Names that Starts With "B"

A baron is the lowest grade or title in the English aristocracy.

Baron William is the name of Donald Trump's son with wife Melania.

From the Germanic element 'ber' (bear), from Middle English 'barrette' (troubl, strife) or from the Old French 'barette' (cap). Now mainly in use as a surname.

Also an anglicisation of Fionbharr.

A nickname for Bartholomew and similar names.

French word for "handsome" (and therefore never used in French spaking countires as a given name) and American slang for "boyfriend". Its use as a first name likely came from a shortening of a surname such as Beauchamp or Beaufort in order to honor someon

Transferred use of the Scandinavian surname

The male name Ben is from the Hebrew meaning "son", mentioned in the Old Testament.
Ben is also used as a nickname for Benjamin, the Anglicized form of Binyamin, meaning "son of my right hand". In the Bible, Benjamin was the youngest son of Jacob.<

Benjamin is the anglicized form of the Hebrew Binyamin. In the Old Testament, Benjamin was the twelfth and youngest son of Jacob. Benjamin was the 24th most popular boy's name in the US in 2006, and the 11th most popular in the UK. It is also commonly fou

Nickname for Ben- names.

There have been various saints named Bernard. The St Bernard dogs are named for St Bernard of Menthon who established a hospice on what is now known as the St Bernard Pass. This is the pass over the Pennine Alps of Switzerland and Italy. The dogs were use

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Bernard.

Often used as a nickname for names containing -bert-. It is the name of a saint as well as the name of a character in Sesame Street.

Nickname for William. There are many famous bearers who go by the name "Bill" including comedian Bill Murray, 42nd US President William "Bill" Clinton, philanthropis and chairman of Microsoft Bill Gates, comedian Bill Cosby and political commentator and p

Nickname for William.

Of ultimately Greek origins, brought to English via Latin.

From the Latin "blaesus" (to stutter; to stammer).

Either from the Old English 'blæc' (black, dark) or 'blac' (bright, shining). Originally a surname this is now also used as a given name. Blake's 7 was a British science fiction TV series, shown in the late 1970s. The main character was named Roj Blake.

St. Blaze is the patron saint of sore throats!

Possibly a respelling of Beau meaning "handsome." Also a nickname for Boaz which means "fleetness."

Boston is the capital of Massachusetts, USA. Its name is a contraction of "Botolph's town"; St. Botolph is an English patron saint of farmers and the Danish patron saint of travellers.

Nickname for Bradley. Borne by popular American actor Brad Pitt.

Braden can come from an Old English word meaning "broad" or "wide," and can also be derived from the Irish surname "O Bradáin," meaning "son of the salmon."

Surname from the Old English words 'brad' (broad) and 'ford' (ford). Several places in England bear this name, the largest being a city in West Yorkshire.

Variant spelling of the surname Bradley.

Brady is a surname that has recently come into use as a first name. 'The Brady Bunch' was a 1970s TV show which aimed to present the challenges involved in blending a family - Mike Brady and his three sons having Carol Martin and her three daughters join

One of the many variations of Brayden.

Originally a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "broom hill" in Old English. Brandon is the name of the second-largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and is the name of several towns throughout the U.S. and U.K.

Brandyn is a modern respelling of Brandon.

Most known as the name of a popular tourist town in Missouri.

Anglicized spelling of Swiss German Brändle and Brändli, topographic names for someone who lived near a place where there had been a forest fire or in an area of town that had been burned down. It has also been used in the Midlands of the UK as a surname

The exact origin and etymology of the name Braulio is unclear, although it is a Spanish name which stems from an ancient Germanic root name meaning "shine" or "fire". It is found more commonly as a surname than as a given name.

Braulio, Bis

Possible respelling of Bryan. A modern American English coinage likely created as a response to the popularity of names ending in "aden" or "ayan".

Trendy modern respelling of the traditional form Braden.

Trendy modern respelling of the legitimate form Braden.

Modern trendy coinage that came into being with the popularity of name like Brandon, Braydon, Kaylen etc.

The exact meaning of this name is unknown and has no traceble etymolgy. On can assume there is some sort of tie to Braden or Brandon,

Modern trendy coinage that came into being with the popularity of name like Brandon, Braydon, Kaylen etc.

The exact meaning of this name is unknown and has no traceable etymology. One can assume there is some sort of tie to Braden or Brando

Brendan is an Irish saint whose travels are narrated in the immram "The Voyage of St. Brendan".

Respelling of Brendan.

Respelling of Brendan.

This name reached #534 in the United States in 2005.

Originated as a surname for those who lived by or in an area that had been burned. Also comes from a old Celtic word that meant "steep" or "steep hill" and was granted to those living on one.

It was also a reference to those who had been

The name Brian has historically enjoyed popularity in Ireland, no doubt influenced by Brian Boru, a great High King of Ireland. The name is shared by Queen guitarist Brian May, 'The Beach Boys' songwriter Brian Wilson, former Canadian Prime Minister Brian

Brice probably comes from the Gaulish adjective "brictio", meaning "spotted, dappled", and which gave "brizh" in modern Breton.

The name might have been originally attributed to boys who were born with freckles.

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In origin a Germanic name derived from the Gothic 'brunjô', 'armour'. Aside from this the interpretation 'brown' is too among the possibilities. Sometimes the name is associated with the element 'bert', 'shining'.

Saint Bruno was the found

A common respelling of the name "Brian," Bryan also occurs quite regularly as a surname.

Surname of American sports celebrity Kobe Bryant and newscaster Bryant Gumble.

Respelling of Bryson.

This is a traditional Scottish surname, sometimes also found as Bryden or Briden. In the latest trend of finding names that end with the "den" or "dan" suffix, this surname has been brought to light and become trendy as a first name. The meaning of the s

Author Bill Bryson is a famous bearer of Bryson as a surname. Bryson is relatively popular in the southern states of the USA, in particular being the 49th most popular name in South Carolina in 2006.

Buddy may be taken as a variant of the surname Budd.
It is also the English vocabulary word for "a good friend".
Drummer Buddy Rich, ground dbreaking rock-n-roller Buddy Holly, actor and comedian Buddy Hackett, actor Buddy Ebsen and baseball

This surname came from the Old English 'byre' (byre) and was used to refer to someone who lived at the cattle sheds or was employed there.

The patron saint of miners, sailors and architects, St. Barbara is called upon to defend them against untimely death like lightning strikes.

Barbara of Portugal was the Queen consort of Spain in the 18th century. She had, in total, 8 baptis

Respelling of Bailey.

Italian and French form of Beatrix, which is probably a form of the early Christian name Viatrix, altered to incorporate the Latin 'beatus' (blessed).

Beatrice is a character of Shakespeare's play "Much Ado About Nothing". It was also the n

Nickname for Rebecca.

The origin and meaning of Belinda is still uncertain, but it very likely comes from the Germanic lindi meaning "serpent" and Latin bellus meaning "beautiful."

Belinda loses a lock of her hair in Alexander Pope's satirical poem "The Rape of

Short form of '-bella' names such as Isabella or Annabella. It is also the Italian and Spanish feminine adjective for 'beautiful'.

'Bella' was the name of a 2006 film by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde.

Bearers include American po

Belle can be a name on its own, or can be a nickname for names like Annabelle, Adabelle, Isabelle, etc.

Belle was the name of the main character in Disney's movie "Beauty and the Beast."

Berenice is the name of several Ptolemaic and Seleucid queens in Cyrenaica and Egypt and of two Judean princesses.

"Bérénice" is a tragedy by the French 17th-century dramatist Jean Racine.
The subject was taken from the Roman histori

Feminine form of Bernard.
Bernadette was a popular name in the 1950s that is now out of fashion in France.

Nickname for Elizabeth or Bethany.

Welsh short form of Elizabeth.

Biblically, the village of Bethany was identified as being approximately 2 miles from Jerusalem, on the slope of the Mount of Olives. It was in Bethany that Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, and was anointed with expensive perfume by a woman. A religiou

Nickname for Elizabeth.

Hurricane Betsy, which occurred in 1965, was the first American hurricane to cause more than a billion dollars of damage.

Notable bearers include actress Betsy Blair and Betsy Ross, who supposedly sewe

Nickname for Elizabeth.

Beyonce is a modern invention and comes from the French surname Beyincé. Beyonce has been made popular by actress and singer Beyonce Knowles.

Italian feminine adjective for 'white', from bianco.

Shakespeare used this name in 'The Taming of the Shrew', for a character who cannot marry until her sister Kate does, and 'Othello', for a courtesan .

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Spanish feminine adjective for 'white', from blanco.

From the Scottish dialect word meaning 'pretty'.

A modern coinage, perhaps a combination of the masculine name Braden and the popular suffix -lyn.

Respelling of the name of the alcoholic drink brandy.

Brandy is a spirit made from distilled wine or fermented fruit juices. The name "Brandy" can also be taken as a feminine form of "Brandon," though it is usually taken more literally as the alcoholic beverage.

Modern variant of Briana.

Modern variant of Brianna

Nickname for names beginning with 'Bri' or the 'Bree' sound such as Bridget or Brianna.

Possibly from the Old Norse word 'brand' meaning 'sword', or a feminine form of Brendan. The name was used first in Scotland, and has since spread to the rest of the world.

Brenda Lee is an American country singer and Brenda Blethyn is an E

Brenna's origins and meanings are still very much up for debate, but the Welsh origin seems the most likely.

Breonna is an American phonetic respelling of the name Brianna.

Bria is a diminutive form of Briana. It has also been used as an independent name.

Modern feminine form of Brian

Modern feminine form of Brian

Bríd was the name of a Celtic fire goddess. St Brigid or Bridget of Kildare was a 5th century saint, who formed the monastery at Kildare. Many of the qualities associated with Bríd have since become associated with her.

St Bridget or Birgi

Elaboration of Bridget.

Modern creation extrapolated from the name Gabrielle.

Short form of Gabrielle or a combination of 'Bri' from Bridget or Brittany with the 'elle' suffix.

Brielle is the name of a town in the Netherlands.

This name may also mean "exalted one"

Pre-Christian Irish mythology refers to Bríghid as the goddess of poetry and wisdom. She was the daughter of the god Dagda.

From the Spanish vocabulary word meaning "breeze". Brisa does not appear to be a first name in Spanish-speaking country.

Modern respelling of Brittany.

Respelling of Brittany borne by American pop star Britney Spears.

A respelling of Brittany that enjoyed the bulk of its popularity during the 1980s and 1990s.

The English name for the French province of Bretagne, named for the Briton settlers who arrived after the Anglo-Saxon invasion of England.

Brittany joined the US top 1000 in 1971 and experienced it's highest popularity (3rd most popular gir

One of the many respellings of Brittany that enjoyed immense popularity in the US during the '80s and '90s.

Altered spelling of the place name Brooklyn. The popularity of this name is probably reinforced as a name smush of Brooke and Lynn.

Modern feminine form of Bryan

Part of the trend of using nouns as names. Often times, when parents cannot or do not make a name choice for their child, "baby" is given as the official name on the birth certificate, only to change later when a name is selected. This is such a common o

A bailey can also mean the outer wall of a castle, or the courtyard between the two outer walls of a castle.

Baileys Irish Cream is a whiskey and cream alcoholic drink.

Bailey features in the top 30 most popular names of most

Nickname for Ben- names.

The meaning of "plain", suggests that Blair is someone who comes from the plains, and not that he is plain-looking.

In recent years, Blair has gained popularity as a girl's name.

Nickname for Robert.

Nickname for Robert or Roberta.

Nickname for Robert or Roberta.

English and Scottish surname from the Old English words 'brad' (broad) and 'leah' (wood, clearing).

The Bradley method is a way of natural childbearing developed by obstetrician Robert Bradley. More about it can be found on our sister site,

A surname from the Old French 'Bret', meaning a Breton (someone from Brittany).

The first name Briley may be an elaboration on the name Riley; alternatively, it might be derived from a surname like Briarly or Briarley. There seems to be no true etymology for the name and is of modern creation.

Transferred use of the surname.

Bearers include the actress Brooke Shields and philanthropist Brooke Astor.

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City. The name comes from the Dutch "Breukelen," probably meaning "broken land." The name has become extremely popular in the U.S., perhaps due to its similarity to two existing names, Brooke and Lynn. British celebrit

Modern coinage with no known etymology, possibly modeled on Rylee or surnames like Briarly or Briarley.

From the Welsh 'bryn' meaning 'hill', Brynn is a modern respelling that has become popular as a girl's name.