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Beni... - Boles...

Bolesl... - Byss...

The Name Begins With The Letter B:
BAAKO  m & f  African
Means "first born child" in Akan.

BA'AL  m  Near Eastern Mythology
Derived from Semitic ba'al meaning "lord" or "possessor"...

BAAL  m  Near Eastern Mythology
Variant spelling of BA'AL

BABAJIDE  m  Yoruba
Means "father has returned" in Yoruba.

BABAK  m  Iranian
Means "little father" in Persian...

BABAR  m  Pakistani
Variant of BABUR

BABATUNDE  m  Yoruba
Means "father has returned" in Yoruba.

BABER  m  Pakistani
Variant of BABUR

BABETTE  f  English
Pet form of BARBARA or ELIZABETH

BABIRYE  f  African
Means "first of twins" in Luganda.

BABS  f  English
Pet form of BARBARA

BABUR  m  Pakistani
Means "lion" in Turkish...

BACCHUS  m  Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Βακχος (Bakchos), derived from ιαχο (iacho) meaning "to shout"...

BADR  m & f  Arabic
Means "full moon" in Arabic.

BAHA  m  Arabic
Means "splendour, glory" in Arabic.

BAHADUR  m  Iranian, Arabic
Means "bold, brave" in Persian.

BAHAR  f  Iranian, Turkish
Means "spring" in Persian.

BAHIGA  f  Arabic
Variant transcription of BAHIJA

BAHIJ  m  Arabic
Masculine form of BAHIJA

BAHIJA  f  Arabic
Means "happy" in Arabic.

BAHIYYA  f  Arabic
Means "beautiful" in Arabic.

BAHMAN  m  Iranian, Near Eastern Mythology
Possibly means "good mind" in Persian...

BAHRAM  m  Iranian
Means "victory" in Persian. This is also the Persian name for the planet Mars.

BAI  m  Chinese
Means "white" in Chinese.

BAILA  f  Yiddish
Means "white" in Yiddish.

BAILEE  f  English (Modern)
Variant of BAILEY

BAILEY  m & f  English
From a surname derived from Middle English baili meaning "bailiff", originally denoting one who was a bailiff.

BÁIRBRE  f  Irish
Irish form of BARBARA

BAKAR  m  Basque
Means "alone" in Basque.

BAKARNE  f  Basque
Feminine form of BAKAR

BAKR  m  Arabic
Means "young camel" in Arabic... []

BALA  m & f  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "young" in Sanskrit...

BALADEVA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "god of strength" from Sanskrit बल (bala) "strength" combined with देव (deva) "god"...

BALÁZS  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of BLAISE

BALBINA  f  Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman cognomen Balbinus, a diminutive of Balbus which meant "stammerer"...

BALDASSARE  m  Italian
Italian form of BALTAZAR

BALDER  m  Norse Mythology
Means "prince" from Old Norse...

BALDEV  m  Indian
Modern transcription of BALADEVA

BALDO  m  Croatian
Croatian form of BALTAZAR

BALDOMERO  m  Spanish
Derived from the Germanic elements bald "bold, brave" and meri "famous".

BALDOVINO  m  Italian
Italian form of BALDWIN

BALDRIC  m  English
Derived from the Germanic elements bald "bold, brave" and ric "power, rule"...

BALDUÍNO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of BALDWIN

BALDUINO  m  Spanish
Spanish form of BALDWIN

BALDUR  m  German, Icelandic
German and Icelandic form of BALDER

BALDWIN  m  English
Derived from the Germanic elements bald "bold, brave" and wine "friend"...

BALENDIN  m  Basque
Basque form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE

BALFOUR  m  English
From a surname meaning "village pasture" in Gaelic.

BÁLINT  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE

BALTASAR  m  Spanish
Spanish form of BALTAZAR

BALTAZAR  m  Judeo-Christian Legend
Means "BA'AL protect the king" in Phoenician...

BALTHASAR  m  Judeo-Christian Legend
Variant of BALTAZAR

BALTHAZAR  m  Judeo-Christian Legend
Variant of BALTAZAR

BAMBANG  m  Indonesian
Means "knight" in Javanese.

BAMBI  f  English
Derived from Italian bambina meaning "young girl"...

BAMIDELE  m  Yoruba
Means "follow me home" in Yoruba.

BANDI  m  Hungarian
Pet form of ANDRÁS

BANU  f  Iranian, Turkish
Means "lady" in Persian.

BAO (1)  m & f  Chinese
Means either "treasure" or "precious" or "respectable" in Chinese.

BAO (2)  m  Vietnamese
Means "protection" in Vietnamese.

BAPTIST  m  German, English
German and English form of BAPTISTE

BAPTISTE  m  French
Means "baptist" in French, originally deriving from Greek βαπτω (bapto) "to dip"...

BAQIR  m  Arabic
Means "to rip open" in Arabic...

BARABAL  f  Scottish
Scottish form of BARBARA

BARAK  m  Biblical, Jewish
Means "lightning" in Hebrew...

BARAKAT  m  Arabic
Means "blessings, gifts" in Arabic.

BARAZ  m  Iranian
Means "exalted" in Persian.

BARB  f  English
Short form of BARBARA

BÁRBARA  f  Portuguese
Portuguese form of BARBARA

BARBARA  f  English, Italian, French, German, Polish, Hungarian, Slovene
Derived from Greek βαρβαρος (barbaros) meaning "foreign"...

BARBIE  f  English
Pet form of BARBARA

BARBORA  f  Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of BARBARA

BARBRA  f  English (Modern)
Variant of BARBARA

BARBRO  f  Swedish
Swedish form of BARBARA

BARCLAY  m  Scottish, English, Irish
From a Scottish surname which was likely derived from the English place name Berkeley, meaning "birch wood" in Old English.

BARIŞ  m  Turkish
Means "peace" in Turkish.

BARLAAM  m  Judeo-Christian Legend
Meaning unknown...

BARNA  m  Hungarian
Hungarian short form of BARNABAS

BARNABÁS  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of BARNABAS

BARNABAS  m  English, German, Biblical
Greek form of an Aramaic name which probably meant "son of the prophet" (though it is claimed in Acts 4:36 to mean "son of encouragement")... 

BARNABÉ  m  French
French form of BARNABAS

BARNABY  m  English
Medieval English form of BARNABAS

BARNEY  m  English
Short form of BARNABAS, BERNARD or BARNABY

BARRA  m  Irish
Short form of FIONNBHARR

BARRET  m  English
From a surname meaning "dispute" in Middle English, originally given to a quarrelsome person.

BARRETT  m  English
Variant of BARRET

BARRIE  m  Irish, English
Variant of BARRY

BARRY  m  Irish, English
Anglicized form of the Irish name Bairre, which is a pet form of FIONNBHARR.

BART  m  English, Dutch
Short form of BARTHOLOMEW...

BARTAL  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of BARTHOLOMEW

BARTEL  m  Dutch
Dutch form of BARTHOLOMEW

BARTHÉLÉMY  m  French
French form of BARTHOLOMEW

BARTHOLOMÁUS  m  German
German form of BARTHOLOMEW

BARTHOLOMEUS  m  Dutch
Dutch form of BARTHOLOMEW

BARTHOLOMEW  m  English, Biblical
From Βαρθολομαιος (Bartholomaios), which was the Greek form of an Aramaic name meaning "son of תַלְמַי (Talmay)"... 

BARTŁOMIEJ  m  Polish
Polish form of BARTHOLOMEW

BARTOLOMÉ  m  Spanish
Spanish form of BARTHOLOMEW

BARTOLOMEO  m  Italian
Italian form of BARTHOLOMEW

BARTOLOMEU  m  Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of BARTHOLOMEW

BARTOMEU  m  Catalan
Catalan form of BARTHOLOMEW

BARTOSZ  m  Polish
Polish form of BARTHOLOMEW

BARUCH  m  Biblical, Jewish
Means "blessed" in Hebrew...

BAS  m  Dutch
Short form of SEBASTIAAN

BASAJAUN  m  Basque
Means "lord of the woods" from Basque baso "woods" and jaun "lord"...

BASAK  f  Turkish
Means "wheat" in Turkish.

BASANT  m  Indian (Bengali)
Bengali form of VASANTA

BASEMATH  f  Biblical
Means "fragrance" in Hebrew...

BASHE  f  Jewish
Pet form of BATYAH

BASHEMATH  f  Biblical (Variant)
Variant of BASEMATH

BASHKIM  m  Albanian
Means "unity" in Albanian.

BASIA (1)  f  Polish
Polish pet form of BARBARA

BASIA (2)  f  Jewish
Pet form of BATYAH

BASIL (1)  m  English
Derived from Greek βασιλευς (basileus) meaning "king"...

BASIL (2)  m  Arabic
Means "brave, valiant" in Arabic.

BASILE  m  French
French form of BASIL

BASILIO  m  Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of BASIL

BASIM  m  Arabic
Means "smiling" in Arabic.

BASIMA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of BASIM

BASIR  m  Arabic
Means "wise" in Arabic.

BASIRA  f  Arabic
Feminine form of BASIR

BASIT  m  Arabic
Means "one who enlarges" in Arabic.

BASMA  f  Arabic
Means "smile" in Arabic.

BASMATH  f  Biblical
Variant of BASEMATH...

BASSAM  m  Arabic
Means "smiling" in Arabic.

BASSEM  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of BASSAM

BAST  f  Egyptian Mythology
Variant of BASTET

BASTET  f  Egyptian Mythology
Possibly means "fire, heat" in Egyptian...

BASTIAAN  m  Dutch
Short form of SEBASTIAAN

BASTIAN  m  German
Short form of SEBASTIAN

BASTIEN  m  French
Short form of SÉBASTIEN

BASU  m  Indian (Bengali)
Bengali form of VASU

BASYA  f  Jewish
Pet form of BATYAH

BATEL  f  Jewish
Means "daughter of God" in Hebrew.

BATHSHEBA  f  Biblical
Means "daughter of the oath" in Hebrew...

BATTISTA  m  Italian
Italian form of BAPTISTE

BATUL  f  Arabic
Means "virgin" in Arabic. This is an Arabic epithet of the Virgin Mary.

BATYA  f  Jewish
Variant of BITHIAH

BATYAH  f  Jewish
Variant of BITHIAH

BAUDELIO  m  Spanish
From Baudelius, a Latinized form of a possibly Germanic name...

BAUDOUIN  m  French
French form of BALDWIN

BAUTISTA  m  Spanish
Spanish form of BAPTISTE

BAXTER  m  English
From an occupational surname which meant "(female) baker" in Old English.

BAYARD  m  Literature
Derived from Old French baiart meaning "bay coloured"... 

BAYLEE  f  English (Modern)
Variant of BAILEY

BAZYLI  m  Polish
Polish form of BASIL (1)

BEA  f  English
Short form of BEATRIX

BEARACH  m  Irish
Derived from Gaelic biorach meaning "sharp"... 

BEÁTA  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of BEATA

BEATA  f  Polish, German, Scandinavian
Derived from Latin beatus meaning "blessed"...

BEATE  f  German
German form of BEATA

BEATHAG  f  Scottish
Feminine form of BEATHAN

BEATHAN  m  Scottish
Derived from Scottish Gaelic beatha meaning "life".

BÉATRICE  f  French
French form of BEATRIX

BEATRICE  f  Italian, English
Italian form of BEATRIX...

BEATRISE  f  Latvian
Latvian form of BEATRIX

BEATRIU  f  Catalan
Catalan form of BEATRIX

BEATRIX  f  English, German
From Viatrix, a feminine form of the Late Latin name Viator which meant "voyager, traveller"...

BEATRIZ  f  Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of BEATRIX

BEATRYCZE  f  Polish
Polish form of BEATRIX

BEAU  m  English
Means "beautiful" in French.

BEAUMONT  m  English
From a French surname meaning "beautiful mountain".

BEAUREGARD  m  English
From a French surname meaning "beautiful outlook".

BEAVIS  m  Popular Culture
Variant of BEVIS... []

BÉBHINN  f  Irish
Variant of BÉIBHINN

BÉBHIONN  f  Irish
Variant of BÉIBHINN

BÉBINN  f  Irish
Variant of BÉIBHINN

BECCA  f  English
Short form of REBECCA

BECCI  f  English (Modern)
Pet form of REBECCA

BECKA  f  English
Short form of REBECCA

BECKAH  f  English
Short form of REBECCA

BECKY  f  English
Pet form of REBECCA

BEDE  m  History
Modern form of the Old English name Baeda, possibly related to Old English bed "prayer"...

BEDELIA  f  Irish
Irish variant of BRIDGET

BEDIVERE  m  Welsh Mythology
Anglicized form of the Welsh name Bedwyr, which is of unknown meaning...

BEDRICH  m  Czech
Czech form of FREDERICK

BEDROS  m  Armenian
Armenian form of PETER

BEDWYR  m  Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Welsh form of BEDIVERE

BEE  f  English
Short form of BEATRIX

BEELZEBUB  m  Biblical
From Hebrew בַעַל זְבוּב (Ba'al Zevuv) meaning "lord of flies", intended as a mocking alteration of באל זבל (Ba'al Zevul) "Ba'al the exalted", one of the Canaanite names for their god BA'AL...

BEHNAM  m  Iranian
Means "reputable" in Persian.

BEHRAM  m  Iranian
Variant of BAHRAM

BEHRUZ  m  Iranian
Means "fortunate" (literally "good day") in Persian.

BÉIBHINN  f  Irish
Means "fair lady" in Irish Gaelic.

BEILEAG  f  Scottish
Pet form of ISEABAIL

BEITRIS  f  Scottish
Scottish form of BEATRICE

BEKKI  f  English (Modern)
Pet form of REBECCA

BÉLA  m  Hungarian
The meaning of this name is not known for certain...

BELÉN  f  Spanish
Spanish form of Bethlehem, the name of the town in Judah where King David and Jesus were born...

BELENUS  m  Celtic Mythology (Latinized)
Elaborated form of Bel, the name of a Brythonic solar god, which probably meant "bright, brilliant".

BELGIN  f  Turkish
Means "clear" in Turkish.

BELI  m  Welsh Mythology
Welsh cognate of Bel (see BELENUS).

BELIAL  m  Biblical, Judeo-Christian Legend
Means "worthless" in Hebrew...

BELINDA  f  English
The meaning of this name is not known for certain...

BELLA  f  English
Means "beautiful" in Italian...

BELLATRIX  f  Astronomy
Means "female warrior" in Latin...

BELLE  f  English
Means "beautiful" in French... 

BELLONA  f  Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin bellare meaning "to fight"...

BELPHOEBE  f  Literature
Combination of belle "beautiful" and the name PHOEBE...

BEN  m  English
This name can either be a short form of BENJAMIN or BENEDICT or else it can mean "son" in Hebrew...

BENAIAH  m  Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has built" in Hebrew...

BEÑAT  m  Basque
Basque form of BERNARD

BENCE  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of VINCENT... []

BENDIKS  m  Latvian
Latvian form of BENEDICT

BENDT  m  Danish
Danish form of BENEDICT

BENEDEK  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of BENEDICT

BENEDETTA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of BENEDICT

BENEDETTO  m  Italian
Italian form of BENEDICT

BENEDICT  m  English
From the Late Latin name Benedictus which meant "blessed"...

BENEDICTA  f  Late Roman
Feminine form of Benedictus (see BENEDICT).

BÉNÉDICTE  f  French
French feminine form of BENEDICT

BENEDIKT  m  German, Russian
German and Russian form of BENEDICT

BENEDIKTA  f  German, Czech
German and Czech feminine form of BENEDICT

BENEDIKTE  f  Danish, Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian feminine form of BENEDICT

BENEDITA  f  Portuguese
Portuguese feminine form of BENEDICT

BENEDITO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of BENEDICT

BENEDYKT  m  Polish
Polish form of BENEDICT

BENEDYKTA  f  Polish
Polish feminine form of BENEDICT

BENESH  m  Yiddish
Yiddish form of BENEDICT

BENGT  m  Swedish
Swedish form of BENEDICT

BENGTA  f  Swedish
Swedish feminine form of BENEDICT

BENIAMIN  m  Romanian
Romanian form of BENJAMIN

BENIAMINO  m  Italian
Italian form of BENJAMIN

BENIGNA  f  Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Feminine form of BENIGNO

BENIGNO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of the Late Latin name Benignus which meant "kind, friendly" in Latin...

BENITA  f  Spanish
Feminine form of BENITO

Baa...- Bent...

Beni... - Boles...

Bolesl... - Byss...

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