| name |
meaning |
gender |
origin |
| Basil |
Kingly |
male |
Greek |
| Basil |
Kingly, Confident, Excitable, Obstinate |
male |
Greek |
|
| Basil |
Royal; Kingly |
male |
English |
| Basil |
Royal. Kingly. St Basil the Great Was Bishop of Caesarea in the Latter Half of the Th Century. This Name Was Introduced into Western Europe by the Crusaders. Derived from the Same Greek Word As the Pl |
male |
Greek |
| Basile |
Variant of Basil: Royal; Kingly |
male |
English |
| Basilia |
Feminine Form of Basil: Royal. Kingly. Regal. Derived from the Same Greek Word As the Plant Name Basil. Famous Bearer: St Basil the Great Was Bishop of Caesarea in the Latter Half of the Th Century |
female |
Greek |
| Basilie |
Feminine Form of Basil: Royal. Kingly. Regal. Derived from the Same Greek Word As the Plant Name Basil. Famous Bearer: St Basil the Great Was Bishop of Caesarea in the Latter Half of the Th Century |
female |
Greek |
| Basilio |
Variant of Basil: Royal; Kingly |
male |
English |
| Basilios |
Variant of Basil: Royal; Kingly |
male |
English |
| Basilius |
Kingly |
male |
Dutch |
| Basilius |
Variant of Basil: Royal; Kingly |
male |
English |
| Basmus |
Kingly |
male |
Swedish |
| Bates |
'King Henry V' Soldier in the King's Army |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Bathsheba |
Oath; Voluptuous. Famous Bearer: Bathsheha Everdene, Heroine of Thomas Hardy's Novel 'Far from the Madding Crowd'; Old Testament King David's Wife Bathsheba |
female |
Hebrew |
| Baz |
Diminutive of Basil: Royal. Kingly. St Basil the Great Was Bishop of Caesarea in the Latter Half of the Th Century. This Name Was Introduced into Western Europe by the Crusaders. Derived from the Same |
male |
Greek |
| Bazil |
Variant of Basil: Royal; Kingly |
male |
English |
| Bazyl |
Variant of Basil: Royal; Kingly |
male |
English |
| Bazyli |
Kingly |
male |
Polish |
| Beata |
Happy; Many. This Name Has Rarely Been Found in the English Speaking World After the Th Century |
female |
Latin |
| Beaufort |
'Henry Vi, Part ' Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter, Great-uncle to King Henry Vi, Bishop of Winchester, and Afterwards, in 'Henry Vi, Part ', Cardinal Beaufort. Cardinal. 'Henry Vi, Part ' John Beaufor |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Bedford |
'King Henry V' Duke of Bedford, Brother to the King. 'Henry Vi, Part ' Duke of Bedford, Uncle to King Henry Vi, and Regent of France |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Bel |
Diminutive of Annabel: Variant of the Latin Amabel. Edgar Allan Poe's Poem 'Annahel Lee' Made the Form Annabel Popular Throughout the English-speaking World in the Th Century. The Form Annabelle Becam |
female |
English |
| Bell |
Diminutive of Bellamy: Good-looking Companion |
male |
English |
| Bell |
Diminutive of Annabel: Variant of the Latin Amabel. Edgar Allan Poe's Poem 'Annahel Lee' Made the Form Annabel Popular Throughout the English-speaking World in the Th Century. The Form Annabelle Becam |
female |
English |
| Bellamey |
Variant of Bellamy: Good-looking Companion |
male |
English |
| Bellamie |
Variant of Bellamy: Good-looking Companion |
male |
English |
| Bellamy |
Good-looking Companion |
male |
English |
| Belle |
Diminutive of Annabel: Variant of the Latin Amabel. Edgar Allan Poe's Poem 'Annahel Lee' Made the Form Annabel Popular Throughout the English-speaking World in the Th Century. The Form Annabelle Becam |
female |
English |
| Bellinus |
Name of a King |
male |
Anglo Saxon |
| Belus |
King of Tyre |
male |
Latin |
| Bendigeidfran |
Name of a King |
male |
Celtic |
| Benoyce |
Name of a Kingdom |
male |
Arthurian Legend |
| Beornwulf |
Name of a King |
male |
Anglo Saxon |
| Berachiah |
Speaking Well of the Lord |
male |
Biblical |
| Berenice |
One Who Brings Victory, Bringer of Victory. Famous Bearer: King Ptolemy I of Egypt's Second Wife Was Named Berenice, As Were Two of Her Granddaughters |
female |
Greek |
| Berkeley |
'King Richard the Second' Earl Berkeley. 'King Richard Iii' a Gentleman Attending on Lady Anne |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Bernice |
A Variant of Berenice, Meaning Bringer of Victory. The New Testament Bernice, Called Berenice in Some Passages, Was Thought to Have Had an Incestuous Relationship With King Herod Agrippa Ii, Her Broth |
female |
Greek |
| Bernie |
Diminutive of Bernice: a Variant of Berenice, Meaning Bringer of Victory. The New Testament Bernice, Called Berenice in Some Passages, Was Thought to Have Had an Incestuous Relationship With King Hero |
female |
Greek |
| Berny |
Diminutive of Bernice: a Variant of Berenice, Meaning Bringer of Victory. The New Testament Bernice, Called Berenice in Some Passages, Was Thought to Have Had an Incestuous Relationship With King Hero |
female |
Greek |
| Berowne |
'Love's Labours Lost' Lord Attending on King Ferdinand |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Beulah |
Married, to Marry, Claimed As a Wife. This Old Testament Place Name Became Common in English-speaking Countries After the Reformation. Famous References - in the Bible Beulah is a Name Symbolic of the |
female |
Hebrew |
| Bhadravati |
Wife of King Pareekshit |
female |
Hindu |
| Bhavnish |
King |
male |
Hindu |
| Bhoja |
The Name of a Hindu King in the Th Century |
male |
Hindu |
| Bhoopesh |
King of the Earth |
male |
Hindu |
| Bhootakingam |
Shiva |
male |
Hindu |
| Bhupen |
king |
male |
Indian |
| Bhupendra |
king of kings |
male |
Indian |
| Bhupendra |
King of Seas |
male |
Hindu |
| Bigot |
'King John' Lord Bigot |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Blanch |
'King John' Blanch of Spain, Daughter to the King of Castile and Niece to King John |
female |
Shakespearean |
| Blount |
'King John' James Jurney, Servant to Lady Faulconbridge. 'King Richard Iii' Sir James Tyrrel. 'King Richard Iii' Sir James Blount |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Blunt |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' Sir Walter Blunt. 'King Henry Iv, Part ' One of the King's Party |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Bodi |
God Bless the King |
male |
Hungarian |
| Boldizsar |
God Bless the King |
male |
Hungarian |
| Bolingbroke |
'Henry Vi, Part ' Roger Bolingbroke, a Conjurer. 'King Richard Ii' Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford, Later 'King Henry Iv' |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Bona |
'King Henry the Sixth, Part Iii' Sister to the French Queen |
female |
Shakespearean |
| Boson |
Taking Away |
male |
Biblical |
| Boson |
Taking Away |
female |
Biblical |
| Bourbon |
'King Henry V' Duke of Bourbon |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Bourchier |
'King Richard Iii' Cardinal Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Brakenbury |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' Robert Shallow, a Country Justice. 'King John' Robert Faulconbridge, and His Father, Sir Robert Faulconbridge. 'King Richard Iii' Sir Robert Brakenbury, Lieutenant of the Tower |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Brandan |
Variant of Brendan: Prince, or Brave. Some Scholars Believe Brendan Means 'stinking Hair' |
male |
Irish |
| Brandon |
Variant of Brendan: Prince, or Brave. Some Scholars Believe Brendan Means 'stinking Hair' |
male |
Irish |
| Brecc |
Name of a King |
male |
Anglo Saxon |
| Brenda |
From the Norse, Meaning Sword or Torch, This Name Was Originally Used Only in the Shetland Isles of Scotland, But Spread to Other Parts of the English-speaking World After Brenda Appeared As a Heroine |
female |
Scottish |
| Brenda |
Feminine Form of Brendan: Prince, Little Raven, or Beacon on the Hill. Some Scholars Believe Brendan Means 'stinking Hair' |
female |
Irish |
| Brendan |
Prince. Some Scholars Believe Brendan Means 'stinking Hair' Famous Bearer: Th Century Irish Abbot St Brendan Founded a Monastery at Clonfert in County Galway; Then is Said to Have Sailed Across the At |
male |
Irish |
| Brenius |
A Supposed King of Britain |
male |
Arthurian Legend |
| Brennus |
A Supposed King of Britain |
male |
Arthurian Legend |
| Brian |
In Use in England Since the Middle Ages. Possibly Connected With the Irish Word for Hill Thus 'He Ascends.'. Also Some Texts Define it As Strong. Th Century Brian Boru Was a High King and Great Nation |
male |
Celtic |
| Briant |
Strong; He Ascends. Th Century Brian Boru Was a High King and Great National Hero of Ireland |
male |
Celtic |
| Britaine |
'King Henry V' and 'King John' Arthur, Duke of Britaine |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Bruce |
Thick Brush. Surname Since Medieval Times; Now a Common Given Name. Folklore Tale of Th Century Robert King of Scotland: (The Bruce) Who Learned the Value of Perseverance from Watching a Spider Spin a |
male |
English |
| Bruce |
Surname Since Medieval Times; Now a Common Given Name. Folklore Tale of Th Century Robert King of Scotland: ('The Bruce') Who Learned the Value of Perseverance from Watching a Spider Spin a Web |
male |
Scottish |
| Brucey |
Diminutive of Bruce: Thick Brush. Surname Since Medieval Times; Now a Common Given Name. Folklore Tale of Th Century Robert King of Scotland: (The Bruce) Who Learned the Value of Perseverance from Wat |
male |
English |
| Brucie |
Diminutive of Bruce: Thick Brush. Surname Since Medieval Times; Now a Common Given Name. Folklore Tale of Th Century Robert King of Scotland: (The Bruce) Who Learned the Value of Perseverance from Wat |
male |
English |
| Bruno |
From the Old German 'Brun' Meaning Brown. Famous Bearers: Three Th and Th Century German Saints, One of Whom Founded the Carthusian Order of Monks. Used Occasionally in English-speaking Countries Sinc |
male |
German |
| Buckingham |
'Henry Vi, Part ' and 'King Henry the Eighth' Duke of Buckingham. 'King Richard Iii' Duke of Buckingham |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Bullcalf |
'King Henry Iv, Part ' Peter Bullcalf, a Country Soldier |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Burgundy |
'King Henry V' and 'Henry Vi, Part ' and 'Tragedy of King Lear' Duke of Burgundy |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Bushy |
'King Richard the Second' a Favorite of King Richard |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Butts |
'King Henry the Eighth' Doctor Butts, Physician to the King |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Cadwallon |
A Seventh Century King |
male |
Arthurian Legend |
| Cadwallon |
Name of a King |
male |
Anglo Saxon |
| Caedwalla |
Name of a King |
male |
Anglo Saxon |
| Calchas |
'The History of Troilus and Cressida' a Trojan Priest, Taking Part With the Greeks |
male |
Shakespearean |
| CaledvwIch |
Legendary Excalibur, King Arthur's Sword |
male |
Welsh |
| Cambridge |
'King Henry V' Earl of Cambridge, a Conspirator Against the King |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Canice |
Good-looking; Handsome |
male |
Irish |
| Canterbury |
'King Henry V' Archbishop of Canterbury |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Capucius |
'King Henry the Eighth' Ambassador from the Emperor Charles V |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Caradoc |
Affection; Amiable. Famous Bearer: First Century British King Caradoc, Better Known As King Caractacus |
male |
Welsh |
| CarIes |
The Spanish Form of Charles; Meaning Strong or Manly, Occasionally Used in English-speaking Countries |
male |
Spanish |
| CarIo |
The Italian Form of Charles; Meaning Strong or Manly, Occasionally Used in English-speaking Countries |
male |
Italian |
| Carlisle |
'King Richard the Second' Bishop of Carlisle |
male |
Shakespearean |
| Carolina |
Strong. A Latinized Form of Caroline. Famous Bearer: the American States of North and South Carolina Were Named After British King Charles I |
female |
Latin |
| Carolina |
Variant of Caroline: Strong. an Italian Feminine Form of Charles. Famous Bearer: Th Century Caroline of Ansbach Was the German Wife of English King George Ii. Lady Caroline Lamb Had a Famous Liaison W |
female |
Italian |
| Caroline |
Strong. an Italian Feminine Form of Charles. Famous Bearer: Th Century Caroline of Ansbach Was the German Wife of English King George Ii. Lady Caroline Lamb Had a Famous Liaison With Poet Lord Byron |
female |
Italian |
