List of English Baby Names Meanings

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  • Beverly - BEV-ər-lee
    In English the meaning of the name Beverley is: Beaver stream, from the beaver meadow. Derived from a surname and place name. First used as a boy's first name in the late 19th century, it gradually came to be used also as a girl's name, although Beverly is the more common feminine form.
    Meaning: Beaver field Origin: English
  • Beyonce - be-YAHN-say
    Meaning: One who surpasses others Origin: English
  • Billi
    Billi Name Meaning. 4,801 Historical Documents with Billi on Ancestry 2,597 Birth, Marriage, and Deaths 926 Census and Voter Lists 178 Military Records 534 Immigration Records 566 Member Trees.
    Meaning: A form of billie Origin: English
  • Binky
    Binky Name meaning in Urdu is NULL, a Christian English Boy name with lucky number is -- and Binky Name meaning in English is A familiar form of bancroft, vincent.
    Meaning: A familiar form of bancroft, vincent Origin: English
  • Birdie
    American Meaning: The name Birdie is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Birdie is: Little bird; birdlike.
    Meaning: Bird Origin: English
  • Bishop - BISH-əp
    Bishop Family History. Bishop Name Meaning. English: from Middle English biscop, Old English bisc(e)op 'bishop', which comes via Latin from Greek episkopos 'overseer'.
    Meaning: Bishop Origin: English
  • Blake - BLAYK
    Blake is a surname or a given name which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory is that it is a corruption of "Ap Lake", meaning "Son of Lake".
    Meaning: Signifies dark Origin: English
  • Bliss
    Bliss Family History. Bliss Name Meaning. English: nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle English blisse 'joy'. Compare Blythe 1. English (of Norman origin): habitational name from the village of Blay in Calvados, France, recorded in 1077 in the form Bleis and of unknown origin.
    Meaning: Literally, happy or joyful Origin: Old English
  • Blythe - BLIEDH
    The word blithe means "carefree." It's a lively, sophisticated little word that many associate with Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit -- a lively, sophisticated little play. The spelling Blythe wraps all those good vibes up into an elegant English surname. This is an uncommon and stylish name.
    Meaning: Happy or cheerful Origin: Old English
  • Bob
    The name Bob is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Bob is: Famed, bright; shining. An all-time favorite boys' name since the Middle Ages. Famous Bearers: Scottish national hero Robert the Bruce and novelist Robert Ludlum.
    Meaning: A short form of robert Origin: English
  • Bond - BOHND
    Bond Name Meaning. English: status name for a peasant farmer or husbandman, Middle English bonde (Old English bonda, bunda, reinforced by Old Norse bóndi).
    Meaning: Tiller of the soil Origin: English
  • Bonnie - BAHN-ee
    It comes from the Scottish word "bonnie" meaning "pretty, attractive", which was itself derived from Middle French bonne "good" as a way to describe a fair, good and beautiful girl. That is in turn derived from the Latin word "bonus" meaning good. The name can also be used as a pet form of Bonita.
    Meaning: Beautiful Origin: English
  • Bonny
    The name Bonny is a Scottish baby name. In Scottish the meaning of the name Bonny is: Pretty, charming beautiful. Derived from the Scottish dialect word bonny, meaning beautiful; which in turn is based on the Latin 'bonus' meaning good.
    Meaning: Beautiful, Pretty Origin: English
  • Booker - BUWK-ər
    Booker Name Meaning. English: occupational name for someone concerned with books, generally a scribe or binder, from Middle English boker, Old English bocere, an agent derivative of boc 'book'. English: variant of Bowker. Americanized form of German Bucher.
    Meaning: Bookmaker, book lover, bible lover Origin: English
  • Boston - BAHS-tən
    Boston is the transferred use of a place name; generally speaking the largest city located in the state of Massachusetts and one of the oldest cities established in the United States. ... The town of Boston in England means “Botolph's town” in honor of a 7th century English saint named Botolph (or Botwulf in Old English).
    Meaning: A form of bosley Origin: English
  • Bracken
    The Irish name Bracken was originally written in a Gaelic form as O Breacain, from the word breac, which means speckled.
    Meaning: Fern Origin: English
  • Brad
    The name Brad is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Brad is: Broad clearing in the wood. From a surname and place name based on the Old English words for broad clearing and broad wood. Famous Bearer: Movie star Brad (Bradley) Pitt.
    Meaning: A short form of bradford or bradley Origin: English
  • Bradd
    The name Bradd is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Bradd is: Broad; wide.
    Meaning: Broad Origin: Old English
  • Bradden
    Braden is a name that is popular in the United States and Canada. Its origin is confined to the British Isles and has two ancient sources. The English meaning of Braden is "broad valley". ... The Gaelic Irish surname Ó Bradáin, meaning descendant of Bradán. Bradán is derived from an Irish Gaelic word meaning "salmon".
    Meaning: Resembling salmon, from the wide valley Origin: Gaelic, English
  • Braden - BRAY-dən
    Braden is a name that is popular in the United States and Canada. Its origin is confined to the British Isles and has two ancient sources. The English meaning of Braden is "broad valley". or "broad hillside". ... Bradán is derived from an Irish Gaelic word meaning "salmon".
    Meaning: Resembling salmon, from the wide valley Origin: English
  • Bradford - BRAD-fərd
    Origin of the name Bradford: Transferred use of the surname arising from English place-names composed of the Old English elements brad (broad) and ford (a ford, a place to cross a river). Short: Brad.
    Meaning: From the wide ford Origin: English
  • Bradlee
    The name Bradlee is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Bradlee is: English surnames related to Bradley: broad clearing in the wood.
    Meaning: A form of bradley Origin: Old English
  • Bradley - BRAD-lee
    Bradley is an English surname derived from a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad meadow" in Old English. Like many English surnames Bradley can also be used as a given name and as such has become popular.
    Meaning: Broad meadow Origin: English
  • Bradly
    English Meaning: The name Bradly is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Bradly is: From tbe broad meadow.
    Meaning: A form of bradley Origin: English
  • Bradyn
    English Meaning: The name Bradyn is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Bradyn is: From the broad valley.
    Meaning: A form of braden Origin: English
  • Bradynn
    English Meaning: The name Bradyn is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Bradyn is: From the broad valley.
    Meaning: Resembling salmon, from the wide valley Origin: Gaelic, English
  • Braeden
    Braeden is a modern Americanized respelling of Braden which itself is a transferred use of the Irish surname O'Bradain. The name comes from the Gaelic word “bradán” which means "salmon".
    Meaning: A form of braden Origin: English
  • Braiden
    Origin of the name Braden: Transferred use of the English surname meaning “from Bradden, a dweller near the broad valley.” The name originates from several place-names meaning “broad valley.” Var: Bradon, Braydan, Brayden, Braydon.
    Meaning: A form of braden Origin: English
  • Brainard
    English Meaning: The name Brainard is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Brainard is: Bold raven.
    Meaning: Bold raven, Prince Origin: English
  • Brandan
    The name Brandan is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Brandan is: Derived from a surname and place name based on the Old English for 'hill covered with broom'. Broom is a prolific weed. Also, 'From the beacon hill', 'Beacon on the hill' or 'gorse-covered hill.
    Meaning: A form of brandon Origin: Old English