Cat Names That Mean Brave

Love the popular Noah but want to make it more distinctive? You can vary it to Noam, and going all the way to Noaz takes it from distinctive to unique.

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

A strong Indian name used for a character in the series The Legend of Korra.

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

A more modern variation of Rǫskva, a Norse mythological name derived from rǫskr, "brave".

A new, rising word name for boys that has the advantage of sharing sounds with more common names like Bryson and Braydon. And the disadvantage of getting confused with them.

Dutch form of Baldwin

Virtually unknown in this country, has an interesting, rhythmic feel.

Used in Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, this strong-sounding name belonged to a hero in Persian legend. Its derivation is unclear, but the consensus seems to be that it relates to the hero’s great size and strength, possibly from Avestan raodha "to grow" and takhma "strong, brave, valiant".

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.

Jasiri is the Swahili word for "brave," and a unisex name primarily used in eastern Africa. Despite all it has going for it — a resonant meaning, on-trend I ending, and gender-neutral style — Jasiri has never been given to more than 30 American babies in a single year.

Conceivable middle name choice for admirers of flyer Amelia.

Enigmatic choice of enigmatic John Malkovich.

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.

A rare yet familiar sounding Spanish compound name, blending Evaristo and Eduardo together. It also appears in the Oz novels by L. Frank Braum (the source of the musical Wicked).

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.

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.

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

A stylish and resonant Swahili name with great potential.

Gasira is a journeyed name with an ancient history. It started as the Arabic word gezira (also commonly transliterated as jazira and jazeera), meaning "island," and sometimes "peninsula."