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Aydia f American (Rare)

Aydrian m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Adrian.

Aydriana f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Adriana.

Aydrianna f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Adriana.

Ayelene f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eileen.

Ayessa f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ayesha.

Ayezza f Filipino (Rare)
Meaning unknown.

Ayira f American (Hispanic, Rare)

Ayita f English (Modern, Rare, ?), African American (Rare), Western African (Rare)
The origins of this name are uncertain. Though it is popularly claimed to mean "first to dance" in Cherokee, this appears to be untrue.... [more]

Aylani f English (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ailani.

Ayleah f African American (Rare)
Variant of Aleah.

Aylee f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an anglicized form of Eilidh, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements ay and lee... [more]

Ayli f Turkish (Rare)

Ayliea f American (Modern, Rare)

Aylyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aylin

Aymee f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Amy.

Aymerik m French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aymeric.

Aymme f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Ayme.

Aymon m Medieval French, Medieval Occitan, Carolingian Cycle, Literature, French (Rare), Guernésiais
French form of Haimo. Also compare Hamon.... [more]

Aymrick m French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Contracted form of Aymerick.

Aynsleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Ainsley.

Aynya f English (Modern, Rare)

Ayo f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Possibly from the Spanish word ayo meaning "tutor" or "person who takes care of children". According to another source it might be a Danish form of an Indian name meaning "wonderful".

Ayrabella f English (Rare)
Variant of Arabella.

Ayşa f Turkish (Rare), Chechen
Turkish variant form of Ayşe and Chechen variant transcription of Aysha.

Ayşad m Turkish (Rare), Azerbaijani (Rare)
From ay meaning "moon" and Persian شاد (shād) meaning "happy, glad".

Aysen m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ason or Ayson.

Ayshat f Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Abkhaz, Chechen, Dagestani, Karachay-Balkar, Ossetian, Tatar (Rare), Bashkir (Rare), Avar
A form of Aisha and alternate transcription of Aishat.

Ayska f Indonesian (Rare)

Ayson m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Either transferred use of the surname Ayson or a variant of Ason.

Aysuna f Turkish (Rare)
Variant of Aysun.

Aytmukhambet m Kazakh (Rare)
Variant transcription of Aitmukhambet.

Aytsemnik f Armenian (Rare)
Old Armenian name meaning "little roe deer, fawn of a roe". According to the 12th-century Armenian historian Samuel Anetsi, this was the name of a female warrior who died defending the Armenian city of Ani against Persian invaders... [more]

Aytunuk f Kyrgyz (Rare)
From Kyrgyz ай (ay), meaning "moon", and тунук (tunuk), meaning "transparent, clear".

Ayubkhan m Chechen (Rare)
Combination of Ayub and the Turkish title khan meaning "leader, ruler".

Ayukhan m Kazakh (Rare)
Derived from Kazakh аю (ayu) meaning "bear" and the Turkic title khan meaning "leader, ruler".

Ayuo m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鮎 (ayu) meaning "ayu, sweetfish, catfish" or 歩 (ayu) meaning "walk, step" combined with 生 (o) meaning "live". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Ayuri f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 百合 (yuri) meaning "lily". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Ayvan m English (Rare)
Perhaps a spelling variant of Evan.

Ayvaron f English (Modern, Rare)
Form of Ava.

Ayvlyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Probably a variant of Avelyn.

Ayzha f African American (Rare)
Variant of Asia.

Ayzhakhan f Kyrgyz (Rare)

Ayzineth f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Likely a variant of Aseneth.

Ayzlin f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Americanized variant of Aisling which is traditionally said ASH-lin. Ayzlin was given to 5 girls in 2018 according to the SSA.

Azadija f & m Uzbek (Rare)
Derived from the Persian name Azad meaning "Freedom"

Azahlia f English (Rare)
Variant of Azalia

Azair m American (Modern, Rare)
Modernized variant of Azaire.

Azaire m French (Cajun), American (South), French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Extremely rare and archaic French form of Azariah.

Azalee f German (Rare)
German form of Azalea.

Azaleio m Portuguese (Modern, Rare)
Portuguese masculine form of Azalea.

Azalia f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Indonesian
Variant of Azalea. It could also be inspired by the biblical name Azaliah.... [more]

Azaliah m & f Biblical, English (Puritan, Rare)
English form of Atsalyahu via its latinized form Aslia. This was the name of a character from the Old Testament, who appeared in 2 Kings 22:3 (also known as 4 Kings 22:3)... [more]

Azalias m Greek (Rare, Archaic), Hebrew (Rare, Archaic)
The masculine variant of Azalia, and a variant of Azaliah.... [more]

Azaliya f Kazakh (Rare), Tajik (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Derived from Persian ازلی (azalee) or (azali) meaning "eternal, everlasting", which is ultimately derived from Persian ازل (azal) meaning "to eternally be" or "eternity without beginning"... [more]

Azalya f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azalea.

Azari f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Azariah.

Azarías m Spanish (Rare), Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Azariah.

Azariyah f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azariah perhaps influenced by Aaliyah.

Azayla f African American (Modern, Rare)
Either a combination of the popular elements a, zay and la or a variant of Azalea.

Azaylah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azayla.

Azaylea f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azalea.

Azayliah f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azalea.

Azealia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Azelia. This name is borne by American rapper Azealia Banks (1991-).

Azeda f Malaysian (Rare)

Azegiñe f Basque (Rare)
Variant of Atsegiñe.

Azeglia f Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Azeglio.

Azekial m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ezekiel.

Azekiel m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ezekiel.

Azela f Spanish (Philippines, Rare), Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
This name is borne by Mexican-British actress Azela Robinson.

Azèle f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
Variant of Azelle.

Azele f Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Azèle.

Azelia f English (American, Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Variant of Azalea.

Azélina f French (Rare)

Azélle f Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Azelle.

Azelle f French (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Possibly a feminization of Azel.

Azelya f Turkish (Rare)
Variant of Azalea.

Azema f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Azem.

Azémia f French (Rare, Archaic)

Azereth f English (American, Rare)
Probably derived from the Jewish feast day atzeret (alternative transcription: azereth) with unclear meaning, proposed interpretations include "conclusion" and "gathering" that coincides in time with the Christian pentecost... [more]

Azhia f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Asia 1.

Aziah m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Asaiah or Asia 1.

Azianna f American (Hispanic, Americanized, Rare)

Azil m Arabic (Rare), Indonesian
Means "protector" in Arabic.

Azilda f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)
Azilda is a town in Ontario named after one of the first female pioneers to settle there, Azilda Bélanger (née Brisebois), who was known for her healing abilities.

Azimullo m Tajik (Rare)
Tajik form of Azimullah.

Azio m Italian (Rare)
Derived from the Latin axio meaning "owl". It can also be a variant of Azzo. It is rarely used because Azio is the Italianization of Actium, the town where Octavian gained his celebrated victory over Antony and Cleopatra, on September 2, 31 BCE.

Azizi f & m African American (Rare), Swahili
Means "treasure, rarity, something valuable; lover" in Swahili, derived from Arabic عَزِيز‎ (ʕazīz); compare Aziz. A known (female) bearer is American model Azizi Johari (1948-), in whose case it is a pseudonym.

Azka f Pakistani (Rare)

Azland f African, English (American, Rare)
As an African name it means "powerful". As an English name, it is an alternate spelling of Azlan which is a variant of Aslan, a Turkish name meaning "lion"... [more]

Azlyn f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Aslan.

Azlynn f English (Modern, Rare)

Azoria f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of the name Azora or an English and feminine variant of the name Azaria.

Azorina f English (Rare)
From the name of the monotypic genus of flowering plants within the family Campanulaceae, whose sole species, the Azorina vidalii, is endemic to the Azores.

Azrhiana f English (American, Rare)
Strong, Great Queen, Powerful, Intelligent, Beautiful Goddess, Merciful, Gracious

Azriela f English (Rare), Hebrew (Rare)
Feminine form of Azriel.

Azro m Muslim (Rare, ?)
Meaning unknown.

Azroil m Uzbek (Rare)
Uzbek form of Azrael.

Aztlan m & f Aztec and Toltec Mythology, American (Hispanic, Rare), Mexican (Rare)
From the name of the legendary ancestral homeland of the Aztec peoples. Etymology uncertain, often said to mean "place of the herons", from Nahuatl aztatl "heron, snowy egret" and the locative suffix -tlan, though this doesn’t fit Nahuatl morphology... [more]

Azucely f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Perhaps a contraction of Azucena and Aracely.

Azucenna f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Azucena.

Azucséna f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Hungarian borrowing of Azucena.

Azul f & m Spanish, Filipino (Rare), History
From Spanish azul meaning "blue". This name was borne by the ninth and last wife of the Apache leader Geronimo. A known bearer is Azul Guaita (2001-), a Mexican television actress.

Azula f Popular Culture, Spanish (Modern, Rare)
Fictional name meant to be derived from Portuguese, Galician, and Spanish azul meaning "blue" (of Persian origin). This is the name of a main antagonist in the television series 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'.

Azulena f American (Hispanic, Rare)

Azulina f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Azuray f African American (Modern, Rare)
Apparently a misspelling of Azuree, the name of a perfume by the designer Estée Lauder.

Azurea f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Azura.

Azureen f Malaysian (Rare)

Azuri f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Elaboration of the word azure, possibly based on Zuri.

Azurine f Obscure, French (Quebec, Rare)
Elaboration of Azure.

Azusako f Japanese (Rare)
From Azusa combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child."... [more]

Azusena f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Azucena.

Azyla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azayla.

Azylis f French (Modern, Rare), Breton (Gallicized, ?)
Variant of Aziliz.

Azzahra f Indonesian (Rare)
Short form of Fatima az-Zahra.

Azzia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Asia 1.

Azzura f Italian (Rare)
Variant of Azzurra.

Azzure f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Azure.

Azzurro m Italian (Rare)
Masculine form of Azzurra.

Azzy f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Azalea or other names beginning in -az.

Ba f & m Korean (Rare)

Baaduri m Georgian (Rare)
Form of Baadur with the nominative suffix, used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.

Baatseba f & m Sotho (Anglicized, Rare)
Sotho form of Bathsheba.

Baatyr m Kyrgyz, Yakut (Rare)
Kyrgyz and Yakut form of Batur.

Babajan m Armenian (Rare)
Means " soul, friendly" in Armenian. Until the end of the last century, it was a rather common name, but it is still being forgotten, but Babajanyan’s surname is still preserved.

Babale f Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Barbare, though it might also be descended from Barbale (in at least some cases).

Babara f Brazilian, American (Rare)
Variant of Barbara.

Babba f Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Barbara.

Babek m Kazakh (Rare)
Kazakh form of Babak.

Babér f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian babér "laurel".

Babesne f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Amparo and Patrocinio. The name was based on Basque babes "shelter, refuge; protection" and the productive name suffix -ne.

Babeta f Czech (Rare), Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of Babette.

Babett f Hungarian, German (Rare), Luxembourgish
Hungarian form, German variant and Luxembourgish vernacular form of Babette. Babett Peter is a football player who had 118 appearances in the German national team winning among other titles the 2007 FIFA Wolrd Cup.

Babie f & m English (Rare)
Diminutive of Barbara.

Babikr m Northern African (Rare), Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Babiker.

Babilas m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Babila.

Bəbir m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Derived from the Azerbaijani noun bəbir meaning "leopard". As such, this name could be considered to be the Azerbaijani form of Babur.... [more]

Babir m Azerbaijani (Rare), Kazakh (Rare)
Azerbaijani and Kazakh form of Babur.

Babita f Hungarian (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of Barbara, used as a given name in its own right.

Bablin m Indian (Sikh, Rare)

Babo f & m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of the feminine names Babale, Barbale and Barbare.... [more]

Babookaji m Newar (Rare)
Variant transcription of Devanagari बाबुकाजी (see Babukaji).

Baburbek m Kazakh (Rare), Kyrgyz (Rare), Uzbek (Rare)
Combination of Babur with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".... [more]

Babylon m & f English (American, Rare)
From the ancient place name, from the Greek form of Akkadian Bab-ilani meaning "the gate of the gods" from bab "gate" and ilani, plural of ilu "god".

Bacha m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Bachana, but it can also be an independent name in its own right, in which case the name is directly derived from the Persian noun بچه (bačče) meaning "child".

Bachicha m Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Bautista.

Bacıgül f Azerbaijani (Rare)
From Azerbaijani bacı meaning "sister" and Persian گل (gol) meaning "flower, rose".

Badamlyanhua f Mongolian (Rare)
Probably derived from a sinicized form of Badmaa and Mongolian лянхуа (lyankhua) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Badaskhan f Armenian (Western, Rare)
A Western Armenian name derived from the Armenian word "պատասխան" (patasxan), which means "answer." This name was notably popular among Western Armenians during the 18th and 19th centuries but has since become rare.... [more]

Badem m Bosnian (Rare)
Means "almond" in Bosnian.

Badis m Berber (Rare)
The meaning of this name is unknown but several kings had this name.

Badiyah f Arabic (Rare)

Badrig m Armenian (Rare, Archaic)

Badriko m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Badri.

Badrizal m Indonesian (Rare)
Combination of the name Badri and the masculine suffix -zal.

Baeghab m & f Korean (Rare)
Means "Lily" in Korean.

Baeleigh f English (Modern, Rare)
Feminine variant of Bailey.

Baelyn f Various (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bailynn.

Baelynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bailynn.

Bæron m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Byron.

Bafta f German (Modern, Rare)
The given name of the Afro--German writer Bafta Sarbo.

Bagge m Old Swedish, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Old Swedish and modern form of Baggi.

Bagratik m Armenian (Rare)
Armenian diminutive of Bagrat.

Bahaeddin m Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
Turkish form of Baha al-Din.

Bəhər m Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "fruit" in Azerbaijani.

Bahia f Portuguese (Rare), English (Modern, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
From the state in Brazil

Bahilma f American (Modern, Rare)

Bahira f Arabic (Rare)
Feminine form of Bahir.

Båhl m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Swedish form of Bård.

Bahne m North Frisian (Rare)

Bahr ad-Din m Arabic (Rare)
Means "scholar of the religion" from Arabic بحر (baḥr) meaning "scholar, noble man, great man" (literally meaning "sea", but taken here to mean a person who possesses a vast sea of knowledge) combined with دين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Bahradin m Arabic (Rare)
Derived from Arabic Bahr al-Din, which means "sea of religion", itself derived from Arabic بَحْر (bahr) "sea, ocean" combined with Arabic دين (din) "religion, faith".

Bahr al-Din m Arabic (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic بحر الدين (see Bahr ad-Din).

Bahrizal m Indonesian (Rare)
Combination of Bahri and the Minangkabau masculine suffix -zal.

Bahruddin m Arabic (Rare), Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic بحر الدين (see Bahr ad-Din), as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Bahta f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bahtijar.

Bahto m Bosnian (Rare)
Short form of Bahtijar.

Baia f Basque (Rare)
Taken from the name of a Basque river that has its source in Gorbeia and flows into the Ebro.... [more]

Baia f Galician (Rare)
Galician variant of Olalla.

Baia f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Βαΐα, Βάϊα, or Βάια (see Vaia).

Baileigh f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Baillee f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Baily f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Bailey.

Bailynn f English (Modern, Rare)
A combination of Bailey and Lynn.

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

Bainganee f Hindi (Rare)
means “purple” in Hindi.

Bake f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde who based the name on Basque bake "peace; tranquillity, serenity". It was originally intended as a Basque equivalent of Paz 1, but was later on also suggested as a feminine form of Bako.

Bakhretdin m Uzbek (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. It might perhaps be a variant form of Bakhriddin. Also compare Bagrat.

Baklan m Russian (Rare, Archaic)

Bakuna m Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Bako, as it contains the Georgian diminutive suffix -უნა (-una).

Bakur m Armenian (Rare), Georgian
Armenian and Georgian form of Pakur. Some of the earliest known bearers of this name are the 2nd-century kings Bakur of Armenia and Bakur of Lazica (in Colchis), who are both better known under the Latin name Pacorus... [more]

Balaca m & f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "small" in Azerbaijani.

Balacaxanım f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "small lady", from Azerbaijani balaca meaning "small, little" and xanım meaning "madam, wife".

Baladine f German (Rare)
Germanised form of Balladyna.

Balagangadharanatha m Obscure, Indian (Rare, ?)
Means "finding refuge in the might of the Ganges-supporter (i.e. Shiva)" in Sanskrit, from a combination of Sanskrit बल (bala) "might, strength" with Gangadhara, a name of the god Shiva meaning "Ganga-supporter, Ganges-receiver, the ocean", and नाथ (nātha) "patron, protector, lord" or "refuge"... [more]

Balakhanim f Azerbaijani (Rare)

Balandė f Lithuanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Balandis.

Balandina f Aragonese (Rare)
Variant of Balantina.

Balandis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun balandis, which can mean "dove, pigeon" as well as "April" (as in, the month).

Balbin m Croatian (Rare), French, Polish
Croatian, French and Polish form of Balbinus.

Balderico m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Balderich.

Baldey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse baldr "brave, bold" (compare Baldur) and ey "island" or ey "good fortune".

Baldomera f Spanish (Rare), Polish (Archaic)
Feminine form of Baldomero (Spanish) or Baldomer (Polish).

Baldram m Medieval German, German (Rare, Archaic)
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements bald "bold" and hraban "raven".

Balduin m German (Rare)
Variant of Baldwin showing contamination from other names like Baudouin or Baldur.

Baldvin m Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Cognate of Baldwin.

Baldvina f Icelandic (Rare)
Feminine form of Baldvin.

Balene f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Modern Basque contracted form of Balerene.

Balere f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Valeria and Valérie.

Balerene f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of Valeriana and Valériane.

Baleria f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare)
Variant of Valeria reflecting the Spanish pronunciation of the name.

Balèriu m Sardinian (Rare, Archaic)
Sardinian form of Valerius.

Balgeum f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the verbal noun of adjective 밝다 (bakda) meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear; acute, learned; cheerful, happy" (compare Balgeun).

Balgeun f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
From the present determiner form of of adjective 밝다 (bakda) meaning "bright, brilliant; light, clear; acute, learned; cheerful, happy" (compare Balgeum).

Balgeun-byeol f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Balgeun and Byeol.

Balian m German (Modern, Rare), Medieval French, French (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Meaning uncertain. This is most known for being the name of Balian of Ibelin (c. 1140-1193), a lord of the Crusader state of Jerusalem.... [more]

Baliaslaŭ m Belarusian (Rare)
Belarusian form of Boleslav.

Balinor m Popular Culture (Rare), Arthurian Cycle
The name Balinor has no known meaning. However, it was once used in the television series 'Merlin' (2008–2012) where the character Balinor was the father of Merlin and a former Dragonlord... [more]

Balius m Lithuanian (Modern, Rare)
Means "ball", "dance / dancing party", "masquerade" in Lithuanian.

Balladyna f Polish (Rare), Theatre
Used by the Polish writer Juliusz Słowacki for the heroine of his tragic play Balladyna (1834), about a fictional Slavic queen who is corrupted by her rise to power. Słowacki based the name on the Polish word ballada meaning "ballad".

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

Ballington m English (British, Rare, ?)
Transferred use of the surname Ballington.... [more]

Balsam f Arabic (Rare)

Balsamie f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), French (Rare, Archaic)
Cognate of Balsamia.

Balsar m German (Rare, Archaic), English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Likely a variant of Balthasar.

Balta f Lithuanian (Rare)
Lithuanian word meaning “white”.

Baltasara f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Baltasar.

Baltija f Lithuanian (Rare)

Baltram m Upper German (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Baldram.

Baltsar m Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Balthazar.

Balva f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian balva "prize, reward".

Balvis m Latvian (Rare)
Masculine form of Balva.

Bam m Popular Culture, English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a diminutive for any name starting with the letter B. Also an onomatopoeia word suggesting the sound of a "loud thud". ... [more]

Bamat m Kabardian (Rare, Archaic), Circassian (Rare, Archaic)
One of the Kabardian-Circassian versions of Muhammad. A known bearer is the Kabardian supreme prince Bamat. Not used anymore.

Bamba f Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
Arabic form of Pembe.

Bambie f & m English (American, Rare), Filipino
Variant of Bambi.

Bambino m Italian (Rare), Romani
From bambino meaning "child, baby, toddler." It is more often used for females as its equivalent Bambina.... [more]

Bamse m Swedish (Rare), Old Swedish (Rare)
From an Old Scandinavian word meaning "bear". In modern Swedish often used when referring to something large.

Bana f Arabic (Rare)

Banard m French (Rare), Breton (Rare)
Variant of Barnard or Bernard.

Bancroft m English (American, Rare)
A notable bearer is Bancroft Gherardi, and admiral of the United States Navy.

Bandhana f Nepali (Rare), Indian (Rare), Hindi (Rare)
From Sanskrit बन्धन (bandhana) meaning "tying, binding".

Bandhavi f Hindi (Rare), Indian (Rare), Telugu (Rare)
From Sanskrit बान्धवी (bāndhavī) meaning "female relative" (the feminine form of बान्धव (bāndhava) "relative, kinsman", which is a vṛddhi derivative of बन्धु (bandhu) "relation").

Bandit f & m English (American, Rare), Popular Culture (Rare)
From the English word, ultimately from the late Latin bannire "to proclaim". Used by My Chemical Romance vocalist Gerard Way and Mindless Self Indulgence bassist Lyn-Z for their daughter.... [more]

Bănel m Romanian (Rare)

Banesa f Spanish (Rare), Aragonese
Variant of Vanesa, also an Aragonese form.

Banessa f Spanish (Rare)

Banga f Lithuanian, Latvian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian and Latvian nouns banga meaning "wave, billow".

Bangas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Masculine form of Banga.

Banguolis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Literally means "little wave", derived from the Lithuanian noun banga meaning "wave, billow" combined with the masculine diminutive suffix -(u)olis. As such, one could consider this name to be a diminutive of the name Bangas.

Banjo m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Banjo. Occasionally used in homage to various persons using the byname, such as Australian poet Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson or American race car driver Edwin “Banjo” Matthews.

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

Banksy f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred used of the surname Banksy as a given name. It could also be used as a diminutive of the name Banks.

Bannack m & f English (American, Rare)

Banner m & f English (Rare)
A banner is a symbol-bearing flag.

Bannie f & m Western African (Rare), Filipino (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Bonnie.

Bannon m English (American, Modern, Rare)
Transferred from the surname Bannon.

Banxe m Old Swedish (Rare)
Variant spelling of Bamse found in southwest Sweden in the 14th and 16th century.

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

Baone f Tswana (Rare)

Báquides m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Bacchides.

Bəraət m & f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Means "justification" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from Arabic براءة (barā'a).

Baraba m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Barabbas. Only used as a Biblical name.

Barakah f Arabic (Rare)
Feminine form of Barak 2

Baram m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Bahram. This name is extremely rare in Georgia today; actually, one could almost consider it to be archaic.

Baram m & f Korean (Modern, Rare)
From native Korean 바람 (baram) meaning either "wind, air" or "desire, expectation, hope." The first word may have well been borrowed from Old Chinese 風 (*plum(s)) while the second word is derived from the verbal noun of verb 바라다 (barada) meaning "to wish that something was the case."

Baran m Russian (Rare)
Means "ram" in Russian.

Barayu f Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羽 (ba) meaning "feathers" or 薔薇 (bara) meaning "rose" and 蘭 (ra) meaning "orchid", 歌 (ra) meaning "song, poetry", 夜 (yu) meaning "night; the evening" 佑 (yu) meaning "help, assist"

Barbaraann f English (American, Rare)
A combination of Barbara and Ann.

Barbaranne f English (Rare)
Combination of Barbara and Anne 1.

Barbarela f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Barbarella.

Barbarette f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Barbara.

Barbarus m Late Roman, Dutch (Rare)
Roman cognomen which was derived from Greek βάρβαρος (barbaros) meaning "foreign, non-Greek" (see Barbara).

Bärbelchen f Literature, German (Rare)
Double diminutive of Barbara via Bärbel.... [more]

Barbette f American (Rare)
Diminutive of Barbara.

Barboura f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Barbara. It is possible that there are also cases where the name is a feminization of the surname Barbour.

Barby f English (Rare)
Variant of Barbie.

Barca f Galician (Rare)
Derived from Galician word barca meaning "barge, small boat". This is a the name or a title of the Virgin Mary (Virxe da Barca, "Virgin of Barca") native to the town of Muxía, Galicia.

Barcey f English (Rare)

Barcklay m English (Rare)
Variant of Barclay.

Barcroft m English (Australian, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Barcroft. Barcroft Henry Thomas Boake (1866-1892) was an Australian poet.

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

Bardhoshe f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bardhosh.

Bardhyle f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bardhyl.

Bardhyll m Albanian (Rare)
Variant of Bardhyl.

Bardomiano m Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Spanish form of Bardomianus. This name is borne by retired Mexican soccer player Bardomiano Viveros (1951-).

Baregham m Armenian (Modern, Rare)
Armenian form of Barlaam.

Bareket f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "emerald" in Hebrew (see Emerald).

Bargaret f English (Rare)
Variant of Margaret

Bargie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Bargaret.

Barjonah m English (Puritan, Rare)
From Aramaic 𐡁𐡓𐡉𐡅𐡍𐡄‎ (barjonah) meaning "son of Jonah". This was the patronymic of Simon Peter, appearing in the Bible in Matthew 16:17... [more]

Barka f Hungarian (Rare)
Derived from Hungarian barka "catkin".

Barkev m Armenian (Rare)
Means "gift" in Armenian.

Barkevious m African American (Rare)
A modern invented name of unknown meaning.... [more]

Barley m & f English (British, Rare, Archaic)
Transferred use of the surname Barley.

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

Bərna f Azerbaijani (Rare)
Azerbaijani form of Berna.

Barnabée f French (Rare)
Feminine version of Barnabé.

Barnabus m English (Rare, ?)
Variant of Barnabas.