B names

B β בּ ب

Index

Bárbara – Bethany – Bettina – Blake - Bréagha – Brenda – Brennus – Brett – Brian – Bruno – Burak

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Bárbara

  • From: Feminine form derived from Greek βαρβαρος (barbaros)
  • Meaning: Foreign
  • Quenya: Ettelië (ettelëa+[ië] = foreign+[feminine names suffix])



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Bethany

  • From: Name of a biblical town, possibly derived from Hebrew בֵּית־תְּאֵנָה (beit-te’enah)
  • Meaning: House of figs
  • Quenya: Yávemar (yávë+mar = fruit*+house). OBS.: There are no words for fig in Quenya and the etymology of the word could not help either, so the simple adaptation for “fruit”.


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Bettina

  • From: German or Italian roots.  In German it’s the diminutive of German Elisabeth, the German and Dutch variation of Elizabeth . In Italian, it’s the diminutive of Benedetta, the feminine form of Benedict coming from the Latin BENEDICTVS
  • Meaning: (see Elizabeth entry here also) Benedetta means blessed
  • Quenya: Eruvandë (Eru+vanda+[ë] = God+oath+[feminine names suffix]) or Almáriel (almarë = blessedness. Actually an existing Quenya name suitable for Bettina’s etymology)



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Blake

  • From: English surname derived from the Old English blæc or blāc.
  • Meaning: Blæc means “black” and blāc means “pale”
  • Quenya: Moro (morë+[o] = black+[masculine names suffix] OR Maryo (marya+[o] = pale+[masculine names suffix]

Moro Maryo
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Bréagha

  • From: Scottish Gaelic word brèagha
  • Meaning: Beautiful
  • Quenya: Vanima (vanima = beautiful)

Vanima
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Brenda

  • From: Possibly a feminine form of Old Norse name Brandr. Also, sometimes associated as the feminine form of Brendan
  • Meaning: Brandr means “sword”. 
  • Quenya: Macillë (macil+[lë] = sword+[feminine names suffix])


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Brennus

  • From: Latinized form of a Celtic name (or title)
  • Meaning: King, prince or even raven
  • Quenya: Aran (aran = king) or Haryon (haryon = prince, heir)



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Brett

  • From: Middle English surname Brett
  • Meaning: A Breton (inhabitant of Brittany)
  • Quenya: Hret (orthographic adaptation, not based on etymology)


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Brian

  • From: possibly old Celtic bre
  • Meaning: Hill, or by extension high, noble
  • Quenya: Ambo (hill) or Arato (a noble)


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Bruno

  • From: Derived from the Germanic element brun
  • Meaning: Brown
  • Quenya: Varnon (varnë+[on] = brown+[masculine names suffix])


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Burak

  • From:  Arabic براق (Buraq), the name of the legendary creature that, according to Islamic tradition, transported the Prophet Muhammad. Its name is derived from Arabic برق (barq).
  • Meaning:  برق (barq) means “lightning”
  • Quenya: Élon (élë+[on] = n. flashy light, lightning+[masculine names suffix])

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