[ g i r l s ] Bacia : BAH-chee-ah : ugandan "family deaths ruined the home" Baka : BAH-kah : hindi "crane" Bakarne : basque "solitude" Bambi : BAM-bee : italian "child" Banan : ba-NAHN : arabic "fingertips" Bara : BAYR-uh : hebrew "to choose" Barakah : ba-RAWK-uh or bayr-UH-kuh : arabic "white one" Barbara : BAHR-bah-ruh : greek "foreign, strange" Barika : bah-REE-kah : swahili "bloom" Basha : BAH-shah : greek "the stranger" Basimah : bah-ZEE-mah : arabic "smiling" Batya : BAHT-yuh : hebrew "daughter of god" Bayo : BAH-yoh : nigerian "to find joy" Beatrice : BEE-uh-tris : latin "bringer of joy" Bedelia : bah-DEE-lee-ah : french "strength" Bel : BAYL : hindi - sacred wood apple tree Bella : BEL-uh : czechoslovakian "white" Belle : BEL : french "beautiful one" Belinda : buh-LIN-duh : italian "beautiful" Bellanca : BEHL-lahn-kah : greek "stronghold" Bente : BEHN-teh : latin "blessing" Berit : BAYR-it : old german "bright, glorious" Beta : BAY-tuh : czechoslovakian "dedicated to god" Beth : BETH : hebrew "house of god" Bethany : BETH-uh-nee : arabic "house of poverty" Beverly : BEV-er-lee : anglo-saxon "beaver meadow" Bevin : BEH-vin : irish "lady with a sweet song" Bian : BEE-uhn : vietnamese "secretive, hidden" Bianca : bee-AHN-kuh : italian "white" Billie : BIL-ee : old english "resolute" Bina : BEE-nah : hebrew "intelligence" Binti : BEEN-tee : swahili "daughter" Birdie : BURD-ee : english "bird-like" Birget : BUR-jet or BUR-git : norwegian "protecting" Birkita : BUR-kee-tah : celtic "strength" Bixenta : bih-SHEN-tah : basque "victorious" Blanda : BLAN-duh : teutonic "dazzling" Blenda : BLEN-duh : teutonic "dazzling" Bliss : BLIS : anglo-saxon "joy" Bly : BLIGH : native american "high, tall" Blythe : BLIGHTH : old english "joyous" Bo : BOH : chinese "precious" Bohdana : BOH-dan-nah : russian "from god" Bonamy : BAH-nuh-mee : french "good friend" Bonita : boh-NEE-tah : spanish "pretty" Bonnie : BAHN-ee : latin "sweet and good" Borgny : BOHRG-nee : norwegian "help or new" Brandy : BRAN-dee : dutch "brandy drink" Brenda : BREN-duh : german "sword-blade" Brenna : BREN-uh : celtic "raven maid, dark-haired" Bretta : BRET-uh : irish "from britain" Briana : BREE-ah-nah : celtic "strong" Bridget : BRI-jet : irish "resolute strength" Brie : BREE : french - region in france Brier : BRIGH-er : french "heather" Brietta : BREE-e-tah : celtic "strong" Brina : BREE-nuh : celtic "protector" Briony : BREE-uh-nee : latin - plant name Brites : BREE-tehs : celtic "strength" Britta : BREE-tuh or BRIH-tuh : celtic "strength" Brittany : BRI-tuh-nee : latin "from britain" Bronwyn BRAHN-win : welsh "dark hair" Brooke : BROOK : old english "stream" Brynn : BRIN : norwegian "coat" Brynn : BRIN : welsh "hill" [ b o y s ] Bae : BAY : korean "inspiration" Bailey : BAY-lee : teutonic "able" Baingana : BAH-ee-ngah-nah : ugandan "people are equal" Bakari : BAH-kahr-ee : swahili "promise" Balbo : BAHL-boh : latin "inarticulate" Balder : BAHL-der : scandinavian "god of light" Baldwin : BALD-win : teutonic "bald friend" Bale : BAH-leh : ugandan "home of the mutima clan" Balendin : BAH-lehn-deen : latin "strong, brave" Bali : BAHL-ee : hindi "mighty warrior" Balin : BAH-leen : hindi "mighty soldier" Balint : BAY-lint : latin "strong and healthy" Bancroft : BAN-kroft : old english "from the bean field" Bandele : bahn-DEH-leh : yoruban "born away from home" Bane : BAH-neh : hawaiian "long-awaited child" Banning : BAHN-ning : gaelic "blond child" Baran : BAIR-uhn : latin - form of star aldebaran Barclay : BAR-klay : old english "from the birch-tree meadow" Barden : BAR-den : old english "boar's den" Bardo : BAR-doh: danish "son of the earth" Bardon : BAR-dun : anglo-saxon "barley valley" Barnabas : BAR-nuh-bus : hebrew "son of prophecy" Barnett : bar-NET : old english "nobleman" Baron : BAIR-un : old english "nobleman" Barrett : BAYR-et : teutonic "bear-like" Barry : BAYR-ee : french "dweller of the barrier" Barry : BAYR-ee : irish "spear-thrower" Barse : BAHRS : english "fresh-water perch" Barton : BAHR-tun : english "from the barley farm" Basil : BAH-seel or BAY-suhl : arabic "brave" Bastiaan : bahs-TEE-ehn : greek "venerable" Baul : BAL : english gypsy "snail" Bavol : BAH-vohl : english gypsy "wind" Baxter : BAKS-ter : old english "baker" Bay : BAY : vietnamese "born in july, seventh-born son" Bayani : BAY-ahn-ee : filipino "hero" Bayard : BAY-ard : teutonic "red-brown hair" Baylor : BAY-lohr : anglo-saxon "horse-trainer" Bazyli : BAH-zih-lee : polish "royalty" Beacan : BEE-kaun : celtic "small" Beagan : BEE-gen : gaelic "small one" Beaman : BEE-men : old english "beekeeper" Beau : BOH : french "handsome" Beaumont : BOH-mont : french "from a beautiful mountain" Beauregard : BOH-re-gard : french "beautiful view" Beck : BEK : swedish "brook" Beldon : BEL-don : old english "child of the unspoiled glen" Belen : BAY-len : greek "an arrow" Bem : BEHM : nigerian "peace" Ben : BEN : hebrew "son" Benen : BAY-non : irish "blessed" Benjamin : BEN-jah-min : hebrew "son of the right hand" Bennett : BEN-it : latin "blessed" Benson : BEN-sun : hebrew "excellent son, son of ben" Bent : BEHNT : latin "blessing" Bentley : BENT-lee : old english "from the moor" Berenger : BAYR-en-jer : french "courage of a bear" Bergren : BER-gren : swedish "mountain stream" Berk : BAIRK or BURK : turkish "solid and firm" Berkeley : BERK-lee : anglo-saxon "from the birch meadow" Bernard : BER-nard : teutonic "grim bear" Bersh : BAIRSH : english gypsy "one year" Bert : BURT : old english "bright" Berthold : BER-tohld : teutonic "glorious ruler" Berton : BER-ton : teutonic "glorious ruler" Beval : BEE-vahl : english gypsy "like the wind" Bevan : BE-van : celtic "youthful warrior" Bialy : BYAH-lee : polish "white-haired boy" Bilal : bee-LAHL : arabic - first convert of muhammad Bitalo : bee-TAH-loh : uganda "finger-licking" Blade : BLAYD : old english "glory" Blaine : BLAYN : gaelic "thin, lean" Blaise : BLAYZ : latin "stammerer" Blake : BLAYK : old english "pallid" Blaz : BLAHZ : old german "unwavering protector" Bo : BOH : swedish "commanding" Boden : BOH-den : old french "herald" Bogart : BOH-gart : french "strong as a bow" Bohdan : BOH-dan : russian "given by god" Bolton : BOHL-tun : old english "of the manor farm" Bond : BOND : old english "tiller of the soil" Booker : BUHK-er : anglo-saxon "beech-tree" Boone: BOON : french "good" Borden : BOHR-den : old english "from the valley of the boar" Boris : BOHR-ihs : slavic "battler" Botan : boh-TAHN : japanese "peony" Bowie : BOH-ee : gaelic "yellow-haired" Bowman : BOH-men : english "the archer" Boyce : BOYHS : french "from the woodland" Boyd : BOYD : celtic "yellow, blond" Boyden : BOY-den anglo-saxon "a herald" Brad : BRAD : old english "broad" Braden: BRAY-den : old english "from the wide valley" Bradford : BRAD-ferd : old english "broad crossing" Bradley : BRAD-lee : old english "from the broad meadow" Bradney : BRAD-nee : old english "from the broad meadow" Brady : BRAY-dee : old english "broad island" Bram : BRAHM : gaelic "raven" Bran : BRAN : irish "raven" Brand : BRAND : scandinavian "sword blade" Brandeis : BRAN-diss : german "dweller on a burned clearing" Brandon : BRAN-don : anglo-saxon "sword" Brant : BRANT : teutonic "firebrand" Braxton : BRAKS-tun : anglo-saxon "brock's town" Bray : BRAY : old english "to cry out" Braz : BRAYZ : latin "stammerer" Brazil : BRAH-zil : irish "brave, strong in conflict" Brencis : BREN-tsis : latin "crowned with laurel" Brendan : BREN-den : gaelic "little raven" Brennan : BREN-nen : english "to brand" Brent : BRENT : old english "steep hill" Brentan : BREN-tan : english "steep hill" Brett : BRET : celtic "from britain" Brewster : BROO-ster : old english "brewer" Briac : BREE-ak : celtic "estime" Brian : BRIGH-an : celtic "the strong" Briand : BREE-und : french "castle" Brice : BRIGHS : celtic "quick-moving" Brieg : BREEG : celtic "estime" Brinley : BRIN-lee : old english "tawny" Brishen : BREE-shen : english gypsy "born during a rain" Brock : BROK : old english "badger" Broderick : BROD-er-ik : old english "from the broad ridge" Brodny: BROHD-nee : slavic "one who lives near a shallow stream crossing" Brody : BROH-dee : gaelic "ditch" Bronson : BRAHN-son : english "son of the dark-skinned one" Bruce : BROOS : french "woodlands" Bryant : BRIGH-ant : celtic "strong" Bryson : BRIGH-sun : english "son of bryce" Buck : BUK : english "male deer" Bud : BUD : german "to puff up" Burhan : BUHR-han : arabic "proof" Burian : BUHR-yan : ukranian "he lives near the weeds" Burke : BURK : teutonic "castle" Burr : BUR : swedish "youth" Burton : BUR-tun : english "bright fame" Byron : BIGH-ron : anglo-saxon "bear"