Given name
Bardil
“beard”
Bardil is a masculine given name from Proto-West Germanic, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Old High German and Proto-West Germanic.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Bardil comes from Proto-West Germanic, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Proto-West Germanic *Bardil, from Proto-Germanic *Bardilaz, built from Old High German bart (“beard”) + il.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Bardil’s family of names
In Old High German usage, Bardil has a later derivative in Bardilo. In Old High German usage, Bardil has a related form in BARTIL. In Old High German usage, Bardil has a related form in Barzil.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Bardil has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Bardil, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Bargeil
“child, born” · “lively, wayward, arrogant”
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Agil
“fear”
>99% boys
Bordel
“axe or beard”
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Baldrih
“bold, brave” · “ruler, king”
>99% boys
Baldwulf
“bold, brave” · “wolf”
>99% boys
Nargil
“to save”
>99% boys
Banville
“settlement”
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Bago
“to fight”
>99% boys