Pet Names · Dog Names
By Brynn McKeon · Updated September 2026
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Romanian
"powerful, brave"
Decebal was the name of an ancient ruler of Dacia who resisted but was eventually conquered by the Roman military leader Traianus. Both Decebal and Traian are names used in modern Romania.
Welsh from German
"brave ruler"
Welsh form of Richard.
Diminutive of Cornelius, Conrad, Latin, German
"horn; brave counsel"
Back in the day, Con was a nickname for Cornelius and Conrad. Today it feels like a pet form of Connor.
Virtue name
Modern virtue names aren't always subtle, and Bravery definitely cuts to the chase. It's a bold choice—one your teenager might begrudge. Talisa Soto and Benjamin Bratt used it as a middle name, where…
Variation of Rǫskva, Old Norse
"vigorous, brave"
A more modern variation of Rǫskva, a Norse mythological name derived from rǫskr , "brave".
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Richard, also found as Risteard.
English
"bold in victory"
New twist on Bennett. Mack Sennett was the early movie director known as the innovator of slapstick comedy.
English word name
"more courageous"
If Brave isn't enough for you, you might try Braver, which has an even stronger meaning. Braver's -er ending gives it surname style.
German
"courageous people"
This is one of the least known or used of the Theo names, quite possibly because of its last syllable. In Samuel Butler's 1903 novel The Way of All Flesh , there is a clergyman character named…
French from German
Pronounced TEE-bow, this version, which is also a very common surname in France, has a lot more charm than the name it derives from — Theobald. A variant spelling is Thibaut. Trivia tidbit:…
English diminutive of Theobald, German
Tib was a unisex nickname in the 13th century, used as a short form of Theobald and Isabel. As Theobald waned in popularity, it became far more associated with girls, so much so that Tib was a term…
Variation of Tib, English
In medieval times, Tibb and Tib were nicknames for Theobald, which also gave way to short forms Tebb and Tipp.
Medieval form of Theobald
"from bold people"
Similar in sound to the French "Thibault", which is far more popular, Tybalt is best known as the bloodlustful and brawling cousin of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet . Perhaps this…
"courageous raven"
We can hear the kids teasing him from here.
Latin
"healthy"
Used in Italy and Spain, but in non-Latin countries could be confused with Valencia.
English word name from Latin
"brave"
Valiant is an inspirational word name that can work for a child of any gender, though the six babies given this name last year were all boys.
"brave as a bear"
Too close in sound to the so-far-out-it-will-always-be-out Bernard.
"strong; brave as a bear"
Deceptively close to Bernardo, but suaver.
Cornish, English
"bold friend"
An English surname and occasional first name deriving from the same root as Baldwin, "bold or brave friend".
"brave friend"
One "bald" name we can get behind, thanks to pioneering African-American author James Baldwin – though the name is now also associated with the Baldwin brothers, particularly Alec.
