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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.

Walter

Meaning: army ruler

Origin:German
332
Villard

Meaning: battle fortress

Origin:French from German
5608
Tanguy

Meaning: warrior

Origin:French
5905
Luther

Meaning: army people

Origin:German
604
Luigi

Meaning: renowned warrior

Origin:Italian vernacular form of Louis
2239
Callan

Meaning: descendent of Cathalan

Origin:Gaelic
689
Connery

Meaning: warrior-lord

Origin:Irish
6137
Ritter

Meaning: knight, mounted warrior

Origin:German
4891
Malin

Meaning: strong, little warrior or crowned

Origin:English or Sanskrit
2677
Imelda

Meaning: all-consuming fight

Origin:Italian and Spanish from German
1634
Marciana

Meaning: warlike

Origin:Latin
5021
Edwige

Meaning: war

Origin:French from German Hedwig
4031
Odile

Meaning: prospers in battle

Origin:French variation of German Otthild
1489
Veerle

Meaning: travel to battle

Origin:Dutch
4069
Griselda

Meaning: grey battle

Origin:German
1633
Myla

Meaning: soldier or merciful

Origin:Spelling variation of Mila or feminine variation of Milo
1056
Marcia

Meaning: warlike

Origin:Latin, feminine version of Marcius
1029
Brunhild

Meaning: armed for battle

Origin:Norse
4984
Hereswith

Meaning: Strength of the army

Origin:Old English
5003
Marsha

Meaning: warlike

Origin:Variation of Marcia, diminutive of Marcella
1772