What names have meanings connected with bravery?
Hardy is an English surname from a word meaning "bold" or "hardy". Isamu means "brave" when written with the Japanese character 勇; other spellings are possible.
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Veer Sanskrit · brave, courageous
Makoa Hawaiian · brave, fearless
Jabari African · brave, fearless; Swahili
Efe Turkish · brave, strong; also 'big brother, boss'
Hung Vietnamese · heroic, brave
Fernando Spanish · adventurous, brave
Isamu Japanese · courage, vigor
Koa Hawaiian · brave, warrior; native tree
Ferdinand Germanic · adventurous, bold; borne by a former Philippine president
Fernanda Spanish · Spanish feminine form of Ferdinand; the Germanic elements are debated, with boldness only one traditional interpretation
Shaurya Sanskrit · valor, courage
Andreas Greek · manly, brave
Andrew Greek · manly, brave
Andrei Russian · manly, brave
Alp Turkish · hero, brave warrior
Kekoa Hawaiian · the warrior, the brave one
Amaury French · work of power, brave
Wirawan Indonesian · brave, heroic warrior
Ying Cantonese · outstanding, brave (英)
Maynard Germanic · traditionally 'powerful, brave'
Baldur Scandinavian · bold, brave (Norse mythology; son of Odin, god of light)
Yigit Turkish · brave, heroic (Yiğit)
Willard Germanic · resolutely brave
Hardy Germanic · English surname/word name from Germanic, 'bold, brave'
Andrea Greek · brave (from Greek andreios, 'manly, courageous'); a feminine classic across the Spanish-speaking world and one of the Philippines' most beloved girls' names
Bernadette French · brave as a bear
Thura Burmese · hero, brave one, from Pali sura (သူရ); also awarded as a gallantry title in Myanmar
Leopold Germanic · "bold people"
Everette Germanic · brave as a boar
Manveer Punjabi · warrior, brave one, of the heart (man + vir)
Wyatt English · brave in war
Ye Burmese · brave (ရဲ); a name for the eighth day. Burmese astrology splits Wednesday in two, and children born Wednesday afternoon, under Yahu, receive names starting with y or r
Harding English · surname-style, "brave, hardy son" (heard, "hardy, brave")
Richard Germanic · brave ruler
Ricardo Spanish · brave ruler
Andres Spanish · manly, brave (honoring revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio)
Bernard Germanic · brave bear
Leonardo Italian · brave lion (leon 'lion' + hard 'brave, hardy'); Leonardo da Vinci, Renaissance polymath, inventor, and artist
Yong Chinese · varies by character: often 勇, 'brave', or 永, 'eternal'; carried by Chinese and Korean American families alike
Gerard French · ger "spear" + hart "hard, firm, brave" (Old German); used as a Haitian given name
Leonard Germanic · Germanic, 'brave lion' or 'lion-strength'
Bima Indonesian · Mahabharata hero embodying strength and courage
Kacey Irish · variant of Casey, from Irish Cathassach, 'vigilant'
Andy Greek · pet form of Andrew, from Greek andreios, "manly, masculine"
Gerhard German · brave spearman
Akindele Yoruba · the brave one arrives home
Andre Greek · an unaccented form of André, the French, Portuguese and Galician form of Andreas, from Greek andreios, "manly, masculine"
Andi Greek · short form of Andrea, 'manly, brave'
Everett Germanic · from Everard, traditionally "brave as a boar"
Drew English · manly, brave (short form of Andrew); a nod to Charles Drew, physician who pioneered large-scale blood banking and plasma storage
Valencia Spanish · Spanish place name, from Latin 'valentia', meaning 'strength, courage'
Rickey Germanic · nickname for Richard, brave ruler
Kayce Irish · variant of Casey or Case; Casey from Cathassach, 'vigilant'
Archibald Germanic · from Germanic elements meaning 'genuinely bold'
Bernadine Germanic · feminine form of Bernard, 'brave as a bear'
Konrad Germanic · 'bold counsel'
Conrad Germanic · from Old German elements meaning 'brave counsel'
Jakari African American · modern coinage, likely inspired by Jabari, Swahili for 'brave'
Bernardo Portuguese · brave as a bear (Portuguese form of the German Bernhard)
Amanveer Punjabi · brave one of peace (aman + vir)
Gunner Scandinavian · variant spelling of Gunnar, "warrior, bold"
Lenard Germanic · spelling variant of Leonard, from Old German Leonhard, brave lion.
Andriy Ukrainian · Ukrainian form of Andrew: manly, brave
Lonnie Germanic · diminutive of Leonard, 'brave lion'
Kinga Polish · brave warrior woman (from Kunigunde)
Emerie Germanic · modern variant of Emery, from the Germanic Emmerich: 'ruler' is sure, the first element debated (great, vigorous, or home)
Barney Germanic · diminutive of Bernard, 'brave as a bear'
Dickie Germanic · a diminutive nickname of Richard, from Germanic ric, ruler, and hard, brave, strong; part of the medieval rhyming-nickname tradition
Atreus Greek · traditionally 'fearless' (etymology uncertain)
Ricky Germanic · diminutive of Richard, meaning 'brave ruler'
Riccardo Italian · brave ruler (Italian form of Richard)
Kasey Irish · variant spelling of Casey, from Irish Cathasach meaning 'vigilant, brave'
Deandra Modern American · A modern American compound of De- and Andrea, Greek for brave or manly.
Leopoldo Portuguese · bold people (Portuguese form of the German Leopold); the namesake of Sao Leopoldo, RS, Brazil's first official German immigration colony (1824)
Gerardo Germanic · Italian and Spanish form of Gerard (ger "spear" + hart "hard, firm, brave")
Archie Germanic · pet form of Archibald, "genuinely bold"
Everardo Spanish · Spanish form of Everard/Eberhard, Germanic for 'brave as a boar'
Aundrea Modern American · a respelling of Andrea, feminine form of Andrew, from Greek andreios, manly or brave
Ryszard Polish · brave ruler (Polish form of Richard)
Ubaldo Portuguese · bold mind (Portuguese/Italian form of the German Hubald)
Rickie Modern American · a stylized respelling of Ricky, a pet form of Richard, from Germanic elements meaning brave power
Richelle Modern American · A modern feminine coinage from Richard (Germanic ric, ruler, + hard, brave), also echoing Rochelle; not an old French name of its own.
Wole Yoruba · short form of a longer name meaning roughly 'the brave one comes into the house'; famously borne by Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate playwright
Jerry Germanic · diminutive of Gerald (ger "spear" + wald "rule") and Gerard (ger "spear" + hart "hard, brave")
Bernita Germanic · a feminine elaboration of Bernard, from Germanic elements meaning bear and brave, most used in the early 1900s
Curt English · Short form of Curtis (Anglo-Norman, courteous) or a variant of the Germanic Kurt, short for Konrad, bold counsel.
Koen Dutch · Dutch short form of Koenraad/Conrad, 'brave counsel'
Andrzej Polish · manly, brave (Polish form of Andrew). Its name day eve, Andrzejki on November 29, is Poland's night of wax-pouring fortune games, the clearest surviving case of the name-day calendar outranking the birthday; in the US he is usually Andrew on paper and Andrzej at the family table.
Lennie Germanic · pet form of Leonard, traditionally 'brave lion', or of Lena
Hernan Germanic · Spanish short form of Hernando/Fernando, traditionally 'brave voyager'
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