Sunday, July 28, 2013

B Names

B.F. - probably Benjamin Franklin
Baptist – in honor of John the Baptist
Barbara - foreign.  According to legend St. Barbara was a young woman killed by her father Dioscorus, who was then killed by a bolt of lightning.  She is the patron saint of architects, geologists, stone masons and artillerymen.  17 
Barnabas - son of the prophet
Barnett – probably from a surname, not necessarily in this case
Barney – diminutive of Barnabas, Bernard or Barnaby – 2
Bartholomew - son of Talmai - 3
Basil - king
Bathsha / Bathsheba - daughter of the oath
Baylee - bailiff, steward
Beatrice - blesses, bringer of joy
Becca / Becky - bound, servant of God
Beldora - beautiful gift of God
Bell / Belle - beautful - 3
Ben / Benjamin / Bennie / Benny - son of the South, son of the right hand - 50
Benadam - son of Adam - 2
Benita - blessed
Bennett - blessed - 3
Bernard - brave bear - 7
Bernell - brave bear
Bernice -  brings victory – 10
Bernie – brave bear
Bert – bright – 3
Bertha – bright – 3
Bertie – bright – 2
Berval – not found
Bess / Bessie – my God is an oath or my God is abundance – 4
Beth – my God is an oath or my God is abundance – 4
Bethiah – daughter of Jehovah
Betsy – my God is an oath or my God is abundance
Bettie / Betty – my God is an oath or my God is abundance – 21
Beulah – married – 4
Beverly – near the meadow of beavers – 8
Bezelria – not found, but Bezel is an occupational name for a fine collector – 2
Bill / Billie / Billy – helmet, protection – 16
Birdie – little, birdlike
Blake – dark, dark haired or the opposite, fair, pale
Blanch / Blanche – white, shining – 6
Bluford – not found
Bob / Bobbie / Bobby – bright fame – 13
Boley – not found
Boni / Bonnie – pretty, charming, beautiful – 6
Boyd – blonde
Brad / Bradford / Bradley – treason, broad meadow, broad ford – 5
Brady – spirited
Brandi / Brandy – warm – 2
Brandon – little raven – 5
Braxton – Brocks town
Brayton – from Great Britain
Brenda – sword – 7
Brent – hilltop – 2
Bret / Brett – a Breton – 2
Brian / Bryan – strong one – 12
Briana – strong
Briant – strong
Brice – swift, speckled, son of a nobleman
Bridget – strong – 7
Brooke – brook, stream
Bruce – woods, thick brush – 2
Bruno – brown one
Bryson – nobles son
Buck – male deer, cowboy
Bud – messenger, friend – 5
Buel – one who came from Bueil, field infested by crows
Burdette – a surname used as a first name
Burnett – bear, brown
Burrel / Burrell – reddish, fortified – 2
Burton – town of the fortress
Bushrod – young shrub
Byron – barn or cottage – 2 

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