BersantmKosovar Meaning unknown at this moment in time. Also compare the somewhat similar-looking names Berkant (Turkish), Berzan (Kurdish), Birzhan and Baurzhan (both Kazakh).... [more]
BertacharmGermanic Derived from the Germanic element Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Old High German wachar "vigilant." The name might also be a form of Berthar.
BertasmLithuanian (Rare) Shortened form of names that contain the element bert (often from the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright,") like Albertas and Bertoldas.
BertautasmLithuanian The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun bernas meaning "child" as well as "boy, lad" or from the Lithuanian verb berti meaning "to spread, to scatter, to strew"... [more]
BertegildefFrankish Derived from the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element berht, Old High German beraht meaning "bright" (Proto-Germanic *berhtaz) and Proto-Germanic *geldą meaning "reward, gift, money"... [more]
BertegundfGermanic Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Old High German gund "war."
BertismafGermanic, Medieval French Derived from the Old Frankish or Old Saxon element berht, Old High German beraht meaning "bright" (compare Bertha) combined with -isma, a variant of the Latin superlative suffix -issima.
BertrunfGermanic Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" and run "secret lore".
BertsetsegfMongolian Means "pincushion flower" (species Scabiosa comosa) in Mongolian, a kind of purple-blue flower in the honeysuckle genus. Ultimately derived from бэр (ber) meaning "bride, daughter-in-law, sister-in-law" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
BertusmDutch (Latinized) Latinized form of Bert, as well as a short form of latinized Germanic names that contain the element beraht "bright", such as Albertus.
BertwaldmGermanic Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Gothic valdan "to reign" (see Berthold).
BertwinmGermanic, Dutch, German Means "bright friend", derived from Old High German beraht "bright" combined with Old High German wini "friend."
BervainasmLithuanian The first element of this name is either derived from the Lithuanian noun bernas meaning "child" as well as "boy, lad" or from the Lithuanian verb berti meaning "to spread, to scatter, to strew"... [more]
BérylunefTheatre Perhaps an elaborated form of French béryl meaning "beryl", possibly blending it with the word lune "moon". This was used by the Belgian playwright and poet Maurice Maeterlinck for a fairy in his play 'The Blue Bird' (1908).
BeryozamSoviet, Russian (Rare) Derived from the Russian noun берёза (beryoza) meaning "birch tree". Also compare Bereza, which is a medieval first name of the same etymological origin.... [more]
BeržasmLithuanian, Folklore, Popular Culture Derived from the Lithuanian noun beržas meaning "birch tree". In Lithuanian folklore and popular culture, Beržas is the name of one of the three sons of the titular character of the folk tale Eglė žalčių karalienė, which translates to English as Eglė, the Queen of Serpents.
BesmEgyptian Mythology Etymology uncertain. It could derive from Nubian bes "cat". It could also be from Egyptian bs "flame" or bz "to be initiated, to introduce". Bes is an ancient Egyptian deity worshipped as a protector of households, particularly mothers, children, and childbirth... [more]
BesafAlbanian Derived from Akbanian besë "pledge, word of honor; trust, faith".
BesançonmFrench (Swiss, Archaic) From the surname Besançon. Besançon Hugues (1487-1532) was a Swiss political and religious leader who was a member of the Grand Council of Geneva.
BesikmGeorgian Short form of Besarion. It began to be used as an independent name in the 18th century, thanks to the Georgian poet Besarion Gabashvili (1750-1791), who was known as Besik or Besiki... [more]
BesjanafAlbanian Derived from Besiana, one of the Albanian names of Podujevo, a city in north-eastern Kosovo. Allegedly, the name is ultimately derived from Albanian besë "faith; belief; trust; oath; promise".
BesselmWest Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare) Of Frisian origin, this name is possibly a diminutive of a shortened form of Germanic names that contain either the element bern meaning "bear" or the element beraht meaning "bright"... [more]
BessillefArthurian Cycle In the Prose Tristan, a Cornish woman who loved Tristan. When Tristan rejected her, she became the paramour of Andred, Tristan’s enemy, and conspired to reveal his affair with Isolde to King Mark.
Beteckm & fKenyang From bɛtɨk meaning "work" in Kenyang.
BétéidefIrish Mythology Means "wanton lady" in Irish Gaelic, from bé "woman" and téide "wantonness" (see Téide). In Irish legend she is a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, daughter of the goddess Flidais and sister of the witch-like Bé Chuille.
BetelfTamil Betel is a "type of plant from South and South East Asia."
BethabarafEnglish (American, Rare, Archaic) From a New Testament place name, Βηθαβαρά (Bēthabará) in Greek, which is derived from Hebrew בית עברה (bēt ‛ăbārāh) meaning "house of the ford" or "place of crossing"... [more]