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Baby
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | not a real name; appears in US statistics because sometimes used in birth certificates in cases where the parents did not yet decide on a name |
| Variants: | Baby English (#850 in US popularity) |
| | Infant English (#813 in US popularity) |
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Bailey
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| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | bailiff |
| Info about origin: | from an Old English family name deriving from the job title 'bailiff' |
| | the job title itself has Latin roots |
| Words: | baili=the bailiff (Old English) ; baiulus=the porter, the messenger (Latin) |
| Variants: | Bailey English (#110 in US popularity) |
| | Bailee English (#641 in US popularity) |
| | Baylee English (#572 in US popularity) |
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Barbara
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | the foreign |
| Info about origin: | from a very old word root reaching back to Indoeuropean that echoes the unintelligible speech of foreigners |
| | known from Saint Barabara of Nicomedia (3th/4th century AD) |
| Words: | barbari=the barbars, the stammering people (Latin) ; barbaros=foreign, barbaric (Old Greek) ; barbar=the unintelligible speech (Indoeuropean) |
| Variants: | Barbara German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish (#296 in US popularity) |
| | Babette German, French |
| | Babsi German |
| | Barbra German, English |
| | Bärbel German |
| | 3 variants more... |
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Beatrix
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| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | traveller, pilgrim |
| Info about origin: | originally the female form 'Viatrix' of a late Latin name 'Viator' with the meaning 'traveller, pilgrim' |
| | later associated with Latin 'beatus' (happy, blessed), with a purported meaning of 'she who makes happy' |
| Words: | viator=the traveller, the pilgrim (Latin) ; beatus=happy (Latin) ; beare=to make happy (Latin) |
| Variants: | Beatrix German, English |
| | Bea German |
| | Trixi German |
| | Beatrice Italian (#828 in US popularity) |
| | Beatriz Spanish, Portuguese (#546 in US popularity) |
| | Béatrice French |
| | 2 variants more... |
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Belinda
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| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | origin and meaning not known for sure |
| | maybe an old Germanic two-element name |
| Words: | beraht=bright (Old High German) ; lind=gentle, friendly (Old High German) ; badu=the fight, the battle (Germanic) |
| Variants: | Belinda German, English, Italian (#799 in US popularity) |
| | 2 variants more... |
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Berenike
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| Language of origin: | Old Greek |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | bringing victory |
| Info about origin: | 'Berenike' derives from a Macedonian form of the Greek name 'Pherenike' and thus has the same origin as 'Veronica' |
| | known from Berenike, a Jewish princess, the lover of Titus (1st century AD) |
| Words: | pherein=to bear, to carry (Old Greek) ; nike=the victory (Old Greek) |
| Variants: | Berenike German |
| | Berenice German, English (#838 in US popularity) |
| | 5 variants more... |
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Bernharde
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| Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | See male form Bernard |
| Variants: | Bernharde German |
| | Bernadette French (#891 in US popularity) |
| | 6 variants more... |
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Bethany
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| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | house of figs (?) |
| Info about origin: | in the Bible Bethany is a city outside Jerusalem where Lazarus lived |
| | the name of the city probably means 'house of figs' |
| Words: | beth=the house (Hebrew) ; te'ena=the fig, the fig tree (Hebrew) |
| Variants: | Bethany English (#118 in US popularity) |
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Beverly
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| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | beaver meadow |
| Info about origin: | from a family name deriving from a place name (probably Beverly in Yorkshire, England) with the meaning 'beaver meadow' |
| Words: | beofor=the beaver (Old English) ; leah=the wood, the clearing, the meadow (Old English) |
| Variants: | Beverly German, English (#655 in US popularity) |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Blair
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| Language of origin: | Scottish |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | plain, field |
| Info about origin: | from a Scottish family name which derives from a place name meaning 'plain', 'field' |
| Words: | blar=the plain, the field, the battlefield (Scottish) |
| Variants: | Blair English, Scottish (#621 in US popularity) |
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Blanche
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| Language of origin: | Spanish |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | the white |
| Info about origin: | group of names deriving from words for the color white in various Romance languages |
| | these words all derive from a Germanic word 'blanc' (white, bright, beautiful) |
| Words: | blanc=white, bright, beautiful (Old High German) ; blanco=white (Spanish) ; blanche=white (French) ; bianco=white (Italian) |
| Variants: | Blanche French, English |
| | Bianca German, Italian (#112 in US popularity) |
| | Blanka German, Hungarian |
| | Blanca Spanish, Italian (#459 in US popularity) |
| | 1 variant more... |
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Bonnie
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| Language of origin: | Scottish |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | pretty |
| Info about origin: | use of the Scottish word 'bonnie' (pretty) as a given name |
| | popular only since the 20th century, e.g. because of somebody with this name in 'Gone with the Wind' |
| | the Scottish word has Old French roots, from 'bon' (good) |
| Words: | bonnie=pretty (Scottish) ; bon=good (Old French) |
| Variants: | Bonnie English, Scottish (#509 in US popularity) |
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Brandy
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| Language of origin: | English |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | Brandy |
| Info about origin: | seemingly used as a given name for the first time in a popular song of the group 'Looking Glass' 1972 |
| | name of an alcoholic beverage with Dutch roots |
| Words: | (English) ; branden=to burn (Dutch) |
| Variants: | Brandy English (#178 in US popularity) |
| | Brandi English (#130 in US popularity) |
| | Brandie English (#687 in US popularity) |
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Brenda
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| Language of origin: | Old Norse |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | used first in Scotland and Ireland; in England only since the 20th century |
| | maybe a short from of a 'lost' name with the starting element 'Brand' |
| | sometimes seen as a female form of 'Brendan' |
| Words: | brand=the sword (Old Norse) |
| Variants: | Brenda English, Irish (#123 in US popularity) |
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Brettina
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| Language of origin: | Unknown |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | maybe a combination of 'Brett' and 'Tina' |
| Variants: | Brettina English |
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Brianna
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| Language of origin: | Celtic |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | See male form Brian |
| Variants: | Brianna English, Irish (#29 in US popularity) |
| | Brea English (#994 in US popularity) |
| | Breana English (#419 in US popularity) |
| | Breann English (#726 in US popularity) |
| | Breanna English (#90 in US popularity) |
| | Breanne English (#580 in US popularity) |
| | Brenna English (#319 in US popularity) |
| | Breonna English (#905 in US popularity) |
| | Bria English (#386 in US popularity) |
| | Briana English, Irish (#80 in US popularity) |
| | Brianne English (#395 in US popularity) |
| | Bryana English (#833 in US popularity) |
| | Bryanna English (#415 in US popularity) |
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Bridget
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| Language of origin: | Celtic |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | the exalted one |
| Info about origin: | in Irish mythology Brighid was the goddess of fire |
| | Saint Brigid is a patron saint of Ireland |
| Words: | briganti=exalted, divine (Celtic) |
| Variants: | Bridget English, Irish, Scottish (#194 in US popularity) |
| | Birgid German, Scandinavian |
| | Birgit German, Scandinavian |
| | Brigitta German, Scandinavian |
| | Brigitte German, French |
| | Gitta German |
| | Birgitta Scandinavian |
| | Bridgette English (#550 in US popularity) |
| | Brigid Irish |
| | 15 variants more... |
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Brittany
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| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | from 'Britons', the name of a Celtic tribe in England |
| | this name is already present in very early times as name for England - Latin 'Britannia' and Greek 'Pretanike' |
| Words: | britannia=England (Latin) ; pretanike=England (Old Greek) |
| Variants: | Brittany English (#6 in US popularity) |
| | Britany English (#797 in US popularity) |
| | Britney English (#237 in US popularity) |
| | Britni English (#877 in US popularity) |
| | Brittani English (#382 in US popularity) |
| | Brittanie English (#770 in US popularity) |
| | Brittney English (#85 in US popularity) |
| | Brittni English (#608 in US popularity) |
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Brooke
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| Language of origin: | Old English |
| Gender: | female |
| Meaning/translation: | who lives near the brook |
| Info about origin: | See male form Brooks |
| Variants: | Brooke English (#56 in US popularity) |
| | Brook English (#686 in US popularity) |
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Brooklyn
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| Language of origin: | Dutch |
| Gender: | female |
| Info about origin: | use of the name of a borough of New York as a given name |
| | Brooklyn was founded by the Dutch under the name of 'Breuckelen' |
| | the place was named after the city of 'Breukelen' in the Netherlands, near Amsterdam |
| Variants: | Brooklyn English (#369 in US popularity) |
| | Brooklynn English |
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