111 Strong Boy Names with Powerful Meanings

The strong sounds in this energetic Hawaiian name mirror its meaning.

This strong (literally) African name comes from the Chewa language of southern Africa.

Serious surname choices, the latter form known via award-winning author Reynolds Price.

Geraud, as with many French variations of familiar names, makes the somewhat old-fashioned Gerard sound fresh and dashing. It's pronounced as if it ended with o, another trendy factor, though many English speakers may not get that.

Pacome is a French saint's name rarely heard in this country, but currently being revived in its native France.

Some variants are Pacomi, Pacomio and Pacomius.

A common nickname for Antero, the Finnish variation of Andrew.

Zuberi has separate origins as a Swahili given name meaning "strong," and an Arabic surname — primarily among Sunni Muslims in Pakistan — meaning "superior."

A rare member of the popular -iel group of Biblical names, with a powerful sound and meaning.

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.

This short and sweet multicultural name has a lot of potential meanings packed into its two letters!

Qadir is a classic Muslim name that represents one of the ninety-nine attributes of Allah. Since the initial Q is pronounced as K, this handsome name is sometimes Anglicized as Kadir.

Relatively unknown outside of its native region, Sendoa is an intriguing international name with a strong meaning.

Strong without sounding harsh, Ewald is an Old Germanic name made up of ewa meaning "law" and walt meaning "power, authority". It therefore translates to "ruler of the law", "power of the law" or "powerful ruler" and was borne by two 7th century saint along with physicist Ewald Georg von Kleist and Olympian Ewald Walch.

This male relative of the Emily family was borne by two Greek saints, one a fourth century martyr who destroyed pagan images and the other a ninth century bishop. Variations include Emilios and Aemilios. The Latin Aemilius, from the ancient family name, may be unrelated.

Alternative spelling of Zorawar

In Nigeria, Chibuike is seen as a surname as well as a given name for both girls and boys. John Chibuike is a notable Nigerian footballer.

A once-popular name that has declined in popularity in Turkey in recent years, Metin is properly spelt with a dotted İ in Turkish.