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Fighting Names
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Gary
English
"spearman"
When Gary cracked the Top 10 in 1950, it was one of the first nonclassic boys’ names to do so, largely due to Gary (born Frank) Cooper, who was renamed after Gary, Indiana, his agent's hometown. Now,…
Armand
French variation of Herman, German
"soldier"
Since the first production of Camille this has been considered one of the world's most romantic names, though it's one of those French names for boys rarely heard in this country. Actor Armie…
Ermin
Ingvar
Igor
Old Norse via Russian
"warrior"
Musical association with Igor Stravinsky, but also Dr. Frankenstein's right-hand man.
Kern
Kern is a concise masculine name with multiple cultural origins. In Germanic usage, it derives from words meaning "warrior" or "kernel" (suggesting the core or essence of something). In Irish…
Luther
German
"army people"
Once restricted to evangelical Protestants honoring the ecclesiastical reformer and theologian Martin Luther, leader of the Protestant revolution. In more recent times it has been favored by parents…
Pike
American animal name
"pike, a fish"
The field of nature names is constantly expanding to include all species of flowers and trees and animals and birds and even fish. In addition to its appeal for anglers, Pike recalls Zebulon Pike,…
Tracy
French
"of Thracia"
In the Top 25 in the unisex seventies, these days Tracy would more likely be Gracie.
Casilda
Bolivar
Basque
"mill at the riverbank"
Revolutionary choice.
Lunn
Vali
Tyr
Norse, God of law and heroic victory
Tyr is a very early embodiment of a Norse god, typically thought to guide the law, justice, war and victory.
Keane
Gaelic
"ancient"
Has a sharp investigative quality that's not a bad thing to impart to a child.
Duncan
Scottish
"dark warrior"
Duncan is jaunty, confident, and open, a Scottish royal name that's brimming with friendly charm and makes it into our golden circle of names that are neither too popular nor too strange. Popularity…
Clovis
Teutonic, French, early form of Ludwig or Louis
An aromatic, unconventional name.
Kenway
Loring
Variation of Lawrence, Latin
"from Laurentum"
Loring lives as a first name thanks to the Kansas doctor Loring Miner who first sounded the alarm on what became known as the Spanish Flu.
Patton
English
"fighter's town"
Patton is an attractive name in the fashionable Haden-Peyton mold, though there is that association with the severe wartime general.