Names That Mean Strength
- Courage
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"strength to withstand fear"Description:
Courage debuted on the girls' side of the chart in 2008, almost two decades after it first appeared for boys. It's among the rising class of powerful unisex virtue names, along with Brave, True, and Hero.
- Alcmene
Origin:
Greek mythologyMeaning:
"moon strength"Description:
In Greek mythology Alcmene was mother of Herakles by Zeus, who tricked her by disguising himself as her absent husband.
- Chibuike
Origin:
IgboMeaning:
"God is strength"Description:
Many African names can be used for both sexes, as is the case with Chibuike. There are no stats on usage in Nigeria, Chibuike's country of origin, but in the US it is used more often for boys.
- Ozazias
Origin:
Greek from HebrewMeaning:
"strength of god"Description:
Form of Azaziah used in the Greek Bible.
- Dreda
Origin:
English, Anglo-SaxonMeaning:
"noble strength"Description:
Diminutive of Etheldreda
- Gellért
Origin:
Hungarian variation of Gerard, English and IrishMeaning:
"spear strength"
- Gertrud
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"strength of a spear"Description:
The form of Gertrude found in German and much of Scandinavia.
- Jerca
Origin:
Variation of Jera, SloveneMeaning:
"strength of a spear"Description:
Jerca ultimately was derived from Gertruda, the Polish and Czech form of Gertrude. Jerca is currently in the Slovene Top 100.
- Gertruda
Origin:
Polish and Czech variation of Gertrude, GermanMeaning:
"strength of a spear"Description:
Peaked in the Czech Republic in 1939.
- Urja
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"energy, strength"