Names that mean sword
14 first names whose etymology includes “sword” or a close synonym, the most used first. For girls: Brenda, Gertrude. For boys: Oscar, Gary, Gerard, Edgar.
| Name | For | Origin | Meaning | Latest rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar | boys | Irish | “deer”, “friend” | #8 (2025) |
| Gary | boys | “spear” | #3,256 (2025) | |
| Gerard | boys | “spear”, “hard” | #1,538 (2025) | |
| Edgar | boys | English | “rich”, “spear” | #1,276 (2025) |
| Gerald | boys | “spear”, “might” | #2,269 (2025) | |
| Brenda | girls | Norse | “sword” | #4,843 (2024) |
| Gertrude | girls | “spear”, “strength” | #5,581 (2021) | |
| Percival | boys | Welsh | “pierce”, “valley” | #735 (2025) |
| Barron | boys | Scottish | “descendant of bearán”, “spear” | #3,256 (2025) |
| Garfield | boys | English | “spear”, “field” | |
| Gervase | boys | “spear”, “valley” | ||
| Berengar | boys | “bear”, “spear” | ||
| Garrick | boys | “spear” | #4,685 (2013) | |
| Elgar | boys | “elf”, “spear” |