Submitted Names in Quebec

Breeanna f English
Variant of Brianna.

Breeanne f English
Variant of Brianne.

Breeleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brileigh.

Breella f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briella.

Breelyn f English (Modern)
Combination of Bree and the popular name suffix lyn.

Breelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Bree and Lynn.

Breena f English (Modern)
Probably an invented name, perhaps based on Breanna. (See also Brina.)

Breeyn f English
Likely a variant of Brianne or an elongation of Bryn.

Breeze f & m English
From the English word "breeze" referring to "a light, gentle wind". From the Dutch bries 'breeze', from the Eastern Frisian brîse 'breeze', from brisen 'to blow fresh and strong'.

Breezee f English
Variant of Breezie.

Breezey f English
Variant of Breezie.

Breezi f English
Variant of Breezie.

Breezie f English (Rare), Popular Culture
This name may be derived from the word breezy.... [more]

Breezy f & m English (Modern)
From the adjective (see Breeze). It is also used as a diminutive for names containing -bri/bre(e)-, like Brianna or Sabrina.

Brehannah f English (Rare)
Likely either a variant of Briana or a combination of the prefix bre and Hannah.

Breigha f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Bria or an elaboration of Breigh.

Brein f English (Rare)

Breion m English
Variant of Brian.

Breklyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brecklyn.

Brelle f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brielle.

Brelyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brem m English

Bren m English
Short form of Brendan.

Brenae f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brené.

Brend m English
Short form of Brendan.

Brendalee f English (Rare)
Combination of Brenda and Lee, popularised by singer Brenda Lee (1944-).

Brendalynn f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Brenda using the popular name suffix lynn.

Brendie f English
A diminutive of Brenda.

Brendin m English (Rare)
Variant of Brendan.

Brendyn m English (Modern)
Variant of Brendan.

Brenly f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brinley.

Brenlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlynn.

Brenn m & f English
A diminutive of names with the element or sound of -bren-, such as Brenna or Brendan.

Brennah f English
Variant of Brenna

Brennen m English, Irish
Variant of Brennan.

Brenner m English
Transferred use of the surname Brenner.

Brennon m English
Variant of Brennan.

Brensen m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Branson.

Brently m English (Rare)
Variant of Brentley.

Brentyn m English
Variant of Brenton.

Breonna f English (Modern)
Variant of Briana.

Brescia f English (Rare)
From the place name Brescia.

Bresha f English

Breslin m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Breslin.

Breslyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Breslin.

Bretny f English
Variant of Brittney.

Brette m & f English
Variant of Brett.

Brettlyn f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Brett using the popular name suffix lyn.

Brettney f English
Variant of Brittany, possibly inspired by Brett.

Brewer m English
Transferred use of the surname Brewer.

Brewster m English (Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Brewster.

Brey m English (Rare)
Variant of Bray.

Breyanna f English (Modern)
Variant of Brianna.

Breydan m English (Modern)
Variant of Braden.

Brezlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Breslin.

Bri m & f English
Variant of Bree or a diminutive of any name containing the element -bri-, such as Brian, Briana, Gabriella, etc.

Briac m French, Breton
From a Brythonic name derived from the Celtic element *brigo "high, noble, mighty". As such this name can be viewed as a Breton cognate of Brian. In the case of Saint Briac, who arrived in Brittany with Saint Tugdual circa 548, this was a short form of the old Welsh name Briafael.

Briah f English
Variant of Bria.

Briahna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana

Briahnna f English (Modern)
Variant spelling of Brianna.

Briand m French (Rare)
Gallicized form of Brient.

Briandy f English, English (American, Rare), African American
Feminine form of Brian

Briane f English
French feminine form of Brian.

Briann f & m English
Variant of Brianne or Brian.

Briannah f English (Rare)
Variant of Briana.

Briannon f English (Rare)
Variant of Briana perhaps based on Rhiannon and Shannon.

Briarly f English
Variant of Brierley.

Briauna f English
Variant of Briana.

Bricelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Brice using the popular name suffix lyn.

Bricen m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bryson

Brickly f English (Modern)
Combination of the masculine name "Brick" and the suffix -ly. Possible short form of "Bricklynn".

Bricklynn f English

Bridge m & f English
Diminutive of Bridger or Bridget.

Bridgemont m English
Transferred usage of the place name Bridgemont.

Bridges m English
Transferred use of the surname Bridges.

Bridgett f English
Variant of Bridget.

Bridgid f English
Likely a variant of Bridget.

Bridgit f English (Modern)
Variant of Bridget. A known bearer is the American actress and singer Bridgit Mendler (1992-).

Bridgitte f English
Variant of Bridgette.

Brieana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana.

Brieanna f English
Variant of Briana.

Briel f English (Modern)
A variant of the name Brielle, which is a short form of Gabrielle, meaning "strong man of God."

Briela f English (Modern)
Short form of Gabriela.

Briell f English (Modern)
Variant of Brielle.

Briellah f English (Modern)
Variant of Briella.

Brielynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brilynn.

Brien m English
Variant of Brian.

Brienna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana.

Brier f & m English
Variant of Briar.

Brierley f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Brierley.

Brieuc m French, French (Belgian), History (Ecclesiastical)
Gallicized form of Briog.

Briget f English (Rare)
Variant of Bridget.

Brigetta f English (Rare)
Variant of Brigitta.

Brigette f English
Variant of Bridgette (or perhaps an Anglicized variant of Brigitte).

Bright m & f English
Short form of Brighton.

Brighton m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Brighton.

Brightyn f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Brighton.

Brigide f French (Rare), French (Quebec)
Variant of Brigitte.

Brihana f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana.

Brilee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briley.

Brileigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Briley.

Brilliana f English (Rare, Archaic)
Coined by Lord Conway in the early 17th century for his daughter (who would later become a well-known English letter-writer).... [more]

Brilyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brylynn.

Brilynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Brylynn.

Brina f English
Short form of Sabrina.

Brinda f English (Rare)
Variant of Brenda, influenced by other -inda names such as Linda.

Brindin f & m English (Rare)
The name Brindin is a rare variant on the names Brandon and Brendan. It is more closely related to the name Brindon.

Briney f English
Diminutive of Sybrina used in the 18th century.

Brinker m English (Rare), Literature
Transferred use of the surname Brinker.... [more]

Brinkley f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brinkley.

Brinlee f English
Variant of Brinley.

Brinleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brinley.

Brinlie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brinley.

Brinly f English
Variant of Brinley or transferred use of the surname Brinly.

Brinn f English (Modern)
Variant of Brynn.

Brinna f English (Modern)
Variant of Brynna.

Brinsley m English

Brinton m English
Transferred use of the surname Brinton.

Briona f English
Variant of Briana.

Brioni f English (Rare)
Variant of Bryony.

Brionne f English (Rare)
Variant of Brianne.

Brise m English
Variant of Brice.

Briséis f Greek Mythology (Gallicized), French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
French form of Briseis.

Brison m English
Variant of Bryson.

Bristen m English

Brit f English
Short form of Brittany.

Britan f & m English
Variant of Britton.

Britania f English (Rare)
Variant of Britannia.

Britannie f English
Variant of Brittany.

Britanny f English (Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Britany f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Briten m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Britton.

Britene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brithney f French (Modern, Rare)
French borrowing of Britney.

Britina f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a combination of Britney and Christina.

Britley f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern name, probably a blend of Brittany and the popular phonetic suffix lee.

Britnee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brittany

Britni f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Britnie f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Britny f English
Variant of Brittany.

Britt m English

Brittan f & m English
Variant of Britton.

Brittanee f English (Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittaney f English
Variant of Brittany.

Brittanie f English
Variant of Brittany.

Brittanni f English (Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittanya f English (Rare)
Variant of Britannia.

Brittanyanne f English
Combination of Brittany and Anne 1.

Brittenie f English
Variant of Brittany.

Britteny f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittian m & f English (Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Britton

Brittie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Brittany, Britannia, and other names starting with Brit-.

Brittiny f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany incorporating Leigh.

Brittnay f English (Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittnee f English
Variant of Brittany.

Brittnie f English
Variant of Brittany.

Brittnye f English
Alternate spelling of Brittany.

Brix m English (Modern)
A modern name.

Briyanna f English (Americanized, Rare)
A variant of Brianna. In both, 2002 and 2006 there were 46 girls named Briyanna.

Briza f English

Broadus m English
Meaning unknown. This was the middle name of John Watson, American psychologist and founder of Behaviorism.

Broc m English
Variant of Brock.

Brocky m English
Diminutive of Brock.

Brodee m English
Variant of Brody.

Broden m English
Transferred use of the surname Brodén.

Broderick m English
Transferred use of the surname Broderick.

Brodhi m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brody, influenced by Bodhi.

Brodi m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Brody. According to the US Social Security Administration, 24 baby boys and 13 baby girls were named Brodi in 2006

Brodin m English
Variant of Broden.

Brodrick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brodrick. See also Broderick.

Brok m English
Variant of Brock.

Brolin m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brolin.

Bromère m French
French form of Bromerus.

Bromleigh m English
Transferred use of the surname Bromleigh.

Bromley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Bromley.

Bron m English (Rare), South African (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bron. Otherwise, it could be a short form of LeBron or Bronson.

Brona f Irish (Anglicized), English
Anglicized form of Brónach.

Bronco m English
Derived from the English-speaking word bronco, which describes a wild horse.

Bronislas m Medieval Slavic (Gallicized), French
French form of Bronisław, via its Latinized form Bronislaus.

Bronnie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Bronwen.

Bronwynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Bronwyn.

Bronx m English
Transferred use of the place name Bronx. It began gaining popularity as a given name after singers Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson used it for their son in 2008.

Bronze m & f English
Bronze is a yellowish-brown alloy of copper with up to one-third tin. It is a modern first name. In the US, 5 girls and 9 boys were given this first name in 2018.

Brookelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brookelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brookelynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brooker m English
Transferred use of the surname Brooker.

Brookes m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Brooks.... [more]

Brooklee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brookley.

Brookleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brookley.

Brooklen f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brooklin f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brooklyne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brooklynne f English (Modern)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brooksy f English
Diminutive of Brooke.

Broom f English
Very rare, in reference to the plant or another use of the surnames Broom or Broome.

Brosy m English

Brown m English
Transferred use of the surname Brown.

Browne m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Brown. Notable namesake is Henry Browne Blackwell, an English born publisher and social reformer who was one of the founders of the Republican Party in the US... [more]

Brownie m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Brown.

Brownlow m English
Transferred use of the surname Brownlow.

Brownwyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Bronwyn.

Brox m English

Brucene f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Bruce.

Brucey m English
Diminutive of Bruce.

Brucie m English
Diminutive of Bruce.

Brucy m English
Diminutive of Bruce.

Brud m English

Bruin m Dutch (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.

Brune f French, Judeo-French
Cognate of Bruna.

Bruneau m French (Rare)
Variant of Bruno.

Brunette f French (Rare), Haitian Creole
Diminutive of Brune.

Brunon m Polish, French, Lengadocian, Provençal, Gascon
Variant of Bruno based on the genitive form of the Latin declination.

Brunone f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Brunon found in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region up until the 1700s.

Bruse m English
Form of Bruce.

Brusen m English (Rare)

Brush m English
Variant of Ambrose

Bruyère f French (Rare, Archaic)

Bry m & f English
Diminutive of Bryan, Bryden, Brianna, and other names beginning in Bry.

Brya f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bria.

Bryah f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Bria or Brea. According to the SSA, Bryah was given to 12 girls in 2015.

Bryahna f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana. According to the SSA, Bryahna was given to 7 girls in 2007.

Bryann f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brianne and Brian (See also Bryanne and Bryanna).

Bryar m English
Variant of Briar.

Bryarly f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brierley.

Brycelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Bryce using the popular name suffix lynn (see Lynn).

Bryceson m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bryson. According to the SSA, 22 boys were given the name Bryceson in 2018.

Brycin m English
Alternative spelling of Brysen

Brycyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bryson.

Brydan m English
Variant of Bryden.

Bryden m English (Modern)
Variant of Braden, perhaps influenced by Bryan.

Brydon m English
Variant of Bryden.

Brye m & f English
Diminutive of Bryce and variant of Brie.

Bryelle f English (Modern)
Variant of Brielle.

Bryenda f English
Variant of Brenda.

Bryin m English

Brylie f English
Variant of Bryley or possibly an elaboration of Riley or a pion of Bree/Breanna/Brenna (etc) and Rylie.

Brylyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braylynn.

Bryn f English (Rare)
Short form of Brynhild.

Bryna f English, Yiddish (Anglicized)
Yiddish ברײַנא from German Bräune "brown(ness)".

Brynden m English (Modern, Rare), Literature
Variant of Brendan. ... [more]

Brynelyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Brynlynn.

Brynley m & f English
Variant of Brinley.

Brynlie f English
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynly f English
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlynn.

Brynlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Bryn and Lynn.

Brynna f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Brynn (probably influenced by Brenna) as well as a variant of Bryna.

Brynnil f English (Rare)

Brynnlee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynnleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynnly f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynton m English
Variant of Brinton, influenced by the name Bryn.

Bryona f English
Variant of Briana.

Bryonia f English (Rare)
From the Latin name for bryony, the wild twining plant (see Bryony).

Bryonie f English (Rare)
Variant of Bryony.

Bryonna f English
Variant of Briana.

Bryor m English
Variant of Briar.

Brysan m English
Variant of Bryson.

Bryse m English
Variant of Brice.

Brysen m English
Variant of Bryson.

Brystal f English (Modern)
Variant of Bristol, the spelling influenced by that of Crystal.

Brysun m English
Variant of Bryson.

Brysyn m English
Variant of Bryson.

Brytani f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Bryten m & f English
Variant spelling of Bryton.

Brytnee f English
alternative spelling of Brittany

Brytni f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Bryton m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Britton.

Bryttani f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Bryttany f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Bub m English (Rare)
Likely from the English vocabulary word for a boy or young man, bub.

Bubba m English, Popular Culture
In the American South, the name is from a term of endearment usually thought to be based on the word brother.

Bubby m English (Rare)

Buckingham m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Buckingham. A known bearer of this name was the American writer and politician Buckingham Smith (1810-1871).

Buckland m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Buckland.

Buckley m English
Transferred use of the surname Buckley 1.

Buel m English
Variant of Buell.

Buelah f English
Variant of Beulah.

Buell m English
Transferred use of the surname Buell.

Buffie f English (Rare)
Variant of Buffy.

Bug m & f English
A popular unisex nickname between 1920-1935, based on the slang term "bugsy" meaning "crazy."

Bumblebee m & f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
The name of several fictional characters, including a Marvel comics superhero, Transformers character, and The Simpsons character.

Bunk m English
Transferred use of the surname Bunk.

Bunker m English
Transferred from the surname Bunker.

Bunnie f English
Variant of Bunny.

Bunnye f English
Variant spelling of Bunny.

Bunty f Scots, English
Originally an English and Scottish term of endearment derived from Scots buntin "plump, short and stout" referring to a plump child (possibly with the intended meaning of "good healthy baby" or "dear little one")... [more]

Burchell m English (Rare), Popular Culture (Modern)
From the English surname Burchell, which is derived from the village of Birkehill (also known as Biekel or Birtle). It means "birch hill".

Burdette m & f English (Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Bernadette or a variant of the traditionally French and English surname Burdette derived from a pet form of the Old French personal name Burdo.

Buren m English
Transferred use of the place name Buren.

Burgess m English
Transferred use of the surname Burgess.

Burkely m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Berkeley.

Burkley m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Berkeley.

Burl m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Burl. Notable namesake is actor and singer Burl Ives.

Burleigh m English
Variant of Burley.

Burley m English
Transferred use of the surname Burley.