List of English Baby Names Meanings Starting with B

Bob

The name Bob is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Bob is: Famed, bright; shining. An all-time favorite boys' name since the Middle Ages. Famous Bearers: Scottish national hero Robert the Bruce and novelist Robert Ludlum.

Meaning: A short form of robert Origin: English

Bond

(BOHND)

Bond Name Meaning. English: status name for a peasant farmer or husbandman, Middle English bonde (Old English bonda, bunda, reinforced by Old Norse bóndi).

Meaning: Tiller of the soil Origin: English

Bonnie

(BAHN-ee)

It comes from the Scottish word "bonnie" meaning "pretty, attractive", which was itself derived from Middle French bonne "good" as a way to describe a fair, good and beautiful girl. That is in turn derived from the Latin word "bonus" meaning good. The name can also be used as a pet form of Bonita.

Meaning: Beautiful Origin: English

Bonny

The name Bonny is a Scottish baby name. In Scottish the meaning of the name Bonny is: Pretty, charming beautiful. Derived from the Scottish dialect word bonny, meaning beautiful; which in turn is based on the Latin 'bonus' meaning good.

Meaning: Beautiful, Pretty Origin: English

Booker

(BUWK-ər)

Booker Name Meaning. English: occupational name for someone concerned with books, generally a scribe or binder, from Middle English boker, Old English bocere, an agent derivative of boc 'book'. English: variant of Bowker. Americanized form of German Bucher.

Meaning: Bookmaker, book lover, bible lover Origin: English

Boston

(BAHS-tən)

Boston is the transferred use of a place name; generally speaking the largest city located in the state of Massachusetts and one of the oldest cities established in the United States. ... The town of Boston in England means “Botolph's town” in honor of a 7th century English saint named Botolph (or Botwulf in Old English).

Meaning: A form of bosley Origin: English

Bracken

The Irish name Bracken was originally written in a Gaelic form as O Breacain, from the word breac, which means speckled.

Meaning: Fern Origin: English

Brad

The name Brad is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Brad is: Broad clearing in the wood. From a surname and place name based on the Old English words for broad clearing and broad wood. Famous Bearer: Movie star Brad (Bradley) Pitt.

Meaning: A short form of bradford or bradley Origin: English

Bradd

The name Bradd is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Bradd is: Broad; wide.

Meaning: Broad Origin: Old English

Bradden

Braden is a name that is popular in the United States and Canada. Its origin is confined to the British Isles and has two ancient sources. The English meaning of Braden is "broad valley". ... The Gaelic Irish surname Ó Bradáin, meaning descendant of Bradán. Bradán is derived from an Irish Gaelic word meaning "salmon".

Meaning: Resembling salmon, from the wide valley Origin: Gaelic, English