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Bakari
Swahili
"hopeful, promising"
An upbeat and attractive Swahili name, also familiar as a surname. As names ending in -ari continue to rise, Bakari could be one to watch.
Apolo
Apolo is a masculine name that serves as a variant spelling of Apollo, the Greek god of light, music, healing, and prophecy. This simplified spelling is particularly common in Spanish and…
Baku
Place-name, capital of Azerbaijan
Why settle for Brooklyn or Boston when you can name your child for someplace so much more interesting.
Bala
Sanskrit
"young"
Bala is both a masculine and feminine name in India. Bala is a famous Tamil film director.
Balaam
Hebrew
Balaam is a character mentioned in the Torah, said to have told King Balak how to get the Israelites to commit sin by enticing them with sexual immorality and food sacrificed to idols. He is…
Balas
Balas is a masculine name with Hungarian origins. It is the Hungarian form of Blaise, derived from the Latin name 'Blasius,' which may have originated from the Latin word 'blaesus' meaning 'lisping'…
Balasz
Balasz is a variant of the Hungarian name Balázs, which is derived from the Latin name Blasius, meaning "lisping" or "stuttering." The name has historical significance in Hungary, with Saint Blaise…
Balázs
Hungarian variation of Blaise, French
"to lisp, stammer"
Balbi
Balbi is a masculine name with Latin roots, likely derived from the Roman family name Balbus, which meant 'stammerer' or 'stutterer' in Latin. It was an ancient cognomen (additional name) in Roman…
Balbino
Balbino is a masculine name with Latin origins, derived from Balbinus, which relates to the word 'balbus' meaning "stammerer" or "stutterer." The name has historical significance through Decius…
Balbo
Latin
"mutterer"
Balbo is more commonly seen as an Italian surname, but in the times of Milo, Otto, and Arlo, what's to stop parents from choosing this unusual name for their child. For aviation buffs comes the added…
Bald
Bald is an uncommon masculine name with ancient Germanic origins. Rather than relating to hair loss, the name derives from the Old English element 'beald' meaning 'bold' or 'brave.' It was found in…
Alberic
Germanic
Variant of Alberich
Baldemar
German
"bold and renowned"
The name of a monk who is the patron saint of blacksmiths -- not a twentieth-century occupation or baby name.
Baldewin
Baldewin is a masculine name of Germanic origin, representing an archaic spelling of Baldwin. The name combines the elements 'bald' meaning 'bold' and 'win' meaning 'friend,' creating the meaning…
Baldomar
Baldomar is a masculine name of Germanic origin, composed of the elements 'bald' meaning 'bold' or 'brave' and 'mar' meaning 'famous' or 'renowned,' thus translating to 'famous brave one' or 'bold in…
Baldomero
Baldomero is a masculine name of Germanic origin, derived from the elements "bald" meaning "bold" or "brave" and "mar" meaning "famous." The name was introduced to Spain and Latin America through…
Baldur
Baldur is a masculine name with deep roots in Norse mythology, where Baldur (also spelled Baldr or Balder) was the god of light, joy, purity, and the summer sun. The son of Odin and Frigg, he was…
Baldwin
German
"brave friend"
One "bald" name we can get behind, thanks to pioneering African-American author James Baldwin – though the name is now also associated with the Baldwin brothers, particularly Alec.
Adlai
Hebrew
"God is just"
Adlai is an Old Testament name long associated with 1950's liberal presidential candidate Stevenson, who was named after his grandfather, who was Grover Cleveland's vice president in the nineteenth…