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The Name Begins With The Letter B:
BOLESLAVA  f  Russian
Russian feminine form of BOLESŁAW

BOLESŁAW  m  Polish
Means "great glory" from the Slavic elements bole "large" and slav "glory"...

BOLESŁAWA  f  Polish
Feminine form of BOLESŁAW

BOLIVAR  m  Spanish
From a surname which was taken from the Basque place name Bolibar, which was derived from bolu "mill" and ibar "riverside"...

BONAVENTURA  m  Italian
Means "good fortune" in Italian...

BONAVENTURE  m  History
Variant of BONAVENTURA

BONGANI  m  African
Means "be grateful" in Zulu.

BONIFAAS  m  Dutch
Dutch form of Bonifatius (see BONIFACE).

BONIFÁC  m  Czech
Czech form of Bonifatius (see BONIFACE).

BONIFACE  m  English, French
From the Late Latin name Bonifatius, which meant "good fate" from bonum "good" and fatum "fate"...

BONIFACIO  m  Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Bonifatius (see BONIFACE).

BONIFACY  m  Polish
Polish form of Bonifatius (see BONIFACE).

BONIFAZ  m  German
German form of Bonifatius (see BONIFACE).

BONITA  f  English
Means "pretty" in Spanish.

BONNIE  f  English
Means "pretty" from the Scottish word bonnie, which was itself derived from Middle French bon "good".

BOOKER  m  English
From an occupational surname meaning "maker of books" in Old English.

BOPHA  f  Khmer
Means "flower" in Khmer.

BORA (1)  m  Turkish
Means "hurricane" in Turkish.

BORA (2)  f  Albanian
Derived from Albanian borë "snow".

BORBÁLA  f  Hungarian
Hungarian variant of BARBARA

BORGHILD  f  Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Derived from the Old Norse elements borg "fortification" and hildr "battle"...

BORIS  m  Bulgarian, Russian, Slovene, German
From the Turkic name Bogoris, perhaps meaning "short" or "wolf"... 

BORISLAV  m  Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian
Means "fame in battle" from the Slavic element bor "battle" combined with slav "glory".

BORISLAVA  f  Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian
Feminine form of BORISLAV

BÖRJE  m  Swedish
Variant of BIRGER

BORUT  m  Slovene
Possibly a form of BORIS

BORYA  m  Russian
Pet form of BORIS

BORYS  m  Polish
Polish form of BORIS

BOSEDE  m  African
Means "born on Sunday" in Tiv.

BOSMAT  f  Jewish
Hebrew form of BASEMATH

BOSSE  m  Swedish
Swedish pet form of BO (1)

BOŠTJAN  m  Slovene
Short form of SEBASTJAN

BOTROS  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of BUTRUS

BOTUM  f  Khmer
Means "princess" in Khmer.

BOUDEWIJN  m  Dutch
Dutch form of BALDWIN

BOUDICCA  f  Ancient Celtic
Derived from British boud meaning "victory"...

BOULOS  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of BULUS

BOUTROS  m  Arabic
Variant transcription of BUTRUS

BOYANA  f  Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of BOJANA

BOYCE  m  English
From a surname which was derived from Old French bois "wood".

BOYD  m  Scottish
From a surname which was derived either from Gaelic buidhe "blond" or else from the name of the island of Bute.

BOYKA  f  Bulgarian
Feminine form of BOYKO

BOYKO  m  Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian boya se "to be afraid of" or boy "battle".

BOŽENA  f  Czech
Feminine pet form of BOŽIDAR

BOŻENA  f  Polish
Feminine pet form of BOŻYDAR

BOZHIDAR  m  Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of BOŽIDAR

BOŽIDAR  m  Czech
Means "divine gift" from the Slavic elements bozy "divine" and dar "gift".

BÖZSI  f  Hungarian
Pet form of ERZSÉBET

BOŻYDAR  m  Polish
Polish cognate of BOŽIDAR

BRACHA  f  Jewish
Means "blessing" in Hebrew.

BRACK  m  English
Short form of BRAXTON

BRAD  m  English
Short form of BRADLEY, BRADFORD and other names beginning with Brad.

BRADEN  m  English, Irish
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Bradáin meaning "descendent of Bradan"...

BRADFORD  m  English
From a surname which originally came from a place name that meant "broad ford" in Old English.

BRADLEY  m  English
From a surname which originally came from a place name that meant "broad clearing" in Old English...

BRADY  m & f  English, Irish
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Brádaigh meaning "descendent of Brádach"...

BRAEDEN  m  English, Irish
Variant of BRADEN

BRAELYN  f  English (Modern)
A recently created name, formed using the popular name suffix lyn.

BRAHMA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "prayer" in Sanskrit...

BRAIDEN  m  English, Irish
Variant of BRADEN

BRAIDY  m & f  English, Irish
Variant of BRADY

BRAIS  m  Galician
Galician form of BLAISE

BRAITH  f & m  Welsh
Means "speckled" in Welsh.

BRAM  m  English, Dutch
Short form of ABRAHAM...

BRAN (1)  m  Irish, Irish Mythology
Means "raven" in Irish...

BRAN (2)  m  Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "raven" in Welsh... 

BRANCA  f  Portuguese, Galician
Portuguese and Galician form of BLANCHE

BRAND  m  English
Derived from Old Norse brandr meaning "sword".

BRANDA  f  English
Feminine form of BRAND

BRANDE  f  English
Variant of BRANDY

BRANDEN  m  English
Variant of BRANDON

BRANDI  f  English
Variant of BRANDY

BRANDIE  f  English
Variant of BRANDY

BRANDON  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "hill covered with broom" in Old English...

BRANDT  m  English
Variant of BRAND

BRANDY  f  English
Simply means "brandy" from the English word for the alcoholic drink...

BRANIMIR  m  Croatian, Bulgarian, Slovene
Means "peaceful protection" from the Slavic element bron "protection" combined with mir "peace".

BRANISLAV  m  Serbian, Slovak, Czech, Slovene
Serbian, Slovak, Czech and Slovene form of BRONISŁAW

BRANISLAVA  f  Serbian, Slovak, Czech
Serbian, Slovak and Czech feminine form of BRONISŁAW

BRAŇKA  f  Slovak
Slovak pet form of BRANISLAVA

BRANKA  f  Serbian, Croatian, Slovene
Feminine form of BRANKO

BRANKO  m  Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak
Short form of BRANISLAV or BRANIMIR

BRANNON  m  English
Either a form of BRANDON, or from the Irish surname Mac Branain, which means "descendent of BRAN

BRANSON  m  English
From an English surname which meant "son of Brando"...

BRANT  m  English
Variant of BRAND

BRANWEN  f  Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Means "beautiful raven" from Welsh bran "raven" and gwen "fair, white, blessed"...

BRAS  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of BLAISE

BRATISLAV  m  Serbian
Derived from the Slavic elements bratu "brother" and slav "glory".

BRATUMIŁ  m  Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements bratu "brother" and mil "favour".

BRAVA  f  Esperanto
Means "valiant, brave" in Esperanto.

BRAXTON  m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from an Old English place name meaning "Bracca's town".

BRAYDEN  m  English
Variant of BRADEN

BREANA  f  English
Feminine form of BRIAN

BREANDÁN  m  Irish
Irish Gaelic form of BRENDAN

BREANN  f  English
Feminine form of BRIAN

BREANNA  f  English
Feminine form of BRIAN

BREANNE  f  English
Feminine form of BRIAN

BREDA  f  Irish
Anglicized form of BRÍD

BREE  f  Irish
Anglicized form of BRÍGH

BREESHEY  f  Manx
Manx form of BRIDGET

BREINDEL  f  Yiddish
Means "brunette" in Yiddish.

BREIXO  m  Galician
Galician form of VERÍSSIMO

BRENDA  f  English
Derived from Old Norse brandr meaning "sword"...

BRENDAN  m  Irish, English
From Brendanus, the Latinized form of the Irish name Bréanainn which was derived from a Welsh word meaning "prince"... 

BRENDEN  m  English
Variant of BRENDAN

BRENDON  m  English
Variant of BRENDAN

BRENNA  f  English
Possibly a variant of BRENDA or a feminine form of BRENNAN.

BRENNAN  m  Irish, English
Either a form of BRENDAN, or else from an Irish surname derived from Ó Braonáin meaning "descendent of Braonán"...

BRENNUS  m  Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of a Celtic name (or title) that possibly meant either "king, prince" or "raven"...

BRENO  m  Portuguese
Portuguese form of BRENNUS

BRENT  m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from an English place name which meant "hill" in Celtic.

BRENTON  m  English
From a surname which was derived from an English place name which meant "Bryni's town"...

BRET  m  English
Variant of BRETT

BRETT  m & f  English
From a Middle English surname meaning "a Breton", referring to an inhabitant of Brittany.

BRIALLEN  f  Welsh
Means "primrose" in Welsh. This is a modern Welsh name.

BRIAN  m  Irish, English
The meaning of this name is not known for certain but it is possibly related to the Old Celtic element bre meaning "hill", or by extension "high, noble"...

BRIANA  f  English
Feminine form of BRIAN

BRIANNA  f  English, Irish
Feminine form of BRIAN

BRIANNE  f  English
Feminine form of BRIAN

BRIAR  m & f  English
From the English word for the thorny plant.

BRICE  m  French, English
From the name Bricius, which was probably a Latinized form of a Welsh name derived from brych meaning "speckled"...

BRÍD  f  Irish
Contracted form of BRIGHID

BRIDE  f  Irish
Anglicized form of BRÍD

BRIDGER  m  English
From a surname which meant "one who builds bridges" in Old English.

BRIDGET  f  Irish, Scottish, English, Irish Mythology
Anglicized form of the Irish name Brighid which means "exalted one"...

BRIDGETTE  f  English
Variant of BRIDGET

BRIDIE  f  English
Anglicized pet form of BRÍD

BRIELLE  f  English (Modern)
Short form of GABRIELLE...

BRÍGH  f  Irish
Derived from Irish brígh meaning "power, high".

BRIGHAM  m  English
From a surname which was originally derived from place names meaning "bridge settlement" in Old English.

BRIGHID  f  Irish, Irish Mythology
Irish form of BRIDGET

BRIGID  f  Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of BRIGHID

BRÍGIDA  f  Portuguese
Portuguese form of BRIDGET

BRIGIDA  f  Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of BRIDGET

BRIGIT  f  Irish, Scottish, English
Variant of BRIDGET

BRIGITA  f  Slovene, Latvian
Slovene and Latvian form of BRIDGET

BRIGITTA  f  German, Hungarian
German and Hungarian form of BRIDGET

BRIGITTE  f  German, French
German and French form of BRIDGET

BRIJESH  m  Indian
Modern transcription of BRIJESHA

BRIJESHA  m  Indian, Hindu Mythology
Means "ruler of Brij" in Sanskrit...

BRIN  m  ?
Variant of BRYN

BRION  m  English
Variant of BRIAN

BRIONY  f  English
Variant of BRYONY

BRISCOE  m  English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "birch wood" in Old Norse.

BRISEIS  f  Greek Mythology
Patronymic derived from Βρισευς (Briseus), a Greek name of unknown meaning...

BRISTOL  m  English
From the name of the city in southwest England which means "the site of the bridge".

BRITANNIA  f  English
From the Latin name of the island of Britain...

BRITNEY  f  English
Variant of BRITTANY

BRITT  f  Swedish
Swedish short form of BIRGIT

BRITTA  f  Swedish
Swedish short form of BIRGITTA

BRITTANI  f  English (Modern)
Variant of BRITTANY

BRITTANIA  f  English
Variant of BRITTANY

BRITTANY  f  English
From the name of the region in the northwest of France, called in French Bretagne...

BRITTNEY  f  English
Variant of BRITTANY

BRITTNY  f  English
Variant of BRITTANY

BRITTON  m  English
Derived from a Middle English surname meaning "a Breton".

BROCK  m  English
Derived from Old English brocc meaning "badger"...

BRODIE  m  Irish, English
Variant of BRODY

BRODY  m  Irish, English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "ditch" in Gaelic.

BROGAN  m & f  Irish
Derived from Gaelic bróg "shoe" combined with a diminutive suffix...

BRON  f  ?
Short form of BRONWEN

BRÓNACH  f  Irish
Derived from Irish Gaelic brón meaning "sorrow"...

BRONAGH  f  Irish
Anglicized form of BRÓNACH

BRONISLAV  m  Czech, Slovak, Russian
Czech, Slovak and Russian form of BRONISŁAW

BRONISLAVA  f  Czech, Slovak, Russian
Czech, Slovak and Russian feminine form of BRONISŁAW

BRONISŁAW  m  Polish
Derived from the Slavic elements bron "protection" and slav "glory"...

BRONISŁAWA  f  Polish
Feminine form of BRONISŁAW

BRONISLOVAS  m  Lithuanian
Lithuanian form of BRONISŁAW

BRONIUS  m  Lithuanian
Short form of BRONISLOVAS

BRONTE  m  English
From a surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Proinntigh meaning "descendent of Proinnteach"...

BRONWEN  f  Welsh
Derived from the Welsh elements bron "breast" and gwen "white, fair, blessed".

BRONWYN  f  Welsh
Variant of BRONWEN

BROOK  m & f  English
From an English surname which denoted one who lived near a brook.

BROOKE  f & m  English
Variant of BROOK

BROOKLYN  f  English
Combination of BROOK and the popular name suffix lyn.

BROOKS  m  English
From a surname which meant "dweller near the brook" in Old English.

BRUCE  m  Scottish, English
From a Norman surname meaning "of Brieuse" in French...

BRUNA  f  Italian, Portuguese
Feminine pet form of BRUNO

BRUNELLA  f  Italian
Feminine pet form of BRUNO

BRUNETTE  f  ?
Feminine pet form of BRUNO

BRUNHILD  f  German, Germanic Mythology
Derived from the Germanic elements brun "armour, protection" and hild "battle"...

BRUNHILDE  f  German, Germanic Mythology
Variant of BRUNHILD

BRUNILDA  f  Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian and Portuguese of BRUNHILD

BRUNO  m  German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French
Means "brown" from Germanic...

BRUTUS  m  Ancient Roman
Roman cognomen meaning "heavy" in Latin...

BRYAN  m  English
Variant of BRIAN

BRYANA  f  English
Feminine form of BRIAN

BRYANNA  f  English
Feminine form of BRIAN

BRYANNE  f  English (Modern)
Feminine form of BRIAN

BRYANT  m  English
From a surname which was derived from the first name BRIAN.

BRYCE  m  English
Variant of BRICE

BRYGIDA  f  Polish
Polish form of BRIDGET

BRYN  m & f  Welsh
Means "hill, mound" in Welsh.

BRYNHILDR  f  Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of BRUNHILD

BRYNJA  f  Icelandic
Means "armour" in Old Norse.

BRYNMOR  m  Welsh
From a Welsh place name meaning "great hill".

BRYNN  m & f  Welsh
Variant of BRYN

BRYNNE  f  English (Modern)
Feminine variant of BRYN

BRYON  m  English
Variant of BRIAN

BRYONY  f  English
From the name of a type of Eurasian vine, formerly used as medicine...

BRYSON  m  English
From a surname meaning "son of BRICE".

BUANA  m  Indonesian
Means "the world" in Indonesian.

BUCK  m  English
Originally a nickname meaning "male deer" from Old English bucc.

BUD  m  English
From the English nickname that means "friend".

BUDDHA  m  Indian
Means "enlightened" in Sanskrit...

BUDDY  m  English
Pet form of BUD

BUDI  m  Indonesian
Means "wise, sharp" in Indonesian and Javanese.

BUDUR  f  Arabic
Strictly feminine form of BADR

BUENAVENTURA  m  Spanish
Spanish form of BONAVENTURA.

BUFFY  f  English
Pet form of ELIZABETH

BULAN  f  Indonesian
Means "moon" in Indonesian.

BULUS  m  Arabic
Arabic form of PAUL

BULUT  m  Turkish
Means "cloud" in Turkish.

BUNNY  f  English
Pet form of BERENICE

BURCU  f  Turkish
Means "sweet smelling, fragrant" in Turkish.

BURGUNDY  f  English
This name can refer either to the region in France, the wine (which derives from the name of the region), or the colour (which derives from the name of the wine).

BURKHARD  m  German
Derived from the Germanic elements burg meaning "protection" and hard "brave, hardy"...

BURT  m  English
Short form of BURTON

BURTON  m  English
From a surname which was originally taken from an Old English place name meaning "fortified town"...

BUSTER  m  English
Originally a nickname denoting a person who broke things...

BUTRUS  m  Arabic
Arabic form of PETER

BUZ  m  Biblical
Means "contempt" in Hebrew...

BYELOBOG  m  Slavic Mythology
Means "the white god" from Slavic byelo "white" and bog "god"...

BYRNE  m  English
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Broin meaning "descendent of BRAN

BYRON  m  English
From a surname which was originally from a place name meaning "place of the cow sheds" in Old English... 

BYSSHE  m  English
From an English surname, a variant of the surname Bush, which originally indicated a person who lived near a bush...

Baa...- Bent...

Beni... - Boles...

Bolesl... - Byss...

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