Names

Derived from the old Slavic word белъ (belu) meaning “white”.

The meaning of this name is not known for certain. It could be derived from Hungarian bél meaning “guts, bowel” or Slavic бѣлъ (belu) meaning “white”. This was the name of four Hungarian kings.

Akkadian cognate of Ba’al. The Babylonians used it as a title of the god Marduk.

Diminutive of Rebecca.

Scottish form of Beatrice.

Diminutive of Iseabail.

Modern form of Bébinn.

Alternate transcription of Persian بهروز (see Behrouz).

Means “fortunate” (literally “good day”) in Persian.

Alternate transcription of Persian بهروز (see Behrouz).