List of English Baby Names Meanings Starting with B

Braylen

(BRAYL-ən)

Braylen is a 21st century name invention compliments of the United States. It was most likely the result of combining the trendy Celtic name Braden with the “-len” suffix (similar to Jayden turning into Jaylen). Since Braylen is basically a made-up name there is no known etymology or meaning behind it.

Meaning: A broad valley Origin: English

Briley

(BRIY-lee)

Briley is an uncommon surname, so from this perspective the name may have developed from on old place name in England meaning “briar clearing” (a briar is a bush from the heather family); from the Olde English “brær” (briar) plus “leah” (clearing). ... In the United States, Briley is a girl's name.

Meaning: Briar wood Origin: English

Buckminster

(BUK-mins-tər)

Gender: M Meaning of Buckminster: "monastery where deer dwell" Origin of Buckminster: English.

Meaning: A goatherd's monastery Origin: English

Bunyan

(BUN-yən)

Bunyan Name Meaning. English (Bedfordshire): nickname for someone disfigured by a lump or hump, from a diminutive of Old French bugne 'swelling', 'protuberance'. The term bugnon was also applied to a kind of puffed-up fruit tart, and so the surname may also have been a metonymic occupational name for a baker of these.

Meaning: A maker of patties Origin: English, French

Burgundy

(BUR-gən-dee)

Shakespearean Meaning: The name Burgundy is a Shakespearean baby name. In Shakespearean the meaning of the name Burgundy is: King Henry V' and 'Henry VI, Part 1' and 'Tragedy of King Lear' Duke of Burgundy.

Meaning: From Burgundy Origin: English

Burke

(BURK)

Burke Name Meaning. Irish (of Anglo-Norman origin): habitational name from Burgh in Suffolk, England. This is named with Old English burh 'fortification', 'fortified manor'. Norwegian: Americanized form of Børke, a habitational name from any of eight farms in southeastern Norway, named with Old Norse birki 'birch wood' ...

Meaning: From a fortress Origin: English, Germanic

Burnell

(burn-EL)

The name Burnell is an Irish baby name. In Irish the meaning of the name Burnell is: Bear; brown.

Meaning: A burnt hill Origin: English

Burns

(BURNZ)

Burns Name Meaning. Scottish and northern English: topographic name for someone who lived by a stream or streams, from the Middle English nominative plural or genitive singular of burn (see Bourne). Scottish: variant of Burnhouse, habitational name from a place named with burn 'stream' + house 'house'.

Meaning: From a stream Origin: English

Burrell

(bur-EL)

English, Scottish, and northern Irish: probably a metonymic occupational name for someone who made or sold coarse woolen cloth, Middle English burel or borel (from Old French burel, a diminutive of b(o)ure); the same word was used adjectively in the sense 'reddish brown' and may have been applied as a nickname ...

Meaning: A countryman Origin: English, French

Buster

(BUS-tər)

The name Buster is an American baby name. In American the meaning of the name Buster is: Derived from a nickname used in the United States, occasionally used as a first name in honour of American silent film comic actor Buster Keaton.

Meaning: One who breaks things Origin: English