Submitted Names with "-rose" in Meaning

Benino m Asturian, Aragonese, Medieval Italian
Variant of Benigno.

Beninye f & m Dagbani
Means "stay and witness" in Dagbani.

Benio f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (benio) meaning "crimson" or from Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 央 (o) meaning "center, middle". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Beniosus m Arthurian Cycle
In the Icelandic Saga af Tristram ok Ísodd, a king who managed to wrest control of Tristan’s homeland, Spain, during the chaos that followed the defeat of Biríng, Tristan’s foster-father, at the hands of King Turnes of Africa.... [more]

Benipe m Coptic
Means "iron", derived from Egyptian bjꜣ n pt meaning "meteoric iron", literally "metal of the sky".

Benisch m German (Silesian, Archaic)
Diminutive of Benedikt.

Benisoit m Haitian Creole
Derived from French béni soit "blessed be".

Beníta f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Benita.

Benite f Swedish
Variant of Benita.

Benitomo m Guanche
Variant of Bencomo.

Benitte f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Benite.

Beniyoshi m Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Benja m Dutch, Spanish
Diminutive of Benjamin. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch actor Benja Bruijning (b. 1983).

Benja f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Bencha.

Benja f Danish (Rare), Slovene
Short form of Benjamina.

Benjakalayanee f Thai (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Benchakanlayani.

Beʹnjam m Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Benjamin.

Benjaman m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjamas f Thai
Alternate transcription of Benchamat.

Benjamat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Benchamat.

Benjáme m Sami
Sami form of Benjamin.

Benjamen m English (Rare)
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjamí m Catalan
Catalan form of Benjamin.

Benjamîn m Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Benjamin.

Benjamina f Hungarian (Rare), Slovene
Feminine form of Benjamin.

Benjamine m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjaminette f English (British, Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Benjamin.

Benjamini m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Benjamin.

Benjamins m Latvian
Latvian form of Benjamin.

Benjammin m Obscure
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjamyn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjarat f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bencharat.

Benjas m Spanish
Diminutive of Benjamín.

Benjawan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Benchawan.

Benje m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of names containing the name element bern meaning bear.

Benjeminas m Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of Benjamin.

Benjen m Popular Culture, Literature
Contracted form of Benjamin. It is the name of a character in the 'Game of Thrones' and 'A Song of Ice and Fire' series, Benjen Stark.

Benjerman m English (Rare)
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjia m Tagalog

Benjie m English
Diminutive of Benjamin.

Benjiman m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjimin m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjirō m Japanese
This name combines 弁/辨 (hen, ben, araso.u, hanabira, wakima.eru, wa.keru) meaning "dialect, speech, petal" or 勉 (ben, tsuto.meru) meaning "exertion" with 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, second," 治 (ji, chi, osa.ma/eru, nao.su/ru) meaning "cure, heal, rule" or 二 (ji, ni, futa(.tsu), futata.bi) meaning "two" and 郎 (ryou, rou, otoko) meaning "son."... [more]

Benjirou m Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Benjirō.

Benjman m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjuda m Judeo-Catalan
Meaning unknown, possibly a variant of Bonjudas.

Bénk m Kashubian
Diminutive of Beno.

Benka m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Benke.

Benka f Swedish (Archaic)

Benka f Yiddish

Benka f Slovene
Diminutive of Benjamina.

Benke m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Bengt.

Benke m Medieval Hungarian
Diminutive of Benjámin and Benedek.

Benkei m Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 弁 (ben) meaning “valve” and 慶 (kei) meaning “be delighted”.... [more]

Benkő m Medieval Hungarian
Diminutive of Benjámin and Benedek.

Benkos m Central African, Manding, Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Benkos Biohó (died 1621), also known as Domingo Biohó, was said to have been born in either the Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola, where he was seized by the Portuguese slaver Pedro Gomez Reynel, sold to businessman Juan Palacios, and later, after transportation to what is now Colombia in South America, sold again to the Spaniard Alonso del Campo in 1596, in Cartagena de Indias... [more]

Benkt m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bengt.

Benleveng m Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French
Medieval cognate of Bienvenu.

Benley m English (American, Rare)
A made up name perhaps influenced by Bentley

Benli m Chinese
From the Chinese 本 (běn) meaning "root, origin" and 力 (lì) meaning "power, capability, influence".

Benliang m Chinese
From the Chinese 本 (běn) meaning "root, origin" and 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, light, radiant, enlightened".本亮

Benmet m Amharic
Means "in confidence, with trust" in Amharic.

Ben Mide f Medieval Irish

Ben Muman f Medieval Irish

Benn m English
Variant of Ben 1.

Benna f Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with Ben-, particularly Bente and Benedikte, as well as a short form of names beginning with Bern-, particularly Bernhardine.

Benna f Scots
Shetlandic Scots reduced form of Brenda.

Bennardu m Sardinian
Sardinian form of Bernard.

Bennath f Cornish (Rare)
Directly taken from Cornish bennath "blessing".

Benne m West Frisian
Variant form of Ben 1.

Bennedict m English (African, Rare)
Variant of Benedict.

Bennedikte f Danish
Variant of Benedikte.

Benneit m Scottish Gaelic (Rare)
Gaelic form of Benedict.

Benneke m & f East Frisian (Archaic)
Short version of names containing the name element bern meaning bear.

Bennert m Dutch
Dutch form of Bernard.

Bennet m German (Modern), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bennett.

Bennet m Medieval English
Diminutive of Benedict.

Bennetta f English
Feminine form of the name Bennett.

Benni m & f Various
Variant or Benny/Bennie sometimes used as a feminine name.

Benniga f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Benniged.

Bennigan m Breton
Diminutive of Benniged.

Benniged m Breton (Rare)
Breton form of Benedict.

Bennigez f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Benniga.

Bennon m History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Benno, this name refers to Saint Benno of Metz (927–940).

Bennone m Italian
Italian form and variant of Benno.

Bennot m English (American, ?)

Bennu f Turkish
Means "an eagle" in Turkish. It's the name of a character in the Turkish TV series 'Binbir Gece'.

Bennu m Egyptian Mythology
From Egyptian bnw, related to wbn "to rise in brilliance" or "to shine". Bennu is an ancient Egyptian deity linked with the Sun, creation, and rebirth. He may have been the original inspiration for the phoenix legends that developed in Greek mythology.

Benný f Icelandic
Short form of names beginning with Ben- and Bern-.

Bennye f English (Rare)
Feminine spelling of Benny.

Beno m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Benno. Beno Budar (*1946) is a Sorbian writer and translator.

Beno m Biblical
Beno was the son of Merari and from Jaaziah 1 Chronicles 24:26-27.

Beno m Kashubian, German (Bessarabian)
Short form of names beginning with either Ben- or Bern-, such as Benedikt, Beniamin and Bernat.

Benő m Hungarian
Diminutive of Benedek or Benjámin.

Benoet m Walloon
Walloon form of Benoît.

Benofer m Coptic
Coptic form of the ancient Egyptian given name Wenennefer.

Benoist m Medieval French, French
Medieval French form of Benedict. (Cf. Benoît.)

Benoit m Judeo-French
Variant of Benoît.

Benón m Spanish
Spanish form of Benno.

Benon m Polish
Polish form of Benno.

Benona f Polish
Feminine form of Benon.

Benone m Romanian
Romanian form of Benoni.

Bénoni m Norman
Norman form of Benoni.

Benòni m Provençal (Rare)
Provençal form of Benoni.

Benoni m Biblical, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish
From the Hebrew name בֶּן־אוֹנִי (Ben-'oniy) meaning "son of my sorrow". This was the original name of Benjamin ("son of the right hand"), whose father, Jacob, renamed him in Genesis 35:18 (the name Benoni having been given by his mother, Rachel).

Benonia f Norwegian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Benoni.

Benóný m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Benoni.

Benosso m Ligurian
Ligurian form of Benozzo.

Bénouet m Picard
Picard form of Benoît.

Benouét m Norman
Norman form of Benedict.

Bénouot m Picard
Picard form of Benoît.

Benrimo m Guanche
Variant of Benrimon.

Benrimon m Guanche
Means "son of the lame, son of the crippled" in Guanche.

Benrui m Chinese
From the Chinese 本 (běn) meaning "root, origin" and 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious".

Benry m Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Variant/combination of Ben 1 and Henry.

Bensalem m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Transferred use of the surname Bensalem.

Bensiabel m Folklore
Possibly connected to the Italian words ben meaning "well" and bel meaning "nice". In the Italian fairy tale Prunella, he was the benevolent son of the witch, and love interest of Prunella.

Bensivenuta f Judeo-Italian (Archaic), Medieval Jewish

Bensu f Ottoman Turkish

Bent m West Frisian
Variant of Ben 2.

Benta f African

Benta f Danish, Icelandic
Variant of Bente.

Benta f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Bento.

Bentacayce m Guanche

Bentagaire m Guanche
Variant of Bentaguaire.

Bentagay m Guanche
Variant of Bentayga.

Bentagoje m Guanche
Variant of Bentagoyhe.

Bentagoyhe m Guanche

Bentaguaire m Guanche
Means "from the land of the noble" in Guanche.

Bentakayze m Guanche

Bentang m & f Sundanese
Sundanese form of Bintang.

Bentayga m Guanche
Means "mountain range" in Guanche.

Bente m & f East Frisian, West Frisian
Shortened form of Bernhard or other names starting in Bern-.

Bentehuí m Guanche
Variant of Bentejuí.

Bentein m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Benteinn.

Benteinn m Old Norse
Originally a kenning (a type of figure of speech used in Norse poetry) composed of Old Norse ben "mortal wound" and teinn "twig, sprout".

Bentejuí m Spanish (Canarian, Archaic)
Bentejuí Semidán was a warrior leader from Gran Canaria, who militarily resisted the conquest of the island by the conquerors sent by the Crown of Castile.... [more]

Bentey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bente and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Benthesicyme f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Βενθεσικύμη (Benthesikyme), derived from βένθος (benthos) meaning "depth (of the sea)" and κῦμα (kyma) "wave, swell". According to the mythographer Apollodorus, she was a daughter of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the foster mother of Eumolpus.

Benthine f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Bentine.

Benti m Old Norse
Old Norse diminutive of Benteinn.

Bentína f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bentina.

Bentina f Swedish, Popular Culture
Variant of Bentine.

Bentine f Norwegian (Rare)
Elaboration of Bente.

Bentje f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Ben 2.

Bentje f East Frisian
Diminutive of Bente.

Bentlee m American
Variant of Bentley.

Bentleigh f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bentley, incorporating the spelling and feminine usage of Leigh.

Bently m English (Modern)
Variant of Bentley.

Bentor m Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Means "place of invocation" in Guanche or else means "tumbled". It was borne by the last mencey (leader) of Taoro, Tenerife (1463-1495), the son of Bencomo.

Bentura m Sardinian
Nuorese contracted form of Bonaventura.

Benturin m Romani (Archaic)

Bentz m Medieval German

Benucha f Galician
Hypocoristic of Benigna.

Benuel m American
The name may be a blend of Benjamin and Samuel or a spelling variant of Penuel.... [more]

Benuela f Albanian (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.

Benuenguta f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Benvenida, possibly via Benvenuta.

Benuenida f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Benvenida.

Benuta f Jewish (Rare), Judeo-Spanish (Rare)
Either a diminutive of Buena or a contracted form of Benvenuta.

Benvegnuda f Medieval Italian (Tuscan), Venetian (Archaic)

Bèn-Vengu m Provençal
Provençal form of Bienvenu.

Benvenguda f Gascon
Gascon cognate of Bienvenue.

Benvengut m Medieval Occitan, Provençal
Occitan cognate of Benvenuto.

Benvenida f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Bienvenida.

Benvenist m Judeo-Catalan
Transferred use of the surname Benvenist.

Benvenuta f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Italian
Judeo-Spanish for "welcome". Variation of Benvenida. Female form of Benvenuto.

Benvenuta f Medieval Italian, Romansh, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Benvenuto. Benvenuta Bojani (1254 - 1292) was an Italian Roman Catholic professed member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. She dedicated her life to strict austerities as an act of repentance and devotion to God and was known to have visions of angels and demons... [more]

Benvenutas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian form of Benvenuto.

Benvenutu m Corsican

Benvenutus m Italian (Latinized), Medieval Latin
Latinized form of Benvenuto.

Benvida f Medieval Galician
Derived from Galician benvida, the feminine form of the adjective benvido "welcome".

Benvido m Medieval Galician
Derived from the Galician the adjective benvido "welcome".

Benvinda f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Portuguese form of Bienvenida.

Benvingut m Medieval Occitan, Occitan (Archaic)
Variant of Benvengut.

Benvon f Medieval Irish (Anglicized), Irish (Anglicized, Archaic)
Anglicization of Bean Mhumhan, an Irish name allegedly meaning "Lady of Munster".

Benvy f Medieval Irish (Anglicized), Irish (Anglicized, Archaic)
Anglicization of Bean Mhidhe, an Irish name allegedly meaning "Lady of Meath".

Benwenut m Polish (Archaic)
Polish form of Benvenuto.

Benwenuta f Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Benwenut.

Benwig m Arthurian Cycle
One of Twrch Trwyth’s piglets, killed by Arthur’s warriors at Dyffryn Amanw.

Benxa m Galician
Galician short form of Benxamín and Benjamín.

Benxamín m Galician
Galician form of Benjamin.

Benxamina f Galician (Rare)
Galician cognate of Benjamina.

Benxhamin m Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Benjamin.

Benxhi m Albanian (Rare)
Possibly an Albanian borrowing of Benji.

Benxin m Chinese
From the Chinese 本 (běn) meaning "root, origin" and 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, intelligence, soul".

Benxo f Shipibo-Conibo
Means "make better, improve" in Shipibo.

Benxue m Chinese
From the Chinese 本 (běn) meaning "root, origin" and 学 (xué) meaning "learning, knowledge".

Beny m English (American)
Diminutive of Benjamin or Benedict.

Benya m Jewish

Benyamin m Indonesian, Armenian, Persian
Indonesian, Armenian and Persian form of Benjamin.

Benyapa f Thai
Of uncertain etymology.

Bényín f Bette
Means "love" in Bette Obudu.

Benyna f German (East Prussian)

Benyuan m Chinese
From the Chinese 本 (běn) meaning "root, origin" and 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin".

Benza m Guanche
Borne by a Guanche noble from Tenerife.

Benzaiten f Japanese Mythology
The name of a Japanese goddess, often considered to be the Japanese form of Saraswati. Her name is derived from 弁 (ben) meaning "dialect, discrimination, petal", 才 (zai) meaning "ability, talent" or 財 (zai) meaning "property, riches, wealth" and 天 (ten) meaning "the sky, heavens".

Benzelin m Anglo-Norman
Variant of Bencelin, a diminutive of Bando.

Benzhamen m Russian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
Russian and Bulgarian form of Benjamin, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Benzhi m Chinese
From the Chinese 本 (běn) meaning "root, origin" and 治 (zhì) meaning "govern, regulate".

Benzi m Hebrew
Short form of Benzion.

Benzion m Hebrew (Rare)
Means "son of Zion" in Hebrew.

Benzoheth m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew boy's name meaning "Son of Separation"

Béoáed m History (Ecclesiastical), Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish béo "alive, living" and áed "fire". This was the name of an Ardcarne bishop and a friend of Saint Caillin.

Beocca m Anglo-Saxon, Literature
Possibly derived from Old English beo "bee" and a diminutive suffix, therefore meaning "little bee." It may also be related to the Old English masculine name Becca, from which Beckham is derived... [more]

Beodeul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 버들 (beodeul) meaning "willow."

Beolin m Medieval Scottish (?)
Variant of Beollán. About 1222 Beolin the judge witnessed a charter by Randulf de Strathphethain.

Beollán m Old Irish, Medieval Irish
Derived from Old Irish beoll "(glowing) fire" and the diminutive suffix -án. Beollán mac Ciarmaic (died 969) was a king of Brega.

Beollanus m Medieval Irish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Beollán.

Beom f Korean
From the Hangul Korean 범 (beom) meaning "tiger".... [more]

Beomann m English
A English name that means "Beekeeper".

Beomcheol m Korean

Beom-gyu m Korean
Combination of a beom hanja, e.g. 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," and a gyu hanja, e.g. 奎 meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride."

Beom-seok m Korean
Combination of a beom hanja, like 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," 凡 meaning "all, everyone" or 汎 "large, big, extensive," and a seok hanja, such as 錫 meaning "tin; copper" or 奭 meaning "big, large, great; thriving, flourishing."

Beom-su m Korean
Combination of a beom hanja, like 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," 凡 meaning "all, everyone" or 犯 "invasion, violation," and a su hanja, such as 洙 meaning "riverside," 秀 meaning "excellent, outstanding, exceptional" or 守 meaning "defence, protection; rule."

Beona f American (South, Archaic)

Beopdung m Korean

Beorhtflæd f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht meaning "bright, distinguished, pure" and flæd possibly meaning "beauty".

Beorhtfrith m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and friþ "peace, security".

Beorhtgifu f Anglo-Saxon
Means "bright gift" from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and giefu "gift". It occurs in Goscelin's 'Life of Saint Edith' belonging to an Anglo-Saxon abbess of the convent at Wilton.

Beorhtheah m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and heah "high".

Beorhthelm m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht meaning "bright" and helm meaning "helmet".

Beorhthere m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and here "army".

Beorhthun m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and hun "bear cub". Compare Hunbeorht.

Beorhtlaf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht meaning "bright" and lāf meaning "legacy" (from Proto-Germanic *laibō).

Beorhtmær m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and mære "famous".

Beorhtmann m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright, pure" and mann "person, man". It is possible that this was formed as a hypocoristic or affectionate form of a name beginning with beorht.

Beorhtmund m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English beorht "bright" and mund "protection".

Beorhtnoð m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and noð "boldness, daring".

Beorhtræd m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and ræd "advice, counsel, wisdom" (making it a cognate of Bertrad).

Beorhtstan m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and stan 1 "stone".

Beorhtwaru f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and waru "shelter, protection, care".

Beorhtweald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English beorht "bright" and weald "powerful, mighty" or "authority, leader". Cognate to German Berthold.

Beorhtweard m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and weard "guard".

Beorhtwig m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and wig "war, battle".

Beorhtwine m Anglo-Saxon
Means "bright friend", derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and wine "friend".

Beorhtwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and wulf "wolf", making it a cognate of Bertulf... [more]

Beorhtwynn f Anglo-Saxon
Means "bright joy", derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and wynn "joy, bliss".

Beorma m Anglo-Saxon
Possibly from Old English beorma "yeast, leaven; fermented" or "head of a beer, foam". Alternatively, it could be a diminutive form of Beornmund... [more]

Beorn m Anglo-Saxon, Literature
Derived from Old English beorn meaning "man, hero, warrior". In some cases it could be an Anglicized form of the Old Norse name Bjǫrn.... [more]

Beornfrith m Anglo-Saxon
A combination of the name elements Beorn meaning "bear" and Frith "peace"

Beorngyð f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorn "warrior, man" and guð "battle". This was the name of an Abbess who received land from King Æðelmod of Hwicce.

Beornhæþ m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorn "warrior, man" and hæþ "heath, wilderness"... [more]

Beornheah m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English beorn "warrior, man" and heah "high".

Beornheard m Anglo-Saxon
Old English cognate of Bernard, derived from Old English beorn "warrior, man" and heard "hard, firm, brave".

Beornhere m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English beorn "warrior, man" and here "army".

Beornmod m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English beorn "warrior, man" and mōd "mind, spirit" (from mōdaz).

Beornmund m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorn "warrior, man" and mund "protection".

Beornstan m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorn "warrior, man" and stan 1 "stone". This was the name of an English Bishop of Winchester.

Beornweald m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorn "man, warrior" and weald "power, ruler" (making it a cognate of Bernwald).

Beornwulf m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English beorn "warrior, man" and wulf "wolf". This was the name of a King of Mercia who reigned in the 9th century... [more]

Beornwynn f Anglo-Saxon
From Old English beorn "warrior, man" and wynn "joy".

Bep f & m Dutch, Limburgish
Short form of Elisabeth and Elizabeth (strictly feminine). As a unisex name, Bep is usually a short form of names that contain the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright", such as Albert and Gijsbert for men and Berta/Bertha and Lamberta for women.... [more]

Bèpe m Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian diminutive of Giuseppe.

Bepo m Croatian
Diminutive of Giuseppe, used mainly in coastal areas of Croatia.

Beppe m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of masculine given names that start with Be-, such as Bertil.

Beppie f Dutch, Limburgish
Diminutive of Bep. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch actress Beppie Melissen (b. 1951) and the Limburgish singer Beppie Kraft (b. 1946).

Beppo m Italian
Diminutive of Giuseppe.

Beqir m Albanian
Albanian form of Baqir.

Ber m Medieval English, Germanic
Possible diminutive of ber- names. Also the germanic word for "bear."

Ber m Spanish
Diminutive of Bernardino and Bernardo.

Bera m Medieval English

Bera f Faroese (Rare), Old Norse, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Feminine form of Biǫrn.

Bera m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun ბერი (beri), which literally means "monk" but can also (figuratively) mean "old man" in at least some cases. Also compare the noun ბერიკაცი (berikatsi) meaning "old man" and the verb დაბერება (dabereba) meaning "to age, to grow old".... [more]

Bera f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Vera 1.

Bera m Old Norse
Proto-Norse variant of Björn.

Berahim m Malay (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Malay and Indonesian form of Ibrahim (see Abraham).

Berakhah m Biblical
Variant of Baraka.

Beraki f & m Amharic

Béralde m Theatre
Meaning unknown. It was used by Molière for a character in his play 'The Imaginary Invalid'.

Beran m Kurdish
Ram

Béranger m French (Rare), French (African)
French form of Berengar, now more common in French-speaking parts of Africa.

Bérangère f French, French (Belgian)
French form of Berengaria.

Berangié m Provençal
Provençal form of Béranger.

Berangiero f Provençal
Provençal form of Bérangère.

Bérard m French (Rare), Medieval French
French form of Berard.

Berarda f Gascon
Feminine form of Berard.

Berarde f Medieval French
Feminine form of Berard.

Berardina f Gascon (Archaic)
Feminine form of Berard.

Berardino m Italian
Diminutive of Berardo.

Beraskita f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Berasko, using the feminine Spanish suffix -ita. It was common in 12th-century Navarra.

Berasko m Medieval Basque
Variant of Belasco and Velasco.

Béraut m Gascon
Gascon form of Bernwald.

Berav f Kurdish
Means "shore" in Kurdish.

Berb f Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Barbara.

Berbang f Kurdish
Means "dawn" in Kurdish.

Berbe f Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Barbara.

Berbel f Sorbian, Dutch (Rare)
Sorbian and Dutch diminutive of Borbora and Barbara (compare Bärbel).

Berbixe f Basque (Rare)
Variant of Berbizne.

Berbizkunde f Basque (Rare)
Basque form of Resurrección.

Berbizne f Basque (Rare)
Variant of Berbizkunde.

Berbke f Limburgish
Limburgish diminutive form of Barbara (see also Berb).

Berbla f Silesian
Silesian diminutive of Barbara.

Bercario m Italian
Italian form of Berchar via Latinized form Bercharius.

Bercel m Hungarian (Rare)

Berçem f Kurdish

Berchaire m French, Medieval French, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Berchar via Latinized form Bercharius

Berchan m Irish, Filipino
A well-known saint of the early Irish church was named Berchan the Prophet of Clonsast in King's Co., but often called Brachan by Metathesis. Often used as a surname.

Berchar m Germanic, Frankish
Frankish variant of Bernhar with the elements bero "bear" and hari "army".

Bercharius m Germanic (Latinized), Frankish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Berchar. Used by a 7th century saint.

Berc'hed f Breton
Breton form of Bridget.