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Batts

Variant of Bates, from the given name Bartholomew.

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Batty

From Batte, a Middle English pet-form of Bartholomew.

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Batu

From Mongolian Бат (Bat).

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Batăr

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Batăr.

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Various origins: * Borrowed from German Bau, perhaps a short form of compounds with this element, such as Bauhofer or Baumann. * Borrowed from French Bau, perhaps a variant of Beau. * Variant of Bao, a surname of Chinese

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Bauer

* As a German and Jewish surname, from German Bauer (“farmer”). Compare Bower. * Also as a German and Jewish surname, from the obsolete Middle High German noun (ge)būr (“neighbour”), from Old High German bur (“dwelling”)

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Baul

Transliteration of Bengali বাউল (baul).

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Baum

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *bagmaz? Proto-West Germanic *baum Old High German boum Middle High German boum German Baumbor. English Baum Borrowed from German Baum.

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Baumé

From French Baumé.

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Baup

Borrowed from French Baup.

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Bay

From Somali [Term?].

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Bayan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 巴彦 (Bāyàn).

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Bayda

From Arabic الأَبْيَضَاءُ (al-ʔabyaḍāʔu).

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Bayer

Borrowed from German Bayer. The surname is converged from both Bavaria and Middle High German beieren (“to ring a bell”).

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Bayev

Borrowed from Russian Баев (Bajev), Ukrainian Баєв (Bajev), Armenian Բաև (Baew), etc.

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Bayi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 巴宜 (Bāyí).

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Bayle

Borrowed from French Bayle, itself from Occitan.

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Bayon

Borrowed from Spanish Bayón.

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Bays

From Bay + -s. * (surname "Bays"): Patronymic from Bay.

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Baz

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Persian باز (bâz, “falcon”). * Borrowed from Spanish Baz.

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Bazil

Borrowed from French Bazil, a variant of Basil. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.

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Bazna

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Bazna.

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Bazza

From Barry (or any personal name starting Ba-) + -zza.

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Bazzi

Borrowed from Arabic بزي; this surname is mostly found in Lebanon. It could also be borrowed from Italian Bazzi.

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Baʻl

Unadapted borrowing from Proto-Semitic *baʿl-.

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Baʿal

Unadapted borrowing from Hebrew בעל.

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BeVo

From German BeVo, from Beteiligung (“partnership”)+Vorsteher (“surname”). From the company that popularized the weave, Beteiligung Vorsteher.

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Beach

English surname reflecting multiple origins, including the nouns beach and beech, and Americanized from the German surname Bisch.

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Beal

Named after several places in England, from Old English beo (“bee”) + hyll (“hill”).

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Beale

Source etymology material for Beale; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Beall

Variant of Beal.

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Bean

Probably an occupational surname for a bean farmer, from bean.

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Bear

* As an English surname, related to bear * As a German surname, spelling variant of Baer and Bahr

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Beara

Borrowed from Irish Béarra.

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Beard

Originally a nickname for someone with a beard.

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Bears

Possibly a variant of Beers.

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Beary

Ultimately from Sanskrit व्यापारी (vyāpārī).

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Beas

From Hindi ब्यास (byās) or Punjabi ਬਿਆਸ (biāsa), both ultimately from Sanskrit विपाशा (vipāśā).

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Beats

Clipping of Beatrice or Beatrix + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

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Beau

Shortened from surname type given names such as Beauregard or Beaumont, or from the French word beau.

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Bebe

In most cases, the name is a diminutive of Beatrice.

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Bebel

From German Bebel.

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Becht

From the German surname, from a dialectal variant of berht (“bright, shining, famous”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *berht; see bright.

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Beciu

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Beciu.

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Beck

* As a German surname, from Beck (“stream, brook”), see also Old Norse bekkr. Also a spelling variant of Becker (“baker”). * As a Hebrew surname, shortened from בני (B'nei) קדושים (Kdoshim, “sons of the martyrs”).

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Becki

A fanciful respelling of Becky, diminutive of Rebecca.

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Becks

Formed with -s (hypocoristic suffix).

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Becky

Source etymology material for Becky; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Becs

Formed with -s (hypocoristic suffix).

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Bedel

Borrowed from French Bedel.

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Bedf

Shortened form of Bedfordshire taking all the letters of the first syllable and the first consonant of the second syllable.

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Bedi

Borrowed from Hindi बेदी (bedī), from Sanskrit वेदी (vedī).

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Bedok

Possibly derived from the traditional Malay word for a kind of large ceremonial drum used in mosques in the past.

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Beeb

Clipping of BBC; possibly popularised by Peter Sellers, who is said to have called the corporation the Beeb Beeb Ceeb on The Goon Show in the 1950s.

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Beebe

Variant of Beeby.

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Beeby

From Old English bēo (“bee”) + Old Norse býr (“farmstead”).

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Beed

Borrowed from Marathi बीड (bīḍ)

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Beefa

Humorous pronunciation spelling of the British English approximation of the Spanish Ibiza in dialects with th-fronting.

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Beefs

Beefa + -s.

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Beej

From how the letters b and j are pronounced together as a word.

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Beek

Borrowed from Dutch Beek.

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Beer

From Old English bearu (“grove”), from Proto-West Germanic *baru, from Proto-Germanic *barwaz (“grove”).

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Beery

Variant of Berry.

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Beese

Two main origins: * An English or Welsh surname, perhaps a variant of Biss. * Borrowed from German Beese, from Middle Low German bēse (“reed, bulrush”).

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Beets

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Beg

Various origins: * As an Islamic (Indian subcontinent as Hindi बेग (beg)) and sometimes Serbo-Croatian surname, from the Turkish title beg, an older form of bey. See Bey; also compare Baig. * Borrowed from Slovene Beg, f

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Bega

Spanish surname, variant of Vega.

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Begic

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Begić.

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Begum

Ultimately from Classical Persian بیگم (bēgum).

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Begun

Two possible origins: * Borrowed from Russian бегу́н (begún, “runner”), a nickname used in the local Jewish community. Doublet of Biegun and Bihun, from Polish and Ukrainian respectively. * A variant of Begum, an Indian

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Beha

From Arabic بَهَاء (bahāʔ, “splendor, glory”).

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Behan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Beacháin (“descendant of Beachán”), a personal name derived from a hypocoristic form of beach (“bee”).

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Behun

From Slovak Behúň, from behúň, or a related language.

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Beian

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 北安 (Běi'ān), without syllable-dividing mark (隔音符號／隔音符号 (géyīn fúhào)).

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Beida

Borrowed from 北大 (Běidà), a shortening of 北京大學／北京大学 (Běijīng Dàxué).

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Beipu

From Mandarin 北埔 (Běipǔ).

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Beit

Borrowed from either German Beit or Persian بیت (beyt).

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Beith

Probably from Scottish Gaelic beith.

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Beitz

Borrowed from German Beitz.

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Beiuș

From Romanian Beiuș.

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Beja

Borrowed from Arabic بَجَا (bajā), from Beja Bidhááwi.

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Bejar

Borrowed from Spanish Béjar, a habitational surname.

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Bel

From Latin Bēlus, from Ancient Greek Βῆλος (Bêlos), ultimately from Akkadian 𒂗 (bēlum).

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Bel-

Clipping of Belgian.

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Belch

Variant of Balch.

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Belen

Borrowed from Spanish Belén (“Bethlehem”). Doublet of Bethlehem.

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Belf

Shortened form of Belfast taking all the letters of the first syllable and the first consonant of the second syllable.

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Belka

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Polish Belka, a nickname for a tall, upright man, from belka (“beam, timber”). * Borrowed from Czech Bělka, from a pet form of the female given name Běla.

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Bella

From Italian: a diminutive of Isabella and Arabella, by folk etymology interpreted as bella (“beautiful”).

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Belle

From French belle (“beauty, beautiful”), from Latin bella.

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Bello

* As an Italian and Spanish surname, from the adjective bello (“handsome, beautiful”). * As a Catalan surname, shortened from Abello. * As a Galician surname, variant of Vello, either a variant of Vela or from Latin vetu

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Belo

Borrowed from Portuguese Belo.

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Belt

* As an English and north/Low German surname, from the noun belt. * As a German surname, short form of the old Germanic name Baldher, composed of *balþ (“bold”) + *hari (“army”). Compare Belter. * Also as a north/Low Ger

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Belux

From Dutch Belux and French Belux, from the first syllables of Belgium and Luxembourg.

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Belvo

From Belvedere + -o.

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Belz

From Ukrainian Белз (Belz).

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Belém

Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *bayt- Biblical Hebrew בֵּית (bet) Biblical Hebrew לֶחֶם (lékhem) Biblical Hebrew בֵּית לֶחֶם (bêṯ leḥem)bor. Ancient Greek Βηθλεέμ (Bēthleém)bor. Latin Bēthlehemum Old Galician-Portuguese Be

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Beman

Variant spelling of Beeman or German Biemann.

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Ben

Source etymology material for Ben; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Bena

Various origins: * Borrowed from Italian Benà, a reduced form of the medieval personal name Benenato. * Borrowed from Hungarian Béna, a nickname from béna (“lame”). * Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Béňa, a diminutive of

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Benak

Borrowed from Czech Benák.

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Bench

From Bench [Term?] (bentʂnon).

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Bend

Most places get their name from bends in rivers.

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Bene

Clipping of eggs Benedict

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Bengi

Shortened form of beng(ali) + -i

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Benin

Etymology tree Proto-Yoruboid *ú-lí Yoruba ile Yoruba ì- Yoruba bí Proto-Edekiri *ɪ́-nʊ̃́ Proto-Edekiri *ɪ́-lʊ̃́ Yoruba inú Yoruba ibinu Yoruba ile ibinubor. Itsekiri Ubinubor. Portuguese Benimbor. French Béninbor. Engli

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Benjy

Etymology tree English Benjamin Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Benjy From Benjamin + -y.

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Benne

Borrowed from North German Benne, a variant of the surname Benn. Borrowed also from French Benne, a metonymic occupational surname for the maker or driver of a cart.

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Benno

Etymology tree English Ben Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O English oh English -o English Benno From Ben + -o.

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Bennu

Borrowed from Egyptian bnw. Doublet of phoenix.

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Benny

Clipping of Benjamin + -y.

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Benxi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 本溪 (Běnxī).

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Benz

Borrowed from German Benz.

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Beqaa

Adapted from Arabic البِقَاع (al-biqāʕ, literally “the Beqaa”) or local North Levantine Arabic البْقاع (l-bʔāʕ, l-bqāʕ), seemingly originally from بِقَاع (biqāʕ, “splotches, patches, areas, regions”).

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Beran

Borrowed from Czech Beran.

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Berar

Borrowed from Hindi बिराड़ (birāṛ).

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Berat

Borrowed from Albanian Berat, from Ottoman Turkish برات (Berat), from Old Church Slavonic Бѣлградъ (Bělgradŭ, “white city, white town”), a name given to the city in the 9th century by its Bulgarian occupants, which in tu

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Berca

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Berca.

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Berea

From Latin Beroea, from Ancient Greek Βέροια (Béroia).

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Berg

From German Berg or Swedish berg, either term meaning hill or mountain.

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Bergi

From the name of Bargu tribe (Barga Mongols), mentioned by Marco Polo, later put further northwards by cartographers into the area between Asia and America. Ultimately from Classical Mongolian ᠪᠠᠷᠭ᠋ᠤ (barɣu). Before or a

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Beria

Borrowed from Russian Берия (Berija), ultimately from Mingrelian ბერია (beria).

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Beriu

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Beriu.

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Berk

* As a Dutch, Czech, and Polish surname, from a Germanic personal name stemming from Proto-Germanic *berô (“bear”). Also see Bernhard. * As a Dutch and north German surname, from the word for birch tree, from Proto-West

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Bern

From Alemannic German Bärn, of uncertain further origin. A popular folk etymology says it was named by its founder, Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen, after the first animal he saw in the area, a Bär(in) (“bear”) (compare Be

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Bernd

Borrowed from German Bernd.

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Berne

From Alemannic German Bärn.

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Berns

* As a Dutch and German surname, from the personal name Bern, a variant of Bernd. * As a Latvian surname, shortened from the personal name Bernards, Bernard. * As an Irish surname, from Ó Broin, see Byrne. * As an Englis

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Bero

From the German and French surname, possibly of Germanic origin and related to the noun bear.

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Berra

Borrowed from Spanish Berra.

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Berry

Variant of Bury and (in dialects with Mary-marry-merry merger) Barry. The given name is also a pet form of names beginning with Ber-.

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Bert

Shortened version of Bertrand, Albert, Bertram, Robert, Herbert, Gilbert or any name containing the Germanic element bert/berht/beraht/brecht "bright".

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Beryl

From beryl or an anglicization of Yiddish בערל (berl, literally “little bear”).

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Besra

Transliteration of Santali ᱵᱮᱥᱨᱟ (besra).

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Bess

Variant of Beth, a clipping of Elizabeth.

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Bessy

Etymology tree English Bess Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English Bessy From Bess + -y.

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Best

From German Beste (“a river in Germany”) or from Anglo-Norman beste (“beast”).

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Betag

Derived from Ibaloi betag (“flat land”).

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Betar

Borrowed from Hebrew בֵּיתַּר. Doublet of Battir.

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Bethe

From German Bethe.

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Bethy

From Beth + -y.

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Beto

Borrowed from Spanish Beto.

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Betsi

Modern variant of Betsy.

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Betsy

From the clipping of Elizabeth + -sy (hypocoristic suffix).

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Bett

* As an English surname, from personal names based on pet forms of Beatrice or Elizabeth, also masculine pet forms of Bertram and Bartholomew. * As a German surname from the noun Bett.

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Betti

Borrowed from Italian Betti.

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Betts

Source etymology material for Betts; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Beus

Borrowed from Dutch and German Beus.

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Bevan

Anglicisation of Welsh ab Ifan.

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Bever

* As a Dutch and north/Low German surname, from the noun bever (“beaver”). * As an English surname, variant of Beaver.

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Bevil

Variant of Bevill.

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Bevis

From the French town Beauvais.

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Bew

From Welsh ap + Huw.

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Bex

Variant of Becks.

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Bey

* As a north German and Dutch surname, variant of Beye, Baye, vowel variants of the Danish surname Boye. * Also as a German surname, Germanized from Lower Sorbian baj (“storyteller”), from Proto-Slavic *bajь, related to

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BfDI

From Bundesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit, the German name of the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information.

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BfV

Borrowed from German BfV (“Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz”).

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Bhaca

From -Bhaca, the common element of the Bhaca amaBhaca, iBhaca, isiBhaca, and KwaBhaca.

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Bhaga

From Sanskrit भग (bhága).

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Bhamo

Borrowed from Burmese ဗန်းမော် (ban:mau), ultimately from Shan မၢၼ်ႈမေႃႇး (literally “potter's village”).

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Bhat

Transliteration of Hindi भट (bhaṭ).

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Bhatt

Transliteration of Hindi भट्ट (bhaṭṭ).

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Bhaya

From Bhaya ڀيا (bhaya).

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Bheem

Borrowed from Sanskrit भीम (bhīma, “formidable, fearful”).

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Bhim

Borrowed from Sanskrit भीम (bhīma, “formidable, fearful”).

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Bhima

Borrowed from Sanskrit भीम (bhīma).

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Bhumi

Borrowed from Sanskrit भूमि (bhūmi).

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Bi4Bi

Modeled after T4T.

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BiFi

Analyzed as a shortened form of bisexual fidelity (a jocular play on the term wireless fidelity (WiFi))

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BiH

An abbreviation of Serbo-Croatian Bosna i Hercegovina.

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Bia

From Ancient Greek Βία (Bía, literally “Force”).

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Biak

From Indonesian (bahasa) Biak (“Biak language”), from Biak wós Vyak. Also known in Biak as wós kovedi (“our language”).

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Biao

From Mandarin 標話／标话 (Biāohuà, literally “Biao speech”).

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Bias

From Ancient Greek Βίας (Bías).

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Biała

From Polish Biała.

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Bibai

Borrowed from Japanese 美唄 (Bibai).

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Bibb

From England.

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Bibbs

From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Isabel.

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Bibby

From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Isabel.

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Bibi

Borrowed from Hindi बीबी (bībī) / Urdu بی بی (bī bī, “woman, lady (by Muslims)”), from Classical Persian بیبی (bī-bī).

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Bible

From Middle English bible, from Medieval Latin biblia (“book”) (misinterpreted as a feminine from earlier Latin neuter plural biblia (“books”)), from Ancient Greek βιβλία (biblía, “books”), plural of βιβλίον (biblíon, “s

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Bic

* From French Bic * From Romanian Bîc * From Czech Bič and Slovak Bič

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Bicaz

From Romanian Bicaz.

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Bich

From Russian Бич (Bič), from бич (bič, “whip, scorge”), from Proto-Slavic *bičь.

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Bick

* As a Dutch and German surname, from Bicke (“pickacke”) (see *bikkjan (“to stab”)). * Also as a Dutch and German surname, from a pet form of Burkhart. * As an English surname, from the noun bike (“nest of bees”). Compar

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Bicol

From Spanish Bicol / Vicol (“former province, river (Bicol River), language”), from Central Bikol, see Central Bikol Bicol for more.

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Biden

Ultimately from Old French bouton (“button”), a metonymic surname for a button-maker, of Germanic origin. See button.

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Bidet

Blend of bidet + Biden.

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Bido

Borrowed from Spanish Bidó. This surname is mostly found in the Dominican Republic.

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Biebs

Clipping of Bieber + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

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Biecz

Unadapted borrowing from Polish Biecz.

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Bieda

From Polish Bieda, from bieda.

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Biel

Borrowed from German Biel.

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Biery

Variant spelling of Swiss German Bieri.

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Bies

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Dutch and North German Bies, a topographic surname from bies (“rush; sedge”). * Borrowed from Polish Bies, an unflattering nickname from bies (“devil, demon”).

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Big E

big + E. From being a very large ship, with a name starting with "E".

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Big G

From God.

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Big5

Defined by collaboration among five major computer companies in Taiwan.

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Biga

From Ottoman Turkish بیغا (Biga).

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Bigby

From the Old Norse personal name Bekki + býr (“settlement, town”).

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