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The Name Begins With The Letter B:
BENITO  m  Spanish, Italian
Spanish form of BENEDICT...

BENJ  m  English
Short form of BENJAMIN

BENJAMIM  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of BENJAMIN

BENJÁMIN  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of BENJAMIN

BENJAMÍN  m  Spanish
Spanish form of BENJAMIN

BENJAMIN  m  English, French, German, Biblical
From the Hebrew name בִנְיָמִין (Binyamin) which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand"...

BENJAMINE  f  French
French feminine form of BENJAMIN

BENJI  m  English
Pet form of BENJAMIN

BENJY  m  English
Pet form of BENJAMIN

BENNETT  m  English
Medieval form of BENEDICT

BENNIE  m  English
Pet form of BENJAMIN or BENEDICT

BENNO  m  German
Short form of German names containing the element bern "bear".

BENNY  m  English
Pet form of BENJAMIN or BENEDICT

BENOIT  m  French
French form of BENEDICT

BENOITE  f  French
French feminine form of BENEDICT

BENSON  m  English
From a surname which originally meant "son of BENEDICT".

BENT  m  Danish
Danish form of BENEDICT

BENTE  f  Danish
Danish feminine form of BENEDICT

BENTLEY  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "clearing covered with bent grass" in Old English...

BENTO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese short form of BENEDITO

BENTON  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "town near bent grass" in Old English.

BENVENUTO  m  Italian
Means "welcome" in Italian...

BEOWULF  m  Anglo-Saxon Mythology
Possibly means "bee wolf" (in effect equal to "bear") from Old English beo "bee" and wulf "wolf"...

BEPPE  m  Italian
Pet form of GIUSEPPE

BER  m  Yiddish
Means "bear" in Yiddish.

BERACH  m  Irish
Variant of BEARACH

BERACHA  f  Jewish
Variant transcription of BRACHA

BERENICE  f  English, Italian
Macedonian form of the Greek name Φερενικη (Pherenike), which meant "bringing victory" from φερω (phero) "to bring" and νικη (nike) "victory"...

BEREZI  f  Basque
Means "special" in Basque.

BERGLIOT  f  Norwegian
Variant of BERGLJOT

BERGLJOT  f  Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Bergljót, which was composed of the elements berg "help, save" and ljótr "light".

BERIT  f  Scandinavian
Variant of BIRGIT

BERJOUHI  f  Armenian
Means "elegant lady" in Armenian.

BERK  m  Turkish
Means "solid, firm, strong" in Turkish.

BERKANT  m  Turkish
Means "solid oath" in Turkish.

BERKER  m  Turkish
Means "solid man" in Turkish.

BERKO  m  African
Means "first born" in Akan.

BERLIN  f  Various
From the name of the city in Germany.

BERNA  f  Turkish
Means "young" in Turkish.

BERNADETT  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of BERNADETTE

BERNADETTE  f  French
French feminine form of BERNARD...

BERNADINE  f  English
Feminine form of BERNARD

BERNARD  m  English, French, Polish
Derived from the Germanic element bern "bear" combined with hard "brave, hardy"...

BERNARDETTA  f  Italian
Italian feminine form of BERNARD

BERNARDINE  f  English, French
Feminine form of BERNARD

BERNARDINO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Pet form of BERNARDO

BERNARDITA  f  Spanish
Spanish feminine form of BERNARD

BERNARDO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of BERNARD

BERNÁT  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of BERNARD

BERNAT  m  Catalan
Catalan form of BERNARD

BERND  m  German
Short form of BERNHARD

BERNETTA  f  English
Pet form of BERENICE

BERNHARD  m  German
German form of BERNARD

BERNICE  f  English, Biblical
Contracted form of BERENICE

BERNIE  m & f  English
Short form of BERNARD, BERNADETTE or other names beginning with Bern.

BERNIECE  f  English
Contracted form of BERENICE

BERNT  m  Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of BERNARD

BERRY (1)  m  English
Variant of BARRY

BERRY (2)  f  English
Simply means "berry" from the English word referring to the small fruit...

BERT  m  English, Dutch
Short form of names containing the element bert, often derived from the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright".

BERTA  f  Polish, Czech, Hungarian, German, Spanish
Form of BERTHA

BERTALAN  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of BARTHOLOMEW

BERTHA  f  German, English
Derived from the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright, famous"...

BERTHE  f  French
French form of BERTHA

BERTHOLD  m  German
Means "bright ruler" from the Germanic element beraht "bright" combined with wald "rule".

BERTIE  m & f  English
Pet form of names ending in bert.

BERTINA  f  English
Feminine form of BERT

BERTÓK  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of BERTRAM

BERTOLDO  m  Italian
Italian form of BERTHOLD

BERTRAM  m  English
Means "bright raven", derived from the Germanic element beraht "bright" combined with hramn "raven".

BERTRAND  m  French, English
Medieval form of BERTRAM

BERTRANDO  m  Italian
Italian form of BERTRAM

BERWYN  m  Welsh
Means "white head" from the Welsh elements barr "head" and wyn "white".

BERYL  f  English
From the English word for the clear or pale green precious stone, ultimately deriving from Sanskrit.

BESNIK  m  Albanian
Means "faithful" in Albanian.

BESS  f  English
Short form of ELIZABETH

BESSIE  f  English
Pet form of ELIZABETH

BETELGEUSE  m  Astronomy
The name of the star that marks the right shoulder of the constellation Orion...

BETH  f  English
Short form of ELIZABETH or BETHANY

BETHAN  f  Welsh
Welsh pet form of ELIZABETH

BETHANIA  f  Spanish
Spanish form of BETHANY

BETHANIE  f  English
Variant of BETHANY

BETHANY  f  English, Biblical
Means "house of figs" in Hebrew, from a biblical place name...

BETHARI  f  Indonesian
Means "goddess" in Javanese.

BETHEL  f  Biblical
From an Old Testament place name meaning "house of God" in Hebrew...

BETHNEY  f  English (Modern)
Variant of BETHANY

BETHUEL  m  Biblical
Means "man of God" in Hebrew...

BETONY  f  English
From the name of the minty medicinal herb.

BETRYS  f  Welsh
Welsh form of BEATRICE

BETSY  f  English
Pet form of ELIZABETH

BETTE  f  English
Pet form of ELIZABETH

BETTIE  f  English
Pet form of ELIZABETH

BETTINA (1)  f  English, German
Latinate form of BETTY

BETTINA (2)  f  Italian
Pet form of BENEDETTA

BETTINO  m  Italian
Pet form of BENEDETTO

BETTY  f  English
Pet form of ELIZABETH

BETTYE  f  English (Modern)
Variant of BETTY

BEULAH  f  Biblical, English
Means "married" in Hebrew...

BEVAN  m  Welsh
From a Welsh surname which was derived from ap Evan meaning "son of EVAN".

BEVERLEY  f & m  English
Variant of BEVERLY

BEVERLY  f & m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "beaver stream" in Old English.

BEVIN  f  Irish
Anglicized form of BÉIBHINN

BEVIS  m  English
From an English surname which is possibly derived from the name of the French town Beauvais.

BEYLKE  f  Yiddish
Pet form of BAILA

BHALTAIR  m  Scottish
Scottish form of WALTER

BHARAT  m  Indian
Modern transcription of BHARATA

BHARATA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "being maintained" in Sanskrit... 

BHASKAR  m  Indian
Modern transcription of BHASKARA

BHASKARA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "shining", derived from a combination of Sanskrit भास (bhasa) "light" and कर (kara) "making"...

BHÀTAIR  m  Scottish
Scottish form of WALTER

BIAGGIO  m  Italian
Variant of BIAGIO

BIAGINO  m  Italian
Pet form of BIAGIO

BIAGIO  m  Italian
Italian form of BLAISE

BIANCA  f  Italian, Romanian
Italian cognate of BLANCHE...

BIANKA  f  Hungarian
Hungarian form of BIANCA

BIBIANA  f  Italian, Spanish
Variant of VIVIANA

BIBIGUL  f  Kazakh
Means "nightingale" in Kazakh.

BICE  f  Italian
Short form of BEATRICE

BICH  f  Vietnamese
Means "jade" in Vietnamese.

BIDANE  f  Basque
Means "way" in Basque.

BIDDY  f  Irish, English
Pet form of BRIDGET

BIDELIA  f  Irish, English
Pet form of BRIDGET

BIEITO  m  Galician
Galician form of BENEDICT

BIENVENIDA  f  Spanish
Derived from Spanish bienvenido meaning "welcome".

BIFF  m  English
From a nickname which was based on the English word biff, which means "punch, hit, strike".

BIJAY  m  Indian (Bengali)
Bengali form of VIJAY

BIJOU  f  English
Means "jewel" in French.

BIJOY  m  Indian (Bengali)
Bengali form of VIJAY

BIKENDI  m  Basque
Basque form of VINCENT

BILAL  m  Arabic
Means "wetting, moistening" in Arabic.

BILBO  m  Literature
This was the name of the hero of 'The Hobbit' by J...

BILE  m  Irish Mythology
Irish cognate of Bel (see BELENUS).

BILGE  f  Turkish
Means "wise" in Turkish.

BILHAH  f  Biblical
Means "bashful" in Hebrew...

BILJANA  f  Serbian, Macedonian
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from a south Slavic word meaning "herb".

BILL  m  English
Short form of WILLIAM, arising in the 19th century...

BILLIE  m & f  English
Masculine or feminine pet form of WILLIAM

BILLY  m  English
Pet form of WILLIAM...

BILYANA  f  Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of BILJANA

BIMA  m  Indonesian
Means "brave" in Indonesian.

BINDY  f  English
Pet form of BELINDA

BINE  f  Danish
Short form of JACOBINE

BINH  m & f  Vietnamese
Means "peace" in Vietnamese.

BINYAMIN  m  Jewish
Hebrew form of BENJAMIN

BION  m  Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek name derived from βιος (bios) meaning "life".

BIPIN  m  Indian (Bengali)
Bengali form of VIPIN

BIRGER  m  Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse bjarga meaning "to help, to save, to protect".

BIRGIT  f  Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of BRIDGET

BIRGITTA  f  Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of BRIDGET...

BIRTHE  f  Danish
Danish form of BERTHA

BISERA  f  Bulgarian, Macedonian
Derived from the south Slavic word бисер (biser) "pearl".

BISHEN  m  Indian (Sikh)
Variant of VISHNU

BISHOP  m  English
Either from the English occupational surname, or else directly from the English word...

BITHIAH  f  Biblical
Means "daughter of YAHWEH" in Hebrew...

BITTOR  m  Basque
Basque form of VICTOR

BJARNE  m  Scandinavian
Variant of BJÖRN

BJARTE  m  Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Bjartr, which meant "bright".

BJARTUR  m  Icelandic
Icelandic form of Bjartr (see BJARTE).

BJOERN  m  Scandinavian
Variant of BJÖRN or BJØRN

BJØRG  f  Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse björg meaning "protection, help".

BJÖRK  f  Icelandic
Means "birch tree" in Icelandic.

BJÖRN  m  Swedish, German, Ancient Scandinavian
From an Old Norse name meaning "bear".

BJØRN  m  Norwegian, Danish
Danish and Norwegian form of BJÖRN

BJORNE  m  Swedish
Variant of BJÖRN

BLAANID  f  Manx
Manx cognate of BLÁITHÍN...

BLAINE  m  English
From a surname meaning "servant of Blaan". Blaan was a Scottish saint.

BLAIR  m & f  Scottish
From a Scottish surname meaning "a plain" in Gaelic.

BLAISE  m  French
From the Roman name Blasius which meant "lisping" from Latin blaesus...

BLÁITHÍN  f  Irish
Means "little flower", derived from the Irish word blath "flower" and a diminutive suffix.

BLAKE  m  English
From a surname which was derived from Old English blæc "black" or blāc "pale"...

BLANCA  f  Spanish
Spanish cognate of BLANCHE

BLANCH  f  English
Variant of BLANCHE

BLANCHE  f  French, English
Means "white, fair" in French.

BLANDINE  f  French
French form of the Roman name Blandina, which was the feminine form of Blandinus, which was itself a derivative of the cognomen Blandus which meant "charming" in Latin...

BLANID  f  Irish
Anglicized form of BLÁTHNAT

BLAS  m  Spanish
Spanish form of BLAISE

BLÁTHNAID  f  Irish
Variant of BLÁTHNAT

BLÁTHNAT  f  Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "little flower" from the Irish word blath "flower" combined with a diminutive suffix... 

BLAŽ  m  Slovene
Slovene form of BLAISE

BLAZE  m  English
Variant of BLAISE influenced by the English word blaze.

BŁAŻEJ  m  Polish
Polish form of BLAISE

BLAŽEJ  m  Czech
Czech form of BLAISE

BLEJAN  f  Cornish
Means "flower" in Cornish.

BLERTA  f  Albanian
Derived from Albanian blertë "green".

BLODEUWEDD  f  Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "face of flowers" in Welsh...

BLODEUYN  f  Welsh
Means "flower" in Welsh.

BLODWEN  f  Welsh
Means "white flowers" from Welsh blawd "flowers" combined with gwen "white, fair, blessed".

BLONDIE  f  English
From a nickname for a person with blonde hair...

BLOSSOM  f  English
Simply means "blossom, flower" from the English word, ultimately from Old English blóstm.

BLUMA  f  Yiddish
Means "flower" in Yiddish.

BLYTHE  m  English
From a surname which meant "cheerful" in Old English.

BO (1)  m  Swedish, Danish
From a nickname derived from Old Norse bua "to live".

BO (2)  m  Chinese
Means "wave" in Chinese.

BOADICEA  f  Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of BOUDICCA

BOAZ  m  Biblical, Jewish
Means "swiftness" in Hebrew...

BOB  m  English, Dutch
Short form of ROBERT...

BOBBI  f & m  English
Variant of BOBBY

BOBBIE  f & m  English
Variant of BOBBY

BOBBY  m & f  English
Pet form of ROBERTA, ROBERT or BARBARA...

BODIL  f  Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Bóthildr, derived from bót "remedy" and hildr "battle".

BOGDAN  m  Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian
Means "given by God" from the Slavic elements bog "god" and dan "given".

BOGDANA  f  Polish, Russian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian
Feminine form of BOGDAN

BOGHOS  m  Armenian
Armenian form of PAUL

BOGNA  f  Polish
Polish feminine form of BOGDAN

BOGOMIL  m  Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of BOGUMIŁ

BOGOMIR  m  Slovene
Slovene form of BOHUMÍR

BOGUMIŁ  m  Polish
Means "favoured by God" from the Slavic elements bog "god" and mil "favour".

BOGUMIŁA  f  Polish
Feminine form of BOGUMIŁ

BOGUSŁAW  m  Polish
Means "glory of God" from the Slavic elements bog "god" and slav "glory".

BOGUSŁAWA  f  Polish
Feminine form of BOGUSŁAW

BOHDAN  m  Czech, Ukrainian
Czech and Ukrainian form of BOGDAN

BOHUMIL  m  Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak form of BOGUMIŁ

BOHUMILA  f  Czech
Czech feminine form of BOGUMIŁ

BOHUMÍR  m  Czech, Slovak
Means "God is peaceful" from the Slavic elements bog "god" and mir "peace".

BOHUSLAV  m  Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian
Czech, Slovak and Ukrainian form of BOGUSŁAW

BOHUSLAVA  f  Czech, Ukrainian
Feminine form of BOHUSLAV

BOIPELO  m & f  African
Means "proud" in Tswana.

BOITUMELO  f & m  African
Means "joy" in Tswana.

BOJAN  m  Slovene, Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Slavic boi meaning "battle".

BOJANA  f  Slovene, Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian
Feminine form of BOJAN

BOJIDAR  m  Bulgarian
Variant transcription of BOZHIDAR

BOLANLE  f  Yoruba
Means "finds wealth at home" in Yoruba.

BOLDIZSÁR  m  Hungarian
Hungarian form of BALTAZAR

BOLEK  m  Polish
Pet form of BOLESŁAW

BOLESLAV  m  Russian
Russian form of BOLESŁAW

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Bolesl... - Byss...

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