Names That Mean Brave
Courage is one of the oldest wishes parents write into a name. Leonardo is “brave lion”, Bernadette “brave as a bear”, Archie “truly brave”; Sanskrit Veer and Fulani Diallo mean bold outright. Backbone, included from birth.
27 names
Boy names that mean brave · 20
Anders
Swedish / Greek
Manly, brave
Boy
Andrés
Spanish (from Greek)
Manly, brave
BoyBiblicalHistorical
Andrew
Greek / Biblical
Manly, courageous
BoyBiblicalHistorical
Archibald
Germanic / English
Bold, genuine
BoyHistoricalLiterary
Archie
Germanic / English
Truly brave
BoyHistorical
Conrad
Old German
Bold counsel
BoyLiteraryHistorical
Diallo
Fula (West African)
Bold
BoyVirtueHistorical
Everett
Old English / German
Brave as a wild boar
BoyHistoricalLiterary
Fernando
Germanic / Spanish
Brave journeyer
BoyHistorical
Gerardo
Germanic / Spanish
Brave spear
BoyHistorical
Gunnar
Old Norse
Warrior, battle bold
BoyHistoricalMythological
Hao
Mandarin Chinese
Good, brave
BoyVirtue
Jabari
Swahili
Brave
BoyVirtue
Konrad
Old German
Bold counsel
BoyHistorical
Leonardo
Italian / Germanic
Brave lion
BoyHistoricalLiterary
Leopold
Old German
Bold people
BoyHistorical
Theobald
Old German / English
Bold people
BoyHistorical
Veer
Sanskrit / Hindi
Brave, hero, warrior
BoyVirtueHistorical
Vikram
Sanskrit
Valor, brave step
BoyHistoricalMythological
Yong
Mandarin Chinese / Korean
Brave, eternal
BoyVirtue
Girl names that mean brave · 5
Bernadette
Germanic / French / American
Brave as a bear
GirlHistoricalVirtue
Fernanda
Germanic / Spanish
Brave journey
GirlHistoricalVirtue
Ryleigh
Irish / American
Courageous
GirlNature
Tahmineh
Persian
Brave, valiant
GirlMythologicalLiterary
Ying
Mandarin Chinese
Petal, bravery
GirlVirtueBotanical
Unisex names that mean brave · 2
Emery
Germanic / English
Brave, powerful
Unisex
Riley
Irish / Old English
Courageous, rye meadow
Unisex
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