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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.

Quinlan

Meaning: descendant of Caoinlean, slender

Origin:Irish
4441
Fort

Meaning: strong

Origin:French
4832
Abir

Meaning: strong, mighty, courageous

Origin:Hebrew
5365
Malthe

Meaning: Rule / Power

Origin:Danish
5549
Mandla

Meaning: strength

Origin:African
5551
Rostam

Meaning: tall, strongly-built, brave

Origin:Persian
5581
Pacome

Meaning: of strong nature, or, pacifier

Origin:French from Greek
6221
Jabbar

Meaning: powerful, mighty

Origin:Arabic
6729
Enzi

Meaning: powerful

Origin:African, Swahili
2511
Dhriti

Meaning: courage

Origin:Hindi
23234
Sosthenes

Meaning: safe strength

Origin:Greek
3310
Maoz

Meaning: fortress, strength

Origin:Hebrew
3407
Quillon

Meaning: crossing swords; strong

Origin:Latin or Greek
3690
Reynard

Meaning: powerful advice

Origin:German
3901
Evardo

Meaning: hardy and brave

Origin:Spanish
13376
Uzi

Meaning: Jehovah is my strength

Origin:Hebrew
2867
Egemen

Meaning: dominant

Origin:Turkish word name
14385
Gavriel

Meaning: God is my strength

Origin:Hebrew
2331
Gavi Gavi is an appealing name of Hebrew origin. ...
Origin:Diminutive of Gabriel
7919
Gabrina

Meaning: God ismy strength

Origin:Hebrew, variation of Gavriela
9105