Dog Names That Start With B

835 names in this category, each with its meaning and background. See all name start with categories.

Bern

A name of a city in Switzerland, also means 'bear' in Old High German

Bernard

From the Old German bern "bear" and hart "hard, firm, brave, hardy"

Berndy

Bernice

Contracted form of Berenice

Bernie

Diminutive form of Bernard, meaning 'brave as a bear'.

Berno

A masculine given name and surname

Berny

A variant of Bernie, usually a short form of Bernard

Bero

From the Old High German 'bero' — a bear.

Berrylee

Bertha

Short form of Germanic names beginning with the element berht, "bright"

Berti

Derived from the Italian name Albert, meaning noble and bright

Bertie

Diminutive of Albert, Herbert and other names containing bert, from Old German beraht, "bright"

Berty

A given name recorded in English, and a surname

Beru

A character from the popular anime series 'Naruto', known for his affection and loyalty.

Berusko

Bery

Besca

Beso

Short form of the Georgian name Besarion

Bess

Diminutive of Elizabeth

Bessa

A Portuguese surname

Bessi

Recorded as a given name in Maghrebi Arabic (masculine) and Faroese (masculine)

Bessie

Diminutive of Elizabeth, from Bess + -ie

Bessy

English diminutive formed from Bess with the suffix -y

Bestie

Bestla

A jötunn in Norse mythology, mother of Odin, Vili and Vé

Besty

Beth

Short form of Elizabeth, or sometimes Bethany

Bethany

From a biblical town; probably Aramaic or Hebrew, possibly "house of figs"

Bethel

From a Hebrew place name meaning "house of God".

Bethia

Recorded as a given name in Biblical Latin

Betsie

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Bette

Diminutive of Elizabeth

Bettie

Diminutive of Elizabeth, Bethany and Bethia

Bettie Baloo

Bettina

Diminutive of Elisabeth, Elisabetta, Benedetta or Erzsébet

Bettis

An English surname

Betty

A diminutive of Elizabeth, in use since the late 17th century

Betty Lou

Beulah

Means "married" in Hebrew

Bev

Short form of Beverly, meaning 'beaver stream'

Beva

Beverly

From a surname derived from a Yorkshire city, from Old English beofor "beaver" and possibly licc "stream"

Bevi

A Friulian verb meaning 'to drink', from Latin bibere

Bevie

No documented meaning in the sources checked

Bevis

Derived from the Old French name meaning 'son of the prince'.

Bevvy

English slang clipping of beverage, especially an alcoholic drink

Bex

A given name recorded in English, used for both girls and boys

Bexar

Bexley

From Old English byxe, box tree, and leah, wood or clearing

Bexter

Bey

A Turkic title for a chieftain, also used as a social title for men.

Beyza

Means "white" in Turkish, from Arabic bayḍāʾ

Bianca

Italian feminine name meaning "white", cognate of Blanche

Bianco

Italian for "white"

Bianka

German, Hungarian and Polish form of Bianca

Biba

Recorded as a feminine given name in Croatian

Bibo

Recorded as a masculine given name in Portuguese

Bibolo

Biccy

Biddie

A given name; also spelled Biddy.

Bidsy

Bidu

Biel

Catalan short form of Gabriel.

Bienchen

Bieno

Biff

From a nickname based on the english word biff, meaning "punch, hit, strike"

Big Boy

Big Dawg

Biggi

Recorded as a feminine given name in Danish

Biggie

A nickname; the evidence records it only as part of the stage name Biggie Smalls

Biggles

A nickname of the fictional pilot James Charles Bigglesworth

Biggs

An English surname.

Bijan

A Persian name meaning 'paradise' or 'heaven'

Bijou

French word meaning "jewel"; mostly used as a name in French-speaking Africa.

Biker

Bikkja

Biko

A word referring to an ancestor or a spiritual guide in certain cultures

Bikolo

Bilbo Waggins

Bilka

A feminine given name recorded in Slovene

Bilko

Billi

A feminine given name recorded in English; also the title of a 2000 Pakistani Urdu horror film.