Names that mean brave
Brave names mostly come from Germanic warrior vocabulary, like the element amal ("work, vigor") behind Amelia, and from words for boldness in Old English, Irish and Hawaiian.
Girl names (3)
Boy names (9)
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Rank 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyatt | from Wigheard: war + hardy | English | #38 |
| Koa | brave, bold; warrior; koa tree (Hawaiian) | Hawaiian | #269 |
| Archie | pet form of Archibald ('genuine, bold') | Germanic | #301 |
| Fernando | peace or journey + daring | Germanic | #387 |
| Conrad | bold counsel | Germanic | #417 |
| Atreus | fearless (Greek) | Greek | #582 |
| Koen | bold counsel (Dutch, short for Koenraad) | Germanic | #623 |
| Veer | brave, hero | Sanskrit | #942 |
| Kurt | short form of Konrad; "bold counsel" | Germanic | #2,271 |
How names get on this list
Our editors read each name's documented etymology and tag a theme only when the roots of the name carry that meaning. Popular explanations without support (folk etymologies) don't count, and names whose origin is uncertain are left out unless every explanation agrees. The list covers the roughly 2,000 most used names we have researched so far, ordered by the number of US babies in the last five years. How we research meanings.