Boy Dog Names That Start With B

Properly spelt Bình in Vietnamese, this is a very popular name for both sexes. The pronunciation is usually Anglicized as "BIN", but the middle vowel is more like the U in "burn".

It's most commonly associated with the French elephant, but Babar ironically means "tiger."

We don't see this one making it unless you have a compelling family reason.

Bachelor feels more like a prediction than a name.

An English surname and occasional first name deriving from the same root as Baldwin, "bold or brave friend".

Adding another 'a' to the conventional Bryan has given this creative invention a life of its own.

For stalwart Republicans only.

Might be an honorific for novelist Saul Bellow, although bellowing is not the gentlest of sounds. Consider Saul instead.

We can hear the kids teasing him from here.

The name of the protagonist in Richard Wright's 1940 novel Native Son.

Woody Allen used this name for his daughter to honor jazz hero Sidney Bechet -- and it could work for a boy as well.

Deceptively close to Bernardo, but suaver.

This name's all-male occupational roots help it break the Barbara bonds, but still not the most inspiring surname choice.

If Brave isn't enough for you, you might try Braver, which has an even stronger meaning. Braver's -er ending gives it surname style.

Dalton with a B. The original is better.