BakarmGeorgian Meaning and origin uncertain. Some Georgian scholars view the name as a variant of Bakur, whilst others deem it more likely that the name is the Georgian form of the Arabic name Bakr.... [more]
BakaremAncient Egyptian From Egyptian "bꜣ-kꜣ-rꜥ", meaning "glorious is the soul of Ra" or "the ba of the ka of Ra", from Egyptian bꜣ "working power; soul, personality" combined with ka "soul, life-force" and the name of the Egyptian god Ra... [more]
BakbukiahmBiblical Means "Yahweh has emptied" or "Yahweh pours out" in Hebrew, from the roots בקק (baqaq) meaning "to be empty, to become empty" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God... [more]
BakefBasque (Rare) Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde who based the name on Basque bake "peace; tranquillity, serenity". It was originally intended as a Basque equivalent of Paz 1, but was later on also suggested as a feminine form of Bako.
BakeafBasque Variant of Bake. Bakea Ziganda Ferrer (1890 - 1966) was the first Basque female scholar.
BakenranefmAncient Egyptian From Egyptian bꜣk-n-rn.f meaning "servant of his name", derived from bꜣk "servant" combined with n(j) "of, belonging to, possessing", rn "name, identity, reputation", and the suffix .f "he, him, his".
BakhitafArabic Means "lucky; fortunate" derived from the Arabic roots ب-خ-ت (b-ḵ-t) ultimately from the Ancient Persian word *bagta- meaning “assigned; allotted; fate”. ... [more]
BakhriddinmTajik, Uzbek Derived from Tajik баҳр (bahr) meaning “sea”, ultimately from Arabic بَحْر (baḥr) meaning “sea, river”, combined with Arabic دِين (dīn) meaning “religion, creed, faith”.
Bakoam & fGilbertese Derived from a word meaning 'strong' or brave' and is a gender-neutral name used in Kiribati
BakolyfMalagasy Derived from Malagasy bakoly "china, chinaware, porcelain; a crockery" with the intended meaning of "porcelain" and implying that the bearer is just as delicate or fair as this material.
BakumJapanese Mythology Baku (spelled 獏 or 貘) is the lion-headed ghost who eats nightmares in Japanese mythology. It can also refer to a "Malayan tapir" in everyday use.
Bakulf & mIndian Bakul is the name of a sweet smelling flower. The name Bakul originated as a Hindu name. The name Bakul is most often used as a girl name or female name, but can sometimes be used for men.... [more]
BakurmArmenian (Rare), Georgian Armenian and Georgian form of Pakur. Some of the earliest known bearers of this name are the 2nd-century kings Bakur of Armenia and Bakur of Lazica (in Colchis), who are both better known under the Latin name Pacorus... [more]
Bakytm & fKyrgyz, Kazakh From Kyrgyz бакыт (bakyt) or Kazakh бақыт (baqyt) both meaning "happiness, luck", ultimately from Persian بخت (bakht). It is only used as a masculine name in Kyrgyzstan while it is unisex in Kazakhstan.
BakytbekmKyrgyz, Kazakh From Kyrgyz бакыт (bakyt) or Kazakh бақыт (baqyt) both meaning "happiness, luck" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Bakytzhanm & fKazakh Derived from Kazakh бақыт (baqyt) meaning "happiness, luck" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
BalagangadharanathamObscure, Indian (Rare, ?) Means "finding refuge in the might of the Ganges-supporter (i.e. Shiva)" in Sanskrit, from a combination of Sanskrit बल (bala) "might, strength" with Gangadhara, a name of the god Shiva meaning "Ganga-supporter, Ganges-receiver, the ocean", and नाथ (nātha) "patron, protector, lord" or "refuge"... [more]
BalajimIndian, Tamil, Telugu Derived from Sanskrit बल (bála) meaning "power, strength, might". This is an epithet of Venkateswara, one of the forms of the Hindu deity Vishnu.
BalakmBiblical (Anglicized, Archaic) This is a name of a king of Moab in the book of Numbers. Together with Balaam, he conspired to halt the Israelites on their journey, by any means necessary.
BalakyzfDagestani Derived from бала (bala) meaning "child" and кыз (kyz) meaning "girl".
BalammJudeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Variant of Balaam. In The Lesser Key of Solomon he is a great and powerful king of Hell who commands over forty legions of demons.
BalanicefFolklore Meaning unknown. This name appears in the French fairy tale "Rosanella", where it belongs to the queen who is the title character's mother.
BalanosfGreek Mythology Derived from Ancient Greek βάλανος (balanos) meaning "acorn" or "oak tree". This was the name of one of the eight hamadryad daughters of Oxylos and Hamadryas, associated with oak trees.
BalasaraswatifIndian Means "child possessing water" in Sanskrit. A famous bearer is Balasaraswati, a Bharatanatyam dancer from Tanjore, India.
BalassamMedieval Hungarian Medieval Hungarian form of Balázs (via the medieval variant Balass. This name was first used in Hungary in the 13th century.
BalausafKazakh Means "green, herbs" or "young, beautiful" in Kazakh.
BalavarmanmSanskrit, History From Sanskrit बल (bala) "strength, might" with वर्मन् (varman) "armor, protection". This was the name of the 3rd ruler of the Varman dynasty, ruling from 398 to 422 AD.
BalaxanimfAzerbaijani Derived from bala meaning "child" and xanım meaning "lady".
Baldeepm & fIndian (Sikh) From Sanskrit बल (bala) meaning "strength, might" combined with दीप (dīpa) meaning "lamp, light".
BaldegardfGermanic The first element of this name is derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."
BaldegildfGermanic Derived from Old High German bald "bold, brave" combined with Gothic gild "sacrifice."
BalganymfKazakh Derived from Kazakh бал (bal) meaning "honey" and ханым (khanym) meaning "lady, madame".
BalgarmafTibetan From the Tibetan དཔལ་ (dpal) meaning "glory, fortune, luck", དཀར (dkar) meaning "white", "bright, light" or "pure" and མ (ma) meaning "mother".
Balgeumf & mKorean (Modern, Rare) From the verbal noun of adjective 밝다 (bakda) meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear; acute, learned; cheerful, happy" (compare Balgeun).
Balgeunf & mKorean (Modern, Rare) From the present determiner form of of adjective 밝다 (bakda) meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear; acute, learned; cheerful, happy" (compare Balgeum).
Balikm & fBalinese Means "turn, return, again" in Balinese. This name is traditionally added to the end of first, second, third, and fourth-born names (for example, Wayan Balik would be the name given to a fifth-born child, followed by Made Balik, Nyoman Balik, and Ketut Balik for the sixth, seventh, and eighth-born child, respectively).
BalinmArthurian Cycle, Literature The name was used in Arthurian legend by Sir Thomas Malory as the name of one of King Arthur's valiant knights. ... [more]
BalinmHinduism Balin is the name of a monkey king in the Hindu epic, "The Ramayama".
BalinormPopular Culture (Rare), Arthurian Cycle The name Balinor has no known meaning. However, it was once used in the television series 'Merlin' (2008–2012) where the character Balinor was the father of Merlin and a former Dragonlord... [more]
BalladynafPolish (Rare), Theatre Used by the Polish writer Juliusz Słowacki for the heroine of his tragic play Balladyna (1834), about a fictional Slavic queen who is corrupted by her rise to power. Słowacki based the name on the Polish word ballada meaning "ballad".
BaloomPopular Culture Baloo is a main fictional character featured in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book from 1894 and The Second Jungle Book from 1895.
BalsamiafHistory (Ecclesiastical), Italian (Archaic, ?) From Latin balsamum meaning "balsam; balm", from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (balsamon) "balsam tree; fragrant oil of the balsam tree" (ultimately of Semitic origin). Saint Balsamia was the nurse of Saint Remigius (or Rémy) and the mother of Saint Celsinus... [more]
BaltomPopular Culture Meaning is unknown. It is possibly related to Baldo, which means "bold, brave", or Valto, which means "to rule with greatness"... [more]