List of Germanic Baby Names Meanings Starting with B

Baldwin

(BAWLD-win)

Baldwin Family History. Baldwin Name Meaning. English: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements bald 'bold', 'brave' + wine 'friend', which was extremely popular among the Normans and in Flanders in the early Middle Ages.

Meaning: Bold friend Origin: Germanic

Barend

(BAHR-ehnt)

Dutch Meaning: The name Barend is a Dutch baby name. In Dutch the meaning of the name Barend is: Bear.

Meaning: As brave as a bear Origin: Germanic

Barnat

(BAHR-nat)

The meaning of the name “Bernat” is: “Bear brave; brave like a bear”. Categories: Hungarian Names. Used in: Hungarian speaking countries. Gender: Boy Names. Origins: Germanic.

Bedrich

(BED-rick)

Czech Meaning: The name Bedrich is a Czech baby name. In Czech the meaning of the name Bedrich is: Ruler of peace.

Meaning: Calm monarch Origin: Czech, Germanic

Belinda

(bə-LIN-də)

Belinda is a feminine given name of unknown origin, apparently coined from Italian bella, meaning "beautiful". Alternatively it may be derived from the Old High German name Betlinde, which possibly meant "bright serpent" or "bright linden tree".

Meaning: Pretty snake Origin: Germanic

Benz

(BENZ)

Benz Name Meaning. South German: (in Alemannic areas) from a short form of the Germanic personal name Berthold, or to a lesser extent of Bernhard.

Meaning: The blessed one Origin: Germanic, Latin

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

Berenger

(beh-rehn-ZHER)

Bérenger is the French form and Berengario the Italian. The Latin form is Berengarius - compare the feminine equivalent, Berengaria. The name ultimately derived from Germanic roots meaning "bear" and "spear" (cf. Geir, Gerald).

Meaning: As brave as a bear Origin: Germanic

Berman

(BUR-mən)

Berman is a surname that may be derived from the Yiddish phrase בער מאַן meaning "Bear man" and from the Dutch Beerman, meaning the same. Notable people with the surname include: Abba Berman, Polish-Israeli Rosh Yeshiva. Adolf Berman, Polish-Israeli activist and politician.

Meaning: Bear man Origin: Germanic, Yiddish

Bernarda

(bər-NAHR-də)

French Meaning: The name Bernarda is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Bernarda is: Feminine of Bernard, meaning strong as a bear, or bear hard.

Meaning: As strong as a bear Origin: Germanic