AuðinmOld Norse Derived from Old Norse auðr "prosperity, fortune, riches" and vinr "friend".
AuðlínfIcelandic (Rare) Derived from the Old Norse elements auðr "fortune, riches" and lín "flax, linen". Alternatively the second element could be derived from Hlín (which occurs in many Old Norse poetic compounds meaning "woman") or Lína.
AuxtinmBasque Basque form of Augustin. This name is borne by Basque writer Auxtin Zamora (*1943).
AwasinmLiterature This is the name of a protagonist, a Cree chief's son, in the novel 'Lost in the Barrens' (also sometimes called 'Two Against the North') by Canadian author Farley Mowat, first published in 1956. It won a Governor General's Award in 1956 and the Canada Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award in 1958.... [more]
AylínfSpanish Spanish form of Eileen, or possibly of the Turkish name Aylin. A known bearer is Aylín Mujica (1974-), a Cuban actress.
AylinfGerman German variant spelling of Eileen, better reflecting the German pronunciation. The look of it may also have been inspired by the Turkish Aylin, which is however pronounced differently in Turkish and has a different etymology.
AzayamankawinfSioux Means "berry picker". Name borne by a Mdewakanton Dakota woman, known for running a ferry service in St Paul Minnesota, and for sitting for many photographic portraits.
Baha al-DinmArabic Means "splendour of the faith" from Arabic بهاء (bahāʾ) meaning "splendour, glory" combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
Bahr ad-DinmArabic (Rare) Means "scholar of the religion" from Arabic بحر (baḥr) meaning "scholar, noble man, great man" (literally meaning "sea", but taken here to mean a person who possesses a vast sea of knowledge) combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".
BahradinmArabic (Rare) Derived from Arabic Bahr al-Din, which means "sea of religion", itself derived from Arabic بَحْر (bahr) "sea, ocean" combined with Arabic دين (din) "religion, faith".
BainmLiterature Bain was the son of Bard in J. R. R. Tolkien's book, The Hobbit. "Bain" means "beautiful" in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional language, Sindarin (Elvish).
BakhriddinmTajik, Uzbek Derived from Tajik баҳр (bahr) meaning “sea”, ultimately from Arabic بَحْر (baḥr) meaning “sea, river”, combined with Arabic دِين (dīn) meaning “religion, creed, faith”.
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".
Baljinm & fTibetan Derived from the Tibetan དཔལ་ (dpal) meaning "glory, fortune, luck" and སྦྱིན (sbyin) meaning "alms, donation".
Baojinf & mChinese From the 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 瑾 (jǐn) meaning "brilliance of gems, fine jade" or 金 (jīn) meaning "gold, metal, money".
Baolinm & fChinese From Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel, precious, rare" combined with 林 (lín) meaning "forest"... [more]
Baoxinm & fChinese From the Chinese 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure; precious, rare" and 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, intelligence, soul".
BaudinmMedieval French Medieval French diminutive of masculine names that contain the Germanic element bald meaning "bold, brave" (such as Baudouin, Baudri and Thibaud), as it contains the French masculine diminutive suffix -in.
BaudwinmArthurian Cycle, Literature One of the most important of the less-remembered knights, Baudwin seems to have been a major figure in various pre-Malory romances. In The Avowynge of King Arthur we learn that he made three interesting vows prompted by early experiences campaigning in Spain; never to deny anyone meat and drink, never to fear death, and never to be jealous of his wife or any other woman... [more]
BijînfKurdish Means "desire, long for" in Kurdish.
Bijinm & fJapanese From Japanese 実 (bi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" or 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 人 (jin) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
BijinfChinese From the Chinese 碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue" and 锦 (jǐn) meaning "bright and beautiful, brocade, tapestry, embroidery".
Bilginm & fTurkish Means "scholar, pundit, learned person" in Turkish.
BilinfChinese From the Chinese 必 (bì) meaning "surely, most certainly", 馝 (bì) meaning fragrance" or 碧 (bì) meaning "jade, blue, green" and 琳 (lín) meaning "beautiful jade, gem", 凛 (lǐn) meaning "cold, severe, strict" or 粼 (lín) meaning "clear".
Binm & fChinese From Chinese 斌 or 彬 (bīn) meaning "refined", 滨 (bīn) meaning "beach, seashore" or 宾 (bīn) meaning "visitor, guest", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly.
BingqinfChinese From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 琴 (qín), a type of Chinese lute.
Bingyinm & fChinese From Chinese 秉 (bǐng) meaning "grasp, hold, maintain" or 丙 (bǐng) meaning "third" combined with 印 (yìn) meaning "seal, mark, sign", 寅 (yín) meaning "to respect", or 垠 (yín) meaning "riverbank, boundary", as well as other character combinations.
BodinmSerbian (Rare), Medieval Serbian, History Serbian king Constantine Bodin (fl. 1072–1108) was a ruler of Duklja, the second, although titular, King of Duklja and Dalmatia from 1081 to 1101, succeeding his father, King Michael.... [more]
BolinmPopular Culture An earthbending character from the TV series "The Legend of Korra" bears this name.
BolvinmArthurian Cycle Counselor to Earl Milon, who desired Enide, Erec’s wife. Milon and Bolvin tried to kidnap the woman, but Erec killed them both.
BoqinmChinese “Bo” (伯) usually means “elder” or “chief,” while “qin” (勤) means “diligent” or “industrious.”
BoraqchinfMedieval Mongolian Meaning uncertain, possibly from Mongolian борогчин (borogchin) meaning "(female) bird" or "brown skin (of female animals)". This was the name of a 13th-century Alchi Tatar woman and the senior wife of Mongol ruler Batu Khan (c... [more]
BorinmLiterature A fictional character created by J.R.R. Tolkien. After his younger nephew, Frór, and brother were slain, Borin departed from the Ered Mithrin with his younger nephew, Thrór, to the Lonely Mountain in eastern Middle-earth, and lived there until his death... [more]
BortwinmGerman (Archaic) Containing the name elements bort meaning "shield" and wini meaning "friend".
BorwinmGerman (Rare) The name Borwin is formed from the Slavonic name element BOR "fight, battle" and the Germanic name element WIN "friend".... [more]
BouldinmEnglish (Modern, Rare) The origins of the name Bouldin are from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from the Old English personal name Bealding, which was originally derived from the name Beald. Bouldin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century... [more]
BrandewinmGermanic Derived from Old Norse brand "sword" combined with Old High German wini "friend."
BrandinmEnglish (Modern) Variant form of Brandon. Also compare Brandyn. Known bearers of this name include the former American professional basketball player Brandin Knight (b... [more]
BruinmDutch (Rare), English (Rare, ?), Folklore Dutch form of Bruno. It coincides with the Dutch word for "brown". This was also the name of the bear in medieval fables of Reynard the Fox.
BrunsteinmGermanic Derived from Old High German brunja "breastplate, cuirass" or brûn "brown" combined with Old High German stain "stone."
BuroinmArthurian Cycle The duke of the White Lake. He raised and educated Tybalt, the youth who became Lancelot’s first squire. He gave lodging to Lancelot one night as he traveled to Arthur’s court.
ByaainfAlaskan Female given name created by Alaskan Native Eskimo Baayin Asiksick in the early 1900s.
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.
CælinmHistory (Ecclesiastical) Cælin was an Orthodox priest in England in the seventh century, and brother of St. Cedd of Lastingham. The name Cælin is a spelling variant of the name of a West Saxon king Ceawlin, and is of Celtic rather than Anglo-Saxon derivation.
CaillínmMedieval Irish Meaning uncertain. According to one source, the name means "little cowl" in Irish, in which case it should ultimately be derived from the Irish noun caille meaning "veil".... [more]
CaislínfIrish (Modern), English (Modern) Supposed to mean "little castle" from Irish caiseal meaning "castle" combined with the Irish diminutive of ín. It also coincides with the rare Irish word caislín meaning "chat" (a type of bird)... [more]
CaiyinfChinese From Chinese 彩 (cǎi) meaning "colour" combined with 音 (yīn) meaning "sound, noise, tone". Other character combinations can form this name as well.
ÇakînfKurdish From the Kurdish çakî meaning "goodness, favour".
CalinmRomanian Variant of Călin used by Romanians abroad or in informal contexts (for example on the internet). Note that this is not the standard spelling of the name.
Carlinf & mEnglish (Rare) Transferred use of the surname Carlin or a variant of Carline. A notable masculine bearer was an American rugby union and rugby sevens player: Carliln Isles... [more]