Names

Indonesian form of Bakhtiar.

From Greek Βάκχος (Bakchos), derived from ἰάχω (iacho) meaning “to shout”. This was another name of the Greek god Dionysos, and it was also the name that the Romans commonly used for him.

Derived from the name of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon. Saint Babylas was a 3rd-century patriarch of Antioch who was martyred during the reign of the Roman emperor Decius.

From a Persian word meaning “tiger”. This was the nickname of Zahir ud-Din Muhammad, the 16th-century founder of the Mughal Empire in India.

Turkish form of Babur.

Diminutive of Barbara.

Diminutive of Charalampos.

Means “first of twins” in Luganda.

French diminutive of Elizabeth or Barbara.

Alternate transcription of Urdu بابر (see Babur).