Names starting with B
64 names — 30 girls', 30 boys', 4 unisex.
Rarest B names
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Bageshri
bah-gesh-REE
A night raga of longing, literally the goddess of the garden
Bansi
BAN-see
The bamboo flute Krishna plays
Bhavatarini
bhah-vah-TAH-ree-nee
She who ferries souls across the ocean of existence, the Kali of Dakshineswar
Bijal
bee-JAL
Lightning, a sudden flash across the sky
Girl names with B
Bailey
BAY-lee
Bailiff, or the outer wall of a castle
Beatrice
BEE-ah-triss
She who brings happiness
Beatrix
BEE-ah-triks
Voyager, bringer of joy
Bela
BAY-lah
Jasmine flower, also the hour or shore
Bella
BELL-ah
Beautiful
Bellamy
BELL-ah-mee
Fine friend
Bhagirathi
bhah-gee-RAH-tee
The Ganga as brought down to earth by King Bhagiratha
Bhairavi
bhy-RAH-vee
The fearsome one, a form of Parvati and a dawn raga
Bhanumati
bhah-noo-MAH-tee
Possessing radiance, wife of Duryodhana in the Mahabharata
Bhavana
BHAA-vuh-nah
Feeling, meditation, sustained contemplation
Bhavani
bhah-VAH-nee
Giver of life; an epithet of Parvati as consort of Bhava, or Shiva
Bhavna
BHAAV-nah
Feeling, sincerity of the heart
Bhoomi
BHOO-mee
Earth, soil; the goddess Bhumi Devi, consort of Varaha
Bhumi
BHOO-mee
The earth, ground that holds everything up
Bhupali
bhoo-PAH-lee
A five-note evening raga, and a dawn devotional song form
Birdie
BUR-dee
Little bird
Blakely
BLAKE-lee
Dark meadow
Blythe
BLYTHE
Free spirit, happy
Bonnie
BON-ee
Pretty, fine
Brahmi
BRAH-mee
Daughter of Rishabhanatha, credited with the Brahmi script
Briar
BRY-er
Thorny shrub, wild rose
Bridget
BRIJ-it
Exalted one, strength
Brielle
bree-ELL
God is my strength
Brooke
BROOK
Small stream
Brooklyn
BROOK-lin
Broken land, from a Dutch village name
Bryony
BRY-uh-nee
A climbing vine
Boy names with B
Balachandran
bah-lah-CHUN-drun
The young moon, the crescent worn in Shiva's hair
Balram
BAHL-rahm
Strong Rama; the elder brother of Krishna
Balwinder
bull-WIN-der
Lord of strength
Barnaby
BAR-nuh-bee
Son of consolation
Bartholomew
bar-THOL-uh-myoo
Son of Talmai
Basavaraj
BUH-suh-vuh-raaj
King of bulls, after the reformer-saint Basavanna
Baxter
BAK-ster
Baker
Benjamin
BEN-juh-min
Son of the right hand
Bennett
BEN-it
Blessed
Bhagat
BUG-ut
Devotee, the title of the saint-poets in the Guru Granth Sahib
Bharadwaj
BHUH-rud-waaj
Bringer of strength or nourishment, a Saptarishi of the Rigveda
Bharat
BHUH-rut
One who is maintained or nurtured, brother of Rama and eponym of India
Bhargav
BHAR-guv
Descendant of sage Bhrigu, an epithet of Shiva
Bhaskar
BHAAS-kur
Light-maker, an epithet of the sun
Bhavesh
bhah-VESH
Lord of the world, an epithet of Shiva
Bhavin
BHAH-vin
One who is full of feeling, a winner
Bhima
BHEE-mah
Terrible, awe-inspiring; the mighty second Pandava
Bibek
bee-BEK
Discernment, the power to judge rightly
Bishnu
BISH-noo
The all-pervading preserver, the Bengali form of Vishnu
Blaise
BLAYZ
Lisping, stammering
Bodhi
BOH-dee
Awakening, enlightenment, the tree under which the Buddha awoke
Booker
BUUK-er
Scribe, keeper of books
Boris
BOR-iss
Battle, to fight
Brandon
BRAN-dun
Broom-covered hill
Brendan
BREN-dun
Prince
Brian
BRY-un
Noble, high
Brihaspati
bri-hus-PUH-tee
Lord of prayer, preceptor of the gods and deity of the planet Jupiter
Brijesh
brih-JAYSH
Lord of Braj, a name for Krishna
Bruno
BROO-noh
Brown
Byron
BY-run
At the cattle sheds