Names That Mean Battle
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Villads
Danish
"desiring battle"
From the land that brought us Viggo, we now have Villads. Not as punchy as the romantic sounding Viggo, but infinitely better than the name it derives from: Willehadus.
Bathilda
Germanic
"battle"
Derived from the Germanic element badu "battle" combined with Old Norse hildr "battle", this name belonged to a 7th-century English saint who became queen of the Franks after being sold to them as a…
Harv
Diminutive of Harvey; French
"battle worthy"
Short form of Harvey, variation of Harve.
Berghild
Old Norse
"battle helper"
Ingvild
Norwegian
"Ing's battle"
Jǫrundr
Old Norse
"battle winner"
Svanhild
Old Norse
"swan battle"
Thorgun
Old Danish and Old Swedish
"Thor's battle"
Caswyn
Cornish
"bright battle"
A very rare Cas name with that cool and cozy -wyn ending.
Gunhild
Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish
"war battle"
Ulfhild
Old Danish and Swedish
"wolf battle"
Hidde
Frisian from German
"battle"
Although it's now used mainly as an independent name in the Netherlands, Hidde began as a short form of heavy Germanic names Hildebrand and Hildebert.
Kincaid
Scottish surname
"steep place; of the head of the rock; of the head of the battle"
Kincaid originated as a Scottish Clan name — the Kincaids descended from the Earl of Lennox in the 13th century and were supposedly named after the territory they resided on. The name Kincaid may…
Kadin
Arabic, English
"companion; battle"
Kadin is a traditional Arabic name meaning "companion", or a modern English member of the Caden-Kayden-Kaidyn family of names.
Taisto
Finnish
"battle"
The Finnish word for "battle."
Everild
Old English
"boar battle"
A halfway house between full-on Anglo-Saxon Eoforhild, and the modern-day version Averil. Everild makes for an interesting blend of medieval with the on-trend "Ever" sound.
Caddock
Welsh
"battle"
Anglicized form of Cadoc, a Welsh saint's name.
Chlodechilda
Frankish
"famous, loud; battle"
Derived from the elements "hlut" (famous, loud), and "hilt" (battle), this name originating in the Western Germanic Frankish language is a variation of the name Clothilda.
Boyan
Bulgarian
"battle"
Boyan — also spelled Bojan — could be a unique pathway to the hip nickname Bo. Boyan also doubles as a Saint name.
Bojan
Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
"battle"
Bojan — also spelled Boyan in Bulgaria — could be a unique pathway to the hip nickname Bo. Bojan also doubles as a Saint name, and footballer Bojan Krkić Jr is a modern wearer.