Cat Names That Mean Brave

Words work best as names when they're not a part of one's everyday vocabulary. Valor meets that criterion, and its associations with honor and bravery make it an appealing and virtuous choice.

For fans of Warren G. All two of them.

Much more niche and obviously Germanic than its anglicised cousins Everard and Everett, but with the same strong meaning. Eberhard is hardly ever used in the US - it's only made the charts once so far, back in 1918.

Baby-naming rule #984: forget any name that contains the syllable wig.

Photographer Newton...or that hard thing you wear on your head.

Chirpy form of Leonard that's common in its native Slovenia.

Nanna is a name from Norse mythology that is among the Top 30 names in contemporary Denmark. Popular in Norway in the 19th century, Nanna may also be considered a short form of a range of names, from Anna to Johanna to Marianne. As widespread as it is in Scandinavia, though, it's hard to imagine Nanna making a mark as a girl's name in modern day America, given its use as a name for grandmothers.

Farrell is usually considered a boy's name, though the soft sound of this Irish surname makes it perfectly appropriate for a girl, reminiscent of Farrah.

Conceivable middle name choice for admirers of flyer Amelia.

A striking word name for either gender. It's a safer choice when used as a middle name.

An elaboration on the sunny Spanish place name Valencia.

Dutch form of Baldwin

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.

Makes Donna into a cool twenty-first-century unisex Irish surname.

An English surname and occasional first name deriving from the same root as Baldwin, "bold or brave friend".

Too close in sound to the so-far-out-it-will-always-be-out Bernard.

Rhythmic and powerful, if you don't mind the nickname Vern.

Deceptively close to Bernardo, but suaver.

Scottish Gaelic form of Richard, also found as Risteard.

Common surname rarely used as a first.