BuruubamPopular Culture Buruuba is the name of Yoichiro Minami's feral Tarzan-inspired character in the eponymous shonen book series and the 1955 Japanese American film coproduction by Daiei (now Kadokawa) pictures.
BushrodmEnglish (American) Given name from surname of Medieval English origin—locational from a so called 'lost' village, likely to have been situated in Dorset, England. Surname Bushrod derives from the Old English 'bysc', a bushy thicket, with 'rod', a clearing in a forest.
BusiranemArthurian Cycle A sorcerer who imprisoned the maiden Amoret and tried to force her to become his lover. Britomart, the warrior maiden, learned of Amoret’s plight from Scudamore, Amoret’s lover. Britomart braved the enchantments of Busirane’s castle, defeated him, and freed Amoret.
BustamimIndonesian From the name of 9th-century Persian mystic Bayazid Bistami (known in Indonesia as Abu Yazid al-Busthami), whose name came from the city of Bastam in present-day Iran.
ButaroumJapanese From Japanese 武 (bu) meaning "military, martial", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
ButterballmEnglish (American, Rare) From the English word butterball, used as an informal nickname. This nickname was given to an American football player Paul Scull (1907-1997). This name can also be used for pets.
ButterflyfEnglish (Modern) Used to invoke the brilliantly-colored winged insect, which is widely seen as a symbol of metamorphosis, renewal, and rebirth, as well as one of youth and beauty. This is the birth name of a noted Australian folk singer, Butterfly Boucher, among others.
ButtonmEnglish The name of Button Gwinnett, one of the signatories (first signature on the left) on the United States Declaration of Independence.
ButtsmAmerican (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Butts or a nickname with meaning particular to the bearer. Notable namesake, professional baseball player, Albert "Butts" Wagner was the older brother of baseball great Honus Wagner.
BuvaisarmChechen Derived from Arabic أويس (uwais) meaning "small wolf, little wolf" combined with Persian سر (sar) meaning "head, topmost, foremost" or "leader, chief".
BuvianbarfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek buvi meaning "grandmother, mother" and anbar meaning "ambergris".
BuviqandfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek buvi meaning "grandmother, mother" and qand meaning "sugarcube".
BuvisuluvfUzbek Derived from the Uzbek buvi meaning "grandmother, mother" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
BuvizahrofUzbek Derived from the Uzbek buvi meaning "grandmother, mother" and the given name Zahro.
Buwanf & mTagalog Means "moon" in Tagalog. It is not often used as a given name.
Buyan-amgalanm & fMongolian From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and амгалан (amgalan) meaning "peaceful, calm".
Buyan-arvizhikhm & fMongolian Means "accumulate good luck" in Mongolian, from буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and арвижих (arvijikh) meaning "to accumulate".
Buyanbatm & fMongolian From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and бат (batu) meaning "strong, loyal, firm".
BuyanchimegfMongolian From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and чимэг (chimeg) meaning "ornament, decoration".
Buyandelgerf & mMongolian Means "abundant good luck" in Mongolian from буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and дэлгэр (delger) meaning "vast, wide" or "prosperous, abundant".
Buyanjargalf & mMongolian From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "virtue, goodness, merit" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Buyankhishigf & mMongolian From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and хишиг (khishig) meaning "blessing, favour".
Buyannemekhm & fMongolian Means "add good luck" in Mongolian, from буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and нэмэх (nemekh) meaning "to add, increase; to enhance".
BuyantögöldörmMongolian From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and төгөлдөр (tögöldör) meaning "complete, perfect".
Buyantogtokhm & fMongolian From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and тогтох (togtokh) meaning "to settle, set, entrench" or "to decide, determine".
BuyantsetsegfMongolian Derived from Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Buyanzayaaf & mMongolian From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and заяа (zayaa) meaning "future, fortune, fate".
Buyanzhargalf & mMongolian Means "good luck and happiness" in Mongolian, from буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
BuyinzhufManchu Of uncertain etymology, name borne by a Noble Lady (6th rank consort) of the Kangxi emperor. She was the sister of Nalanzhu.
BuzimHebrew, Romani, Biblical From Hebrew בוז (buz), "contempt". This name occurs only once in the Bible. The prophet Ezekiel mentions him as his father.
BuzzymAmerican A name that can be formed as an onomatopoeia, a word based on sound, or a nickname for someone with a short haircut. ... [more]
BvumaimShona Bvumai means "Admit". This may be a name given to say to adversary admit that you were wrong, you were defeated or that you committed the offence
BwamimShona Meaning "emperor", another form of the name is Hwami.
BweranimChewa Means "come" or "come back" in Chewa.
ByaainfAlaskan Female given name created by Alaskan Native Eskimo Baayin Asiksick in the early 1900s.
ByakkomJapanese (Rare) From 白虎 (byakko), referring to a white tiger, also one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations which represents the west and the autumn season. This makes it cognate with Korean Baek-ho.... [more]
ByakuranmJapanese From Japanese 百 (byaku) meaning "hundred" or 白 (byaku) meaning "white" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.
ByakurenfJapanese From Japanese 白 (byaku) "white" and 蓮 (ren) "lotus."
ByakuyamPopular Culture Means "white night" or "arctic night" in Japanese. It is the name of a character in the popular Japanese manga and anime, "Bleach"
Byambam & fMongolian Means "Saturday" in Mongolian, derived from Tibetan སྤེན་པ (spen pa) meaning "Saturn (planet)" or "Saturday" (see Pemba).
Byambadalaim & fMongolian From Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and далай (dalai) meaning "sea, ocean".
ByambadorjmMongolian From Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and дорж (dorj) meaning "diamond, vajra".
Byambajargalf & mMongolian From Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
Byambajavm & fMongolian From Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and жав (jav) meaning "salvation, deliverance".
Byamba-ochirm & fMongolian From Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and очир (ochir) meaning "diamond" or "staff, truncheon; thunderbolt".
Byambasürenf & mMongolian From Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life, longevity".
Byambatserenm & fMongolian From Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" combined with the given name Tseren, ultimately derived from Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (tshe ring) meaning "long life".
ByambatsetsegfMongolian Means "Saturday flower" in Mongolian, from бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and цэцэг (tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Byambatsogtm & fMongolian From Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and цогт (tsogt) meaning "spirited, ardent".
Byambazhargalf & mMongolian From Mongolian бямба (byamba) meaning "Saturday" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing".
ByblisfGreek Mythology In Greek mythology, Byblis was the daughter of Miletus, who fell in love with her twin brother Caunus and subsequently killed herself... [more]
Byeong-cheolmKorean From Sino-Korean 秉 "grasp, hold; bundle; authority" and 哲 "wise, sagacious". A famous bearer is South Korean businessman Lee Byung-chul (1910-1987), founder of the Samsung Group.
Byeong-sumKorean From Sino-Korean 炳 "bright, luminous; glorious" and 守 "defend, protect, guard, conserve". A famous bearer is South Korean footballer Yoo Byung-soo (1988-).
Bylethm & fPopular Culture Variant of Beleth. This is the name of an avatar character in Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
BylgjafFaroese, Icelandic, Norse Mythology Feminine name taken from the Old Norse word bylgja meaning "billow, wave". In Norse Mythology, Bylgja was one of the nine daughters of the sea deities Ægir and Rán.
ByrafEnglish (Rare) Feminine form of Byron. This was borne by Byra Louise 'Puck' Whittlesey (1922-1988), the wife of Jack Hemingway, daughter-in-law of Ernest Hemingway and mother of actresses Mariel Hemingway and Margaux Hemingway.
ByrhtferthmAnglo-Saxon From the Old English name Byrhtferð, derived from Old English byrht, which is a variant of beorht "bright, clear", and an uncertain second element which may be derived from ferhð "spirit" or may be a West Saxon metathesis of Anglian friþ "peace" (making this name a cognate of Beorhtfrith).
ByrhtferðmAnglo-Saxon Form of Byrhtferth. Byrhtferð (c. 970 – c. 1020) was an English priest and monk. He invented an older version of the alphabet in 1011.
Byung-chanmKorean From Sino-Korean 秉 means 'grasp,hold;bundle;authority' 燦 means 'vivid,illuminating;bright'
Byung-Heem & fKorean From Sino-Korean 秉 (byeong) meaning "grasp, hold", "bundle", or "authority" or 丙 (byeong) "third" combined with 熙 (hui) "bright, splendid, glorious". Other hanja combinations are possible.
ByzantinusmLate Roman Means "from Byzantium", with Byzantium being the latinized form of Greek Byzantion, which itself was ultimately derived from the personal name Byzas... [more]
ByzantiusmLate Roman Latinized form of Greek Byzantios, which essentially meant "from Byzantium" (see also Byzantinus). This was the name of an archbishop of Bari (Italy) from the 11th century AD.
ByzasmGreek Mythology Derived from Thracian búzas "he-goat, buck" (similar to Indo-European bhugo "buck" and Greek bous "ox, cow"); since Thracian was not a Hellenic language, one could probably call Byzas a hellenization of sorts... [more]
ByzefGreek Mythology Perhaps related to Byzas or to the Greek adverb βύζην (buzên) meaning "close pressed, closely". According to the Metamorphoses of Antoninus Liberalis, Byze was a nymph, daughter of Erasinos and sister of Melite, Anchiroe and Maera.
CabengofPopular Culture The name of Virginia Kennedy given to her by her twin sister Grace (Poto) in their own private language.... [more]
CabezafSpanish (European) From cabeza "head", after the Marian title Virgen de la Cabeza, venerated in many points of Spain, specially in Andalusia. Legend has it that a shepherd found a statuette of Virgin Mary in La Cabeza hill in Sierra Morena.... [more]
Cabh'afKabyle Possibly means "beautiful" in Kabyle.
CabiriafItalian (Rare), Popular Culture Perhaps a Latinized form of Greek Καβειρία (Kabeiria), an epithet of the goddess Demeter, possibly derived from the name of Mount Kabeiros in Asia Minor; see also Kabeiro... [more]
CabotmEnglish (Rare) The name 'Cabot' comes from the fifteenth century Italian explorer Giovanni Caboto who was commissioned by the Kingdom of England to discover North America. When Caboto arrived in England is name was changed to John Cabot to sound more English... [more]
CabrakanmMayan Mythology Means "earthquake" in Mayan. Cabrakan was the god of mountains and earthquakes.
CacamamNahuatl Means "small ear of corn" in Nahuatl.
CacamacihuatlfNahuatl, Aztec Etymology uncertain, possibly from the Classical Nahuatl elements cacamatl "small corncobs, small ears of corn" and cihuatl "woman, wife". Name borne by a queen of Tenochtitlan.
CacamatzinmNahuatl Derived from Nahuatl cacamatl "small ear of corn, offshoot of larger ear of maize" and -tzin, a diminutive or reverential suffix. This was the name of a king of Texcoco.
Çacaxochitlm & fNahuatl The name of a medicinal plant with yellow flowers, also called coçatli ("weasel"). Possibly derived from zacatl "grass, hay, straw" and xochitl "flower".
ÇaçtıufKarachay-Balkar From the Karachay-Balkar чач (çaç) meaning "hair" and ultimately meaning "one with luxurious hair".
CacusmGreek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology Derived from Greek κᾰκός (kakos), meaning "bad". In Greek and Roman mythology, Cacus was a giant and the son of Vulcan. He was killed by Hercules after terrorizing the Aventine Hill before the founding of Rome.
CadanmCornish, Welsh Derived from Welsh and Cornish cad "battle" and possibly Welsh man "place" or Welsh nant "brook, stream". This is also the name of a river in Dyfed, Wales.
CadariusmMedieval Hungarian Cadarius was a nobleman in the Kingdom of Hungary who served as Judge royal in 1146, during the reign of Géza II of Hungary.
CaddiefEnglish (Archaic) Diminutive of Caroline. This name is borne by the titular character of Carol Ryrie Brink's children's historical fiction novel Caddie Woodlawn.
Caddyf & mEnglish (Rare), Literature Variant of Caddie. Fictional bearers include Caddy Jellyby, a character in Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House (1853), and Candace "Caddy" Compson, a character in William Faulkner's novel The Sound and the Fury (1929).