Submitted Names with 2 Syllables

Beni f Japanese
From Japanese 紅 (beni) or 朱 (beni) both meaning "crimson".

Beni m & f Spanish
Short form of Benito, Benita, Benigno and Benigna.

Benie m English (American)
Diminutive of Benjamin or Benedict.

Bénilde f & m French (Rare)
French form of Benilda.... [more]

Bening f & m Filipino
Diminutive of Benita, Benito, Bienvenido, Venancia, and other names with a similar sound.

Benja f & m Thai
Alternate transcription of Bencha.

Benjie m English
Diminutive of Benjamin.

Benjman m English
Variant of Benjamin.

Benka m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Benke.

Benke m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Bengt.

Benne m West Frisian
Variant form of Ben 1.

Bennu f Turkish
Means "an eagle" in Turkish. It's the name of a character in the Turkish TV series 'Binbir Gece'.

Beno m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Benno. Beno Budar (*1946) is a Sorbian writer and translator.

Benő m Hungarian
Diminutive of Benedek or Benjámin.

Benon m Polish
Polish form of Benno.

Benry m Obscure (Modern, Rare)
Variant/combination of Ben 1 and Henry.

Bensyn m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Spelling variant of Benson.

Bentje f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Ben 2.

Bentleigh f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bentley, incorporating the spelling and feminine usage of Leigh.

Bently m English (Modern)
Variant of Bentley.

Benxa m Galician
Galician short form of Benxamín and Benjamín.

Béoáed m History (Ecclesiastical), Old Irish
Derived from Old Irish béo "alive, living" and áed "fire". This was the name of an Ardcarne bishop and a friend of Saint Caillin.

Beodeul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 버들 (beodeul) meaning "willow."

Beomcheol m Korean

Beom-gyu m Korean
Combination of a beom hanja, e.g. 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," and a gyu hanja, e.g. 奎 meaning "star; sentence, writing; stride."

Beom-seok m Korean
Combination of a beom hanja, like 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," 凡 meaning "all, everyone" or 汎 "large, big, extensive," and a seok hanja, such as 錫 meaning "tin; copper" or 奭 meaning "big, large, great; thriving, flourishing."

Beom-su m Korean
Combination of a beom hanja, like 範 meaning "standard, norm; example, model," 凡 meaning "all, everyone" or 犯 "invasion, violation," and a su hanja, such as 洙 meaning "riverside," 秀 meaning "excellent, outstanding, exceptional" or 守 meaning "defence, protection; rule."

Beorn m Anglo-Saxon, Literature
Derived from Old English beorn meaning "man, hero, warrior". In some cases it could be an Anglicized form of the Old Norse name Bjǫrn.... [more]

Beornwynn f Anglo-Saxon
From Old English beorn "warrior, man" and wynn "joy".

Bepo m Croatian
Diminutive of Giuseppe, used mainly in coastal areas of Croatia.

Beppie f Dutch, Limburgish
Diminutive of Bep. Known bearers of this name include the Dutch actress Beppie Melissen (b. 1951) and the Limburgish singer Beppie Kraft (b. 1946).

Beppo m Italian
Diminutive of Giuseppe.

Bera f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Vera 1.

Berbe f Limburgish
Limburgish short form of Barbara.

Berbke f Limburgish
Limburgish diminutive form of Barbara (see also Berb).

Berdien f Dutch
Variant form of Berdine, with its spelling more phonetical in nature. A known bearer of this name is the Dutch flutist Berdien Stenberg (b. 1957).

Berdine f Dutch
Contracted form of Bernardine. In some cases, it can also be a variant form of Bertine.

Berel m Jewish, Yiddish
Diminutive of Ber.

Beresh m Hebrew (Rare, Archaic)
Rare alternate form Barukh or Baruch

Bergur m Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese younger form of Bergr.

Beri m Biblical
In the Bible, Beri was the son of Zorphah, belonging to the tribe of Asher. (Chronicles, 7:36).

Beri- f Japanese
From Japanese 苺 (beri-) meaning "strawberry", 果実 (beri-) meaning "fruit; nut; berry" or other kanji pronounced in the same way. ... [more]

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

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

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

Berlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Berlin using the popular suffix lyn.

Berlynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Berlyn.

Berlynne f Obscure (Modern)
Excusively feminine form of Berlin, using the popular feminine name suffix lynne.

Berna f Spanish
Short form of Bernardina or Bernarda.

Bernece f English (Rare)
Variant of Bernice.

Berneen f South African (Modern, Rare), Irish
Irish short form of Bernadette using the diminuitive suffix ín.

Berneice f English (American)
Variant of Bernice.

Bernell m & f English (American, Rare)
From the surname Bernell.... [more]

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

Berney m English
Variant of Bernie, which is a diminutive of Bernard.

Bernhardt m German (Rare), Banat Swabian
Variant of Bernhard

Bernward m Medieval German, German (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
This name derives from the Old High German name “Bernward”, composed of two elements bern "bear" plus wart "guard"... [more]

Berol m & f English

Bertel m Danish (Rare)
Danish form of Bertil. This is the name of Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844).

Berþa f Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Bertha, from earlier Old English Berhte meaning "bright one" (from beorht "bright")... [more]

Bertien f Dutch
Dutch form of Bertine, with its spelling phonetical in nature.

Bertijn m Dutch
Dutch form of Bertinus.

Bertilde f Louisiana Creole, French (Rare, Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), History (Hispanicized)
French variant and Spanish form of Berthilde.

Bertín m Spanish (Rare)
In the case of Spanish singer Bertín Osborne (1954-), it is a diminutive of Norberto.

Bertine f Dutch, French (Rare), Norwegian, Flemish, Walloon
Diminutive of Berte as well as a short form of names ending in -bertine.

Berton m English
Variant of Burton.

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.

Bertrum m English
Variant of Bertram.

Bertrun f Germanic
Derived from Old High German beraht "bright" and run "secret lore".

Bertta f Finnish
Finnish form of Berta.

Beru f Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese 鈴 (beru) meaning "bell". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Béryl f & m French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Beryl.

Beryll f English (Rare)
Variant of Beryl.

Besik m Georgian
Short form of Besarion. It began to be used as an independent name in the 18th century, thanks to the Georgian poet Besarion Gabashvili (1750-1791), who was known as Besik or Besiki... [more]

Beşir m Turkish
Turkish form of Bashir.

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

Bessel m West Frisian (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Of Frisian origin, this name is possibly a diminutive of a shortened form of Germanic names that contain either the element bern meaning "bear" or the element beraht meaning "bright"... [more]

Běta f Czech
Diminutive of Alžběta.

Betel f Tamil
Betel is a "type of plant from South and South East Asia."

Bethen f English
Variant of Bethan.

Bethy f English
Diminutive of Bethany, Elizabeth, and other names containing beth.

Beti f Welsh
Welsh adoption of Betty.

Betja f Yiddish (Germanized, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning; theories include a German-Yiddish variant of Bithiah.

Betlem f Catalan
Catalan form of Bethlehem.

Beto m Portuguese
Diminutive of Alberto, Adalberto, Roberto and names ending with "-berto". People who use this form includes brazilian singer Roberto Pereira dos Santos, better known by his stage name Beto Jamaica and portuguese footballer António Alberto Bastos Pimparel, known as Beto.

Betong m Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Alberto, Roberto and similar names.

Betrán m Aragonese
Variant of Bertrán.

Bêtri f Walloon
Walloon form of Béatrice.

Betsan f Welsh
Welsh diminutive of Elizabeth.

Bettan f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of Elisabet.

Bettee f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Betty.

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.

Bevel m Literature
A word meaning “a slope from the horizontal or vertical in carpentry and stonework; a sloping surface or edge,” coming from the French for “to gape.” Flannery O'Connor used it for two characters in her 1955 short story "The River."

Bevi f English
Diminutive of Beverly.

Bevie f English
Diminutive of Beverly.

Bevy f English
Diminutive of Beverly.

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

Beyaz f Turkish
Means "white" in Turkish, ultimately from Arabic بياض (bayāḍ).

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

Beyla f Norse Mythology
From the reconstructed Proto-Norse name *Baunila, possibly meaning "little bean" or "little swelling". In Norse mythology, Beyla is a servant of the god Freyr with her husband Bryggvir.

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

Beyron m Swedish (Rare)

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.

Bhakti m & f Sanskrit, Indian
Sanskrit word meaning devotion, love, attachment, etc. In Hinduism, the concept of emotional devotion to a personal deity or spiritual idea, and is also the name of the associated movement- notable Bhakti poet-saints include Mirabai and Kabir Das.

Bharti f Indian, Marathi, Hindi
Variant of Bharati.

Bhavadh m Thai (Sanskritized, Rare)
Sanskritized transcription of Thai ภาวัฒน์ or ภวัต (see Phawat).

Bhawat m Thai
Variant transcription of Thai ภาวัฒน์ or ภวัต (see Phawat).

Bhuchung m Tibetan
From Tibetan བུ་ཆུང (bu-chung) meaning "small child, little boy".

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]

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.

Biase m Italian (Archaic)
Old-fashioned regional variant of Biagio.

Biba f Croatian, Slovene
Short form of names beginning with the element Bi-, such as Biserka and Biljana.

Bibbe f English (American, Rare)
The given name of the artist, musician, and actress Bibbe Hansen (*1952).

Bibbi f Swedish, Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Mainly a diminutive of Birgitta and its variant forms (see also Bibi).

Bibbit f English
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Bibi f Japanese
From Japanese 日 (bi) meaning "day, sun, Japan", 妃 (bi) meaning "a ruler's wife; queen; empress" or 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" and duplicated using 々. Other kanji with the same pronunciations can also be used to form this name.... [more]

Bibi f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Diminutive of Birgitta and its various forms. It can also be used as a diminutive of other names beginning with or containing B, such as Bibiana and Beata... [more]

Bibi f Korean
From Sino-Korean 雨 (bi) meaning "rain" doubled. Other hanja signs are possible. Spelling variant of Vivi.

Bibing f Filipino
Likely a diminutive of Viviana, Bibiana, Vivencia, and other names with a similar sound... [more]

Bibit m & f Javanese
Means "origin, source, offspring, seed" in Javanese.

Bíbor f Hungarian (Rare)
Old Hungarian name originally meaning "flax tissue", nowadays it is associated with Hungarian word "purple". Its more popular diminutive is Bíborka.

Bickel m Dutch (Rare)
Rare Dutch given name, which is probably derived from (or related to) the Dutch word bikkel, which is an informal (or slang) word for a tough, no-nonsense man. In that regard, the name is somewhat comparable with English masculine names such as Brick and Rock, as those are also meant to convey a certain sense of rugged masculinity... [more]

Bida f Jewish, Judeo-Spanish

Bidal m Aragonese
Aragonese form of Vitalis.

Biđe m Sami (Rare)
Sami form of Peder.

Biejaš m Sami (Rare)
Diminutive of Biera.

Bieke f Dutch (Rare), Flemish
Diminutive of Beatrijs/Beatrix and Sabina/Sabine as well as Gabrielle (via its short forms Gabi and Gabie).

Bielke f Yiddish
Variant of Beylke. Jerry Bock used this for the name of Tevye's fifth daughter in his musical 'Fiddler on the Roof' (1964).

Biera m Northern Sami
Sami form of Per.

Biernåd m Walloon
Walloon form of Bernard.

Biernat m Polish (Archaic)
Variant of Bernard.

Bieta f Polish
Diminutive of Elżbieta.

Bietka f Polish
Diminutive of Elżbieta.

Biette f French (Rare), Medieval French, History
Perhaps from Bietta, the Romansch form of Beata. ... [more]

Biette m Sami
Sami form of Pietari.

Biffy f English (American)
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Bifrons m Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend, Roman Mythology
Derived from the Latin adjective bifrons, meaning "having two foreheads (faces)", as a title of the Roman god Janus. The deity and his epithet were later corrupted as the name of a demonic earl of Hell within the Lesser Key of Solomon, the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum, and the Dictionnaire Infernal.

Biggi f Danish, German
Pet form of Brigitte, Birgit and their variants.

Bigna f Romansh
Romansh form of Barbara as well as a variant of Bina. This name is traditionally found in the Engadine valley.

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]

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.

Bijin m & f Japanese
From Japanese 実 (bi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth" or 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 人 (jin) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Bikram m Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Hindi, Punjabi, Nepali
Variant of Vikrama.

Bila f Hebrew
Short form of Bilha.

Bildad m Biblical
Etymology unknown. Bildad the Shuhite was one of Job's three friends. Also used for one of the characters in Moby Dick

Bilfrið m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements bil "sword" and friþ "peace". A notable bearer of this name was an obscure Northumbrian saint dubbed "St Billfrith the Anchorite".

Bilgin m & f Turkish
Means "scholar, pundit, learned person" in Turkish.

Bilio m Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Abilio.

Bilke f Low German (Modern, Rare)
Low German diminutive of Names starting in Bil- (from the Germanic name element BILI "gentleness").

Billa f Jewish
Variant of Bila.

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

Bille m Danish, Swedish
Perhaps originally a diminutive of Birger.

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.

Billey m American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Billy.

Billi f English
Variant of Billie.

Billur f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Means "crystal" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian بلور (bolur).

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

Bilma f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Vilma.

Bimo m Javanese
Javanese form of Bhima.

Bimpẹ f Yoruba
Means "one who is gorgeous and beautiful" in Yoruba.

Binah f Bobangi
Means "a dancer" in Bobangi.

Binah f Hebrew, Jewish
Variant transcription of Bina.

Binar f Indonesian
Means "Twinkle" i.e. eyes, stars, etc

Binchen f German (Rare)
Diminutive of Jakobina, Jakobine, Sabina, Sabine and sometimes Sabrina, as it contains the German diminutive suffix -chen... [more]

Bindo m Medieval Italian
Medieval name of unknown origin. It was very popular in Florence in the age of Dante Alighieri (late 13th - early 14th centuries). It is no more in use but it has originated the common surname Bindi.

Bindu f Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Nepali
Means "drop, point, dot" in Sanskrit.

Bingbing f & m Chinese
Reduplication of Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Bingchun f & m Chinese
This name can be combined with 冰 (Bing) meaning "Cold, Ice", and 春 (Chun) meaning "season of springtime", or 纯 (Chun) meaning "Purity, Pure, Unmixed, Skillful, Genuine, Simple, Practiced". Sources are in the notes.

Bingfu m & f Chinese
From Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice, cold" combined with 福 (fú) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing". Other character combinations are possible.

Binghua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" or 秉 (bǐng) meaning "grasp, hold, preserve, persist" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [more]

Binghui m & f Chinese
From Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" or 秉 (bǐng) meaning "grasp, hold, preserve, persist" combined with 辉 (huī) meaning "brightness"... [more]

Bingjie f & m Chinese
From Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" combined with 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Bingjun m & f Chinese
From Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" or 秉 (bǐng) meaning "grasp, hold, preserve, persist" combined with 军 (jūn) meaning "army", 钧 (jūn) referring to an ancient unit of measurement (equivalent to about 15 kilograms) or 均 (jūn) meaning "equal, uniform, fair"... [more]

Bingling f & m Chinese
冰 (Bing) means "Ice, Cold" while 灵 (Ling) means "Soul, Spirit" or 铃 ... [more]

Bingliu f & m Chinese
From Chinese 冰 (bīng) meaning "ice" combined with 柳 (liǔ) meaning "willow", 榴 (liú) meaning "pomegranate", 瑠 (liú) meaning "lapis lazuli", 流 (liú) meaning "flow, stream, current", 刘 (liú) meaning "kill, destroy", or 六 (liù) meaning "six"... [more]

Bingwen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 炳 (bǐng) meaning "bright, luminous, glorious" or 秉 (bǐng) meaning "grasp, hold, preserve, persist" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [more]

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.

Bingyi m & f Chinese
From Chinese 秉 (bǐng) meaning "grasp, hold, preserve, persist" combined with 毅 (yì) meaning "resolute, decisive, firm" or 彝 (yí) referring to a type of ritual wine vessel... [more]

Bingyin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 秉 (bǐng) meaning "grasp, hold, maintain" or 丙 (bǐng) meaning "third" combined with 印 (yìn) meaning "seal, mark, sign", 寅 (yín) meaning "to respect", or 垠 (yín) meaning "riverbank, boundary", as well as other character combinations.

Bingyun f & m Chinese
This name is a combination of 冰/氷 (bing) meaning "cold, ice", and 允 (yun) meaning "consent, allow", 运 (yun) meaning "conveyance, transportation, luck, haul, carriage, fortune, traffic, ship", or 云 (yun) meaning "cloud".

Bình Minh m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 平明 (bình minh) meaning "dawn, sunrise, daybreak".

Binja f German (Swiss)
Variant of Bigna, written according to German phonetics.

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.

Binlah m Dambro, Thai

Binna f & m Korean (Modern)
From the stem of verb 빛나다 (binnada) meaning "to shine," effectively a combination of Bit and verb 나다 (nada) meaning "to be born; to appear, arise; to break/come out; to grow, spread."

Binne m West Frisian
Variant form of Benne.

Binnert m West Frisian
Frisian form of Bennert.

Bintang m & f Indonesian
Means "star" in Indonesian.

Binyang f Korean (Rare)
From the stem of verb 빛나다 (binnada) meaning "to shine," combined with 陽 (yang) meaning "sun"

Biolant f Aragonese (Rare)
Aragonese form of Violante.

Bion f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Biör m Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Björn.

Biplab m Bengali
Bengali form of Viplav.

Birca f German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Birka.

Bircə f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "the only one" in Azerbaijani.

Bircan f & m Turkish
From Turkish bir meaning "one" and can meaning "soul, life".

Birco m German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Birko.

Birdine f English
Variant of Birdie.

Biring f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Virginia.

Birje f Sami
Sami form of Pirjo.

Birka f German
Variant of Birke.

Birke f German
German name of debated origin and meaning. Current theories include an old and obscure feminine form of Birk, which itself is an Alemannic short form of names containing the element Burk- (the name element being derived from Old High German burg "protection; shelter", compare Burkhard), an early 20th-century coinage based on Indogermanic bircha "glowing", an early 20th-century coinage based on Middle Low German berke "birch tree" and an early 20th-century coinage based on the modern German word Birke "birch tree" and thus making it a botanical word name.... [more]

Birko m German (Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Birk.

Biro f Filipino (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Veronica.

Birol m Turkish
Means "alone" from Turkish bir meaning "one, only" and ol meaning "to be".

Birsu f Turkish (Rare)
From Turkish bir meaning "one" and su meaning "water".

Biru m & f Indonesian (Rare)
Means "blue" in Indonesian.

Birzhan m Kazakh
From Kazakh бір (bir) meaning "one" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".

Bishnu m Bengali, Odia, Assamese, Nepali
Eastern Indian and Nepali form of Vishnu.

Bislan m Adyghe, Chechen
Variant of Beslan.

Bismarck m American, German (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Transferred from the German surname von Bismarck.

Bisse f & m Swedish
Diminutive of various names, some containing the letters B, I and/or S (in any order), for example Britt, Elisabet and Sebastian.

Biston m Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology, Biston was a son of Ares and Callirrhoe (daughter of the river-god Nestus), and the eponymous founder of the city of Bistonia.

Bital m Aragonese
Variant of Bidal.

Bitbyeol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and Byeol (compare Byeolbit).

Bitchan m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bit and the present determiner form of verb 차다 (chada) meaning "to fill" (compare Chanbit).

Biti f Romani
Romani form of Beatie and Bithiah.

Bit-na f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Binna.

Bitte f Swedish, Danish, Norwegian
Pet form of Birgitta and its various forms.

Bitty f English
Short for Elizabeth.

Biwa f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (bi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 輪 (wa) meaning "wheel, flower" or 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Biyen m Ojibwe
Ojibwe variant of Peter.

Bizzy f English
Diminutive of Elizabeth.

Bjanka f Croatian, Sorbian
Cognate of Bianca.

Bjarna f Icelandic
Feminine form of Bjarni.

Bjarnat m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Bernhard. Bjarnat Krawc (German: Bernhard Schneider), born 1861, was a Sorbian conductor.

Bjedrich m Sorbian
Sorbian form of Friedrich.

Bjela f Czech (Rare)
Derived from the old Slavic word белъ (belu) meaning "white". Cognate of Běla.

Bjonko m Macedonian (Rare, ?)

Björgvin m Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements bjǫrg "help" or "deliverance" and vinr "friend".

Blackie m American (Rare)
A nickname or a diminutive. As a nickname the meaning is particular to the bearer, perhaps referring to dark hair color or complexion. That was the case for sports writer William Forrest "Blackie" Sherrod (1919-2016)... [more]

Blacky m English (Rare)
Variant of Blackie.

Blade m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Ladislaus.

Bladis m German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German short form of Ladislaus.

Blaesus m Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen derived from Latin blaesus "lisping, stammering".

Blaia f Catalan (Rare)
Feminine form of Blai.

Blaineley f English (Modern)
This name was giving to a character in the cartoon show Total Drama (2007-). Blaineley was a host in season 3 of Total Drama World Tour, and was the host of Total Drama Aftermath. Blaineley is World Tour was later the first adult contestant!

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".

Blánaid f Irish (Rare)
Variant of Bláthnaid.

Blanche-Neige f Folklore (Gallicized)
Combination of Blanche and Neige, used as a French translation of Snow White.

Blanchette f American (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Blanche

Blanchie f English
Diminutive of Blanche.

Blanga f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Blanche.

Blaža f Croatian, Slovene
Croatian short form of Blaženka and Slovene variant of Blažka.

Bleiddudd m Medieval Welsh
Welsh form of the Brythonic name *Bledjojüd- meaning "wolf lord", from Proto-Brythonic *blėð meaning "wolf" (Welsh blaidd) and *jʉð meaning "lord" (Welsh udd).

Blessings m & f English (African)
Plural form of Blessing. It is most used in Malawi.

Blessmore m English (African)
From the English words bless and more, chiefly used in Zimbabwe.

Bliksem m & f Dutch
Modern word name; Dutch for "lightning". Popular name for fast pets, such as dogs or horses.

Blima f Yiddish
Variant of Bluma.

Blitza f Medieval German
Short form of names containing the name element BLID "blithe, joyous, happy".

Blizbor m Polish (Archaic)
The name is composed of the elements bliz (close, near) and bor (fight; struggle). The designated nameday in Poland is January 28 and March 12.

Bloeme f Dutch (Rare), Yiddish (Dutchified)
As a Dutch name, it is a variant of Bloem. But as a Yiddish name, it is a transcription of Blume. A known bearer of this name was Bloeme Evers-Emden (1926-2016), a Dutch Jewish teacher, child psychologist, and author who attended school with the famous diarist Anne Frank (1929-1945).

Blommert m West Frisian
Frisian form of Bloemhard.

Blonda f German, Swedish (Rare), Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
German name meaning "blond".... [more]

Blondean f American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an extremely rare Anglicized form of Blandine influenced by Blondie and Dean.

Blondell f French
Means "little blonde one".

Bloodgood m American (Rare)
Name of New York farmer Bloodgood Haviland Cutter (1817–1906). He was known as a 'farmer poet'. Well known author Mark Twain humorously dubbed Cutter the 'Poet Lariat' in Twain's non-fiction travelogue 'Innocents Abroad'... [more]

Blooma f Yiddish (Rare)
Variant of Bluma.

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.

Bo-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 珤 "treasure, jewel; precious, rare" and 雅 "elegant, graceful, refined". A famous bearer is South Korean singer Kwon BoA (1986-).

Bo-ah f Korean

Bo-bae f & m Korean
From Korean 보배 (bobae) meaning "treasure," shifted from Middle Korean 보ㅂᆡ (popoy), from Sino-Korean 寶貝. Other hanja used for this naem include 寶 (bo) meaning "treasure," 甫 (bo) meaning "big; beginning," 㻉 (bo) meaning "jade," 培 (bae) meaning "culture, cultivation; education," 䔒 (bae) meaning "bud" and 拜 (bae) meaning "prostration; bending, stooping."

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

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.

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

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

Boby m English (Rare)
Variant of Bobby.

Bochi m Georgian Mythology
Probably from Mingrelian ბოჩი (bochi) meaning "(male) goat, sheep". In Georgian mythology this was the name of a patron god of cattle.

Boda m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English boda meaning "messenger, herald, prophet".

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.

Bodene m & f English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Bodene; a corruption of the French Baudouin.

Bodeum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the stem of verb 보듬다 (bodeumda) meaning "to embrace, hug, clasp."

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

Bodmaël m Breton (Gallicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Derived from Gaulish Bodd "good will" and Breton mael "prince". This is the name of a 6th century saint.

Bodvaël m Breton (Gallicized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Variant of Bodmaël.

Bödvar m Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Bǫðvarr.

Bodza f Hungarian (Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian bodza "elderberry; elder (tree)".

Boedi m Indonesian
Older spelling of Budi influenced by Dutch orthography.

Bofang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 伯 (bó) meaning "father's older brother, paternal elder uncle", 波 (bō) meaning "wave" or 博 (bó) meaning "abundant, plentiful, extensive, ample" combined with 芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant, virtuous, beautiful" or 方 (fāng) meaning "upright, honest, fair"... [more]

Bofur m Literature, Germanic Mythology
A character created by J.R.R. Tolkien in 'The Hobbit'. Bofur is a Dwarf in Thorin's Company who is related to Bifur and Bombur... [more]

Boğaç m Turkish
as strong as a bull... [more]

Bogo m Slovene (Rare)
Short form of names Bogdan, Bogoljub, Bogomil, Bogomir or Bogoslav.

Boguś m Polish, Silesian
Diminutive of names beginning with Bog-, such as Bogdan, Bogumił, Bogumir and Bogusław.

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).

Bòhé f Chinese
From Chinese 薄荷 (bòhé) meaning "mint". One fictional bearer of this name is Bòhé Lánzé (藍澤 薄荷), who is also known as Minto Aizawa in the original Japanese or Corina Bucksworth in the English dub, from Tokyo Mew Mew/Mew Mew Power.

Bo-hee f & m Korean
Variant transcription of Bo-hui.

Bo-hui f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 甫 (bo) meaning "begin; man, father; great" or 普 (bo) meaning "wide, large" and 姬 (hui) meaning "beauty; imperial concubine" or 熙 (hui) meaning "bright, splendid." A famous bearer is South Korean actress Lee Bo-hee (1959-).

Bohuš m Slovak
Diminutive of Bohuslav, used as a given name in its own right.

Boina f Romani
Variant of Bona.

Boisy m American (Rare)
Variant of Boise.

Bojan f Swedish
Diminutive of names ending with -borg, such as Valborg and Ingeborg.

Bokda m Buddhism
Burmese form of Buddha.

Bokeem m African American
Meaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from the biblical place name Bochim, which is also found spelled as Bokim.... [more]