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BELI m : Probably a Welsh derivative of BELENUS. Beli Mawr was a Welsh ancestor deity who established several royal lines in Wales.
BELIAL m : Means "worthless" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this term is used to refer to various wicked people. In the New Testament, Paul uses it as a name fo...
BELINDA f : The meaning of this name is not known for certain. The first element could be related Italian bella "beautiful". The second element could be related t...
BELLA f : Short form of ISABELLA and other names ending in bella. It is also associated with the Italian word bella meaning "beautiful".
BELLATRIX f : Means "female warrior" in Latin. This is the name of the star that marks the left shoulder of the constellation Orion.
BELLE f : Short form of ISABELLA or names ending in belle. It is also associated with the French word belle meaning "beautiful". A famous bearer was Belle Starr...
BELLONA f : Derived from Latin bellare meaning "to fight". This was the name of the Roman goddess of war, a companion of Mars.
BELPHOEBE f : Combination of belle "beautiful" and the name PHOEBE. This name was first used by Edmund Spenser in his poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590).
BELSHATZZAR m : Form of BELSHAZZAR found in the Hebrew Bible.
BELSHAZZAR m : From בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר (Belshatzzar), the Hebrew form of the Akkadian name Bel-sarra-usur meaning "BA'AL protect the king". This was the name...
BELÉN f : Spanish form of Bethlehem, the name of the town in Judah where King David and Jesus were born. The town's name is derived via Greek from Hebrew בֵּ...
BEN (1) m : Short form of BENJAMIN or BENEDICT. A notable bearer was Ben Jonson (1572-1637), an English poet and playwright.
BEN (2) m : Short form of BERNHARD and other Germanic names beginning with the element bern meaning "bear".
BENAIAH m : From the Hebrew name בְּנָיָהוּ (Benayahu) meaning "YAHWEH has built". This was the name of numerous Old Testament characters.
BENEDETTO m : Italian form of Benedictus (see BENEDICT).
BENEDICT m : From the Late Latin name Benedictus which meant "blessed". Saint Benedict was an Italian monk who founded the Benedictines in the 6th century. After h...
BENEDICTA f : Feminine form of Benedictus (see BENEDICT).
BENEDICTUS m : Original Latin form of BENEDICT, as well as the modern Dutch form.