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B-Names in Charente Maritime
| 1 | Bagnizeau | Balnea | Latin, baths |
| 2 | Balanzac | Latin name Ballentius + -acum | Ballentius his place |
| 3 | Ballans | Balan | Broom |
| 4 | Ballon | Gaulish theonym Belatos (ballat) + onnum | Place of the godess Belatos |
| 5 | Barde | Old provencal barda, (packsaddle) | A piece of land of saddle form |
| 6 | Barzan | Latin nam barisius + anum. Novioregnum from the Antonine Itinerary | Extensive remains of the port town and a temple (moulin de fa) |
| 7 | Bazauges | Latin basilica (market then church) | |
| 8 | Beaugeay | ||
| 9 | Beauvais-sur-Matha | Bellum visum (videre), beautiful view | Estate founded by the Templers and taken over by the order of Malta |
| 10 | Bedenac | Gaulish name *Bitinus (bitius) + -acum | Bitinus his place |
| 11 | Belluire | Latin name Bellus + Gaulish dunum (fort) | Bellus his strong place |
| 12 | Benate | Old French banasta (basket) | |
| 13 | Benon | *benonem, Gaulish name bena + onem | |
| 14 | Bercloux | Gaulish Brennus (war leader) + closus (close), | Close is a small walled garden. |
| 15 | Bernay-Saint-Martin | Gaulish name Brennus with -acum | Brennus his place |
| 16 | Berneuil | Gaulish name Brennus with -ialos (clearing) | Brennus his glade |
| 17 | Beurlay | Gaulish name *burrellos (burrius) + -acum | |
| 18 | Bignay | Bunacum, Bunius (Gaulish name) with -acum | Bunius’s place |
| 19 | Biron | *bironem, gaullish name *birus + onem | |
| 20 | Blanzac-les-matha | Blandacum, Blandius (Latin, personal name) + -acum | Blandiuss’s place |
| 21 | Blanzay-sur-boutonne | Blandacum, Blandius (Latin, personal name) + -acum | Blandiuss’s place |
| 22 | Bois | ||
| 23 | Bois-plage-en-Re | ||
| 24 | Boisredon | Bosco (wood) + redon (round) | |
| 25 | Bords | Gaulish borna (spring) | |
| 26 | Boresse-et-Martron | Gallo-Roman name *Borisius | |
| 27 | Boscamnant | Bosca (wood) + unknown suffix | |
| 28 | Bougneau | ||
| 29 | Bouhet | ||
| 30 | Bourcefranc-le-chapus | ||
| 31 | Bourgneuf | Latin burgus (strong place) | |
| 32 | Boutenac-touvent | Latin name *Butinnus + -acum | |
| 33 | Bran | Germanic name Bero + ingas | Bero's people |
| 34 | Bree-les-bains | ||
| 35 | Bresdon | Gaulish name *Briccium + dunum (fort) | |
| 36 | Breuil-la-reorte | Gaulish *broglum (small copse) | |
| 37 | Breuil-magne | Small walled copse | |
| 38 | Breuillet | ||
| 39 | Brie-sous-archiac | Gaulish briga (hill) | |
| 40 | Brie-sous-matha | On the Briou | |
| 41 | Brie-sous-mortagne | ||
| 42 | Brives-sur-charente | Gaulish briva (bridge,crossing) | |
| 43 | Brizambourg | Gaulish name Briso + Latin, burgus (fort) | |
| 44 | Brousse | Old French broce (thorn hedge) | |
| 45 | Burie | Germanic bur (hut) + Gaulish nantos (valley) | |
| 46 | Bussac-foret | Latin, * Bucius + -acum | |
| 47 | Bussac-sur-charente |