Cat Names That Mean Brave
- O'reilly
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of the courageous one"Description:
Reilly and Riley are hugely popular, but O'Reilly is still an up-and-comer.
- Helmut
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"brave protector"Description:
Photographer Newton...or that hard thing you wear on your head.
- Bravery
Origin:
Virtue nameDescription:
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 it's a less risky than in the first name position.
- Boudewijn
Origin:
DutchMeaning:
"brave friend"Description:
Dutch form of Baldwin
- Rustam
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"tall, strongly-built, brave"Description:
This variation of Rostam might be more English-friendly given its resemblance to the familiar Russ or Russell.
- Rodolfo
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"bold wolf"Description:
Romanticizes Rudolph and distances the name from the red-nosed reindeer. After remaining steadily in the US Top 500 for much of the twentieth century, Rodolfo has been slipping of late.
- Earhart
Origin:
German surnameMeaning:
"honor, bravery"Description:
Conceivable middle name choice for admirers of flyer Amelia.
- Kuno
Origin:
GermanicMeaning:
"clan"Description:
Derived from Germanic kuni "clan, family", but also a short form of Konrad, meaning "brave counsel". Konrad I, Duke of Swabia is also known as Kuno of Öhningen.
- Tahmina
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"brave, valiant"Description:
Elegant and strong, Tahmina is the name of a princess in the 10th century Persian epic, the Shahnameh. Meaning "brave, valiant, powerful", it is distinctly linked to Persian culture but also works across multiple languages. Familiar in the UK where it was a Top 1000 choice in the late 90s and early 2000s, it may also be spelled as Tahmineh or Təhminə (in Azerbaijan).
- O'donnell
Origin:
irishMeaning:
"son of the brave one"Description:
Forget Donald. Honor Grandpa Don with this new spin.
- Theobald
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"courageous people"Description:
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 Theobald Pontifex.
- Nenna
Origin:
Literary name and ScandinavianMeaning:
"daring"Description:
Nenna is the name of the heroine of Penelope Fitzgerald's novel Offshore, but it's also sparingly used in Scandinavia as a variant of the name Nanna. Nanna is a diminutive of various names, including Anna, Johanna and Marianne, but it's also a name in its own right, possibly meaning "daring".
- Diallo
Origin:
West African (Fula)Meaning:
"bold"Description:
Possibly meaning "bold", this West African surname is less commonly found as a first name, too.
- Gasira
Origin:
African, Somali from Arabic, or SwahiliMeaning:
"island; brave"Description:
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."
- Ruiseart
Origin:
Scottish GaelicMeaning:
"brave ruler"Description:
Scottish Gaelic form of Richard, also found as Risteard.
- Bernado
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"strong; brave as a bear"Description:
Deceptively close to Bernardo, but suaver.
- Hardee
Origin:
Variation of Hardy, GermanMeaning:
"bold, brave"Description:
This spelling variation of Hardy is associated with the American fast-food chain.
- Tib
Origin:
English diminutive of Theobald, GermanMeaning:
"courageous people"Description:
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 for young girls by the 16th century.
- Jasiri
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"brave"Description:
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.
- Røskva
Origin:
Variation of Rǫskva, Old NorseMeaning:
"vigorous, brave"Description:
A more modern variation of Rǫskva, a Norse mythological name derived from rǫskr, "brave".
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