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Brando
A name derived from Old High German. The word root "brand" means both fire and sword blade. Brando is frequently documented as a short form of longer names like Hildebrand.
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Names starting with B
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Brian
A name from the Celtic linguistic area. The older word meaning is not definitively confirmed; it is widely interpreted as "high" or "noble."
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Brianna
The feminine form of the Irish name Brian. A common interpretation of the Celtic root is “noble” or “high.”
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Briar
An English word for a thorny patch of bushes or a wild rose bush. The word is also well-known through the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty ("Briar Rose"), but today the name is given regardless of gender.
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Bridget
The English form of the Irish name Brighid. The Celtic root word means “the exalted one.”
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Brienne
The origin is historically not conclusively clarified. The name is widely interpreted as a feminine form of the Celtic name Brian, which is often translated as "noble" or "high".
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Brisa
A Spanish first name. It traces back to the Spanish word for “breeze” or “light wind.”
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Britt
The Scandinavian short form of Birgitta. The name family traces back to the Celtic name Brigida, whose root "briganti" reliably means "the exalted one."
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Britta
A short form of Birgitta that is particularly widespread in Scandinavia and Germany. The Celtic root means “the exalted one.”
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Bronja
A Slavic short form, usually of Bronislava. The name elements mean “armor” or “protection” and “glory.”
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Brooke
An English name that originally described individuals who lived by a brook. The Old English root is documented as broc (brook).
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Brooklyn
This is a geographical name tracing back to the New York City borough of the same name. The place name's roots lie in Dutch (Breukelen), which historically translates to "marshland" or "broken land."
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Brunhilde
A classic Old High German name. It is composed of the words for “byrnie” (breastplate) and “battle.”
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Bruno
This name also has Germanic roots. It derives from "brun", which means "brown". Historically, it was often used as an epithet for people with brown hair or eyes.
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Buhle
Documented in Zulu and Ndebele. The name derives from the word "ubuhle," which means "beauty" or "goodness." It is given to boys and girls.
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