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Bethulia f English (Rare, Archaic)From the name of a city mentioned only in the apocryphal Book of
Judith, possibly derived from the Hebrew noun בתולה
(betula) meaning "virgin". The city's deliverance by Judith, when besieged by the Assyrian general
Holofernes, forms the subject of the Book of Judith.
Bettany f English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Bettany. This name is borne by English historian and writer Bettany Hughes (born 1968).
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.
Bing m English (Rare)Either transferred use of the surname
Bing or from a nickname, as was the case for American singer and actor Bing Crosby (1903-1977), who was originally called
Bingo.
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.
Binny f EnglishDiminutive of
Benita. In British television show, 'The Kids of 47A' (1973-1975), one of the sisters Gathercole is called Binny, but in this case her given name was
Belinda.
Birch m EnglishFrom the English word for the birch tree. Famous bearers include Birch Evans Bayh III, senator from Indiana, who assumed office in 1999. Birch Evans Bayh II was a senator from Indiana 1963-1981.
Biron m English (Rare), TheatreShakespeare used this name in one of the three companions of King Ferdinand in
Love's Labour Lost (1594).
Bix m AmericanDiminutive of Bismark. Famously borne by American jazz legend, Bix Beiderbecke, who was a reknowned cornetist and pianist during the 1920s.
Blackbird f & m English (Rare)From the name of the animal, introduced into popular culture by the 1968 song of the same name performed by The Beatles.... [
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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)... [
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Blade m English, Popular CultureTransferred use of the surname
Blade or from the Old English
blæd ‘leaf of a plant,' of Germanic origin; related to Dutch
blad and German
Blatt.... [
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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 EnglishFrom Old English
blæc meaning "black, dark" or
blac meaning "pale" combined with Old English
eg meaning "island" or
hæg meaning "enclosure".
Bless f & m English, FilipinoFrom the English word
bless meaning "to consecrate or confer divine favor upon".
Bleu f & m EnglishFrom the French word for "
Blue". Not typically used in France.
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'... [
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Bloom f EnglishFrom the English word
bloom, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European
*bʰleh₃- ("to thrive, flower, bloom").
Bluebell f English, Popular CultureFrom 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.
Bobs m & f English (Rare)Short form of
Robert,
Robin and other names. Famous bearers of this name include the South African-Canadian painter and potter Bobs Cogill Haworth (1900-1988), and American actor Bobs Watson (1930-1999).
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... [
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Bokeem m African AmericanMeaning uncertain. It might possibly be derived from the biblical place name
Bochim, which is also found spelled as
Bokim.... [
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Bonamy m & f EnglishTransferred use of the surname. This name was borne by British literary scholar Bonamy Dobrée (1891-1974), who was given the name because it was a family surname.
Booth m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Booth, which is derived from Middle English
bothe meaning "booth, bothy, hut", which itself is ultimately derived from Old Norse
búð meaning "booth, dwelling, shelter"... [
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Boreal m & f English (Rare)From the Boreal Forest, which was named after the Greek god Boreas, who was a purple-winged god of the North Wind in Greek mythology.
Boss m AmericanPossibly transferred use of the surname
Boss, or taken from the English word
boss, meaning "one who is in charge", from Middle Dutch
baes "master of a household, friend"... [
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Bouldin m English (Modern, Rare)The origins of the name Bouldin are from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from the Old English personal name Bealding, which was originally derived from the name Beald. Bouldin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century... [
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Bow m & f English (Rare)A variant of
Bo 1, probably influenced by the word "bow" which is used to shoot with arrows or by the word "bowtie", or a diminutive of
Rainbow.
Bower m English (Rare)Transferred use of the surname
Bower. It was the middle name of
John Bower "
Bouse"
Hutton (1877-1962), a Canadian ice hockey goaltender and member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Boyer m EnglishVariant of the English occupational surname
Bowyer meaning "bow maker" transferred into use as a given name.
Boz m English, AmericanA nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer. For example, Boz was used as a pen name by
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) in the 1830s when publishing short pieces in newspapers... [
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Brace m & f EnglishLikely intended as a variant of
Brice. Middle English (as a verb meaning ‘clasp, fasten tightly’) from Old French
bracier ‘embrace’, from
brace ‘two arms’, from Latin
bracchia, plural of
bracchium ‘arm’, from Greek
brakhiōn.
Braidi f AmericanFeminine variant of
Brady, with an "i" added in the middle to evoke the english word "braid"
Braison m English (American)Borne by Braison Cyrus, the son of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, as a portmanteau of B. Ray's Son with
B for
Billy,
rai for
Ray, and
-son to indicate "son of" to mean, "The son of Billy Ray."