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328. BLAISE: French name derived from the Roman name Blasius, meaning "talks with a lisp." 
329. BLAIZE: English form of French Blaise, meaning "talks with a lisp."
330. BLAKE: "Black" or "white." This name has two etymologies: one is from Old English blćc "black" and the other is from Old English blāc "white." It was first a nickname given to a person having unusually dark or light hair or skin, then it became a surname, and then a popular male forename.
331. BLAS: Spanish form of French Blaise, meaning "talks with a lisp."
332. BLASIUS: Roman name meaning "talks with a lisp," derived from Latin blaesus, meaning "lisping."
333. BLAZ (Blaž): Slovene form of French Blaise, meaning "talks with a lisp."
334. BLAZE: English form of French Blaise, meaning "talks with a lisp." 
335. BŁAŽEJ: Polish form of French Blaise, meaning "talks with a lisp."
336. BLAZEJ (Blažej): Czech form of French Blaise, meaning "talks with a lisp."
337. BLERIM: Albanian name meaning "verdure; greenery."
338. BLISS: Old English unisex name derived from the word bliss, meaning "joy; happiness." 
339. BLYTHE: Surname transferred to forename use, from Old English blīđe, meaning "cheerful, happy." 
340. BO:
     1. Chinese name meaning "waves."
     2. Swedish byname for a "householder," transferred to forename use, from Old Norse búa, meaning "to dwell; to have a household."
     3. Romani name meaning "colonist, settler."
341. BOAZ: Hebrew biblical name of Ruth's husband, meaning "swiftness."
342. BOB: Nickname for Robert, meaning " famous." 
343. BOBBI: Unisex pet form of Robert and Roberta, meaning "famous."
344. BOBBY: Pet name for Robert, meaning "famous."
345. BOGATYR: Russian form of Turkish Baghatur, meaning "warrior."
346. BOGDAN: Bulgarian and Romanian name meaning "God-gift," derived from the Slavic elements bog "god" and dan "gift."
347. BOGHOS: Armenian form of Paul, meaning "small." 
348. BOGOMIL: Bulgarian form of Polish Bogumił, meaning "God-favor."
349. BOGOMIR: Slovene form of Czech Bohumír, meaning "God-peace."
350. BOGUMIL (Bogumił): Polish name meaning "God-favor," from Slavic bog "god" and mil "favor."
351. BOGUSLAW (Bogusław): Polish name meaning "God-glory," from Slavic bog "god" and slav "glory."
352. BOHAI: Chinese name meaning "elder brother sea."
353. BOHDAN: Czech and Ukrainian form of Bogdan, meaning "God-gift."
354. BOHLALE: African Sotho name meaning "wisdom."
355. BOHUMIL: Czech form of Polish Bogumił, meaning "God-favor."
356. BOHUMIR (Bohumír): Czech name meaning "God-peace," from Slavic bog "god" and mir "peace."
357. BOHUSLAV: Czech and Ukrainian form of Polish Bogusław, meaning "God-glory."
358. BOIPELO: African Tswana unisex name meaning "proud."
359. BOIPUSO: African Sotho name meaning "freedom; independence."
360. BOITUMELO: African Tswana unisex name meaning "joy."
361. BOJAN: Serbian and Slovene name derived from Slavic boi, meaning "battle."
362. BOJIDAR: Variant of Bulgarian Bozhidar, meaning "divine gift."
363. BOJING: Chinese name meaning "win admiration."
364. BOLDIZSAR (Boldizsár): Hungarian form of Baltazar, meaning "Ba'al protect the king."
365. BOLEK: Pet form of Polish Bolesław, meaning "large glory."
366. BOLESLAV: Russian form of Polish Bolesław, meaning "large glory."
367. BOLESLAW (Bolesław): "Large glory." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements bole "large" and slav "glory."
368. BOLIN: Chinese name meaning "elder brother rain."
369. BOLÍVAR: Spanish form of Castilian Bolivar, meaning "Meadow/riverbank mill."
370. BOLIVAR: "Meadow/riverbank mill." Castilian name derived from the Basque place name Bolibar, itself from Basque bolu "mill" and ibar "meadow, riverbank."
371. BONAVENTURA: Italian name meaning "good fortune."
372. BONAVENTURE: Variant of Italian Bonaventura, meaning "good fortune."
373. BONFILIO: Variant of Italian Buonfiglio, meaning "good son."
374. BONGANI: African Zulu name meaning "grateful."
375. BONIFAC (Bonifác): Czech form of English/French Boniface, meaning "good destiny/fate."
376. BONIFACE: English and French surname transferred to forename, derived from Italian Bonifacio, meaning "good destiny/fate."
377. BONIFÁCIO: Portuguese form of Italian Bonifacio, meaning "good destiny/fate."
378. BONIFACIO: Italian name derived from Latin Bonifatius, meaning "good destiny/fate." 
379. BONIFACY: Polish form of Boniface, meaning "good destiny/fate."
380. BONIFATIUS: "Good destiny/fate." Latin name composed of the elements bonum "good" and fatum "destiny, fate." 
381. BONIFAZ: German form of Boniface, meaning "good destiny/fate."
382. BOOKER: English occupational surname transferred to forename use. Originally, it was used to denote both a "book-binder" and a "scribe."
383. BOQIN: Chinese name meaning "win respect."
384. BORA: Turkish name meaning "hurricane."
385. BORIS: Russian name, probably meaning "fighter, warrior," from the Slavic root bor-, meaning "battle." 
386. BORISLAV: "Battle glory." Bulgarian and Russian name composed of the Slavic elements bor- "battle" and slav "glory."
387. BORJE (Börje): Variant of Swedish Birger, meaning "to help."
388. BORVO: "Heat." A sobriquet for the Celtic sun god Belenus. As Belenus Borvo, he was "shining heat."
389. BORYA: Pet form of Russian Boris, probably meaning "fighter, warrior." 
390. BORYS: Polish form of Russian Boris, probably meaning "fighter, warrior." 
391. BOSEDE: African Tiv name meaning "born on Sunday."
392. BOSSE: Pet form of Swedish Bo, meaning "householder."
393. BOSTJAN (Boštjan): Nickname for Slovene Sebastjan, meaning "from Sebaste."
394. BOTROS: Variant of Arabic Butrus, meaning "rock, stone." 
395. BOUDEWIJN: Dutch form of English Baldwin, meaning "brave friend."
396. BOULOS: Variant of Arabic Bulus, meaning "small."
397. BOUTROS: Variant of Arabic Butrus, meaning "rock, stone." 
398. BOYD: Scottish surname transferred to forename use, meaning "yellow," as in yellow-haired.
399. BOYKO: Ukrainian ethnic group name turned surname turned forename. It started with a group of Ukrainian montagnards of the Carpathian highlands; it is from this ethnic group that the surname derived which turned to forename. The name, itself, derived from the word bojko, meaning "inhabitant of western Ukraine." 
400. BOZHIDAR: Bulgarian form of Czech Božidar, meaning "divine gift."
401. BOZIDAR (Božidar): "Divine gift." Czech name composed of the Slavic elements bozy "divine" and dar "gift."
402. BOZYDAR (Bożydar): Polish form of Czech Božidar, meaning "divine gift."
403. BRAD: Nickname for longer names beginning with Brad-.
404. BRADACH (Brádach): "Large-chested." Some have tried to connect this name with the word bradach "thieving, dishonest," but bradach has a short first vowel ("a" as opposed to "á"). It is more likely that the name originated as an abbreviated form of the word brághadach, meaning "large-chested."
405. BRADAN (Bradán'): Old Irish/Gaelic name meaning "salmon."
406. BRADEN: "Salmon." English surname transferred to forename use, itself a form of Irish/Gaelic Ó Bradain, meaning "descendant of Bradán'." 
407. BRADFORD: "Broad ford." English habitational surname transferred to forename use, composed of the Old English elements brad "broad" and ford "ford."
408. BRADLEY: "Broad woodland clearing." English habitational surname transferred to forename use, composed of the Old English elements brad "broad" and leah "woodland clearing." 
409. BRADY: "Large-chested." Irish surname transferred to unisex forename use, from Gaelic Ó Brádaigh, meaning "descendant of Brádach." 
410. BRAEDEN: Variant of English Braden, meaning "salmon." 
411. BRAHMA: "Creator; source," or more literally "to enlarge, swell," from the Sanskrit root bŗh. Not to be confused with the Buddhist Brahma whose name was borrowed from Hinduism but whose god has nothing in common with the Hindu god. In Hinduism, Brahma is a member of the Hindu Trinity called Trimurti, the other two members being Vishnu "the preserver" and Shiva "the destroyer." Brahma is also called Nabhija "born from the navel" and Kanja "born in water."
412. BRAHEEM: Arabic form of biblical Abraham, meaning "father of a multitude." 
413. BRAHIM: Possibly an Albanian form of Hebrew Abraham, meaning "father of a multitude."
414. BRAIDEN: Variant of English Braden, meaning "salmon." 
415. BRAIDY: Variant of Irish unisex Brady, possibly meaning "large-chested." 
416. BRAIS: Galician form of French Blaise, meaning "talks with a lisp." 
417. BRAITH: Welsh unisex name derived from the word brith, meaning "diversely-colored," especially black and white or red and white. 
          Note: According to a 1967 etymological dictionary of Welsh, brych and brith are not the same but have often been confused. Brych means "pied, spotted, speckled," while brith means "diversely-colored," especially black and white or red and white. 
418. BRAM: Nickname for both Abram "father" and Abraham "father of a multitude."
419. BRAN: 
     1. Irish myth name of a mariner in the story Voyage of Bran, who went on a quest to the Other World, meaning "raven."
     2. Nickname for English Brandon, meaning "broom-covered hill."
     3. Welsh myth name of a giant king of Britain who was killed attacking Ireland, meaning "raven."
420. BRAND: Anglo-Saxon form of Old Norse Brandr, meaning "sword."
421. BRANDEN: Variant of English Brandon, meaning "broom-covered hill."
422. BRANDI: Pet form of Anglo-Saxon Brand, meaning "sword."
423. BRANDON: "Broom-covered hill." English surname transferred to forename use, itself from the name of various places most of which were composed of the Old English elements brom "broom" and dun "hill."
424. BRANDR: Old Norse name derived from the element brand "sword," itself a derivative of brinnan meaning "to flash."
425. BRANDT: Variant of Anglo-Saxon Brand, meaning "sword."
426. BRANIMIR: Bulgarian and Croatian name composed of the Slavic elements bron "protection" and mir "peace."
427. BRANISLAV: Czech form of Polish Bronislaw, meaning "glorious protector."
428. BRANKO: Pet form of Branislav, meaning "glorious protector."
429. BRANNON: Variant of English Brandon, meaning "broom-covered hill." 
430. BRANT: Variant of Anglo-Saxon Brand, meaning "sword."
431. BRAS: Portuguese form of French Blaise, meaning "talks with a lisp." 
432. BRATISLAV: Serbian name meaning "brother of glory," from the Slavic elements bratu "brother" and slav "glory."
433. BRATUMIL (Bratumił): "Brother's favor." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements bratu "brother" and mil "favor."
434. BRAYDEN: Variant of English Braden, meaning "salmon." 
435. BREANAINN (Bréanainn): Old Irish name of Celtic origin, meaning "prince."
436. BREANDAN (Breándan): Modern Irish form of Latin Brendanus, meaning "prince."
437. BREIXO: Galician form of Portuguese Verissimo, meaning "very true."
438. BRENDAN: English name derived from Latin Brendanus, meaning "prince."
439. BRENDANUS: Latin name derived from Irish Bréanainn, meaning "prince."
440. BRENDEN: Variant of English Brendan, meaning "prince."
441. BRENDON: Variant of English Brendan, meaning "prince."
442. BRENNAN: Possibly a variant of English Brendan, meaning "prince."
443. BRENNUS: Old Celtic name/title from which the Brythonic Celtic word brenin derived, meaning "king." 
444. BRENNIUS: Latin form of Celtic Brennus, meaning "king."
445. BRENO: Portuguese form of Celtic Brennus, meaning "king."
446. BRENT: English surname transferred to forename use, itself from any of several place names meaning "hill."
447. BRENTON: "Fire town." Habitational name turned surname turned forename, composed of the Old English elements bryne, meaning "fire, flame," and tun "enclosure, settlement, town."
448. BRET: Variant of English Brett, meaning "a Breton." 
449. BRETT: English unisex name meaning, "a Breton."
450. BRIAN: English and Irish name, possibly from the Gaelic word brígh, meaning "force, strength."
451. BRIAR: English unisex nature name derived from the briar plant.
452. BRIARTACH: Variant of Irish/Gaelic Muiriartach, meaning "mariner, seaman."
453. BRICE: English and French form of Scottish Bryce, meaning "pied, spotted, speckled." 
454. BRICIUS: Latin name derived from the Welsh element brych, meaning "pied, spotted, speckled." 
455. BRICTIUS: Variant of Latin Bricius, meaning "pied, spotted, speckled."
456. BRIGHAM: "Homestead by the bridge." English surname transferred to forename use, itself from a place name composed of the Old English elements brycg "bridge" and ham "homestead."
457. BRIJESH: "King of Braj." Hindi myth name of a place in the forest where Krishna spent his childhood.
458. BRIN: Variant of Welsh unisex Bryn, meaning "hill."
459. BRION: English variant of Brian, meaning "force, strength."
460. BRISCOE: "Birch wood." English surname transferred to forename use, itself from the name of various places, most of which were composed of the Old Norse elements birki "birch" and skógr "wood."
461. BRITTON: English surname transferred to forename use, meaning "from Britain."
462. BRIZIO: Nickname for Italian Fabrizio, meaning "craftsman."
463. BROCK: English name derived from Old English brocc meaning "badger."
464. BRODERICK: "Dream." Irish surname transferred to forename use, itself a form of Gaelic Ó Bruadair, meaning "descendant of Bruadar."
465. BRODIE: Scottish surname transferred to forename use, itself from a place name derived from the Gaelic word brothach, meaning "muddy place."
466. BRODY: Variant of Scottish Brodie, meaning "muddy place."
467. BROGAN: "Little shoe." Irish surname transferred to unisex forename use, from Gaelic Ó Brógáin, meaning "descendant of Brógán," a forename derived from a diminutive of bróg "shoe." 
468. BROKK (Brökk): Norse myth name of a dwarf who, with his brother Eitri, made magical objects for the gods, including the hammer of Thor.
469. BRONISLAV: Czech and Russian form of Polish Bronislaw, meaning "glorious protector."
470. BRONISLAW (Bronisław): "Glorious protector." Polish name composed of the Slavic elements bron "protection" and slav "glory."
471. BRONISLOVAS: Lithuanian form of Polish Bronislaw, meaning "glorious protector."
472. BRONIUS: Nickname for Lithuanian Bronislovas, meaning "glorious protector."
473. BRONTE: "Thunder." Nickname turned surname turned forename. Bronte is an altered form of Irish Prunty, itself a form of Gaelic Ó Proinntigh, meaning "descendant of Proinnteach." In Prunty's altered form, Bronte, the name is identical to the Sicilian place name which literally means "thunder." Prunty was probably purposely altered to Bronte by bearers of the name who admired Lord Nelson who was awarded the title of Duke of Bronte in 1799 by Ferdinand, King of the Two Sicilies.
474. BROOK: English surname transferred to unisex forename use, from Old English broc, meaning "brook, stream."
475. BROOKE: Variant of unisex Brook, meaning "brook, stream."
476. BROOKS: English surname transferred to forename use, meaning "of the brook."
477. BROS: Hebrew name meaning "cypress tree."
478. BROSE: Nickname for English Ambrose, meaning "immortal."
479. BRUADAIR: Gaelic form of Old Norse Bruadar, meaning "dream."
480. BRUADAR: Old Norse name meaning "dream."
481. BRUCE: Probably means "woods" or "thicket." Scottish surname of French origin, transferred to forename use. It was originally a Norman baronial name but the exact location from which it was derived has not been identified and the number of possibilities are numerous. 
482. BRUIN: Danish form of German Bruno, meaning "brown."
483. BRUNO: German name derived from the word braun, meaning "brown." 
484. BRUNS: Variant of German Bruno, meaning "brown."
485. BRUTUS: Roman Latin name meaning "heavy."
486. BRYAN: English variant of Brian, possibly meaning "force, strength."
487. BRYANT: English surname transferred to forename use, itself from the name Brian, possibly meaning "force, strength."
488. BRYCE: Scottish form of Welsh Brychan, meaning "pied, spotted, speckled." 
489. BRYCHAN: Welsh myth name of the father of Eleri, derived from the word brych, meaning "pied, spotted, speckled." 
          Note: According to a 1967 etymological dictionary of Welsh, brych and brith are not the same but have often been confused. Brych means "pied, spotted, speckled," while brith means "diversely-colored," especially black and white or red and white. 
490. BRYN: Welsh unisex name meaning "hill."
491. BRYNMOR: Welsh name meaning "great hill."
492. BRYNN: Variant of Welsh unisex Bryn, meaning "hill."
493. BRYON: English variant of Brian, possibly meaning "force, strength."
494. BSAG: Armenian name meaning "crown."
495. BUCK: From the American English nickname for a "high-spirited young man," itself from the word for a "male deer or goat."
496. BUD: Nickname for English Buddy, meaning "friend."
497. BUDDE: African Ganda name meaning "night; occasion; time; weather."
498. BUDDY: Vocabulary word transferred to English forename use, meaning "friend."
499. BUENAVENTURA: Spanish form of Italian Bonaventura, meaning "good fortune."
500. BUJAR: Albanian name meaning "generous."
501. BUJUNE: African Nyoro name meaning "sorrow." This name is sometimes given to a child born during time of sorrow.
502. BULUS: Arabic form of Paul, meaning "small."
503. BULUT: Turkish name meaning "cloud."
504. BUONFIGLIO: Italian name meaning "good son."
505. BURIM: Albanian name meaning "fountain; the source."
506. BURKHARD: "Strong protection." German name composed of the elements burg "protection" and hard "brave, strong." 
507. BURT: Nickname for English Burton, meaning "fortified settlement."
508. BURTON: "Fortified settlement." English surname transferred to forename use, composed of the Old English elements burh "fortress" and tun "enclosure, settlement."
509. BURU: African Shona name meaning "bull."
510. BUSTER: "Breaker, smasher." English slang term for someone who breaks things transferred to forename use, originally derived from the verb bust, meaning "to break, smash." 
511. BUTANNAZIBA: African Ganda name meaning "before the night."
512. BUTCH: Originally a nickname for the occupational surname Butcher. Later it was used to address a stranger in a sort of derogatory manner. For example, "Listen here, Butch..."
513. BUTRUS: Arabic form of Peter, meaning "rock, stone."
514. BUZ: Hebrew biblical name of a son of Nachor, meaning "contempt."
515. BUZIBA: African Ganda name meaning "deep water; open water."
516. BYELOBOG: Variant of Slavic Belobog, meaning "white god." 
517. BYLUN: Variant of Slavic Belobog, meaning "white god." 
518. BYRGHIR: Variant of Scandinavian Birghir, meaning "to help."
519. BYRNE: "Raven." Irish surname transferred to forename use, itself from Gaelic Ó Broin, meaning "descendant of Bran."
520. BYRON: English surname transferred to forename use, from the Old English phrase ćt đćm byrum "at the byres or cattle-sheds," and was usually given to someone whose job it was to look after cattle.
521. BYSSHE: English name derived from the surname Bush, meaning "bush."

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