Female "B" Names

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151. BENIGNA: Feminine form of Italian Benigno, meaning "kind."
152. BENITA: Feminine form of Spanish Benito, meaning "blessed."
153. BENJAMINA: Feminine form of English Benjamin, meaning "blessed."
154. BENJAMINE: French feminine form of French Benjamin, meaning "blessed."
155. BENNU: Egyptian name meaning "eagle."
156. BENOÎTE: Feminine form of French Benoît, meaning "blessed."
157. BENTE: Feminine form of Danish Bendt, meaning "blessed."
158. BEORHTRAED: Anglo-Saxon name composed of the Old English elements beorht "bright" and ræd "counsel," hence "bright counsel."
159. BERCU: Turkish name meaning "sweet-smelling."
160. BERDINE: Contracted form of French Bernardine, meaning "bold as a bear." 
161. BÉRÉNICE: French form of Latin Berenice, meaning "bringer of victory."
162. BERENICE: Latin form of Macedonian Greek Berenike, meaning "bringer of victory." In the bible, this is the name of the eldest daughter of Herod Agrippa.
163. BERENIKE (Βερενίκη): Macedonian form of Greek Pherenike, meaning "bringer of victory." In the bible, this is the name of the eldest daughter of Herod Agrippa.
164. BERENGARI: Short form of Latin Berengaria, meaning "bear-spear."
165. BERENGÁRIA: Feminine form of Spanish Berenguer, meaning "bear-spear."
166. BERENGARIA: Feminine form of Latin Beringarius, meaning "bear-spear."
167. BEREZI: Basque name meaning "special."
168. BERGDIS: Old Norse name composed of the elements bjarga "to rescue" and dís "goddess, woman," hence "rescue-goddess." 
169. BERGIT: Norwegian variant form of Scandinavian Birgit, meaning "exalted one."
170. BERGLIOT: Danish and Norwegian form of Old Norse Bergljót, meaning "rescue light." 
171. BERGLJÓT: Old Norse name composed of the elements bjarga "to rescue" and ljótr "bright, light," hence "rescue light." 
172. BERGÞÓRA: Feminine form of Old Norse Bergþórr, meaning "rescue-Thor."
173. BERIT: Variant form of Norwegian Bergit, meaning "exalted one." 
174. BERJANOUSH: Armenian name meaning "elegant and sweet-tempered."
175. BERJOUHI: Armenian name meaning "elegant lady."
176. BERLIN: From the German city name of uncertain etymology, possibly related to the Old Polabian stem berl-, meaning "swamp."
177. BERNA: Turkish name meaning "young."
178. BERNÁDETT: Feminine form of Hungarian Bernát, meaning "bold as a bear."
179. BERNADETTE: Contracted form of French Bernardette, meaning "bold as a bear."
180. BERNADINE: Contracted form of French Bernardine, meaning "bold as a bear."
181. BERNARDE: Feminine form of French Bernard, meaning "bold as a bear."
182. BERNARDETTA: Feminine form of Italian Bernardo, meaning "bold as a bear."
183. BERNARDETTE: Pet form of French Bernarde, meaning "bold as a bear."
184. BERNARDINE: Pet form of French Bernarde, meaning "bold as a bear."
185. BERNARDITA: Feminine form of Spanish Bernardo, meaning "bold as a bear."
186. BERNETTA: Pet form of French Bernadine, meaning "bringer of victory."
187. BERNICE: Latin form of Greek Bernike, meaning "bringer of victory." In the bible, this is the name of the eldest daughter of Herod Agrippa. This is the form used in the Authorized Version. 
188. BERNIECE: English variant spelling of Latin Bernice, meaning "bringer of victory."
189. BERNIKE (Βερνίκη): Contracted form of Macedonian Greek Berenike, meaning "bringer of victory." In the bible, this is the name of the eldest daughter of Herod Agrippa.
190. BERRY: English name derived from the vocabulary word, meaning simply "berry." Compare with masculine Berry.
191. BERTA: Czech and Polish form of German Bertha, meaning "bright."
192. BERTHA: Old German name derived from the word berht, meaning "bright." 
193. BERTHE: French form of German Bertha, meaning "bright."
194. BERTIE: English pet form of German Bertha, meaning "bright." Compare with masculine Bertie.
195. BERTILDA: Old German name composed of the elements berht "bright" and hild "battle," hence "bright battle maid."
196. BERTINA: Short form of Italian Albertina, meaning "bright nobility." 
197. BERTRADE: Variant form of Middle English Bertred, meaning "bright counsel." 
198. BERTRED: Middle English form of Anglo-Saxon Beorhtraed, meaning "bright counsel." 
199. BERURA (בְּרוּרָה): Hebrew name meaning "clean, pure."
200. BERYL: English gem name meaning "beryl," from Greek beryllos, a word applied to all green gemstones. 
201. BESA: Albanian name meaning "oath."
202. BESIANA: Variant spelling of Albanian Besijana, meaning "oath."
203. BESIJANA: Albanian name, derived from the city name, meaning "oath."
204. BESS: Pet form of English Elizabeth, meaning "God is my oath." 
205. BESSIE: Pet form of English Elizabeth, meaning "God is my oath." 
206. BESSY: Variant spelling of English Bessie, a pet form of Elizabeth, meaning "God is my oath." 
207. BET: Short form of English Elizabeth, meaning "God is my oath." 
208. BETA: English name derived from the second letter of the Greek alphabet, beta, related to Hebrew bet, meaning "house." 
209. BETH: Short form of English Elizabeth, meaning "God is my oath." 
210. BETHAN: Welsh form of Greek Elisabet, meaning "God is my oath." 
211. BETHANIA (Βηθανία): Greek name derived from Aramaic beth 'anya (Hebrew bet t'eina), meaning "house of dates" or "house of misery." In the bible, this is the name of a place near Jerusalem where Jesus stayed during the Holy Week.
212. BETHANIE: English form of Greek Bethania, meaning "house of dates" or "house of misery."
213. BETHANY: Anglicized form of Greek Bethania, meaning "house of dates" or "house of misery." In the bible, this is the name of a place near Jerusalem where Jesus stayed during the Holy Week.
214. BETH-EL (בֵּית-אֵל): Variant spelling of Hebrew Beyth-El, meaning "house of God." In the bible, this is the name of an ancient city of the Canaanites, later of the Benjamites. 
215. BETHEL: Anglicized form of Hebrew Beth-El, meaning "house of God." In the bible, this is the name of an ancient city of the Canaanites, later of the Benjamites. 
216. BETHNEY: Variant spelling of English Bethany, meaning "house of dates" or "house of misery."
217. BETHESDA (Βηθεσδά): Greek name of Aramaic origin, meaning "flowing water" or "house of mercy." In the bible, this is the name of a pool near the sheep-gate at Jerusalem, the waters of which had curative powers. 
218. BETHIA: Variant spelling of English Bithiah, meaning "daughter of God." This was the original name of the H.M.A.V. Bounty.
219. BETHZATHA (Βηθζαθά): Greek name of uncertain origin. It may be from the Aramaic, meaning "house of olives." Or it may be an altered form of Greek Bethesda, meaning "flowing water" or "house of mercy."
220. BETIKO: Basque name meaning "eternal."
221. BETISA: Basque name meaning "unending."
222. BETLINDE: Old High German name composed of the elements beraht "bright, shining" and lint "serpent" or linta "linden tree," hence "bright serpent" or "bright linden tree."
223. BETONY: Name of a plant of the mint family once popular in herbal medicine, occasionally used as a forename. It is also called woundwort and lousewort. It is said to possibly derive from Celtic bew "head" and ton "good," because it is good for complaints of the head. Pliny said that the original name of this plant was Vettonica, from the Vettones, an ancient Iberian tribe. 
224. BETRYS: Welsh form of Latin Viatrix, meaning "voyager (through life)."
225. BETSY: Pet form of English Elizabeth, meaning "God is my oath."
226. BETTE: Pet form of English Elizabeth, meaning "God is my oath."
227. BETTIE: Pet form of English Elizabeth, meaning "God is my oath."
228. BETTINA: 
     1. Elaborated form of English Betty, meaning "God is my oath."
     2. Pet form of Italian Benedetta, meaning "blessed."
229. BETTY: Pet form of English Elizabeth, meaning "God is my oath."
230. BETTYE: Variant spelling of English Betty, meaning "God is my oath."
231. BEULA: Variant spelling of Hebrew Beulah, meaning "she who is married."
232. BEULAH (בְּעוּלָה): A derivative of Hebrew Ba'al ("to marry; to be lord, master, possessor"), meaning "she who is married." In the bible, this is an allegorical name for the land of Israel. 
233. BEVERLY: English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the name of a place in Humberside composed of the Old English elements beofor "beaver" and lēac "stream," hence "beaver stream." The masculine form of the name is spelled with an extra "e"--Beverley.
234. BEVIN: Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Béibhinn, meaning "fair lady." 
235. BEYLA: Variant spelling of Yiddish Baile, meaning "weak, troubled, old."
236. BEYLKE: Pet form of Yiddish Baile, meaning "weak, troubled, old."
237. BEYTH-EL (בֵּית-אֵל): Hebrew name meaning "house of God." In the bible, this is the name of an ancient city of the Canaanites, later of the Benjamites. 
238. BHARAT (भरत): Hindi name meaning "India," from Bharat Mata ("mother India"). In mythology she was the personification of India, and more recently considered a goddess of fertility. She is usually depicted wearing a saree and holding a flag.
239. BIANCA: Italian form of French Blanche, meaning "white." 
240. BIANKA: Hungarian form of French Blanche, meaning "white."
241. BIBI: From a French word used as a term of endearment, meaning "bauble, toy."
242. BIBIANA: Italian and Spanish form of Roman Latin Viviana, meaning "alive." 
243. BIBIÑE: Basque form of Vivian, meaning "alive; animated; lively."
244. BICE: Pet form of Italian Beatrice, meaning "voyager (through life)."
245. BICH: Vietnamese name meaning "jade." 
246. BIDANE: Basque name meaning "way."
247. BIDDY: 
     1. Pet form of English Bridget, meaning "exalted one." It was rarely used after it acquired the negative connotation "old biddy." 
     2. Pet form of Irish Bride, meaning "exalted one."
248. BIENVENIDA: Spanish name derived from the word bienvenido, meaning "welcome."
249. BIHOTZ: Basque name meaning "heart."
250. BIJOU: English name derived from the French word bijou, meaning "jewel."
251. BILGE: Turkish name meaning "wise."
252. BILHAH (בִּלְהָה): Hebrew name meaning "weak, troubled, old." In the bible, this is the name of Rachel's handmaid whom she gave to Jacob as a concubine. 
253. BILJANA (Биљана): Serbian name meaning "herb."
254. BILLIE: Feminine form of English Billy, meaning "will-helmet."
255. BILYANA (Биляна): Bulgarian form of Serbian Biljana, meaning "herb."
256. BINA (בִּינָה): Hebrew name meaning "intelligence, wisdom." 
257. BINAH: Variant spelling of Hebrew Bina, meaning "intelligence, wisdom." 
258. BINDY: English pet form of German Belinda, possibly meaning "bright serpent" or "bright linden tree."
259. BINE: 
     1. Short form of Danish Jacobine, meaning "supplanter."
     2. Yiddish name derived from the word bin(e), meaning "bee."
260. BINKE: Pet form of Yiddish Bine, meaning "bee."
261. BIRGIT: Short form of Scandinavian Birgitta, meaning "exalted one."
262. BIRGITA: Danish form of Scandinavian Birgitta, meaning "exalted one."
263. BIRGITTA: Modern Scandinavian form of Latin Brigitta, meaning "exalted one."
264. BIRGITTE: Danish form of Scandinavian Birgitta, meaning "exalted one."
265. BIRTE: Pet form of Danish Birgitte, meaning "exalted one."
266. BIRTHE: Pet form of Scandinavian Birgitta, meaning "exalted one."
267. BISERA (Бисера): Bulgarian name derived from Slavic biser, meaning "pearl."
268. BITHIA: Variant spelling of English Bithiah, meaning "daughter of God."
269. BITHIAH: Anglicized form of Hebrew Bithyah, meaning "daughter of God." In the bible, this is the name of a daughter of Pharoah.
270. BITHYAH (בִּתְיָה): Hebrew name meaning "daughter of God." In the bible, this is the name of a daughter of Pharoah.
271. BITTORE: Feminine form of Basque Bittor, meaning "conqueror."
272. BITTORI: Variant of Basque Bittore, meaning "conqueror."
273. BITXI: Basque name meaning "gem."
274. BITXILORE: Basque form of Latin Margarita, meaning "pearl."
275. BITYA: Variant spelling of Hebrew Bityah, meaning "daughter of God."
276. BITYAH: Variant spelling of Hebrew Bithyah, meaning "daughter of God."
277. BIXENTA: Feminine form of Basque Bixintxo, meaning "conquering."
278. BIYU: Chinese name meaning "jasper," the semi-precious stone.
279. BJÖRGHILDUR: Icelandic form of Old Norse Borghildr, meaning "helping battle maid." 
280. BLAANID: Manx form of Irish Gaelic Bláithín, meaning "little flower."
281. BLAIR: Scottish unisex name derived from any of a number of places in Scotland called Blair, derived from the Gaelic word blàr, meaning "field, plain," most often referring to a "battlefield." 
282. BLÁITHÍN: Irish name derived from the Gaelic word blath "flower" with added diminutive suffix, meaning "little flower."
283. BLANCA: Spanish form of French Blanche, meaning "white."
284. BLANCH: English variant spelling of French Blanche, meaning "white."
285. BLANCHE: French name meaning "white." 
286. BLANCHEFLEUR: Variant spelling of French Blancheflour, meaning "white flower." In Arthurian legend, this was the name of the sweetheart of Perceval in Chrétian de Troyes' Perceval, le Conte du Graal.
287. BLANCHEFLOR: Old French and Middle English form of French Blancheflour, meaning "white flower."
288. BLANCHEFLOUR: French Arthurian legend name from Flores and Blancheflour, a popular romantic poem from the Middle Ages. Blancheflour was Tristan's mother, known as the "white flower" of the House of Cornwall. She was the daughter of King Felix, sister to King Mark of Cornwall, and wife to Rivalen, Lord of Armenye. 
289. BLANDA: English name derived from Latin blanda, meaning "cherishing." 
290. BLANDINA: Chamoru name meaning "blond." 
291. BLANID: Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Bláthnat, meaning "little flower."
292. BLANKA: Czech and Polish form of French Blanche, meaning "white."
293. BLÁTHNAID: Variant form of Irish Gaelic Bláthnat, meaning "little flower."
294. BLÁTHNAT: Irish Gaelic name meaning "little flower." In mythology, this is the name of a maiden who loved Cúchulainn, the hero of Ulster. 
295. BLEJAN: Cornish name meaning "flower."
296. BLERINA: Variant form of Albanian Blerta, meaning "green." 
297. BLERTA: Albanian name derived from the word blertë, meaning "green."
298. BLESSING: Old English name meaning "consecration."
299. BLISS: Old English unisex name derived from the word bliss, meaning "joy; happiness." 
300. BLODEUEDD: Welsh myth name, derived from the word blawd, meaning "flowers." In the Mabinogi, this is the name of a woman made from flowers who was the lover of Goronwy. After she killed her husband and was transformed into an owl, her name was changed to Blodeuwedd. 

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