General Population Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the scope is General Population.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Bryniulfr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse brynja "coat of mail, armor, protection" and ulfr "wolf".
Brynjolf m Scandinavian
Modern form of the Old Swedish name Bryniolf, itself a form of the Old Norse Bryniulfr.
Brynjólfur m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bryniulfr.
Brynjolfur m Danish
Danish form of Bryniulfr.
Brynjolvur m Faroese
Faroese form of Bryniulfr.
Brynjúlfur m Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Bryniulfr.
Brynjulv m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Bryniulfr.
Brynkætill m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse brynja "coat of mail, armour, protection" and ketill "cauldron hat, helmet".
Brynleifur m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Old Norse brynja meaning "coat of mail (or plate), byrnie, corselet" and the name Leifur (which is itself related to Old Norse leif meaning "inheritance, legacy").
Brynleivur m Faroese
Faroese form of Brynleifur.
Brynley m & f English
Variant of Brinley.
Brynlie f English
Variant of Brynlee.
Brynly f English
Variant of Brynlee.
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.
Brynsteinn m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements brynja meaning "coat of mail (or plate), byrnie, corselet" and steinn meaning "stone".
Brynte m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Pet form of names beginning with Bryn-, derived from the Old Norse word brynja "armour, protection".
Brynþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse brynja meaning "coat of mail (or plate), byrnie, corselet" combined with Þór.
Brynton m English
Variant of Brinton, influenced by the name Bryn.
Bryok m Cornish
Cornish form of Brioc.
Bryona f English
Variant of Briana.
Bryonia f English (Rare)
From the Latin name for bryony, the wild twining plant (see 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.
Brysha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements bry and sha.
Bryson m Ancient Greek
From the Greek Βρύσων.
Brystal f English (Modern)
Variant of Bristol, the spelling influenced by that of Crystal.
Bryston m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bryson influenced by other names ending in ton or ston.
Brysun m English
Variant of Bryson.
Brysyn m English
Variant of Bryson.
Bryten m & f English
Variant spelling of Bryton.
Brythonwen f Welsh (Rare)
Combination of Brython and the suffix gwen meaning "white, fair, blessed".
Brytnee f English
alternative spelling of Brittany
Bryvyth f Medieval Cornish, History (Ecclesiastical)
The name of a medieval Cornish saint.
Bryyno m Finnish
Finnish form of Bryniulfr.
Bryzeida f Polish
Polish form of Briseis.
Bsag m Armenian
Means "crown" in Armenian.
Bsora f Hebrew
Means "good news" in Hebrew.
Btari f Indonesian
Variant of Batari.
Btissam f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ابتسام (see Ibtisam) chiefly used in North Africa.
Btissame f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic ابتسام (see Ibtisam) chiefly used in North Africa.
Bu m & f Chinese
A historical figure with this name is Lü Bu (also known as Lü Fengxian), a Chinese general in the Three Kingdoms period.
Bửu m & f Vietnamese
Variant of Bảo.
Bu m Korean, History
Meaning unknown. This was the personal name of Prince Jeongwon (1580-1619), father of King Injo.
Bu m Atayal
Can mean "to shoot with a bow and arrow" or "mountain peak"
Bua f Thai
Means "lotus" in Thai.
Buachaill m Irish
Means "cowherd, servant".
Buachan f Lao
From Lao ບົວ (bua) meaning "lotus" or "fruit" and ຈັນ meaning "moon".
Buadhach m Irish
Derived from Irish buaidh meaning "victory" (compare Boudicca, Buddug). It is Anglicized as Victor.
Buakham f & m Thai, Lao
Derived from Thai บัว (bua) meaning "lotus" and คำ (kham) meaning "gold". It is also used as an alternate transcription of the Lao name Bouakham, which has the same meaning... [more]
Bualoi m & f Lao
Means "candied lotus seed" in Lao.
Buang f Sotho
Means "speak" or "chat" in Sesotho.
Bub m English (Rare)
Likely from the English vocabulary word for a boy or young man, bub.
Buba m Svan, Georgian
Means "uncle" in Svan. In other words: this name is basically the Svan equivalent of Bidzina.
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.
Bubber m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
A variant of Bubba, likely based on the Appalachian pronunciation.
Bubette f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Maybe from the english world Bubbles and -ette. Or from Babette.
Bubi m German
A nickname meaning "little boy" (from the German word Bube "boy").... [more]
Buboupakumo f Ijaw
Means "don't grow alone" in Ijaw.
Bubusara f Kyrgyz
Means "noble lady" from Persian بی‌بی‌ (bibi) meaning "matron, lady, woman" combined with سارا (sara) meaning "noble, pure". A notable bearer was Bubusara Beyshenalieva (1926-1973), a Kyrgyz ballerina.
Bucephalus m Pet, Ancient Greek, Literature
Means "ox-head" in Ancient Greek. From the Ancient Greek βοῦς (bous) 'ox' and κεφαλή (kephalē) 'head'. ... [more]
Bucge f Anglo-Saxon
Possibly a diminutive of names containing the Old English element burg "fortress", as in the case of an 8th-century abbess by this name who corresponded with Saint Boniface and whose full name was Heahburg... [more]
Buchanan m Scottish, English (American, Rare)
From the surname Buchanan. A fictional bearer is the Marvel Comics character James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes.
Buchari m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Bukhari.
Buchori m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Bukhari.
Buchule m & f Xhosa
Means "intelligence, skill" in Xhosa.
Buchung m Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan བུ་ཆུང (see Bhuchung).
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.
Buckminster m English (American)
Transferred use from the placename Buckminster in England.... [more]
Buckner m American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Buckner.
Bucumi f Rundi
Means "tenth child" in Kirundi.
Bucur m Medieval Romanian, Romanian Mythology
Derived from either Romanian bucur, an archaic form of the adjective bucuros "joyful", a bucura "to become joyful" or bucurie "joy". This name was borne by Bucur, the legendary Romanian shepherd who is said to have founded Bucharest (Bucureşti in Romanian), giving it his name.
Bucura f Medieval Romanian
Feminine form of Bucur.
Bud f & m Mongolian
Means "Mercury (planet)" in Mongolian, ultimately derived from Sanskrit बुध् (budh) meaning "awaking, intelligent, wise".
Buda m Hungarian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly means "swelling one (of rounded shapes)", "elevated". This is the Hungarian form of Bleda, the name of the brother of Attila.
Buda m Buryat
Buryat form of Buddha, used as a given name.
Budaq m Azerbaijani
Means "branch, twig" in Azerbaijani.
Budashiri f Medieval Mongolian
Etymology unknown.
Budd m English (American)
Short form of Buddy. In American culture Bud, Budd, and Buddy were often as a nickname for a son named for his father to avoid name confusion. It later became used as an independent name.
Budda m Anglo-Saxon
Old English name of uncertain meaning, perhaps related to Brythonic boud "victory". It coincides with an Old English word meaning "beetle" (and could be a byname derived from it).
Buddhika m Sinhalese
Means "reasonable" in Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit बुद्धि (buddhi).
Buddhish m Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Nepali
"lord of wisdom " ; "lord of intelligence ". Here बुद्धि means wisdom + ईश means lord
Buddika m Sinhalese
Alternate transcription of Sinhala බුද්ධික (see Buddhika).
Buddug f Welsh
Derived from Welsh budd "profit, advantage". It is a cognate of Boudicca, the name of a 1st-century queen of the Iceni (a Celtic people) who is known as Buddug in Welsh, and is sometimes considered a Welsh equivalent of Victoria.
Budhi m Indonesian
Variant of Budi.
Budhy m Indonesian
Variant of Budi.
Budianto m Javanese
Means "virtuous" from Indonesian budi meaning "sense, mind, character".
Budiarto m Javanese, Indonesian
From Sanskrit बुद्धि (buddhi) meaning "intellect, reason, mind" and अर्थ (artha) meaning "wealth, property".
Budiasa m Indonesian
Connected to the name Budi, which is ultimately derived from Sanskrit बुद्धि (buddhi) meaning "intellect."
Budiman m Indonesian
Means "intelligent, wise" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit बुद्धिमान (buddhimāna).
Budimansyah m Indonesian (Rare)
Combination of Budiman and Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".
Budimir m Croatian, Serbian
The first element of this name is derived from (Serbo-)Croatian buditi "to awaken, to (a)rouse". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace" or "world". In other words, this name is the Croatian and Serbian cognate of the Polish name Budzimir.
Budimira f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Budimir.
Budimirka f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Budimir.
Budiono m Javanese
From Javanese budi meaning "sense, mind, character" combined with either the masculine suffix -na or the word ana meaning "being, having, holding".
Budislav m Czech, Croatian, Serbian
Deroved from buditi, "to wake up", and slava, "fame, glory".
Budivoj m Czech, Croatian, Serbian
Derived from buditi, "to wake up", and voi, "army".
Budle m Swedish (Archaic)
Obsolete Swedish form of Buðli.
Budo m Japanese
From Japanese 武 (bu) meaning "warrior" or "martial" and 道 (do) meaning "way" or "path". Together, 武道 (Budo) refers to "martial arts" or "the way of martial arts," emphasizing both physical technique and spiritual development.
Budog m Breton
Variant of Budoc.
Budolf m Danish
Danish form of Botulf.
Budou f & m Japanese
Means "grape" in Japanese or from Japanese 武道 (budou) meaning "Japanese martial arts". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Budsaba f Thai
Alternate transcription of Butsaba.
Budsarakam f Thai
Alternate transcription of Butsarakham.
Budsarakham f Thai
Alternate transcription of Butsarakham.
Budymyr m Ukrainian (Archaic)
From Ukrainian будує мир (buduye myr), which means "builds peace". The name means "one who spreads peace".
Budzimir m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish budzić "to (a)wake, to (a)rouse". Also compare Croatian buditi "to awaken, to (a)rouse". The second element is derived from Slavic mir "peace"... [more]
Budzisław m Polish
The first element of this name is derived from Polish budzić "to (a)wake, to (a)rouse". Also compare Croatian buditi "to awaken, to (a)rouse". The second element is derived from Slavic slav "glory"... [more]
Budzisława f Polish
Feminine form of Budzisław.
Buel m English
Variant of Buell.
Buelah f English
Variant of Beulah.
Buell m English
Transferred use of the surname Buell.
Buena f Spanish, Judeo-Spanish
Means "good" in Judeo-Spanish.
Buenaventurada f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish bienaventurada meaning "blessed", with the spelling influenced by Buenaventura.
Buenaventuranza f Spanish (Philippines, Rare, Archaic), Pampangan (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Spanish bienaventuranza meaning "beatitude", with the spelling influenced by Buenaventura. This name was most common (though was still extremely rare) in the provinces of Batangas and Pampanga.
Buendía m Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Spanish buen día, meaning "good day" and making it a cognate of Bonjour.
Bueno m Judeo-Spanish
Masculine form of Buena.
Buensuceso f & m Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso, meaning "Our Lady of the Good Event," referring to the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus.... [more]
Buetur m Yakut
Yakut form of Peter.
Bueyo f Spanish (Rare)
From the Marian title Virgen de Bueyo, patron saint of Albelda de Iregua (La Rioja). The name Bueyo comes from a small settlement in the vicinity where oxherding was common (cf. Spanish buey "ox").
Buford m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Buford.
Bug m & f English
A popular unisex nickname between 1920-1935, based on the slang term "bugsy" meaning "crazy."
Buga f Croatian (Rare), Slavic Mythology
From the verb bugariti meaning ‘'to sing'’.... [more]
Bugafer f & m English (American, Americanized, Rare, ?)
The name Bugafer refers to a very obscure legend called "Keeper of the silver-eyed crow"... [more]
Buggi m Medieval English, Old Danish
Old Norse byname, related to the Nynorsk word bugge meaning "powerful man."
Bugha m Medieval Turkic
Ultimately derived from Proto-Turkic *buka meaning "bull, ox". Also compare Bughaj.
Bughaj m Azerbaijani
Means "bull" in Azerbaijani coming from the word bugha.... [more]
Búgvi m Faroese
Faroese form of Bo 1.
Buhawi m Tagalog (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From Tagalog buhawi meaning "cyclone, whirlwind, tornado"
Buhay m Filipino (Rare)
Comes from the Filipino word "buhay" meaning life.
Buhori m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Bukhari.
Bưởi m & f Vietnamese
From Vietnamese Chữ Nôm 𣞻 (bưởi) meaning "pomelo".
Buichi m Japanese
From Japanese 武 (bu) meaning "military, martial" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Buichiro m Japanese
Variant transcription as Buichirou.
Buichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 武 (bu) meaning "military, martial", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Buinta f Kalmyk
Means "goodness, virtuousness" in Kalmyk.
Bujana f Albanian
Derived from Albanian bujanë "deep spot in a river".
Bujare f Albanian
Feminine form of Bujar.
Bujen f Polynesian
Means "promise" in Marshallese.
Büjin f & m Mongolian
Means "young hare" in Mongolian.
Bujor m Romanian (Rare)
Means "peony" in Romanian.
Buk m & f Nuer
Bukata m & f Bemba
Means "God's glory" in Bemba.
Buket f Turkish
Means "bouquet" in Turkish, borrowed from French bouquet.
Bukha m Buryat
Means "bull" in Buryat.
Bukhari m Indonesian, Malay
From the name of 9th-century Islamic scholar Muhammad al-Bukhari, whose name was derived from the city of Bukhara in present-day Uzbekistan.
Bukhdan f Arabic
Means "sleek, smooth, slender" in Arabic.
Bukhori m Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Bukhari.
Bukhuti m Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from Arabic بخيت (bukhait) or (bukhayt) meaning "good luck", itself ultimately derived from the Persian noun بخت (bakht) meaning "luck, fortune" (see Bakht)... [more]
Búkuig m Aguaruna
Possibly from the Awajún bukuítut meaning "smoke".
Bukunmi m & f Yoruba
Means "add to me" in Yoruba.
Bukuri f Albanian
Derived from Albanian bukuri "beauty".
Bukurie f Albanian
Variant of Bukuri.
Bukurosh m Albanian
Derived from Albanian bukurosh "good-looking, handsome".
Bukuroshe f Albanian
Feminine form of Bukurosh.
Bulad m Buryat
Buryat form of Bolat.
Bulah f American
Variant of Beulah.
Bulak f Cebuano
Means "flower" in Cebuano.
Büläkbikä f Bashkir
From Bashkir бүләк (büläk) meaning "gift" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).
Bulaklak f Tagalog
Means "flower" in Tagalog.
Büläknur f Bashkir
From Bashkir бүләк (büläk) meaning "gift" and Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".
Bulan m Jewish, Turkish
Bulan was a Khazar king who led the conversion of the Khazars to Judaism. His name means "elk" in Old Turkic. In modern Turkish, it means "The one who finds" (Bul + an).
Bülbül f Ottoman Turkish
Means "nightingale" in Ottoman Turkish.
Bulbul m Mandaean
Means "nightingale" in Mandaic.
Bülbülcan m Azerbaijani
From bülbül meaning "nightingale" and can meaning "soul, life" (see jan)
Bulchan m Khazar
Bulchan was a Khazar general around the year 800 CE.
Buldi m Old Norse
From Old Swedish bulde or bolde meaning "boil, abscess".
Bülend m Turkish
Variant of Bülent.
Buleuën f Acehnese
Means "moon, month" in Acehnese.
Buleun f Acehnese
Variant of Buleuën.
Bulëza f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian bulëz "melodic unit, unit of rhythm".
Bulga m & f Mongolian
Means "sable" in Mongolian.
Bulgan m Buryat
Means "sable" in Buryat.
Bulganbayar m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian булган (bulgan) meaning "sable" and баяр (bayar) meaning "celebration, joy".
Buling f Chinese (Rare)
From Chinese 歩 (bù) meaning "step" combined with 鈴 (líng) meaning "bell, chime". Other character combinations can form this name as well. Also comes from 布丁 (bùdīng), meaning "pudding". One fictional bearer of this name is Buling Huang/Fong from Tokyo Mew Mew.
Bulissa f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Greek
From the Hebrew baalat bayit ("mistress of the house"), which became baalas bayis / balabuste in Yiddish, and then was transformed into a Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Greek name.
Bulle m Old Danish, Old Swedish
Old Swedish and Old Danish form of Bolli.
Bulli m Old Norse
Old Norse variant of Bolli.
Bulmaro m Spanish (Mexican)
Variant of Vulmaro, which is a Spanish form of Wulmar. This is used mainly in Mexico.
Bulud m Azerbaijani
Means "cloud" in Azerbaijani.
Bulungu f Ganda
Means “white, whiteness” in Luganda.
Buluqhan f Medieval Mongolian
Means "sable", deriving from the Mongolian element bulga ("sable").
Bulzhamuur f Buryat
Means "lark" in Buryat.
Bướm f Vietnamese (Rare)
Means "butterfly" in Vietnamese.
Bum f & m Korean
Būmā m Japanese
his name has no meaning since it is written only katakana.... [more]
Bumblebee m & f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
The name of several fictional characters, including a Marvel comics superhero, Transformers character, and The Simpsons character.
Bumin m Turkish
Means "owl" or "division" in Proto-Turkic. Bumin was the founder of Turkic Khaganate.
Bumper m American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word “bumper”. A famous bearer of this name is American football player, Bumper Pool.
Buna f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian bună, the feminine form of the adjective bun "good" (compare Bona).
Buna f Yiddish
From French meaning "good".
Buncha m Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บัญชา (see Bancha).
Bunchai m Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ชัย (chai) meaning "victory".
Bunchoo m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญชู (see Bunchu).
Bunchu m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ชู (chu) meaning "raise, lift up".
Bunchuai m & f Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ช่วย (chuai) meaning "help".
Bundarik f & m Thai (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Buntarik.
Bundi m Old Danish
Old Danish form of Bóandi.
Bundit m Thai
Alternate transcription of Bandit.
Bune m Yiddish, Hebrew, Judeo-Spanish
Short form of Bunem and masculine form of Buena.
Bunem m Yiddish
Likely derived from French bon homme "good man".
Bunga f Indonesian, Malay
Means "flower" in Indonesian and Malay.
Bunga f Thai
Means "potpourri (a mixture of various scented flowers in a bag)" in Thai, ultimately from Malay bunga.
Bungaran m Batak
Means "prosperous, increasing" in Toba Batak.
Bungo m Japanese
Variant transcription of Bungou.
Bungou m Japanese
From Japanese 文 (bun) meaning "sentence" combined with 剛 (gou) meaning "sturdy". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Bungsu m & f Indonesian, Malay
Means "youngest, last-born" in Indonesian and Malay.
Bunhung m & f Lao
From the Lao ບຸນ (bun) meaning "happiness", "goodness, virtue" or "fate, luck" and ບຸນຮຸ່ງ (hung) meaning ""light, bright" or "dawn".