Names That Mean Strength

Form of Azaziah used in the Greek Bible.

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.

Diminutive of Etheldreda

In Greek mythology Alcmene was mother of Herakles by Zeus, who tricked her by disguising himself as her absent husband.

Etheldred or Etheldreda was an early English saint. The name is an ancestor to chic modern classic Audrey.

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.

The form of Gertrude found in German and much of Scandinavia.

Peaked in the Czech Republic in 1939.

Jerca ultimately was derived from Gertruda, the Polish and Czech form of Gertrude. Jerca is currently in the Slovene Top 100.