Howdy, thanks for stopping by on day 2
of the Challenge. Today's sampling of names come from all over the globe.
Barra (f) flame, origin - Hebrew
Belicia (f) dedicated to God, origin - Spanish
Bodhin (f) enlightenment, awareness, origin - Sanskrit
Bahari (m) One who sails, origin - African
Baraz (m) Exalted, origin - Persian
Baris (m) Peaceful, origin - Turkish
Have any 'B' names that would look good in a book? Do share!
Belicia is my favorite of the B names you listed for B-Day. I don't usually choose B names for my novels because the name of my protagonist is Pepper Bibeau. I should have some ideas for later letters. Happy weekend!
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Same to you, Gail. I understand why you'd stay away from B names.
DeleteBarra sounds as though it could be unisex I think.,
ReplyDeleteThat it does, Sally. :)
DeleteI like Barra, although it definitely sounds masculine to me.
ReplyDeleteI had three B names in my series - Byron, Bassa, and Bassan.
And Barra sounds like it would be a great fit. :)
DeleteBelicia is a lovely name!
ReplyDeleteBahar in Arabic means 'sea' so Bahri would mean 'of the sea' or 'my sea' depending on context. Several African names have their origins in Arabic I think. Balqis and Bilal are two names I like, both Islamic origin ie Arabic. Benazir is also a lovely name meaning unparalleled.
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Nilanjana
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Nilanjana,
DeleteI too believe - comparing the names - that these names do originate with Arabic. Yes, I definitely like the sound of Benazir. Thanks.
I like the name Barra; I agree with another commenter that said it possibly could be used unisex. Belicia is interesting; almost a bit of a tongue twister.
ReplyDeleteBoris comes to mind for a B name, but then you wonder about the character; would he be an evil one?
betty
True, Betty, I'd wonder about the character of Boris. :)
DeleteI should have had your list when I was naming babies. Some of these are perfect.
ReplyDeleteThanks. They'll work well for some of the babies yet to be written. :)
DeleteYour theme is reminding me I need to think outside the 'American' name box when naming characters.
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Me too. I love it when the meaning of the name fits the character's personality.
DeleteGreat idea for a theme. How about Barnaby?
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Barnaby is a name I equate with the English. Now I'm wondering about the origins.
DeleteI love the sound of the name Bodhin - it feels nice on the tongue.
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DeleteWe all have our favourites.
Agree with Natasha. There is just something so right about Bodhin. A very good list today Joy.
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DeleteI love your theme and I must have something for B names because two of my kids have B names, but that's because they are family names. My daughter's name is Blake. It's actually Katherine Blake and we call her Blake and my son is Bennett, Brian Bennett and we call him Bennett. I have a friend whose name is Bassima, I believe they are Muslim.
ReplyDeleteYup, you do have a thing for B names.
DeleteBassima has an interesting sound to it.
Balasz I like. Hungarian male name. Good luck in the challenge.
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DeleteSome lovely names.
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering about the pronunciation of some of these names. You know how I love the sounds of words...
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I've added pronunciations only to some names. :)
DeleteInteresting names. I haven't heard any of them before.
ReplyDeleteMostly, I haven't either.
DeleteI can see I'll be returning here for more inspiration for the names I'm making up as I go along at Camp Nano!
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DeleteI like Baris. B seems like a difficult letter for unique names, but I've seen Bhaia for a girl which I think is pretty.
ReplyDeleteYes, Bhaia is pretty.
DeleteJoy, you aren't going to find any red-neck southern kids with these names. lol I'm not pocking fun, so please don't take offense. While these names are certainly different, I love the meanings, especially that of Belicia ~ dedicated to God. Just noticed your surname; it's the same as my second cousins. Do you have family from southern West Virginia by chance? Thanks for hosting #AprilA2Z fun this year and have a nice weekend!
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Hi, Cathy, no offense taken. I believe that most of us on this side of the world were landed with the last names names of the plantation owners. In my case, I'm assuming that's true, but a bit of research wouldn't hurt.
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My two youngest grandchildren are Blake and Bryce. Not original, but not common either. I like the Spanish Bs... Bella, Benita, and Bibiana.
ReplyDeleteWow those are nice names Bella and Benita...perfect for twins..
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Bibiana, I like. :)
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DeleteI like the two-syllable names. Barra and Baraz are my favorites.
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Yup, I'm liking Baraz more and more.
DeleteOf course I'm a little partial to my own name even though it's a surname. Bushman!
ReplyDeleteBeatriz is a nice name. (I know someone whose daughter is named Beatriz.) This is an interesting theme you picked. I was surprised that Belicia means dedicated to God, because Elizabeth (Isabella) means the same.)
ReplyDeleteDidn't know what Elizabeth means, but then it's your name. :)
DeleteWhat a lovely theme, Joy! I like Bernadette and Bartholomew. (But not shortened to Bernie and Bart...)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bish!
DeleteBeatrice and Betsie I think are such cute 'B' names for girls. Bettina is one of my really good friends names!
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I like Bettina.
DeleteI do love Persian names. I find them very beautiful.
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That they are!
DeleteA fellow expat here in Ecuador, I believe he is originally from England is Bodhi. He's a pretty popular chef guy here. Great post, I look forward to maybe gleaning some character ideas through the month. Enjoy the challenge!
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I like Bodhi. It sounds Indian. Hope you find a name or two that you like.
DeleteThis is a fun theme! I always struggle with character names.
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Yvonne
This is a fun theme! I always struggle with character names.
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Yvonne
Love your theme!
DeleteDon't want to spoil my book (which is far from completion) but one of my "Avatars" is named "Balan" which I think is made up. We have 3 - the good guy, the bad guy, and the balancer. Or at least that's what the readers are led to think :-)
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Balan is different. :)
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