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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.

Audra

Meaning: noble strength

Origin:English
1014
Aila

Meaning: from the strong place

Origin:Finnish variation of Helga or Scottish Gaelic
1031
Trudy

Meaning: spear of strength

Origin:German
1349
Aziza

Meaning: powerful and beloved

Origin:Arabic
1354
Ebba

Meaning: fortress of riches, or strength of a boar

Origin:English or German
1464
Asta

Meaning: divine strength

Origin:Norwegian
1527
Irie

Meaning: positive and powerful

Origin:Jamaican
1724
Audrina

Meaning: noble strength

Origin:Variation of Audrey
2115
Britta

Meaning: strength or exalted one

Origin:Scandinavian, variation of Birgit or Britt
2550
Ermentrude

Meaning: universal strength

Origin:French version of Germanic Ermendrud
6673
Imiza

Meaning: universal strength

Origin:Diminutive of Irmentrude
7755
Kaimana

Meaning: the power of the ocean

Origin:Hawaiian
7968
Baldwin

Meaning: brave friend

Origin:German
13700
Reynold

Meaning: powerful counsel

Origin:English from German
6240
Beren

Meaning: strong, clever

Origin:Turkish
18679
Aimilios

Meaning: strength

Origin:Greek
6108
Decebal

Meaning: powerful, brave

Origin:Romanian
7621
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Origin:Diminutive of Rocco
2446
Oz

Meaning: strength, powerful, courageous

Origin:Hebrew
873
Arsenio

Meaning: virile, strong

Origin:Spanish from Greek
2622