List of English Baby Names Meanings Starting with B

Becker

(BEHK-ər)

Becker Name Meaning. Dutch, German, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a baker of bread, or brick and tiles, from backen 'to bake'. English: occupational name for a maker or user of mattocks or pickaxes, from an agent derivative of Old English becca 'mattock'.

Meaning: Living near a stream Origin: English

Beckham

(BEK-həm)

Beckham Name Meaning. English: habitational name from a place in Norfolk named Beckham, from the Old English byname Becca (see Beck 4) + Old English ham 'homestead'.

Meaning: Mattock maker Origin: English

Bedford

(BED-fərd)

Bedford Name Meaning. English: habitational name from the county seat of Bedfordshire, or a smaller place of the same name in Lancashire. Both are named with the Old English personal name Beda + Old English ford 'ford'.

Meaning: From Bedfordshire Origin: English

Beecher

(BEECH-ər)

Beecher Name Meaning. Southern English: variant of Beech (see Beach), the -er suffix having a locative sense. Americanized form of German Bücher (cognate with 1) (see Bucher).

Meaning: Living near a beech tree Origin: English

Belton

(BEHLT-ən)

Belton Name Meaning. English: habitational name from any of various places called Belton, for example in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and Suffolk. The first element, bel, is of uncertain origin; the second is Old English tun 'enclosure', 'settlement'.

Meaning: Coming from a farm in fenny country Origin: English

Beowulf

(BAY-ə-woolf)

Possibly means "bee wolf" (in effect equal to "bear") from Old English beo "bee" and wulf "wolf". Alternatively, the first element may be beadu "battle". This is the name of the main character in the anonymous 8th-century epic poem 'Beowulf'.

Meaning: Bear Origin: English, Germanic

Berke

(BURK)

Berke is a name used by both Turkic peoples and Mongols. In the Mongolian language "Berkh" literally means "strong". "Berk" also has many meanings like "solid", "powerful", and "in power" in the Old Turkic language.

Meaning: From a fortified castle Origin: English

Berkeley

(BURK-lee)

The name Berkeley is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Berkeley is: Derived from the Old English for birch-wood. Used as a surname more frequently than a first name. Lives at the birch tree meadow.

Meaning: A birch wood Origin: English

Biff

(BIF)

From a nickname which was based on the English word biff, which means "punch, hit, strike". Home » Names.

Meaning: Fighting playfully Origin: English

Ballinamore

Ballinamore (historically Bellanamore, from Irish: Béal an Átha Móir, meaning "mouth of the big ford") is a small town in County Leitrim, Ireland, 19 km (12 mi) from the border with Northern Ireland.

Meaning: Mouth of the big ford Origin: English