All Elements

berht Old Saxon, Old Dutch (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Saxon, Old Dutch and Frankish word meaning "bright".

berhtaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "bright".

berk Medieval Turkic
Turkic word meaning "mighty, firm, solid".

berkō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "birch tree".

bern Old High German, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German and Frankish word meaning "bear (animal)".

bernuz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "bear (animal)".

bero Old High German
Old High German word meaning "bear (animal)".

berô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "bear (animal)".

beryllos βήρυλλος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "beryl", of Sanskrit origin.

besë Albanian
Albanian word meaning "pledge, faith".

beta Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "beet".

bethu Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "life".

beusu Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
West Germanic word meaning "reed, rush, bent grass".

bhadra भद्र Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "fortune, prosperity".

bhāṣā भाषा Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "speech, language".

bhāsa भास Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "light".

bhaṭṭāra भट्टार Sanskrit
Sanskrit title meaning "noble lord".

bhāvana भावन Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "producing, manifesting".

bhīma भीम Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "terrible, formidable".

bi Basque
Basque word meaning "two".

bí Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "to give birth, to beget".

bì 碧 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "jade, green, blue, cyan".

bia βία Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "force, power".

biān 边, 邊 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "edge, side".

bibar Old High German
Old High German word meaning "beaver".

biben Old High German
Old High German word meaning "to tremble".

bibēną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to tremble".

bích 碧 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of bì.

bilga 𒉋𒂵 Sumerian
Sumerian word meaning "male ancestor".

bīn 斌 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "refined".

bin 斌, 빈 Korean
Korean reading of bīn.

bǐng 炳 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "bright, luminous, glorious".

bình 平 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of píng.

binut Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
West Germanic word meaning "reed, rush, bent grass".

bios βίος Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "life".

bĭrati бьрати Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "to take, to gather, to reap".

birka Old High German
Old High German word meaning "birch tree".

bis Medieval French
Old French word meaning "drab, dingy".

biser бисер South Slavic
South Slavic word meaning "pearl", derived from the Bulgar language, of Arabic origin.

bjǫrg Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "help, salvation".

bjǫrk Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "birch tree".

bjǫrn Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "bear (animal)".

bʿl Ancient Semitic (Hypothetical)
Semitic word meaning "lord, master, possessor".

blac Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "pale, shining, white".

bladona Late Roman
Latin word meaning "mullein plant" (of Celtic origin).

blæc Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "black".

blagoroden благороден South Slavic
South Slavic word meaning "noble".

blanc Old High German
Old High German word meaning "white".

blancus Late Roman (Hypothetical)
Latin word meaning "white".

blank Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "white".

blankaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "white, blank".

blao Old High German
Old High German word meaning "blue".

bláth Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "flower".

blātus Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "flower".

blau Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "blue".

blaw Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "blue".

blawt Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "flowers, blossoms".

bleidd Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "wolf".

blēwaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "blue".

bliþe Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "happy, blithe".

blóm Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "bloom, flower".

blōmô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "bloom, flower".

blund Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "golden brown".

blundaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "mixed".

bluomo Old High German
Old High German word meaning "bloom, flower".

bó 1 博 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wide, extensive, gamble".

bó 2 Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "cow".

bō 波 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wave".

bọ̀ Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "return".

bod Old Frisian, Old Saxon (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old Frisian, Old Saxon and Frankish word meaning "command, order".

bogŭ богъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "god".

boii Ancient Roman
Latin word referring to a Gaulish tribe, possibly from a Celtic word meaning "cow".

bojĭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "battle".

bōkō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "beech tree".

bokor Hungarian
Hungarian word meaning "bush".

bold 1 Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "house".

bold 2 болд Mongolian
Mongolian word meaning "steel".

boľe болѥ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "more, better".

bolgŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "good, pleasant".

bolor болор Mongolian
Mongolian word meaning "crystal".

bom Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "tree".

bon Medieval French
Old French word meaning "good".

bona Old High German, Old Dutch
Old High German and Old Dutch word meaning "bean".

bona ventura Ancient Roman
Latin phrase meaning "good luck".

bonga Nguni
Nguni word meaning "to thank".

bonor Polynesian
Polynesian word meaning "good, moral".

bonus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "good".

bord Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "board, plank".

borg Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "fortress, fortification, citadel".

borgne Medieval French
Old French word meaning "one-eyed".

borna Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "defence, protection".

borti Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "to fight".

borŭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "pine tree".

bos Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "cow, bull, ox".

boscus Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "bush" (of Germanic origin).

bosŭ босъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "barefoot".

bót Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "remedy, improvement".

bot 1 Old High German
Old High German word meaning "command, order".

bot 2 Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "remedy, help".

botecher Medieval German
Middle High German word meaning "cooper, barrel maker".

bǫð Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "battle".

both Medieval English
Middle English word meaning "hut, stall".

botm Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "ground, soil, bottom".

bōtō Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "improvement".

botu Medieval Turkic
Turkic word meaning "young animal".

bouchier Medieval French
Old French word meaning "butcher".

boug Old High German
Old High German word meaning "ring, bracelet".

boum Old High German
Old High German word meaning "tree".

boun ບຸນ Lao
Lao word meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness".

bous βοῦς Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "ox, cow".

boyadzhiya бояджия Bulgarian
Bulgarian word meaning "dyer".

božĭjĭ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "divine".

brad Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "broad".

bráen Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "rain, moisture, drop".

brahman ब्रह्मन् Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "sacred word, prayer" or "devout worshipper".

braidaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "broad".

bran Old Irish, Old Welsh
Irish and Welsh word meaning "raven".

brand Old Dutch (Hypothetical)
Old Dutch word meaning "fire, torch, sword".

brandaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "fire, torch, sword".

brandr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "fire, torch, sword".

branos Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "raven".

brant Old High German
Old High German word meaning "fire, torch, sword".

bratŭ братъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "brother".

bravus Late Roman (Hypothetical)
Vulgar Latin word meaning "angry, bold, brave".

bray English
Phonetic element /bɹeɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as bray, brae or brai.

bręcati Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "to make a sound, to buzz".

breit Old High German
Old High German word meaning "broad".

breowan Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "to brew".

brer Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "briar".

brewwaną Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "to brew".

bṛh बृह् Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "to grow, to increase".

bridd Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "young bird".

brigā Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "might, power, prestige".

brií Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "hill".

briíg Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "might, power".

brink Old Dutch, Old Saxon
Old Dutch and Old Saxon word meaning "edge, slope".

brinkaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "edge, margin".

britto Ancient Roman
Latin word referring to a Briton, a Celt of the British Islands.

briuwan Old High German, Old Saxon, Old Dutch (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old Saxon and Old Dutch word meaning "to brew".

brixs Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "hill, high".

broc Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "brook, small stream".

brōkaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "swamp".

brokkos Old Celtic (Hypothetical)
Celtic word meaning "badger".

bron Old Welsh
Welsh word meaning "breast".

brun Old High German, Anglo-Saxon, Old Dutch (Hypothetical), Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old English, Old Dutch and Frankish word meaning "brown".

brūnaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "brown".

brunjo 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌾𐍉 Gothic
Gothic word meaning "breastplate".

brunjǭ Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "breastplate".

brúnn Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "brown".

brunna Old High German
Old High German word meaning "armour".

brunnja Frankish (Hypothetical)
Frankish word meaning "armour".

brunus Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "brown".

bruoc Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "wetland, marsh".

bry English
Phonetic element /bɹaɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as bry or bri.

brycg Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "bridge".

bryn Welsh
Welsh word meaning "hill".

brynja Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "armour".

bù 1 部 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "part, section".

bù 2 步 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "walk, step".

bụ Igbo
Igbo word meaning "is (equals)".

bucc Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "buck, male deer".

budą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "offer".

buddhi बुद्धि Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "intellect, reason, mind".

bŭdĭna Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "tub, barrel" (probably of Germanic origin).

bugge Medieval English
Middle English word meaning "goblin, hostile supernatural creature".

bùi 裴 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of péi.

bùkún Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "add, increase".

bula Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "bull".

bulan Malay
Malay word meaning "moon".

bulgarus Late Roman
Latin word referring to the Turkic tribe of the Bulgars, possibly from a Turkic root meaning "mixed".

bullo Old Dutch
Old Dutch word meaning "bull".

bulô Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "bull".

bùn Yoruba
Yoruba word meaning "give".

bun Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "root, bottom".

buohha Old High German
Old High German word meaning "beech tree".

bur Old High German, Anglo-Saxon, Old Dutch, Old Saxon
Old High German, Old English, Old Dutch and Old Saxon word meaning "dwelling, room". In Old High German it also acquired the meaning "peasant", and later "farmer".

būrą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "dwelling, cabin, hut".

burdą Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "board, plank".

bure Medieval French
Old French word referring to a type of coarse woolen cloth.

burg Old High German, Old Saxon, Anglo-Saxon, Old Dutch, Frankish (Hypothetical)
Old High German, Old Saxon, Old English, Old Dutch and Frankish word meaning "fortress, fortification, citadel".

burgus Late Roman
Latin word meaning "village", of Frankish origin.

burgz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "fortress, fortification, citadel".

burhān برهان Arabic
Arabic word meaning "proof".

bŭrkŭ бъркъ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "whisker, quill".

burna Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "spring, fountain, stream".

busc Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "bush".

busisa Nguni
Nguni word meaning "to bless".

busk Old High German
Old High German word meaning "bush".

buskaz Old Germanic (Hypothetical)
Germanic word meaning "bush".

bustum Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "ox pasture".

butil Old High German
Old High German word meaning "bag, pouch".

butiller Medieval French
Old French word meaning "wine steward", ultimately from Late Latin butticula "bottle".

bychan Old Welsh
Welsh word meaning "little".

byeong 炳, 병 Korean
Korean reading of bǐng.

bylĭje Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "herb".

býr Old Norse
Old Norse word meaning "farm, settlement".

byrgen Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "burial mound".

bystrŭ бꙑстръ Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "quick, clear".

caballus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "pack horse".

cáel Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "slender".

caelum Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "sky, heaven".

caer Old Welsh
Welsh word meaning "fortress".

cærse Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "watercress".

cái 1 才 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "talent, ability".

cái 2 财, 財 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "wealth, riches".

cài 1 菜 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "vegetables, greens".

cài 2 蔡 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the ancient state of Cai, which was located in what is now Henan province.

cǎi 1 采 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "collect, gather, pluck".

cǎi 2 彩 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "colour".

caín Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "handsome, beautiful, good".

čajĭka Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "gull".

calanthe English
English word for a type of flower, derived from Greek καλός (kalos) meaning "beautiful" and ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower".

caled Old Welsh
Welsh word meaning "rough, hard, cruel".

calvus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "bald".

cam 柑 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of gān.

camellia Various
Scientific Latin word for the camellia flower, named for botanist Joseph Kamel.

camm Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "crooked, twisted".

campana Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "bell".

campus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "field".

candana चन्दन Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "sandalwood".

candra चन्द्र Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "moon".

cáng 藏 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "to hide".

cāng 仓, 倉 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "granary, storehouse".

cáo 曹 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the former state of Cao, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province.

cǎo 草 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "grass, herbs".

cāo 操 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "conduct, behaviour".

capitaneus Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "captain".

cappa Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "cloak, cape, hood".

cappella Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "chapel".

capra Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "nanny goat".

capsa Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "box, case".

caput Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "head".

cara 1 Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "face".

cara 2 Italian, Ancient Roman
Italian word meaning "beloved".

carae Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "friend".

caraid Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "to love".

carbo Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "charcoal, coal".

cardo Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "hinge".

carduus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "thistle, thorn".

caritas Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "charity".

carne Medieval French
Old French word meaning "hinge".

carnevale Italian
Italian word meaning "carnival".

carpentarius Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "carriage maker".

carrus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "wagon, cart".

cart Medieval English
Middle English word meaning "cart" (of Old Norse origin).

caru Old Welsh
Welsh word meaning "to love, to desire".

carus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "beloved".

casa Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "house".

castellum Late Roman
Late Latin word meaning "castle".

castrum Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "castle, fortress, camp".

cat Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "battle".

cath Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "battle".

cattus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "cat".

catur चतुर् Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "four".

caupo Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "tradesperson, shopkeeper".

cavus Ancient Roman
Latin word meaning "cave, hollow".

ceald Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "cold".

ceapian Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "to buy, to trade".

čeček Medieval Turkic
Turkic word meaning "flower, blossom".

čędo чѧдо Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Slavic word meaning "child".

cein Old Welsh
Old Welsh word meaning "good, nice, lovely".

çelik Turkish
Turkish word meaning "steel".

cempa Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "champion, warrior".

cene Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "bold, keen".

cenn Old Irish
Old Irish word meaning "head".

ceol Anglo-Saxon
Old English word meaning "keel (of a ship)".

češi Czech
Czech word meaning "Czech", probably ultimately from the Slavic root čelo meaning "family, tribe".

cetana चेतन Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "visible, conscious, soul".

chae 1 采, 채 Korean
Korean reading of cǎi.

chae 2 彩, 채 Korean
Korean reading of cǎi.

chái 柴 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "firewood".

chai 1 ชาย Thai
Thai word meaning "man".

chai 2 ชัย Thai
Thai word meaning "victory", of Sanskrit origin.

chālchiuhtli Aztec
Nahuatl word meaning "jade".

cháng 1 常 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "common, frequent, regular".

cháng 2 长, 長 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "long".

cháng 3 嫦 Chinese
Chinese character referring to the goddess Chang'e.

chàng 畅, 暢 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "smooth, free, unrestrained".

chāng 昌 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "flourish, prosper, good, sunlight".

cháo 1 潮 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "tide, flow, damp".

cháo 2 朝 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "dynasty, imperial court, morning".

chāo 超 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "surpass, leap over".

chara χαρά Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "happiness".

charis χάρις Ancient Greek
Greek word meaning "grace, kindness".

châu 珠 Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of zhū.

chāyā छाया Sanskrit
Sanskrit word meaning "light, reflection, shadow".

chè 徹 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "pierce, penetrate".

chén 1 晨 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "early morning, daybreak".

chén 2 辰 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "early morning, dragon of the Chinese zodiac". This is the fifth of the twelve earthly branches.

chén 3 陈, 陳 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "exhibit, display, old, ancient". It also refers to the ancient state of Chen, which existed from the 11th to 5th centuries BC in what is now Henan province.

chén 4 宸 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "mansion, palace".

chéng 1 成 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "completed, finished, succeeded".

chéng 2 诚, 誠 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "sincere, honest, true".

chéng 3 承 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "inherit".

chéng 4 城 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "castle, city".

chéng 5 澄 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "clear, pure".

chéng 6 程 Chinese
Chinese character meaning "rule, order, regulations".

cheol 哲, 철 Korean
Korean reading of zhé.

cherāgh چراغ Persian
Persian word meaning "lamp, light".

chesne Medieval French
Old French word meaning "oak".