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1. BAAKO: African Akan unisex name meaning "born first."
2. BA'AL: Semitic name of several storm gods, derived from the word ba'al, meaning either "lord" or "possessor."
3. BAAL: Variant of Semitic Ba'al, meaning either "lord" or "possessor."
4. BA'AL ZEBUB (Ba'al Zebûb): Hebrew form of Beelzebub, possibly meaning "lord or possessor of the high place."
5. BA'AL ZEVUV (Ba'al Zebûb): Hebrew form of Beelzebub, possibly meaning "lord or possessor of the high place."
6. BAALSEBUL: Variant of Beelzebub, possibly meaning "lord or possessor of the high place."
7. BAALZEBUBG: Variant of Beelzebub, possibly meaning "lord or possessor of the high place."
8. BAATAR (Ba'atar): Mongolian form of Turkish Baghatur, meaning "warrior."
9. BÁB: Arabic name meaning "gate." 
10. BAB: Armenian name meaning "grandfather."
11. BABAJIDE: African Yoruba name meaning "father has come to life again."
12. BABAK: Persian name meaning "little father."
13. BABAR: Variant of Hindi Babur, meaning "lion."
14. BABATUNDE: African Yoruba name meaning "father has returned."
15. BABE: Popular nickname for athletes, especially in the early 1900s, both before and after Babe Ruth.
16. BABER: Variant of Hindi Babur, meaning "lion."
17. BABUR: Hindi name of Turkish origin, meaning "lion."
18. BACCHUS: Roman name for Greek Dionysos, myth name of the god of revelry and the intoxicating power of wine. It is the Latin form of Greek Bakchos, meaning "to shout." 
19. BADOUAGAN: Armenian name meaning "honorable."
20. BADR: Arabic unisex name meaning "full moon."
21. BADRIG: Armenian name meaning "Roman noble."
22. BAGATUR: Variant of Turkish Baghatur, meaning "warrior."
23. BAGHADUR: Variant of Turkish Baghatur, meaning "warrior."
24. BAGHATUR: Old Turkish word and name meaning "warrior." This was the name of several historical figures, such a Baghatur Khagan of the Khazars, and two rulers of the Mughal Empire.
25. BAHA: Arabic name meaning "glory, splendor."
26. BAHADUR: Persian form of Turkish Baghatur, meaning "warrior."
27. BAHIJ: Arabic name meaning "happy."
28. BAHMAN: 
    1. Hindi word/name derived from the Zoroastrian phrase "Vohu Mana," meaning "good mind."
    2. Persian word and legend name of an angel, meaning "avalanche."
29. BAHRAM: Persian personal name, and name for the planet Mars, meaning "victory."
30. BAI: Chinese name meaning "white."
31. BAILEY: English occupational surname transferred to unisex forename use, meaning "bailiff." 
32. BAILIE: Variant of unisex Bailey, meaning "bailiff." 
33. BAILY: Variant of unisex Bailey, meaning "bailiff." 
34. BAIRRE: Old form of Irish Barra, meaning "fair-headed."
35. BAIRTLIMEAD (Bairtliméad): Irish/Gaelic form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
36. BAKAR: Basque name meaning "alone."
37. BAKCHOS: Original Greek form of Roman Bacchus, another name for the Greek god Dionysos. It was derived from the Greek word iacho, meaning "to shout."
38. BAKR: Arabic name meaning "young camel."
39. BALA: Hindi unisex name meaning "young."
40. BALADEVA: "Strength of God." Hindi myth name of the elder brother of Sri Krishna, derived from the elements bala "strength" and deva "god."
41. BALARAMA: Variant of Hindi Baladeva, meaning "strength of God."
42. BALAZS (Balázs): Hungarian form of French Blaise, meaning "talks with a lisp."
43. BALDASSARE: Italian form of Balthasar, meaning "Ba'al protect the king."
44. BALDER: English form of Old Norse Baldr, myth name of a son of Odin and Frigg, meaning "prince."
45. BALDEV: Hindi name derived from Baladeva, meaning "strength of God."
46. BALDO: Croatian form of Balthasar, meaning "Ba'al protect the king."
47. BALDOMERO: "Bold and famous." Spanish name of Germanic origin, derived from the elements bald "bold, brave" and meri "famous."
48. BALDOVINO: Italian form of English Baldwin, meaning "brave friend."
49. BALDR: "Prince." Old Norse myth name of the second son of Odin and Frigg. He was a god of beauty, joy, purity and peace. His death was seen as the triggering event which brought about the destruction of all the gods at Ragnarok. He was ceremonially cremated upon his ship, Hringhorni, largest of all ships ever built.
50. BALDRIC: "Brave ruler." English name of Germanic origin, derived from the elements bald "bold, brave" and ric "power, rule."
51. BALDUÍNO: Portuguese form of English Baldwin, meaning "brave friend."
52. BALDUINO: Spanish form of English Baldwin, meaning "brave friend."
53. BALDUR: German and Icelandic form of Old Norse Baldr, meaning "prince."
54. BALDWIN: "Brave friend." English name of Germanic origin, derived from the elements bald "bold, brave" and wine "friend." 
55. BALENDIN: Basque form of Latin Valentinus, meaning "healthy, strong."
56. BALFOUR: "Farm pasture; grazing land." Scottish surname transferred to forename use, composed of the Gaelic elements bail "farm, house, village," and pùir "grass, pasture."
57. BALINT (Bálint): Hungarian form of Latin Valentinus, meaning "healthy, strong."
58. BALLARD: "Bald-headed." Old English and Scottish derogatory nickname for a bald-headed person, turned surname, turned forename, derived from Middle English balled, meaning "rounded like a ball."
59. BALTAZAR: Phoenician form of Balthasar, name of one of the three wise men who visited baby Jesus, meaning "Ba'al protect the king."
60. BALTHASAR: "Ba'al protect the king." Early Christians assigned names to the three Magi ("wise men from the east") who are mentioned but not named in the bible; Balthasar is one of them, the other two are Jasper and Melchior. 
61. BALTHAZAR: Variant of Balthasar, name of the one of the three wise men, meaning "Ba'al protect the king."
62. BAMBER: German nickname for a short, fat person. Also an English surname meaning "tree trunk."
63. BAMBI: English unisex name, derived from the Italian word bambino, meaning "child." 
64. BAMIDELE: African Yoruba name meaning "follow me home."
65. BAMBIE: Variant of English unisex Bambi, meaning "child."
66. BANDI: Pet form of Hungarian András, meaning "man; warrior."
67. BANI: Biblical name of one of David's warriors, from banah, meaning "build."
68. BAO: Vietnamese name meaning "protection."
69. BAPOTO: African Zezuru name meaning "born amidst noise/quarreling."
70. BAPTIST: English and German form of French Baptiste, meaning "baptist."
71. BAPTISTE: French name derived from the Greek word bapto, meaning "to dip."
72. BAQIR: Arabic name meaning "to rip open."
73. BAR: Element found in a great many Aramaic names, meaning "son of."
74. BAR-ABBA: Aramaic name meaning "son of the father."
75. BARAK: Hebrew biblical name of a military commander, meaning "lightning."
76. BARAKAT: Arabic name meaning "blessings; gifts."
77. BARASA: African Luyia name meaning "born on Saturday."
78. BARAZ: Persian name meaning "exalted."
79. BARCLAY: "Birch wood clearing." Scottish habitational surname transferred to forename use, itself a form of English Berkeley, composed of the Old English elements beorc "birch" and leah "woodland clearing." 
80. BARDAWULF: Variant of Anglo-Saxon Bardulf, meaning "bright wolf."
81. BARDHYL: Albanian name meaning "white star."
82. BARDOLPH: English form of Anglo-Saxon Bardulf, meaning "bright wolf."
83. BARDULF: "Bright wolf." Anglo-Saxon name derived from the Old English elements berht "bright" and wulf "wolf."
84. BARED: Armenian name meaning "marshal."
85. BARIS (Bariş): Turkish name meaning "peace."
86. BARKEV: Armenian name meaning "gift."
87. BARNA: Nickname for Hungarian Barnabás, meaning "son of exhortation." 
88. BARNABÁS: Hungarian form of Greek Barnabas, meaning "son of exhortation." 
89. BARNABAS: Greek form of Aramaic Barnebhuah, the biblical name of a disciple of Paul, meaning "son of exhortation."
90. BARNABE (Barnabé): French form of Barnabas, meaning "son of exhortation." 
91. BARNABY: Old English form of Barnabas, meaning "son of exhortation." 
92. BARNEBHUAH: "Son of exhortation." This is the original Aramaic form of Greek Barnabas. Originally named Joses, he was given the name Barnebhuah by the apostles after he sold all his belongings and gave the money to them. 
93. BARNEY: English nickname for both Barnabas "son of exhortation" and Bernard "bold as a bear."
94. BARRA: Variant of Irish Bairre, a nickname for Fionnbarr, meaning "fair-headed."
95. BARRET: "Haggler." Originally an English nickname for a quarrelsome person, then a surname which has since transferred to a forename, from Middle English barat, a derivative of barater, meaning "to haggle."
96. BARRETT: Variant of English Barret, meaning "haggler."
97. BARRIE: Variant of English Barry, meaning "fair-headed."
98. BARRY: English form of Irish Bairre, meaning "fair-headed." 
99. BAR-SABBA: Aramaic name meaning "son of the Sabbath."
100. BART: Nickname for Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
101. BARTAL: Hungarian form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
102. BARTEL: Nickname for Dutch Bartholomeus, meaning "son of Talmai."
103. BARTHELEMY (Barthélemy): French form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
104. BARTHOLD: Variant of German Berthold, meaning "bright ruler."
105. BARTHOLOMAEUS: Latin form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
106. BARTHOLOMAIOS: Greek form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
107. BARTHOLOMAUS: German form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
108. BARTHOLOMEUS: Dutch form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
109. BARTHOLOMEW: Biblical name of an apostle in the New Testament, derived from Greek Bartholomaios, meaning "son of Talmai."
110. BARTHOMIEU: French Provençal form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
111. BAR-TIMAY (bar-Ţim'ay): Aramaic name, possibly meaning "son of defilement" or "son of a whore."
112. BARTLE: Nickname for Irish/Gaelic Bairtliméad, meaning "son of Talmai."
113. BARTLEY: Pet form of Irish/Gaelic Bairtliméad, meaning "son of Talmai."
114. BARTLOMIEJ (Bartłomiej): Polish form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
115. BARTO (Bartó): Hungarian form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
116. BAR-TOLMAY: Aramaic form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
117. BARTOLMEU: Portuguese form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
118. BARTOLO (Bàrtolo): Nickname for Italian Bartolomeo, meaning "son of Talmai."
119. BARTOLOMAUS (Bartolomäus): German form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
120. BARTOLOME (Bartolomé): Spanish form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
121. BARTOLOMEJ (Bartoloměj): Czech form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
122. BARTOLOMEO: Italian form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
123. BARTOLOMEU: Galician form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
124. BARTOLOMMEO: Variant of Italian Bartolomeo, meaning "son of Talmai."
125. BARTOMEU: Catalan form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
126. BARTOS: Hungarian form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
127. BARTOSZ: Nickname for Polish Bartlomiej, meaning "son of Talmai."
128. BARUCH: Hebrew biblical name of a companion of Jeremiah, and author of the Book of Baruch, meaning "blessed."
129. BAR-YESU (bar-Yêšû`): Aramaic form of Bar-Jesus, meaning "son of Jesus."
130. BAS: Nickname for English Basil, meaning "king" or "basil (the herb)."
131. BASAJAUN: Basque folklore name, meaning "lord of the woods," from baso "woods" and jaun "lord."
132. BASANT: Bengali form of Hindi Vasant, meaning "spring."
133. BASHKIM: Albanian name meaning "alliance; union."
134. BASIL: 
     1. Arabic name meaning "valiant."
     2. English name derived from Greek basileus, meaning "king." Also sometimes given as an herb name.
135. BASILE: French form of English Basil, meaning "king."
136. BASILIO: Italian and Spanish form of English Basil, meaning "king."
137. BASIM: Arabic name meaning "smiling."
138. BASIR: Arabic name meaning "wise."
139. BASIT: Arabic name meaning "one who enlarges."
140. BASSAM: Arabic name meaning "smiling."
141. BASSEM: Variant of Arabic Bassam, meaning "smiling."
142. BASSETT: "Little short/low one." English name derived from Old French word basset, the diminutive of basse, meaning "low; short," used as a nickname for a short person.
143. BASTIAAN: Nickname for Dutch Sebastiaan, meaning "from Sebaste."
144. BASTIAN: Nickname for English Sebastian, meaning "from Sebaste."
145. BASTIEN: Nickname for French Sebastien, meaning "from Sebaste."
146. BASU: Variant of Hindi Vasu, meaning "dweller."
147. BATISTA: Portuguese form of French Baptiste, meaning "baptist."
148. BATTISTA: Italian form of French Baptiste, meaning "baptist."
149. BAUDOUIN: French form of English Baldwin, meaning "brave friend."
150. BAUTISTA: Spanish form of French Baptiste, meaning "baptist."
151. BAXTER: English and Scottish occupational surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English bæcestre, the feminine form of bæcere, meaning "female baker."
152. BAYARD: As a derivative of Middle English and Old French baie, the name means "reddish brown" or "bright bay color." If a derivative of baiard, it may have been a byname for someone "foolhardy." In medieval romances, this was the name of a magic horse from the legends of the chansons de geste ("Songs of Heroic Deeds") which was given to Renaud by Charlemagne. It belonged to the four sons of Aymon, and had the ability to grow larger or smaller as one or more of the four sons mounted it. According to tradition, one of its foot-prints may still be seen in the forest of Soignes, and another on a rock near Dinant.
153. BAZYLI: Polish form of English Basil, meaning "king."
154. BAZ: Nickname for English Basil, meaning "king" or "basil (the herb)."
155. BBWADDENE: African Ganda name meaning "large dog."
156. BEARACH: Irish name derived from the Gaelic word biorach, meaning "sharp."
157. BEARNARD: Irish and Scottish Gaelic form of English Bernard, meaning "bold as a bear."
158. BEATHAN: Scottish Gaelic name derived from the word beatha, meaning "life."
159. BEAU: Originally an English nickname meaning "handsome," derived from the French word, beau, meaning "beautiful." Later, in the 19th century, it was used as a word meaning "admirer" or "sweetheart." Its use as a forename seems to have been due to Wren's novel Beau Gate (1924) and the character Beau Wilkes in Mitchell's Gone With the Wind (1936). 
160. BEAUMONT: English name derived from a French surname meaning "beautiful mountain."
161. BEAUREGARD: English name derived from a French surname meaning "beautiful aspect" or "beautiful outlook."
162. BEAVIS: Variant of English Bevis, possibly meaning "shining one."
163. BEDA (Beda): Pet form of Czech Bedrich and Bedrisek, both meaning "peaceful ruler."
164. BEDALGEUZE: Variant of Betelgeuse, meaning "hand of the central one."
165. BEDIVERE: English form of Welsh Bedwyr, name of the Knight of the Round Table who returned Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake after King Arthur's death. Described as being one-handed, he was still an excellent warrior. In Welsh, his full name was Bedwyr Bedrydant, meaning "Bedivere of the Perfect Sinews." The name may have been derived from proto-Celtic *bod(o)-wid-r, meaning "grave-knower," inferring "one who knows (Arthur's) grave."
166. BEDOIER (Bédoier): French form of English Bedivere, possibly from proto-Celtic *bod(o)-wid-r, meaning "grave-knower," inferring "one who knows (Arthur's) grave."

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