Updated November 2026
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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.
English, Irish
"bold, brave; battle"
Actor Mark Ruffalo honed this surname down to its basics when he chose it for his son. A more usable expansion might be the Irish surname Keenan/Keenen.
Old Danish and Swedish
"wolf battle"
Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish
"war battle"
Welsh
"honor in battle"
This surname borne by several early Welsh leaders has a lot of energy.
Cornish
"bright battle"
A very rare Cas name with that cool and cozy -wyn ending.
Old Danish and Old Swedish
"Thor's battle"
Old Norse
"swan battle"
"battle winner"
St Cadoc was an early Welsh churchman, who gave his name to several villages in Wales, and according to his Life knew King Arthur. Less popular than other C__C names like Cormac and Cedric, Cadoc…
Swedish
"battle maiden"
This popular old Swedish name is not one that would appeal to many modern American parents, though shortening it to Nilla helps.
English
"boar battle"
One of the rare English surname names originally derived from a female given name: Eoforhild (Everild), meaning "boar battle". Also spelled Averill, it's an extremely rare choice today, but shares…
Norwegian
"Ing's battle"
"battle helper"
One of the rare English surname names originally derived from a female given name: Eoforhild, meaning "boar battle". Also spelled Averill, it's an extremely rare choice today, but shares sounds with…
Diminutive of Harvey; French
"battle worthy"
Short form of Harvey, variation of Harve.
Germanic
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…
Averill is an ancient name, most properly spelled Averil, that has a Boston Brahmin air – probably due to the image of statesman Averill Harriman. It's of the rare English surname names that…
Norse
"battle maid"
At the very least, shorten it to Hilda.
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.