Updated October 2026
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English, word name and surname
"bridges"
Bridges is one of the new last names as first names ending in S that are so fashionable right now, joining Brooks, Wells, and Banks.
English word name
Ballad could be the masculine answer to Aria. An obvious and cute nickname is Lad or Laddie.
Modern invented name
The name of a minor character in Game of Thrones , Balon Greyjoy, the ancient lord of the Iron Islands and father to lead character Theon Greyjoy.
English word, Old English
"an inlet of the sea where the land curves inward; berry"
Like River and Lake, a cool, refreshing modern water-related choice. This name is also associated with bay leaves, the bay laurel, the contemporary term of endearment, "bae", and the Old English word…
Hebrew
"contempt"
A name used in the Old Testament, as well as a variation of Buzz.
Nature name
A tough and rugged nature name.
"blackberry shrub"
Related to blackberry plants and more colloquially to any thorny shrub, Bramble has history as an English surname. Cozy in sound but spiky in feel, it could even get you nickname Bram.
Latin
The first bearer of this majestic name was a 12th century prince of Taranto and Antioch, whose father gave him the nickname of Bohemond (after a mythical giant called Buamundus gigas) due to his…
Invented name
The name of Samsung's virtual assistant, which puts Bixby in a category with Siri, Alexa, and Cortana.
Spanish surname
The last name of folksinger Joan is melodic in its own right.
Japanese plant name
"planted in a tray"
Bonsai is the Japanese art of growing and training miniature trees or plants in a container. Bonsai is derived from the similar Chinese botanical art called penjing.
"snake"
English word name from Latin
"northern"
This English word name derives from the name of the Greek god of the north wind, Boreas, by way of Latin borealis "northern". A fictional bearer is Lord Boreal from Philip Pullman's His Dark…
French surname
As a first name, Basquiat is used as in honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat, the neoexpressionist whose art touched on themes of race, wealth disparity, and humanism.
French
"beautiful fort"
Combine the charm of Beau with the strength of Ford and you’ll get Beauford, an attractive French surname waiting to be discovered. The most notable bearer is Beauford Delaney, a modernist painter…
American invented name
Brendan, with an X factor.
Irish
"fair head"
Diminutive of Finbar
Grace and Adam Rodriguez created the faux-place name Bridgemont for their son in 2020. According to Adam, they loved the symbolism of a bridge as a connecting element and added -mont for familial…
Binx is a popular name among black cats thanks to the character Thackery Binx in the cult classic Hocus Pocus . It makes a one-of-a-kind, spirited name for a boy. If it's too bold for the birth…
Literary name
"tiger"
Rudyard Kipling created the name Bagheera for the black panther character in his classic collection The Jungle Book . It was derived from the Hindi word bagh , meaning "tiger." Today, Bagheera is a…