Dog Names That Mean Survivor or Fighter

Variant of Alafair

A rare feminine form of Even, a common Norwegian boy name.

A winning unisex word name, fresher than Victoria or Victor. While Victory ranked only once on the US Top 1000, in 1918 at the end of World War I, it's a Top 25 name for girls in France.

Zafreen variant used by Stephenie Meyer in the Twilight saga.

A bold and energetic Hawaiian name which blends two fashionable favorites: Kai and Koa.

Among the Choctaw, names were given after life achievements. Tashka would have been given to a warrior after a battle.

More modern nickname for Victoria than Vicky. Better known as Tori spelling.

Rauno originated in Finland as a variation of Norse names beginning with Ragn-, most notably Ragnar. The name is also heard in neighboring Estonia.

Commonly used Muslim name, also sometimes chosen to honor Egyptian president Gamal Abdel-Nasser.

Derived from Yngvi, an alternative name for the Norse god Freyr.

Wheezy short form of lovely name, featured in the movie "Steel Magnolias", spelled as Ouiser. Similar, literary Ouida is less breathy, while Lou, Lulu, Lula, Lissy or Whizz might appeal instead.

With Win and Winner gracing birth certificates, why not Champion?

Despite its ancient sound and meaning, this is a relatively modern coinage from two ancient Norse elements. A strong and striking choice.

The unusual name chosen by influencer Ty Haney and musician Mark Wystrach for their son, brother to Sundance.

Introduced to the lexicon by the husband of Little House on the Prairie writer Laura Ingalls Wilder, most scholars agree that this unusual name comes from the Arabic El-Mansur.

A strong name with a strong meaning, like its cousin Zafir.

Not to be confused with the identically spelt Greek feminine form, which is pronounced with three syllables, Zosime is the French form of the male name Zosimus. Zosime or Zosimus is a quirky Z starting name with a long history. It has been the name of several early saints and a pope, as well as the Byzantine author of a history of the Roman Empire, published in the sixth century CE.