"Tiger"; from Persian babr
Names starting with B
Baby names that start with B, with checked meanings.
180 names: 78 for girls, 96 for boys and 6 for both girls and boys. Most meanings are checked in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary, Lane's Arabic–English Lexicon and Platts' Urdu, Hindi and English dictionary. Two are modern names that the dictionaries we use don't list. A few to start: Balgopal ("young cowherd Krishna"), Bhagyesh ("lord of fortune") and Bhuvaneshwar ("lord of the world").
180 names
A modern name, usually given as "little girl"
"Cloud"
"Full moon"; Arabic badr
"Wonderful, unique"; Arabic badīʿa
"Lord of Badri", the Vishnu of the Himalayan shrine
"Like the full moon"; from Arabic badr
"Full moon of the faith"; Arabic badr al-dīn
"Full moon among women"; Arabic badr al-nisāʾ
"Brave, valiant"; Persian bahādur
"Spring"; Persian bahār
"Splendour of the faith"; Arabic bahāʾ al-dīn
"Joyful, beautiful"; Arabic bahīja
"Dazzling, brilliant"; Arabic bāhira
"Of Baishakh", the first month of the Bengali year
A title of Hanuman; "with a frame hard as the thunderbolt"
"Gift, grace"; Sikh lists say "the blessed one"
"Fortunate, prosperous"; Persian bakht-āwar
"Fortunate"; Persian bakht-yār, "befriended by fortune"
"The bakul flower"
"The young moon"
"Lord Venkateswara" in popular use; Sanskrit bāla, "child", plus honorific
"The child Krishna"
Murugan as a child; bāla, "child", and Murugan
The child Subrahmanya, a name of Murugan
"Strong and brave"
Balarama, Krishna's elder brother; literally "god of strength"
"The young moon"
"The young cowherd", Krishna as a boy
"Victory of strength"
"Young Krishna"; Sanskrit bāla, "child", and Mukunda, a name of Vishnu
Bal, "strength", with preet, "love"
"Mighty king"
Krishna's elder brother; Sanskrit bala, "strength", and Rāma
"Strong, mighty"
"Mighty Indra"; bal, strength, with inder
"Violet", the flower; Persian banafsha
"Sacred word"; the Gurus' hymns
"Love of bani", the Gurus' hymns
"Lady, princess"; Persian bānū
"Flute", the bamboo flute of Krishna
Krishna, "who wears the forest garland"
"Deeply learned"; Arabic bāqir, "one who opens up knowledge"
"Pious" in popular use; Arabic barīra, "a berry of the arak tree"
"Blessing"; Arabic baraka
"Rain, the monsoon"
"Son of encouragement" (Acts 4:36); Aramaic bar, "son"
"Spectrum, a row of colours"; Bengali barṇālī
King of bulls; Kannada basava, Shiva's bull, with rāja
"Perceptive, discerning"; Arabic baṣīr, "seeing"
"Bringer of good news" in popular use; Arabic bashar, "human being"
"Good news"; Arabic bishāra, glad tidings
"Bringer of good news"; feminine of Arabic bashīr
"Bringer of good news"; Arabic bashīr
"Brave"; Arabic bāsil, "strong-hearted in battle"
"Smiling"; Arabic bāsim
"Smiling"; feminine of Arabic bāsim
"Insight, perception"; Arabic baṣīra
"One who extends"; Arabic bāsiṭ, a name of God
"A smile"; Arabic basma
"Devoted to God"; al-Batul, a title of Fatima
"Clarity, eloquent speech"; Arabic bayān
"Rising", of the sun or moon; Arabic bāzigha
"Bringer of happiness" in popular use; probably Latin Viatrix, "traveller"
"Handsome"; French beau, from Latin bellus
English surname of uncertain origin; often given as "bee cottage"
"Well-born"; Persian bih-zād, "of good birth"
"Jasmine"; also "time, season"
"Beautiful", from Italian bella and Latin bellus
Incomparable, without equal
"Blessed", from Latin benedictus
"Vision, insight"; Persian bīnish
"Son of the right hand"
"Blessed"; medieval English form of Latin Benedictus
"Bold as a bear", the feminine of Bernard
"Bold as a bear", from Old High German Bernhard
"House of figs" in popular use; Strong's gives "date-house"
"Married", from Isaiah 62:4
Auspicious, blessed; a name of the goddess Durga
A name of Shiva, "lord of Bhadrā"
The king who brought the Ganga to earth; probably "glorious chariot"
The river Ganga, named after King Bhagiratha
"Blessed, fortunate"; also a name of God
"The divine one"; a name of Durga and Lakshmi
"Good fortune"
Lakshmi as the goddess of good fortune
"Good fortune and splendour"; often read as Lakshmi
"Lord of fortune"
"Formidable"; a fierce form of Shiva
A form of the goddess Durga; also a classical raga
"Devotion"
Ganesha, "who wears the moon on his forehead"
Short for Satyabhama; Sanskrit bhāma, "light, splendour"
"A radiant, beautiful woman"
Light, a ray; the sun
Devotee of the sun; the Varkari saint Bhanudas
"Luminous, splendid"; from bhānu, "light, the sun"
"Sunlight", the light of the sun
"Glorious sun", the sun in its majesty
"Beloved of the sun"
"Radiance of the sun"
"Sun rays" in popular use; Sanskrit bhānava, "of the sun"
The Vedic sage Bharadvaja; Sanskrit, "bearing strength"
The star Bharani; also a Tamil genre of war poetry
Epic hero's name; also the Indian name for India
Speech, eloquence; a name of the goddess Saraswati
"Descendant of Bhrigu", a name of Parashurama
"Of Bhrigu's line"; a name of Lakshmi and Parvati
The sun; literally "light-maker"
"Light of the sun"; Sanskrit bhāskara + jyotis
"Shining, radiant"; a Sanskrit name of the dawn
"Earthly", of the earth
"Material, of the elements"
Feeling; thought, contemplation
Parvati, consort of Shiva
"Lord of the world", a name of Shiva
"Devout" in popular use; Sanskrit bhāvika, "full of feeling"
"Full of feeling, expressive"; from Sanskrit bhāvika
"Living, existing"; also "blessing" and "illustrious"
"A noble or beautiful woman"
"The future"; a short form of Sanskrit bhaviṣya
"Future" in popular use; a modern name
"Cherished, fostered"; often given as "imbued with good thoughts"
"Grand" in popular use; Sanskrit bhavya, "excellent, beautiful"
"Part of grandeur"; Sanskrit bhavya, "excellent", and aṃśa, "part"
Formidable; the mighty second Pandava
Bhima of the Mahabharata; Sanskrit, "with a formidable army"
Terrible, dreadful; the great elder of the Mahabharata
Bountiful, generous; the name of King Bhoja
Shiva, "the guileless lord"
The Vedic seer Bhrigu, ancestor of the Bhargavas
The earth
"Born of the earth"; a name of Sita
Earth; a role, a preface
"King", literally "guardian of the earth"
The raga Bhupali; Sanskrit bhūpālī
"Lord of the earth", a king
"King of the earth" in popular use; literally "chief of kings"
"King", lord of the earth
Ornament, adornment
"The world"
"Lord of the world"
"Lord of the world", a name of Shiva
"Mistress of the world"; a Mahavidya goddess
"Heaven" in popular use; Sanskrit bhuvi, "on the earth"
"Heaven" in popular use; a modern name not in the dictionaries
A modern Kerala Christian name with no recorded meaning
"Playful one", a name of Krishna
"Lightning"
Victory (jit) through valour (bikram, Sanskrit vikrama)
Water, moisture; the name of the Prophet's muezzin
Name of the Queen of Sheba in Muslim tradition
"Melodious voice" in popular use; a modern Gujarati name
A modern Kerala Christian name with no recorded meaning
"A forehead bindi"; from Hindi bindī and Sanskrit bindu
"A drop; a dot"
The river Beas; Sanskrit vipāśā, "free of fetters"
"Smile" in popular use; origin not confirmed in dictionaries
"One who delights the world"; Sanskrit viśva + rañjana
"Lisping, stammering", from Latin blaesus
A modern Kerala name; families use it to mean "blessed"
"Strength" in popular use; the Hebrew meaning is uncertain
Pet form of Robert, "bright with fame"
"Enlightenment", the awakened mind
"One whose essence is wisdom"; the Buddhist bodhisattva
"Pretty, cheerful", from Scots bonnie
"Wood, forest", from Italian bosco
"Bliss of Brahman", joy in the supreme spirit
The divine energy of Brahma; a name of Durga
Saraswati, goddess of speech
"Creeper, flowering vine"; Sanskrit vratati
"God is my strength" in popular use; from Gabriel, "man of God"
"Lord of Braj", a name of Krishna
"The charmer of Braj", Krishna
"King of Braj", Krishna
Named after Brooklyn, New York; "stream" in popular use
"Of the brook"; English brook, a small stream
"Proof"; Arabic burhān, clear evidence
"Proof of the faith"; Arabic burhān al-dīn
"Good news, glad tidings"
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