who lived during the 6th-century, a hermit in St Buryan, near Penzance, Cornwall. She is identified with the Irish Saint Bruinsech.

Buried-sence m English (Puritan)

Burilish f Uzbek
Means "turning point, sudden change" in Uzbek.

Burime f Albanian
Feminine form of Burim.

Burinn m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Variant of Buri. This is the name of a dwarf in Norse mythology.

Burjachiquí f Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Barbara.

Burk m American
Variant of Burke.

Burkard m German (?)
Variant of Burkhard.

Burkely m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Berkeley.

Burkhardt m German (?)
Variant of Burkhard.

Burki m German
Diminutive of masculine given names that contain the Germanic element burg meaning "fortress", such as Burkhard.... [more]

Burkit m Kazakh (Rare)
Means "golden eagle" in Kazakh.

Bürkitbay m Kazakh
From the Kazakh бүркіт (bürkit) meaning "eagle" and бай (bay) meaning "bey".

Burkley m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Berkeley.

Bürklin m Upper German (Archaic)
Historic diminutive of the name Burkhard.

Burkney f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements burkni "brake, common fern" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Burkni m Icelandic
From Old Norse burkni meaning "brake, common fern".

Burl m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Burl. Notable namesake is actor and singer Burl Ives.

Burla f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Burl.

Burleigh m English
Variant of Burley.

Burley m English
Transferred use of the surname Burley.

Burma f English (American)
This name was sporadically used in the American South in the early 20th-century. Perhaps it is just a transferred use of the place name.

Burn m English (Rare)

Burne f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Bruna and Brune.

Burnell m English
Transferred use of the surname Burnell.

Burneta f Medieval Polish

Burnett m English
Transferred use of the surname Burnett.

Burnetta f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Burnett.

Burnette f & m English (American)
Feminine form and variant of Burnett.

Burney m American
Variant of Bernie or transferred use of the surname Burney.

Burnice m & f English (American)
Variant of Berenice.

Burnie m English
Variant of Burney.

Burnin m Medieval English

Burnita f American
Variant of Bernita. Notable namesake is Judge Burnita Shelton Matthews (1894-1988), the first woman appointed to serve on a US district court.

Burns m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Burns 1.

Burnu f Obscure, Popular Culture
Possibly an elaboration of English burn. This was the stage name of American actress Burnu Acquanetta (1921-2004; real name Mildred Davenport), sometimes known simply as Acquanetta, who claimed it was an Arapaho name meaning "burning fire".

Burny m English, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Berny (in which case the spelling is more phonetical) and Burney.... [more]

Buroin m Arthurian Cycle
The duke of the White Lake. He raised and educated Tybalt, the youth who became Lancelot’s first squire. He gave lodging to Lancelot one night as he traveled to Arthur’s court.

Buroku m Japanese
The name Buroku consists of the kanji's 武 and 禄. 武 means military or martial, and 禄 means blessing; happiness or prosperity.

Buronya m & f Akan
Means "Christmas" in Akan. This may be given to children born around this time of year.

Burou m Japanese
From Japanese 武 (bu) meaning "military, martial" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Burr m English (Rare)

Burr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
From Old Norse burr meaning "son". Burr is a giant in the Northern mythology. He is the son of Búri and the father of Óðinn, Vili and Vé... [more]

Burrel m English
Variant of Burrell.

Burrell m English
Transferred use of the surname Burrell.

Burrer m Medieval English

Burro m Medieval English

Burrus m Late Roman
This is a name of an adviser of Emperor Nero, But the full name was Sextus Afranius Burrus.

Burry m Afrikaans, Dutch (Rare)
Diminutive of masculine given names that contain the Germanic element burg meaning "fortress", such as Burghard... [more]

Bursi m Faroese
Faroese short form of Tiburtius.

Burtel m Romansh
Variant of Bartel, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

Burtie m English
Diminutive of Burton.

Burty m English
Short form of Burton.

Burul f Kyrgyz
Means "enough" in Kyrgyz. It was traditionally given to girls when her parents had "enough girls" in hopes of a male child.

Burunild f Medieval Scottish
A medieval Scottish form of Brunhild.

Buruuba m Popular Culture
Buruuba is the name of Yoichiro Minami's feral Tarzan-inspired character in the eponymous shonen book series and the 1955 Japanese American film coproduction by Daiei (now Kadokawa) pictures.

Burvilė f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Burvilas.

Busaba f Thai
Alternate transcription of Butsaba.

Busabo f Uzbek
Possibly from the Uzbek bu meaning "this" and sabo meaning "morning breeze".

Busəgül f Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani busə meaning "kiss" and gül meaning "flower, rose".

Busakon f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุษกร (see Butsakon).

Busakorn f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุษกร (see Butsakon).

Busara f Swahili
Means "wisdom" in Swahili.

Busarakam f Thai
Alternate transcription of Butsarakham.

Busarakham f Thai
Alternate transcription of Butsarakham.

Busayo m & f Yoruba
Means "added joy" in Yoruba.

Buschra f German
Germanised spelling of Bushra.

Buseh f Persian
Means "kiss" in Persian

Buseje f Yao
Means "ask me" in Yao.

Bush m English
Transferred use of the surname Bush.

Bushebi m Luhya

Bushika f Indigenous American, Yanomami
Means "little one" in Yanomami.

Bushrod m English (American)
Given name from surname of Medieval English origin—locational from a so called 'lost' village, likely to have been situated in Dorset, England. Surname Bushrod derives from the Old English 'bysc', a bushy thicket, with 'rod', a clearing in a forest.

Busilak f & m Filipino, Tagalog
Means "immaculate, clean" in Tagalog.

Busine f Punu
Means "wealth, richness, well-being" in Punu.

Busir m Khazar
Name of a Khazar Khagan

Busirane m Arthurian Cycle
A sorcerer who imprisoned the maiden Amoret and tried to force her to become his lover. Britomart, the warrior maiden, learned of Amoret’s plight from Scudamore, Amoret’s lover. Britomart braved the enchantments of Busirane’s castle, defeated him, and freed Amoret.

Busisiwe f Zulu
Means "blessed" in Zulu.

Busley m English

Busola m & f Yoruba
Means "added wealth" in Yoruba.

Bussaba f Thai
Alternate transcription of Butsaba.

Bussakon f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุษกร (see Butsakon).

Bussakorn f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุษกร (see Butsakon).

Bussarakam f Thai
Alternate transcription of Butsarakham.

Bussarakham f Thai
Alternate transcription of Butsarakham.

Bussho m Japanese

Bustami m Indonesian
From the name of 9th-century Persian mystic Bayazid Bistami (known in Indonesia as Abu Yazid al-Busthami), whose name came from the city of Bastam in present-day Iran.

Busthianu m Sardinian
Sassarese form of Sebastian.

Bustiana f Sardinian
Feminine form of Bustianu.

Bustianu m Sardinian
Short form of Sebustianu. Bustianu Satta (1867 - 1914) is considered the best-known Sardinian poet.

Busy f Obscure
Diminutive of Elizabeth influenced by the spelling of the English word busy. A known bearer is American actress Busy Phillips (1975-).

Busyra f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Bushra.

But f Thai
Means "lotus" in Thai.

Butaro m Japanese
Variant transcription of Butarou.

Butarou m Japanese
From Japanese 武 (bu) meaning "military, martial", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Butchoy m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Butch.

Bûte f Greenlandic
Short form of Bûtile.

Bütemzh f & m Mongolian
Means "success, efficiency" in Mongolian.

Bütenbayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian бүтэн (büten) meaning "whole, entire, full" and баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration".

Buter m Medieval English

Butet f Batak
Means "girl, daughter" in Toba Batak.

Buthaina f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بثينة (see Buthayna).

Buthainah f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means “beautiful”.

Buthayna f Arabic
Diminutive of Arabic بثنة (bathna) meaning "soft, easy, fertile (as in soil or land)" as well as "beautiful, plump".

Butheric m Gothic
Butheric was a Roman general of Gothic descent.

Bʉðig f Brythonic
Reconstucted Proto-Brythonic form of Boudicca.

Buðli m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from boð ("bid, offer"). In Norse mythology Buðli is a Swedish king and the father of Brynhildr.

Buðlungr m Old Norse
Combination of Buðli and the suffix -ungr ("son of; descendant of").

Butho m Ndebele
Means "soldier" in Ndebele.

Butifar m Arabic
Arabic form of Potiphar.

Bûtile f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Botilde.

Butler m English
From the surname Butler.

Butsaba f Thai
Means "flower" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit पुष्प (pushpa).

Butsakon f Thai
Means "blue lotus" in Thai.

Butsakorn f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุษกร (see Butsakon).

Butsarakam f Thai
Alternate transcription of Butsarakham.

Butsarakham f Thai
Means "topaz, yellow sapphire" in Thai.

Butta m Dagestani

Butterball m English (American, Rare)
From the English word butterball, used as an informal nickname. This nickname was given to an American football player Paul Scull (1907-1997). This name can also be used for pets.

Butterfly f English (Modern)
Used to invoke the brilliantly-colored winged insect, which is widely seen as a symbol of metamorphosis, renewal, and rebirth, as well as one of youth and beauty. This is the birth name of a noted Australian folk singer, Butterfly Boucher, among others.

Button m English
The name of Button Gwinnett, one of the signatories (first signature on the left) on the United States Declaration of Independence.

Butts m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Butts or a nickname with meaning particular to the bearer. Notable namesake, professional baseball player, Albert "Butts" Wagner was the older brother of baseball great Honus Wagner.

Buugii f Mongolian

Buural m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "grey" in Mongolian.

Buus m Medieval Dutch

Buuti f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Bûte.

Buutili f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Bûtile.

Büüvei m & f Mongolian
Means "lullaby" in Mongolian.

Buux m Somali
Means "full" in Somali.

Buvaisar m Chechen
Derived from Arabic أويس (uwais) meaning "small wolf, little wolf" combined with Persian سر (sar) meaning "head, topmost, foremost" or "leader, chief".

Buvianbar f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek buvi meaning "grandmother, mother" and anbar meaning "ambergris".

Buviqand f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek buvi meaning "grandmother, mother" and qand meaning "sugarcube".

Buvisuluv f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek buvi meaning "grandmother, mother" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Buvizahro f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek buvi meaning "grandmother, mother" and the given name Zahro.

Buwan f & m Tagalog
Means "moon" in Tagalog. It is not often used as a given name.

Buwono m Javanese
Javanese form of Buana.

Buwozi m & f Ijaw
Means "a child whose feet came out first before the head during birth" in Ijaw.

Buya m Kavalan

Buyan f Berber
Meaning unknown.

Buyan m Tuvan
Means "kindness, nobleness" in Tuvan.

Buyan m & f Mongolian
Means "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" in Mongolian.

Buyana f Tuvan
Feminine form of Buyan.

Buyan-amgalan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and амгалан (amgalan) meaning "peaceful, calm".

Buyan-arvizhikh m & f Mongolian
Means "accumulate good luck" in Mongolian, from буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and арвижих (arvijikh) meaning "to accumulate".

Buyanbat m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and бат (batu) meaning "strong, loyal, firm".

Buyanchimeg f Mongolian
From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".

Buyandelger f & m Mongolian
Means "abundant good luck" in Mongolian from буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant".

Buyanjargal f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "virtue, goodness, merit" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Buyankhishig f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and хишиг (khishig) meaning "blessing, favour".

Buyannemekh m & f Mongolian
Means "add good luck" in Mongolian, from буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and нэмэх (nemekh) meaning "to add, increase; to enhance".

Buyant m & f Mongolian
Means "virtuous" in Mongolian.

Buyantögöldör m Mongolian
From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and төгөлдөр (tögöldör) meaning "complete, perfect".

Buyantogtokh m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and тогтох (togtokh) meaning "to settle, set, entrench" or "to decide, determine".

Buyantsetseg f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".

Buyantu m Medieval Mongolian
Older form of Buyant. Buyantu Khan was the eighth Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.

Buyanzayaa f & m Mongolian
From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, fortune, fate".

Buyanzhargal f & m Mongolian
Means "good luck and happiness" in Mongolian, from буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".

Buyinzhu f Manchu
Of uncertain etymology, name borne by a Noble Lady (6th rank consort) of the Kangxi emperor. She was the sister of Nalanzhu.