Nature Names (m)

Bent grass clearing English surname transferred to forename use. It originated as the name of many places most of which were composed of the Old English elements beonet, Bent grass and lēah wood; clearing

Beti

Basque form of Peter, meaning rock; stone

Beverley

Beaver stream English surname transferred to forename use, itself from the name of a place in Humberside composed of the elements beofor beaver and lēac stream The feminine form of the name is spelled without the second e--Beverly.

Bile

Sacred tree Irish myth name sometimes associated with Belenus (shining) but they are two different characters from two different myths.

Bipin

Bengali form of Hindi Vipin, meaning forest

Botros

Variant of Arabic Butrus, meaning rock, stone

Boutros

Variant of Arabic Butrus, meaning rock, stone

Bran

Welsh myth name of a giant king of Britain who was killed attacking Ireland, meaning raven

Branden

Variant of English Brandon, meaning broom-covered hill

Brandon

Broom-covered hill English surname transferred to forename use, itself from the name of various places most of which were composed of the Old English elements brom broom and dun hill

Brannon

Variant of English Brandon, meaning broom-covered hill

Brent

English surname transferred to forename use, itself from any of several place names meaning hill

Briar

English unisex nature name derived from the briar plant.

Brin

Variant of Welsh unisex Bryn, meaning hill

Brodie

Scottish surname transferred to forename use, itself from a place name derived from the Gaelic word brothach, meaning muddy place

Brody

Variant of Scottish Brodie, meaning muddy place

Brook

English surname transferred to unisex forename use, from Old English broc, meaning brook, stream

Brooke

Variant of English unisex Brook, meaning Brook, stream

Bros

Hebrew name meaning cypress tree

Bruce

Probably means woods or thicket Scottish surname of French origin, transferred to forename use. It was originally a Norman baronial name but the exact location from which it was derived has not been identified and the number of possibilities are numerous.