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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.

Barnard m Germanic, Dutch (Rare), Lengadocian, Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Barnhard. In some instances, this name might also be a variant spelling of Bernard.

Barnie m American (Rare)
Variant of Barney.

Barnim m Medieval German, German (Modern, Rare), Polish, Kashubian
Short form of names beginning with Barni- and Broni-, such as Bronimir, Barnimir, Bronisław and Barnisław... [more]

Barnime f German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Barnim.

Baro m Norwegian (Rare)
Form of Bergtor via the dialectal variant Bardo. Mainly used on Trøndelag county in Norway.

Baroness f English (Rare)
Perhaps from Celtic or from Frankish *baro* "freeman, man" or another Germanic source. In England, the word merged with (probably) cognate Old English *beorn* "nobleman."

Barren m English (Rare)
Variant of Barron.

Barreto m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese version of the english name Barett.Surname and first name used in Brazil and is derived from the name of several locations in Portugal(Ancient hamlets) .Used rarely on spanol language .... [more]

Barriaght f Manx (Rare)
Derived from Manx barriaght "victory, conquest, win" and intended as a Manx form of Victoria.

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

Barrington m English (Rare), Romani (Archaic), Jamaican Patois
Transferred use of the surname Barrington.

Barriss m American (Rare)

Barron m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Barron.... [more]

Bársonyka f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Derived from bársony "velvet".

Bartal m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
First name that also used as a last name, it's a combination of the names Bar and Tal.

Barteld m Dutch (Rare), West Frisian (Rare)
Dutch and West Frisian form of Berthold. Also compare the similar-looking name Bartel.

Bartélémi m French (Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Variant of Barthélémy.

Bartélemy m French (Rare), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Variant of Barthélémy.

Barthéléme m French (Quebec, Archaic), French (Cajun, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Barthélémy.

Barthélemi m French (Rare, Archaic), French (Belgian)
Variant of Barthélémy.

Barthena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Parthena. Also compare Bartina, which is similar in appearance and sound but has a different etymology.

Barthenia f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Parthenia.

Barthol m Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Barthold.

Barthold m German, Dutch (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Bartolomeus or Berthold.

Barthy m English (Rare, Archaic)
Diminutive of Bartholomew

Bartimée m Biblical French, French (Rare)
French form of Bartimaeus.

Bartle m English (Puritan, Rare), Medieval English
Diminutive of Bartholomew.

Bartlett m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Bartlett.... [more]

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

Bartlome m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Bartholomew.

Bartol m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Barthold.

Bartola f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Feminine form of Bartolo, itself a short form of Bartolomé.

Bartolomäus m German (Rare)
Variant of Bartholomäus.

Bartoloméia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminine form of Bartolomeu.

Bartolomejs m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Bartholomew.

Bartolomeus m Swedish (Rare), Old Danish, Medieval Dutch, Medieval Baltic, Dutch (Archaic)
Swedish, medieval Dutch and medieval Latvian form of Bartholomew.

Bartolommeo m Medieval Italian, American (Rare)
Archaic Italian form of Bartolomeo which apparently survived in the US where it is occasionally used.... [more]

Bartuelu m Asturian (Rare)
Asturian form of Bartolo.

Barty m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Diminutive of Bartholomew and other Bart- names.

Baruj m Jewish (Hispanicized, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Baruch. A notable bearer was Venezuelan immunologist Baruj Benacerraf (1920-2011), who was of Sephardi Jewish heritage.

Bascha f German (Modern, Rare)
Slavic diminutive of Barbara.

Baselisa f Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Basilisa.

Bash m English (Rare), Popular Culture
Diminutive of Sebastian.

Bashiyra f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bashira.

Bashlam m Chechen (Rare)
From Bashlam, the Chechen name for Mount Kazbek.

Basiel m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Basilius. A known bearer of this name was the Belgian priest and poet Basiel De Craene (1880-1956).

Basile f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Basilia and Basilie.

Basilea f Italian (Rare, Archaic), German (Rare), Indian (Christian), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Feminine form of Basil 1 as well as the latinized form of Basileia.

Basili m Georgian (Rare)
Older Georgian form of Basileios (see Basil 1). This name is barely in use nowadays. Its shorter form Basil is considered more modern and is thus more in use, but even that name is rare in Georgia... [more]

Basilia f Anglo-Norman, Medieval English, Spanish, Spanish (Latin American), German (Rare), Italian (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Feminine form of Basil 1 via its latinized form Basilius. This was borne by an obscure early saint. As an English name it has long been obsolete, but was much used in the Middle Ages; perhaps a reference to Saint Veronica as Basilia in the medieval Mors Pilati (Death of Pilate) was responsible for the name's popularity.

Basilie f Louisiana Creole, French (Acadian), French (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Basile.

Basilien m French (Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Basilianus.

Basilissa f German (Swiss, Rare, Archaic), Romansh (Rare, Archaic), Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare)
Feminine form of Basil 1.

Bassa f Ancient Greek (Rare)
Transcription of Greek feminine name Βάσσα, of unknown meaning.

Bassema f Arabic (Rare)
Variant transcription of Basima.

Bastián m Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Truncated form of Sebastián.

Bastiana f Galician (Rare), Corsican, Gascon
Galician feminine form of Bastián, Corsican feminine form of Bastianu and Gascon feminine form of Bastian.

Bastiane f Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Bastian.

Bastianu m Sicilian, Corsican (Rare), Sardinian
Truncated form of Sebastianu.

Bastiënne f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch form of Bastienne.

Bastienne f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Truncated form of Sébastienne.

Bastille f English (American, Rare)
Probably use of the surname Bastille.

Bastina f French, Spanish (Rare)

Bat f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "girl, daughter" in Hebrew.

Bata f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque form of Beata. The name coincides with Basque bata, absolutive plural of bat, meaning "one".

Batchen f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Derived from a combination of the words בת means "graceful girl" or "beautiful girl" in Hebrew.

Båtel m Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Rare archaic form of Bótulfr, most common in Gotland, Sweden.

Bathilda f English (Rare), German, History
Variant of Bathild. This was the name of a 7th-century English saint who became queen of the Franks after being sold to them as a slave. She was canonised for fighting against the slave trade, promoting monasticism and founding a convent... [more]

Bathildis f German (Latinized, Rare, Archaic)
Latinised form of Bathild.

Bathylle f French (Rare)
Extremely rare variant of Bathilde.

Batifeori m Yoruba (Rare)
Means "how we want it to be" in Yoruba.

Batilde f Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Italian, Portuguese and Spanish form of Bathilda.

Batiste f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque feminine form of Batista.

Batistin m French (Rare), Provençal
Variant of Baptistin.

Batistina f Occitan (Rare)
Feminine form of Baptistòu.

Batkol f Hebrew (Rare)
Means "echo" (see Hed).... [more]

Batlome m Georgian (Rare)
Variant of Bartlome.

Bato m Albanian (Rare), History, Illyrian
Bato the Daesitiate (also known as Bato of the Daesitiates) was a chieftain of the Daesitiates, an Illyrian tribe which fought against the Roman Empire between 6 and 9 AD in a conflict known as Bellum Batonianum.

Bato m Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Bartlome (rare), Batlome (rare), Batur (archaic) and Batura (rare).... [more]

Bátor m Hungarian (Rare)
Originally it derives from a Turkish word and it means "warlord". Nowadays it is associated with Hungarian word "bride".

Bator f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Means "girl of light", from a combination of Bat and Or.

Batrice f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Beatrice.

Battisti m Corsican (Rare)
Variant of Battista.

Batura m Georgian (Rare)
Either a variant of Batur or derived from the Georgian adjective ბათურა (batura) meaning "plump" (in reference to a child) as well as "fat dog"... [more]

Batyam f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bat and Yam, means “daughter of the sea; mermaid” in Hebrew, also a city near Tel Aviv.

Batyras m Karachay-Balkar (Rare), Caucasian Mythology
Karachay-Balkar form of Batradz.

Batzion f Hebrew (Modern, Rare), Biblical Hebrew
Derived from בַּת־צִיּוֹן meaning "daughter of Zion". This name first appears as a personification of Jerusalem or the Judean nation (mainly in a negative context)... [more]

Baucisz f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Baucis.

Baudine f Medieval French, Dutch (Rare)
Feminine form of Baudin. In the Netherlands, this name is usually (but not always) a variant spelling of Boudine.

Baudouine f French (Rare)
Feminine form of Baudouin.

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

Baui m Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Baugi.

Bausèli m Lengadocian (Rare)
Languedocian form of Baudilio.

Baŭtramiej m Belarusian (Rare), Literature
Belarusian form of Bartholomaios (see Bartholomew). This form is rare and might even be archaic; Varfalamiej is the form most commonly used today.... [more]

Bavaria f German (Modern, Rare)
The latinised name of the German state of Bayern.... [more]

Baveethran m Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Bavithran.

Bávva m Sami (Rare)
Variant of Bávvál.

Baxley f English (Rare)
Transferred from the surname Baxley, a variant of Bexley.

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

Bayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Baila.

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

Baylen m American (Modern, Rare)

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

Baylin f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bailynn.

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

Bayolo m & f Nigerian (Rare)

Bayou m American (South, Rare, ?)
From the American English word bayou which derives from the Choctaw word bayuk meaning "small stream".

Bayraktar m Turkish (Rare)
Means "flagger" or "flag carrier" in Turkish. More common as a surname (see Bayraktar).

Baysangur m Chechen (Rare)
Derived from the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master" or Persian bai meaning "mister" combined with Persian سنگ (sang) meaning "stone, rock". Baysangur of Benoa (1794-1861) was a Chechen commander of the 19th century.

Bazilid m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Basileides.

Bazilije m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Basil 1.

Bazilisk m Croatian (Rare)
Croatian form of Basiliscus (see Basiliskos).

Bazylisa f Polish (Rare)
Feminine form of Bazyli.

Bazylissa f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Basilissa.

Bazyliusz m Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Basilius. Also compare Bazyli.

Béa f French (Rare)
Short form of Béatrice, hardly ever used as a given name in its own right.

Beahkká m Sami (Rare)
Variant of Behkká.

Bearthm m American (Rare, ?)
Bearthm Brakhage is an American director and actor. The name was likely invented by his father, Stan Brakhage.

Beasley m & f American (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Beasley.

Beatrica f Croatian, Slovak (Rare)
Croatian and Slovak form of Beatrice.

Beatriche f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Beatrice.

Beatricse f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Beatrice, reflecting the Italian pronunciation.

Beatris f Russian (Rare), Medieval Occitan, Medieval Spanish, Medieval Flemish, Czech (Rare), Breton, Provençal, Romansh, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Russian, Breton, Provençal, medieval Spanish and medieval Occitan form of Beatrix, a Czech and Romansh variant of that name and a Brazilian Portuguese variant of Beatriz.

Beatrisa f Georgian (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Georgian and Russian form of Beatrice.

Beatriza f Brazilian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Beatriz.

Beatrize f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Beatrice, or perhaps in some cases Beatriz.

Beatryce f American (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Beatrice.

Beatrycja f Polish (Rare)

Beatryksa f Polish (Rare)
Variant of Beatrycze.

Beatryz f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Beatriz.

Beauanna f English (Rare)
A combination of Beau and Anna

Beauchiana f Dutch (Rare)
A combination of the French masculine adjective beau meaning "beautiful, handsome" with the name Chiana. Interestingly, this given name has a strong resemblance with the French surname Beauchain and its variant Beauchaine... [more]

Beauford m English (American, Rare)
Variant of Beaufort.

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

Beaunard m Afrikaans (Rare)

Beautiful f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Simply from the English word beautiful.

Beautifull f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Beautiful.

Bebricio m Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Bebrycius.

Beđar m Sami (Rare)
Sami form of Pædhar.

Bedar f English (Rare)
Variant of Bader.

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

Bedreddin m Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)
Variant of Bedrettin.

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

Beeda f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Form of Beedo

Beedo m Arabic (Rare)

Beef m American (Rare)

Beejay m African American (Modern, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials BJ.

Beer m Dutch (Rare)
Short form of names that contain the Germanic element bern meaning "bear", such as Berend and its rare variant Beerend.... [more]

Beerend m Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Berend.

Bega m Georgian (Rare), Ossetian
Georgian variant of Begi. In Ossetian, most likely the name is also derived from the Ottoman Turkish title بك (beg) meaning "ruler, chief, lord".

Begator m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian begator "wealthy, prosperous; fertile, fruitful, abundant".

Beglar m Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Ottoman Turkish plural form of the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".... [more]

Begónia f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Begonia.

Begonia f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
From the name of a flowering plant, which was named for the French botanist Michel Bégon. In some cases it may be a variant of the Spanish Begoña.

Behgjet m Albanian (Rare)

Behiya f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Variant of Bahiyya.

Beie m West Frisian (Rare)
Short form of masculine Germanic names that contain the Germanic element baug meaning "bow" as well as "bend, crook".

Beige f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the color beige.

Beijamim m Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Benjamim derived from colloquial pronunciation.

Beijante m & f Portuguese (African, Portuguese-style, Rare)
Servant, or butler,,

Beinta f Faroese, Danish (Rare)
Faroese feminine form of Benedict (originally a short form of Benadikta and Bænadikta, now regarded as an independent name)... [more]

Beinteinn m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic younger form of Benteinn.

Beitir m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Beiti.

Beja f Judeo-Spanish, Bosnian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Judeo-Spanish variant of Bella, also as a Bosnian and Slovene form.

Bejkush m Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian bejkush "white-haired (said of sheep); white ram".

Béke f Hungarian (Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian béke "peace; serenity, tranquility".

Bekény m Hungarian (Rare)

Bekija f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adaptation of Becky.

Bekime f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Bekim.

Bel f Galician, Spanish (Rare)
Truncated form of Sabela and Isabel.

Belanna f Popular Culture, English (Rare)
Combination of Belle and Anna.... [more]

Belarma f Asturian (Rare)
Feminine form of Belarmo.

Belarmo m Asturian (Rare)
Variant of Belarmino.

Belcalis f Caribbean (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Belkis. This is the real name of American rapper, songwriter and television personality Cardi B (1992-), born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar to Caribbean immigrants (a Dominican father and a Trinidadian mother).

Belchior m Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Melchior.

Bele f German (Modern, Rare)
German short form of Gabriele 2 and other names.... [more]

Bele m Swedish (Rare)
Possibly a Swedish form of Beli, an Old Norse name meaning "to roar".

Belgica f German (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the geographical name Belgium.

Belgisa f Albanian (Rare)

Béliam m French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic)

Belicia f Spanish (Rare), American (Hispanic, Rare), American (Rare)

Believe f & m American (Rare), English (Puritan)
Late Old English belȳfan, belēfan, alteration of gelēfan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geloven and German glauben, also to lief.

Belimira f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Belimir.

Belindia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Belinda.

Béline f French (Rare), Literature, Theatre, History
Gallicized form of Belina. It was used by Molière in his play 'The Imaginary Invalid' (1673) ('Le Malade imaginaire' in French), where it belongs to the wife of Argan.

Belis f Turkish (Rare)

Belisa f Galician (Rare)
Diminutive of Isabel.

Bélisaire m French (Rare, Archaic)
French form of Belisarius.

Belisaria f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Belisario.

Belisario m Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian form of Belisarius.

Bélise f French (Rare), Literature, Theatre
Gallicized form of Belisa. This name was used on one of the characters in Molière's play Les Femmes savantes (1672).

Belise f English (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian)
English and Brazilian Portuguese adoption of Bélise.

Belizár m Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Belisarius.

Belkise f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Bilqis.

Belkys f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Belkis.

Bel·la f Catalan (Modern, Rare)
Catalan form of Bella.

Belladora f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the names Bella and Dora.

Bellagrace f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bella and Grace.

Bellamarie f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Bella and Marie.

Bellamay f English (Rare)
A combination of Bella and May

Bellamie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Bellamy.

Bellamina f English (American, Rare)

Bellamira f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Theatre
Probably derived from the Latin elements bella "beautiful" and mira "wondrous" (cf. Mirabella). This name belongs to a courtesan in the play The Jew of Malta (written c. 1589 or 1590) by English dramatist Christopher Marlowe.

Bellara f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)

Bellarose f English (Rare)
Combination of Bella and Rose.

Bellaviva f Filipino (Rare)

Bellika f Jewish (Rare), Judeo-Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Bella.

Bellotte f Literature, French (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from French belle meaning "beautiful". This is the name of Laidronette's sister in Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tale The Green Serpent.

Belluls f Early Jewish, Late Roman (Rare)
From the Latin bellule (pretty, nice, well-formed), this is found in a Jewish catacomb in Rome as the name of a woman. It is possibly the precursor to such names as the Sephardic Bela and the Yiddish Shayna

Belmondo m Croatian (Rare)
Means "beautiful world", from Italian bel "beautiful, pleasant" and mondo "world". It is used as a surname in Italy.

Belomira f Croatian (Rare)
Feminine form of Belomir.

Belon f Gascon (Rare)
Diminutive of Isabèl.

Belor f Judeo-Catalan (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Jewish (Rare)
Variant of Bellor.

Beltina f Albanian (Rare)

Belton m English (Rare)
Enclosure... [more]

Belva f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Apparently a feminine form of Belvedere. A notable bearer of this name was Belva Lockwood (1830-1917), one of the first female lawyers in the United States.

Belvadene f English (American, Rare)

Belvah f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Belva.

Belvedere m English (American, Rare, Archaic)
From an Italian word meaning "beautiful sight", from Italian bel "beautiful" and vedere "a view, sight". It was apparently coined in the early 19th century, when it first appears as a given name in United States historical records (for both Northern and Southern states), along with its feminine variant Belva.... [more]

Belvia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Belva.... [more]

Belzora f English (American, Rare)
Meaning unknown. It might possibly be derived from Belzora, the name of a port town in Texas that was abandoned in the 1870s.

Benardiñe f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque variant of Bernardiñe.

Beñate f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a feminine form of Beñat.

Benaya m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Benaiah.

Benayga f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian, Rare)
Borne by a Guanche girl who was christened in Seville, Spain.

Benazeer f Indian (Rare)
Variant transcription of Benazir.

Benazira f Pashto (Rare)
Variant of Benazir.

Benchakanlayani f Thai (Rare)
Means "woman of fivefold beauty" in Thai, from เบญจ (bencha) meaning "five, fivefold" and กัลยาณี (kanlayani) meaning "beautiful girl, belle". In Buddhism this term refers to a woman with five favourable attributes: beautiful hair, beautiful teeth, beautiful flesh, beautiful skin and beauty at any age.

Benda f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Bente.

Bende f Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bente.

Bendición f & m Spanish (Rare)
Means "blessing" in Spanish.

Bendigt m & f Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Archaic Norwegian variant of Benedikt, as well as a Swedish feminine form.

Bendikt m & f Old Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic), Swedish (Rare)
Contracted form of Benedikt as well as a modern Swedish feminine form.

Bendina f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bendine.

Bendine f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Elaboration of Bende.

Bendor m English (Rare)
In the case of Dr Bendor Grosvenor, art historian, the name Bendor is derived from the Grosvenor family's medieval heraldic shield, a bend or, a golden bend (diagonal stripe), which they used until 1389 when it was claimed instead by the Scrope family, in the case Scrope v Grosvenor... [more]

Bendy m Danish, Swedish (Rare)
Diminutive of Benedikt.

Bendzhamen m Russian (Rare)
Russian transcription of Benjamin, reflecting the English pronunciation.

Benedig m Breton (Rare)
Breton form of Benedict.

Benedikte m Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Benedictus (see Benedict).

Benedikts m Latvian (Rare)
Latvian form of Benedictus (see Benedict).

Benedine f English (American, Rare)

Beneitu m Sardinian (Rare)
Sardinian form of Benedict.

Benelli f English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Benelli.

Benessa f English (American, Rare)
Possibly an Anglicized form of Benicia which was influenced by Vanessa. It might also be a combination of Ben 1 and Vanessa or similar names ending in -essa.

Benetha f English (Rare)

Benette f English (Rare)

Benfried m German (Rare)
Variation of Bernfried.

Bengamin m English (Rare)
Variant of Benjamin.

Benghjaminu m Corsican (Rare)
Corsican form of Benjamin.

Benía f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Benja.

Bénigne f & m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Benigna or Benignus.

Benilda f Filipino, Spanish, Polish (Rare)
Spanish variant and Polish form of the Germanic name Bernhilde, which came into common usage thanks to the martyr and saint Benilde de Córdoba (known as Saint Benildis in English, died circa 853).... [more]

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

Benilde f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Benilda.

Benimaru m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 紅 (beni) meaning "crimson" combined with 丸 (maru) meaning "round, circle". ... [more]

Beniñe f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Benigna.

Beníta f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Benita.

Benitte f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Benite.

Benja f Danish (Rare), Slovene
Short form of Benjamina.

Benjakalayanee f Thai (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Benchakanlayani.

Benjamen m English (Rare)
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjamina f Hungarian (Rare), Slovene
Feminine form of Benjamin.

Benjaminette f English (British, Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Benjamin.

Benjamyn m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjerman m English (Rare)
Variant of Benjamin.

Benjirou m Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Benjirō.

Benka m Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Benke.

Benkt m Old Swedish, Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bengt.

Benley m English (American, Rare)
A made up name perhaps influenced by Bentley

Benna f Danish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare)
Short form of names beginning with Ben-, particularly Bente and Benedikte, as well as a short form of names beginning with Bern-, particularly Bernhardine.

Bennath f Cornish (Rare)
Directly taken from Cornish bennath "blessing".

Bennedict m English (African, Rare)
Variant of Benedict.

Benneit m Scottish Gaelic (Rare)
Gaelic form of Benedict.

Bennet m German (Modern), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Bennett.

Benniga f Breton (Rare)
Feminine form of Benniged.

Benniged m Breton (Rare)
Breton form of Benedict.

Bennigez f Breton (Rare)
Variant of Benniga.

Bennye f English (Rare)
Feminine spelling of Benny.

Benòni m Provençal (Rare)
Provençal form of Benoni.

Benoni m Biblical, French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Flemish
From the Hebrew name בֶּן־אוֹנִי (Ben-'oniy) meaning "son of my sorrow". This was the original name of Benjamin ("son of the right hand"), whose father, Jacob, renamed him in Genesis 35:18 (the name Benoni having been given by his mother, Rachel).

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

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

Benta f Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Bento.

Bentein m Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Benteinn.

Bentey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bente and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").

Benthine f Danish (Rare)
Variant of Bentine.