name from the same source, or transferred from the surname.
name of American usage since the 1970s.
babery
babery
noun
(obsolete) Finery of a kind to please a child.
baetyl
baetyl
noun
(historical) A meteorite or similar-looking rough stone thought to be of divine origin and worshipped as sacred.
baeyer
bagley
bagley
Proper noun
an area in north-west Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.
a village in Hordley parish, Shropshire
a hamlet in parish, district, Somerset, England
a village in the City of borough, West Yorkshire, England
a small city in Iowa, USA.
a small city in Minnesota, USA
a village in Wisconsin, USA.
a town in Wisconsin.
bailey
bailey
noun
(in certain proper names) A prison or court of justice.
The outer wall of a feudal castle.
The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress.
bakery
bakery
noun
(uncountable, US) Baked goods.
A shop in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.
The trade of a baker.
baleys
barbey
barely
barely
adv
(archaic) merely.
(degree) Almost not at all.
(degree) By a small margin.
barkey
barley
barley
noun
(Singapore) seed of Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi)
A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.
barney
barney
adj
(obsolete, UK, slang) insane crazy, loony.
noun
(UK, Australia, slang) A minor physical fight.
(UK, Australia, slang) A noisy argument.
(US dialect, Boston) A student at Harvard University.
(US, pejorative slang) A police officer, usually one perceived as inferior or overzealous.
(film, television) Synonym of blimp (“soundproof cover for a video camera”)
(obsolete, Harvard University slang) A poor recitation.
(obsolete, UK, slang) A hoax, a humbug, something that is not genuine, a rigged or unfair sporting contest.
(obsolete, UK, slang) A lark, a romp, some fun.
verb
(UK, Australia) To argue, to quarrel.
(obsolete, Harvard University slang) To recite badly; to fail.
baryes
baryes
noun
plural of barye
baryte
baryte
noun
Alternative form of barite
basely
basely
adv
In a base manner
batley
bawley
bawley
noun
(nautical) A small fishing boat, equipped with sails, used mainly in the estuary of the Thames, England.
baxley
baxley
Proper noun
a city in Georgia, USA
bayeau
bayern
bayeta
bayete
baylet
baylet
noun
A little bay.
bayley
baymen
baymen
noun
plural of bayman
beachy
beachy
adj
Pertaining to a beach or something beach-like.
Pertaining to the material making up the edge of a seashore, as with pebbles, gravel, and sand.
beardy
beardy
adj
Bearded.
Manly, masculine.
noun
A bearded collie.
A bearded dragon.
A bearded person; used to identify members of a group or class who can be identified by the wearing of beards.
A bearded reedling.
Any of several kinds of fish; a loach.
beatty
beauty
beauty
adj
(Canada) Of high quality, well done.
intj
(Canada) Cool!
(Canada) Thanks!
noun
(archaic, in the plural) Beautiful passages or extracts of poetry.
(obsolete) Prevailing style or taste; rage; fashion.
(physics, obsolete) A beauty quark (now called bottom quark).
(with the definite article) The excellence or genius of a scheme or decision.
An excellent or egregious example of something.
Beauty treatment; cosmetology.
Someone who is beautiful.
Something that is particularly good or pleasing.
The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To make beautiful.
bebusy
bebusy
verb
(intransitive or reflexive, rare) To make or be busy; occupy.
bedkey
bedkey
noun
An instrument for tightening the parts of a bedstead.
bedoyo
bedway
beechy
beechy
adj
Of or relating to beech trees.
beeway
begary
begray
behymn
beinly
belady
belady
verb
To promote to the status of lady.
belamy
belays
belays
noun
plural of belay
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of belay
belfry
belfry
noun
(architecture) A part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells.
(architecture) A tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church.
(dialectal) A shed.
(obsolete) A movable tower used in sieges.
(obsolete) An alarm-tower; a watchtower containing an alarm-bell.
bellay
belsky
benchy
benday
benday
verb
(printing, archaic) To use the Ben Day printing and photoengraving technique.
bendys
bensky
bently
benzyl
benzyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical C₆H₅-CH₂- related to toluene and benzoic acid
bepity
bepity
verb
(archaic) To pity greatly.
bepray
berkey
berkly
berley
berley
noun
(New Zealand, Australia) Material (frequently rancid) used as bait to attract fish or other organisms.
berlyn
berwyn
berwyn
Proper noun
A mountain range in northeast Wales.
beryle
beryls
beryls
noun
plural of beryl
bessye
bestay
bestay
verb
(transitive) To secure or steady; cause to come to a fixed position or state; bring to a halt or stop.
betony
betony
noun
(Canada, US) Any plant of the genus Pedicularis (louseworts).
Any plant of the genus Stachys.
Stachys officinalis (syn. Betonica officinalis, an herb used in traditional European medicine.
betoya
betray
betray
verb
(transitive) To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly.
(transitive) To disclose or indicate, for example something which prudence would conceal; to reveal unintentionally.
(transitive) To lead astray; to seduce (as under promise of marriage) and then abandon.
(transitive) To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen; to lead into error or sin.
(transitive) To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one who trusts; to be false to; to deceive.
(transitive) To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or that which one is bound in honor not to make known.
betsey
bettye
bewary
bewray
bewray
verb
(obsolete) To soil or befoul; to beray.
(transitive) To expose or rat out (someone).
(transitive) To reveal or disclose and show the presence or true character of, especially if unintentionally or incidentally, or else if perfidiously, prejudicially, or to one's discredit.
(transitive) To reveal, divulge, or make (something) known; disclose.
(transitive, archaic) To accuse; malign; speak evil of.
(transitive, obsolete) To expose (a deception).
(transitive, obsolete) To expose to harm.
bexley
bexley
Proper noun
a suburban area in south-east London, England.
a London Borough within Greater London.
beydom
beydom
noun
The rank or status of bey.
beylic
beylic
noun
The territory under the jurisdiction of a bey.
beylik
beylik
noun
Alternative form of beylic
beyond
beyond
adv
(informal) extremely, more than
Farther along or away.
In addition; more.
noun
Something that is far beyond.
The hereafter.
The unknown.
prep
(figurative) Not within the comprehension of.
Further away than.
Greater than; so as to exceed or surpass.
In addition to; supplementing.
Later than; after.
On the far side of.
Past, or out of reach of.
bibbye
bidery
bielby
bieldy
bieldy
adj
(Scotland) Sheltered from the weather; affording shelter.
bienly
bigeye
bigeye
noun
Any fish in the taxonomic family Priacanthidae, which have large eyes.
Any of certain fish or shark species identified by their large eyes, in particular bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus.
billye
bimeby
bimeby
adv
(dated) Pronunciation spelling of by and by.
bingey
birney
bisley
bitely
blamey
blamey
adj
(informal) Tending to blame others
blayne
blayze
bleaky
bleaky
adj
(obsolete) bleak
bleary
bleary
adj
Tired, having senses dulled by exhaustion.
bleaty
bleaty
adj
Having a bleating sound.
blebby
blebby
adj
Of or pertaining to blebs or bubbles
bleery
bleezy
blenny
blenny
noun
Blenniidae (combtooth blennies)
Chaenopsidae (pike-blennies, tube-blennies, and flagblennies)
Clinidae (weedfishes)
Dactyloscopidae (sand stargazers)
Labrisomidae (labrisomids)
Tripterygiidae (triple-fin blennies)
bartail blenny (Platycephalus indicus, in family Pseudochromidae)
convict blenny/engineer blenny (Pholidichthys leucotaenia, in family Pholidichthyidae)
scooter blenny (Neosynchiropus ocellatus, in family Callionymidae)
viviparous blenny (Zoarces viviparus, in family Zoarcidae)
blimey
blimey
intj
(Australia, Britain, New Zealand, Ireland) Used to express anger, excitement, surprise, etc.
blooey
blooey
adj
(dated, slang) Haywire, amiss.
intj
Exclamation representing an explosion or abrupt occurrence.
bluely
bluely
adv
In a blue manner; bluishly.
noun
(UK dialectal, Sussex, obsolete) Porpoise.
bluesy
bluesy
adj
(music, informal) Characteristic of, or similar to, the blues (a genre of music).
blueys
blueys
noun
plural of bluey
blypes
blypes
noun
plural of blype
blythe
blythe
adj
Obsolete spelling of blithe
bobbye
bockey
bockey
noun
(US, dialect, archaic, New York) A large basket woven from oak splints.
bodley
bogeys
bogeys
noun
plural of bogey
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bogey
boiney
boleyn
bonney
booley
borley
bouley
bowery
bowery
adj
Sheltered by trees; leafy; shady.
noun
(archaic) In the early settlements of New York State, USA, a farm or estate.
Structure with roof for shade but with no walls used for public gatherings. A pavilion.
bowyer
bowyer
noun
(archaic) A person who uses the bow, an archer.
A person who makes or sells bows (for use with arrows).
boycey
boycie
boyden
boyers
boyers
noun
plural of boyer
bracey
brayed
brayed
verb
past participle of bray
brayer
brayer
noun
(printing) A hand printing tool, in the US often a roller, used to spread a thin even layer of ink. Early brayers, consisting of a vertical cylinder with a single handle, were designed to break up thick inks before spreading.
One who brays, or makes the sound of a donkey.
breedy
breedy
adj
Apt or ready to breed, produce; breeding readily; prolific
breezy
breezy
adj
(figuratively) With a cheerful, casual, lively and light-hearted manner.
With a breeze blowing, with a lively wind, pleasantly windy.
brekky
brekky
noun
Alternative spelling of brekkie
bridey
bridey
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a bride.
briery
briery
adj
Alternative spelling of briary
noun
A place where briars grow.
briney
briney
adj
Alternative form of briny
brixey
bryner
brynne
bugeye
bugeye
noun
(nautical) A sailboat once used for oystering out of Chesapeake Bay
bulley
bultey
bungey
buoyed
buoyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buoy
burely
burley
burley
noun
(Australia) Blood and offal used by fishermen to attract fish.
(US) A tobacco grown mainly in Kentucky, used in making cigarettes.
burney
bushey
bussey
butyne
butyne
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric acetylenes containing four carbon atoms and a triple bond, with the empirical formula (C₄H₆)
buyers
buyers
noun
plural of buyer
byelaw
byeman
bygane
bygone
bygone
adj
Having been or happened in the distant past.
noun
(usually in the plural) An event that happened in the past.
byline
byline
noun
(journalism) A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name.
(sports) A touchline.
verb
(journalism, transitive) To provide (an article) with a byline.
byname
byname
noun
(Germanic paganism) A ritual title for a god or goddess used in Heathenry.
(UK dialectal, Scotland) A pseudonym; nom-de-plume.
(archaic, historical) A nickname.
(archaic, historical) A secondary name for a person or thing; a person's surname.