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30,235Baraz is a Persian male given name meaning "exalted" or "high in status." The name derives from the Persian word bārāz (باراز), which conveys a sense of elevation and nobility. Its meaning aligns with other Persian names...
Barb is a feminine given name commonly used as a short form (hypocorism) of Barbara, though it can also stand alone as an independent name. The name Barbara itself traces back to the Greek word βάρβαρος (barbaros), meani...
Bárbara is the Portuguese and Spanish form of Barbara.The name derives from the Greek word βάρβαρος (barbaros), meaning "foreign" or "non-Greek." In ancient times, the Greeks used this term to refer to non-Greek speakers...
Barbara is a feminine given name derived from the Greek word barbaros (βάρβαρος), meaning "foreign, non-Greek." The word originally mimicked the unintelligible speech of non-Greek peoples (like "bar-bar") and later came...
Barbare is the Georgian form of Barbara, a name with a long and storied history. Barbara itself derives from the Greek word βάρβαρος (barbaros), meaning "foreign" or "non-Greek," originally an onomatopoeic term for the u...
Barbe is the French form of Barbara. While historically used as a given name in French-speaking regions, in modern times it is usually employed only in reference to the saint, while the form Barbara is more common as a p...
Bärbel is a German feminine given name, typically a diminutive or variant of Barbara.Etymology and OriginThe root name Barbara comes from Greek βάρβαρος (barbaros), meaning "foreign, non-Greek". The name spread in the Ch...
Barbie is a common diminutive of Barbara, typically used as a standalone female given name. However, the name is iconic worldwide primarily due to the fashion doll introduced by the Mattel toy company on March 9, 1959. T...
Barbora (Czech: [ˈbarbora]; Slovak: [ˈbarbɔra]) is a Czech, Slovak, and Lithuanian feminine given name. It is the local form of Barbara, which ultimately derives from the Greek βάρβαρος (barbaros), meaning "foreign, non-...
Barbra is a variant of Barbara, predominantly used in English-speaking countries. While Barbara has historical roots in Greek and was popularized by the legend of Saint Barbara, the spelling Barbra rose to prominence in...
Barbro is the female given name, the Swedish form of Barbara. With its roots in the Christian tradition, the name has been used in Sweden since the Middle Ages and remains a classic choice. The origin of Barbara traces b...
Barclay is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a Scottish surname that itself originated from the English place name Berkeley. The place name Berkeley comes from Old English beorc meaning "birch" and l...
Bård is a Norwegian masculine given name, the modern form of the Old Norse name Bárðr. It is also occasionally used as a surname. The name derives from the Old Norse elements bǫð meaning "battle" and friðr meaning "peace...
Bárðr is a masculine given name of Old Norse origin. It is the Old Norse form of the Norwegian name Bård. The name derives from a contracted form of earlier *Bǫðfrøðr, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Badwōfriþuz, compose...
Bardulf is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, derived from the Old High German elements barta meaning "axe" and wolf meaning "wolf." Thus, the name Bardulf carries the literal meaning "axe wolf," a compound that...
Barend is a Dutch male given name, derived as a variant of Bernhard, the German and Scandinavian form of Bernard. The name ultimately traces back to Old Germanic elements: bern meaning "bear" and hart meaning "hard, firm...
Barica is a Croatian diminutive of Barbara, functioning primarily as a feminine given name. The name Barbara itself derives from the Greek word βάρβαρος (barbaros), meaning "foreign" or "non-Greek," originally used as an...
Barış is a Turkish word meaning "peace" and is used as a unisex given name. It derives directly from the Turkish noun barış (peace), which is of Turco-Mongolic origin, related to the old pre-Ottoman concept of reconcilia...
Barlaam is a given name of ultimately uncertain etymology, most famous from Christian legend. The name appears as Greek Βαρλαάμ (Barlaám) in the Byzantine story of Barlaam and Josaphat, composed probably in the 11th cent...
Barna is a Hungarian masculine given name, functioning as a short form of Barnabas. The name Barnabas itself has biblical origins: it is the Greek form of an Aramaic name, though the original Aramaic form is unattested....
Barnaba is the Italian and Polish form of Barnabas. The name derives from an Aramaic source, possibly from bar navi, meaning "son of the prophet." In the New Testament, the byname Barnabas was given to Joseph, a Cypriot...
Barnabás is the Hungarian form of Barnabas, a biblical name of Aramaic origin. In the New Testament, Barnabas was a byname given to a man named Joseph, a Cypriot Jew who traveled with Paul on missionary journeys. The ori...
Barnabáš is the Czech and Slovak form of Barnabas, a name with deep roots in early Christian history. It is derived from the Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs), which itself comes from an Aramaic original. While the Aramaic form...
Barnabas is a name of Greek origin that derives from an Aramaic byname. In the New Testament book of Acts, Barnabas was the name given to a man originally called Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus who became a companion of the...
Barnabé is the French form of Barnabas, a name of Aramaic origin. Barnabé thus shares the etymological roots and biblical associations of its source name while being adapted to French phonology and orthography. Etymology...
Barnaby is the English form of Barnabas, originally a medieval vernacular form that gained popularity in England. The name ultimately derives from an Aramaic byname meaning "son of the prophet" (from bar navi), though in...
Barney is a masculine given name predominantly used in English-speaking countries. It typically functions as a diminutive of longer names such as Barnabas, Bernard, or Barnaby. In some cases, it may also originate as a p...
Etymology and OriginBaron is an English masculine given name derived from the noble title baron. The title itself comes from the Latin baro (genitive baronis), meaning "man, freeman", and ultimately traces back...
Barouch is a Biblical Greek form of Baruch, ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Barukh. The root meaning of Baruch is "blessed," as seen in the Hebrew word barukh. In the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), Baruch was...
Barra is a masculine Irish given name, primarily used as a diminutive of Finbar or its Old Irish form Bairrfhionn. As a short form, it carries the same etymological meaning as Finbar: derived from the elements finn meani...
Barret is a variant of the surname Barrett used as a given name. Barrett is of Norman origin, introduced to England and Ireland after the Norman Conquest, and its meaning is often interpreted as "warlike" or "troublesome...
Etymology and MeaningBarrett is an English surname-turned-first-name with origins in Middle English. The most commonly cited meaning is "quarrelsome, deceptive", originally bestowed as a nickname for a contentious or tro...
Barrfind is an Old Irish masculine given name, an older form of Bairrfhionn. The later variant Bairrfhionn means "fair-haired," derived from the Old Irish elements barr meaning "top, head" and finn meaning "white, blesse...
Barrie is an English variant of the name Barry, which itself derives from Irish origins. The name has been used predominantly in English-speaking countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States.Ety...
Barry is a given name of English and Irish origin, derived as an Anglicized form of the Irish Barra or Bairre, which themselves are short forms of Finbar (Irish Fionnbharr). The root name Finbar combines the Old Irish el...
Bart is a masculine given name, typically used as a short form of Bartholomew or its Dutch equivalent Bartholomeus. The name Bartholomew itself comes from the Greek Bartholomaios, which is derived from the Aramaic phrase...
Barta is a Hungarian masculine name, representing a short form of Bertalan, which itself is the Hungarian adaptation of Bartholomew. Originally derived from the Aramaic name meaning "son of Talmai", Bartholomew traces it...
Bartal is a Hungarian short form of Bertalan, which itself is the Hungarian equivalent of Bartholomew. The name Bartholomew derives from the Aramaic name meaning "son of Talmai," with Talmai meaning "furrowed" or "abound...
Bartek is a Polish diminutive of Bartłomiej or Bartosz, both of which are Polish forms of the biblical name Bartholomew. While primarily used as a given name in Poland, Bartek also functions as a surname across Central E...
Bartel is a Dutch short form of Bartholomeus, the Dutch and Latin form of Bartholomew. As a given name, it is used primarily in the Netherlands and among Dutch-speaking communities. Bartel is also a surname with notable...
Barthélémy is the French form of Bartholomew, a name with deep biblical and historical roots. The name Ultimately derives from the Aramaic meaning 'son of Talmai', as a result of being a cognate of the Greek Bartholomaio...
Bartholomaios is the New Testament Greek form of Bartholomew, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. The Greek name Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaios) itself derives from the Imperial Aramaic bar-Tolmay, meaning “son of T...
EtymologyBartholomäus is the German form of Bartholomew, a name of Aramaic origin meaning "son of Talmai." The name entered the Greek New Testament as Bartholomaios and was later adopted into Latin and various European l...
Bartholomei is the Old Church Slavic form of Bartholomew, reflecting the name's transmission through Byzantine Greek and its adoption into early Slavic Christian traditions.The name ultimately derives from the Aramaic ba...
Bartholomeus is the Dutch and Latin form of Bartholomew, a name of Aramaic origin meaning "son of Talmai." In the New Testament, Bartholomew is traditionally identified as one of the twelve apostles, possibly the same pe...
Bartholomew is an English form of the Greek name Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaios), which itself derives from an Aramaic name meaning "son of Talmai." In the New Testament, Bartholomew is listed among the twelve apostles of J...
Bartłomiej is the Polish form of the name Bartholomew. Reflecting a long tradition of adapting biblical names into Slavic languages, Bartłomiej (pronounced bart-WOH-myeh) has been a classic Polish masculine given name fo...
Bartol is a Croatian masculine given name, a regional form of Bartholomew. The name shares its origin with Bartholomew, which comes from the Greek Bartholomaios, ultimately derived from the Aramaic name Bar-Talmai, meani...
Bartolo is the Italian short form of Bartholomew. The name Bartholomew itself derives from the Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaios), which is a transliteration of the Aramaic name bar-Talmai, meaning "son of Talmai" (or "s...
Bartolomé is the Spanish form of Bartholomew, deriving from the Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaios), which itself comes from the Aramaic name Bar-Talmai, meaning "son of Talmai". In the New Testament, Bartholomew is liste...
Bartolomea is an Italian feminine form of Bartholomew. The masculine name Bartholomew derives from the Aramaic “bar-Talmai,” meaning “son of Talmai,” where Talmai is a Hebrew name meaning “furrowed” or “abounding in furr...
Bartoloměj is a Czech masculine given name, the local form of Bartholomew. It is used primarily in the Czech Republic.Origin and EtymologyThe name Bartholomew derives from the Aramaic name Bar-Talmai, meaning "son of Tal...
Bartolomej is the Slovak and Croatian form of the name Bartholomew, derived from the Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaios). This Greek name itself originates from an Aramaic patronymic meaning "son of Talmai". Etymo...
Bartolomeo is the Italian form of Bartholomew, a name of Aramaic origin meaning "son of Talmai" (via the Greek Bartholomaios). In the New Testament, Bartholomew is the byname of an apostle, often identified with Nathanae...
Bartolomeu is a given name of Portuguese, Galician, and Romanian origin, equivalent to the English Bartholomew. It derives from the Aramaic name meaning "son of Talmai," with Talmai itself meaning "furrowed" or "ploughed...
Bartomeu is the Catalan form of Bartholomew, a name that has deep roots in Christian tradition and is notably common on the Balearic Islands, a Spanish archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. As a variant of the English Ba...
Etymology and OriginBartosz is a Polish given name and surname, derived from the Polish name Bartłomiej, which in turn is a cognate of the English name Bartholomew. The root of these names is the Aramaic name meaning "so...
Baruch is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, derived from the Hebrew Bārūḵ (בָּרוּך), meaning "blessed." In the Old Testament, Baruch ben Neriah was the faithful scribe and companion of the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremi...
Barukh is the Hebrew form of Baruch, originating from the Hebrew name בָּרוּך (Baruḵ) meaning "blessed." This name appears in the Old Testament as the name of a companion and scribe to the prophet Jeremiah. Barukh (Baruc...
Barun is the Bengali form of the Vedic god Varuna, whose name derives from Sanskrit vṛ meaning "to surround" or "to encompass." As a Bengali given name, it reflects the rich cultural influence of Hindu mythology in easte...