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.
BalaxanımfAzerbaijani From Azerbaijani bala meaning "child" and xanım meaning "madam, 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".
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]
BalzermRomansh, Danish (Archaic) Romansh regular and Danish vernacular form of Balthasar. It was borne by Danish politician Balzer Jacobsen, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands from 1655 to 1661.
BalzhanfKazakh From Kazakh бал (bal) meaning "honey" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
Balzhinf & mBuryat, Mongolian Means "chamomile, mayweed (flower)" in Buryat and Mongolian.
BalzhinimamBuryat Means "sun of happiness" or "sun of prosperity" in Buryat, from Tibetan བདེ་བ (bde ba) "happiness, bliss, joy" and ཉི་མ (nyi ma) "sun, day".
BammPopular Culture, English (Modern, Rare) Possibly a diminutive for any name starting with the letter B. Also an onomatopoeia word suggesting the sound of a "loud thud". ... [more]
Bamam & fAmerican Diminutive of Alabama, the names of American states being in occasional use as given names. A notable bearer is professional baseball player CarvelWilliam "Bama" Rowell (1916-1993) who played in Boston and Philadelphia, but hailed from Alabama... [more]
BanastremEnglish (Archaic) Transferred use of the surname Banastre. This was borne by the British officer and politician Banastre Tarleton (1754-1833), known for fighting in the American War of Independence.
BanazfKurdish Borne by Banaz Mahmoud (1985-2006), a British-Iraqi woman of Kurdish origin who was murdered in an honour killing at the age of 20 by her family, who were arrested and sentenced. Banaz is also the name of a region in Turkey.
BanchoetmThai Means "to beautify, to become pretty" in Thai.
Banchongm & fThai Means "elaborate, delicate" in Thai.
BanchopmThai Means "join, meet, come together" in Thai.
BancomTheatre Italian form of Banquo used in the opera 'Macbeth' premiered in 1847 by Giuseppe Verdi and Francesco Maria Piave. This name is only used for this opera as banco coincides with the Italian meaning "bench; desk; bank".
BandhavifHindi (Rare), Indian (Rare), Telugu (Rare) From Sanskrit बान्धवी (bāndhavī) meaning "female relative" (the feminine form of बान्धव (bāndhava) "relative, kinsman", which is a vṛddhi derivative of बन्धु (bandhu) "relation").
BandhulifBengali (Hindu) From the Sanskrit name for the noon flower (species Pentapetes phoenicea), which might be related to the Sanskrit noun बन्धु (bándhu) meaning "connection, relation, bond; a kinsman, relative, kindred" (the source also of Bengali বন্ধু (bondhu) "friend").
Banditf & mEnglish (American, Rare), Popular Culture (Rare) From the English word, ultimately from the late Latin bannire "to proclaim". Used by My Chemical Romance vocalist Gerard Way and Mindless Self Indulgence bassist Lyn-Z for their daughter.... [more]
BanditmThai Means "scholar, wise man, sage" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit पण्डित (pandita).
BandithmLao Means "intelligent, learned, philosopher, sage" in Lao.