Spanish Names that Start With B

Bermuda

Place name

Maybe if you spent your honeymoon there. We did say maybe. Bermuda was used in the 17th century, such as Bermuda Rolfe.

Blaque

Spanish and Catalan surname

"one who lives near a lake; black"

Blaque may be a clever — or should we say qlever — spelling variation of either the androgynous surname name Blake, as in Gossip Girl , Lively, or Black, as in the color name. Either way, we prefer…

Bohemia

Spanish place name, English word name

"Boii home"

More a concept than a place — or a name. The place name Bohemia ultimately derives from the tribe name Boii with the German heim , meaning "home".

Bolivia

Spanish place name

"land of Bolivar; land of the windmill valley"

If you're tired of Olivia, you could be the first on your block to introduce this unique sound-related place name with Latin flair. The country of Bolivia was named after the revolutionary Simón…

Banana

Word name, English from Spanish and Portuguese

"banana"

Banana is one fruity name we wouldn't recommend. Pick Plum instead. There is a Japanese novelist whose pen name is Banana Yoshimoto--birth name Mahoko.

Brunilda

Albanian, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Brunhild, German, Norse

"armed for battle"

A variation of the strong and rugged Brunhild (and Brynhildr), Brunilda might feel a little more streamline, a little more like Bruna and Matilda. It saw a small but substantial amount of use in the…

Baltazara

Feminine form of Baltazar, Hebrew, Akkadian

"Ba'al protects the king"

A rare feminization of the kingly Biblical name, Baltazara has presence and grandeur. Meaning "Ba'al protects the king" — Ba'al referring to several Semitic fertility and storm deities — this name is…

Baez

Spanish surname

Plausible music hero choice with undertones of Joan Baez's social activist folkie persona.

Bahia

Spanish

"bay"

Cool tropical Latin word name.

Baja

Spanish place-name

"lower"

Pronounced Bah-hah, this name of the Mexican peninsula attached to California makes for an out-of-the-ordinary possibility.

Ballencia

Variation of Valencia, Spanish place-name

Might sound as if your child had the sniffles every time she said her name.

Bautista

Bautista is a feminine name of Spanish origin, though it is more commonly used as a surname or a masculine given name. Derived from the word 'bautista,' meaning 'baptist' in Spanish, it has…

Belén

Spanish

"Bethlehem, House of Bread"

The Spanish name for the Biblical town of Bethlehem, Belén is a spiritual choice, popular in Uruguay, Chile, and its native Spain. Pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable, this name,…

Belia

Spanish variation of Bella

Pretty and unusual translation of Bella.

Benicia

Spanish

"blessed one"

There are several fine Ben-beginning boy's names, such as BENJAMIN and BENEDICT, but girls names like this and BENJAMINA don't fare as well.

Bernardita

Bernardita is a feminine name of German origin, being the Spanish diminutive form of Bernarda, the female version of Bernard. The name means 'brave as a bear' or 'strong, brave bear,' combining…