|
BOYS
|
| NAME |
ORIGINS |
MEANING |
| Backstere |
English |
Baker |
| Baecere |
Anglo-Saxon |
Baker |
| Baerhloew |
English |
Ruler
or lives on the bare hill |
| Bailey |
English |
Steward
or public official; man in charge. |
| Bailey |
French |
Steward
or public official; man in charge. |
| Bainbridge |
English |
Lives
near the bridge over the white water |
| Bainbrydge |
English |
Lives
near the bridge over the white water |
| Baird |
English |
Minstrel;
a singer-poet. |
| Baker |
English |
Baker |
| Baldemar |
German |
Princely |
| Balder |
English |
Bold
army |
| Baldhere |
English |
Bold
army |
| Baldlice |
Anglo-Saxon |
Bold |
| Baldric |
German |
Bold |
| Baldrik |
German |
Bold |
| Balduin |
German |
Bold
friend |
| Baldwin |
German |
Bold
friend |
| Baldwyn |
German |
Bold
friend |
| Baltasar |
German |
Protected
by God |
| Bamard |
German |
Brave
as a bear |
| Bamey |
German |
Brave
as a bear |
| Bana |
Anglo-Saxon |
Slayer |
| Banaing |
English |
Son
of the slayer |
| Banan |
Anglo-Saxon |
Slayer |
| Banbrigge |
English |
Lives
near the bridge over the white water |
| Bancroft |
English |
From
the bean field |
| Bannan |
German |
Commander |
| Banner |
English |
Flag;
ensign bearer. |
| Banning |
Anglo-Saxon |
One
who reads the banns |
| Banning |
English |
Son
of the slayer |
| Bannruod |
German |
Famous
commander |
| Bar |
Anglo-Saxon |
Boar |
| Barclay |
Anglo-Saxon |
From
the birch meadow |
| Barclay |
English |
The
birch tree meadow. See also Berkley. |
| Bard |
English |
Minstrel;
a singer-poet. |
| Bardalph |
English |
Ax
wolf |
| Bardan |
English |
Lives
near the boar's den |
| Bardaric |
English |
Ax
ruler |
| Bardarik |
English |
Ax
ruler |
| Bardawulf |
English |
Ax
wolf |
| Barden |
English |
Lives
near the boar's den |
| Bardene |
English |
From
the boar valley |
| Bardo |
English |
Variant
of Bartholomew often used as a surname. |
| Bardolf |
English |
Ax
wolf |
| Bardolph |
English |
Ax
wolf |
| Bardon |
English |
Minstrel;
a singer-poet. |
| Bardrick |
English |
Ax
ruler |
| Bardulf |
English |
Ax
wolf |
| Barhloew |
English |
Lives
on the bare hill |
| Barlow |
English |
Lives
on the bare hill |
| Barnaby |
English |
Son
of comfort. |
| Barnard |
English |
Variant
of Bernard - strong as a bear. |
| Barnard |
German |
Variant
of Bernard - strong as a bear. |
| Barnet |
English |
Of
honorable birth. |
| Barnett |
English |
Leader |
| Barney |
English |
Son
of comfort. |
| Barnum |
English |
From
the nobleman's home |
| Baron |
English |
Warrior;
A title of nobility used as a given name. |
| Baron |
French |
A
title of nobility used as a given name. |
| Barr |
English |
Gateway |
| Barre |
English |
Gateway |
| Barret |
English |
Variant
of Barnett. |
| Barret |
German |
Mighty
as a bear |
| Barrett |
English |
Variant
of Barnett. |
| Barrett |
German |
Brave
as a bear |
| Barric |
English |
Grain
farm. |
| Barrick |
English |
Grain
farm. |
| Barrie |
English |
Fair-haired. |
| Barrie |
French |
Lives
at the barrier |
| Barrington |
English |
Fair-haired. |
| Barron |
English |
Warrior;
Variant of the title Baron. |
| Barry |
English |
Fair-haired. |
| Barry |
French |
Lives
at the barrier |
| Bart |
English |
From
the barley farm |
| Bartel |
English |
Variant
of Bartholomew often used as a surname. |
| Barth |
English |
Son
of the earth; Variant of Bartholomew often used as a surname. |
| Barthram |
English |
Glorious
raven |
| Bartleah |
English |
From
Bart's meadow |
| Bartleigh |
English |
From
Bart's meadow |
| Bartlett |
French |
Ploughman |
| Bartley |
English |
The
birch tree meadow. See also Berkley. |
| Barton |
English |
From
the barley farm |
| Bartram |
English |
Glorious
raven. |
| Bartram |
German |
Glorious
raven. |
| Barwolf |
English |
Ax
wolf |
| Basil |
English |
Royal;
kingly. |
| Bates |
English |
Variant
of Bartholomew often used as a surname. |
| Bawdewyn |
Anglo-Saxon |
Bold
friend |
| Bawdewyne |
Anglo-Saxon |
Bold
friend |
| Bax |
English |
Baker |
| Baxter |
English |
Baker |
| Bay |
English |
Variant
of Bayard - auburn-haired. |
| Bay |
French |
Variant
of Bayard - auburn-haired. |
| Bayard |
English |
Auburn-haired. |
| Bayard |
French |
Auburn-haired.
Bayard was a sixteenth-century French knight and national
hero renowned for valor and purity of heart. |
| Bayen |
Anglo-Saxon |
From
Ban |
| Bayhard |
English |
Reddish
brown hair |
| Baylen |
English |
Variant
of Bayard - auburn-haired. |
| Baylen |
French |
Variant
of Bayard - auburn-haired. |
| Bayley |
English |
Steward
or public official; man in charge. |
| Bayley |
French |
Steward |
| Beacher |
English |
Lives
by the beech tree |
| Beadurinc |
Anglo-Saxon |
Warrior |
| Beadutun |
English |
From
the warrior's estate |
| Beadwof |
Anglo-Saxon |
Bold
in war |
| Beal |
English |
Handsome. |
| Beal |
French |
Handsome. |
| Beale |
English |
Handsome. |
| Beale |
French |
Handsome. |
| Beall |
English |
Handsome. |
| Beall |
French |
Handsome. |
| Bealohydig |
Anglo-Saxon |
Enemy |
| Beaman |
English |
Beekeeper |
| Beamer |
English |
Trumpeter |
| Bearn |
Anglo-Saxon |
Son |
| Beaton |
English |
From
the warrior's estate |
| Beau |
French |
Handsome. |
| Beaufort |
French |
From
the beautiful fortress |
| Beauvais |
French |
From
Beauvais |
| Bebeodan |
Anglo-Saxon |
Commands |
| Beceere |
English |
Lives
by the beech tree |
| Beck |
English |
Brook |
| Bede |
Anglo-Saxon |
Name
of a historian |
| Bede |
English |
Prayer |
| Beecher |
English |
Lives
by the beech tree |
| Bek |
English |
Brook |
| Beldan |
English |
Lives
in the beautiful glen |
| Beldane |
English |
Lives
in the beautiful glen |
| Belden |
English |
Lives
in the beautiful glen |
| Beldene |
English |
Lives
in the beautiful glen |
| Beldon |
English |
Lives
in the beautiful glen |
| Bell |
French |
Handsome |
| Bellamy |
French |
Handsome |
| Bellinus |
Anglo-Saxon |
Name
of a king |
| Bem |
German |
Bear |
| Bemeere |
English |
Trumpeter |
| Bemelle |
English |
Variant
of Bernard - strong as a bear. |
| Bemelle |
German |
Variant
of Bernard - strong as a bear. |
| Bemot |
German |
Brave
as a bear |
| Ben |
English |
Abbreviation
of Benjamin and Benedict. |
| Benat |
German |
Brave
as a bear |
| Benecroft |
English |
From
the bean field |
| Benji |
English |
Abbreviation
of Benjamin and Benedict. |
| Benjy |
English |
Abbreviation
of Benjamin and Benedict. |
| Benn |
English |
Abbreviation
of Benjamin and Benedict. |
| Bennet |
English |
Variant
of Benedict. |
| Bennett |
English |
Variant
of Benedict. |
| Bennie |
English |
Abbreviation
of Benjamin and Benedict. |
| Benny |
English |
Abbreviation
of Benjamin and Benedict. |
| Benoic |
Anglo-Saxon |
From
Ban |
| Benon |
English |
Variant
of Bert - industrious. |
| Benson |
English |
Variant
of Benedict. |
| Bentleah |
English |
From
the bent grass meadow |
| Bentleigh |
English |
From
the bent grass meadow |
| Bentley |
English |
From
the bent grass meadow |
| Benton |
English |
Settlement
in a grassy place. |
| Benwick |
Anglo-Saxon |
From
Ban |
| Beomann |
English |
Beekeeper |
| Beore |
English |
Birch
tree |
| Beorht |
English |
Glorious |
| Beorhthram |
English |
Bright
raven |
| Beorhthramm |
English |
Glorious
raven |
| Beorhttun |
English |
From
the fortified town |
| Beorn |
Anglo-Saxon |
Warrior |
| Beornet |
English |
Leader |
| Beornham |
English |
From
the nobleman's home |
| Beornwulf |
Anglo-Saxon |
Name
of a king |
| Beowulf |
Anglo-Saxon |
Intelligent
wolf |
| Ber |
German |
Bear |
| Berchtwald |
German |
Bright
ruler |
| Bercleah |
English |
Lives
at the birch tree meadow |
| Berdy |
German |
Intelligent |
| Berend |
German |
Brave
as a bear |
| Beresford |
English |
From
the barley ford |
| Beretun |
English |
From
the barley farm |
| Berford |
English |
From
the barley ford |
| Berg |
German |
Mountain |
| Beric |
English |
Grain
farm. |
| Berinhard |
German |
Brave
as a bear |
| Berk |
English |
The
birch tree meadow. Also see Barclay and Burke. |
| Berke |
English |
The
birch tree meadow. Also see Barclay and Burke. |
| Berkeley |
Anglo-Saxon |
From
the birch meadow |
| Berkeley |
English |
Lives
at the birch tree meadow |
| Berkley |
English |
The
birch tree meadow. Also see Barclay and Burke. |
| Berlyn |
German |
Son
of Berl. See also Burl. |
| Bernard |
English |
Strong
as a bear. See also Bjorn. |
| Bernard |
German |
Brave
as a bear |
| Bernardo |
German |
Brave
as a bear |
| Bernardyn |
German |
Brave
as a bear |
| Bernd |
German |
Brave
as a bear |
| Berne |
English |
Variant
of Bernard - strong as a bear. |
| Berne |
German |
Bear |
| Bernhard |
German |
Brave
as a bear |
| Bernon |
German |
Brave
as a bear |
| Berowalt |
German |
Mighty
as a bear |
| Berrin |
German |
Bear |
| Bert |
English |
Glorious;
Illustrious. |
| Berthold |
German |
Bright
ruler |
| Bertie |
English |
Variant
of Bert - industrious. |
| Bertin |
English |
Variant
of Bert - industrious. |
| Berton |
English |
From
the fortified town |
| Bertram |
English |
Bright
raven |
| Bertram |
German |
Glorious
raven. |
| Bertrand |
French |
Intelligent;
Glorious raven. |
| Berwick |
English |
From
the barley grange |
| Berwyk |
English |
From
the barley grange |
| Bestandan |
Anglo-Saxon |
Stands
beside |
| Besyrwan |
Anglo-Saxon |
Ensnares |
| Betlic |
Anglo-Saxon |
Splendid |
| Beverley |
English |
From
the beaver meadow |
| Beverly |
English |
From
the beaver meadow |
| Bevis |
French |
From
Beauvais |
| Bick |
English |
From
the hewer's ford |
| Bickford |
English |
From
the hewer's ford |
| Biecaford |
English |
From
the hewer's ford |
| Biford |
English |
Lives
at the river crossing |
| Bill |
English |
Nickname
for William - resolute protector - often used as an independent
name. |
| Billie |
English |
Nickname
for William resolute protector - often used as an independent
name. |
| Billy |
English |
Nickname
for William - resolute protector - often used as an independent
name. |
| Bing |
German |
From
the kettle shaped hollow |
| Binge |
German |
From
the kettle shaped hollow |
| Bink |
English |
Lives
at the bank |
| Birch |
English |
Bright;
shining; the birch tree. |
| Birche |
English |
Birch |
| Bird |
English |
Bird |
| Birde |
English |
Bird |
| Birdhil |
English |
From
the bird hill |
| Birdhill |
English |
From
the bird hill |
| Birdoswald |
Anglo-Saxon |
From
Birdoswald |
| Birk |
English |
Birch
tree |
| Birkett |
English |
Lives
at the birch headland |
| Birkey |
English |
From
the birch tree island |
| Birkhead |
English |
Lives
at the birch headland |
| Birkhed |
English |
Lives
at the birch headland |
| Birley |
English |
From
the cattle shed on the meadow |
| Birney |
English |
Lives
on the brook island |
| Biron |
English |
Surname
used as a given name. Biron was the name of a character in
Shakespeare's Loves Labours Lost. |
| Birtel |
English |
From
the bird hill |
| Birtle |
English |
From
the bird hill |
| Bishop |
English |
Overseer |
| Bitanig |
English |
From
the preserving land |
| Bittan |
German |
Desire |
| Bitten |
German |
Desire |
| Black |
English |
Dark |
| Blade |
English |
Wealthy
glory |
| Blaec |
English |
Black
or white |
| Blaecleah |
English |
From
the dark meadow |
| Blaed |
English |
Wealthy
glory |
| Blaeey |
English |
Blond |
| Blagdan |
English |
From
the dark valley |
| Blagden |
English |
From
the dark valley |
| Blagdon |
English |
From
the dark valley |
| Blaine |
English |
Surname
of uncertain meaning. |
| Blais |
French |
Lisp;
stutter. Blaise Pascal was a brilliant seventeenth century
child prodigy; mathematician; scientist and philosopher who
invented the calculating machine and hydraulic press before
dying at age thirty-nine. |
| Blaisdell |
French |
Lisp;
stutter. Blaise Pascal was a brilliant seventeenth century
child prodigy; mathematician; scientist and philosopher who
invented the calculating machine and hydraulic press before
dying at age thirty-nine. |
| Blaise |
English |
Stutters |
| Blaise |
French |
Lisp;
stutter. Blaise Pascal was a brilliant seventeenth century
child prodigy; mathematician; scientist and philosopher who
invented the calculating machine and hydraulic press before
dying at age thirty-nine. |
| Blaize |
French |
Lisp;
stutter. Blaise Pascal was a brilliant seventeenth century
child prodigy; mathematician; scientist and philosopher who
invented the calculating machine and hydraulic press before
dying at age thirty-nine. |
| Blake |
English |
Black
or white |
| Blakeley |
English |
From
the dark meadow |
| Blakely |
English |
From
the dark meadow |
| Blakemore |
English |
From
the dark moor |
| Blakey |
English |
Blond |
| Blandford |
English |
Gray
haired |
