BeaflursfArthurian Cycle Means "beautiful flower" (compare Blanchefleur). This was the name of a fairy in the Middle High German romance 'Parzival' (Wolfram von Eschenbach's adaptation of 'Perceval, the Story of the Grail', a poem by Chrétien de Troyes)... [more]
BeagmundmAnglo-Saxon Derived from Old English bēag "ring" (compare Old High German boug) and mund "protection".
BeatrijsfDutch, Flemish, Literature Dutch form of Beatrix. A notable bearer of this name is the Blessed Beatrijs of Nazareth (1200-1268), a Flemish Cistercian nun who is known as Beatrice in English.... [more]
BeauchianafDutch (Rare) A combination of the French masculine adjective beau meaning "beautiful, handsome" with the name Chiana. Interestingly, this given name has a strong resemblance with the French surname Beauchain and its variant Beauchaine... [more]
BeauonclemMedieval French Derived from Old French biau, bel, Middle French beau meaning "beautiful, fair; handsome, comely" combined with Old French and Middle French oncle meaning "uncle".
BeausoleilmFrench (Cajun) Joseph Broussard 1702-1765; also known as beausoleil. Leader of Acadian people of Nova Scotia.
BeauvismMedieval French Derived from Middle French beau (via Old French biau, bel) "beautiful, fair; handsome, comely" and Old French viz or vit "sight, visage".
BeauvivantefArthurian Cycle, Literature A maiden who arrived at Camelot seeking a champion to avenge the death of a knight in the Straight of Sorelois (Straits of Sorelois). She was hoping to find Lancelot, but she reluctantly accepted Arthur’s appointment of Sir Brunor the Black, or the Knight of the Ill-Fitting Coat, to the task.... [more]
Becasf & mPortuguese Portuguese short form of Isabel, Rebeca, Bernardo, and other names with the "be" sound. It can also come from the word "bebé" (baby).
BeccamAnglo-Saxon Means "pick-axe" in Old English. The surname Beckham derives from this name.
BeckianfObscure First name of poetess Beckian Fritz Goldberg. Possibly a combination of Becki and Ann.
BécumafIrish Mythology Means "troubled lady", from Old Irish bé "woman" and a second element, perhaps chuma, meaning "grief, sorrow, wound". In Irish legend she was a woman who 'dwelt in the Land of Promise and had an affair with Gaiar, a son of Manannán mac Lir, the sea-god... [more]
BedalismArthurian Cycle One manuscript of the Prose Tristan, in departure from the others, describes Tristan’s death at the hands of a lord named Bedalis.... [more]
BedukhæfOssetian Mythology Meaning unknown. Bedukhæ is a character in the Nart epics and a beautiful Nart woman who falls in love with Sosruko.
BedunamNigerian, Ngas The name BEDUNA is from plateau state Nigeria which means "is it bad?" It's a question name, when someone utter a word that is not good and didn't come to pass then you can ask him BEDUNA "is it bad?"
BeetafPersian Meaning "unique" and/or "one of a kind". The characters "بی" (bee) meaning "without" and "تا" (taa) meaning "alike/likeness/similar being".... [more]
Be-faithfulm & fEnglish (Puritan) Referring to Revelation 2:10, "Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life."
BefrawfKurdish From the Kurdish befr meaning "snow" and aw, av meaning "water".
BegamGeorgian (Rare), Ossetian Georgian variant of Begi. In Ossetian, most likely the name is also derived from the Ottoman Turkish title بك (beg) meaning "ruler, chief, lord".
BegimayfKyrgyz Derived from begum, the feminine form of the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master", combined with Kyrgyz ай (ay) meaning "moon".
BegtabegmGeorgian (Archaic) Derived from the Ottoman Turkish gubernatorial title بكلربكی (beglerbegi) meaning "bey of the beys" or "head of the beys". In turn, it is derived from the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".... [more]
Behâfaridm & fPersian Derived from Persian به (beh) meaning "good" and آفرید (âfarid) meaning "creature".
BehanmIrish Irish origin that derives from "bee" but means "child."
BehatifAfrikaans Possibly an Afrikaans variant of Beata. It is the name of Namibian fashion model Behati Prinsloo (b. 1989).
BeheshtafAfghan Derived from the Persian noun بهشت (behesht) meaning "paradise, heaven". A known bearer of this name is the Afghan news anchor Beheshta Arghand.
BehtashmPersian Means "good friend; good companion" in Persian.
BehulafHinduism, Bengali, Assamese Behula is a protagonist in the Manasamangal genre of Assamese and Bengali medieval epics. A number of works belonging to this genre were written between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries... [more]
BehyarmPersian Means "great neck" in Persian. From beh meaning good and yar meaning neck.
BeiqiangfChinese From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady".
BeirafLiterature, Celtic Mythology Anglicized form of Bheur or Bhuer perhaps meaning "cutting, sharp, shrill" in Scottish Gaelic, from Cailleach Bheur "sharp old wife", the name of the Scottish personification of winter, a reference to wintry winds... [more]
BeishekanfKyrgyz Derived from Kyrgyz бейшемби (beyshembi) meaning "Thursday".
BekamGeorgian Modern form of Bega, which is an old variant of Begi. Out of all the names that are descended from the latter name and still in use, Beka is the most common.
BekarysmKazakh Derived from the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Kazakh арыс (arys) meaning "foundation, support, framework" (also used as a territorial unit in the Kazakh Khanate).
BekbolatmKazakh From the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Kazakh болат (bolat) meaning "steel" (of Persian origin).
BekkhanmChechen, Ingush From the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".
BekmuratmKyrgyz, Kazakh From the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with the given name Murat.
BeksoltamChechen Derived from the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with the Arabic title سُلْطَان (sulṭān) meaning "sultan, king, ruler".
BeksultanmKazakh, Kyrgyz From the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" and Arabic سلطان (sultan) meaning "sultan, ruler".
BektasmKazakh From the Turkic title beg meaning "chieftain, master" and Kazakh тас (tas) meaning "stone".
BektaşmTurkish Means "sturdy stone" from Turkish pek meaning "hard, firm, solid" and taş meaning "stone, rock". Alternately it may be from Old Turkish beŋdeş meaning "equal, peer".
BekundamAfrican It is used by the people of the switzerlan of uganda.... [more]
BelafGeorgian, Spanish, Portuguese Georgian short form of Izabela as well as a Spanish and Portuguese short form of Isabela. Also compare the Portuguese adjective bela meaning "beautiful".... [more]
BelacquamLiterature Possibly from a contraction of Bevilacqua, an Italian surname that was originally a nickname derived from the expression bevi l'acqua meaning "drinks water", probably applied ironically to a heavy drinker of alcohol... [more]
BelamismArthurian Cycle A duke in Arthur’s service who married the Duchess of the Dark Mountain. He appears in Daniel von dem blühenden Tal, Der Stricker, 1210-1225.
BelarminomSpanish, Galician, Portuguese Spanish, Galician and Portuguese form of Bellarmino, the original Italian surname of Saint Roberto Bellarmine (1542-1621), a cardinal who is regarded as a Doctor of the Church... [more]
BelasetfJudeo-Anglo-Norman Derived from Old French bele, the feminine form of the adjective biau, bel "graceful, elegant, courteous; noble; handsome; beautiful" and Old French assez "enough; sufficiently" (which in the context of this name would have been understood as "very").
BelatucadrosmCeltic Mythology Often translated as "fair shining one" or "fair slayer", derived in part from Celtic *bel(l)- "strong, powerful" or *belo- "bright" (cf. Belenus)... [more]
BelayefArthurian Cycle A princess and wife of Lohengrin. She died of grief when Lohengrin was murdered by men sent by her parents.
BelaynehmEastern African, Amharic It is an Amharic expression, which means "the new child is above all others". From the Amharic elements በላይ (belay) meaning "above" and ነህ (Neh) means "you".... [more]
BelcalisfCaribbean (Rare) Possibly an elaboration of Belkis. This is the real name of American rapper, songwriter and television personality Cardi B (1992-), born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar to Caribbean immigrants (a Dominican father and a Trinidadian mother).
BelendiamAmharic Means "say it out loud" or "do it right" in Amharic.
BēletafBabylonian Means "lady", deriving from the Akkadian element bēltu ("lady, mistress").
Bēlet-bābilifBabylonian, Akkadian, Near Eastern Mythology Means "lady of Babylon", deriving from the Akkadian element belet (mistress, lady). This was a Babylonian name for the goddess Ishtar. Ishtar was worshipped under this name in the temple of Eturkalamma.
Bēlet-balāṭifNear Eastern Mythology, Akkadian Means "mistress of life", deriving from the Akkadian elements bēlet ("mistress or lady") and balāṭu ("life, vigour, good health"). This was possibly an Akkadian name for the goddess Nungal.
Belet-eannafNear Eastern Mythology, Akkadian An Akkadian name for the goddess Inanna, specifically in her capacity as Inanna of Uruk. Likely derives in part from the Akkadian belet ("mistress or lady").
Belet-nagarfAkkadian, Near Eastern Mythology Means "Mistress of Nagar" (an ancient city in Syria), from the Akkadian element belet (meaning "mistress or lady"). Belet-Nagar was a tutelary goddess associated with kingship. She was possibly an Akkadian equivalent to the Hittite goddess Nabarbi.
Belet-ninuafAkkadian, Near Eastern Mythology Means "Lady of Nineveh", deriving from Akkadian elements belet ("lady") and ninua (likely an Akkadian form of Nineveh).
Belet-uruk-atkalfBabylonian Means "I trusted in the Lady of Uruk", deriving from the Akkadian element belet ("mistress, lady").
BelfantemMedieval Italian Derived from Italian bel fante meaning "fair child", which consists of the Italian adjective bello meaning "fair, beautiful" and the Italian noun fante, a medieval variant of the (now dated and rare) Italian noun infante meaning "infant, child"... [more]