List of Baby Names for Boys Starting with B

Bale

(BAYL)

Bale Name Meaning. English: variant of Baile. Americanized spelling of German Boehl(e) or Boell.

Meaning: Living near the castle wall Origin: French

Balendin

(bə-LEHN-din)

Latin Meaning: The name Balendin is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Balendin is: Fierce; brave.

Meaning: Physically powerful, Healthy Origin: Latin

Balfour

(BAL-fawr)

Gaelic Meaning: The name Balfour is a Gaelic baby name. In Gaelic the meaning of the name Balfour is: From the grazing land.

Meaning: Pasture land in a village Origin: Gaelic

Balint

(BAH-lint)

Latin Meaning: The name Balint is a Latin baby name. In Latin the meaning of the name Balint is: Strong and healthy.

Meaning: Hale and healthy Origin: Hungarian, Latin

Ballard

(BAL-ərd)

Ballard is a surname of English origin. It likely derives from Middle English "ball," meaning "white spot," plus the suffix "-ard," and would therefore mean "bald head." Indeed, Wyclif translated 2 Kings 2:23 as "Stye up, ballard," where Coverdale translated the same passage as "Come up here thou balde head."

Meaning: Bald man Origin: English

Balzac

(BAHL-zək)

Balzac. 46% this week. Gender: Male Origin of Balzac: Literary name.

Meaning: Horse with white spots on its legs Origin: French

Bancroft

(BANK-roft)

Bancroft Name Meaning. English: habitational name from any of various minor places called Bancroft, from Old English bean 'beans' (a collective singular) + croft 'paddock', 'smallholding'.

Meaning: Village on a hillside Origin: English

Bandi

(BAN-di)

Bandi Name Meaning. Italian: from the personal name Bando, which may be a short form of any of the various Germanic compound names with the unattested element bandwo- meaning 'banner', 'flag', 'insignia', or, more likely from a short form of a personal name formed with -brand- 'sword (blade)', for example Ildebrando.

Meaning: Virile, Manly Origin: Greek, Hungarian

Banks

(BANKS)

Banks Name Meaning. English and Scottish: topographic name for someone who lived on the slope of a hillside or by a riverbank, from northern Middle English banke (from Old Danish banke).

Meaning: From a hillside or riverbank Origin: English

Baptist

(ba-TEEST)

Baptist Name Meaning. English: variant of Baptiste. Americanized form of cognate names in other languages; for example, Baptista, Baptiste, Batista, and Bautista.

Meaning: Dipping in water Origin: Greek, Latin