Names

From the Turkish word binici meaning “rider, horseman”.

From Middle High German biber meaning “beaver”, possibly a nickname for a hard worker.

Derived from German bier “beer” and mann “man”. The name may have referred to a brewer or a tavern owner.

Means “drinking glasses” in Italian, referring originally to a person who made or sold them.

Variant of Bianchi.

From Italian bianco meaning “white”, originally given to a person who was white-haired or extremely pale.

Italian form of Blanchard.

Means “son of Biagio”.

From a Bengali title composed of the Sanskrit words भट्ट (bhatta) meaning “scholar, lord” and आचार्य (acharya) meaning “teacher”.

From Dutch zuid “south” and hout “forest”. It refers to the south of the forest in The Hague.