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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.

Archibald

Meaning: truly brave

Origin:Scottish from German
317
Hezekiah

Meaning: God gives strength

Origin:Hebrew
1968
Bernard

Meaning: strong, brave as a bear

Origin:German
642
Maynard

Meaning: hardy, brave, strong

Origin:German
2175
Hardy

Meaning: bold, brave

Origin:German
2461
Eyad

Meaning: support; reinforcement

Origin:Arabic
1143
Oswald

Meaning: divine power

Origin:English
676
Howard

Meaning: high guardian or brave heart

Origin:German or English
715
Reginald

Meaning: counsel power

Origin:English
772
Willard

Meaning: resolutely brave

Origin:English from German
4369
Azaiah

Meaning: my strength is Yahweh

Origin:Hebrew
749
Barrett

Meaning: bear strength

Origin:German
900
Emeric

Meaning: power

Origin:French form of German Emmerich
912
Monte

Meaning: man power

Origin:Diminutive of Montgomery, Norman
982
Wulfric

Meaning: wolf power

Origin:English
1154
Arnold

Meaning: ruler, strong as an eagle

Origin:English from German
1175
Griffith

Meaning: strong lord

Origin:Welsh
1293
Imre

Meaning: strength

Origin:Hungarian, from German
1408
Limbani

Meaning: be strong

Origin:Chewa
9325
Batten

Meaning: powerfully built

Origin:Old English
9967