Names

Nepali and Bengali form of Vishal.

Croatian and Serbian form of Bisera.

Derived from the South Slavic word бисер (biser) meaning “pearl” (ultimately of Arabic origin).

Possibly from Lithuanian birti meaning “to scatter, to pour out” combined with a diminutive suffix. This name was borne by the mother of the 15th-century Grand Duke Vytautas of Lithuania.

Latvian form of Birutė.

Means “lightning” in Kurdish.

Danish diminutive of Birgitta.

Danish diminutive of Birgitta.

Icelandic diminutive of Birgitta.

From Icelandic birki meaning “birch”, specifically the downy birch (species Betula pubescens).