Submitted Names Containing an

Bayañ m Yakut
Means "visitor with great wealth".

Bayanay m Yakut
Means "hunter-trapper" and "fisherman".

Bayanchur m Uyghur

Bayandalai m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian баян (bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy" and далай (dalai) meaning "ocean, sea".

Bayangöl f Bashkir
From Bashkir баян (bayan) meaning "happy" and гөл (göl) meaning "flower".

Bayanhïlïw f Bashkir
From Bashkir баян (bayan) meaning "happy" and һылыу (hiliw) meaning "beautiful, beauty".

Bayanmönkh m Mongolian
From Mongolian баян (bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy" and мөнх (mönkh) meaning "eternal, forever".

Bayanmunkh m Mongolian
Alternate transcription of Mongolian Баянмөнх (see Bayanmönkh).

Bayannamar m & f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian баян (bayan) meaning "rich, wealthy" and намар (namar) meaning "autumn".

Bayanor m Guanche

Bayarsaikhan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, celebration" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "beautiful, nice, handsome".

Bayasgalan m & f Mongolian
Means "joy, happiness" in Mongolian.

Baysangur m Chechen (Rare)
Derived from the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" or Persian bai meaning "mister" combined with Persian سنگ (sang) meaning "stone, rock". Baysangur of Benoa (1794-1861) was a Chechen commander of the 19th century.

Bayzanat f Dagestani

Bayzhan m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Baizhan.

Baztan f Medieval Basque
Derived from the name of a Navarrese valley.

Bean m History (Ecclesiastical)

Bean f English
An informal nickname for Beatrice, Beatrix, Elizabeth and sometimes other names as well.

Beangagarrie m Indigenous Australian
Local Aboriginal name of Myroodah Station near Looma, Western Australia.

Beanie f Scots, English
Variant of Beenie.

Bean Laighean f Medieval Irish

Beanstan m Anglo-Saxon Mythology
The father of Breca in the epic Beowulf.

Beanta m Sami
Sami form of Bengt.

Beauanna f English (Rare)
A combination of Beau and Anna

Beauchiana f Dutch (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]

Beauvivante f Arthurian 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]

Bebang f Filipino
Diminutive of Eva, Genoveva, and other names with a similar sound.

Bebiana f Portuguese
Variat of Bibiana.

Beckian f Obscure
First name of poetess Beckian Fritz Goldberg. Possibly a combination of Becki and Ann.

Bedanshi f Indian
bedanshi mean part of bedh

Bedewcan f Kurdish
From Kurdish bedew meaning "handsome, beautiful, pretty" and can meaning "soul".

Bedirhan m Turkish

Bedirxan m Kurdish

Bedran m Kurdish

Beeanna f English
Variant of Bianna.

Befran m Kurdish
Means "December" in Kurdish.

Behan m Irish
Irish origin that derives from "bee" but means "child."

Behrang m Persian
From Persian به (beh) meaning "good" and رنگ (rang) meaning "colour".

Beichang f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 昶 (chǎng) meaning "long day, bright, extended, clear".

Beijante m & f Portuguese (African, Portuguese-style, Rare)
Servant, or butler,,

Beiqiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady".

Beishekan f Kyrgyz
Derived from Kyrgyz бейшемби (beyshembi) meaning "Thursday".

Beistean m Scottish Gaelic
Diminutive of Gilleasbaig.

Beiyan f Chinese
From the Chinese 蓓 (bèi) meaning "bud" and 琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems".

Bekang m & f Khmer
From Chinese 北京 (běijīng) meaning "Beijing".

Bekhan m Chechen
Variant transcription of Bekkhan.

Bekkhan m Chechen, Ingush
From the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".

Beksultan m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
From the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" and Arabic سلطان (sultan) meaning "sultan, ruler".

Bekzhan m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
From the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" and Kazakh and Kyrgyz жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

Belacane f Arthurian Cycle
The mother of Feirefiz, Parsifal's half-brother, in Wolfram von Eschenbach's 'Parsifal'.

Belan m Judeo-Catalan (Archaic), Medieval Jewish

Béláné f Hungarian
Feminine form of Bélá.

Belanna f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Combination of Belle and Anna.... [more]

Beldan f Turkish
Means "venus" in Turkish.

Belet-eanna f Near 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").

Belfante m Medieval 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]

Belfantino m Medieval Italian
Diminutive of Belfante, as -ino is an Italian masculine diminutive suffix.

Belián m Hungarian
Hungarian name derived from Slavic бѣлъ (belu) "white".

Beliana f Obscure
Could be a combination of Bella and Ana.

Belianís m Literature
Belianís of Greece is the hero of a Spanish chivalric romance novel, "The honour of chivalry", following in the footsteps of the influential Amadis de Gaula... [more]

Belianz m Arthurian Cycle
One of four miscreant brother knights killed by Gawaine in "Diu Crône" by Heinrich von dem Türlin, c. 1230

Bellana m & f Indian

Bellanette f Judeo-Provençal (Archaic), Judeo-Catalan, Medieval Jewish
Diminutive of Bella.

Bellangere m Arthurian Cycle
Alteration of Berengar, possibly influenced by French bel, beau meaning "fine, beautiful, great" and anger "anger" (thus "righteous anger")... [more]

Belldandy f Popular Culture
Variant of Verdandi, representing an Anglicization of the name's Japanese transcription. This is the name of a major character in the manga series "Oh My Goddess!"

Beltrán m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Bertram or Bertrand. It is sometimes given in reference to the 16th-century Spanish saint Louis Bertrand (known as Luis Beltrán in Spanish), a Dominican friar who preached in South America; he is called the "Apostle to the Americas".

Beltran m Catalan
Variant of Bertran.

Beltrand m Gallo
Gallo form of Bertrand.

Beltrané m Medieval Spanish
Variant of Beltrán.

Beltzane f Basque
Derived from the Basque adjective beltz "black; dark" in combination with the feminine name suffix -ne.

Belyana f Bulgarian

Benan f & m Turkish

Benancio m Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Venancio.

Benanzio m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Venantius.

Benchakanlayani f Thai (Rare)
Means "woman of fivefold beauty" in Thai, from เบญจ (bencha) meaning "five, fivefold" and กัลยาณี (kanlayani) meaning "beautiful girl, belle". In Buddhism this term refers to a woman with five favourable attributes: beautiful hair, beautiful teeth, beautiful flesh, beautiful skin and beauty at any age.

Benchawan f Thai
Means "five-coloured" from Thai เบญจ (bencha) meaning "five" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Bengan m Swedish
Diminutive of Bengt.

Benguang m Chinese
From the Chinese 本 (běn) meaning "root, origin" and 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant".

Benhanan m Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew boy's name meaning "Son of Grace"

Benjakalayanee f Thai (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Benchakanlayani.

Benjaman m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjawan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Benchawan.

Benjerman m English (Rare)
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjiman m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjman m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benliang m Chinese
From the Chinese 本 (běn) meaning "root, origin" and 亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, light, radiant, enlightened".本亮

Ben Muman f Medieval Irish

Bennigan m Breton
Diminutive of Benniged.

Benqiang m Chinese
From 本 (běn) meaning "root, origin, source" and 强 (qiáng) meaning "strong, powerful, energetic".

Bentang m & f Sundanese
Sundanese form of Bintang.

Benyuan m Chinese
From the Chinese 本 (běn) meaning "root, origin" and 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin".

Beollán m Old Irish, Medieval Irish
Derived from Old Irish beoll "(glowing) fire" and the diminutive suffix -án. Beollán mac Ciarmaic (died 969) was a king of Brega.

Beollanus m Medieval Irish (Latinized)
Latinized form of Beollán.

Beomann m English
A English name that means "Beekeeper".

Beorhtmann m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright, pure" and mann "person, man". It is possible that this was formed as a hypocoristic or affectionate form of a name beginning with beorht.

Beorhtstan m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorht "bright" and stan 1 "stone".

Beornstan m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements beorn "warrior, man" and stan "stone". This was the name of an English Bishop of Winchester.

Beran m Kurdish
Ram

Béranger m French (Rare), French (African)
French form of Berengar, now more common in French-speaking parts of Africa.

Bérangère f French, French (Belgian)
French form of Berengaria.

Berangié m Provençal
Provençal form of Béranger.

Berangiero f Provençal
Provençal form of Bérangère.

Berbang f Kurdish
Means "dawn" in Kurdish.

Berchan m Irish, Filipino
A well-known saint of the early Irish church was named Berchan the Prophet of Clonsast in King's Co., but often called Brachan by Metathesis. Often used as a surname.

Berenicianus m Late Roman
Roman cognomen which was derived from the feminine first name Berenice. A bearer of this name was Gaius Julius Alexander Berenicianus, a Cilician prince from the 2nd century AD.

Berfan m Kurdish
Derived from Kurdish berf meaning "snow".

Bergmann m Icelandic
An Icelandic name with the combination of borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" and mann "man".

Bergmannía f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Bergmann.

Bergrán f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old Norse bjǫrg "help, salvation" combined with the name of the Norse goddess Rán.

Berian m Welsh
From the place name in Pembrokeshire.

Bêrîcan f Kurdish
From bêrî meaning "yearning" and can meaning "soul".

Berivan f Kurdish
"Shepard" Sivan in Kurdish

Berkan m Turkish
From Turkish berk meaning "strong, hard, firm" combined with kan "blood, lineage".

Berkcan m Turkish
From the words berk, meaning "strong", and can, meaning "soul".

Berlan m Turkish

Berlanda f Medieval Occitan, Gascon

Berlanty f Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)

Berlian f & m Indonesian
Means "diamond" in Indonesian, borrowed from English brilliant.

Berliana f Indonesian
Feminine variant of Berlian.

Berliani f Indonesian
Feminine variant of Berlian.

Berman m Yiddish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
A variant of Bermann typically used outside of Medieval German-speaking lands.

Bermann m Yiddish (Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Diminutive of Ber.

Bernando m Portuguese

Berodach-baladan m Biblical
Variant of Merodach-baladan.

Bersant m Kosovar
Meaning unknown at this moment in time. Also compare the somewhat similar-looking names Berkant (Turkish), Berzan (Kurdish), Birzhan and Baurzhan (both Kazakh).... [more]

Bertan m Turkish (Rare)
Of unknown meaning

Bertana f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Possibly derived from Old English beorht "bright".

Bertrán m Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Bertrand.

Bertran m Catalan, Occitan, Medieval French, Gascon
Catalan, Occitan, Gascon and Medieval French form of Bertrand.

Bertrana f Medieval Occitan, Gascon
Feminine form of Bertran.

Bertranda f Provençal
Feminine form of Bertrand.

Bertrande f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Medieval French
Feminine form of Bertrand.

Bertrandoun m Provençal
Diminutive of Bertrand.

Bertraneta f Medieval Occitan, Gascon (Archaic)
Medieval Gascon feminine diminutive of Bertran.

Bertranne f Medieval French
Middle French feminine form of Bertrand or Bertram.

Bertranòt m Occitan
Occitan version of Bertrand.

Bertranoun m Provençal
Diminutive of Bertrand.

Bertrant m Medieval Occitan
Occitan form of Bertrand.

Berxwedan m Kurdish
Means "resistance" in Kurdish.

Beryan f History (Ecclesiastical)
Cornish form of Buriana.

Berzan m Kurdish
Means "high, supreme" in Kurdish.

Berzsián m Literature
Coined by Ervin Lázár for the title character of his novel Berzsián és Dideki.

Besançon m French (Swiss, Archaic)
From the surname Besançon. Besançon Hugues (1487-1532) was a Swiss political and religious leader who was a member of the Grand Council of Geneva.

Besian m Albanian
Masculine form of Besiana.

Besiana f Albanian
Variant of Besjana.

Besjan m Albanian
Variant of Besian.

Besjana f Albanian
Derived from Besiana, one of the Albanian names of Podujevo, a city in north-eastern Kosovo. Allegedly, the name is ultimately derived from Albanian besë "faith; belief; trust; oath; promise".

Beslan m Chechen, Ingush, Circassian, Abkhaz, Karachay-Balkar
From the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Turkic arslan meaning "lion".

Betang m & f Kenyang
Derived from bɛtaŋ meaning "power" in Kenyang.

Betânio m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Masculine form of Betânia.

Bethana f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Bethany.

Bethaney f English (Rare)
Variant of Bethany.

Bethani f English (Rare)
Variant of Bethany.

Bethania f Romani (Archaic)

Béthanie f French
French form of Bethany.

Be-thankful f English (Puritan)
Referring to being thankful for God's blessings.

Bethann f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Combination of Beth and Ann.

Bethanna f English
Beth and the popular -anna suffix.

Bethanne f English
Variant of Bethann.

Bethannie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bethany, influenced by Annie.

Bethanny f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bethany.

Betiana f Spanish (Latin American)
First made known and popularised by Argentine actress Betiana Blum (1939-), in this case being a mix of her given names Betty and Ana.

Betiqand f Uzbek
Possibly from the Uzbek bet meaning "face, cheek" and qand meaning "cube sugar".

Betrán m Aragonese
Variant of Bertrán.

Betsan f Welsh
Welsh diminutive of Elizabeth.

Bettan f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Elisabet.

Bettânia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Betânia, the Portuguese form of Bethania.

Bettany f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bettany. This name is borne by English historian and writer Bettany Hughes (born 1968).

Bettanya f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Betthany f American (Modern, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Variant of Bethany.

Bettianne f Obscure
Variant of Bettyanne.

Bettyann f English
Combination of Betty and Ann.

Bettyanna f English
A combination of Betty and Anna.

Bettyanne f English (Rare)
Combination of Betty and Anne 1.

Bettyjane f English (American)
Combination of Betty and Jane.

Bettyjean f American (Rare)
Combination of Betty and Jean 2 (See also Bettyjane and Bettyjo).

Beturián m Aragonese (?)
Aragonese form of Victorianus.

Beturiana f Aragonese (Rare)
Feminine form of Beturián.

Beuran m South African (Rare)

Beverlianne f Obscure
Variant of Beverlyann.

Beverlyann f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Beverly and Ann.

Beyan f Kurdish
Means "morning" in Kurdish.

Beyanca f African American (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Bianca.

Beyanî m Kurdish
Masculine form of Beyan.

Beydaan f Somali
Somali feminine name taken directly from the ordinary vocabulary word for "almond", which is perhaps ultimately from Persian بادام (bâdâm) "almond".

Beyhan f & m Turkish
From Turkish bey meaning "gentleman, lord, master" combined with the Turkic title khan meaning "ruler, leader".

Beyzanur f Turkish
Turkish name meaning "very white light", combination of Beyza meaning "very white" and Nur meaning "light".

Bezhan m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Bizhan, which is an older form of Bijan.

Bézian m Gascon

Bhagwant m & f Indian (Sikh), Punjabi

Bhajan m & f Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali
From Sanskrit भजन (bhajana) meaning "reverence, worship, adoration", also referring to a type of devotional song or hymn. As a Punjabi name it is sometimes feminine.

Bhalchandra m Indian

Bhanji m Indian, Pakistani

Bhanu m & f Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Telugu
Means "ray of light, brightness, splendour" in Sanskrit.

Bhanul m Indian
Name- Bhanul भानुल... [more]

Bhanumati f Indian
Means "luminous" or "shining like the sun", from Sanskrit भानु (bhanu) "ray of light, splendour, brightness; the sun; beautiful woman" and -मत् (-mat) "as, like, having the qualities of".

Bhanupriya f Hindi
Derived from Bhanu and Priya.

Bharathan m Malayalam, Tamil
Malayalam and Tamil form of Bharat.

Bhaskaran m Malayalam, Tamil
Malayalam and Tamil variant of Bhaskara.

Bhasvan m Hindi
Allegedly means "shining" in Hindi.

Bhavani f Telugu, Hinduism
From Sanskrit भव (bhava) meaning "being, existence". This is the name of a Hindu goddess, Durga in her amiable form.

Bhawandeep m Punjabi
Bhawan means a house or a hall and deep means a oil lamp which provide light to us.by combining these words bhawan and deep we found that the meaning of Bhawandeep- a oil lamp which is present in a dark house or a hall provides light to the dark house or a hall and kill the darkness present in the it.It means this name has good meaning.

Bhawanishankar f Indian
This name is made by two person's name first is a female (BHAWANI) & second is a male (SHANKAR)... [more]

Bhekani m Zulu, Ndebele
Means "look" in Zulu and Ndebele.

Bhusan m Indian

Bhushan m Indian, Hindi, Marathi
From Sanskrit भूषण (bhūṣaṇa) meaning "embellishment, ornament, decoration".

Bhuvan m Gujarati

Bhuvana f Indian
The world.

Bhuwan m Nepali

Bian f Vietnamese (Rare)
Meaning "secret" in Vietnamese, rarely used as a given name.

Bian f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" or 弥 (bi) meaning "universally" combined with 安 (an) meaning "peace, quiet", 案 (an) meaning "plan", 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" or 晏 (an) meaning "peaceful, quiet, clear, late in the day"... [more]

Biana f Jewish

Biana f Literature
Means "fair skinned", "white", or "fair". It was invented for a character in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series, Biana Amberly Vacker, by Shannon Messenger.

Biana f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Biana is the name of a character from the KOTLC book series.... [more]

Biancabella f Folklore
Combination of Bianca and Italian bella, meaning "white-beautiful" in Italian. This is the name of the title character of the Italian fairy tale Biancabella and the Snake, written by Giovanni Francesco Straparola.

Bianchetta f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Bianca.

Bianchina f Italian
Diminutive of Bianca.

Bianchinetta f Italian
Diminutive of Bianchina. A known bearer of this name was the only sister of the famous navigator Christopher Columbus.

Bianco m Brazilian (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Masculine form of Bianca.

Biancofiore f Literature
Italian form of Blanchefleur.

Bianda f Indonesian

Biandina f Corsican (Archaic)
Corsican form of Blandina.

Bianer m Catalan
Catalan form of Bianor.

Bianhuan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 变 (biàn) meaning "change, transform" and 焕 (huàn) meaning "shining".

Bianihna f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Benigna.

Bianka f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (bi) meaning "seed; fruit; nut", 琵 (bi) meaning "guitar-like instrument" or 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful", 安 (an) meaning "calm, peaceful" or 杏 (an) meaning "apricot" combined with 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance" or 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower"... [more]

Biankica f Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Bianka.

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.

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

Biano m Portuguese (Brazilian)
Diminutive of Fabiano.

Bianor m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from either Greek βία (bia) meaning "bodily strength, force" or βίος (bios) meaning "life" combined with ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]

Bianora f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bianore.

Bianore m Italian
Italian form of Bianor.

Bibbiana f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Bibiana.

Bibián m Galician
Variant of Vivián.

Bibian m Polish
Masculine equivalent of Bibiana.

Bibian f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (bi) meaning "beauty; beautiful", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 亜 (an) meaning "second, Asia". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Bibiane f French (Rare), German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
French, German and Dutch form of Bibiana.

Bibianna f Polish
Variant of Bibiana.

Bibiano m Spanish
Spanish form of Vivian.

Bibijan f Indian (Rare)

Bibijana f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of Bibiana.

Bibiqand f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and qand meaning "sugarcube".

Bibisanam f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and sanam meaning "idol, beautiful woman".

Bibisan'at f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and san'at meaning "art, craft".

Bibisuman f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and suman meaning "jasmine".

Bíboranna f Hungarian
Combination of Bíbor and Anna.

Bidan f Chinese

Bidance f Romani (Archaic)
Short form of Providence.

Biejan m Sami
Sami diminutive of Biera.

Bierrán m Northern Sami
Northern Sami form of Peter.

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

Bigaŋ m & f Dagbani
"Not discriminated" denoting "I will not discriminate"

Bigana f Breton (Rare)
Diminutive of Mariana.

Bighani f Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog bighani meaning "allurement, fascination, charming".

Biglianu m Sardinian
Logudorese and Sassarese form of Iulianus (see Julian).

Bigthan m Old Persian
From the Persian name meaning "God's gift". In the Old Testament this is the name of an eunuch in service of the Persian king Xerxes. Mordecai rested in the courtyard one day and overheard Bigthan, along with Teresh, plotting to kill the king... [more]

Bigthana m Biblical
In the Book of Esther, one of the two chamberlains or eunuchs of Xerxes who conspired against the king's life

Bihan m Sinhalese

Bihan f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue" and 晗 (hán) meaning "pre-dawn".

Bihan m Hinduism, Hindi, Nepali
Meaning of Bihan's name is "Dawn", which gives a reflection of power and intellect.

Bihuan f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue" and 焕 (huàn) meaning "shining".

Biidaaban f Ojibwe
Loosely translated from Anishinaabemowin (the Ojibwe language) it is a name meaning "daybreak," "the approach of dawn," "dawn is coming." ... [more]

Bijan m Persian, Literature
Modern form of Bizhan. In literature, Bijan is the name of a character in the 11th-century epic poem 'Shahnameh' written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi.

Bijuan f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 碧 (bì) meaning "jade; green, blue" and 涓 (juān) meaning "brook, stream; select; pure".

Bilan f Somali

Bilan f Chinese
From the Chinese 璧 (bì) meaning "piece of jade with hole" or 碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue" and 兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".

Bılatıan m Yakut
Yakut form of Platon.

Bilbañe f Basque (Rare)
Basque equivalent of Circuncisión.

Bilegsaikhan m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian билэг (bileg) meaning "gift, talent" and сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".

Bilguunsaran f Mongolian (Rare)
Means "wise moon", from Bilgüün meaning "wise" and саран (saran) meaning "moon".

Bilian f Chinese
From the Chinese 碧 (bì) meaning "jade, green, blue" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Biliana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Биляна (see Bilyana).

Biliang f Chinese
From the Chinese 碧 (bì) meaning "jade, blue, green" and 良 (liáng) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable".

Bilianu m Sardinian
Gallurese variant form of Iulianus (see Julian).

Billan f Somali

Billiana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
A combination between Billie and Anna.

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.

Binan m Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo bina meaning "wasp" and the genitive suffix -n.

Binapani f Bengali, Odia
From Sanskrit वीणापाणि (vīṇāpāṇi) meaning "lute-hand", derived from वीणा (vīṇā) meaning "lute" and पाणि (pāṇi) meaning "hand".

Bingchang f Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 嫦 (cháng), from the name of a moon goddess.

Binghan f Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 寒 (hán) meaning "cold, wintry" or 菡 (hàn) meaning "bud".

Binghuan m Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 寰 (huán) meaning "great domain, country, world".

Bingjuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 娟 (juān) meaning "beautiful, graceful".

Binglan f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice; ice-cold" and 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist, mountain haze".

Binglian f Chinese
From the Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Bingliang f & m Chinese
This name can be made up of 冰 (Bing) meant "Ice, Cold" and 梁 (Liang) means "Beam, Elevation, Bridge, Mast".

Bingluan f Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 鸾 (luán), a mythological bird.

Bingqian f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous; glorious" and 倩 (qiàn) meaning "beautiful, lovely" or 茜 (qiàn) meaning "madder, reeds".

Bingquan f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" or 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" and 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth" or 权 (quán) meaning "power, right, authority".

Bingxian f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice; ice-cold" and 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined; skillful".

Bingxiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen, happiness".

Bingxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".

Bingyan f & m Chinese
This name is a combination of 冰 (Bing) meaning "Cold, Ice" and 艳 (Yan) meaning "Gorgeous, Beautiful" (usually for girls), or 岩 (Yan) meaning "Cliff, Rocks" (usually for boys). Other hanzi combinations are possible.

Binhan f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 彬 (bīn) meaning "cultivated, well-bred" a and 菡 (hàn) meaning "buds, lotus buds".

Binqian f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 玢 (bīn) meaning "jade's streaks" and 倩 (qiàn) meaning "beautiful, lovely".

Bintanath f Ancient Egyptian
Means "daughter of Anat 1" in Egyptian.... [more]