Names that Begin with B

• Brennan

  From an Irish surname derived from Ó Braonáin meaning "descendent of Braonán".

• Brennus

  Latinized form of a Celtic name (or title) that possibly meant either "king, prince" or "raven".

• Breno

  Portuguese form of Brennus.

• Brent

  From an English surname, originally taken from various place names, derived from a Celtic word meaning "hill".

• Brenton

  From a surname which was derived from an English place name which meant "Bryni's town".

• Bret

  Variant of Brett.

• Brett

  From a Middle English surname meaning "a Breton", referring to an inhabitant of Brittany.

• Briallen

  Derived from Welsh briallu meaning "primrose".

• Brian

  The meaning of this name is not known for certain but it is possibly related to the old Celtic element bre meaning "hill", or by extension "high, noble".

• Briana

  Feminine form of Brian.

• Brianna

  Variant of Briana.

• Brianne

  Feminine form of Brian.

• Briar

  From the English word for the thorny plant.

• Brice

  From the name Bricius, which was probably a Latinized form of a Gaulish name meaning "speckled".

• Bricius

  Latin form of Brice, probably ultimately of Gaulish origin.

• Bríd

  Contracted form of Brighid.

• Bride

  Anglicized form of Bríd.

• Bridger

  From an English surname which originally indicated a person who lived near or worked on a bridge.

• Bridget

  Anglicized form of the Irish name Brighid which means "exalted one".

• Bridgette

  Variant of Bridget.

• Bridie

  Anglicized diminutive of Bríd.

• Briella

  Short form of Gabriella.

• Brielle

  Short form of Gabrielle.

• Brígh

  Derived from Irish brígh meaning "power, high".

• Brigham

  From a surname which was originally derived from place names meaning "bridge settlement" in Old English.

• Brighid

  Irish form of Bridget.

• Brigid

  Variant of Brighid.

• Brigida

  Italian and Spanish form of Bridget.

• Brígida

  Portuguese form of Bridget.

• Brigit

  Old Irish form of Bridget.