Function name() returns name of the element, the starts-with function returns true if the first argument string starts with the second argument string, and the contains function returns true if the first argument string contains the second argument string.
//*[name()='BBB']
Select all elements with name BBB, equivalent with //BBB
<AAA>
<BCC>
<BBB/>
<BBB/>
<BBB/>
</BCC>
<DDB>
<BBB/>
<BBB/>
</DDB>
<BEC>
<CCC/>
<DBD/>
</BEC>
</AAA>
//*[starts-with(name(),'B')]
Select all elements name of which starts with letter B
<AAA>
<BCC>
<BBB/>
<BBB/>
<BBB/>
</BCC>
<DDB>
<BBB/>
<BBB/>
</DDB>
<BEC>
<CCC/>
<DBD/>
</BEC>
</AAA>
//*[contains(name(),'C')]
Select all elements name of which contain letter C
<AAA>
<BCC>
<BBB/>
<BBB/>
<BBB/>
</BCC>
<DDB>
<BBB/>
<BBB/>
</DDB>
<BEC>
<CCC/>
<DBD/>
</BEC>
</AAA>