Submitted Names in Scotland

Bettyjo f English (Rare)
Combination of Betty and Jo.

Bettylyn f English
Betty with the -lyn suffix.

Bettylynn f English
Betty with the -lynne suffix.

Bettylynne f English
Betty with the -lynne suffix.

Betula f English (Rare)
Derived from Latin betula meaning "birch".

Betw f Welsh (Archaic)
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Bety f Spanish (Latin American), English (Rare)
Variant of Betty, also used in Latin American countries as a short form of names containing Be- (or -be-) and -t-, like Beatriz and Alberta.

Beuno m Welsh
Probably from Welsh bu "cow" and -no "knowing". The name of a 7th-century Welsh saint.

Beverlee f English
Variant of Beverly.

Beverleigh f English (Rare)
Variant of Beverly.

Beverlie f & m English
Variant of Beverly.

Beverlyn f English
Elaboration of Beverly.

Bevi f English
Diminutive of Beverly.

Bevie f English
Diminutive of Beverly.

Bevy f English
Diminutive of Beverly.

Bex f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rebecca, Beckett, Beatrix and other names containing the beck sound.

Bexley f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Bexley.

Bey m English (British, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bey.

Beyond m & f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English-speaking word beyond, meaning "on the far side."

Bhioctoria f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Victoria.

Bianna f English, Mexican (?)
In English, this is an invented based on the popular name suffix -ianna. It is also Mexican, the meaning unknown. This is the name of a news anchor on Good Morning America, Bianna Golodryga.

Biannca f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), English (Rare)
Variant form of Bianca.

Bibbit f English
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Biddie f English, Scottish
Diminutive of Bridget.

Biden m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Biden.

Bietie f Scottish (Archaic)
Possible diminutive of Beitris. See also Beatie.

Biffany f English (Rare)
Feminized form of "Biff". Possible variant of "Tiffany".

Bige m English
Diminutive of Abijah.

Bilena f English
English variant of Bilina.

Bilinda f English (British, Rare)
Probably rarely used alternate spelling of Belinda. Mostly known because of Bilinda Butcher, who is guitarist/singer of My Bloody Valentine.

Billard m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Billard.

Billee f & m Hindi (Rare), Indian (Modern), English (Modern)
From Hindi बिल्ली (billee) meaning "cat". It is also used as variant of the name BILLY, BILLIE, or BILLI.

Billi f English
Variant of Billie.

Billiam m English
Variant of William, incorporating the diminutive Bill.

Billiann f English

Billianne f English
Strictly feminine version of Billie, or a combination of Billy and Anne 1.

Billiejean f English (Rare)
Combination of Billie and Jean 2. This is also popularized by the title of the song by Michael Jackson named "Billie Jean" released on January 22nd 1983.

Billiejo f American (South), English (Rare)
Combination of Billie and Jo. Also, see its male counterpart: Billyjoe.

Billye f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Billy.

Billyjo f & m American (South, Rare), English (British, Rare)
Variant of Billiejo or Billyjoe.

Bina f English
Diminutive of Sabina and Sabrina.

Bing m English (Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Bing or from a nickname, as was the case for American singer and actor Bing Crosby (1903-1977), who was originally called Bingo.

Bingham m English (British, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bingham.

Binky m & f English (Rare)
A nickname of unknown meaning. A notable bearer of the nickname is Binky Felstead from the show 'Made in Chelsea', whose real name is Alexandra.

Binnie f & m English
A diminutive for names starting with Be such as Belinda or Benedict.

Binny f English
Diminutive of Benita. In British television show, 'The Kids of 47A' (1973-1975), one of the sisters Gathercole is called Binny, but in this case her given name was Belinda.

Birch m English
From the English word for the birch tree. Famous bearers include Birch Evans Bayh III, senator from Indiana, who assumed office in 1999. Birch Evans Bayh II was a senator from Indiana 1963-1981.

Birdella f English (Rare)
Probably an elaborate form of Bird. It can also be a combination of Bird and the suffix -ella.

Birdine f English
Variant of Birdie.

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

Birdy f English
Variant of Birdie.

Biron m English (Rare), Theatre
Shakespeare used this name in one of the three companions of King Ferdinand in Love's Labour Lost (1594).

Birt m English
Variant of Burt.

Birtie f English
Variant of Bertie.

Bitsy f English
Diminutive of Elisabeth.

Bitty f English
Short for Elizabeth.

Bizzy f English
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Blackbird f & m English (Rare)
From the name of the animal, introduced into popular culture by the 1968 song of the same name performed by The Beatles.... [more]

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

Blacky m English (Rare)
Variant of Blackie.

Blade m English, Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Blade or from the Old English blæd ‘leaf of a plant,' of Germanic origin; related to Dutch blad and German Blatt.... [more]

Blaidd m Welsh (Rare)
Derived from Welsh blaidd "wolf".

Blaize m English (Modern)
Variant of Blaise or Blaze

Blakeley f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Blakely.

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

Blakelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Blakelyn.

Blakeney f & m English
From Old English blæc meaning "black, dark" or blac meaning "pale" combined with Old English eg meaning "island" or hæg meaning "enclosure".

Blanchie f English
Diminutive of Blanche.

Bland m English (Rare)
Either a transferred use of the surname Bland or an English form of Blandus.

Blandell f & m English

Blase m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Blase or a variant of Blaise.

Blayden m English
Variant of Bladen.

Blayk m English
Variant of Blake.

Blayke m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Blake.

Blayr f English
Variant of Blair.

Bleaker m English
Transferred usage of the surname Bleaker.

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

Bless f & m English, Filipino
From the English word bless meaning "to consecrate or confer divine favor upon".

Blessyn f English (Modern)
Altered form of Blessing.

Bleu f & m English
From the French word for "Blue". Not typically used in France.

Bliss f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bliss or simply from the English word "bliss".

Blisstina f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the English-speaking word 'bliss' and the popular suffix 'tina.

Blithe f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Blythe.

Blodwedd f Welsh (Modern, Rare, ?)
Contracted form of Blodeuwedd.

Bloom f English
From the English word bloom, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- ("to thrive, flower, bloom").

Bloom m English
Transferred use of the surname Bloom.

Blu f & m Italian (Modern), English (Rare)
Italian form of Blue and English diminutive of Bluford.

Bluebell f English, Popular Culture
From the name of the flower, used to some extent as a first name when flower names were in vogue at the end of the 19th century.

Bluebelle f English (Rare)
Variant of Bluebell.

Bluebonnet f English (Rare)
From the English name for the bluebonnet flower.

Blyss f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bliss.

Blyth m & f English
Variant of Blythe.

Bo m & f English
Variant of Beau or diminutive of Robert, Beaufort, Beauregard, Bonita or Bonnie.

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

Bobbeth f English
Either a variant of Bobette, most likely influenced by Beth, or a combination of Bob/Bobbie and Beth.

Bobbijo f American (South), English (Rare)
Combination of Bobbi and Jo.

Bobbin m English (Rare)
From the English-speaking word bobbin, which spools thread.

Bobbo m English (Rare)
Rare diminutive of Robert (and Robin).

Bobbye f English
Variant of Bobby.

Bobbyjo f & m American (South, Rare), English (British, Rare, ?)
Variant of either Bobbijo or Bobbyjoe.

Bobbyjoe m American (South, Rare), English (British, Rare)
Combination of Bobby and Joe. Bobbijo is the feminine counterpart.

Bobert m English (Rare)
Variant of Robert using the short form Bob.

Bobette f English (Rare)
Variant of Babette, most likely influenced by Bobbie.

Bobi f & m English (Rare), Welsh
Variant of Bobby.

Bobie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Bobby.

Bobs m & f English (Rare)
Short form of Robert, Robin and other names. Famous bearers of this name include the South African-Canadian painter and potter Bobs Cogill Haworth (1900-1988), and American actor Bobs Watson (1930-1999).

Boby m English (Rare)
Variant of Bobby.

Bocefus m English
Variant of Bocephus.

Bocephus m English, Popular Culture
Likely a corruption of the Ancient Greek name Bucephalus. ... [more]

Bode m English (Modern)
Popularized by American skier Bode Miller (1977-), born Samuel Bode Miller, in whose case it was inspired by the English word bode meaning "to indicate by signs, as future events", according to his 2005 autobiography... [more]

Boden m English (Modern)
Likely a variant of Beauden.

Bodhin m English
Variant of Boden.

Bodi m English

Bodie m English
Short form of Boden.... [more]

Bogart m English
Transferred use of the surname Bogart.... [more]

Bogie m English
Diminutive of Bogart.

Bohdi m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bodhi.

Bohemia f Romani, English (Rare)
From place name Bohemia.

Bolden m English
Transferred use of the surname Bolden.

Bolton m English (Rare)
From Old English bolt-tun, “settlement within a dwelling”.

Bonamy m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Bonamy. This name was borne by British literary scholar Bonamy Dobrée (1891-1974), who was given the name because it was a family surname.

Bonar m Scottish, English
Transferred use of the surname Bonar.

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

Bonnee f English (Rare)
Variant of Bonnie.

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

Bonnibell f Scottish
Bonnibell means "pretty" "cheerful" and Is a character from the show adventure time

Bonniebel f English (Rare)

Bonnii f & m Scottish

Bonnita f English (Rare)
Variant of Bonita.

Bonny f English
Variant of Bonnie.

Bonnye f English
Variant spelling of Bonny.

Bonnyventure m English (Rare), Eastern African (Rare)
Variant of Bonaventure.

Boo f English
Boo is a diminutive of Baby and Babe.

Booth m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Booth, which is derived from Middle English bothe meaning "booth, bothy, hut", which itself is ultimately derived from Old Norse búð meaning "booth, dwelling, shelter"... [more]

Boots m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Boots or a nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer.... [more]

Boreal m & f English (Rare)
From the Boreal Forest, which was named after the Greek god Boreas, who was a purple-winged god of the North Wind in Greek mythology.

Borlewen f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Cornish Borlowen "morning star".

Borris m English (Rare), German (Rare)
Variant of Boris.

Bose m English
Meaning unknown. Possibly a diminutive of Ambrose or a variant of Boss.

Bosley m English

Bosten m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Boston.

Bostyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Boston.

Botswana f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the place name.

Botulph m English, Norwegian
Derived from Botulphus, which was the latinized form for both Botulf and Bótulfr.

Boulder m English (Modern, Rare)
From the English-speaking word boulder.

Bouldin m English (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]

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

Bow m & f English (Rare)
A variant of Bo 1, probably influenced by the word "bow" which is used to shoot with arrows or by the word "bowtie", or a diminutive of Rainbow.

Bower m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bower. It was the middle name of John Bower "Bouse" Hutton (1877-1962), a Canadian ice hockey goaltender and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Bowman m English
Transferred use of the surname Bowman.

Bowyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bowen.

Boy m North Frisian, West Frisian, East Frisian, Dutch, Danish, German, English (Rare)
Variant form of Boye. In English-speaking countries, the name is usually derived from the English word boy meaning "boy" (in a manner comparable to the name Sonny) or a short form of the given names Boyce and Boyd.... [more]

Boycie m English (British, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
Diminutive of Boyce.

Boyer m English
Variant of the English occupational surname Bowyer meaning "bow maker" transferred into use as a given name.

Boyne m English
Transferred use of the surname Boyne.

Boysie m English, South African, Trinidadian Creole, Jamaican Patois
Variant of Boise.

Boz m English, American
A nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer. For example, Boz was used as a pen name by Charles Dickens (1812-1870) in the 1830s when publishing short pieces in newspapers... [more]

Brace m & f English
Likely intended as a variant of Brice. Middle English (as a verb meaning ‘clasp, fasten tightly’) from Old French bracier ‘embrace’, from brace ‘two arms’, from Latin bracchia, plural of bracchium ‘arm’, from Greek brakhiōn.

Bracken f & m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Bracken.

Bracyn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brayson.

Brada f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Braden.

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

Bradie f & m English
Variant of Brady.

Bradlay m English
Variant of Bradley.

Bradlee m & f English (Rare)
Masculine and feminine variant of Bradley.

Bradlei m English
Variant of Bradley.

Bradleyna f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Bradley, with the suffix -na

Bradlie m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bradley.

Bradlina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Bradley, with the suffix lina

Bradly m English
Variant of Bradley.

Bradon m English
Variant of Braden.

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

Bradyn m English
Variant of Braden.

Braedon m English
Variant of Braden.

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

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

Brahm m English, Indian
Variant of Bram and Brahma.

Braidon m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braden.

Braileigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braylee.

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

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

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

Bralynn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braelyn or Braylon.

Bramble m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bramble.

Brampton m English (Rare)

Bramwell m English
Transferred use of the surname Bramwell.

Bran m English
Short form of Brandon.

Brandan m English
Variant of Brandon.

Brandelyn f English

Brandiann f English
Combination of Brandi and Ann.

Brandianne f English
A combination of Brandi and Anne 1.

Brandin m English (Modern)
Variant form of Brandon. Also compare Brandyn. Known bearers of this name include the former American professional basketball player Brandin Knight (b... [more]

Brandtley m English
Variant of Brantley.

Brandun m English
Variant of Brandon.

Brandy m English
Diminutive of Brandon.

Brandyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant form of Brandon (when borne by a male). In the case of a female bearer, this name can be considered as the feminine form of Brandon... [more]

Brangwy f Welsh
Variant of Branwen

Brannan m Irish, English
Variant of Brannon.

Branok m Cornish
Cornish form of Branoc.

Bransby m English
Transferred use of the surname Bransby.

Bransen m English (Rare)
Variant of Branson.

Brantleigh f English
Variant of Brantley.

Brantlie f English
Variant of Brantley.

Brantly m English
Variant of Brantley.

Brantwell m English

Branwell m English
Variant of Bramwell. A famous namesake is Patrick Branwell Brontë, brother of the famous Brontë sisters.

Branwyn f English
Variant of Welsh Branwen.

Brashlyn f English (Rare)
Combination of the English word "Brash" and the suffix -lyn. Possible variant of the popular name "Ashlyn".

Brass m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brass. Alternately, could be taken directly from the English word brass, a metal alloy of copper and zinc, possibly derived from Proto-Germanic brasō "fire, pyre"... [more]

Braunwyn f English (Rare)
Probably an English variant of Bronwyn. A known bearer of this name is Braunwyn Windham-Burke (b. 1977), who stars in the American reality television series The Real Housewives of Orange County (2006-).

Brave m & f English
From the French brave, from the Italian bravo, itself either from Provençal brau 'show-off', from the Gaulish *bragos 'fine', or from the Latin *bravus, from a fusion of pravus and barbarus into a root *bravus.

Braven m English
Variant of Brave, with the popular name suffix -en, possibly influenced by Raven.

Bravery m English
From the English word "bravery" meaning "being Brave, a brave act".

Brawleigh m English
Variant of Brawley. A known bearer of this name is American Republican politician Brawleigh Graham.

Brawley m English
Transferred use of the surname Brawley. A known bearer of this name is American actor Brawley Nolte (b. 1986), the son of American actor Nick Nolte (b... [more]

Braxlee m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braxley.

Braxley m & f English (Modern, Rare)
An invented name, based on other similar names such as Paisley and Brinley.

Braxon m English
Variant of Braxton.

Braxson m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braxton.

Bray m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bray, derived from Cornish bre meaning "hill".

Braydan m English (Modern)
Variant of Braden.

Braydn m English
Variant of Braden.

Braylea f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braylee.

Brayleen f English
Possibly a combination of the English surname Bray, from the Cornish bre 'hill' combined with the suffix -leen. Another possibility is that it's a feminized variant of Brayden combined with the suffix -leen.

Braylene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brayleen (See also Jaylene).

Braylie f English
Variant of Brierley.

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

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

Braysen m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brayson.

Brazen m English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "bold, shameless, obvious" or "made of brass, of brass colour".

Brazil f & m English (Modern)
From the name of the Latin American country.

Brazilia f English
Variant of Brasilia.

Bre f English
Diminutive of name beginning with Bre-, Bri-, and Bry-. Most notably for Brianna.

Brea f English
Possibly a variant of Bree, Breagh or Bria. Actress Brea Grant played Daphne Millbrook on Heroes.

Breada f English (Rare), Irish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Breda 1.

Breagan m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Breagan.

Breagh f Scottish, English (Canadian)
Allegedly derived from Scottish Gaelic brèagha, ultimately from Old Irish bregda, "fine, handsome, beautiful".

Breagha f Scottish (Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Breagh.

Breah f English (Modern, Rare)
Short form of Brianna, or elaboration of Bree.

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

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

Breata f English (Rare)

Breauna f English (Modern)
Variant of Briana.

Breck m English
Likely taken from the Old Irish word brecc meaning “speckled, spotted; trout”. It probably originated as a nickname given to somebody with freckles.

Breckan m English (Modern)
Variant of Brecken.

Brecken m English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Brecken.

Breckin m English
Variant of Brecken.

Brecklyn f & m English (Modern)
Either a variant of Brooklyn or an elaboration of Brecken or Brock with the popular name suffix -lyn.

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

Breckyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brecken

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

Breeanna f English
Variant of Brianna.

Breeanne f English
Variant of Brianne.

Breece m Scots (Archaic)
Obsolete variant of Bruce.

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.

Brenin m Welsh

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.

Breok m Cornish
Cornish form of Brioc. This name was borne by a Welsh saint who is commemorated in St. Breock.

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.