American Submitted Names

Brilliant m English (African, Rare), African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly from the English word brilliant meaning "(of light or color) very bright and radiant".

Brilyn f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brylynn.

Brilynn f English (Modern)
Variant of Brylynn.

Brina f English
Short form of Sabrina.

Brinda f English (Rare)
Variant of Brenda, influenced by other -inda names such as Linda.

Brindin f & m English (Rare)
The name Brindin is a rare variant on the names Brandon and Brendan. It is more closely related to the name Brindon.

Briney f English
Diminutive of Sybrina used in the 18th century.

Brinker m English (Rare), Literature
Transferred use of the surname Brinker.... [more]

Brinklee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brinkley.

Brinkley f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brinkley.

Brinlee f English
Variant of Brinley.

Brinleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brinley.

Brinlie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brinley.

Brinly f English
Variant of Brinley or transferred use of the surname Brinly.

Brinn f English (Modern)
Variant of Brynn.

Brinna f English (Modern)
Variant of Brynna.

Brinnlee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brinley. Also compare Brynnlee.

Brinsley m English

Brinson m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brinson.

Brinton m English
Transferred use of the surname Brinton.

Briona f English
Variant of Briana.

Brioni f English (Rare)
Variant of Bryony.

Brionna f American (Modern)
Variant of Briana.

Brionne f English (Rare)
Variant of Brianne.

Brisco m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Briscoe.

Brise m English
Variant of Brice.

Brishen m & f English (American, Rare)

Brison m English
Variant of Bryson.

Brista f American

Bristal f American

Bristen m English

Bristyl f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bristol.

Brit f English
Short form of Brittany.

Britain m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Britton.

Britan f & m English
Variant of Britton.

Britani f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Britania f English (Rare)
Variant of Britannia.

Britanica f African American
Variant of Britannica.

Britannica f African American (Rare)
Possibly from Latin britannica meaning "of Britannia, British", as in the title of the Encyclopædia Britannica, the oldest English-language general encyclopedia.

Britannie f English
Variant of Brittany.

Britanny f English (Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Britany f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Briten m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Britton.

Britene f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Britina f English (Modern, Rare)
Allegedly a combination of Britney and Christina.

Britini f English (American)
Variant of Brittany

British f & m English (American, Rare)
Taken from the English word British.

Britley f English (Modern, Rare)
Modern name, probably a blend of Brittany and the popular phonetic suffix lee.

Britlynn f English (American)
Combination of Brit (short for Brittney) and Lynn

Britne f English (American)

Britnea f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Britnee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brittany

Britni f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Britnie f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Britny f English
Variant of Brittany.

Britt m English

Brittan f & m English
Variant of Britton.

Brittanee f English (Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittaney f English
Variant of Brittany.

Brittanie f English
Variant of Brittany.

Brittanni f English (Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittanya f English (Rare)
Variant of Britannia.

Brittanyanne f English
Combination of Brittany and Anne 1.

Britten f & m American
Transferred use of the surname Britten.

Britteni f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittenie f English
Variant of Brittany.

Britteny f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittian m & f English (Rare)
Likely an elaboration of Britton

Brittie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Brittany, Britannia, and other names starting with Brit-.

Brittiny f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittleigh f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany incorporating Leigh.

Brittlynn f English (American, Modern, Rare)

Brittnay f English (Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brittnee f English
Variant of Brittany.

Brittnie f English
Variant of Brittany.

Brittnye f English
Alternate spelling of Brittany.

Brittony f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brix m English (Modern)
A modern name.

Brixten m & f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brixton.

Brixton m American
From a district in south London, England. Entered popular usage in the US in early 2000s.

Brixtyn f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant or feminie form of Brixton.

Brixx m & f African American
Potential diminutive of Brixton. In the case of Pusha T’s daughter, it’s in reference to cocaine.

Briyana f English (American)
Variant of Briana.

Briyanna f English (Americanized, Rare)
A variant of Brianna. In both, 2002 and 2006 there were 46 girls named Briyanna.

Briza f English

Brizelda f American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Briselda.

Broadus m English
Meaning unknown. This was the middle name of John Watson, American psychologist and founder of Behaviorism.

Broc m English
Variant of Brock.

Brocky m English
Diminutive of Brock.

Brodee m English
Variant of Brody.

Broden m English
Transferred use of the surname Brodén.

Broderick m English
Transferred use of the surname Broderick.

Brodhi m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brody, influenced by Bodhi.

Brodi m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Brody. According to the US Social Security Administration, 24 baby boys and 13 baby girls were named Brodi in 2006

Brodin m English
Variant of Broden.

Brodix m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of Brodi with the same ending as Maddox and Dax.

Brodrick m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brodrick. See also Broderick.

Brok m English
Variant of Brock.

Brolin m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Brolin.

Bromleigh m English
Transferred use of the surname Bromleigh.

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

Bron m English (Rare), South African (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bron. Otherwise, it could be a short form of LeBron or Bronson.

Brona f Irish (Anglicized), English
Anglicized form of Brónach.

Bronco m English
Derived from the English-speaking word bronco, which describes a wild horse.

Bronjay m American
Derived from the Slavic element borna "protection" and the American name Jay 1. Comic character Bronjay, from Heaven Sent Gaming's Reverie, has this name.

Bronlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Australian, Modern, Rare)

Bronnie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Bronwen.

Bronny m African American

Bronsen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bronson.

Bronwynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Bronwyn.

Bronx m English
Transferred use of the place name Bronx. It began gaining popularity as a given name after singers Pete Wentz and Ashlee Simpson used it for their son in 2008.

Bronxton m English (American)
Combination of Bronx and the popular name suffix -ton. According to the SSA, this name was given to 5 boys in 2017.

Bronze m & f English
Bronze is a yellowish-brown alloy of copper with up to one-third tin. It is a modern first name. In the US, 5 girls and 9 boys were given this first name in 2018.

Brookanne f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Brook and Anne 1.

Brookelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brookelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brookelynne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brooker m English
Transferred use of the surname Brooker.

Brookes m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Brooks.... [more]

Brookie f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Brooke or Brooklyn.

Brooklee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brookley.

Brookleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brookley.

Brooklen f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brookley f & m American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Brook with leah.

Brooklie f American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Brookley.

Brooklin f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brooklinn f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brookly f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brookley.

Brooklyne f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brooklynne f English (Modern)
Variant of Brooklyn.

Brooksie f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive and feminine form of Brooks.

Brooksy f English
Diminutive of Brooke.

Broom f English
Very rare, in reference to the plant or another use of the surnames Broom or Broome.

Brooxie f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brooksie.

Brosy m English

Brown m English
Transferred use of the surname Brown.

Browne m English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Brown. Notable namesake is Henry Browne Blackwell, an English born publisher and social reformer who was one of the founders of the Republican Party in the US... [more]

Brownie m & f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Brown.

Browning m American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Browning.

Brownlow m English
Transferred use of the surname Brownlow.

Brownwyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Bronwyn.

Brox m English

Brucene f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Bruce.

Brucey m English
Diminutive of Bruce.

Brucie m English
Diminutive of Bruce.

Brucy m English
Diminutive of Bruce.

Brud m English

Bruin m Dutch (Rare), English (Rare, ?), Folklore
Dutch form of Bruno. It coincides with the Dutch word for "brown". This was also the name of the bear in medieval fables of Reynard the Fox.

Bruneita f American (Archaic)
Respelling of Brunita, a Spanish diminutiv of Bruna.

Brunita f American (Hispanic)
Spanish diminutive of Bruna.

Bruse m English
Form of Bruce.

Brusen m English (Rare)

Brush m English
Variant of Ambrose

Bry m & f English
Diminutive of Bryan, Bryden, Brianna, and other names beginning in Bry.

Brya f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bria.

Bryah f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Bria or Brea. According to the SSA, Bryah was given to 12 girls in 2015.

Bryahna f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briana. According to the SSA, Bryahna was given to 7 girls in 2007.

Bryane f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bryony or a feminine form of Brian.... [more]

Bryani f English (American, Rare)

Bryann f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brianne and Brian (See also Bryanne and Bryanna).

Bryar m English
Variant of Briar.

Bryarly f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brierley.

Brycelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Bryce using the popular name suffix lynn (see Lynn).

Bryceson m & f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bryson. According to the SSA, 22 boys were given the name Bryceson in 2018.

Brycin m English
Alternative spelling of Brysen

Brycyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Bryson.

Brydan m English
Variant of Bryden.

Bryden m English (Modern)
Variant of Braden, perhaps influenced by Bryan.

Brydon m English
Variant of Bryden.

Brye m & f English
Diminutive of Bryce and variant of Brie.

Bryell f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brielle.

Bryella f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briella.

Bryelle f English (Modern)
Variant of Brielle.

Bryenda f English
Variant of Brenda.

Bryer m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bryer.

Bryin m English

Brylan m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Braylon.

Brylea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Briley.

Bryleigh f American
Variant of Briley.

Brylen m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Brylan.

Brylie f English
Variant of Bryley or possibly an elaboration of Riley or a pion of Bree/Breanna/Brenna (etc) and Rylie.

Brylyn f English (Modern)
Variant of Braelyn.

Brylynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Braylynn.

Bryn f English (Rare)
Short form of Brynhild.

Bryna f English, Yiddish (Anglicized)
Yiddish ברײַנא from German Bräune "brown(ness)".

Brynden m English (Modern, Rare), Literature
Variant of Brendan. ... [more]

Brynelyn f English (Rare)
Variant of Brynlynn.

Brynie f English (American)

Brynlea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynleigh f English (American, Modern)
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynley m & f English
Variant of Brinley.

Brynlie f English
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynly f English
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlynn.

Brynlynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Bryn and Lynn.

Brynna f English (Modern, Rare)
Elaborated form of Brynn (probably influenced by Brenna) as well as a variant of Bryna.

Brynnan f & m English (American)

Brynnil f English (Rare)

Brynnlee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynnleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynnlie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynnly f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brynlee.

Brynton m English
Variant of Brinton, influenced by the name Bryn.

Bryona f English
Variant of Briana.

Bryonia f English (Rare)
From the Latin name for bryony, the wild twining plant (see Bryony).

Bryonie f English (Rare)
Variant of Bryony.

Bryonna f English
Variant of Briana.

Bryor m English
Variant of Briar.

Brysan m English
Variant of Bryson.

Bryse m English
Variant of Brice.

Brysen m English
Variant of Bryson.

Brysha f African American (Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements bry and sha.

Bryshon m African American (Modern, Rare)

Brystal f English (Modern)
Variant of Bristol, the spelling influenced by that of Crystal.

Brystol f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bristol.

Bryston m American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bryson influenced by other names ending in ton or ston.

Brysun m English
Variant of Bryson.

Brysyn m English
Variant of Bryson.

Brytani f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Bryte f American (Modern)

Bryten m & f English
Variant spelling of Bryton.

Brytnee f English
alternative spelling of Brittany

Brytneigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Brittany.

Brytney f English (American)
Variant of Britney.

Brytni f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Bryton m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Britton.

Bryttani f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Bryttany f English (Modern)
Variant of Brittany.

Bubba m English, Popular Culture
In the American South, the name is from a term of endearment usually thought to be based on the word brother.

Bubbah m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Bubba.

Bubby m English (Rare)

Buchanan m Scottish, English (American, Rare)
From the surname Buchanan. A fictional bearer is the Marvel Comics character James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes.

Buckingham m English (Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Buckingham. A known bearer of this name was the American writer and politician Buckingham Smith (1810-1871).

Buckland m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Buckland.

Bucklee m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Buckley.

Buckley m English
Transferred use of the surname Buckley 1.

Buckminster m English (American)
Transferred use from the placename Buckminster in England.... [more]

Buckner m American (South)
Transferred use of the surname Buckner.

Bucky m Popular Culture, American
Diminutive of Buck, Buckminster, or Buchanan.... [more]

Budd m English (American)
Short form of Buddy. In American culture Bud, Budd, and Buddy were often as a nickname for a son named for his father to avoid name confusion. It later became used as an independent name.

Buddi m English (American, Modern)
A variation of Buddy and Buddie

Buddie m American (Rare)
Variant of Buddy.

Buel m English
Variant of Buell.

Buelah f English
Variant of Beulah.

Buell m English
Transferred use of the surname Buell.

Buffi f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Buffy.

Buffie f English (Rare)
Variant of Buffy.

Buford m English (American)
Transferred use of the surname Buford.

Bug m & f English
A popular unisex nickname between 1920-1935, based on the slang term "bugsy" meaning "crazy."

Bugafer f & m English (American, Americanized, Rare, ?)
The name Bugafer refers to a very obscure legend called "Keeper of the silver-eyed crow"... [more]

Bula f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Beulah.

Bulah f American
Variant of Beulah.

Bumblebee m & f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
The name of several fictional characters, including a Marvel comics superhero, Transformers character, and The Simpsons character.

Bumper m American (Modern, Rare)
From the English word “bumper”. A famous bearer of this name is American football player, Bumper Pool.

Bunk m English
Transferred use of the surname Bunk.

Bunker m English
Transferred from the surname Bunker.

Bunnie f English
Variant of Bunny.

Bunnye f English
Variant spelling of Bunny.

Bunty f Scots, English
Originally an English and Scottish term of endearment derived from Scots buntin "plump, short and stout" referring to a plump child (possibly with the intended meaning of "good healthy baby" or "dear little one")... [more]

Burchell m English (Rare), Popular Culture (Modern)
From the English surname Burchell, which is derived from the village of Birkehill (also known as Biekel or Birtle). It means "birch hill".

Burchett m English (American)

Burdessa f English (American, Rare)

Burdette m & f English (Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Bernadette or a variant of the traditionally French and English surname Burdette derived from a pet form of the Old French personal name Burdo.

Burdie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Birdie.

Burdo m American (South, Archaic)

Buren m English
Transferred use of the place name Buren.

Burgess m English
Transferred use of the surname Burgess.

Burk m American
Variant of Burke.

Burkely m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Berkeley.

Burkley m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Berkeley.

Burl m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Burl. Notable namesake is actor and singer Burl Ives.

Burla f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Burl.

Burleigh m English
Variant of Burley.

Burley m English
Transferred use of the surname Burley.

Burma f English (American)
This name was sporadically used in the American South in the early 20th-century. Perhaps it is just a transferred use of the place name.

Burn m English (Rare)

Burnell m English
Transferred use of the surname Burnell.

Burnett m English
Transferred use of the surname Burnett.

Burnetta f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Burnett.

Burnette f & m English (American)
Feminine form and variant of Burnett.

Burney m American
Variant of Bernie or transferred use of the surname Burney.

Burnice m & f English (American)
Variant of Berenice.

Burnie m English
Variant of Burney.

Burnita f American
Variant of Bernita. Notable namesake is Judge Burnita Shelton Matthews (1894-1988), the first woman appointed to serve on a US district court.

Burns m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Burns 1.

Burny m English, Dutch (Rare)
Variant of Berny (in which case the spelling is more phonetical) and Burney.... [more]

Burr m English (Rare)

Burrel m English
Variant of Burrell.

Burrell m English
Transferred use of the surname Burrell.

Burtie m English
Diminutive of Burton.

Burty m English
Short form of Burton.

Bush m English
Transferred use of the surname Bush.

Bushrod m English (American)
Given name from surname of Medieval English origin—locational from a so called 'lost' village, likely to have been situated in Dorset, England. Surname Bushrod derives from the Old English 'bysc', a bushy thicket, with 'rod', a clearing in a forest.

Busley m English

Butler m English
From the surname Butler.

Butterball m English (American, Rare)
From the English word butterball, used as an informal nickname. This nickname was given to an American football player Paul Scull (1907-1997). This name can also be used for pets.

Butterfly f English (Modern)
Used to invoke the brilliantly-colored winged insect, which is widely seen as a symbol of metamorphosis, renewal, and rebirth, as well as one of youth and beauty. This is the birth name of a noted Australian folk singer, Butterfly Boucher, among others.

Button m English
The name of Button Gwinnett, one of the signatories (first signature on the left) on the United States Declaration of Independence.

Butts m American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Butts or a nickname with meaning particular to the bearer. Notable namesake, professional baseball player, Albert "Butts" Wagner was the older brother of baseball great Honus Wagner.

Buzzie m English (American)
Variant of Buzzy.