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Names that mean brave

13 first names whose etymology includes “brave” or a close synonym, the most used first. For boys: Richard, Wyatt, Ferdinand, Fernando.

NameForOriginMeaningLatest rank
Richard boys “king”, “ruler” #431 (2025)
Wyatt boys English “war”, “hard” #306 (2025)
Ferdinand boys “journey”, “daring” #2,269 (2025)
Fernando boys Spanish “journey”, “peace” #2,269 (2025)
Gerard boys “spear”, “hard” #1,538 (2025)
Leopold boys German “people”, “bold” #2,133 (2025)
Conrad boys “bold”, “brave” #976 (2025)
Archibald boys “pure”, “holy” #346 (2025)
Willard boys English “will”, “brave” #4,432 (2008)
Hardy boys French “hardy”, “daring” #2,014 (2025)
Everard boys “wild boar”, “hard”
Talbot boys French “bandit”, “valley”
Abhay boys Sanskrit “fearless” #2,269 (2025)