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Axicyotl m & f Nahuatl
Probably from Nahuatl axicyo, "river where the water forms whirlpools".
Ayabonga m & f Zulu
Means 'they are thankful' in Zulu.
Ayanatsu f Japanese (Rare)
From japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "color" and 夏 (natsu) meaning "summer". This name can be spelled as Chae-ha in Korean.
Ayaquica m Nahuatl
Means "alone" in Nahuatl.
Ayaquiuc m & f Nahuatl
Possibly means "nobody’s younger sibling", from Nahuatl ayac "no one, nobody" and iuctli "younger sibling".
Ayasmina f Arabic
Can be interpreted as a combination of Aya 2 and Yasmina, or simply as Yasmina with the prefix a-
Ayastaan m Yakut
Either from Yakut айаас (ayaas) meaning "unbroken" or айа (aya) meaning "fatigue".
Ayatarou m Japanese
From Japanese 彩 (aya) meaning "colour", 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Ayatsugu m Japanese
From Japanese 斐 (aya) meaning "graceful, elegant, beautiful" combined with 紹 (tsugu) meaning "introduce". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Aybergen f Kazakh
From the Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and берген (bergen) meaning "given".
Aycuiton f Nahuatl
Meaning uncertain, probably a diminutive form of another name, using -ton.
Aydoğmuş m Turkish
Derived from Turkish ay "moon" and doğmuş "born".
Ayibaemi f & m Ijaw
Means "God exists" in Ijaw.
Ayibanua f & m Ijaw
Means "thank God" in Ijaw.
Aykhaana f Yakut
Feminine form of Aykhan.
Aykhanım f Kazakh
Combination of Kazakh ай (ay) and ханым (khanım), literally "moon queen".
Aymeline f French, English
Possibly a variant of Emeline.
Aymeriga f Medieval Occitan
Feminine form of Aymeric.
Aymoneta f Medieval Occitan
Occitan cognate of Aymonette.
Ayontika f Sanskrit
Ayontika is heavily associated with both the Goddess Durga & the Goddess Parvati & is sometimes used as an epithet.
Aýsoltan f Turkmen
Turkmen feminine form of Aisultan
Aysulpan f Bashkir
Derived from Bashkir ай (ay) meaning "moon" and сулпан (sulpan) meaning "morning star".
Aytolkyn f Kazakh
From Kazakh ай (ay) meaning "moon" and толқын (tolqyn) meaning "wave".
Aytuuğan f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar ай (ay) meaning "moon" and туугъан (tuuğan) meaning "born".
Ayubkhan m Chechen (Rare)
Combination of Ayub and the Turkish title khan meaning "leader, ruler".
Ayushjha m Maithili
panauti qismat,ponga pandit
Ayushman m Indian
sanskrit
Ayutarou m Japanese
From 鮎 (ayu) meaning "trout", 太 (ta, o, oo) meaning "big, great", and 郎 (rou, ryou) meaning "son".
Ayyappan m Hinduism, Malayalam, Tamil
Possibly means "lord father" from Malayalam അച്ഛൻ (acchan) meaning "father" and Malayalam അപ്പന്‍ (appan) or Tamil அப்பா (appa) both meaning "father"... [more]
Ayzhigit m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
From ай (ay) meaning "moon" and жигит (zhigit) meaning "boy, young man"
Azariyah f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azariah perhaps influenced by Aaliyah.
Bagryana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Bagryan.
Bahiyyah f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic بهية (see Bahiyya).
Bahíyyih f Persian
Persian form of Bahiyya or Behiye. This name was borne by a member the Bahá'í holy family: Bahíyyih Khánum (1846-1932), the only daughter the Bahá'í Faith's founder, Bahá'u'lláh.
Bahiyyih f Persian
Bahíyyih Khánum (1846-1932), the daughter of Bahá’u’lláh, the founder of the Bahá’í Faith... [more]
Bahtiýar m Turkmen
Turkmen form of Bakhtiar.
Bahtiyor m Uzbek
Variant of Baxtiyor.
Bakhadyr m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Bahadır
Bakytbek m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
From Kyrgyz бакыт (bakyt) or Kazakh бақыт (baqyt) both meaning "happiness, luck" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Balganym f Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh бал (bal) meaning "honey" and ханым (khanym) meaning "lady, madame".
Balhaniy f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar бал (bal) meaning "honey" and the Turkic title khan meaning "king, ruler".
Baltabay m Karakalpak
Means "ax" in Karakalpak.
Bangyuan m Chinese
From the Chinese 邦 (bāng) meaning "nation, country" and 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin".
Baptysta f Polish (Archaic)
Polish feminine form of Baptista.
Baqtïyar m Kazakh
Kazakh form of Bakhtiyar.
Barastyr m Ossetian Mythology
Meaning unknown. This is the name of the Ossetian ruler of the underworld who assigns dead souls either to paradise or his realm, comparable to the Greek Hades.
Barcelay m Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish form of Barsilai.
Bardhyle f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bardhyl.
Bardylis m History (Archaic)
Name of multiple Illyrian rulers
Barialay m Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto بريالی (see Baryalai).
Barnabey m English
Variant of Barnaby.
Bartleby m Literature
This name was apparently invented by the 19th-century writer Herman Melville, who perhaps intended it to mean "Bartholomew's town" from the medieval English name Bartle, a diminutive of Bartholomew, combined with the English place name suffix by meaning "farm, settlement" from Old Norse býr (compare Darby, Colby and Willoughby).... [more]
Baryalai m Pashto
Means "successful, victorious" in Pashto.
Baryalay m Pashto
Alternate transcription of Pashto بريالی (see Baryalai).
Baryslau m Belarusian
Belarusian form of Borislav.
Bashandy m Coptic (Arabized)
Egyptian Arabic form of Pashonti.
Bashayer f Arabic
A blessing rain. Can mean 'a lot of good news'.
Basyirah f Malay
Malay variant of Bashira.
Batamoyo m Shona
It means to “hold or touch the heart”.
Bathylle f French (Rare)
Extremely rare variant of Bathilde.
Batyradz m Ossetian
Means "hero" in Ossetian.
Batyrbek m Kazakh, Kyrgyz
Combination of Batyr with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".... [more]
Bayangöl f Bashkir
From Bashkir баян (bayan) meaning "happy" and гөл (göl) meaning "flower".
Bayarmaa f Mongolian
Derived from Mongolian баяр (bayar) meaning "joy, happiness" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).
Bayasakh m & f Mongolian
Means "rejoice, be merry" in Mongolian.
Bayenkhu f Tumbuka
Means "where will they go?" in Tumbuka.
Bayezzid m Turkish, Arabic, Persian
Variant transcription of Bayezid.
Bayleigh f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Bailey.
Baytimer m Tatar
Derived from бай (bay) meaning "rich" and тимер (timer) meaning "iron".
Bazarbay m Kyrgyz, Kazakh
From Persian بازار (bazar) meaning "market, marketplace" combined with Kyrgyz/Kazakh бай (bay) meaning "rich, wealthy".
Bazylisa f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Bazyli.
Beatrysa f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Beatrice.
Beccalyn f Obscure
Combination of Becca and Lyn.
Beibarys m Kazakh
From the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" combined with Kazakh барыс (barys) meaning "snow leopard".
Belayneh m Eastern 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]
Bellamay f English (Rare)
A combination of Bella and May
Benahuya m Guanche
Meaning unknown. It was borne by a Guanche man from La Palma who was christened in Seville.
Bénedeyt m Gascon
Gascon form of Benedict.
Bentayga m Guanche
Means "mountain range" in Guanche.
Benyamin m Indonesian, Armenian, Persian
Indonesian, Armenian and Persian form of Benjamin.
Berkeley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Berkeley.
Berkenye f Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian berkenye "rowan".
Berlynne f Obscure (Modern)
Excusively feminine form of Berlin, using the popular feminine name suffix lynne.
Bérylune f Theatre
Perhaps an elaborated form of French béryl meaning "beryl", possibly blending it with the word lune "moon". This was used by the Belgian playwright and poet Maurice Maeterlinck for a fairy in his play 'The Blue Bird' (1908).
Besselyn f Medieval Jewish, Yiddish (Archaic)
Diminutive of Basel (via its variant Besel). It was recorded in 14th-century Frankfurt, Germany.
Bethlyne f English (Rare)
Beth with the -lyne suffix.
Bethlynn f English
Beth with the popular -lynn suffix.
Bettyann f English
Combination of Betty and Ann.
Bettylou f English (American)
Combination of Betty and Lou.
Bettylyn f English
Betty with the -lyn suffix.
Bettymae f American
Combination of Betty and Mae.
Betzaidy f South American (Modern, Rare)
A derivation from Bethsaida, used in Venezuela.
Beverlyn f English
Elaboration of Beverly.
Bextiyar m Kurdish
Means "happy" in Kurdish.
Beyzagül f Turkish
Combination of Beyza and Gül.
Beyzanur f Turkish
Turkish name meaning "very white light", combination of Beyza meaning "very white" and Nur meaning "light".
Bhadyoga m Indian
Indian boy's name meaning "A wealthy person"
Billyjoe m American (South)
Combination of Billy and Joe. It's feminine counterpart is Billiejo.
Bilqeyis f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Bilqis.
Bingyong m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" and 勇 (yǒng) meaning "brave, courageous".
Binyomin m Yiddish
Yiddish form of Benjamin.
Birthday ? Obscure
English word for the anniversary of when someone was born.
Birvydas m Lithuanian (Rare)
The first element of this name is either derived from the old Lithuanian verb birti meaning "to be born" as well as "to pour out" and "to spread, to scatter, to strew" or from the Lithuanian verb byrėti meaning "to crumble, to disintegrate, to fall down"... [more]
Bitbyeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Byeol (compare Byeolbit).
Bithynia f Biblical, American (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of a region in Asia Minor mentioned in Acts in the New Testament.... [more]
Bit-yeoul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Yeo-ul.
Bjartmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements bjartr "light; bright, shining" and mǣr "little girl; virgin, unmarried girl" or mær "daughter" or mėy "girl".
Blakelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Blake using the popular name suffix lyn.
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".
Blaylock m Popular Culture
From the book series Black Dagger Brotherhood by J. R. Ward
Bobbyjoe m American (South, Rare), English (British, Rare)
Combination of Bobby and Joe. Bobbijo is the feminine counterpart.
Bogolyub m Bulgarian
From the Slavic elements богъ (bogu) meaning "God" and lyuby meaning "love".
Bo-gyeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 甫 "begin; man, father; great" or 寶 "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" (bo), and 炅 "brilliance" or 璟 "luster of gem" (gyeong).
Boikanyo m & f Tswana
Means "trustworthy" in Setswana.
Bolemysł m Polish
Derived from Slavic bole "large" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").
Bom-byeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Byeol.
Bom-gyeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and 결 (gyeol) meaning "layer, ply; chance, opportunity, moment."
Bonnefoy m Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic)
Derived from French bonne, the feminine form of the adjective bon, "good" and foi "faith".
Boonyong m & f Thai
Alternate transcription of Bunyong.
Boranbay m Kazakh
From Kazakh боран (boran) meaning "blizzard, storm" combined with the Turkic military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Borbolya f Hungarian
Directly taken from Hungarian borbolya "barberry, berberry".
Boryslav m Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Borislav. Meaning interpreted usually as "fight for glory!".
Borzymir m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Borimir.
Boysuluv f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek boy meaning "rich, wealthy" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Bożysław m Polish
Means "divine glory", derived from Slavic bozy "divine" combined with Slavic slav "glory".
Brashlyn f English (Rare)
Combination of the English word "Brash" and the suffix -lyn. Possible variant of the popular name "Ashlyn".
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-).
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.
Brecklyn f & m English (Modern)
Either a variant of Brooklyn or an elaboration of Brecken or Brock with the popular name suffix -lyn.
Breelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Bree and Lynn.
Brennley f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brenley. This name was brough to limited public attention by Brennley Brown, a contestant in the 12th season of the American TV show 'The Voice'.
Brentley m & f English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Brentley.
Brettlyn f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Brett using the popular name suffix lyn.
Brettney f English
Variant of Brittany, possibly inspired by Brett.
Bricelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Brice using the popular name suffix lyn.
Brierley f English (Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Brierley.
Brightly f English (American, Modern, Rare)
From the English word brighly meaning "in a bright way", possibly inspired by names with a similar ending like Amberly and Baily.
Brightyn f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Brighton.
Brilyant f Azerbaijani
Means "brilliant, diamond" in Azerbaijani.
Brinkley f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brinkley.
Brinsley f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Brinsley.
Brithany f Spanish (Latin American)
Spanish variant of Brittany. This name ranked #8 in Ecuador in 2014.
Brithney f French (Modern, Rare)
French borrowing of Britney.
Britlynn f English (American)
Combination of Brit (short for Brittney) and Lynn
Brittnye f English
Alternate spelling of Brittany.
Briyanna f English (Americanized, Rare)
A variant of Brianna. In both, 2002 and 2006 there were 46 girls named Briyanna.
Brookley f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Brook with leah.
Brunhyse m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements brun meaning "brown" and hyse meaning "youth warrior" (also found in Godhyse).
Bruysten m Medieval Dutch
Medieval Dutch variant form of Bruynsten.
Bryceson m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bryson. According to the SSA, 22 boys were given the name Bryceson in 2018.
Bryleigh f American
Variant of Briley.
Brynilla f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Brynhild.
Brynjolf m Scandinavian
Modern form of the Old Swedish name Bryniolf, itself a form of the Old Norse Bryniulfr.
Brynjulv m Norwegian
Norwegian form of Bryniulfr.
Brynlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Bryn and Lynn.
Brynþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse brynja meaning "coat of mail (or plate), byrnie, corselet" combined with Þór.
Bryzeida f Polish
Polish form of Briseis.
Bunyamin m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Benjamin.
Bunyarit m Thai
Variant of Bunrit.
Burgutoy f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek burgut meaning "eagle" and oy meaning "moon".
Burgwynn f Anglo-Saxon
From Old English element burg meaning "fortress" and wynn meaning "joy".
Buthayna f Arabic
Diminutive of Arabic بثنة (bathna) meaning "soft, easy, fertile (as in soil or land)" as well as "beautiful, plump".
Buyanbat m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian буян (buyan) meaning "good deed, virtue, charity" or "fortune, blessing" and бат (batu) meaning "strong, loyal, firm".
Buyinzhu f Manchu
Of uncertain etymology, name borne by a Noble Lady (6th rank consort) of the Kangxi emperor. She was the sister of Nalanzhu.
Buyisiwe m Zulu
Means “returned” in Zulu.
Byakuran m Japanese
From Japanese 百 (byaku) meaning "hundred" or 白 (byaku) meaning "white" combined with 蘭 (ran) meaning "orchid". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Byakuren f Japanese
From Japanese 白 (byaku) "white" and 蓮 (ren) "lotus."
Byénáama m Kiga
Means "things of secrets" in Rukiga.
Byeolbit f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 별빛 (byeolbit) meaning "starlight," effectively a combination of Byeol and Bit (compare Bitbyeol).
Byeol-nim f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From Byeol suffixed with honorific 님 (nim).
Byeol-sol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Byeol and Sol (compare Sol-byeol).
Byeong-su m Korean
From Sino-Korean 炳 "bright, luminous; glorious" and 守 "defend, protect, guard, conserve". A famous bearer is South Korean footballer Yoo Byung-soo (1988-).
Byeong-Un m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 병은 (see Byeong-Eun).
Bylatyan m Yakut
Yakut form of Platon.
Býleistr m Norse Mythology
Means "bee-lightning" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology he is Loki's brother.
Byrganym f Kazakh (Rare)
From Kazakh бір (bir) meaning "one" combined with ханым (khanym) "lady, queen".
Byrghita f Old Swedish, Medieval Scandinavian
Old Swedish and Medieval Norwegian variant of Birgitta.
Byrgitta f Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian form of Brigita.
Byung-Eun m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 병은 (see Byeong-Eun).
Byung-Hee m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 병희 (see Byeong-Hui).
Byung-Jun m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 병준 (see Byeong-Jun).
Byung-soo m Korean
Variant transcription of Byeong-su.
Cəbrayıl m Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Gabriel.
Caighley f English
Variant of Kaylee.
Caitelyn f English
Variant of Caitlin.
Caitlyne f English
Variant of Caitlin.
Calamity f English (American, Rare)
From the English word calamity.
Callaway m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Callaway, in which itself, it is a variant of Calloway.
Calloway m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Calloway.
Calybrid f Manx (Archaic)
Derived from Manx caillagh, a cognate of Old Irish caillech "veiled one; (and by extension) nun; female servant" (ultimately from Old Irish caille "veil") and the given name Bridey with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint Bridget" (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Calybute m English (Puritan)
In the case of Calybute Downing, D.D. (1606-1643), whose father was also named Calybute Downing, it appears to be a slight variation of his paternal grandmother's maiden name, Calybut. There was a similar name recorded in Domesday Book: Calebot.
Calyhony f Manx (Archaic)
Derived from Manx caillagh, a cognate of Old Irish caillech "veiled one; (and by extension) nun; female servant" (ultimately from Old Irish caille "veil") and Manx doonagh "church" with the intended meaning of "servant of the Church" or "servant of the Lord".
Calytrix f English (American)
From the name of a flowering plant.
Caralynn f English
Combination of Cara and Lynn or a variant of Carolyn.
Carinlyn f English
Combination of Carin and Lyn.
Carmindy f American (Rare)
Perhaps a contraction of Carmen and Mindy. American makeup artist Carmindy Bowyer (1971-) appears on the reality television show 'What Not to Wear'.
Caroliny f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Form of Caroline, refletcting their pronunciation.
Carrolyn f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Carrol and the popular suffix -lyn.
Carystus m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Karystos. In Greek mythology, Carystus is the name of a rural demi-god that is native to the Greek island of Euboia. He also lent his name to the ancient Euboian city-state of Carystus.
Cassalyn f English (Modern)
Combination of Cassie and the popular name suffix lyn.
Cassilyn f English
Cassie with the -lyn suffix.
Catelynn f English
Variant of Caitlin. This name was given to 70 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Cathaysa f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Allegedly means "beautiful (big) daisy" in the Guanche language. Recorded as the name of a 7-year-old Guanche girl who was sold as a slave in Valencia in 1494. Cathaysa is also the title of a song recorded by singer Pedro Guerra in the 1980s.
Cathelyn f English
Variant spelling of Kathlyn.