BoguchwałmPolish Composed of the Slavic elements bogu "god" and chwal "to praise, to glorify". As such, the meaning of this name is "to praise God, to thank God".
BogumilusmPolish (Latinized) Latinized form of Bogumil, a famous bearer of this name was Bogumił Piotr who was Archbishop of Gniezno and also a hermit.
BogusądmPolish The first element of this name is derived from Polish bóg "god", which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic bogъ "god". The second element is derived from Polish sądzić "to judge" (also compare Croatian suditi and Czech soudit, both of which mean "to judge")... [more]
BoguwłośćfPolish Polish name from Slavic bogŭ "god, deity" combined with volstĭ "power, rule, sovereignty". In Old Polish, the deuterotheme became włość "manor, estate".
BoguwolafPolish Derived from the Slavic elements bogu "god" and wola "will".
Bo-gyeongf & mKorean From Sino-Korean 甫 "begin; man, father; great" or 寶 "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" (bo), and 炅 "brilliance" or 璟 "luster of gem" (gyeong).
BohačesćmSorbian (Archaic) Derived from Upper Sorbian bóh "god" and česćić "to honour; to venerate, to revere". In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Ehregott.
BohachwałmSorbian (Archaic) Derived from Upper Sorbian bóh and chwalić "to praise". In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Gottlob.
BohaimChinese "Bohai" (渤海) is a term with historical and geographical significance in China. It refers to a body of water located in northeastern China, between the Liaodong and Shandong Peninsulas. Historically, it was also the name of a kingdom that existed in the region during the Tang dynasty... [more]
BohaomChinese From the Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 淏 (hào) meaning "clear water".
BòhéfChinese From Chinese 薄荷 (bòhé) meaning "mint". One fictional bearer of this name is Bòhé Lánzé (藍澤 薄荷), who is also known as Minto Aizawa in the original Japanese or Corina Bucksworth in the English dub, from Tokyo Mew Mew/Mew Mew Power.
BohemChinese From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 赫 (hè) meaning "bright, radiant, glowing".
BohemondmHistory, Medieval From Italian Buamundo, which is of uncertain meaning. According to the Norman historian Orderic Vitalis it was derived from Latin Buamundus, the name of a mythical Gigas (giant), originally given as a nickname to the crusader prince Bohemond I (christened Mark; c. 1058-1111) by his father because he was extremely large at birth.
Bo-huif & mKorean From Sino-Korean 甫 (bo) meaning "begin; man, father; great" or 普 (bo) meaning "wide, large" and 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty; imperial concubine" or 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid." A famous bearer is South Korean actress Lee Bo-hee (1959-).
BohuwěrmSorbian Derived from Upper Sorbian bóh "god" and wěra "faith". In former times, this name was usually Germanized as Traugott.
BohyunfKorean From Sino-Korean 甫 (bo) meaning "begin; man, father; great" or 普 (bo) meaning "wide, large" and From Sino-Korean 亨 "smoothly, progressing, no trouble" or From Sino-Korean 賢 "virtuous, worthy, good; able" Other hanja combinations are possible
BoiamundmGermanic derives from the Germanic name “Boiamund”, composed of two elements: From the Frisian and Germanic elements boii, Bojen, Boje "ruler, dweller" and mundō "protector, protection, tutelage, guardianship"... [more]
BoisilmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Saint Boisil (died 661) was a monk of Melrose Abbey, an offshoot of Lindisfarne, then in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria, but now in Scotland, where he must have been one of the first generation of monks.
BojjimJapanese The Main Character of the Anime Ranking of Kings
BojomirmPolish Derived from Slavic boj "battle, fight" combined with Slavic mir "peace", thus the name's meaning is something along the lines of "fighting for peace".
BojunmChinese From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 君 (jūn) meaning "gentleman, monarch", 骏 (jùn) meaning "excellent horse" or 俊 (jùn) meaning "talented, capable, handsome".
BokaimChinese From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 凯 (kǎi) meaning "triumphant; triumph, victory".
BokeemmAfrican American Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from the biblical place name Bochim, which is also found spelled as Bokim.... [more]
BolatbekmKazakh From Kazakh болат (bolat) meaning "steel" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
BolatkhanmKazakh Combination of the given name Bolat and the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".
BolattafGreenlandic Greenlandic form of Bolette. A known bearer of this name is Bolatta Silis-Høegh (1981-), a Greenlandic artist who resides in Denmark.
BolemysłmPolish Derived from Slavic bole "large" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").
BoliangmChinese From the Chinese 博 (bó) meaning "rich, plentiful" or "play, gamble, win" or 伯 (bó) meaning "older brother" and 梁 (liáng) meaning "bridge" or 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, light, brilliant, radiant, enlightened".
BolinmPopular Culture An earthbending character from the TV series "The Legend of Korra" bears this name.
BoliviafAmerican (Hispanic, Rare) From the name of the country in South America. The country got its name from the surname Bolívar, in honour of the revolutionary Simón Bolívar.
BoljahonfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek bol meaning "honey" and jahon meaning "the world".
BolkafMedieval Polish Medieval Polish short form of Bolesława. Princess Bolka (1352 - 1427/1428) was the last representative of the Bytom-Koziel Piasts.
Bolor-erdenem & fMongolian Means "crystal jewel" from болор (bolor) meaning "crystal" and эрдэнэ (erdene) meaning "jewel, treasure"
BolortungalagfMongolian Means "clear crystal" in Mongolian, from болор (bolor) meaning "crystal" and тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "transparent, clear" or "serenity".
BǫlþornmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Old Norse combination of bǫl 'bale', 'misfortune'; 'sin'; 'arrow' and þorn 'thorn, spike, thorn-bush'. Bǫlþorn is a jǫtunn, He is the father of Bestla.
Boluwajim & fYoruba Means "wakes up with the lord" in Yoruba.
BoluwatifefYoruba Means "as god wishes, one who follows the will of god" in Yoruba.
BǫlverkrmOld Norse, Norse Mythology Old Norse name meaning "evil-doer, malefactor" with the combination of bǫl "misfortune", "evil", "bale" and verk "work, piece of work, business, deed". Bǫlverkr is another name for Óðinn who is a character in Norse Mythology.
Bomam & fSwahili Meaning "fort or enclosure". The word actually originates from Swahili and is traditionally known as an enclosure, a stockade or fort used to protect people's livestock (usually sheep and cattle).
BombamLiterature Bomba the Jungle Boy is a series of American boys' adventure books produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate under the pseudonym Roy Rockwood; it was published between 1926 and 1938.
BombastusmGerman (Swiss) Possibly descended from Latin bombax meaning "cotton" or "indeed (interjection)" or from German Bombast meaning "pompous language".
BonmEnglish (Australian), Popular Culture Given in honour of AC/DC rock star "Bon" Scott, who was born Ronald Scott. His nickname was given to him at school, to differentiate him from another Ronald in his class... [more]
BonafTheatre, Medieval Italian, Polish, Corsican (Archaic) Possibly derived from Latin bonus, -a, -um meaning "good, kind, pleasant, right, honest, brave, noble; valid, useful, healthy". This was the name of a 12th-century Italian saint... [more]
BonadonnafJudeo-Italian (Archaic) Derived from Italian bona, an older form of buona, the feminine form of the adjective buono, "good; pleasant; kind" and donna "woman; lady".
Bonagiuntam & fMedieval Italian, Literature Derived from the Italian adjective buono meaning "good" as well as "fair" combined with giunta, the feminine past participle of the Italian verb giungere meaning "to arrive". As such, the name is basically a reference to the safe arrival of a newborn.... [more]
BonajunctafMedieval Catalan, Medieval Jewish From Latin Bonaiuncta, in which the first element derives from Latin bonus meaning "good" and the second element means "arrival" (ultimately deriving from the Latin verb iungere)... [more]
BonaldmGermanic Derived from Latin bonus meaning "good" combined with Old German walt meaning "power, authority".
BonamicefMedieval Italian Derived from Latin bona meaning "good" and Latin amica meaning "friend"
BonamicomMedieval Italian Derived from the Italian adjective bono meaning "good" combined with the Italian noun amico meaning "friend".
BonamiefJudeo-Anglo-Norman Derived from Old French bone, the feminine form of the adjective bon, "good (virtuous, having positive qualities)" and Old French amie "(female) friend; (female) lover", ultimately form Latin amica.
Bonamym & fEnglish Transferred use of the surname. This name was borne by British literary scholar Bonamy Dobrée (1891-1974), who was given the name because it was a family surname.
BonamymJudeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French Derived from Middle French bon "good (virtuous, having positive qualities)" and ami "friend". This name was also used as a secular form of Benjamin,
BonariafSardinian Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nostra Signora di Bonaria or Madonna di Bonaria. The name literally means "gracious; kind-hearted; sweet-natured", from Italian bonaria, the feminine form of the adjective bonario or "good air; good wind" in reference to her being the patron saint of sailors and mariners.... [more]
BoncmHungarian (Archaic) Possibly derives from Hungarian boncol meaning "to autopsy", itself derived from bont "to demolish" and szol a frequentative suffix.
BoncompagnomMedieval Italian Derived from the Italian adjective bono meaning "good" combined with the Italian noun compagno meaning "companion, friend".
BoncontemMedieval Italian, Literature Derived from the Italian adjective bono meaning "good" combined with the Italian noun conte meaning "count" or "earl" (also compare Contessa).... [more]
BondaimJapanese From Japanese 凡 (bon) meaning "ordinary, common, mediocre" combined with 大 (dai) meaning "big, great". Other kanji combinations are possible.
BonditmJudeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish Of debated origin and meaning. Some modern-day scholars consider this name a variant of Bendit, while others connect this name to Catalan bon (compare Bono) and dit, the past participle of Catalan dir "to say", and thus giving this name the meaning of "well said".
BondomGeorgian Meaning unknown. According to the available Georgian sources, no convincing etymology has been provided for the name to this day. Meanwhile, a Russian source derives the name from modern Persian بنده (bande) meaning "servant, slave", which ultimately comes from Middle Persian bandag meaning "servant"... [more]
BonenfauntmJudeo-Anglo-Norman Derived from and Old French bon "good (virtuous, having positive qualities)" and Anglo-Norman enfaunt "child". This name was also used as a secular form of Benjamin.
BoneshmJewish BONESH is from the Yiddish word meaning GOOD. It is related to Benesh.