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Names That Mean Warrior, Soldier, or Knight

Names meaning war, warrior, warlike, army, soldier, fighter, and knight are common among a range of cultures through the ages. Which makes sense, when you consider how common war and fighting has always been. Ancient favorites such as Gunnar, Marcus, and Walter all have warrior-related meanings.

Along with Gunnar and Marcus, other names that mean warrior in the US Top 1000 include Alessia, Callan, Duncan, Harlow, Kane, Louisa, Miles, and Zelda. Less common warrior names that may appeal include Connery, Evander, Maude, and Ottoline.

In the contemporary world as much as at any other time, you may feel that a name that means war or warrior may arm your baby boy or girl to triumph over the challenges of life. Or your baby may be a fighter, overcoming odds to be born and survive, and you might want a name that's a nod to his or her fighter spirit.

Here are all our website's baby names for girls and for boys with meanings related to war.

Harlow

Meaning: rock hill or army hill

Origin:English surname
299
Ottoline

Meaning: prospers in battle

Origin:French and English, diminutive of Ottolie
1309
Maude

Meaning: battle-mighty

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

Meaning: pearl

Origin:Diminutive of Louise or Lucy, or Arabic
383
Alessia

Meaning: defending warrior

Origin:Italian variation of Alexis
386
Zelda

Meaning: gray fighting maid

Origin:Diminutive of Griselda
193
Louise

Meaning: renowned warrior

Origin:French and English, feminine variation of Louis
377
Aloysius

Meaning: famous warrior

Origin:Latin
165
Milo

Meaning: soldier or merciful

Origin:Latin and Old German
17
Miles

Meaning: soldier or merciful

Origin:English form of Milo
24
Evander

Meaning: bow warrior; strong man

Origin:Scottish; Greek
47
Marco

Meaning: warlike

Origin:Italian and Spanish form of Mark
281
Viggo

Meaning: war

Origin:Scandinavian
329
Owen

Meaning: young warrior; well-born

Origin:Welsh
74
Harvey

Meaning: battle worthy

Origin:French
88
Lewis

Meaning: renowned warrior

Origin:English variation of Louis
172
Koa

Meaning: warrior

Origin:Hawaiian
246
Aryan

Meaning: warrior, honorable

Origin:Indo-Iranian
146
Kane

Meaning: warrior

Origin:Celtic
223
Ragnar

Meaning: warrior or judgment

Origin:Norse
509