Names That Mean Knight
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- Chevy
Origin:
French, diminutive of ChevalierMeaning:
"horseman, knight"Description:
Eternally tied to the surname Chase, via the old English battle and ballad, the DC suburb, and the goofy SNL pratfaller (who was born Cornelius). It entered the US Top 1000 in 2014.
- Faris
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"rider, knight"Description:
A great uncommon English-Arabic crossover choice, easily pronounceable internationally.
- Marinell
Origin:
Literary nameMeaning:
"knight of the sea"Description:
In Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Marinell is a knight and the son of a water nymph. He is wounded in battle against the valiant female knight Britomart.
- Satriya
Origin:
IndonesianMeaning:
"knight"Description:
An unknown (outside Indonesia) name with an attractive, gentle sound.
- Samurai
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"warrior, knight"Description:
Historically, the samurai were a professional warrior class in pre-industrial Japan, who would train from a young age to be highly skilled in archery, swordmanship, and fighting on horseback. It is believed their name comes from the word saburau, and means "one who serves", in reference to the fact that they would serve the lords of Japan.
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