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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.

Vigga

Meaning: war/battle

Origin:Scandinavian
5646
Danuwoa

Meaning: the warrior

Origin:Cherokee
9595
Ditiyahihi

Meaning: quarreler, wrangler

Origin:Cherokee
10030
Sacha

Meaning: defending warrior

Origin:French variation of Sasha
1130
Mordecai

Meaning: follower of Marduk

Origin:Hebrew
303
Harold

Meaning: army ruler

Origin:Scandinavian
610
Roger

Meaning: famous warrior

Origin:German
370
Martin

Meaning: warlike

Origin:Latin
378
Alvaro

Meaning: elf warrior

Origin:Spanish
1199
Villads

Meaning: desiring battle

Origin:Danish
5752
Chad

Meaning: battle warrior

Origin:English
773
Marcellus

Meaning: young warrior

Origin:Latin
826
Kimball

Meaning: warrior chief

Origin:Welsh
4610
Werner

Meaning: protecting army

Origin:German
5133
Clancy

Meaning: red-haired warrior

Origin:Irish
1229
Payton

Meaning: fighting man's estate

Origin:English
1130
Chevy

Meaning: horseman, knight

Origin:French, diminutive of Chevalier
4306
Armando

Meaning: soldier

Origin:Spanish, Italian and Portuguese form of Herman, German
1367
Ptolemy

Meaning: aggressive, warlike

Origin:Greek
951
Junaid

Meaning: warrior

Origin:Arabic
3951