_Baine._ _Baine_, milk, from the adjective _bân_, white. Milk. Bain,
contracted from the original name.
_Baile._ _Bâile_, a town, a village.
_Bailey._ _Bâile_, a town; _lać_, a broken form of _lućt_, folk, people.
Resident of a town.
_Baird._ _Bârd_, genitive _baird_, a poet. Offspring of a Celtic minstrel.
_Ball._ _Bâll_, a member; one of a community, society, or association.
Baull has the same root.
_Ballantyne._ _Bâile_, a town; _an_, of the; _tan_ or _tain_, land,
region. The town of the region.
_Bannigan._ _Baine_, milk; _gan_, offspring, descendant. One nourished
from infancy upon milk.
_Bannon._ _Bân_, white; _on_ for _an_, a termination indicative of
personality. A pale-faced person.
_Barmore._ _Bârr_, top, summit, swelling tide, head; _muir_, the sea,
genitive _mâra_, of the sea. Swelling tide of the sea.
_Barney._ _Bârr_, head; _neać_, an individual. A leader. Perhaps, the
equivalent of _bairneać_, a limpet, because found on tops (_bârr_) of
rocks when the tide has ebbed.
_Barr._ _Bârr_, top, summit, head.
_Barret._ _Bârr_, head; _aid́_, a suffix expressive of a personal noun.
Manager; superintendent; leader.
_Barry._ _Bârr_, top; _aid́_, indicative of personality; originally,
_barraid́_. One at the summit; a man of eminence.
_Baugh._ Possibly a corruption of _beać_, pronounced _bäch_, a bee.
_Beahney._ _Beat́a_, life; _neać_, an agent. A living being.
_Benaugh._ _Biad́_, food; _neać_, an individual. One who provides food; a
victualler.
_Benner._ _Benn_, a mountain; _er_, a contraction for _fear_, a man. A
mountaineer.
_Binney._ _Binn_, harmonious; _neać_, an individual. An agreeable person.
_Bourke._ Irish for Burke.
_Bowan._ Possibly from _buan_, lasting, enduring.
_Bower._ _Bod́ar_, pronounced _bower_, deaf.
_Brattan._ _Brat_, a cloak; _an_, expressing personality. A cloak-wearer;
a clergyman.
_Breen._ _Braon_, pronounced _breen_, a drop.
_Brennan._ _Breun_, fetid; _an_, expressive of personality. An offensive
person.
_Britain._ _Brith_, painted, speckled; _tain_, country. The country of
the painted inhabitants.
_Britt._ _Brith_, painted. A painted person.
_Brock._ _Broc_, a badger.
_Brodie._ _Brōd́_, pride, pleasure; _aid́_, implying personality. An
arrogant person; a voluptuary.
_Brogan._ _Bro_, a hand-mill; _gan_, offspring. Offspring of a hand-mill.