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  <li><a name="BAR-JESUS"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BAR-JESUS</font></b></a><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Anglicized form of Greek <a href="male_b_names.htm#BARIESOU">Bariesou</a>, meaning "son


    of <a href="male_j_names_2.htm#JESUS">Jesus</a>." In the New Testament


    bible, this is the name of a false prophet.</font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BARNABY</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    Old English form of Greek <a href="male_b_names.htm#BARNABAS">Barnabas</a>,








    meaning "son of








    exhortation."  </font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BARNEY</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    English pet form of <a href="#BERNARD">Bernard</a>








    "bold as a bear" and Greek <a href="male_b_names.htm#BARNABAS">Barnabas</a>


    "son of exhortation." </font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="BARRET">BARRET</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    English byname for a quarrelsome person. It became a surname, then


    transferred to a forename, derived from Middle English <i>barat</i>, a derivative of








    <i>barater</i>, meaning "to haggle," hence "haggler."








    </font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BARRETT</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    Variant spelling of








    English <a href="#BARRET">Barret</a>, meaning "haggler."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BARRIE</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    Variant spelling of English <a href="#BARRY">Barry</a>, meaning








    "fair-headed."</font></li>








  <li><b><a name="BARRY"><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BARRY</font></a></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">: Anglicized form of


    Irish Gaelic <a href="male_b_names.htm#BARRA">Barra</a>, meaning








    "fair-headed." </font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="BART">BART</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Short form of English <a href="#BARTHOLOMEW">Bartholomew</a>, meaning "son of <a href="male_t_names.htm#TALMAI">Talmai</a>."</font></li>








  <li><b><a name="BARTHOLOMEW"><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BARTHOLOMEW</font></a></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    English form of French <a href="male_b_names.htm#BARTHOLOMIEU">Bartholomieu</a>, meaning "son of <a href="male_t_names.htm#TALMAI">Talmai</a>."


    In the New Testament bible, this is


    the name of one of the twelve apostles.


    </font></li>








  <li><a name="BARTLET"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BARTLET</font></b></a><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Diminutive form of English <a href="#BARTHOLOMEW">Bartholomew</a>, meaning


    "son








    of <a href="male_t_names.htm#TALMAI">Talmai</a>." </font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BARTLEY</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Old English name meaning "<a href="#BART">Bart</a>'s (<a href="#BARTHOLOMEW">Bartholomew</a>'s)


    meadow."</font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="BARUCH">BARUCH</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Anglicized form of Hebrew <a href="male_b_names_2.htm#BARUWK">Baruwk</a>, meaning


    "blessed." In the bible, this is the name of several characters,


    including a faithful attendant of <a href="male_english_names_09.htm#JEREMIAH">Jeremiah</a>


    to whom the apocryphal <i>Book of Baruch</i> is ascribed.</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BARZILAI</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:
    Anglicized form of Hebrew <a href="male_b_names_2.htm#BARZILLAY">Barzillay</a>,
    meaning "man of iron."


    </font></li>








  <li><a name="BARZILLAI"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BARZILLAI</font></b></a><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Anglicized form of Hebrew <a href="male_b_names_2.htm#BARZILLAY">Barzillay</a>,
    meaning "man of iron." In


    the bible, this is the name of several characters, including a Gileadite


    leader who helped <a href="male_english_names_05.htm#DAVID">David</a> against


    <a href="male_english_names.htm#ABSALOM">Absalom</a>'s


    rebellion.


    </font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BAS</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Short form of English <a href="#BASIL">Basil</a>,








    meaning "king" or "basil (the herb)."</font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="BASIL">BASIL</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">: English


    form of French <a href="male_b_names_2.htm#BASILE">Basile</a>, meaning "king." Also sometimes








        given as an herb








        name.</font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BASSETT</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    English name








    derived from the Old French word <i>basset</i>, a byname for a short


    person, derived from a diminutive form of the word <i>basse</i> ("low, short"),


    hence, "shorty."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BASTIAN</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Short form of English <a href="male_english_names_14.htm#SEBASTIAN">Sebastian</a>, meaning








    "from Sebaste."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BAXTER</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Old English occupational surname transferred to forename use,








    derived from the word <i>bæcestre</i>, "female baker," the feminine form of <i>bæcere</i>,


    "(male) baker."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BAZ</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Pet form of English <a href="#BASIL">Basil</a>,








    meaning "king" or "basil (the herb)."








    </font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BEAU</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    Originally an English pet name meaning "handsome," derived from








    the French word, <i>beau</i>, meaning "beautiful." Later, in the 19th








    century, it was used as a word meaning "admirer" or








    "sweetheart." Its use as a forename seems to have been due to








    Wren's novel <i>Beau Geste</i> (1924) and the character Beau Wilkes in








    Mitchell's <i>Gone With the Wind</i> (1936). </font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BEAVIS</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    Variant spelling of English <a href="#BEVIS">Bevis</a>, possibly








    meaning "shining one."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="BEDIVERE">BEDIVERE</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Anglicized form of Welsh <a href="male_b_names_2.htm#BEDWYR">Bedwyr</a>,


    possibly meaning "grave-knower,"








    inferring "one who knows (<a href="male_english_names_02.htm#ARTHUR">Arthur</a>'s)








    grave." In Arthurian legend, this is the name








    of a <a href="male_arthurian_legend_names_02.htm#KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE"> Knight of the Round Table</a> who returned


    <a href="male_arthurian_legend_names.htm#EXCALIBUR"> Excalibur</a> to the <a href="female_arthurian_legend_names.htm#LADY OF THE LAKE"> Lady of the








    Lake</a> after <a href="male_arthurian_legend_names.htm#ARTHUR, KING"> King Arthur</a>'s death. Described as being one-handed, he was still








    an excellent warrior. In Welsh, his full name was Bedwyr Bedrydant, meaning








    "Bedivere of the Perfect Sinews."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="BEELZEBUB">BEELZEBUB</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Anglicized form of Greek <a href="male_b_names_2.htm#BEELZEBOUL">Beelzeboul</a>, meaning


    "lord of dung." In the New Testament bible, this is a name for <a href="male_s_names.htm#SATAN">Satan</a>,


    the prince of evil spirits.  </font></li>








  <li><a name="BELSHAZZAR"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BELSHAZZAR</font></b></a><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Anglicized form of Hebrew <a href="male_b_names_2.htm#BELSHA'TSTSAR">Belsha'tstsar</a>, meaning "<a href="male_b_names.htm#BA'AL">Ba'al</a>


    protect the king." In the bible, this is the name of a king of Babylon


    at the time of its fall; he to whom <a href="male_english_names_04.htm#DANIEL">Daniel</a>


    interpreted the writing on the wall.</font></li>








  <li><a name="BELTESHAZZAR"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BELTESHAZZAR</font></b></a><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Anglicized form of Babylonian <a href="male_b_names_2.htm#BELTESHA'TSTSAR">Beltesha'tstsar</a>,


    meaning "<a href="male_b_names.htm#BA'AL">Ba'al</a>'s


    prince." In the bible, this is <a href="male_english_names_04.htm#DANIEL">Daniel</a>


    the prophet's Babylonian name. </font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="BEN">BEN</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Short form of English <a href="#BENJAMIN">Benjamin</a> "son of








    the right hand" and <a href="#BENEDICT">Benedict</a> "blessed." </font></li>








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    <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BENAIAH</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Anglicized form of Hebrew <a href="male_b_names_2.htm#BENAYAH">Benayah</a> and


    <a href="male_b_names_2.htm#BENAYAHU">Benayahu</a>,


    meaning "God has built." In the bible, this is


    the name of the captain of <a href="male_english_names_05.htm#DAVID">David</a>'s guard and many other


    characters.</font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><a name="BENEDICT"><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BENEDICT</font></a></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    English form of French <a href="male_b_names_2.htm#BÉNÉDICT"> Bénédict</a>, meaning "blessed." </font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="BENET">BENET</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">: Variant spelling of English


    <a href="#BENNETT">Bennett</a>,








        meaning "blessed." Compare with another form of <a href="male_b_names_2.htm#BENET">Benet</a>.</font>








  </li>








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    <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BENETT</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    Variant spelling of English <a href="#BENNETT">Bennett</a>, meaning "blessed."</font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><a name="BENJAMIN"><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BENJAMIN</font></a></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">: Anglicized


    form of Greek <a href="male_b_names_2.htm#BENIAMÍN"> Beniamín</a> from Hebrew


    <a href="male_b_names_3.htm#BINYAMIN">Binyamin</a>, meaning "son of








    the right hand." In


    the bible, this is the name of one of the founders of the








    twelve tribes of Israel, the youngest of <a href="male_english_names_09.htm#JACOB">Jacob</a>'s








    twelve sons. His birth name was <a href="male_b_names_2.htm#BENONI">Benoni</a>,








    given to him by his mother who died giving birth to him. Not wanting his son








    to bear such an ill-omened name, Jacob changed his name to Binyamin/Benjamin,








    because he was the only son born in southern Canaan instead of northern








    Mesopotamia. Compare with another form of <a href="male_b_names_2.htm#BENJAMIN">Benjamin</a>.</font>


  </li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BENJI</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Pet form of English <a href="#BENJAMIN">Benjamin</a>,








    meaning "son of








    the right hand."</font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BENJIE</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Pet form of English <a href="#BENJAMIN">Benjamin</a>,








    meaning "son of








    the right hand."</font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><b>BENJY</b></font><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Pet form of English <a href="#BENJAMIN">Benjamin</a>,








    meaning "son of








    the right hand."</font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BENNET</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Variant spelling of English <a href="#BENNETT">Bennett</a>,








    meaning "blessed."








    </font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="BENNETT">BENNETT</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    Medieval form of English <a href="#BENEDICT">Benedict</a>, meaning


    "blessed." </font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BENNIE</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Pet form of English <a href="#BENJAMIN">Benjamin</a>








    "son of








    the right hand" and <a href="#BENEDICT">Benedict</a>








    "blessed."</font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BENNY</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Pet form of English <a href="#BENJAMIN">Benjamin</a>








    "son of








    the right hand" and <a href="#BENEDICT">Benedict</a>








    "blessed."</font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><a name="BEN-ONI"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BEN-ONI</font></b></a><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Anglicized form of Hebrew <a href="male_b_names_2.htm#BEN-OWNIY">Ben-Owniy</a>, meaning


    "son of my sorrow." In the bible, this is the name given to <a href="#BENJAMIN">Benjamin</a>








    by his mother <a href="female_r_names.htm#RACHEL">Rachel</a> as she died


    giving birth to him.</font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="BENONI">BENONI</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Anglicized form of Hebrew <a href="male_b_names_2.htm#BEN-OWNIY">Ben-Owniy</a>, meaning


    "son of my sorrow." In the bible, this is the name given to <a href="#BENJAMIN">Benjamin</a>








    by his mother <a href="female_r_names.htm#RACHEL">Rachel</a> as she died


    giving birth to him.</font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BENSON</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    English surname transferred to forename use, meaning "son of <a href="#BEN">Ben</a>."</font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BENTLEY</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the name of various places


    composed of the Old English elements <i>beonet</i>, "bent grass" and <i>lēah</i>








    "clearing, meadow" hence "bent grass meadow."</font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BENTON</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the name of a place in Northumbria composed of the Old English elements <i>beonet</i> "bent grass" and <i>tūn</i>








    "enclosure; settlement," hence "bent grass settlement."</font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><a name="BERKELEY"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BERKELEY</font></b></a><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    English habitational surname transferred to forename use, composed of the


    Old English elements <i>be</i>(<i>o</i>)<i>rc</i> "birch" and <i>leah</i>


    "clearing, meadow, pasture," hence "birch tree meadow."</font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="BERNARD">BERNARD</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">: English form of Anglo-Saxon


    <a href="male_b_names_3.htm#BEORNHEARD">Beornheard</a>,


    meaning "bold as a bear." Compare with another form of <a href="male_b_names_3.htm#BERNARD">Bernard</a>.</font>


  </li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BERNIE</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Pet form of English <a href="#BERNARD">Bernard</a>, meaning "bold as a bear."</font>


  </li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="BERRY">BERRY</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">: Variant


    spelling of English <a href="#BARRY">Barry</a>, meaning








    "fair-headed." Compare with feminine <a href="female_b_names_2.htm#BERRY">Berry</a>.</font>








  </li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="BERT">BERT</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Modern English name derived from Old English <i>beorht</i>, meaning


    "bright." Used as a short form of longer names containing the


    same element. </font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="BERTIE">BERTIE</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Pet form of English <a href="#BERT">Bert</a>, meaning "bright." Compare


    with feminine <a href="female_b_names_2.htm#BERTIE">Bertie</a>.</font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><b><a name="BETHUEL">BETHUEL</a></b></font><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Anglicized form of Hebrew <a href="male_b_names_3.htm#BETHUW'EL">Bethuw'el</a>,


    meaning "God destroys" or "man of God." In the bible, this is


    the name of a town and also the name of the father of <a href="female_r_names.htm#REBECCA">Rebecca</a>.


    </font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><a name="BETUEL"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BETUEL</font></b></a><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Variant spelling of English <a href="#BETHUEL">Bethuel</a>, meaning "God


    destroys" or "man of God."</font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BEVAN</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    English surname transferred to forename use, from the Anglicized form of Welsh ap <a href="male_i_names.htm#IEFAN">Iefan</a>,


    meaning "son of <a href="male_e_names_4.htm#EVAN">Evan</a>."</font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="BEVERLEY">BEVERLEY</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">: English surname transferred to forename use,


    derived from the


























    name of a place in Humberside composed of the Old English elements <i>beofor</i>


























    "beaver" and <i>lēac</i> "stream," hence


    "beaver stream." The feminine








    form of the name is spelled without the second "e"--<a href="female_b_names_2.htm#BEVERLY">Beverly</a>.</font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="BEVIS">BEVIS</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">: English








    surname transferred to forename use, probably from the Old French place name <i>Beauvais</i>,


    in Oise, France which got its name from the Belgic tribe of the <i> Bellovaci</i>








    (<i>Belovasci</i>) that some say is the name of the <i>Fir Bolg</i>








    (the ancient Irish "shining ones") of Celtic mythology.</font>








  </li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="BEZALEEL">BEZALEEL</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Anglicized form of Hebrew <a href="male_b_names_3.htm#BETSALEL">Betsalel</a>, meaning "in the shadow." In


    the bible, this is the name of a son of <a href="male_u_names.htm#URI">Uri</a>


    who was one of the architects of the tabernacle, and the name of an


    Israelite. </font>








  </li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BIFF</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Originally an American English boxing term, this name was later used as a


    byname for a tough-guy. Finally it transferred to a forename, and it still carries the same


    original meaning,








    "a blow with the fist."</font>








  </li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><a name="BIGVAI"><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BIGVAI</font></b></a><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Anglicized form of Hebrew <a href="male_b_names_3.htm#BIGVAY">Bigvay</a>, meaning


    "gardener, husbandman" or "in my bodies." In the bible,


    this is the name of a man who was a leader amongst the Babylonian exile


    returnees.</font>








  </li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BILL</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Pet form of English <a href="male_english_names_16.htm#WILLIAM">William</a>,








    meaning "will-helmet."








    </font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><a name="BILLY"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BILLY</font></b></a><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    Pet form of  English <a href="male_english_names_16.htm#WILLIAM">William</a>,








    meaning "will-helmet."</font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="BLAIN">BLAIN</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the old Scottish Gaelic personal name


    <a href="male_b_names_3.htm#BLÁÁN">Bláán</a>,


    meaning "little yellow one."</font></li>








  <li>


    <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BLAINE</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    Variant spelling of English <a href="#BLAIN">Blain</a>, meaning "little yellow








    one."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="BLAIZE">BLAIZE</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    English variant spelling of French <a href="male_b_names_3.htm#BLAISE">Blaise</a>, meaning "talks








    with a lisp."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BLAKE</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Old English byname for a person having unusually dark or light hair or


    skin. It later became a surname then a popular forename. It comes from two


    Old English words: 1) <i>blæc</i>  "black," and, 2) <i>blāc</i>  "white."


    It can therefore mean either "black" or "white." </font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BLAZE</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Variant spelling of English <a href="#BLAIZE">Blaize</a>, meaning "talks








    with a lisp."</font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BLISS</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    Old English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word <i>bliss</i>, meaning








    "joy; happiness." </font></li>








  <li><a name="BLYTHE"><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BLYTHE</font></b></a><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">: Old English surname transferred to


    unisex forename use, derived from the word <i> blīðe</i>, meaning "cheerful,


    happy."</font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="BOAZ">BOAZ</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Anglicized form of Hebrew <a href="male_b_names_3.htm#BO'AZ">Bo'az</a>, meaning


    "swiftness." In the bible, this is the name of a Bethlehemite who


    married <a href="female_r_names_3.htm#RUTH">Ruth</a>.</font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BOB</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Short form of English <a href="male_english_names_14.htm#ROBERT">Robert</a>, meaning "bright


    fame." </font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="BOBBI">BOBBI</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Unisex pet form of English <a href="male_english_names_14.htm#ROBERT">Robert</a>


    and <a href="female_r_names_2.htm#ROBERTA">Roberta</a>, meaning "bright


    fame." </font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="BOBBY">BOBBY</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Pet form of English <a href="male_english_names_14.htm#ROBERT">Robert</a>, meaning








    "bright fame."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="BONIFACE">BONIFACE</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Short form of Latin <a href="male_b_names_4.htm#BONIFATIUS">Bonifatius</a>,


    meaning "good destiny/fate." In use by the French and occasionally


    the English.</font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BOOKER</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    English occupational surname transferred to forename use, originally


    denoting both a "book-binder" and a "scribe."</font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BRAD</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Short form of English names beginning with


    Brad-, from Old English <i>brád</i>,








    meaning "broad." </font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BRADBURN</font></b><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF">: English


    surname transferred to forename use, composed of the Old English elements <i>brad</i>








    "broad" and <i>burna</i> "stream," hence "broad








    stream."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="BRADEN">BRADEN</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    English surname transferred to forename use, from an Anglicized form of


    Irish Gaelic <i> Ó Bradain</i>, meaning "descendant of <a href="male_b_names_4.htm#BRADÁN">Bradán</a>,"


    hence "salmon."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BRADFORD</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    English habitational surname transferred to forename








    use, composed of the Old English elements <i>brád</i> "broad" and <i>ford</i>








    "ford, river crossing" hence "broad river crossing."</font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="BRADLEY">BRADLEY</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    English habitational surname








    transferred to forename use, composed of the Old English elements <i>brád</i>  








    "broad" and <i>leah</i>  "meadow, woodland clearing,"


    broad meadow."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="BRADY">BRADY</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Irish surname transferred to unisex forename use, derived








    from an Anglicized form of Gaelic <i> Ó Brádaigh</i> "descendant of


    <a href="male_b_names_4.htm#BRÁDACH">Brádach</a>,"


    hence "large-chested."</font>





















































  </li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BRAEDEN</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    Variant spelling of English <a href="#BRADEN">Braden</a>, meaning








    "salmon." </font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BRAIDEN</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Variant spelling of English <a href="#BRADEN">Braden</a>,








    meaning "salmon." 








    </font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BRAIDY</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    Variant spelling of English unisex <a href="#BRADY">Brady</a>, possibly meaning








    "large-chested."  </font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="BRAN">BRAN</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">: Short form of English <a href="#BRANDON">Brandon</a>,








        meaning "broom-covered hill," and other names beginning with


        Bran-. Compare with other forms of <a href="male_b_names_4.htm#BRAN">Bran</a>.</font>








  </li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BRANDEN</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    Variant spelling of English <a href="#BRANDON">Brandon</a>, meaning "broom-covered








    hill."</font>








  </li>








  <li><b><a name="BRANDON"><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BRANDON</font></a></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    English surname transferred to forename use, from the name of various places most of which were composed of the








    Old English elements <i>brom</i> "broom" and <i>dun</i> "hill,"


    hence "broom-covered hill."</font>








  </li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="BRANDT">BRANDT</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    English surname transferred to forename use, from Anglo-Saxon <a href="#BRAND">Brand</a>,


    meaning "blade, sword."</font>








  </li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BRANNON</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    Variant spelling of English <a href="#BRANDON">Brandon</a>, meaning








    "broom-covered hill." </font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="BRANT">BRANT</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Variant spelling of English <a href="#BRANDT">Brandt</a>, meaning


    "blade, sword."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BRAYDEN</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Variant spelling of English <a href="#BRADEN">Braden</a>,








    meaning "salmon." 








    </font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="BRENDAN">BRENDAN</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">: Anglicized


    form of Irish Gaelic <a href="male_b_names_4.htm#BREÁNDAN"> Breándan</a>, meaning








    "prince."</font>








  </li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BRENDEN</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    Variant spelling of English <a href="#BRENDAN">Brendan</a>, meaning








    "prince."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BRENDON</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Variant spelling of English <a href="#BRENDAN">Brendan</a>,








    meaning "prince."








    </font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BRENNAN</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Irish surname transferred to forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic


    <i>


    Ó Braonáin</i>, "descendant of <a href="male_b_names_4.htm#BRAONÁN"> Braonán</a>," hence "little


    drop."  </font>


  </li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="BRENT">BRENT</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    English


    surname transferred to forename use having several possible origins: 


    </font>


    <ol />


      <li><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">From an


        Old English byname for a criminal who had


        been "branded." For example, the surname <i>Brendcheke</i>


        "burned cheek" came from such a byname. </font>


      </li>


      <li><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">From


        a habitational name derived either from Old English <i>brant</i> "steep"


        or an old British Celtic word meaning "high place." </font>


      </li>


      <li><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">From


        a topographic name for someone who "lives by the ground cleared by


        fire," from Middle English <i>brend</i>, from <i>brennan</i>


        "to burn."</font>


      </li>


    </ol>


  </li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BRENTON</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Habitational surname transferred to forename use,








    composed of the Old English elements <i>bryne</i>, meaning "fire, flame,"








    and <i>tun</i>








    "enclosure, settlement, town," hence "fire town."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BRET</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    Variant spelling of English <a href="#BRETT">Brett</a>, meaning "a Breton." </font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="BRETT">BRETT</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    English unisex name meaning, "a

















Breton."</font></li>








  <li><b><a name="BRIAN"><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BRIAN</font></a></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">: Old French derogatory byname derived from the Old


        Occitan word <i>brian</i>, meaning "maggot." Compare with


    another form of <a href="male_b_names_4.htm#BRIAN">Brian</a>.</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BRIAR</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


























    English unisex name derived from the plant name <i>briar</i>, from Old


    English <i>brer</i>, meaning "prickly bush."


    </font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BRIGHAM</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    English surname transferred to forename








    use, from a place name composed of the Old English elements <i>brycg</i> "bridge" and <i>ham</i>








    "homestead," hence "homestead by the bridge."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BRISCOE</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    English surname transferred to forename use,








    from the name of various places, most of which were composed of the Old








    Norse elements <i>birki</i>








    "birch" and <i>skógr</i>  "wood," hence "birch


    wood."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BRITTON</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    English surname transferred to forename use, meaning "from Britain."</font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BROCK</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English <i>brocc</i> meaning








    "badger."</font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BRODERICK</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Welsh surname transferred to forename use, from an Anglicized form of the personal name


    <a href="male_r_names_2.htm#RHYDDERCH">Rhydderch</a>,


    meaning "reddish-brown." </font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="BRODIE">BRODIE</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Modern English variant spelling of Irish <a href="male_b_names_4.htm#BRODY">Brody</a>, meaning


    "ditch." </font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="BROOK">BROOK</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">: English








    surname transferred to unisex forename use, from Old English <i>broc</i>,








    meaning "brook, stream."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BROOKE</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    Variant spelling of English unisex <a href="#BROOK">Brook</a>, meaning "brook,








    stream."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BROOKS</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    English surname transferred to forename use, meaning "of the








    brook."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BROSE</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Short form of English <a href="male_a_names_6.htm#AMBROSE">Ambrose</a>, meaning








    "immortal."</font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BRUCE</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Scottish surname transferred to forename use, possibly meaning "woods;


    thicket." It was originally a Norman French baronial name but the exact location from which it was derived has not been








    identified and the number of possibilities are numerous. In use by the


    English.</font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="BRUNO">BRUNO</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    German name derived from the word <i>braun</i>, meaning "brown." In


    use by the English.</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="BRUTUS">BRUTUS</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    Roman Latin name meaning "heavy" or "the dullard." In


    use by the English.</font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="BRYAN">BRYAN</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    English surname transferred to forename use, derived from Irish <a href="male_b_names_4.htm#BRIAN">Brian</a>, meaning


    "high hill."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BRYANT</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    English surname transferred to forename use, derived from Irish <a href="male_b_names_4.htm#BRIAN">Brian</a>, meaning


    "high hill."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BRYON</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Variant spelling of English <a href="#BRYAN">Bryan</a>, meaning


    "high hill."</font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BUCK</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    From the American English pet name for a "high-spirited young man,"








    from the vocabulary word <i>buck</i>, meaning  "male deer or goat."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BUD</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Short form of English <a href="#BUDDY">Buddy</a>, meaning "companion."</font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="BUDDY">BUDDY</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    English name derived from the vocabulary, which may be an altered form of


    "brother" or, more likely, a variant spelling of British <i>butty</i>,


    meaning "companion." </font></li>








  <li><a name="BURNEY"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BURNEY</font></b></a><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Irish surname transferred to forename use, from an Anglicized form of Gaelic


    <i>Mac Biorna</i> "son of <a href="male_b_names_3.htm#BIORNA">Biorna</a>,"


    hence "bear."</font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BURT</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Short form of English <a href="#BURTON">Burton</a>, meaning "fortified








    settlement."</font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="BURTON">BURTON</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    English surname transferred to forename








    use, composed of the Old English elements <i>burh</i>








    "fortress, protection" and <i>tun</i> "enclosure, settlement," hence


    "fortified settlement."</font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BUSTER</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    English slang term for someone who breaks








    things transferred to forename use, originally derived from the verb <i>bust</i>,








    meaning "to break, smash," hence "breaker, destroyer, smasher."</font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2">BUTCH</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    Originally a short from of the occupational surname <i>Butcher</i>. Later it was








    used to address a stranger in a sort of derogatory manner. For example,








    "Listen here, Butch..."</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BUZ</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Anglicized form of Hebrew <a href="male_b_names_5.htm#BUWZ">Buwz</a>, meaning


    "contempt." In the bible, this is the name of a son of <a href="male_n_names.htm#NACHOR">Nachor</a>.</font></li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BYRNE</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    Irish surname transferred to forename use, from an


    Anglicized form of Gaelic <i> Ó Broin</i> "descendant of <a href="#BRAN">Bran</a>,"


    hence "raven."</font></li>








  <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="BYRON">BYRON</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    English surname transferred to forename use, from the Old English phrase <i>æt








    ðæm byrum</i>   ("at the byres or cattle-sheds"). The


    name was usually








    given to someone whose job it was to look after cattle.</font>



































                

















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  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">BYSSHE</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








    English surname transferred to forename use, from a variant spelling of the surname


    <i>Bush</i>, meaning "bush."</font>



































                

















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  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="CADE">CADE</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








                        English surname transferred to forename use,








                        originally








                        a byname for someone or something "round








                        and lumpy."</font>



































                

















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  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="CADEN">CADEN</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


                        Irish surname transferred








                        to forename use, from <i>McCadden</i>, an Anglicized


                        form of Gaelic <i>Mac Cadáin</i>








                        "son of <a href="male_c_names.htm#CADÁN">Cadán</a>,"


                        hence "little battle." </font>



































                

















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  <li><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><b><a name="CADENCE">CADENCE</a></b></font><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


    English unisex name derived


    from the vocabulary word, from Latin <i>cadens</i> "to fall,"


                        hence "flow of rhythm." </font>



































                

















  </li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">CADOGAN</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


                        Anglicized form of Welsh <a href="male_c_names.htm#CADWGAWN">Cadwgawn</a>,








                        meaning "battle glory."</font>



































                

















  </li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="CAIN">CAIN</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


                        Anglicized form of Hebrew <a href="male_q_names.htm#QAYIN">Qayin</a>


                        ("acquired, possessed") and Greek <a href="male_k_names.htm#KAÏN"> Kaïn</a>


                        ("maker; fabricator" i.e. "smith"). In the


                        bible, this is the name of <a href="male_english_names.htm#ADAM">Adam</a>








                        and <a href="female_e_names_4.htm#EVE">Eve</a>'s first son








                        who killed his brother <a href="male_english_names.htm#ABEL">Abel</a>. </font>



































                

















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                      <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="CAINAN">CAINAN</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:  </font>


                        <ol>


                          <li><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">Anglicized form of


                            Hebrew <a href="male_q_names.htm#QEYNAN">Qeynan</a>, meaning "possession." In the bible, this


    is the name of a son of <a href="male_english_names_06.htm#ENOSH">Enosh</a>.  </font></li>


                          <li><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">Anglicized form of


                            Greek <a href="male_k_names.htm#KAÏNAM"> Kaïnam</a>, meaning "their smith." In


                            the New Testament bible, this is the name of a son


                            of an ancestor of <a href="male_c_names_3.htm#CHRIST">Christ</a>.</font></li>


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                      </li>








  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">CAIRO</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


                        American English name derived from the name of the


                        Egyptian city of <i>Cairo</i>, from Arabic <i>al-Qāhira</i>,








                        meaning "victorious." </font>



































                

















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  <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">CAL</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


                        Short form of English <a href="#CALVIN">Calvin</a>








                        "little bald one," and other names


                        beginning with Cal-.</font>



































                

















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                      <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2">CALDER</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">: English surname transferred to forename








                        use, probably from the place name <i>Calder</i> in Cumbria, composed of the








                        Welsh elements <i>caled</i>








                        "hard; violent," and <i>dwfr</i> "stream,


                        water," hence "violent water."</font>








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                      <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">CALE</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


                        Short form of English <a href="#CALEB">Caleb</a>, meaning








                        "dog" or "rabid."</font>








                      </li>








                      <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="CALEB">CALEB</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


                        Anglicized form of Hebrew <a href="male_k_names.htm#KALEB">Kaleb</a>,


                        meaning "dog" or "rabid." In the bible, this is the name of one of the twelve spies sent into Israel by


                        <a href="male_english_names_12.htm#MOSES">Moses</a>.</font>








                      </li>








                      <li><a name="CALVERT"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">CALVERT</font></b></a><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


                        English occupational surname transferred to forename


                        use, derived from Middle English <i>calfhirde</i>,


                        meaning "calf-herder."</font>








                      </li>








                      <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="CALVIN">CALVIN</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


                        English name derived from Latin <a href="male_c_names.htm#CALVINUS">Calvinus</a>,


                        meaning "little bald one."</font>








                      </li>








                      <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">CAM</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


                        Short form of Scottish unisex <a href="#CAMERON">Cameron</a>


                        ("crooked nose"), and other names


                        beginning with Cam-.</font>








                      </li>








                      <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">CAMDEN</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


                        English surname transferred








                        to forename use, composed of the Old English elements <i>camp</i>








                        "enclosure" and <i>denu</i>








                        "valley," hence "enclosed valley."</font>








                      </li>








                      <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="CAMERON">CAMERON</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


                        Scottish surname transferred


























                        to unisex forename use, from the name of the great


                        Highland clans whose ancestor had an


























                        ungraceful proboscis, composed of the Gaelic elements <i>


                        cam</i> "bent, crooked" and <i> sròn</i> "nose,"


                        hence "crooked nose."</font>








                      </li>








                      <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">CAMP</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








                        English short form of Scottish <a href="male_c_names.htm#CAMPBELL">Campbell</a>,


                        meaning "crooked mouth."</font>








                      </li>








                      <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="CAMPION">CAMPION</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


                        Norman French surname transferred to English forename use,


                        derived from the word <i>campion</i>, which was originally a status name for a professional


                        "champion."</font></li>








                      <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">CAMRON</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








                        English masculine variant spelling of Scottish <a href="#CAMERON">Cameron</a>, meaning








                        "crooked nose."</font></li>








                      <li><a name="CANAN"><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">CANAN</font></b></a><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


                        Anglicized form of Hebrew <a href="male_c_names_2.htm#CHANAN">Chanan</a>,


                        meaning "compassionate, merciful." In the bible, this is


                        the name of many characters, including a chief of the tribe of


                        <a href="#BENJAMIN">Benjamin</a>. </font></li>








                      <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF"><a name="CARBREY">CARBREY</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


                        Anglicized form of Gaelic <a href="male_c_names.htm#CAIRBRE">Cairbre</a>,








                        meaning "charioteer." In Irish and Scottish


                        use.</font>








  </li>








                      <li><b><font size="2" color="#9393FF">CARBRY</font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:








                        Variant spelling of English <a href="#CARBREY">Carbrey</a>, meaning








                        "charioteer."</font>








                      </li>








                      <li><b><font color="#9393FF" size="2"><a name="CAREY">CAREY</a></font></b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2">:


                        Variant spelling of English unisex <a href="male_english_names_04.htm#CARY">Cary</a>,


                        meaning "dark one." </font>








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