List of English Baby Names Meanings Starting with B

Burney

The name Burney is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Burney is: Lives on the brook island.

Meaning: Island with a brook Origin: English

Burris

The name Burris was brought to England in the wave of migration that followed the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Burris family lived in Hampshire. The name was given to settlements located near a hill, and is from the Old English beorg, which means hill.

Meaning: Town dweller Origin: English

Burton

(BURT-ən)

Burton Name Meaning. English: habitational name from a place name that is very common in central and northern England. The derivation in most cases is from Old English burh 'fort' (see Burke) + tun 'enclosure', 'settlement'.

Meaning: Fortified town Origin: Old English

Byran

by-ran, byr-an ] The baby boy name Byran is pronounced BAYRaeN †. Byran has its origins in the Old English language and it is used largely in English. Byran is a derivative of the English Byron. Byran is not widely used as a baby name for boys.

Meaning: A form of byron Origin: English

Byrd

This name, with variant spellings Byrd, Byrde and Bride, is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century "bridde" (Middle English "brid" or "bird"), meaning a bird, originally given as a nickname to one thought to bear a fancied resemblance to a bird, i.e., bright eyed or active, or perhaps ...

Meaning: Birdlike Origin: English

Byrne

(BURN)

Irish Surname - Byrne. Usually recorded as Byrne, and sometimes as O'Byrne, this is a variant of the Irish 'Ó'Broin', meaning descendants of/from Branach or Bran, meaning "raven". The Byrne or O'Byrne (Ó Broin) family originally came from Kildare claiming descent from Bran, the king of Leinster, who died in 1052.

Meaning: A form of burne Origin: English

Byron

(BIE-rən)

The name Byron is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Byron is: Derived from a surname and place name; which is based on the Old English byre meaning cowshed. Famous bearer: The poet Lord Byron.

Meaning: Barn Origin: English

Blue

(BLOO)

Color name. My mother's name is Cynara (poetic) Sofia (meaning wise or wisdom) Blue (a maternal side/genealogy family surname), then her actual present and original surname of 2 syllables.

Meaning: The color blue Origin: English

Bolton

(BOHL-tən)

Bolton Family History. English: habitational name from any of the numerous places in northern England named Bolton, especially the one in Lancashire, from Old English boðl 'dwelling', 'house' (see Bold 2) + tun 'enclosure', 'settlement'.

Meaning: A house in a settlement Origin: English

Borden

(BOHR-dən)

Borden Name Meaning. English: habitational name from a place in Kent named Borden, perhaps from Old English bar 'boar' or bor 'hill' + denu 'valley' or denn '(swine) pasture'.

Meaning: Boar pasture Origin: English