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Names That Mean Strong, Brave or Powerful

Names that mean brave, strong, or powerful are newly interesting to parents who realize those positive qualities are gender neutral and desirable for all children, whether they're embodied in the meaning of a name or not. Traditionally, there are fewer girls' names that mean brave or powerful than there are boys' names with strong meanings. But they're not unknown and several stylish contemporary girls' names—Audrey, Matilda, and Imara, for instance—mean brave or powerful, along with a big group of brave and powerful names for boys.

Along with Audrey and Matilda, other girl names that mean brave, strong, or powerful in the US Top 500 include Gabriella, Valentina, and Valerie. For boys, Andrew, Everett, Ezekiel Harvey, and Zane are among the most common.

If you're searching for names for girls and boys with strong meanings that might empower and inspire your child, browse this selection.

Valentina

Meaning: strength, health

Origin:Latin
203
Drusilla

Meaning: fruitful

Origin:Latin
959
Althea

Meaning: with healing power

Origin:Greek
155
Bridget

Meaning: strength or exalted one

Origin:Anglicized variation of Gaelic Brighid
253
Melisande

Meaning: strong in work

Origin:French form of Millicent, German
1656
Maude

Meaning: battle-mighty

Origin:English and French diminutive of Matilda, German
362
Valeria

Meaning: strength, health

Origin:Latin
706
Gabrielle

Meaning: God is my Strength

Origin:French, feminine variation of Gabriel
774
Valencia

Meaning: brave, strong

Origin:Spanish
742
Valerie

Meaning: strength, health

Origin:French variation of Valeria
335
Gabriella

Meaning: God is my strength

Origin:Italian feminine variation of Gabriel
458
Bernadette

Meaning: brave as a bear

Origin:German
548
Philomena

Meaning: lover of strength

Origin:Greek
621
Mildred

Meaning: gentle strength

Origin:English
778
Andrea

Meaning: strong and manly

Origin:Feminine variation of Andrew, Greek
799
Bree

Meaning: strength or exalted one

Origin:Irish, from Brid, Brigh, Brigid
822
Gertrude

Meaning: strength of a spear

Origin:German
838
Adira

Meaning: strong

Origin:Hebrew
901
Solveig

Meaning: the strong house or daughter of the sun

Origin:Scandinavian
924
Denzel

Meaning: from the high stronghold

Origin:Cornish
535