What names mean warrior?
Koa and Ghazi are names that can mean "warrior". In Hawaiian, koa also names a tree, while the Arabic word ghazi can mean "warrior", "conqueror" or "raider".
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Boris Russian · fighter, warrior
Yudha Indonesian · war, battle
Chatree Thai · warrior, swordsman
Ghazi Arabic · warrior, one who fights, direct; famously borne by King Ghazi of Iraq
Koa Hawaiian · brave, warrior; native tree
Alp Turkish · hero, brave warrior
Kekoa Hawaiian · the warrior, the brave one
Narong Thai · warrior
Wirawan Indonesian · brave, heroic warrior
Takeshi Japanese · fierce, warrior-like
Günther German · battle warrior
Gideon Hebrew · from Hebrew, "hewer" or "one who cuts down"; in Judges, an angel addresses Gideon as a mighty warrior
Ranveer Punjabi · warrior in battle (ran + vir)
Manveer Punjabi · warrior, brave one, of the heart (man + vir)
Luther Germanic · famous warrior
Ludwig German · famous warrior
Luisa Portuguese · famous in battle, traditionally
Louise French · famous in battle, traditionally
Louis Germanic · famous in battle, traditionally
Cathal Irish · battle rule, strong in war
Bagani Filipino · warrior, hero (Mindanao indigenous word-name)
Duncan Scottish · brown warrior
Baron French · from the noble title, ultimately Old French/Germanic 'baro', 'man, warrior'
Mathilde German · battle-mighty
Matilda Germanic · battle-mighty
Gunner Scandinavian · variant spelling of Gunnar, "warrior, bold"
Ranjit Punjabi · victorious in battle (ran + jit)
Marcel French · form of Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus (probably from the god Mars); a common Haitian given name
Sloan Irish · from the Irish surname Ó Sluaghadháin, "descendant of Sluaghadhán" (sluaghadh, "raid, mobilization")
Ivar Norse · bow warrior (yr + herr); Ivar the Boneless of Viking legend
Gurveer Punjabi · the Guru's warrior (gur + vir)
Luella Germanic · variant/blend of Louise, 'famous warrior'
Gunnar Scandinavian · from Old Norse Gunnarr, gunnr "war" + herr "army, warrior"
Gonzalo Spanish · from medieval Gundisalvus, war (gunda) joined to a debated second element; an established Spanish name with a long medieval history
Osborn Old Norse · god-warrior (áss 'god' + björn/beorn 'bear, warrior')
Ragnar Scandinavian · warrior's judgment (Norse; legendary Viking king)
Harvey French · from the Breton names Hoiarnviu or Haerviu, combining "iron" or "battle" with "eager" or "blazing"
Louisa Germanic · feminine form of Louis, 'famous warrior'
Callan Irish · traditionally translated as 'battle-strong', from Cathal
Andromache Greek · battle of man (aner/andros 'man' + mache 'battle'); Hector's devoted wife in Homer's Iliad
Hilda English · battle woman (Germanic)
Xiomara Spanish · possibly a Spanish form of Guiomar; meaning uncertain
Lewis Germanic · famous warrior (English form of Louis); famously borne by Lewis Latimer, inventor who improved the carbon filament lightbulb and drafted patents for Edison and Bell
Fergus Irish · man of vigor, strength (mythological warrior Fergus mac Róich)
Lovisa Scandinavian · famous warrior, Swedish form of Louisa; a name whose sound reads as pure love despite its battle root
Wojciech Polish · warrior of consolation
Hildegard German · battle stronghold
Carnell English · an English surname from Anglo-Norman carnel, battlement, an occupational name for a crossbow-fighter; some trace it to Carbonell instead
Ottilie English · fatherland, prosperous in battle (from Germanic Odilia)
Imelda Germanic · From Germanic elements ermen, whole or great, and hild, battle; reached English via Italian.
Anders Scandinavian · manly, warrior (Scandinavian form of Andrew)
Alfhild Old Norse · elf battle (alf 'elf' + hild 'battle'); legendary shieldmaiden who became a Viking sea captain to escape an unwanted marriage
Luigi Italian · Italian form of Louis, 'famous warrior'
Kinga Polish · brave warrior woman (from Kunigunde)
Kunigunde Germanic · kin and battle (kuni + gund); a historic queen and saint's name
Louie Germanic · nickname-style variant of Louis, meaning 'famous warrior'
Aloysius Latin · famous warrior, same root as Louis and Ludwig (Provençal form); famously borne by the young Jesuit saint Aloysius Gonzaga
Gunhild Norse · war and battle (gunnr + hildr), a name built from two war-words
Tillie Germanic · nickname for Matilda, mighty in battle
Peri Portuguese · indigenous warrior hero of the novel O Guarani
Marceline French · French feminine form of Marcellinus, from Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus (probably from the god Mars); used as a Haitian given name
Alvaro Germanic · Spanish name from a Visigothic Germanic root, traditionally translated as 'guardian' or 'elf warrior'
Marcelo Filipino · young warrior (propagandist Marcelo del Pilar)
Luiza Portuguese · famous in battle, traditionally (Brazilian spelling of Luisa)
Brynhild Norse · armor and battle (brynja + hildr); famously borne by the warrior-queen of the Volsunga Saga
Humberto Spanish · Spanish/Portuguese form of Humbert, traditionally 'bright warrior'
Maudie Germanic · diminutive of Maud, 'battle-mighty'
Luis Spanish · Spanish form of Louis, from Germanic elements meaning "fame" and "battle," traditionally understood as "famous in battle"
Earle English · A variant spelling of Earl, from Old English 'eorl', meaning nobleman or warrior.
Callen Irish · modern respelling of Callan, traditionally "battle"
Cade English · modern short name, possibly from Welsh Cadell "battle"
Igor Russian · warrior of the god Yngvi (from Norse Yngvarr via East Slavic, long naturalized in Poland)
Murphy Irish · surname Ó Murchadha, "sea warrior"
Kane Irish · from Cathán, a diminutive of 'cath' (battle); some baby-name sources also link it to a Welsh word for 'warrior'
Carroll Irish · anglicized surname of uncertain meaning, possibly 'fierce in battle'
Ludovica Italian · famous warrior (feminine of Ludovico/Louis)
Marcell Latin · a Hungarian form of Marcellus, a Roman name formed from Marcus, which probably comes from the name of the god Mars
Lou Germanic · traditionally famous warrior (diminutive of Louise)
Marylou Modern American · American compound name joining Mary, Hebrew Miriam, and Lou, short for Louise, Germanic for famous warrior.
Mafalda Portuguese · mighty in battle (Iberian form of the German Mechthild/Matilda); famously borne by the Portuguese Infanta Mafalda; also used by German-Brazilian families
Camila Spanish · a Spanish and Portuguese spelling of Camilla, the warrior maiden in Virgil’s Aeneid; from the Roman name Camillus, probably of Etruscan origin and unknown meaning
Joseluis Spanish · combination of Jose and Luis, meaning 'God will increase' and 'famous warrior'
Donavan Irish · variant spelling of Donovan, Irish for 'dark chieftain' or 'dark warrior'
Payten Modern American · A modern respelling of Peyton, an English surname from Old English Paega's tun, warrior's estate.
Maud English · Medieval English/French form (via Old French Mahaut) of Matilda, Germanic maht+hild, mighty in battle. Revived in the 1800s.
Elda Italian · Likely a short form of Griselda (Germanic grey + battle) or an independent Germanic name meaning old/noble; sources disagree.
Ragnhild Norse · counsel of the gods and battle (regin + hildr)
Carrol Irish · A variant of the Irish surname Carroll (O Cearbhaill), meaning 'fierce in battle'; also used as a form of Carol.
Ludwika Polish · Polish feminine form of Ludwig: famous in battle
Mathilda Germanic · A spelling variant of Matilda, from Old High German maht 'might' and hild 'battle'.
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