Swords of Myth and Modern Fiction
Share
Copy link
Historical, legendary, mythical, and fantastical sword names, from Arthur's Excalibur to Gandalf's Glamdring and Eddard Stark's Ice.
- Dawn
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"dawn, sunrise"Description:
Associated with the first light of the day, and more figuratively with new beginnings and fresh starts, Dawn's heyday came in the 1960s and 70s in the US, Canada and the UK. It had been in the charts since around the end of the First World War but really began to take off in the 1950s.
- Excalibur
- Hrunting
- Glamdring
- Chrysaor
- Sanglamore
- Durendal
- Joyeuse
- Almacia
- Hauteclaire
- Curtana
- Précieuse
- Dyrnwyn
- Dragnipur
- Callandor
- Heron Mark
- Blackfyre
- Brightroar
- Dark Sister
- Heartsbane
Introducing the Nameberry App

Find your perfect baby name together with our new mobile app.
- Swipe through thousands of names with your partner
- Names you match on are saved to your shared list
- Get personalized recommendations that learn based on your and your partner's preferences
- Partner with friends and family to find names you all love
- Backed by Nameberry's 20 years of data around name preferences.
Sign up to be notified when the app launches and to receive a discount on full access.

