| Benzoheth |
Male |
Biblical |
Son of separation |
| Banning |
Male |
Celtic |
blond child |
| Brittania |
Female |
Not available or unknown |
From Britain, British |
| Bourne |
Male |
English |
From the brook. |
| Benjimen |
Male |
English |
Variant of Benjamin: Right-hand son. Also a variant of Benedict. |
| Basilia |
Female |
Greek |
Feminine form of Basil: Royal. Kingly. Regal. Derived from the same Greek word as the plant name basil. Famous bearer: St Basil the Great was Bishop of Caesarea in the latter half of the 4th century. |
| Bigot |
Male |
Shakespearean |
'King John' Lord Bigot. |
| Balere |
Female |
Basque |
Strong. |
| Balera |
Female |
Latin |
Strong. |
| Bodashka |
Male |
Ukrainian |
God's gift. |
| Barend |
Male |
Dutch |
Bear. |
| Bohdanko |
Male |
Ukrainian |
God's gift. |
| Beatrix |
Female |
Italian |
Brings joy. |
| Balthazar |
Male |
Shakespearean |
'The Comedy of Errors' A merchant. |
| Birky |
Male |
English |
Variant of Birkey: Birch island. |
| Brigette |
Female |
French |
Strength. Mythological Celtic goddess of fire and poetry. |
| Bardi |
Male |
Norse |
Son of Gudmund. |
| Beth-birei |
Female |
Biblical |
The house of my Creator, the house of my health. Non-Gerderized Biblical Name |
| Benedick |
Male |
English |
A variant of Benedict, meaning blessed, given to a Shakespearian character in the play Much Ado About Nothing. |
| Barbary |
Female |
English |
A form of Barbara popular in Medeival Britain after the 3rd century martyr St. Barbara. |
| Branwenn |
Female |
Welsh |
Dark and pure. |
| Bat |
Male |
Hebrew |
Diminutive of Bartholomew: Ploughman. Son of Talmai (Talmai is a variant of Tolmai, meaning abounding in furrows.) Famous bearer: St Bartholomew was an apostle of Jesus Christ. |
| Blakey |
Male |
English |
Blond. |
| Bratislav |
Male |
Czech |
Glorious brother. |
| Brone |
Male |
Irish |
Sorrowful. |
| Bartlett |
Male |
English |
Diminutive of Bartholomew: Son of a farmer; from the barley farm. |
| Benji |
Male |
English |
Diminutive of Benjamin: Right-hand son. |
| Beatrice F |
Male |
Latin |
A variant of Beatrix meaning bringer of joy. In the Divine Comedy, Beatrice was Dante's guide through Paradise, perhaps inspired by Beatrice Portinari who was Dante's earliest love. |
| Bonds |
Male |
English |
Variant of Bond: Man of the land. |
| Braxton |
Male |
English |
Brock's town |
| Baal-zephon |
Female |
Biblical |
The idol or possession of the north, hidden, secret. Non-Gerderized Biblical Name |
| Burne |
Male |
English |
From the brook. |
| Bartley |
Male |
Aramaic |
Ploughman. |
| Blondell |
Female |
English |
Fair-haired; blonde. Variant of the Spanish Blandina meaning flattering. |
| Bethany |
Female |
Arabic |
house of poverty |
| Beth-palet |
Female |
Biblical |
House of expulsion. Non-Gerderized Biblical Name |
| Bssil |
Male |
Celtic |
Battle. |
| Benedicte |
Male |
Latin |
Blessed. |
| Birch |
Male |
English |
Birch Tree |
| Bena |
Female |
Hebrew |
Pheasant |
| Berea |
Female |
Biblical |
Heavy, weighty. Non-Gerderized Biblical Name |
| Bresal |
Male |
Irish |
Pain. Also a variant of Brasil: War. |
| Battista |
Female |
Italian |
Named for John the Baptist. |
| Bradlee |
Male |
English |
English surnames related to Bradley: broad clearing in the wood. Note: This Database is Copyright Dogwood Technical Services Inc. 1995. |
| Berde |
Male |
Danish |
Glacier. |
| Beth-shean |
Female |
Biblical |
House of the tooth, or of ivory, or of sleep. Non-Gerderized Biblical Name |
| Brahma |
Male |
Hindi |
Born to the highest caste. |
| Braith |
Female |
Welsh |
Freckled. |
| Byrn |
Male |
English |
Variant of Burne: Brook. |
| Boy |
Male |
English |
Boy. |
| Bronwen |
Female |
Welsh |
Dark and pure. White breast, white breasted. |
| Battseeyon |
Female |
Hebrew |
Daughter of Zion. |
| Brandubh |
Male |
Irish |
Black raven. |
| Berth |
Female |
Welsh |
Beautiful. |
| Burkitt |
Male |
English |
Variant of Birkett: Area of birch trees. |
| Beaven |
Male |
Welsh |
Variant of Bevan: Evan's son. |
| Botewolf |
Male |
English |
Herald wolf. |
| Barnum |
Male |
English |
From the baron's home. |
| Brigitte |
Female |
Celtic |
Form of BRIDGET. resolute strength |
| Bara |
Female |
Hebrew |
to choose |
| Boleslaus |
Male |
Slavic |
Sorrowful. |
| Bodicia |
Female |
Anglo-Saxon |
A queen of the Iceni: Victory. |
| Baethan |
Male |
Irish |
Foolish. |
| Buthayna |
Female |
Arabic |
Of beautiful and tender body. |
| Badru |
Male |
Arabic |
Variant of Badar: Full moon. |
| Borje |
Male |
Scandinavian |
Variant of Birger: Helping. |
| Bemeere |
Male |
English |
Trumpeter. |
| Bogdan |
Male |
Czech |
Variant of Bohdan: Gift from god. |
| Bartimeus |
Male |
Biblical |
Son of the honorable |
| Burgiss |
Male |
English |
Variant of Burgess: Citizen. |
| Backstere |
Male |
English |
Baker. |
| Botan |
Male |
Japanese |
peony |
| Brennen |
Male |
Irish |
Prince. Variant of Brendan. |
| Blix |
Female |
Swedish |
'Joy; cheer. |
| Bor |
Male |
Norse |
Father of Odin. |
| Bonita |
Female |
Latin |
Pretty, Beautiful |
| Bethanee |
Female |
Hebrew |
Variant of Bethany - a village near Jerusalem where Jesus visited Mary; Martha and Lazarus. |
| Basimah |
Female |
Arabic |
smiling |
| Bast |
Male |
African |
Of the City of Bubastis |
| Blagdon |
Male |
English |
From the dark valley. |
| Basharat |
Male |
Arabic |
Good omen; Prophecy. |
| Bairrfhionn |
Male |
Celtic |
Marksman. |
| Bardulf |
Male |
English |
Bright wolf, ax-wielding wolf. |
| Beacan |
Male |
Celtic |
small |
| Bednar |
Male |
Czechoslovakian |
Cooper. |
| Bemia |
Female |
Anglo-Saxon |
Battle maid. |
| Budzisz |
Male |
Polish |
Variant of Budzislaw: Awakening glory. |
| Bodmod |
Male |
Norse |
Son of Oleif. |
| Bates |
Male |
English |
Variant of Bartholomew often used as a surname. |
| Britney |
Female |
English |
Originally the ancient duchy of Bretagne in France. Celtic Bretons emigrated from France to become the Bretons of England. |
| Bardan |
Male |
English |
Lives near the boar's den. |
| Berlyn |
Male |
German |
Son of Berl. See also Burl. |
| Baibin |
Female |
Greek |
Stranger. |
| Binean |
Male |
Irish |
Variant of Beanon: Good. |
| Blandon |
Male |
Latin |
Gentle. |
| Blessing |
Female |
English |
Consecrated. |
| Bealantin |
Male |
Gaelic |
Gaelic form of Ballantine. |
| Burcet |
Male |
French |
From the little stronghold. |
| Bedivere |
Male |
ArthurianLegend |
Returns Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake. |
| Blanco |
Male |
Spanish |
White; blond. |