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304. BEA: Nickname for English Beatrix, meaning "voyager (through life)." 
305. BEATRICE: Italian form of English Beatrix, meaning "voyager (through life)." 
306. BEATRIX: English name derived from Latin Viatrix, meaning "voyager (through life)."
307. BECCA: English nickname for Rebecca, meaning "one who snares or traps."
308. BECCI: English nickname for Rebecca, meaning "one who snares or traps."
309. BECKA: English nickname for Rebecca, meaning "one who snares or traps."
310. BECKAH: English nickname for Rebecca, meaning "one who snares or traps."
311. BECKY: English nickname for Rebecca, meaning "one who snares or traps."
312. BEE: Nickname for English Beatrix, meaning "voyager (through life)."
313. BEKKI: English nickname for Rebecca, meaning "one who snares or traps."
314. BELINDA: Old German name of which the first element remains a mystery while the second is probably from lint "serpent, dragon." The name is usually rendered "beautiful serpent."
315. BELITA: "Little beauty." English name derived from the Spanish word for beautiful with the added diminutive suffix -ita. 
316. BELL: Variant of English Belle, meaning "beautiful." 
317. BELLATRIX: "Female warrior." Name of a star in the constellation Orion.
318. BELLE: English name derived from the French word for "beautiful." Often used in compound names, sometimes in the abbreviated form -bel.
319. BELLINDA: English variant of German Belinda, meaning "beautiful serpent."
320. BELYNDA: English variant of German Belinda, meaning "beautiful serpent."
321. BENEDICTA: Feminine form of Latin Benedictus, meaning "blessed." 
322. BERDINE: English abbreviated form of Bernardine, meaning "bold as a bear." 
323. BERENICE: Biblical name of a Christian woman mentioned in Acts 25, derived from Macedonian Berenike, meaning "bringer of victory."
324. BERENGARI: Abbreviated form of English Berengaria, meaning "bear-spear."
325. BERENGARIA: Feminine form of English Berengar, meaning "bear-spear."
326. BERLIN: Derived from the German city name. The origin of the name is uncertain, but there is a chance that it may be related to the Old Polabian stem berl-, meaning "swamp."
327. BERNADETTE: French feminine diminutive form of Bernard, meaning "bold as a bear."
328. BERNADINE: Feminine form of English/French Bernard, meaning "bold as a bear."
329. BERNARDINE: Variant of English/French Bernadine, meaning "bold as a bear."
330. BERNETTA: English pet form of biblical Berenice, meaning "bringer of victory."
331. BERNICE: English abbreviated form of biblical Berenice, meaning "bringer of victory." This form, too, is a biblical name used in the Authorized Version. 
332. BERNIECE: English abbreviated form of biblical Berenice, meaning "bringer of victory."
333. BERRY: English nature name meaning simply "berry." 
334. BERTHA: "Bright." English feminine equivalent of Bert, a nickname for names containing the element bert, most of which were derived from the Germanic element beraht, meaning "bright."
335. BERTIE: English unisex pet form of Bertha and Bert, both meaning "bright." 
336. BERTINA: English abbreviated form of Albertina, meaning "bright nobility." 
337. BERYL: English name derived from the name of the gem, itself from Greek beryllos, a word applied to all green gemstones. 
338. BESS: English nickname for Elisabeth, meaning "God is my oath." 
339. BESSIE: English pet form of Elisabeth, meaning "God is my oath."
340. BESSY: English pet form of Elisabeth, meaning "God is my oath."
341. BET: English nickname for Elisabeth, meaning "God is my oath." 
342. BETH: English nickname for Elisabeth, meaning "God is my oath." 
343. BETHANIE: English variant of biblical Bethany, meaning "house of figs."
344. BETHANY: From the biblical name of a place near Jerusalem where Jesus stayed during the Holy Week, meaning "house of figs."
345. BETHNEY: English variant of biblical Bethany, meaning "house of figs."
346. BETSY: English pet form of Elizabeth, meaning "God is my oath."
347. BETTE: English pet form of Elizabeth, meaning "God is my oath."
348. BETTIE: English pet form of Elizabeth, meaning "God is my oath."
349. BETTINA: Elaborated form of Betty, meaning "God is my oath."
350. BETTY: English pet form of Elizabeth, meaning "God is my oath."
351. BETTYE: Variant of English Betty, meaning "God is my oath."
352. BEULA: Variant of Hebrew Beulah, meaning "she who is married."
353. BEULAH: Hebrew name meaning "she who is married." Biblical place name mentioned in Isaiah 62:4.
354. BEVERLY: "Beaver stream." English surname transferred to forename use, itself from the name of a place in Humberside composed of the elements beofor "beaver" and lēac "stream." The masculine form of the name is spelled with an extra "e"--Beverley.
355. BEVIN: English form of Irish/Gaelic Béibhinn, meaning "fair lady." 
356. BIDDY: English and Irish pet form of Bride and Bridget, both meaning "exalted one." It is rarely used anymore because of the negative connotation "old biddy" now attached to it.
357. BIJOU: English name derived from the French word bijou, meaning "jewel."
358. BILLIE: English unisex pet form of William, meaning "will-helmet."
359. BINDY: English pet form of German Belinda, meaning "beautiful serpent."
360. BLAIR: Scottish unisex name derived from any of a number of places in Scotland called Blair, which were derived from the Gaelic word blàr, meaning "field, plain," most often referring to a "battlefield." 
361. BLANCH: English variant of French Blanche, meaning "white."
362. BLANCHE: English and French name meaning "white." 
363. BLANCHEFLEUR: Middle English form of French Blancheflour, meaning "white flower."
364. BLANDA: English name derived from Latin blanda, meaning "cherishing." 
365. BLANID: English form of Irish Bláthnat, meaning "little flower."
366. BLESSING: Old English name meaning "consecration."
367. BLISS: Old English unisex name derived from the word bliss, meaning "joy; happiness." 
368. BLONDIE: English nickname transferred to forename use, meaning "blonde."
369. BLOSSOM: 19th century pet name transferred to forename use, from Old English blōstm, meaning "flowers on a fruit-tree (or ornamental tree)."
370. BLUEBELL: American flower name popular in the 19th century, but rarely used today.
371. BOBBI: English unisex pet form of Roberta and Robert, meaning "famous."
372. BOBBIE: English pet form of Roberta, meaning "famous."
373. BONITA: English name of Spanish origin, meaning "pretty."
374. BONNIE: English name derived from the Scottish word bonnie "pretty," itself from French bon "good." 
375. BONNY: Variant of English Bonnie, meaning both "good" and "pretty."
376. BRADY: "Large-chested." Irish surname transferred to unisex forename use, from Gaelic Ó Brádaigh, meaning "descendant of Brádach." 
377. BRAIDY: English variant of Irish unisex Brady, possibly meaning "large-chested." 
378. BRANDE: Variant of English Brandy, meaning simply "brandy."
379. BRANDI: Variant of English Brandy, meaning simply "brandy."
380. BRANDIE: Variant of English Brandy, meaning simply "brandy."
381. BRANDY: Liquor name, popular in America in the 1970s and '80s. 
382. BREANA: English feminine form of Brian, possibly meaning "force, strength."
383. BREANN: English feminine form of Brian, possibly meaning "force, strength."
384. BREANNA: English feminine form of Brian, possibly meaning "force, strength."
385. BREANNE: English feminine form of Brian, possibly meaning "force, strength."
386. BREDA: English form of Gaelic Brid, meaning "exalted one."
387. BREE: English form of Irish Brigh, meaning "force, strength."
388. BRENDA: Modern English feminine form of Old Norse Brandr, meaning "sword." 
389. BRENNA: Possibly a variant of English Brenda, meaning "sword."
390. BRETT: English unisex name meaning, "a Breton."
391. BRIANA: English feminine form of Brian, possibly meaning "force, strength."
392. BRIANNA: English feminine form of Brian, possibly meaning "force, strength."
393. BRIANNE: English feminine form of Brian, possibly meaning "force, strength."
394. BRIAR: English unisex nature name derived from the name of the briar plant.
395. BRIDGET: English form of Gaelic Brighid, meaning "exalted one."
396. BRIDGETTE: Variant of English Bridget, meaning "exalted one."
397. BRIDIE: English pet form of Irish Bride, meaning "exalted one."
398. BRIELLE: English nickname for Gabrielle, meaning "strong one of God."
399. BRIER: Variant of English Briar, meaning simply "briar plant."
400. BRIGIT: English variant of Bridget, meaning "exalted one."
401. BRIONY: Variant of English Bryony, meaning "to grow, sprout, swell."
402. BRITNEY: Variant of English Brittany, meaning "Little Britain."
403. BRITTANI: Variant of English Brittany, meaning "Little Britain."
404. BRITTANY: "Little Britain." In the 4th century Romano-British tribes from across the English Channel began to settle in a northwestern region of France. Their numbers increased as raiding and settling by Anglo-Saxon invaders in Britain increased. The French named the region where the Briton immigrants settled Bretagne (Brittany in English).
405. BRITTNEY: Variant of English Brittany, meaning "Little Britain."
406. BRITTNY: Variant of English Brittany, meaning "Little Britain."
407. BROOK: English surname transferred to unisex forename use, from Old English broc, meaning "brook, stream."
408. BROOKE: Variant of English unisex Brook, meaning "brook, stream."
409. BROOKLYN: English compound name composed of two unisex names, Brook "brook, stream" and Lyn "lake."
410. BRYANA: Feminine form of English Bryan, possibly meaning "force, strength."
411. BRYANNA: Variant of English Bryana, possibly meaning "force, strength."
412. BRYANNE: Variant of English Bryana, possibly meaning "force, strength."
413. BRYONY: Flower and herb name derived from the name of the perennial, tendril-climbing, flowering herb plant. Some species are used medicinally. The name derives from Latin bryonia, itself from Greek bryo, meaning "to grow, sprout, swell."
414. BUFFY: English pet form of Elizabeth, meaning "God is my oath."
415. BUNNY: English pet form of Berenice, meaning "bringer of victory."
416. BUNTY: English name, probably from the rhyme about "baby bunting."
417. BURGUNDY: English name derived from the wine name, itself named for the place in France which got its name from Latin Burgundiones, literally meaning "highlanders." May also sometimes be given as a color name.
418. CACIA: Nickname for English Acacia, meaning "not evil." 
419. CADENCE: "Flow of rhythm; falling." English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word, itself ultimately from Latin cadens, literally meaning "to fall." 
420. CADY: Variant of English Katie, meaning "pure." 
421. CAELIE: English variant of Irish Kayley, meaning "slender."
422. CAETLIN: Variant of English Caitlin, meaning "pure."
423. CAILEIGH: English variant of Irish Kayley, meaning "slender."
424. CAILYN: English variant of Irish Cailin, meaning "girl."
425. CAITLIN: English form of Irish Caitlín, meaning "pure."
426. CAITLYN: Variant of English Caitlin, meaning "pure."
427. CALANTHE: "Beautiful flower." English name derived from the name of the Calanthe orchid flower, itself from Greek Kalos "beautiful" and anthos "flower."
428. CALANTHIA: Variant of English Calanthe, meaning "beautiful flower."
429. CALEIGH: English variant of Irish Kayley, meaning "slender."
430. CALIDA: English name derived from the Spanish word, calida, meaning "hot." 
431. CALLA: "Beauty." English flower name derived from the Calla Lily. Calla is from the Greek word kallaia, meaning "wattle of a cock," itself from Greek kallos meaning "beauty." 
432. CALLIE: English nickname for Latin Callista, meaning "most beautiful."
433. CALTHA: English name derived from the flower name. Also known as kingcup and marsh marigold. The name itself is from the Greek word calyx, meaning "cup," to describe the shape of the flowers when they open.
434. CAMELLIA: English flower name derived from the name of the flowering evergreen shrub, itself named for the Czech-born missionary/botanist Georg Josef Kamel. Kamel derived from the word kamel, meaning "camel."
435. CAMEO: English jewelry name, derived from the Italian word cammeo, itself ultimately from either Arabic qamaa'il "flower buds" or Persian chumahan, meaning "agate." 
436. CAMERON: "Crooked nose." Scottish surname transferred to unisex forename use, from an ancestor with an ungraceful proboscis.
437. CAMILLA: Feminine form of Roman Camillus, possibly meaning "attendant (for a temple)." In Roman mythology, Camilla was a warrior maiden and queen of the Volsci. 
438. CAMILLE: French unisex form of Roman Camilla, meaning "attendant (for a temple)."
439. CAMMIE: English pet form of Roman Camilla, possibly meaning "attendant (for a temple)."
440. CAMRYN: English feminine variant of Scottish unisex Cameron, meaning "crooked nose."
441. CANDACE: English name derived from the title of the Queen Mothers of Ethiopia. It is also a biblical name; one of the Ethiopian candaces is mentioned in Acts of the New Testament when the apostle Phillip baptizes an Ethiopian eunuch "of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians." The origin is uncertain; it derives either from the Greek, meaning "fire-white; incandescent" or from the Latin, meaning "pure, unsullied," or from a Nubian word meaning "queen mother."
442. CANDI: Variant of English Candy, which is either from the word "candy" or a nickname for Candace which has several possible origins. 
443. CANDICE: English variant of Candace which has several possible origins. 
444. CANDIDA: English name derived from Latin word candida, meaning "clear and white," like pure quartz rather than the whiteness of milk. George Bernard Shaw used this name for his 1895 play of the same name.
445. CANDIS: English variant of Candace which has several possible origins. 
446. CANDY: English name derived from the word "candy." Also used as a nickname for Candace which has several possible origins. 
447. CANDYCE: Variant of English Candace which has several possible origins. 
448. CAPRINA: English name derived from the name of the Italian island of Capri. The Latin name for Capri is Capreæ, meaning "goats." However, the Greeks were the first to populate the island, therefore the name probably derived from Greek kapros, meaning "wild boar."
449. CAPUCINE: English and French name derived from the French flower name, meaning "nasturtium." This name was borne by the French actress who played Inspector Clouseau's wife in "The Pink Panther."
450. CARA: Modern English name derived from the Italian term of endearment cara, meaning "beloved" or the Irish/Gaelic word cara, meaning "friend."
451. CARAMIA: English name derived from the Italian phrase cara mia, meaning "my beloved."
452. CAREEN: Variant of English Carreen, of unknown meaning.
453. CAREY: "Dark one." Irish surname transferred to unisex forename use, from Gaelic surname Ó Ciardha "descendant of the Ciardha." 
454. CARI: English pet form of French Caroline, meaning "man."

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