Names That Mean Brave

  1. O'donnell
    • Origin:

      irish
    • Meaning:

      "son of the brave one"
    • Description:

      Forget Donald. Honor Grandpa Don with this new spin.
  2. Léopold
    • Origin:

      French from German
    • Meaning:

      "brave people"
    • Description:

      French form of Leopold.
  3. Bernarda
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "brave as a bear"
    • Description:

      Too close in sound to the so-far-out-it-will-always-be-out Bernard.
  4. Gasira
    • Origin:

      African, Somali from Arabic, or Swahili
    • Meaning:

      "island; brave"
    • Description:

      Gasira is a journeyed name with an ancient history. It started as the Arabic word gezira (also commonly transliterated as jazira and jazeera), meaning "island," and sometimes "peninsula."
  5. Rǫskva
    • Origin:

      Old Norse
    • Meaning:

      "vigorous, brave"
    • Description:

      In Norse mythology, Rǫskva was the daughter of a peasant farmer who became a servant of Thor, along with her brother Þjálfi.