Beth (Heb.), 'a house;' as Bethel (house of God).

Bettws (W.), 'a dwelling;' as Bettws-y-coed.

Blair (Gael.), 'a plain,' 'a battlefield;' as Blair-Athole, Blairgowrie.

Boca (Sp.), 'a mouth;' as Boca-grande.

Bor (Slav.), 'wood;' as Borovsk, Ratibor.

Bottle or Battle, Büttel (Teut.), 'a dwelling;' as Newbattle, Buittle, Morebattle, Wolfenbüttel.

Broad (Eng.), as Braddon, Bradshaw, Bradford.

Brunn (Ger.), 'a spring;' as Salzbrunn, Paderborn.

Bryn (W.), 'a hill-ridge;' as Brown-Willy.

Buen (Sp.), 'good;' as Buenos-Ayres ('good breezes').