English baby names starting with B

With Latin roots meaning "she who brings happiness," Beatrice shines in literature, royalty, and vintage revivals.

A Scottish word for "beautiful" or "cheerful," Bonnie surged after Gone With the Wind and is now enjoying a vintage revival.

Of Irish origin meaning "strong and noble," Brian is tied to legendary king Brian Boru and saw decades of popularity in the U.S.

My God is Perfect, Form of Elizabeth

Strange, Barbari Meaning Foreign Stammering People, Barbaric, Stranger

Saint, The Exalted One, Strength, Power

Barn, From the Cottage, Similar to a Surname, Bear

Son of the Right Hand, Meadow with Coarse Grass, Benjamin, Bärenstarke

The White, Glossy

Good, A Blessing

House of Poverty

Hardy, Strong, Courageous, Bärenstarke

Sword, Gorse Hill, The Elements Brom Meaning Broom Brambles, Raven

A Small Fresh Water Stream, Breaking Forth, Bach, Modeled on An English Place Names

Bear, Hardy, Brave

Brown, Shield, Transfer: Bear

Son of Benedict

Little Bird, Unusual Nature, Bright

Hill, The Word Brígh with the Meaning Strength Power Force

Gentle, Fragility, Beautiful Serpent, Pretty

The White, Blanc Meaning White Bright Beautiful

My God is Perfect, Form of Elizabeth, House, God's Promise

God's Promise, My God is Perfect, Form of Elizabeth

From Little Britain, England

Blessed, Happy

Bringer of Victory

Intelligent, Famous, Shining, Glorious

God Protects My House, Beautiful

Friend, Messenger, Herald

Book Binder, Bleacher of Cloth, Beech-tree, Scribe Or Bookbinder

Plain, Field, Child of the Fields, Flat Area

Ba´Al, Bride, Married

Name of a Place, From the Beaver Meadow

Mount, Hilltop, High Place, Steep Hill

Concentrated to God, Form of Elizabeth, God's Promise, House

Beverage Brandy, Name of a Liquor

Warrior, From the Land that was Burned, The Title of Nobility Used as a First Name

Form of Robert, Bright, Fame, Glorious Shining

Son of Consolation, Bear and Strong, Speak Prophetically, Courageous

Voyager through Life, Bringer of Joy, Auspicious, Happy

Hill, The Word Braon Which is of the Meaning Tear Drop

From the Fortified Hill Or Castle

The Elements Berht Meaning Bright Famous, Brilliant and Raven, Wise Person

Male Deer, A Stag

Son of Tolomé, Bright Raven, Hill, Shining

Voyager through Life, Blessed, The One that Makes the Others Happy, Brings Happiness

Child, Big Belly, Female Baby

Hill, Farmer's Son, Furrow

Bethlehem, God is with Us

The Exalted One

High, Form of Brie, The Exalted One, Broth

One who Sings Ballads, Poet, From Baird, Bard

Handsome Friend, Good-looking Companion

Son of Bryce

House, God's Promise, My God is Perfect, Form of Elizabeth

Cheerful, Happy, Carefree, Free Spirit

The Word Bryn with the Meaning Hill, Hill

Person who Breaks Things, To Break, Smash

The Words Burh Which Means Protection Fortress Castle, Bright Settlement, Place Name, Fortified Enclosure

The White, White, Beautiful

Lives at the Castle Ford

My God is Perfect, Form of Elizabeth

Fair Raven Dark Beauty, Gwen, Bran

Broad Ford, Wide River-crossing

Glory and Brilliant, Bright Fame, Gloriously Shiny, Short Form of Robert

Born of the Right Hand

My God has Sworn

Black, Pale Meadow, Dark, Pale-skinned

Bent Grass Settlement, Town, Homestead, Moor Dweller

The Blossom, Fresh, Flower-like

Delight, Joyful, Joy, Intense Happiness

Nobleman, Freeman, The Title of Nobility Used as a First Name, Young Warrior

From the Broad Valley, Descendant of Bradan Salmon

Place Name, Small Stream, Brook

Sword, Firebrand

White, Blonde, Pale-skinned, Dark

Brave, Bärenstarke, Hardy, Bear

God's Oath, Beaver-stream, Form of Elizabeth

Lee, Proud, Firebrand, Sword

Bound, One who Snares, Tie, Beguiling

Dark, A Dark-Skinned-Man

Farmer, Tied to the Land

Lady, Foregin Woman, And Honorific, Full of Life

God is Perfection, Beautiful

Surname, From the Broad Ridge, Brother, Form of Roderick

Brown, Colour Name, Russet-complected, The Color

Butler, Forest, Knot in a Tree, Cup Bearer

Small Stream, Brook, Place Name

God is Fullness, Strangers, The Foreign

Diminutive of Bartholomew, Ploughman, Farmer's Son, From the Barley Farm

Pastry Maker, Baker

To Help, The Exalted One, Strength, Sublime

Variant of Brent, Hill, Hilltop, Settlement Associated with Bryni

Pale Green Gemstone, White, Fair, Botanical Name

Descendant of Bran, Mac Branain, Broom Covered Hill

Beau Which Means Handsome Sweetheart Admirer, Handsome Look

To Puff Up, Friend, Messenger, Herald

Wide Forest Clearing, Broad, Big Clearance Sale

Beacon, Sword, Fiery Torch, Firebrand

Bear-strength, Bear-like, Bonnet, Bear

Brilliant and Raven, Will, Shining Pledge, Bright Warrior

Shield, Brown, Struggle, Breastplate

Bear and Strong, Hardy, Brave

From England, From Britain

The Exalted One, Sublime

Happy, was Thus Popular In Medieval Europe Especially Among Roman Catholics, The Same Latin Root Word As the Catholic Concept of Beatification

Immerse, The Baptist

Man from Sebaste, Honored, Exalted

Descendant of Brághadach, Spirited, Wide Island

The Breton, Prince, From Britain, Native of Brittany

Broad Meadow, Wide Forest Clearing, Big Clearance Sale

Pale Bridge

Warm and Comforting, Variant of the Beverage Brandy Used as a Given Name

Female Version of Brian, Strength, Virtuous, Innocent and Very Intelligent

The Blessed

Blessed, Good Person

Black Brook

Dwelling Place, Lives in a Hut, Small Enclosure

From the Manor Farm

Royal Kingly, King Like, Basil the Herb, The Great

Bringer of Joy, Lady

Near the Stream or Brook, Running Water, Son of Brooke

Ditch

Birch Tree Clearing, From the Birch-tree Meadow

The Red, Son of Tolmai, Auburn-haired, Russet-haired

Dweller Near the Wood, Son of the Forest

Brook

Place Name, The Bare Hillside, Barley Hill

Meadow of Grass, Wood

Place Name of Where Barley was Grown

Sacred Wood, Crooked Mouth, God Protects My House, Apple Tree

Virtuous, Consideration, The Blessed One, Hill

Son, Small Victorious One

One who Sings Ballads, Minstrel, A Singer-poet, Poet

Pretty, Good

Brewer, One who Brews Ale

Inspired By a Place Name, Fortified Enclosure, Burg, Bright Settlement

Monarch, Royal, Kingly

Bright Head, Lives at the Barrier, Marksman, White

Son of God Nebo, Near the Barns, Barley House

Dweller by the Bridge

Bold, Princely Friend, Brave

Bright Town, The One who is Loved, A Brit

Assembly Place By the Bridge

Bread Baker, Baker

Variant of Byrd, Like a Bird, Unusual Nature Name

Sheltered

Introduced to Britain During the Norman Conquest, Brilliant and Raven, Shiny Shield, Wise Person

Slender, Yellow, Thin, Lean

Pot-Shaped Hollow

Royal Kingly, Monarch, The Word Basileus with the Meaning King

Will Helmet, Resolute Guardian, Protect, Protection

Shining, Place Name, Bright, Where Birch Trees Grow

Son

Quick-moving, Speckled, Noble, Son of a Nobleman

Brit, From Britain, A Native of Brittany

The Breton, Prince, From Britain, Native of Brittany

From the Western Stream, Water, Modeled on An English Place Names, Bach

Boar Pasture, From the Valley of the Boar

Bridges

Lovely Hill

Where Birches Grow, Birch Tree Clearing, Place Name

Stranger, The Foreign, Strange, Barbaric

Place Name, From the Brook

Treasure, Jewel, Bud

Beuzes Settlement

From the Brook, The Stream, Place Name

One who Trims Or Shaves Beards

Spotted, Son of a Nobleman, Great Ambition, Noble

Mountain, From the Fortified Hill Or Castle

Bear, Hard, Brave, Hardy

Sheltered

Ditch

Orchard

Power, Mythological Celtic Goddess of Fire and Poetry, To Help, Strength

Bent Grass Clearing

Quickness, Quick, Swift, Strong